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OPERATORS · RRC 283800  · P-5 STATUS Y

Franks Petro Inc

Shreveport, LA

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Franks Petro Inc has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued December 12, 1994.

The RRC wellbore file lists 9 wells under its operatorship.

40 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed April 7, 1995.

0
permits, last 12 months
—
vs prior 12 months (0)
0
counties, 12 months
0
producing wells, of 9 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.

38%
spud rate · 15 of 40 mature permits
18
median days permit to spud · middle half 12–28
0
spuds, last 180 days
0%
cancelled · 0 permits
25
expired undrilled
2
permits a year over 18 active years

Where

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

County12 moAll timeWellsLast
Harrison county →—216Mar 22, 1989
Panola county →—123Nov 16, 1987
Shelby county →—30Dec 12, 1994
Marion county →—20Jan 10, 1986
Liberty county →—10Oct 2, 1979
Nacogdoches county →—10Sep 25, 1986

All 40 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
Travis Peak50
Paluxy50
BMA40
Glen Rose40
Sligo40
James Lime20
Pettit20
Cotton Valley10
Nacatoch10
Blossom10

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
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

9
on the schedule
0
producing
0
shut in
0
injection
0
temp. abandoned
3
plugged

How it got them

8
permitted itself
1
acquired from others
10
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 →

Type12 moPrior 12All time
Drill0034
Recompletion005
Other001

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
Harleton North-East (Pettit)3910270050
Carthage (Glen Rose)1603226110
Carthage (James Lime)1603247510
Carthage (Transitional)1603279810
Waskom (Travis Peak 1)9536981610

P-5 organization report

As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →

Registration
Status code Y
Last filed Apr 7, 1995
Address
P. O. Box 7665
Shreveport, LA 71137
Officers and agents
C T Corporation System · Texas Resident Agent
Franks, Alta Vascocu · Secretary/Treasurer
Franks, John · President
Plitt, Fred H. · Vice President

Latest permits

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

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorCountyLease / wellDepthAPI
427394Dec 12, 1994Dec 12, 1994Franks Petroleum Inc.ShelbySabine River #110,50041930669
356952Mar 22, 1989Mar 22, 1989Franks Petroleum Inc.HarrisonPage, Allen #16,50020331774
351708Oct 6, 1988Oct 6, 1988Franks Petroleum Inc.HarrisonSmith, T. P. Estate C #39,65020331740
335418Nov 16, 1987Nov 16, 1987Franks Petroleum Inc.PanolaBarham, Eleanor Estate #14,01736531615
320958Sep 25, 1986Sep 25, 1986Franks Petroleum Inc.NacogdochesFleniken, Bert #19,20034731506
295177Jan 10, 1986Jan 10, 1986Franks Petroleum Inc.MarionTaylor, O. B. #17,81231530674
295222Dec 23, 1985Dec 23, 1985Franks Petroleum Inc.HarrisonSkipper, Renee T. Etal #17,70020331146
276747Jun 3, 1985Jun 3, 1985Franks Petroleum Inc.MarionTaylor, O. B. #17,80031530674
239833May 22, 1984May 22, 1984Franks Petroleum Inc.PanolaWiener #65,63036531361
239638May 22, 1984May 22, 1984Franks Petroleum Inc.HarrisonSkipper, Renee T. Etal #17,70020331146
231312Feb 17, 1984Feb 17, 1984Franks Petroleum Inc.PanolaBarham, Eleanor Estate #14,00036531615
211115Sep 9, 1983Sep 9, 1983Franks Petroleum Inc.HarrisonCarpenter, M. L. et AL #17,80020331065
203441Jul 29, 1983Jul 29, 1983Franks Petroleum Inc.HarrisonLittle-Pace a Unit #17,80020331058
196041May 23, 1983May 23, 1983Franks Petroleum Inc.HarrisonReagon, William C. #17,80020331051
194503May 11, 1983May 11, 1983Franks Petroleum Inc.HarrisonLittle B Unit #17,80020331048

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/283800, documented in the API reference.