OPERATORS · RRC 276861 · P-5 STATUS Y
Forgotson, James M., Jr
Shreveport, LA
Watch this operatorForgotson, James M., JR has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued November 9, 1983.
The RRC wellbore file lists 2 wells under its operatorship.
19 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1981; its P-5 organization report was last filed February 16, 1984.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 2 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.
- 58%
- spud rate · 11 of 19 mature permits
- 6
- median days permit to spud · middle half 5–16
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 5%
- cancelled · 1 permits
- 7
- expired undrilled
- 6
- permits a year over 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusk county → | — | 8 | 1 | Nov 9, 1983 |
| Upshur county → | — | 7 | 0 | Aug 18, 1982 |
| Harrison county → | — | 4 | 1 | Dec 23, 1981 |
All 19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 2 | 0 |
| Travis Peak | 2 | 0 |
| Cotton Valley | 2 | 0 |
| Bossier | 2 | 0 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 |
| Pettit | 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
- 13
- 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 | 19 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Little Cypress Bottom (Petit)53955500 | 1 | 0 |
| Oak Hill (Cotton Valley)66461275 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Feb 16, 1984
- Address
- 509 Marshall St.-Ste 1200
- Shreveport, LA 71101
- Officers and agents
- Forgotson, James M., Jr. · Operator/Manager
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220316 | Nov 9, 1983 | Nov 9, 1983 | Forgotson, James M., Jr. | Rusk | Williamson, C. E. Heirs G. U. #2A | 10,700 | 40131804 |
| 169631 | Aug 18, 1982 | Aug 18, 1982 | Forgotson, James M., Jr. | Upshur | Vera Ross Gas Unit 1 #2 | 11,100 | 45930555 |
| 165935 | Jul 12, 1982 | Jul 12, 1982 | Forgotson, James M., Jr. | Rusk | Henry Thornton Gas Unit #4 | 10,600 | 40131507 |
| 161835 | May 25, 1982 | May 25, 1982 | Forgotson, James M., Jr. | Rusk | J.R. Pepper Gas Unit #4 | 10,600 | 40131477 |
| 161289 | May 20, 1982 | May 20, 1982 | Forgotson, James M., Jr. | Upshur | D. R. McCain Gas Unit #1 | 11,200 | 45930549 |
| 155324 | Apr 1, 1982 | Apr 1, 1982 | Forgotson, James M., Jr. | Upshur | Carlos Davis Gas Unit #2 | 11,200 | 45930538 |
| 151106 | Feb 17, 1982 | Feb 17, 1982 | Forgotson, James M., Jr. | Upshur | M.G. Mell Gas Unit #1 | 11,300 | 45930531 |
| 149995 | Feb 4, 1982 | Feb 4, 1982 | Forgotson, James M., Jr. | Upshur | Mansell A. Petty Gas Unit #1A | 12,000 | 45930422 |
| 150737 | Feb 3, 1982 | Feb 3, 1982 | Forgotson, James M., Jr. | Rusk | Williamson, C.E. G.U. #3 | 10,700 | 40131402 |
| 149648 | Feb 2, 1982 | Feb 2, 1982 | Forgotson, James M., Jr. | Rusk | Henry Thornton Gas Unit #3 | 10,800 | 40131398 |
| 145343 | Dec 23, 1981 | Dec 23, 1981 | Forgotson, James M., Jr. | Rusk | C.A. Hinkle Est. Gas Unit #2 | 10,800 | 40131365 |
| 145341 | Dec 23, 1981 | Dec 23, 1981 | Forgotson, James M., Jr. | Harrison | Bush, R.J. #1 | 8,500 | 20330929 |
| 142813 | Dec 4, 1981 | Dec 4, 1981 | Forgotson, James M., Jr. | Rusk | Williamson, C.E. Heirs G.U. #2 | 10,700 | 40131341 |
| 140807 | Nov 12, 1981 | Nov 12, 1981 | Forgotson, James M., Jr. | Upshur | R.A. Hinson Gas Unit #2 | 10,800 | 45930517 |
| 137903 | Oct 23, 1981 | Oct 23, 1981 | Forgotson, James M., Jr. | Rusk | Pepper, J.R. Gas Unit #3 | 10,990 | 40131313 |
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/276861, documented in the API reference.