OPERATORS · RRC 559300 · P-5 STATUS Y
Megargel Drlg. Co
Megargel, TX
Watch this operatorMegargel Drlg. CO has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued April 16, 1986.
The RRC wellbore file lists 16 wells under its operatorship.
40 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed June 15, 1990.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 16 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.
- 33%
- spud rate · 13 of 40 mature permits
- 3
- median days permit to spud · middle half 1–4
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- cancelled · 0 permits
- 27
- expired undrilled
- 4
- permits a year over 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox county → | — | 24 | 2 | Apr 16, 1986 |
| Gonzales county → | — | 5 | 0 | Apr 16, 1981 |
| Brazos county → | — | 4 | 0 | Nov 30, 1982 |
| Jack county → | — | 4 | 0 | Aug 7, 1979 |
| Archer county → | — | 2 | 0 | Aug 10, 1977 |
| Callahan county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jun 17, 1985 |
All 40 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tannehill | 14 | 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
- 16
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 7
- plugged
How it got them
- 0
- permitted itself
- 3
- acquired from others
- 26
- 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 2
- 0
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 0
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
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 | 40 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor County Regular6334001 | 2 | 0 |
| K-M-A47902001 | 2 | 0 |
| Madison (Dyson)56576500 | 2 | 0 |
| Mayme-Tee (Tannehill)58686500 | 2 | 0 |
| Wilbarger County Regular97331001 | 2 | 0 |
| Haskell County Regular39583001 | 2 | 0 |
| Boozer (Conglomerate)10620333 | 1 | 0 |
| Fruitland (Caddo)33119333 | 1 | 0 |
| Stanley N. (Strawn Up.)85556500 | 1 | 0 |
| Young County Regular (Gas)99480498 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Jun 15, 1990
- Address
- P. O. Box 356
- Megargel, TX 76370
- Officers and agents
- Livingston, F.L. · Partner
- Murphy, W.V. · Partner
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 534346 | Jul 28, 2003 | Jul 28, 2003 | Dry Fork Production Co., LLC | Wilbarger | King-Waggoner A #2A | 2,980 | 48730141 |
| 479142 | Sep 15, 1998 | Sep 15, 1998 | Chance Oil Co., Inc. | Wilbarger | King-Waggoner #2A | 2,980 | 48730141 |
| 301314 | Apr 16, 1986 | Apr 16, 1986 | Megargel Drlg. Co. | Knox | Livingston Ranch #401 | 2,700 | 27531766 |
| 300959 | Apr 14, 1986 | Apr 14, 1986 | Megargel Drlg. Co. | Knox | Livingston Ranch #322 | 2,700 | 27531865 |
| 300690 | Apr 7, 1986 | Apr 7, 1986 | Megargel Drlg. Co. | Knox | Livingston Ranch #321 | 2,700 | 27531762 |
| 300225 | Mar 25, 1986 | Mar 25, 1986 | Megargel Drlg. Co. | Knox | Livingston Ranch #320 | 2,700 | 27531759 |
| 299430 | Mar 12, 1986 | Mar 12, 1986 | Megargel Drlg. Co. | Knox | Livingston Ranch #319 | 2,700 | 27531755 |
| 299088 | Mar 6, 1986 | Mar 6, 1986 | Megargel Drlg. Co. | Knox | Livingston Ranch #318 | 2,700 | 27531754 |
| 297912 | Feb 18, 1986 | Feb 18, 1986 | Megargel Drlg. Co. | Knox | Livingston Ranch #317 | 2,700 | 27531751 |
| 297110 | Feb 6, 1986 | Feb 6, 1986 | Megargel Drlg. Co. | Knox | Livingston Ranch #316 | 2,700 | 27531750 |
| 296917 | Feb 4, 1986 | Feb 4, 1986 | Megargel Drlg. Co. | Knox | Livingston Ranch #315 | 2,700 | 27531749 |
| 296127 | Jan 24, 1986 | Jan 24, 1986 | Megargel Drlg. Co. | Knox | Livingston Ranch #314 | 2,700 | 27531745 |
| 295961 | Jan 22, 1986 | Jan 22, 1986 | Megargel Drlg. Co. | Knox | Livingston Ranch #313 | 2,700 | 27531744 |
| 295377 | Jan 15, 1986 | Jan 15, 1986 | Megargel Drlg. Co. | Knox | Livingston Ranch #312 | 2,700 | 27531741 |
| 295010 | Jan 10, 1986 | Jan 10, 1986 | Megargel Drlg. Co. | Knox | Livingston Ranch #304 | 2,700 | 27531708 |
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/559300, documented in the API reference.