OPERATORS · RRC 276860 · P-5 STATUS Y
Forgotson, James M
Shreveport, LA
Watch this operatorForgotson, James M has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued December 8, 1981.
The RRC wellbore file lists 1 well under its operatorship.
16 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed February 11, 1982.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 1 of record
- 0
- 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.
- 25%
- spud rate · 4 of 16 mature permits
- 22
- median days permit to spud · middle half 15–30
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 6%
- cancelled · 1 permits
- 11
- expired undrilled
- 3
- permits a year over 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upshur county → | — | 9 | 0 | Aug 16, 1980 |
| Rusk county → | — | 5 | 0 | Dec 8, 1981 |
| Harrison county → | — | 2 | 0 | Apr 30, 1981 |
All 16 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 →
- 0
- bbl oil, last 12 reported months
- —
- 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
- 1
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 1
- plugged
How it got them
- 0
- permitted itself
- 0
- acquired from others
- 9
- 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 | 15 |
| Recompletion | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Huxley (Paluxy)43940500 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Feb 11, 1982
- Address
- 509 Marshall St Ste-1200
- Shreveport, LA 71101
- Officers and agents
- Forgotson, James M. · Operator
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119653 | Dec 8, 1981 | Dec 8, 1981 | Forgotson, James M. | Rusk | Pepper, J. R. Gas Unit #2 | 10,600 | 40131046 |
| 113560 | Sep 3, 1981 | Sep 3, 1981 | Forgotson, James M. | Rusk | Thornton, Henry Gas Unit #2 | 10,600 | 40131103 |
| 116471 | Apr 30, 1981 | Apr 30, 1981 | Forgotson, James M. | Harrison | Lane, William #1 | 8,500 | 20330846 |
| 112575 | Mar 19, 1981 | Mar 19, 1981 | Forgotson, James M. | Rusk | Pepper, J. R. Gas Unit #2 | 10,990 | 40131046 |
| 106504 | Jan 27, 1981 | Jan 27, 1981 | Forgotson, James M. | Harrison | London, J. G. #1 | 8,500 | 20330814 |
| 127864 | Dec 8, 1980 | Dec 8, 1980 | Forgotson, James M. | Rusk | Pepper, J.R. Gas Unit #2 | 10,600 | 40131046 |
| 102336 | Dec 8, 1980 | Dec 8, 1980 | Forgotson, James M. | Rusk | Pepper, J. R. Gas Unit #2 | 10,600 | 40131046 |
| 117159 | Aug 16, 1980 | Aug 16, 1980 | Forgotson, James M. | Upshur | Dacus, D. M. Estate #1R | 11,600 | 45930468 |
| 79942 | Mar 26, 1980 | Mar 26, 1980 | Forgotson, James M. | Upshur | Dacus, D. M. #1 | 4,293 | 45930462 |
| 60502 | Oct 15, 1979 | Oct 15, 1979 | Forgotson, James M. | Upshur | Ashmore, Eugene #1 | 11,096 | 45930132 |
| 59982 | Sep 27, 1979 | Sep 27, 1979 | Forgotson, James M. | Upshur | Ross, Vera et AL #1 | 11,000 | 45930444 |
| 49646 | May 25, 1979 | May 25, 1979 | Forgotson, James M. | Upshur | Bunn, Willis J. Gas Unit #1 | 11,000 | 45930430 |
| 40545 | Dec 29, 1978 | Dec 29, 1978 | Forgotson, James M. | Upshur | Davis, Carlos W. Gas Unit #1 | 11,200 | 45930418 |
| 24945 | May 12, 1978 | May 12, 1978 | Forgotson, James M. | Upshur | Wade, Cullis Estate Gas Unit 1 #1 | 10,700 | 45930409 |
| 27569 | Feb 3, 1978 | Feb 3, 1978 | Forgotson, James M. | Upshur | Williams, P. K. Gas Unit #1 #1 | 10,700 | 45930401 |
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/276860, documented in the API reference.