OPERATORS · RRC 357895 · P-5 STATUS Y
Harper & Lawless
Midland, TX
Watch this operatorHarper & Lawless has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued July 7, 1982.
The RRC wellbore file lists 3 wells under its operatorship.
21 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed March 17, 1986.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 3 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.
- 90%
- spud rate · 19 of 21 mature permits
- 12
- median days permit to spud · middle half 7–22
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- cancelled · 0 permits
- 2
- expired undrilled
- 4
- permits a year over 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard county → | — | 11 | 0 | Jul 7, 1982 |
| Frio county → | — | 6 | 1 | Nov 15, 1977 |
| Palo Pinto county → | — | 2 | 1 | Jun 27, 1977 |
| Kent county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 5, 1977 |
| Webb county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jun 3, 1977 |
All 21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 1 | 0 |
| Glorieta | 1 | 0 |
| Clear Fork | 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
- 3
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 3
- plugged
How it got them
- 0
- permitted itself
- 1
- acquired from others
- 12
- 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 | 21 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pearsall (Austin Chalk)69981125 | 2 | 0 |
| Rector (Marble Falls)75146500 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Mar 17, 1986
- Address
- P.O. Box 80757
- Midland, TX 79709
- Officers and agents
- Lawless, G. H. Jr. · Partner
- York, F. R. · Partner
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445450 | Mar 4, 1996 | Mar 4, 1996 | Culebra Oil & Gas Company | Palo Pinto | Stewart, Margret G. Estate #1 | 3,430 | 36331752 |
| 165895 | Jul 7, 1982 | Jul 7, 1982 | Harper & Lawless | Howard | Cole, W. S. #9X | 4,600 | 22732772 |
| 77955 | Apr 11, 1980 | Apr 11, 1980 | Harper & Lawless | Howard | Cole, W. S. #11 | 4,600 | 22732150 |
| 77953 | Apr 11, 1980 | Apr 11, 1980 | Harper & Lawless | Howard | Cole, W. S. #9 | 4,600 | 22732149 |
| 33030 | Sep 19, 1978 | Sep 19, 1978 | Harper & Lawless | Howard | Cole, W. S. #7 | 4,600 | 22731670 |
| 33029 | Sep 19, 1978 | Sep 19, 1978 | Harper & Lawless | Howard | Cole, W. S. #6 | 4,440 | 22731669 |
| 33028 | Sep 19, 1978 | Sep 19, 1978 | Harper & Lawless | Howard | Cole, W. S. #5 | 4,600 | 22731668 |
| 33027 | Sep 19, 1978 | Sep 19, 1978 | Harper & Lawless | Howard | Cole, W. S. #8 | 4,417 | 22731667 |
| 14189 | Dec 16, 1977 | Dec 16, 1977 | Harper & Lawless | Howard | Cole, W. S. #4 | 4,600 | 22731539 |
| 14187 | Dec 16, 1977 | Dec 16, 1977 | Harper & Lawless | Howard | Cole, W. S. #3 | 4,600 | 22731538 |
| 13336 | Dec 5, 1977 | Dec 5, 1977 | Harper & Lawless | Kent | Cave #1 | 6,925 | 26330586 |
| 9617 | Dec 1, 1977 | Dec 1, 1977 | Harper & Lawless | Howard | Cole, W. S. #1 | 4,600 | 22731508 |
| 12692 | Nov 23, 1977 | Nov 23, 1977 | Harper & Lawless | Howard | Cole, W. S. #2 | 4,416 | 22731529 |
| 12079 | Nov 15, 1977 | Nov 15, 1977 | Harper & Lawless | Frio | Coleman, Lonnie et AL #6 | 7,200 | 16331547 |
| 11371 | Nov 4, 1977 | Nov 4, 1977 | Harper & Lawless | Frio | Coleman, Lonnie et AL #5 | 7,200 | 16331544 |
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/357895, documented in the API reference.