OPERATORS · RRC 257068 · P-5 STATUS Y
Express Oil Co
Hallettsville, TX
Watch this operatorExpress Oil CO has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued March 12, 2009.
The RRC wellbore file lists 31 wells under its operatorship (1 producing).
47 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1988; its P-5 organization report was last filed May 4, 2026.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 1
- producing wells, of 31 of record
- 39
- 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.
- 79%
- spud rate · 37 of 47 mature permits
- 14
- median days permit to spud · middle half 6–38
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- cancelled · 0 permits
- 10
- expired undrilled
- 2
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimmit county → | — | 11 | 1 | Mar 12, 2009 |
| Waller county → | — | 11 | 1 | Jul 24, 2003 |
| Jackson county → | — | 6 | 4 | Feb 25, 2002 |
| Goliad county → | — | 4 | 0 | Nov 29, 2004 |
| Fisher county → | — | 3 | 0 | Dec 23, 1988 |
| Calhoun county → | — | 2 | 0 | Feb 4, 2009 |
| Lavaca county → | — | 2 | 2 | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Bee county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jun 20, 2003 |
| Bowie county → | — | 1 | 1 | Apr 17, 2002 |
| Brazoria county → | — | 1 | 0 | Apr 25, 2002 |
| Colorado county → | — | 1 | 2 | Aug 9, 2008 |
| LA Salle county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jun 20, 2003 |
| Live Oak county → | — | 1 | 0 | May 24, 2001 |
| Victoria county → | — | 1 | 3 | Apr 21, 2004 |
| Wharton county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 19, 2006 |
All 47 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 2 | 0 |
| Austin Chalk | 2 | 0 |
| Buda | 2 | 0 |
| Georgetown | 2 | 0 |
| Yegua | 1 | 0 |
| Caprock | 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 →
- 0
- bbl oil, last 12 reported months
- —
- vs the 12 months before
- 0
- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 329K
- 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
- 31
- on the schedule
- 1
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 1
- temp. abandoned
- 28
- plugged
How it got them
- 5
- permitted itself
- 25
- acquired from others
- 22
- 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 2
- 0
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 0
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
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 | 42 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Reenter | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Giddings (Austin Chalk-3)34733500 | 6 | 0 |
| Peach Creek (Austin Chalk)69882500 | 2 | 0 |
| Brookshire12306001 | 1 | 0 |
| Clay N.E. (Austin Chalk 11870)18705210 | 1 | 0 |
| Coletto Creek SOUTH(3100 Greta)19561369 | 1 | 0 |
| Cologne (1400)19744299 | 1 | 0 |
| Dewville (Poth)24493500 | 1 | 0 |
| Cologne (1950)19744460 | 1 | 0 |
| Forgates (Yegua C 8400)31963500 | 1 | 0 |
| Caldwell (Austin Chalk)14710500 | 1 | 0 |
| Hamel South (9100)38440515 | 1 | 0 |
| Arroyo Rojo (Burgher)3947230 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed May 4, 2026
- Gas operatorOil operator
- Address
- PO Box 432
- Hallettsville, TX 77964
- Officers and agents
- Jones, Don R. · Sole Proprietor
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 658893 | Mar 12, 2009 | Mar 12, 2009 | Express Oil Co. | Dimmit | Reyes #1HH | 5,999 | 12733256 |
| 676362 | Feb 4, 2009 | Feb 4, 2009 | Express Oil Co. | Calhoun | Green Lake State Lease #1 | 8,750 | 05731776 |
| 676362 | Jan 6, 2009 | Jan 6, 2009 | Express Oil Co. | Calhoun | Green Lake Lease #1 | 7,000 | 05731776 |
| 670167 | Sep 5, 2008 | Sep 5, 2008 | Express Oil Co. | Dimmit | Thalmann #2 | 3,500 | 12733585 |
| 667412 | Aug 9, 2008 | Aug 9, 2008 | Express Oil Co. | Colorado | Schlurring #1 | 4,500 | 08932581 |
| 662937 | Jul 23, 2008 | Jul 23, 2008 | Express Oil Co. | Dimmit | Berry #1H | 5,999 | 12733553 |
| 664416 | Jul 10, 2008 | Jul 10, 2008 | Express Oil Co. | Dimmit | Kimble #1HH | 5,999 | 12733554 |
| 660049 | May 19, 2008 | May 19, 2008 | Express Oil Co. | Dimmit | Castellaw-Hundley #1H | 5,900 | 12733518 |
| 660049 | May 19, 2008 | May 19, 2008 | Express Oil Co. | Dimmit | Castellaw-Hundley #1HH | 5,900 | 12733518 |
| 658893 | Apr 18, 2008 | Apr 18, 2008 | Express Oil Co. | Dimmit | Reyes #1H | 5,999 | 12733256 |
| 658893 | Apr 18, 2008 | Apr 18, 2008 | Express Oil Co. | Dimmit | Reyes #1HH | 5,999 | 12733256 |
| 642648 | Jul 27, 2007 | Jul 27, 2007 | Express Oil Co. | Dimmit | Thalman #1 | 9,000 | 12733475 |
| 630694 | Dec 19, 2006 | Dec 19, 2006 | Express Oil Co. | Wharton | Tabor #1 | 5,100 | 48134880 |
| 605562 | Aug 29, 2005 | Aug 29, 2005 | Express Oil Co. | Lavaca | England #2 | 1,850 | 28533191 |
| 556244 | Jan 14, 2005 | Jan 14, 2005 | Express Oil Co. | Dimmit | Reyes Unit 2 #2H | 8,999 | 12733261 |
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/257068, documented in the API reference.