OPERATORS · RRC 253210 · P-5 STATUS Y
Enserch Expl, Inc
Dallas, TX
Watch this operatorEnserch Expl, Inc has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued March 11, 1998.
The RRC wellbore file lists 173 wells under its operatorship.
984 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed January 5, 1998.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 173 of record
- 139
- leases it reports
- —
- horizontal, 12 months
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED OCT 29, 2026
From permit to spud
FROM THE DATES ON ITS W-1 PERMITS · ALL TIME
A permit is a plan, not a well. These figures count only permits old enough to have spudded, six months and more, and read the spud, cancel, and expiry dates the RRC records on each one.
- 55%
- spud rate · 542 of 983 mature permits
- 18
- median days permit to spud · middle half 7–46
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 1%
- cancelled · 12 permits
- 430
- expired undrilled
- 47
- permits a year over 21 active years
Where
Counties by permits in the last 12 months, with all-time permits and current wells of record there.
| County | 12 mo | All time | Wells | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson county → | — | 109 | 22 | Oct 3, 1997 |
| Wise county → | — | 106 | 21 | Mar 13, 1997 |
| Hardeman county → | — | 103 | 6 | Oct 10, 1997 |
| Shackelford county → | — | 64 | 9 | Mar 7, 1997 |
| Harrison county → | — | 51 | 6 | Feb 24, 1998 |
| Atascosa county → | — | 49 | 8 | Aug 18, 1997 |
| Freestone county → | — | 31 | 8 | Mar 11, 1998 |
| Lavaca county → | — | 29 | 6 | Apr 2, 1996 |
| Edwards county → | — | 21 | 10 | Sep 8, 1982 |
| Karnes county → | — | 20 | 0 | Sep 10, 1984 |
| Stephens county → | — | 19 | 6 | Mar 26, 1985 |
| DE Witt county → | — | 18 | 5 | May 14, 1984 |
| Jack county → | — | 15 | 6 | Sep 25, 1995 |
| Reagan county → | — | 15 | 1 | Apr 10, 1985 |
| Leon county → | — | 13 | 4 | May 22, 1996 |
| Borden county → | — | 12 | 1 | Sep 28, 1984 |
| Reeves county → | — | 12 | 3 | Feb 21, 1978 |
| Gregg county → | — | 11 | 4 | Mar 20, 1997 |
| Matagorda county → | — | 11 | 5 | May 19, 1982 |
| Smith county → | — | 11 | 0 | Feb 19, 1985 |
| Sutton county → | — | 11 | 3 | Mar 24, 1982 |
| Winkler county → | — | 11 | 0 | Oct 10, 1997 |
| Midland county → | — | 10 | 1 | Apr 17, 1985 |
| Parker county → | — | 10 | 1 | Nov 17, 1983 |
| Baylor county → | — | 9 | 0 | May 9, 1984 |
| Chambers county → | — | 9 | 0 | Dec 2, 1997 |
| Montague county → | — | 9 | 0 | Apr 12, 1985 |
| Pecos county → | — | 9 | 2 | Apr 29, 1997 |
| Webb county → | — | 9 | 1 | Oct 28, 1997 |
| Palo Pinto county → | — | 8 | 4 | Apr 11, 1996 |
| Ward county → | — | 7 | 3 | Sep 13, 1984 |
| Wilbarger county → | — | 7 | 0 | Jan 29, 1997 |
| Archer county → | — | 6 | 0 | Sep 11, 1996 |
| Callahan county → | — | 6 | 0 | Nov 2, 1984 |
| Clay county → | — | 6 | 0 | Apr 19, 1996 |
| Eastland county → | — | 6 | 3 | Jul 21, 1982 |
| Galveston county → | — | 6 | 0 | May 1, 1980 |
| Harris county → | — | 6 | 0 | Nov 12, 1997 |
| Haskell county → | — | 6 | 0 | May 4, 1995 |
| Howard county → | — | 6 | 0 | Mar 25, 1985 |
| Calhoun county → | — | 5 | 0 | Feb 2, 1982 |
| Robertson county → | — | 5 | 0 | Jun 7, 1996 |
| Colorado county → | — | 4 | 5 | Sep 25, 1996 |
| Dimmit county → | — | 4 | 3 | Jan 26, 1982 |
| Hemphill county → | — | 4 | 0 | Jun 17, 1985 |
| Matgrda IS-SB county → | — | 4 | 0 | Apr 4, 1996 |
| Stonewall county → | — | 4 | 0 | Mar 13, 1984 |
| Cottle county → | — | 3 | 0 | Mar 7, 1985 |
