OPERATORS · RRC 636010 · P-5 STATUS Y
Palmer, James W
Wichita Falls, TX
Watch this operatorPalmer, James W has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued May 21, 1996.
The RRC wellbore file lists 3 wells under its operatorship.
56 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1980; its P-5 organization report was last filed June 7, 2002.
- 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.
- 16%
- spud rate · 9 of 56 mature permits
- 28
- median days permit to spud · middle half 18–34
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- cancelled · 0 permits
- 46
- expired undrilled
- 4
- permits a year over 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer county → | — | 41 | 3 | Jul 16, 1985 |
| Knox county → | — | 8 | 0 | Mar 23, 1993 |
| Wichita county → | — | 7 | 0 | May 21, 1996 |
All 56 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Sand | 6 | 0 |
| Tannehill | 3 | 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
- —
- vs the 12 months before
- 0
- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 53.1K
- 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
- 3
- permitted itself
- 0
- acquired from others
- 34
- 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
By county
| Wichita | 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 | 54 |
| Field transfer | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Archer County Regular3446001 | 3 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Jun 7, 2002
- Address
- 2034 Peachtree LN
- Wichita Falls, TX 76308
- Officers and agents
- Palmer, James W · Owner
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448195 | May 21, 1996 | May 21, 1996 | Palmer, James W. | Wichita | Waggoner, W.T. Estate #1 | 2,000 | 48543217 |
| 416681 | Oct 7, 1993 | Oct 7, 1993 | Palmer, James W. | Wichita | Obenhaus B #19 | 1,990 | 48542869 |
| 410071 | Mar 23, 1993 | Mar 23, 1993 | Palmer, James W. | Knox | Styles #5 | 2,200 | 27532028 |
| 405222 | Oct 29, 1992 | Oct 29, 1992 | Palmer, James W. | Wichita | Waggoner J #36 | 1,990 | 48542720 |
| 405222 | Oct 29, 1992 | Oct 29, 1992 | Palmer, James W. | Wichita | Waggoner J #36 | 1,990 | 48542720 |
| 398101 | Apr 10, 1992 | Apr 10, 1992 | Palmer, James W. | Wichita | Openhaus "B" #18 | 1,990 | 48542560 |
| 392191 | Sep 25, 1991 | Sep 25, 1991 | Palmer, James W. | Knox | Styles #4 | 2,200 | 27532001 |
| 391166 | Aug 26, 1991 | Aug 26, 1991 | Palmer, James W. | Wichita | Obenhaus "B" #17 | 1,990 | 48542419 |
| 384251 | Feb 11, 1991 | Feb 11, 1991 | Palmer, James W. | Knox | Styles #3 | 2,200 | 27531982 |
| 373962 | Jun 5, 1990 | Jun 5, 1990 | Palmer, James W. | Knox | Styles #2 | 2,200 | 27531958 |
| 366270 | Nov 3, 1989 | Nov 3, 1989 | Palmer, James W. | Knox | Styles #1 | 2,200 | 27531933 |
| 366270 | Nov 3, 1989 | Nov 3, 1989 | Palmer, James W. | Knox | Styles #1 | 2,200 | 27531933 |
| 366270 | Nov 3, 1989 | Nov 3, 1989 | Palmer, James W. | Knox | Styles #1 | 2,200 | 27531933 |
| 280450 | Jul 16, 1985 | Jul 16, 1985 | Palmer, James W. | Archer | Buerger #15 | 1,300 | 00939010 |
| 275600 | May 21, 1985 | May 21, 1985 | Palmer, James W. | Archer | Cowan-McKinney #2 | 1,300 | 00938929 |
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/636010, documented in the API reference.