OPERATORS · RRC 774719 · P-5 STATUS Y
Shell Western E&P
Houston, TX
Watch this operatorShell Western E&P has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued October 20, 2021.
The RRC wellbore file lists 244 wells under its operatorship.
1,756 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1992; its P-5 organization report was last filed November 4, 2025.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 244 of record
- 341
- 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.
- 81%
- spud rate · 1,420 of 1,756 mature permits
- 65
- median days permit to spud · middle half 31–115
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- cancelled · 1 permits
- 335
- expired undrilled
- 59
- permits a year over 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loving county → | — | 678 | 90 | Oct 20, 2021 |
| Hidalgo county → | — | 317 | 44 | Jan 4, 2011 |
| Webb county → | — | 242 | 2 | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Starr county → | — | 139 | 28 | Dec 21, 2010 |
| Ward county → | — | 126 | 23 | Aug 8, 2019 |
| Dimmit county → | — | 96 | 1 | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Winkler county → | — | 66 | 10 | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Parker county → | — | 53 | 8 | May 18, 2007 |
| Zapata county → | — | 24 | 4 | Jul 10, 2006 |
| Maverick county → | — | 4 | 5 | Dec 21, 2010 |
| Reeves county → | — | 3 | 17 | Jul 21, 2017 |
| Duval county → | — | 2 | 0 | Jun 20, 2001 |
| Terry county → | — | 2 | 0 | Mar 17, 2012 |
| Zavala county → | — | 2 | 0 | Nov 29, 2010 |
| Brazos county → | — | 1 | 1 | Jun 18, 2008 |
| Lynn county → | — | 1 | 1 | Nov 18, 2011 |
All 1,756 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 587 | 1 |
| Cherry Canyon | 491 | 0 |
| Bone Spring | 486 | 0 |
| Brushy Canyon | 476 | 0 |
| Bell Canyon | 460 | 0 |
| Wolfcamp | 458 | 0 |
| Vicksburg | 208 | 1 |
| Eagle Ford | 206 | 0 |
| Austin Chalk | 206 | 0 |
| San Miguel | 143 | 0 |
| Barnett | 38 | 0 |
| Marble Falls | 36 | 0 |
| Bend | 34 | 0 |
| Rustler | 25 | 1 |
| Avalon | 25 | 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
- 110M
- 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
- 244
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 125
- plugged
How it got them
- 85
- permitted itself
- 139
- acquired from others
- 1,028
- 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 31
- 0
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 0
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
By county
| Loving | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Ward | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Winkler | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Pecos | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Reeves | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Brooks | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Parker | 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 | 1,638 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 101 |
| Field transfer | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Reenter | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Phantom (Wolfcamp)71052900 | 55 | 0 |
| Sandbar (Bone Spring)80544500 | 28 | 0 |
| Wildcat20001 | 11 | 0 |
| Toyah NW (Shale)90890700 | 8 | 0 |
| Jeanita (Cherry Canyon)46041500 | 8 | 0 |
| Haley (Lwr. Wolfcamp-Penn Cons.)38118300 | 6 | 0 |
| McAllen Ranch (Vksbg P-V S Cons)58742342 | 6 | 0 |
| Dimmitt (Delaware Cons)24853600 | 6 | 0 |
| Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated)41537250 | 6 | 0 |
| McAllen Ranch(vicksburg-U-V- SE)58742900 | 5 | 0 |
| Cadre (Vicksburg Patriot)14567450 | 4 | 0 |
| Fandango West30150001 | 4 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Nov 4, 2025
- Condensate gatheringOil gathering
- Address
- PO Box 576
- Houston, TX 77001
- (713) 454-3197
- Officers and agents
- CT Corporation System · Texas Resident Agent
- Shell Energy Holding GP LLC · General Partner
- Rathgeb, Hromas M. · Vice President
- Borgmeier, Lynn S. · Secretary
- Hablinski, Cynthia V. · Treasurer
- McKibbin, Debora · Secretary
- Jones, Deforester L. · President
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 873683 | Oct 20, 2021 | Oct 20, 2021 | Shell Western E&P | Loving | Geller 54-2-37 Lov Unit #8HH | 10,800 | 30135674 |
| 873682 | Oct 20, 2021 | Oct 20, 2021 | Shell Western E&P | Loving | Geller 54-2-37 Lov Unit #7HH | 10,300 | 30135673 |
| 873386 | Oct 7, 2021 | Oct 7, 2021 | Shell Western E&P | Loving | Link-VJ Ranch 55-2-15 Lov NE #5HH | 11,400 | 30135669 |
| 872426 | Sep 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Shell Western E&P | Loving | University 20 PW Unit #4201HH | 12,050 | 30135657 |
| 872425 | Sep 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Shell Western E&P | Loving | University 20 PW Unit #4202HH | 12,050 | 30135656 |
| 872424 | Sep 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Shell Western E&P | Loving | University 20 PW Unit #4203HH | 12,050 | 30135655 |
| 872419 | Sep 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Shell Western E&P | Loving | University 20 PW Unit #3104HH | 12,050 | 30135654 |
| 872418 | Sep 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Shell Western E&P | Loving | University 20 PW Unit #3105HH | 12,050 | 30135652 |
| 872417 | Sep 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Shell Western E&P | Loving | University 20 PW Unit #3106HH | 12,050 | 30135645 |
| 872262 | Sep 1, 2021 | Sep 1, 2021 | Shell Western E&P | Loving | VJ Ranch-Link 55-2-22 Lov SD #5HH | 11,500 | 30135637 |
| 872261 | Sep 1, 2021 | Sep 1, 2021 | Shell Western E&P | Loving | VJ Ranch-Link 55-2-22 Lov SC #4HH | 11,500 | 30135636 |
| 872260 | Sep 1, 2021 | Sep 1, 2021 | Shell Western E&P | Loving | VJ Ranch-Link 55-2-22 Lov SB #3HH | 11,500 | 30135635 |
| 872259 | Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | Shell Western E&P | Loving | VJ Ranch-Link 55-2-22 Lov SA #2HH | 11,500 | 30135634 |
| 871685 | Aug 4, 2021 | Aug 4, 2021 | Shell Western E&P | Loving | University 19 PW Unit #2006HH | 12,100 | 30135610 |
| 871684 | Aug 4, 2021 | Aug 4, 2021 | Shell Western E&P | Loving | University 19 PW Unit #2007HH | 12,100 | 30135609 |
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/774719, documented in the API reference.