OPERATORS · RRC 334965 · P-5 STATUS Y
Gro-Tex Expl
Abilene, TX
Watch this operatorGro-Tex Expl has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued October 31, 2013.
The RRC wellbore file lists 10 wells under its operatorship.
9 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 2005; its P-5 organization report was last filed September 4, 2025.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 10 of record
- 3
- 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.
- 67%
- spud rate · 6 of 9 mature permits
- 152
- median days permit to spud · middle half 30–279
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- cancelled · 0 permits
- 3
- expired undrilled
- 1
- permits a year over 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown county → | — | 7 | 10 | Oct 31, 2013 |
| Shackelford county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 18, 2006 |
| Taylor county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 31, 2007 |
All 9 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 →
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
- 11.2K
- 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
- 10
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 3
- plugged
How it got them
- 3
- permitted itself
- 6
- acquired from others
- 3
- 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 1
- 0
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 0
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
By county
| Brown | 0 active | 0 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 →
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brown County Regular12406001 | 5 | 0 |
| Janellen (Caddo)45694200 | 5 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Sep 4, 2025
- Address
- 8324 N FM 1235
- Abilene, TX 79603
- (325) 864-3040
- Officers and agents
- Hocking, Wiiliam R. · Sole Proprietor
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 772033 | Oct 31, 2013 | Oct 31, 2013 | Gro-Tex Exploration | Brown | Cole, James R. #1 | 700 | 04935267 |
| 688120 | Dec 8, 2009 | Dec 8, 2009 | Gro-Tex Exploration | Brown | Testament #1 | 1,999 | 04935950 |
| 651852 | Dec 31, 2007 | Dec 31, 2007 | Gro-Tex Exploration | Taylor | Wright Unit #1 | 2,600 | 44134222 |
| 642130 | Aug 11, 2007 | Aug 11, 2007 | Gro-Tex Exploration | Brown | Overton #703 | 990 | 04935877 |
| 629839 | Dec 18, 2006 | Dec 18, 2006 | Gro-Tex Exploration | Shackelford | Patsy Beaty #1 | 700 | 41730509 |
| 628806 | Nov 9, 2006 | Nov 9, 2006 | Gro-Tex Exploration | Brown | Whiteley #1 | 999 | 04935859 |
| 604776 | Aug 11, 2005 | Aug 11, 2005 | Gro-Tex Exploration | Brown | Overton #8 | 839 | 04934695 |
| 560682 | May 4, 2005 | May 4, 2005 | Gro-Tex Exploration | Brown | Overton #702 | 990 | 04935822 |
| 556435 | Jan 19, 2005 | Jan 19, 2005 | Gro-Tex Exploration | Brown | Overton #701 | 1,000 | 04935819 |
| 294898 | Jan 9, 1986 | Jan 9, 1986 | Mission Production Company | Brown | Boysen, Marcus "A" #16A | 1,600 | 04934596 |
| 293652 | Dec 27, 1985 | Dec 27, 1985 | Mission Production Company | Brown | Boysen, Marcus "A" #11A | 1,600 | 04934585 |
| 293315 | Dec 19, 1985 | Dec 19, 1985 | Mission Production Company | Brown | Boysen, Marcus "A" #8A | 1,600 | 04934579 |
| 291319 | Nov 27, 1985 | Nov 27, 1985 | Mission Production Company | Brown | Boysen, Marcus "A" #10A | 1,600 | 04934558 |
| 291150 | Nov 26, 1985 | Nov 26, 1985 | Mission Production Company | Brown | Boysen, Marcus "A" #12A | 1,600 | 04934556 |
| 145559 | Dec 29, 1981 | Dec 29, 1981 | Twin Drilling Co., Inc. | Brown | Groves #2 | 1,500 | 04932995 |
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/334965, documented in the API reference.