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OPERATORS · RRC 29652  · P-5 STATUS Y

Arete Operating Company II, LLC

San Antonio, TX

Watch this operator

Arete Operating Company II, LLC has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months.

The RRC wellbore file lists 60 wells under its operatorship (55 producing).

0
permits, last 12 months
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vs prior 12 months (0)
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counties, 12 months
55
producing wells, of 60 of record
76
leases it reports
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horizontal, 12 months

WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED OCT 29, 2026

Where

No permits on file under this operator number. Counties of its wells of record, from the RRC wellbore file.

CountyWellsProducing
Webb county →4238
Zapata county →1817

All 0 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
No completion tops on file.

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
345K
mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
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bbl oil since reporting began

Gas, mcf

Last 12 months 344,863 · prior 12 295,337(+17%)

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Beyond the permit record

RRC wellbore file

Wells of record

60
on the schedule
55
producing
0
shut in
0
injection
4
temp. abandoned
0
plugged

How it got them

0
permitted itself
60
acquired from others
0
permitted, now run by others

Acquired means the well's permit names a different operator than the schedule does today. Transfers and operator numbers →

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
LA Perla (Lobo Cons.)509250152020
Rottersman (Lobo)784855001515
Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.)9321540077
Benavides (Lobo Cons.)707847555
Cerrito Creek (Lobo Cons.)1672430030
Schwarz (10500)8170080033
Los Mogotes (Queen City H-1)5497666622
Rottersman (9700)7848580011
Barrera (Lobo)581340010
Dolores Creek South (Lobo 1)2523640011
Taguache Creek (Wilcox 10800)8813750010
Belle Jeffers (7850)692850011

P-5 organization report

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

Registration
Status code Y
Last filed Sep 4, 2025
G/PURGas operator
Address
21022 Gathering Oak Ste 103
San Antonio, TX 78260
(210) 325-9383
Officers and agents
Pawelek, Joseph C · Managing Member
Amsler, Casey · Filing Agent

Latest permits

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

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorCountyLease / wellDepthAPI
877928Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022Arete Operating Company, LLCZapataHaynes Estate #114,75050536626
868695Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021Arete Operating Company, LLCZapataHaynes Estate #104,75050536622
868695Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021Arete Operating Company, LLCZapataHaynes Estate #104,75050536622
745568Aug 9, 2012Aug 9, 2012Chroma Operating, Inc.WebbRussell-Winch #3110,30047942008
745349Aug 7, 2012Aug 7, 2012Chroma Operating, Inc.WebbRussell-Winch #3010,30047942006
721279Sep 8, 2011Sep 8, 2011Chroma Operating, Inc.WebbRussell-Winch #2910,30047941473
721279Sep 8, 2011Sep 8, 2011Chroma Operating, Inc.WebbRussell-Winch #2910,30047941473
721279Sep 8, 2011Sep 8, 2011Chroma Operating, Inc.WebbRussell-Winch #2910,30047941473
691271Feb 17, 2010Feb 17, 2010Chroma Operating, Inc.WebbWelhausen, J.R. #510,70047940820
686802Nov 2, 2009Nov 2, 2009Chroma Operating, Inc.WebbRussell-Winch #2710,70047940706
684102Aug 17, 2009Aug 17, 2009Chroma Operating, Inc.WebbRussell-Winch #2411,25047940665
680673Apr 28, 2009Apr 28, 2009Chroma Operating, Inc.WebbRussell-Winch #2610,50047940585
559510Mar 24, 2005Mar 24, 2005Richman Petroleum Corp.ZapataLA Duquesa #112,50050535245
543498Mar 22, 2004Mar 22, 2004Calpine Natural Gas L.P.WebbM. M. A. Cattle Co. #1111,00047938667
512569Aug 14, 2001Aug 14, 2001Michael Petroleum CorporationWebbVolz-Martin #411,50047937914

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/29652, documented in the API reference.