OPERATORS · RRC 257055 · P-5 STATUS Y
Expl, Ltd
Houston, TX
Watch this operatorExpl, Ltd has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued September 6, 1984.
The RRC wellbore file lists 2 wells under its operatorship.
11 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1978; its P-5 organization report was last filed February 15, 1986.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
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- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 2 of record
- 0
- leases it reports
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- 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.
- 36%
- spud rate · 4 of 11 mature permits
- 15
- median days permit to spud · middle half 11–21
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- cancelled · 0 permits
- 7
- expired undrilled
- 2
- permits a year over 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnes county → | — | 7 | 1 | Mar 29, 1982 |
| Eastland county → | — | 2 | 1 | Oct 20, 1978 |
| Brazoria county → | — | 1 | 0 | Sep 6, 1984 |
| DE Witt county → | — | 1 | 0 | Oct 27, 1981 |
All 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ellenburger | 1 | 0 |
| Duffer | 1 | 0 |
| Marble Falls | 1 | 0 |
| Barnett | 1 | 0 |
| Caddo | 1 | 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 →
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- bbl oil, last 12 reported months
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- vs the 12 months before
- 0
- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 0
- 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
- 2
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 2
- plugged
How it got them
- 2
- permitted itself
- 0
- 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 →
| Type | 12 mo | Prior 12 | All time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drill | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon (Caddo)15575300 | 1 | 0 |
| Showcase (Pettus)83420500 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Feb 15, 1986
- Address
- 1415 Louisiana, Ste 4200
- Houston, TX 77002
- Officers and agents
- Bateman, Thomas G · General Partner
- Showcase Homes · Partner
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250598 | Sep 6, 1984 | Sep 6, 1984 | Exploration, Ltd. | Brazoria | Tri-State #1 | 11,000 | 03932015 |
| 155127 | Mar 29, 1982 | Mar 29, 1982 | Exploration, Ltd. | Karnes | Johnston, Royce #1 | 8,463 | 25530960 |
| 138076 | Oct 27, 1981 | Oct 27, 1981 | Exploration, Ltd. | DE Witt | Schmiedlin, Louise #1 | 10,206 | 12331194 |
| 119067 | Apr 7, 1981 | Apr 7, 1981 | Exploration, Ltd. | Karnes | Smith, Karon Mac #1 | 4,113 | 25530860 |
| 110591 | Mar 3, 1981 | Mar 3, 1981 | Exploration, Ltd. | Karnes | Smith, Janice #2 | 9,177 | 25530828 |
| 106098 | Jan 9, 1981 | Jan 9, 1981 | Exploration, Ltd. | Karnes | Niemeier, Edgar Lee #2 | 4,100 | 25530821 |
| 103668 | Dec 31, 1980 | Dec 31, 1980 | Exploration, Ltd. | Karnes | Smith, Janice #1 | 9,113 | 25530814 |
| 94140 | Sep 29, 1980 | Sep 29, 1980 | Exploration, Ltd. | Karnes | Wilton Janssen Unit #1 | 8,500 | 25530801 |
| 88543 | Aug 4, 1980 | Aug 4, 1980 | Exploration, Ltd. | Karnes | Niemeier, Edgar Lee #1 | 4,200 | 25530792 |
| 35193 | Oct 20, 1978 | Oct 20, 1978 | Exploration, Ltd. | Eastland | Stacy "B" #1 | 3,800 | 13331617 |
| 32877 | Sep 18, 1978 | Sep 18, 1978 | Exploration, Ltd. | Eastland | Stacy #2 | 3,800 | 13331589 |
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/257055, documented in the API reference.