OPERATORS · RRC 254443 · P-5 STATUS Y
Estate of James L. Nelson
Pettus, TX
Watch this operatorEstate Of James L. Nelson has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months.
The RRC wellbore file lists 39 wells under its operatorship (13 producing, 5 shut in).
Lease reports credit it with 10.7K barrels of oil and 16.1K mcf of gas in the 12 months reported through April 2026, down 13% on the year before.
It holds 2 active disposal or injection permits, injecting 2.54M barrels in the 12 months reported through June 2025.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 13
- producing wells, of 39 of record
- 61
- leases it reports
- —
- horizontal, 12 months
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED OCT 29, 2026
Where
No permits on file under this operator number. Counties of its wells of record, from the RRC wellbore file.
All 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| No completion tops on file. | ||
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 →
- 10.7K
- bbl oil, last 12 reported months
- -13%
- vs the 12 months before
- 16.1K
- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 63.1K
- bbl oil since reporting began
Oil, barrels
Last 12 months 10,678 · prior 12 12,277(-13%)
Gas, mcf
Last 12 months 16,087 · prior 12 18,554(-13%)
Beyond the permit record
RRC wellbore file
Wells of record
- 39
- on the schedule
- 13
- producing
- 5
- shut in
- 1
- injection
- 6
- temp. abandoned
- 10
- plugged
How it got them
- 0
- permitted itself
- 33
- acquired from others
- 0
- 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
- 2
- active UIC permits of 3
- 17.5K
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 2.54M
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
Permitted volume is a ceiling, not throughput. How to read it →
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boyce (Mackhank)11023213 | 4 | 0 |
| Boyce (Hockley)11023061 | 3 | 3 |
| Boyce11023001 | 2 | 0 |
| Arneckeville (Yegua 4910)3690805 | 2 | 0 |
| Boyce (Wilcox C Slick)11023639 | 2 | 1 |
| Panna Maria (Edwards)68943500 | 2 | 0 |
| Boyce (Recklaw)11023426 | 1 | 1 |
| Barvo (Yegua Sand)5982800 | 1 | 0 |
| Boyce (Pettus)11023284 | 1 | 1 |
| Boyce North (Yegua)11025600 | 1 | 1 |
| Atkinson (Klingeman)4271200 | 1 | 0 |
| Arneckeville (Yegua 5260)3690808 | 1 | 1 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Feb 4, 2026
- Gas operatorOil operator
- Address
- PO Box 134
- Pettus, TX 78146
- (361) 649-9750
- Officers and agents
- Nelson, Helen Jean · Texas Resident Agent
- Nelson, Helen Jean · Executrix,sole Proprietor
- Nelson, Julie · Property Manager
- Powers, William · Filing Agent
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 845169 | Sep 28, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | Nelson, James L. | Karnes | Karnes SWD #2 | 7,400 | 25536161 |
| 781087 | Jun 25, 2014 | Jun 25, 2014 | Nelson, James L. | Goliad | Wm. Altman #2 | 7,688 | 17500219 |
| 721470 | Aug 2, 2011 | Aug 2, 2011 | Abaco Operating, LLC | Goliad | Duderstadt Unit 1 #1 | 8,500 | 17534186 |
| 693260 | Mar 29, 2010 | Mar 29, 2010 | Hankey Operating, Inc. | Goliad | Chapman Brothers #1 | 5,266 | 17533823 |
| 662033 | Jun 5, 2008 | Jun 5, 2008 | Nelson, James L. | Goliad | Chapman #R 2 | 5,400 | 17534094 |
| 606610 | Sep 20, 2005 | Sep 20, 2005 | Coastline Exploration, Inc. | Goliad | Els #1 | 5,300 | 17533836 |
| 604978 | Aug 17, 2005 | Aug 17, 2005 | Acock Operating Limited | Goliad | Gaubatz #1 | 5,600 | 17533823 |
| 604978 | Aug 17, 2005 | Aug 17, 2005 | Acock Operating Limited | Goliad | Chapman Brothers #1 | 5,600 | 17533823 |
| 557689 | Mar 7, 2005 | Mar 7, 2005 | Rincon Petroleum Corporation | Goliad | Altman #1 | 7,750 | 17533738 |
| 530622 | Apr 24, 2003 | Apr 24, 2003 | Nelson, James L. | Goliad | Boyce, W. W. #11 | 7,800 | 17530109 |
| 509121 | May 17, 2001 | May 17, 2001 | Union Gas Operating Company | Goliad | Reed, Addie Bell et AL #1 | 12,000 | 17533351 |
| 509121 | May 17, 2001 | May 17, 2001 | Union Gas Operating Company | Goliad | Reed, Addie Bell et AL #1 | 13,000 | 17533351 |
| 509121 | May 17, 2001 | May 17, 2001 | Union Gas Operating Company | Goliad | Reed, Addie Bell et AL #1 | 15,500 | 17533351 |
| 509121 | May 17, 2001 | May 17, 2001 | Nelson, James L. | Goliad | Reed, Addie Bell et AL #1 | 5,400 | 17533351 |
| 509121 | May 17, 2001 | May 17, 2001 | Nelson, James L. | Goliad | Reed, Addie Bell et AL #1 | 15,500 | 17533351 |
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/254443, documented in the API reference.