OPERATORS · RRC 467840 · P-5 STATUS Y
Kirby Expl Co. of Texas
Houston, TX
Watch this operatorKirby Expl CO. Of Texas has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued April 30, 1985.
The RRC wellbore file lists 9 wells under its operatorship.
73 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed March 4, 1992.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 9 of record
- 0
- leases it reports
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- 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.
- 42%
- spud rate · 31 of 73 mature permits
- 26
- median days permit to spud · middle half 8–64
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 4%
- cancelled · 3 permits
- 39
- expired undrilled
- 9
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavaca county → | — | 14 | 2 | Apr 1, 1985 |
| Matgrda IS-LB county → | — | 13 | 1 | May 18, 1983 |
| Brazos-LB county → | — | 12 | 1 | Jul 22, 1982 |
| Grayson county → | — | 6 | 1 | Dec 31, 1981 |
| Waller county → | — | 6 | 1 | Jan 30, 1984 |
| Roberts county → | — | 4 | 1 | Dec 31, 1982 |
| Fisher county → | — | 3 | 1 | Jun 26, 1981 |
| Wharton county → | — | 3 | 1 | Jul 9, 1980 |
| Reeves county → | — | 2 | 0 | Jul 15, 1981 |
| Austin county → | — | 1 | 0 | Sep 26, 1980 |
| Crockett county → | — | 1 | 0 | Apr 30, 1985 |
| Galveston-LB county → | — | 1 | 0 | May 7, 1981 |
| Garza county → | — | 1 | 0 | Apr 10, 1980 |
| Liberty county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jan 10, 1984 |
| Matgrda IS-SB county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 7, 1979 |
| Newton county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 13, 1979 |
| Refugio county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 25, 1978 |
| Van Zandt county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 15, 1980 |
| Williamson county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 7, 1980 |
All 73 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippian | 1 | 0 |
| Wilcox | 1 | 0 |
| Granite Wash | 1 | 0 |
| Strawn | 1 | 0 |
| Morrow | 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
- 9
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 6
- plugged
How it got them
- 6
- permitted itself
- 3
- acquired from others
- 13
- 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
| Jack | 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 →
| Type | 12 mo | Prior 12 | All time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drill | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Block 340 (Miocene C)9567500 | 1 | 0 |
| Golden Rod (3800)35594830 | 1 | 0 |
| Howth (W-1 Sand)43062500 | 1 | 0 |
| Lard Ranch (Granite Wash -C-)52019750 | 1 | 0 |
| Matagorda Block 629 (4450 SD)58207500 | 1 | 0 |
| Sherman SE. (Red Strawn)83167800 | 1 | 0 |
| Speaks N. (Frio)84980500 | 1 | 0 |
| Speaks N. (Frio F-1D)84980650 | 1 | 0 |
| Sweetwater N. (Miss. Chert)87615570 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Mar 4, 1992
- Address
- Box 1745
- Houston, TX 77251
- Officers and agents
- Wasteneys, Richard A. · President
- Kelly, Patrick W. · Vice President
- Laird, James C. · Vice President/Treasurer
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462888 | May 30, 1997 | May 30, 1997 | Berkut Corporation | Grayson | Washburn, J H #1 | 6,600 | 18130729 |
| 364705 | Oct 6, 1989 | Oct 6, 1989 | American Exploration Company | Roberts | Maulsby #24 | 10,600 | 39330808 |
| 331468 | Jun 12, 1987 | Jun 12, 1987 | Kirby Exploration Co. of Texas | Brazos-LB | State Lease 68903 #1 | 9,212 | 70430269 |
| 273975 | Apr 30, 1985 | Apr 30, 1985 | Kirby Exploration Company | Crockett | Marathon-Harris #1 | 9,000 | 10530057 |
| 271001 | Apr 1, 1985 | Apr 1, 1985 | Kirby Exploration Company | Lavaca | Fisher, Sarah #1 | 4,000 | 28531169 |
| 228243 | Jan 30, 1984 | Jan 30, 1984 | Kirby Exploration Company | Waller | Wood Unit #1 | 10,163 | 47330334 |
| 226165 | Jan 10, 1984 | Jan 10, 1984 | Kirby Exploration Company | Liberty | Texaco Fee #1 | 15,000 | 29131743 |
| 213720 | Sep 22, 1983 | Sep 22, 1983 | Kirby Exploration Company | Waller | Wood Unit #1 | 11,500 | 47330334 |
| 213719 | Sep 21, 1983 | Sep 21, 1983 | Kirby Exploration Company | Waller | Kerr, James #1 | 11,369 | 47330324 |
| 164388 | May 18, 1983 | May 18, 1983 | Kirby Exploration Company | Matgrda IS-LB | State Tract 629-L SW/4 #4 | 5,487 | 70330281 |
| 191710 | Apr 18, 1983 | Apr 18, 1983 | Kirby Exploration Company | Lavaca | B.J. Hobbs Unit #4 | 3,100 | 28531517 |
| 183662 | Dec 31, 1982 | Dec 31, 1982 | Kirby Exploration Company | Roberts | Maulsby #24 | 9,557 | 39330808 |
| 177675 | Nov 17, 1982 | Nov 17, 1982 | Kirby Exploration Company | Matgrda IS-LB | State Tract 659-L NW/4 #3 | 5,564 | 70330291 |
| 166789 | Jul 22, 1982 | Jul 22, 1982 | Kirby Exploration Company | Brazos-LB | State Lease 68903 NE/4 340-L #1 | 10,700 | 70430215 |
| 166276 | Jul 14, 1982 | Jul 14, 1982 | Kirby Exploration Company | Lavaca | Barnes, L.M. #1 | 2,500 | 28531381 |
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/467840, documented in the API reference.