| Erath county → | — | 3 | 2 | Jan 25, 1982 |
| Houston county → | — | 3 | 0 | Mar 8, 1982 |
| Navarro county → | — | 3 | 0 | May 22, 1984 |
| Schleicher county → | — | 3 | 0 | Jul 3, 1978 |
| Throckmorton county → | — | 3 | 0 | Oct 26, 1983 |
| Wharton county → | — | 3 | 0 | Feb 24, 1997 |
| Yoakum county → | — | 3 | 0 | Aug 31, 1995 |
| Anderson county → | — | 2 | 1 | Mar 23, 1984 |
| Bastrop county → | — | 2 | 0 | Feb 1, 1982 |
| Coleman county → | — | 2 | 0 | Jan 19, 1978 |
| Duval county → | — | 2 | 0 | Oct 9, 1996 |
| Gaines county → | — | 2 | 0 | Jul 7, 1982 |
| Garza county → | — | 2 | 0 | Nov 6, 1996 |
| Grayson county → | — | 2 | 0 | Jul 10, 1984 |
| King county → | — | 2 | 0 | Mar 17, 1980 |
| Kleberg county → | — | 2 | 0 | Apr 21, 1994 |
| Knox county → | — | 2 | 0 | Dec 18, 1984 |
| Mustang IS-LB county → | — | 2 | 0 | Jul 24, 1984 |
| Runnels county → | — | 2 | 0 | Sep 14, 1984 |
| Shelby county → | — | 2 | 0 | Sep 18, 1984 |
| Terry county → | — | 2 | 0 | Apr 19, 1984 |
| Tyler county → | — | 2 | 0 | Dec 15, 1977 |
| Upton county → | — | 2 | 2 | Aug 16, 1996 |
| Wilson county → | — | 2 | 0 | Nov 9, 1978 |
| Bailey county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jun 10, 1983 |
| Brazoria county → | — | 1 | 1 | Jul 11, 1996 |
| Brewster county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 27, 1977 |
| Dawson county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 19, 1983 |
| Foard county → | — | 1 | 0 | Oct 10, 1984 |
| Franklin county → | — | 1 | 0 | Oct 11, 1984 |
| Galveston-LB county → | — | 1 | 0 | Aug 7, 1980 |
| Glasscock county → | — | 1 | 1 | Dec 9, 1983 |
| Goliad county → | — | 1 | 2 | Jul 10, 1981 |
| Hall county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jan 30, 1978 |
| Jackson county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 18, 1995 |
| Live Oak county → | — | 1 | 0 | May 29, 1980 |
| Loving county → | — | 1 | 0 | May 7, 1997 |
| Lynn county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 17, 1995 |
| Martin county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 11, 1984 |
| Nolan county → | — | 1 | 0 | Apr 2, 1996 |
| Scurry county → | — | 1 | 0 | Feb 14, 1978 |
| Sterling county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 7, 1983 |
| Victoria county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 19, 1984 |
All 984 permits, searchable → · Leases it reports → · On the map →
Formations in its completed wells
Tops reported on completion filings for wells it operates. RRC wellbore file. About tops →
| Formation | Wells | Permitted last 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Peak | 111 | 0 |
| Pettit | 110 | 0 |
| Caddo | 64 | 0 |
| Rodessa | 50 | 0 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker) | 44 | 0 |
| Mississippian | 40 | 0 |
| BMA | 37 | 0 |
| Ellenburger | 22 | 0 |
| Cotton Valley | 22 | 0 |
| Woodbine | 19 | 0 |
| Atoka | 17 | 0 |
| Paluxy | 17 | 0 |
| Austin Chalk | 16 | 0 |
| Glen Rose | 15 | 0 |
| Wolfcamp | 14 | 0 |
Production by month
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Barrels on leases where this operator filed the production report. Lease-level by design; the latest months are revised upward as late reports arrive. How production is reported →
- 0
- bbl oil, last 12 reported months
- —
- vs the 12 months before
- 0
- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 3.96M
- bbl oil since reporting began
No lease production reported under this operator number in the last three years.
