OPERATORS · RRC 489240 · P-5 STATUS Y
Laughlin, W. M
Premont, TX
Watch this operatorLaughlin, W. M has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued October 30, 1989.
The RRC wellbore file lists 22 wells under its operatorship.
74 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed April 1, 1992.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
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- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 22 of record
- 1
- 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.
- 34%
- spud rate · 25 of 74 mature permits
- 8
- median days permit to spud · middle half 3–24
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 1%
- cancelled · 1 permits
- 48
- expired undrilled
- 6
- permits a year over 13 active years
Where
Counties by permits in the last 12 months, with all-time permits and current wells of record there.
All 74 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yegua | 6 | 0 |
| Frio | 4 | 0 |
| Jackson | 2 | 0 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 2 | 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 →
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- 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
- 22
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 18
- plugged
How it got them
- 14
- permitted itself
- 2
- acquired from others
- 19
- 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
| Jim Wells | 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 | 53 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| A S O G (4800)220916 | 2 | 0 |
| A S O G (Frio -E-1-)220166 | 2 | 0 |
| Braman (8150)11338700 | 2 | 0 |
| Independence South (2500)44364250 | 2 | 0 |
| Premont-Murchison72967001 | 2 | 0 |
| Premont (Singer 3100)72946684 | 2 | 0 |
| Wildcat8001 | 2 | 0 |
| Premont (Bardo Sand)72946076 | 1 | 0 |
| Santa Cruz North (2450)80849800 | 1 | 0 |
| Premont NW. (2630)72949500 | 1 | 0 |
| A S O G (Frio -E-1- Seg B)220249 | 1 | 0 |
| Avery Kibbe (3500)4499100 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Apr 1, 1992
- Address
- P O Drawer E %susan L Cherry
- Premont, TX 78375
- Officers and agents
- Laughlin, Julia K. · Owner
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 815652 | May 17, 2016 | May 17, 2016 | Progas Operating, Inc | Jim Wells | Laughlin-Suarez #1 | 4,000 | 24931643 |
| 534717 | Jul 29, 2003 | Jul 29, 2003 | Duval Gas Gathering Corporation | Jim Wells | Laughlin, C. M. #1 | 4,457 | 24903175 |
| 534717 | Jul 29, 2003 | Jul 29, 2003 | Duval Gas Gathering Corporation | Jim Wells | Laughlin, C. M. #1 | 4,457 | 24903175 |
| 364622 | Oct 30, 1989 | Oct 30, 1989 | Laughlin, W. M. | Duval | Canales Heirs #3 | 5,995 | 13137279 |
| 364077 | Sep 20, 1989 | Sep 20, 1989 | Laughlin, W. M. | Duval | Talley-Kibbe #5 | 8,177 | 13137059 |
| 362752 | Aug 18, 1989 | Aug 18, 1989 | Laughlin, W. M. | Jim Wells | Livingston Unit #1 | 8,000 | 24932129 |
| 357490 | May 9, 1989 | May 9, 1989 | Laughlin, W. M. | Duval | Canales Heirs #2 | 6,500 | 13137213 |
| 357548 | Apr 6, 1989 | Apr 6, 1989 | Laughlin, W. M. | Jim Wells | English, John & Nelson #1 | 8,000 | 24932110 |
| 351030 | Oct 14, 1988 | Oct 14, 1988 | Laughlin, W. M. | Duval | Canales Heirs #1 | 8,000 | 13137150 |
| 351851 | Oct 6, 1988 | Oct 6, 1988 | Laughlin, W. M. | Jim Wells | The Salvation Army #3 | 5,800 | 24932090 |
| 351851 | Oct 6, 1988 | Oct 6, 1988 | Laughlin, W. M. | Jim Wells | The Salvation Army #3 | 6,300 | 24932090 |
| 351678 | Sep 27, 1988 | Sep 27, 1988 | Laughlin, W. M. | Jim Wells | Salvation Army The #2 | 5,800 | 24932089 |
| 348070 | Jul 14, 1988 | Jul 14, 1988 | Laughlin, W. M. | Jim Wells | Laughlin, C. M. "A" #3 | 4,900 | 24931437 |
| 339717 | Dec 4, 1987 | Dec 4, 1987 | Laughlin, W. M. | Jim Wells | Foster, Doris et AL #6 | 8,850 | 24932045 |
| 338732 | Nov 13, 1987 | Nov 13, 1987 | Laughlin, W. M. | Duval | Talley-Kibbe #5 | 8,350 | 13137059 |
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/489240, documented in the API reference.