OPERATORS · RRC 278563 · P-5 STATUS Y
Fortson Oil Co
Fort Worth, TX
Watch this operatorFortson Oil CO has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued February 25, 2010.
The RRC wellbore file lists 40 wells under its operatorship.
220 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1986; its P-5 organization report was last filed June 5, 2020.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 40 of record
- 34
- 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 · 127 of 220 mature permits
- 16
- median days permit to spud · middle half 7–32
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- cancelled · 0 permits
- 93
- expired undrilled
- 9
- permits a year over 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montague county → | — | 48 | 9 | Jun 22, 1994 |
| Rusk county → | — | 20 | 1 | Dec 21, 1994 |
| Jones county → | — | 17 | 0 | Feb 17, 1998 |
| Ward county → | — | 16 | 0 | Oct 30, 2008 |
| Scurry county → | — | 10 | 4 | Jul 3, 1996 |
| Hardeman county → | — | 9 | 2 | Mar 29, 1993 |
| Runnels county → | — | 9 | 0 | Apr 17, 1996 |
| Stonewall county → | — | 9 | 3 | Feb 18, 1993 |
| Leon county → | — | 8 | 0 | Apr 28, 1999 |
| Cooke county → | — | 7 | 0 | Oct 31, 1990 |
| Crane county → | — | 6 | 10 | Oct 29, 1991 |
| Freestone county → | — | 6 | 4 | Dec 30, 1997 |
| Kent county → | — | 5 | 0 | Oct 11, 1994 |
| Panola county → | — | 5 | 0 | Feb 25, 2010 |
| Andrews county → | — | 4 | 0 | Jun 4, 1996 |
| Garza county → | — | 4 | 0 | May 1, 1998 |
| Glasscock county → | — | 4 | 0 | Mar 13, 1996 |
| Limestone county → | — | 4 | 0 | Feb 22, 1994 |
| Mitchell county → | — | 4 | 0 | Jul 30, 1993 |
| Gaines county → | — | 3 | 0 | Jan 25, 1993 |
| Tom Green county → | — | 3 | 1 | Jul 28, 1987 |
| Clay county → | — | 2 | 0 | Jul 17, 1991 |
| Fisher county → | — | 2 | 0 | Mar 3, 1988 |
| Foard county → | — | 2 | 0 | May 29, 1987 |
| Howard county → | — | 2 | 0 | Apr 30, 1993 |
| Motley county → | — | 2 | 1 | Jan 25, 1994 |
| Reagan county → | — | 2 | 0 | Mar 5, 1990 |
| Callahan county → | — | 1 | 0 | Feb 16, 1994 |
| Grayson county → | — | 1 | 0 | May 15, 1991 |
| Haskell county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jun 18, 1987 |
| Navarro county → | — | 1 | 0 | Aug 1, 1989 |
| Nolan county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jan 11, 1989 |
| Red River county → | — | 1 | 0 | Aug 5, 1997 |
| Schleicher county → | — | 1 | 0 | Apr 29, 1992 |
All 220 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 16 | 0 |
| Travis Peak | 14 | 0 |
| Pettit | 14 | 0 |
| Canyon | 12 | 0 |
| Wolfcamp | 10 | 0 |
| Rodessa | 9 | 0 |
| James Lime | 7 | 0 |
| Palo Pinto | 7 | 0 |
| BMA | 6 | 0 |
| Pennsylvanian | 5 | 0 |
| Barnett | 5 | 0 |
| Ellenburger | 5 | 0 |
| Cisco | 5 | 0 |
| San Andres | 4 | 0 |
| Coleman Junction | 4 | 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
- 3.56M
- 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
- 40
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 40
- plugged
How it got them
- 18
- permitted itself
- 10
- acquired from others
- 96
- 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
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 | 185 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Reenter | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Field transfer | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Other | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dawson (Devonian)23543666 | 9 | 0 |
| Dye Creek (Conglomerate)26829500 | 7 | 0 |
| Bald Prairie (CV Consolidated)5189550 | 4 | 0 |
| Butler (Woodbine)14009500 | 3 | 0 |
| Milton S Counsel (Canyon Reef)61771050 | 2 | 0 |
| Mullen Ranch (Bend)63756100 | 2 | 0 |
| Gupton (Canyon)37504200 | 1 | 0 |
| High Five (Canyon 7000)41126300 | 1 | 0 |
| K C F (Chappel)47808100 | 1 | 0 |
| Lovers Resort (Congl.)55210100 | 1 | 0 |
| Minden(middle Travis Peak 7300)61792950 | 1 | 0 |
| Ndst (Chappel)64258250 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Jun 5, 2020
- Address
- 306 West 7TH Street Ste 901
- Fort Worth, TX 76102
- (682) 351-9015
- Officers and agents
- Fortson, Ben J. · Director/President
- Ogrin, Gerald J. · Vice President
- Frazier, David R. · Vice President/Cfo/Secretary/Tre
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 691440 | Feb 25, 2010 | Feb 25, 2010 | Fortson Oil Company | Panola | Mauritzen Gas Unit #2 | 10,000 | 36537612 |
| 673896 | Oct 30, 2008 | Oct 30, 2008 | Fortson Oil Company | Ward | Lochridge-Seely Unit #4HH | 12,000 | 47535479 |
| 670204 | Oct 16, 2008 | Oct 16, 2008 | Fortson Oil Company | Ward | Benjamin #8HH | 11,600 | 47535456 |
| 665832 | Jul 3, 2008 | Jul 3, 2008 | Fortson Oil Company | Ward | Lochridge-Seely #1HH | 11,370 | 47534794 |
| 662333 | Jun 7, 2008 | Jun 7, 2008 | Fortson Oil Company | Ward | Benjamin #9HH | 11,700 | 47535396 |
| 656830 | May 16, 2008 | May 16, 2008 | Fortson Oil Company | Ward | Benjamin #5 HH | 11,345 | 47534786 |
| 659270 | Apr 25, 2008 | Apr 25, 2008 | Fortson Oil Company | Ward | Benjamin #7HH | 11,700 | 47535366 |
| 655354 | Apr 2, 2008 | Apr 2, 2008 | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Robertson | Law Unit #13 | 14,600 | 39531431 |
| 655659 | Mar 19, 2008 | Mar 19, 2008 | Fortson Oil Company | Ward | Benjamin #4H | 11,364 | 47534783 |
| 646124 | Sep 26, 2007 | Sep 26, 2007 | Fortson Oil Company | Ward | Benjamin #3H | 11,220 | 47534600 |
| 643584 | Aug 24, 2007 | Aug 24, 2007 | Fortson Oil Company | Ward | Benjamin #6H | 11,325 | 47534796 |
| 538633 | Nov 24, 2003 | Nov 24, 2003 | Brown, Tom Inc. | Freestone | Bonner, Bobby #4 | 11,250 | 16132512 |
| 535009 | Aug 8, 2003 | Aug 8, 2003 | Fortson Oil Company | Ward | Benjamin #6 | 12,000 | 47534796 |
| 534120 | Jul 21, 2003 | Jul 21, 2003 | Fortson Oil Company | Ward | Lochridge #1 | 12,000 | 47534794 |
| 533216 | Jun 23, 2003 | Jun 23, 2003 | Fortson Oil Company | Ward | Benjamin #5 | 12,000 | 47534786 |
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/278563, documented in the API reference.