Beyond the permit record
RRC wellbore file
Wells of record
- 173
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 112
- plugged
How it got them
- 50
- permitted itself
- 30
- acquired from others
- 435
- permitted, now run by others
Acquired means the well's permit names a different operator than the schedule does today. Transfers and operator numbers →
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Disposal and injection
- 0
- active UIC permits of 6
- 0
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 0
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
By county
| Colorado | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Eastland | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Hardeman | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Jones | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Reeves | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Stephens | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
Permitted volume is a ceiling, not throughput. How to read it →
Permit types
Last 12 months against the prior 12, and all time. A type opens the permit history filtered to it. What the types mean →
| Type | 12 mo | Prior 12 | All time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drill | 0 | 0 | 833 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 118 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Field transfer | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Reenter | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Fields
RRC regulatory fields with the most wells of record under this operator. The field opens its page; the count opens this operator's wells in it.
| Field | Wells | Producing |
|---|---|---|
| Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas)10574520 | 21 | 0 |
| Opelika (Rodessa)67416498 | 12 | 0 |
| Sawyer (Canyon)81267333 | 8 | 0 |
| Fashing (Edwards Lime -B-)30379750 | 7 | 0 |
| Opelika (Travis Peak)67416830 | 6 | 0 |
| Matagorda Bay S (Miocene 4100)58197500 | 5 | 0 |
| Sheridan (Wilcox -H-)83107495 | 5 | 0 |
| Rischers Store (Travis Peak)76889600 | 4 | 0 |
| Rocksprings (Cisco)77745333 | 3 | 0 |
| Brownwood East (Marble Falls)12566250 | 3 | 0 |
| Cap Yates (Consolidated Congl.)15463184 | 3 | 0 |
| Hallettsville (Shallow)38241070 | 3 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Jan 5, 1998
- Address
- 4849 Greenville Ave Ste 1200
- Dallas, TX 75206
- Officers and agents
- Fortado, M.G. · Texas Resident Agent
- Hamilton, T.M. · Chairman/Ceo/Director/President
- Henderson,d.r. · Vice President
- Irani, B. K. · Vice President
- McAdams, M.A. · Vice President
- McCormick, J.P. · Vice President/Cfo
- Lyle, J. F. · Vice President
- Leary, J. T. · Vice President/Treasurer
- All 11 on the P-5 →
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 754504 | Jan 23, 2013 | Jan 23, 2013 | Clear Fork, Incorporated | Shackelford | Ruby 50 #1 | 4,700 | 41738102 |
| 680143 | Apr 14, 2009 | Apr 14, 2009 | XTO Energy Inc. | Freestone | J. M. Pollard Gas Unit #6 | 13,050 | 16131250 |
| 645230 | Aug 30, 2007 | Aug 30, 2007 | XTO Energy Inc. | Henderson | Ogu (Magers, T. M.-6) #108 | 12,765 | 21330545 |
| 621562 | Jun 29, 2006 | Jun 29, 2006 | XTO Energy Inc. | Freestone | McWatters, T.H. #4 | 13,000 | 16131228 |
| 618935 | May 16, 2006 | May 16, 2006 | Arena Production Company | Ward | Edwards, J. H. C #2 | 10,309 | 47530289 |
| 600305 | May 9, 2005 | May 9, 2005 | XTO Energy Inc. | Henderson | Ogu (Pope, F.S. -2) #55 | 10,192 | 21330389 |
| 516457 | Jan 10, 2002 | Jan 10, 2002 | XTO Energy Inc. | Henderson | Ogu (Spradlin, G. T. -1) ST1 #36 | 10,009 | 21300230 |
| 512550 | Aug 15, 2001 | Aug 15, 2001 | XTO Energy Inc. | Henderson | Ogu (Lewis J. H. -B- 6 #182 | 10,000 | 21330727 |
| 500805 | Nov 27, 2000 | Nov 27, 2000 | Cross Timbers Operating Company | Freestone | Pollard, J. M. #6 | 13,050 | 16131250 |
| 488390 | Oct 13, 1999 | Oct 13, 1999 | Clear Fork, Incorporated | Shackelford | Newell "59" Unit #1 | 5,052 | 41737760 |
| 486483 | Aug 9, 1999 | Aug 9, 1999 | Cross Timbers Operating Company | Henderson | Ogu (Hamill, Sallie -1) #75 | 11,054 | 21330408 |
| 470687 | Mar 11, 1998 | Mar 11, 1998 | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Freestone | McWatters, T. H. #1L | 12,900 | 16130126 |
| 473370 | Feb 24, 1998 | Feb 24, 1998 | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Harrison | Allen, W. H. Estate #7 | 9,000 | 20332400 |
| 470735 | Dec 2, 1997 | Dec 2, 1997 | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Chambers | State Tract 84 #1 | 10,000 | 07132114 |
| 469956 | Nov 12, 1997 | Nov 12, 1997 | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Harris | State Tract 2 #1 | 11,200 | 20132518 |
About this data
Registration from the RRC P-5 organization report, refreshed weekly. Permits from the OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wells of record from the EWA wellbore schedule; production from PDQ lease reports at the last vintage; disposal from UIC permits and H-10 reports. Summary figures are rebuilt nightly.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/operators/tx/253210, documented in the API reference.