OPERATORS · RRC 300200 · P-5 STATUS Y
McMoran Expl Co
Corpus Christ, TX
Watch this operatorMcmoran Expl CO has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued December 3, 1986.
The RRC wellbore file lists 12 wells under its operatorship.
169 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1979; its P-5 organization report was last filed March 13, 1987.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 12 of record
- 1
- 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.
- 39%
- spud rate · 66 of 169 mature permits
- 21
- median days permit to spud · middle half 9–58
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 1%
- cancelled · 1 permits
- 102
- expired undrilled
- 21
- permits a year over 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duval county → | — | 50 | 1 | Sep 17, 1986 |
| Matagorda county → | — | 18 | 2 | Dec 18, 1984 |
| Chambers county → | — | 15 | 2 | Dec 3, 1986 |
| Jefferson county → | — | 11 | 1 | Mar 21, 1985 |
| Aransas county → | — | 9 | 0 | Jul 29, 1985 |
| Calhoun county → | — | 7 | 1 | Aug 13, 1985 |
| S Padre IS-LB county → | — | 7 | 0 | Jan 25, 1983 |
| Brazos-LB county → | — | 5 | 0 | Dec 29, 1983 |
| Nueces county → | — | 5 | 1 | May 20, 1985 |
| Kleberg county → | — | 4 | 0 | Oct 10, 1984 |
| Willacy county → | — | 4 | 1 | Mar 11, 1982 |
| Gonzales county → | — | 3 | 1 | Dec 19, 1980 |
| Newton county → | — | 3 | 0 | Feb 14, 1985 |
| N Padre IS-LB county → | — | 3 | 0 | Dec 20, 1982 |
| Wharton county → | — | 3 | 1 | Nov 5, 1984 |
| Burleson county → | — | 2 | 0 | Jan 25, 1982 |
| Hidalgo county → | — | 2 | 1 | Dec 18, 1985 |
| Karnes county → | — | 2 | 0 | Feb 19, 1985 |
| Kenedy county → | — | 2 | 0 | Dec 16, 1980 |
| Starr county → | — | 2 | 0 | Aug 5, 1985 |
| Webb county → | — | 2 | 0 | Aug 9, 1983 |
| Atascosa county → | — | 1 | 0 | Aug 29, 1985 |
| Bee county → | — | 1 | 0 | Sep 29, 1983 |
| Fayette county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 31, 1980 |
| Hardin county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 12, 1982 |
| High IS-SB county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 29, 1983 |
| Houston county → | — | 1 | 0 | Feb 9, 1982 |
| Jackson county → | — | 1 | 0 | Feb 9, 1982 |
| Matgrda IS-LB county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 15, 1986 |
| Orange county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jan 25, 1982 |
| San Patricio county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 16, 1981 |
All 169 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 15 | 0 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 11 | 0 |
| Yegua | 5 | 0 |
| Anahuac | 2 | 0 |
| Catahoula | 2 | 0 |
| Vicksburg | 1 | 0 |
| Buda | 1 | 0 |
| Oakville | 1 | 0 |
| Goliad | 1 | 0 |
| Edwards | 1 | 0 |
| Austin Chalk | 1 | 0 |
| Queen City | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson | 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 →
- 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
- 12
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 9
- plugged
How it got them
- 8
- permitted itself
- 4
- acquired from others
- 51
- 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 →
| Type | 12 mo | Prior 12 | All time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drill | 0 | 0 | 157 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reenter | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cano-Mexico (8550)15401925 | 1 | 0 |
| Grass Island (Saluria -E- )36450700 | 1 | 0 |
| Hilderbrandtbayou S (Frio 8265)41415440 | 1 | 0 |
| LA Sara (No. 22 Sd.)51046290 | 1 | 0 |
| Louise South (Miocene 3775)55125750 | 1 | 0 |
| Matagorda Bay Blk. 181 (2100)58205460 | 1 | 0 |
| Oliver Point S (4200)67183666 | 1 | 0 |
| Pilgrim (Austin Chalk)71486100 | 1 | 0 |
| Red Fish Reef North (Frio 7980)75236815 | 1 | 0 |
| Red Fish Reef North (Frio 8636)75236850 | 1 | 0 |
| Starr Brite S.W. (7500 Yegua)85665500 | 1 | 0 |
| Traylor Island (B-4)91012150 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Mar 13, 1987
- Address
- 710 Buffalo, Ste 700
- Corpus Christ, TX 78401
- Officers and agents
- Smith, Morgan J. · President
- Labaume, R. L. · Vice President
- Koester, R. T. · Secretary/Treasurer
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551041 | Sep 15, 2004 | Sep 15, 2004 | Layton Energy Inc. | Chambers | State Tract 206 #1 | 8,600 | 07131530 |
| 427701 | Sep 14, 1994 | Sep 14, 1994 | Saga Petroleum Corp. | Willacy | Yturria Cattle Co. #1A | 3,550 | 48930627 |
| 323563 | Dec 3, 1986 | Dec 3, 1986 | Genesis Petroleum Corporation | Chambers | State Tract 206 #1L | 9,200 | 07131530 |
| 323093 | Nov 17, 1986 | Nov 17, 1986 | Genesis Petroleum Corporation | Chambers | State Tract 205 #4 | 9,120 | 07131568 |
| 320641 | Sep 17, 1986 | Sep 17, 1986 | Genesis Petroleum Corporation | Duval | Drought, Kathleen L. #2 | 4,000 | 13136927 |
| 305689 | Aug 27, 1986 | Aug 27, 1986 | Genesis Petroleum Corporation | Duval | V. Cuellar No. 2-a Gas Unit #2 | 9,000 | 13136932 |
| 304794 | Jul 31, 1986 | Jul 31, 1986 | Genesis Petroleum Corporation | Duval | Drought, Kathleen L. #2 | 9,000 | 13136927 |
| 304132 | Jul 15, 1986 | Jul 15, 1986 | Genesis Petroleum Corporation | Matgrda IS-LB | SE/4 of State Tract 487L #1 | 12,000 | 70330345 |
| 302952 | Jun 5, 1986 | Jun 5, 1986 | Genesis Petroleum Corporation | Duval | Garcia, Cesar "A" #1 | 8,500 | 13136920 |
| 299301 | Mar 11, 1986 | Mar 11, 1986 | Genesis Petroleum Corporation | Duval | V. Cuellar Gas Unit #1 #1 | 8,500 | 13136890 |
| 297907 | Feb 18, 1986 | Feb 18, 1986 | Genesis Petroleum Corporation | Duval | V. Cuellar Gas Unit 2-A #1 | 8,500 | 13136884 |
| 294929 | Jan 9, 1986 | Jan 9, 1986 | NRM Petroleum Corp. | Matagorda | State Tract 309 #2 | 4,480 | 32130987 |
| 293842 | Dec 31, 1985 | Dec 31, 1985 | Genesis Petroleum Corporation | Chambers | State Tract 130 #2 | 14,500 | 07131776 |
| 293714 | Dec 27, 1985 | Dec 27, 1985 | Genesis Petroleum Corporation | Duval | Martin, John Jr. #3 | 8,000 | 13136866 |
| 293686 | Dec 27, 1985 | Dec 27, 1985 | Genesis Petroleum Corporation | Chambers | State Tract 131 #2 | 14,500 | 07131775 |
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/300200, documented in the API reference.