OPERATORS · RRC 389550 · P-5 STATUS Y
Hinkle Expl Ltd
Monterey, CA
Watch this operatorHinkle Expl Ltd has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued November 21, 1983.
The RRC wellbore file lists 1 well under its operatorship.
35 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1980; its P-5 organization report was last filed April 15, 1988.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 1 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.
- 69%
- spud rate · 24 of 35 mature permits
- 18
- median days permit to spud · middle half 5–46
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 6%
- cancelled · 2 permits
- 9
- expired undrilled
- 9
- permits a year over 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garza county → | — | 22 | 0 | Mar 8, 1983 |
| Kent county → | — | 7 | 1 | Oct 13, 1982 |
| Borden county → | — | 3 | 0 | Nov 10, 1981 |
| Howard county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jun 29, 1981 |
| LA Salle county → | — | 1 | 0 | Oct 24, 1983 |
| McMullen county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 21, 1983 |
All 35 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman Junction | 1 | 0 |
| Wichita-Albany | 1 | 0 |
| Wolfcamp | 1 | 0 |
| Strawn | 1 | 0 |
| Mississippian | 1 | 0 |
| Ellenburger | 1 | 0 |
| Tannehill | 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
- 1
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 1
- plugged
How it got them
- 1
- permitted itself
- 0
- acquired from others
- 11
- 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 | 30 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wallace Ranch NE. (Noodle Creek)94855500 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Apr 15, 1988
- Address
- 556 Abrego-Box 149
- Monterey, CA 93940
- Officers and agents
- Church, Charles R. · Texas Resident Agent
- CHT Resources Co. · General Partner (Charles Church-
- Hinkle Resources Co., Inc. · General Partner (Charles Hinkle-
- Dishron, J. F. · Partner/Engineer
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 221198 | Nov 21, 1983 | Nov 21, 1983 | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | McMullen | Horton, Hinkle #1 | 9,700 | 31131972 |
| 218378 | Oct 24, 1983 | Oct 24, 1983 | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | LA Salle | Miller, Kenneth C. Estate #1 | 9,700 | 28331018 |
| 187698 | Mar 8, 1983 | Mar 8, 1983 | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | Garza | Parks A #2 | 8,524 | 16931419 |
| 174204 | Oct 13, 1982 | Oct 13, 1982 | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | Kent | Hinkle 96 #3 | 4,000 | 26330918 |
| 174202 | Oct 13, 1982 | Oct 13, 1982 | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | Kent | Hinkle 96 #4 | 4,000 | 26330917 |
| 174201 | Oct 13, 1982 | Oct 13, 1982 | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | Kent | Hinkle 85 #1 | 4,000 | 26330916 |
| 174199 | Oct 13, 1982 | Oct 13, 1982 | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | Kent | Hinkle 84 #2 | 4,000 | 26330915 |
| 174198 | Oct 13, 1982 | Oct 13, 1982 | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | Kent | Hinkle 84 #1 | 4,000 | 26330914 |
| 171457 | Sep 10, 1982 | Sep 10, 1982 | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | Kent | Hinkle 96 #2 | 4,000 | 26330907 |
| 167102 | Jul 23, 1982 | Jul 23, 1982 | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | Garza | Hinkle KWK #1 | 7,670 | 16931893 |
| 166537 | Jul 16, 1982 | Jul 16, 1982 | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | Garza | Kirkpatrick, K. W. #3 | 8,300 | 16931892 |
| 164756 | Jun 25, 1982 | Jun 25, 1982 | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | Garza | Kirkpatrick, K.W. #4 | 8,300 | 16931887 |
| 162770 | Jun 4, 1982 | Jun 4, 1982 | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | Garza | Key, Mona #1 | 2,290 | 16931866 |
| 160893 | May 18, 1982 | May 18, 1982 | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | Kent | Hinlke 96 #1 | 4,000 | 26330886 |
| 152369 | Mar 8, 1982 | Mar 8, 1982 | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | Garza | Kirkpatrick K W #2 | 8,350 | 16931805 |
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/389550, documented in the API reference.