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OPERATORS · RRC 278703  · P-5 STATUS Y

Fortuna Expl, Inc

Abilene, TX

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Fortuna Expl, Inc has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued May 15, 2019.

The RRC wellbore file lists 45 wells under its operatorship (1 shut in).

It holds 1 active disposal or injection permit.

42 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1989; 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
0
producing wells, of 45 of record
48
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.

69%
spud rate · 29 of 42 mature permits
20
median days permit to spud · middle half 13–26
0
spuds, last 180 days
0%
cancelled · 0 permits
13
expired undrilled
1
permits a year over 30 active years

Where

Counties by permits in the last 12 months, with all-time permits and current wells of record there.

County12 moAll timeWellsLast
Coleman county →—3845May 15, 2019
Concho county →—30Jul 3, 1991
Runnels county →—10Sep 5, 1989

All 42 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 →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrs
Palo Pinto40
Coleman Junction40
Tannehill30
Saddle Creek20
Canyon20
Wolfcamp10

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
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vs the 12 months before
0
mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
93.4K
bbl oil since reporting began

Gas, mcf

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0

02K4K202420252026

Oil, barrels

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0

0102030202420252026

Beyond the permit record

RRC wellbore file

Wells of record

45
on the schedule
0
producing
1
shut in
0
injection
3
temp. abandoned
38
plugged

How it got them

25
permitted itself
20
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 →

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

1
active UIC permits of 4
500
permitted bbl/day, active
0
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Jun 2025
reported through

By county

Coleman1 active500 bbl/d

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 →

Type12 moPrior 12All time
Drill0027
Reenter0013
Recompletion002

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.

FieldWellsProducing
Rough Creek Ranch (Gardner Sd.)78514200130
Coleman County Regular1951100180
Adian (Morris Sand)75550030
A. D. H. (Morris)10850020
Fortuna (Tannehill)3225140020
Silver Valley East (Morris)8364166620
Templeton (Gray)8875175020
Virginia Frances (Cross Cut)9397350010
Marianas S. (Gardner)5742050010
Novice (Morris)6625325010
Atchley (Gray Sand)421433310
Warren-Hensley (Morris)9529450010

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
10 Kings Cross
Abilene, TX 79602
(325) 668-8683
Officers and agents
Hughes, Hal Kiker · President,treasurer,agent
Hughes, David Kiker · Vice President/Secretary

Latest permits

NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorCountyLease / wellDepthAPI
853071May 15, 2019May 15, 2019Fortuna Exploration, Inc.ColemanCate #33,99908336244
850266Feb 28, 2019Feb 28, 2019Fortuna Exploration, Inc.ColemanCate #23,99908336241
834751Jan 11, 2018Jan 11, 2018Fortuna Exploration, Inc.ColemanCate #13,90008336219
804552Mar 13, 2015Mar 13, 2015Fortuna Exploration, Inc.ColemanHorne Ranch #22,60008336156
779677Feb 19, 2014Feb 19, 2014Fortuna Exploration, Inc.ColemanHorne Ranch #12,50008336111
755227Feb 19, 2013Feb 19, 2013Fortuna Exploration, Inc.ColemanJohnson Heirs #12,90008300504
727091Nov 1, 2011Nov 1, 2011Fortuna Exploration, Inc.ColemanRough Creek Ranch '18' #13,80008335953
717829Jun 15, 2011Jun 15, 2011Fortuna Exploration, Inc.ColemanRough Creek Ranch "16" #13,75208335849
710479Feb 24, 2011Feb 24, 2011Fortuna Exploration, Inc.ColemanRough Creek Ranch "16" #173,80008335895
710479Feb 24, 2011Feb 24, 2011Fortuna Exploration, Inc.ColemanRough Creek Ranch '16' #173,80008335895
696924Jun 2, 2010Jun 2, 2010Fortuna Exploration, Inc.ColemanRough Creek Ranch "16" #13,80008335849
679467Mar 24, 2009Mar 24, 2009Fortuna Exploration, Inc.ColemanRough Creek Ranch A #153,75008335802
664325Jun 28, 2008Jun 28, 2008Fortuna Exploration, Inc.ColemanRough Creek Ranch "A" #123,80008335761
662777Jun 16, 2008Jun 16, 2008Fortuna Exploration, Inc.ColemanRough Creek Ranch "A" #141,80008335759
652824Jan 16, 2008Jan 16, 2008Fortuna Exploration, Inc.ColemanRough Creek Ranch "A" #113,80008335738

Full permit history →

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/278703, documented in the API reference.