OPERATORS · RRC 809335 · P-5 STATUS Y
Spence, Ralph
Tyler, TX
Watch this operatorSpence, Ralph has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued April 23, 1986.
The RRC wellbore file lists 8 wells under its operatorship.
13 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1978; its P-5 organization report was last filed August 5, 1995.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 8 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.
- 31%
- spud rate · 4 of 13 mature permits
- 36
- median days permit to spud · middle half 30–50
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- cancelled · 0 permits
- 9
- expired undrilled
- 2
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith county → | — | 5 | 0 | Oct 25, 1985 |
| Limestone county → | — | 4 | 4 | Apr 23, 1986 |
| Cherokee county → | — | 1 | 1 | Apr 1, 1985 |
| Hopkins county → | — | 1 | 0 | Feb 24, 1986 |
| Van Zandt county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 22, 1985 |
| Wood county → | — | 1 | 0 | Sep 26, 1980 |
All 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Peak | 3 | 0 |
| James Lime | 2 | 0 |
| Goodland | 2 | 0 |
| Pettit | 2 | 0 |
| Glen Rose | 2 | 0 |
| Rodessa | 1 | 0 |
| BMA | 1 | 0 |
| Nacatoch | 1 | 0 |
| Pecan Gap | 1 | 0 |
| Austin Chalk | 1 | 0 |
| Woodbine | 1 | 0 |
| Paluxy | 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 →
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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
- 8
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 1
- plugged
How it got them
- 0
- permitted itself
- 0
- acquired from others
- 5
- 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
| Anderson | 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 | 10 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fleeto (Sub-Clarksville)31404500 | 2 | 0 |
| Pokey (Travis Peak)72170500 | 2 | 0 |
| Oletha SW. (Rodessa)67108500 | 1 | 0 |
| Pokey (Travis Peak Lower)72170700 | 1 | 0 |
| Ricappy (Pettit)76319333 | 1 | 0 |
| Stewards Mill E. (Rodessa -A-)86067500 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Aug 5, 1995
- Address
- 813 First Place
- Tyler, TX 75702
- Officers and agents
- Spence, Ralph · Owner
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301386 | Apr 23, 1986 | Apr 23, 1986 | Spence, Ralph | Limestone | Reynolds, T. E. Family #2 | 7,500 | 29330004 |
| 298633 | Feb 28, 1986 | Feb 28, 1986 | Spence, Ralph | Limestone | Reynolds, T. E. Family #3 | 7,650 | 29330827 |
| 298365 | Feb 24, 1986 | Feb 24, 1986 | Spence, Ralph | Hopkins | Johnson, G. A. #1 | 4,811 | 22330053 |
| 291327 | Nov 22, 1985 | Nov 22, 1985 | Spence, Ralph | Van Zandt | Mathews, W. H. #1 | 4,700 | 46730634 |
| 288348 | Oct 25, 1985 | Oct 25, 1985 | Spence, Ralph | Smith | Marsh Estate #2 | 11,500 | 42331043 |
| 273107 | Apr 19, 1985 | Apr 19, 1985 | Spence, Ralph | Smith | Fee #1R | 12,500 | 42330991 |
| 273098 | Apr 19, 1985 | Apr 19, 1985 | Spence, Ralph | Smith | Fee #1R | 12,500 | 42330991 |
| 271208 | Apr 1, 1985 | Apr 1, 1985 | Spence, Ralph | Cherokee | Stewart, et AL #1 | 9,000 | 07330648 |
| 270431 | Mar 25, 1985 | Mar 25, 1985 | Spence, Ralph | Smith | Backwood Circle #1 | 11,000 | 42330981 |
| 260746 | Dec 7, 1984 | Dec 7, 1984 | Spence, Ralph | Limestone | Wild Turkey #1 | 7,650 | 29330773 |
| 250860 | Sep 10, 1984 | Sep 10, 1984 | Spence, Ralph | Smith | Fee #1 | 12,500 | 42330885 |
| 93898 | Sep 26, 1980 | Sep 26, 1980 | Spence, Ralph | Wood | Herring, Leonard #1 | 4,250 | 49930868 |
| 33207 | Sep 21, 1978 | Sep 21, 1978 | Spence, Ralph | Limestone | Spurlock, W. J. #1 | 7,294 | 29380200 |
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/809335, documented in the API reference.