OPERATORS · RRC 278852 · P-5 STATUS Y
Fossil Fuels Inc
Dallas, TX
Watch this operatorFossil Fuels Inc has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued December 22, 1989.
The RRC wellbore file lists 4 wells under its operatorship.
33 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1986; its P-5 organization report was last filed September 6, 1996.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 4 of record
- 2
- 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.
- 6%
- spud rate · 2 of 33 mature permits
- 7
- median days permit to spud · middle half 5–9
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- cancelled · 0 permits
- 31
- expired undrilled
- 8
- permits a year over 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood county → | — | 27 | 0 | Oct 16, 1987 |
| Parker county → | — | 3 | 1 | Nov 20, 1987 |
| Yoakum county → | — | 2 | 0 | Dec 22, 1989 |
| Stonewall county → | — | 1 | 0 | May 16, 1988 |
All 33 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Atoka | 23 | 0 |
| Caddo | 22 | 0 |
| Yates | 2 | 0 |
| San Andres | 2 | 0 |
| Marble Falls | 2 | 0 |
| Big Saline | 2 | 0 |
| Coleman Junction | 1 | 0 |
| Ellenburger | 1 | 0 |
| Tannehill | 1 | 0 |
| Strawn | 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
- 1.78K
- 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
- 4
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 3
- plugged
How it got them
- 0
- permitted itself
- 0
- acquired from others
- 26
- 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 4
- 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 | 33 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sharon Ridge (2400)82710664 | 2 | 0 |
| Chapel Hill (Rodessa)17008444 | 1 | 0 |
| Lokey (Atoka 1250)54443666 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Sep 6, 1996
- Address
- 2121 San Jacinto Ste 860 LB 52
- Dallas, TX 75201
- Officers and agents
- Craine, Robert S. · President
- Helmers, Murray E. · Vice President
- Payne, Vance E. · Secretary
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 367928 | Dec 22, 1989 | Dec 22, 1989 | Fossil Fuels Inc. | Yoakum | TY Field #1 | 5,600 | 50133545 |
| 364785 | Oct 5, 1989 | Oct 5, 1989 | Fossil Fuels Inc. | Yoakum | Bennett, Ruth #1 | 5,600 | 50133525 |
| 346548 | May 16, 1988 | May 16, 1988 | Fossil Fuels Inc. | Stonewall | Nash #1 | 4,000 | 43332396 |
| 339199 | Nov 20, 1987 | Nov 20, 1987 | Fossil Fuels Inc. | Parker | Lokey #20 | 3,350 | 36733043 |
| 337553 | Oct 16, 1987 | Oct 16, 1987 | Fossil Fuels Inc. | Parker | Lokey #19 | 3,350 | 36733041 |
| 337552 | Oct 16, 1987 | Oct 16, 1987 | Fossil Fuels Inc. | Parker | Lokey #18 | 3,350 | 36733040 |
| 337551 | Oct 16, 1987 | Oct 16, 1987 | Fossil Fuels Inc. | Hood | Lokey #17 | 3,350 | 22130816 |
| 335371 | Sep 1, 1987 | Sep 1, 1987 | Fossil Fuels Inc. | Hood | Lokey #9 | 3,000 | 22130811 |
| 335370 | Sep 1, 1987 | Sep 1, 1987 | Fossil Fuels Inc. | Hood | Lokey #12 | 3,000 | 22130813 |
| 335369 | Sep 1, 1987 | Sep 1, 1987 | Fossil Fuels Inc. | Hood | Lokey #11 | 3,000 | 22130812 |
| 335046 | Aug 24, 1987 | Aug 24, 1987 | Fossil Fuels Inc. | Hood | Black Ranch #30 | 6,000 | 22130809 |
| 335045 | Aug 24, 1987 | Aug 24, 1987 | Fossil Fuels Inc. | Hood | Black Ranch #27 | 3,200 | 22130810 |
| 326406 | Feb 10, 1987 | Feb 10, 1987 | Fossil Fuels Inc. | Hood | Lokey #16 | 3,350 | 22130803 |
| 325694 | Jan 22, 1987 | Jan 22, 1987 | Fossil Fuels Inc. | Hood | Lokey #14 | 3,350 | 22130802 |
| 325693 | Jan 22, 1987 | Jan 22, 1987 | Fossil Fuels Inc. | Hood | Lokey #15 | 3,350 | 22130801 |
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/278852, documented in the API reference.