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OPERATORS · RRC 340179  · P-5 STATUS Y

HCW Expl, Inc

Midland, TX

Watch this operator

Hcw Expl, Inc has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued February 20, 1986.

The RRC wellbore file lists 12 wells under its operatorship.

112 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1978; its P-5 organization report was last filed March 15, 1989.

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

54%
spud rate · 60 of 112 mature permits
14
median days permit to spud · middle half 5–44
0
spuds, last 180 days
2%
cancelled · 2 permits
50
expired undrilled
14
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.

County12 moAll timeWellsLast
Martin county →—331Aug 26, 1985
Midland county →—230Feb 20, 1986
Pecos county →—182May 4, 1983
Crane county →—60Nov 24, 1982
Glasscock county →—61Oct 8, 1982
Jack county →—43Jun 25, 1985
Upton county →—40Dec 20, 1984
Fayette county →—30Sep 20, 1984
Hockley county →—30Jul 22, 1981
Milam county →—20Jun 17, 1981
Borden county →—10May 7, 1981
Crockett county →—10Apr 23, 1982
Gray county →—10Aug 12, 1983
Karnes county →—12Sep 17, 1985
Loving county →—10Sep 9, 1980
Lubbock county →—10Sep 3, 1981
Sutton county →—10Oct 6, 1981
Ward county →—11Jul 14, 1980
Winkler county →—10Apr 8, 1981
Wise county →—10Feb 18, 1983

All 112 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
San Andres441
Spraberry410
Yates400
Dean360
Glorieta350
Clear Fork331
Queen320
Grayburg310
Rustler240
Wolfcamp180
Seven Rivers120
Atoka90
Jo Mill80
Strawn70
Barnett50

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
11
plugged

How it got them

3
permitted itself
4
acquired from others
76
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
Drill0099
Recompletion008
Other005

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
Person (Edwards)7077825020
Girvin South (Tubb)3507866610
Migl (5150)6128550010
Monroe6249400110
Panhandle West6883100110
Perrin N. (4500)7064360010
Spraberry (Trend Area)8528030010
Sylvester (Goen)8781240010
Wildcat1800110
Conger (Penn)2009770010
Wolfe (Conglomerate)9841550010

P-5 organization report

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

Registration
Status code Y
Last filed Mar 15, 1989
Address
P.O. Box 3178
Midland, TX 79702
Officers and agents
Sheffield, Scott · Texas Resident Agent
Sheffield, Scott D. · President
Williamson III, Herbert C. · Vice President
Castor, Robert C. · Vice President

Latest permits

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

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorCountyLease / wellDepthAPI
377852Sep 28, 1990Sep 28, 1990Hess, Jerry Operating Co.JackGifford #15,09023732935
377852Sep 28, 1990Sep 28, 1990Hess, Jerry Operating Co.JackGifford #15,09023732935
298098Feb 20, 1986Feb 20, 1986HCW Exploration, Inc.MidlandDelbruck #111,40032931695
297825Feb 13, 1986Feb 13, 1986HCW Exploration, Inc.MidlandJohnnie #111,28232931519
293292Dec 19, 1985Dec 19, 1985HCW Exploration, Inc.MidlandBayliss #111,40732931606
290679Nov 18, 1985Nov 18, 1985HCW Exploration, Inc.MidlandEddy #112,00032931494
286208Oct 1, 1985Oct 1, 1985HCW Exploration, Inc.MidlandBayliss #112,00032931606
286206Oct 1, 1985Oct 1, 1985HCW Exploration, Inc.MidlandKeegan #112,00032931605
285024Sep 17, 1985Sep 17, 1985HCW Exploration, Inc.KarnesSheri #111,50025531131
283679Aug 30, 1985Aug 30, 1985HCW Exploration, Inc.MidlandKen #19,00032931584
283767Aug 30, 1985Aug 30, 1985HCW Exploration, Inc.MidlandTaylor #19,00032931585
283368Aug 26, 1985Aug 26, 1985HCW Exploration, Inc.MidlandLee #112,00032931583
283364Aug 26, 1985Aug 26, 1985HCW Exploration, Inc.MartinMcMorries, Don #28,50031733229
278646Jun 25, 1985Jun 25, 1985HCW Exploration, Inc.JackGifford, C. #1D2,80023737203
274365May 7, 1985May 7, 1985HCW Exploration, Inc.MidlandJohnnie #112,00032931519

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/340179, documented in the API reference.