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OPERATORS · RRC 254277  · P-5 STATUS Y

Espada Oper LLC

San Antonio, TX

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Espada Oper LLC has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued December 20, 2011.

The RRC wellbore file lists 12 wells under its operatorship (3 shut in).

25 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 2008; its P-5 organization report was last filed June 29, 2026.

0
permits, last 12 months
—
vs prior 12 months (0)
0
counties, 12 months
0
producing wells, of 12 of record
12
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.

68%
spud rate · 17 of 25 mature permits
10
median days permit to spud · middle half 7–22
0
spuds, last 180 days
0%
cancelled · 0 permits
8
expired undrilled
6
permits a year over 4 active years

Where

Counties by permits in the last 12 months, with all-time permits and current wells of record there.

County12 moAll timeWellsLast
Zavala county →—117Dec 20, 2011
Maverick county →—64Feb 8, 2010
Wharton county →—40Jun 21, 2010
DE Witt county →—10Nov 5, 2008
Frio county →—11May 14, 2009
McMullen county →—10Jan 14, 2010
Victoria county →—10Jun 14, 2010

All 25 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 →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrs
Eagle Ford60
Austin Chalk50
Buda50
Georgetown40
Del Rio20
Edwards20
Glen Rose10
Frio10
McKnight10

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
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vs the 12 months before
0
mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
9.71K
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

12
on the schedule
0
producing
3
shut in
0
injection
1
temp. abandoned
7
plugged

How it got them

5
permitted itself
7
acquired from others
3
permitted, now run by others

Acquired means the well's permit names a different operator than the schedule does today. Transfers and operator numbers →

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 →

Type12 moPrior 12All time
Drill0017
Recompletion006
Reenter002

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.

FieldWellsProducing
Pilosa East (2ND San Miguel)7152050050
Wildcat200120
M.F. Jake Lawless (Edwards Lime)5615715010
M.F. Jake Lawless (Georgetown)5615719010
Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford)1201820010
Two M (Georgetown)9210235010
Wipff (Georgetown)9821810010

P-5 organization report

As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →

Registration
Status code Y
Last filed Jun 29, 2026
Gas operatorOil operator
Address
P O Box 6027
San Antonio, TX 78209
(210) 860-1587
Officers and agents
Michelson, Mitch · Texas Resident Agent
Billington, Leeroy · President
Venglar, Donovan Wayne · Vice President
Michelson, Mitch · Secretary

Latest permits

NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorCountyLease / wellDepthAPI
730122Dec 20, 2011Dec 20, 2011Espada Operating LLCZavalaChaparrosa F #1V8,50050732856
721084Jul 29, 2011Jul 29, 2011Espada Operating LLCZavalaChaparrosa 'A' #1HH5,60050732719
718849Jun 23, 2011Jun 23, 2011Espada Operating LLCZavalaChaparrosa 'A' #2HH6,00050732740
717799Jun 10, 2011Jun 10, 2011Espada Operating LLCZavalaPicosa Creek #1V6,50050732645
709736Feb 8, 2011Feb 8, 2011Espada Operating LLCZavalaChaparrosa A #3 V6,00050732780
697748Jun 21, 2010Jun 21, 2010Espada Operating LLCWhartonFraley - Nelson #19,80048135156
697456Jun 14, 2010Jun 14, 2010Espada Operating LLCVictoriaNance #1A7,63446933964
690824Feb 8, 2010Feb 8, 2010Espada Operating LLCMaverickBandera-Alkek #23093,50032333340
690824Feb 8, 2010Feb 8, 2010Espada Operating LLCMaverickBandera-Alkek #23093,50032333340
689672Jan 14, 2010Jan 14, 2010Espada Operating LLCMcMullenFurie-LA Jolla #1HH17,00031134188
683951Aug 12, 2009Aug 12, 2009Espada Operating LLCMaverickWBH Moody #15,40032333331
683918Aug 12, 2009Aug 12, 2009Espada Operating LLCWhartonWilbeck, G. #115,10048134614
683315Jul 23, 2009Jul 23, 2009Espada Operating LLCMaverickBandera-Alkek #2318H3,00032333326
683315Jul 23, 2009Jul 23, 2009Espada Operating LLCMaverickBandera-Alkek #2318H3,00032333326
682932Jul 13, 2009Jul 13, 2009Espada Operating LLCWhartonWilbeck Farms #14,70048135086

Full permit history →

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/254277, documented in the API reference.