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OPERATORS · RRC 814691  · P-5 STATUS Y

Staples, James W. Prod. Co

Tuleta, TX

Watch this operator

Staples, James W. Prod. CO has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued July 21, 2021.

The RRC wellbore file lists 37 wells under its operatorship (11 producing).

Lease reports credit it with 1.7K barrels of oil and 233 mcf of gas in the 12 months reported through April 2026, down 23% on the year before.

54 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1979; its P-5 organization report was last filed August 4, 2025.

0
permits, last 12 months
—
vs prior 12 months (0)
0
counties, 12 months
11
producing wells, of 37 of record
36
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.

41%
spud rate · 22 of 54 mature permits
28
median days permit to spud · middle half 15–58
0
spuds, last 180 days
0%
cancelled · 0 permits
32
expired undrilled
1
permits a year over 43 active years

Where

Counties by permits in the last 12 months, with all-time permits and current wells of record there.

County12 moAll timeWellsLast
Bee county →—5234Jul 21, 2021
Live Oak county →—23Jun 4, 1987

All 54 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 →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrs
Vicksburg80
Jackson10

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 →

1.7K
bbl oil, last 12 reported months
-23%
vs the 12 months before
233
mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
210K
bbl oil since reporting began

Oil, barrels

Last 12 months 1,700 · prior 12 2,208(-23%)

0200400202420252026

Gas, mcf

Last 12 months 233 · prior 12 256(-9%)

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Beyond the permit record

RRC wellbore file

Wells of record

37
on the schedule
11
producing
0
shut in
0
injection
0
temp. abandoned
23
plugged

How it got them

13
permitted itself
5
acquired from others
3
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

Bee0 active0 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 →

Type12 moPrior 12All time
Drill0027
Recompletion0025
Reenter002

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.

FieldWellsProducing
Tuleta9167700154
Normanna SW (Hockley 3600)6601950050
San Domingo S. (3100 Sd.)8019771042
San Domingo S. (Hockley)8019714240
Tuleta West (Hockley)9168514232
Normanna (Hockley 3600)6601311832
Liska5390100130
Caesar1457900120
Tuleta West (3300)9168576720
Tuleta West (Vicksburg G)9168547510
Friendship Church (Hockley)3302650010
Normanna SW (Frio 2250)6601940010

P-5 organization report

As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →

Registration
Status code Y
Last filed Aug 4, 2025
CSGD/PG/PURGas operatorOil operator
Address
P O Box 70
Tuleta, TX 78162
(361) 362-7423
Officers and agents
Staples, James W. Jr. · Partner
Staples, Jess W · Partner

Latest permits

NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorCountyLease / wellDepthAPI
871315Jul 21, 2021Jul 21, 2021Staples, James W. Prod. Co.BeeStoltzfus #61,20002532290
826594May 26, 2017May 26, 2017Staples, James W. Prod. Co.BeeStoltzfus (Estate) #33,60002530387
651726Feb 20, 2008Feb 20, 2008Staples, James W. Prod. Co.BeeDougherty Estate #23,65202531191
634929Mar 28, 2007Mar 28, 2007Staples, James W. Prod. Co.BeeFarley #13,55002531847
625335Sep 15, 2006Sep 15, 2006Staples, James W. Prod. Co.BeeDougherty Estate #13,45002531173
559952Apr 15, 2005Apr 15, 2005Staples, James W. Prod. Co.BeeDavis, Nellie S., et AL #14,30002533173
517789Feb 22, 2002Feb 22, 2002Staples, James W. Prod. Co.BeeDougherty Estate #33,66502531275
512608Aug 16, 2001Aug 16, 2001Staples, James W. Prod. Co.BeeDougherty Estate #23,65202531191
512608Aug 16, 2001Aug 16, 2001Staples, James W. Prod. Co.BeeDougherty Estate #23,65202531191
496116Jun 20, 2000Jun 20, 2000Staples, James W. Prod. Co.BeeBaker #13,10002531925
492429Mar 1, 2000Mar 1, 2000Staples, James W. Prod. Co.BeeBush, Edith Smith #13,67502531005
485362Jun 23, 1999Jun 23, 1999Staples, James W. Prod. Co.BeeMoore, Lon S. #23,70002531828
472461Feb 3, 1998Feb 3, 1998Staples, James W. Prod. Co.BeeDougherty Estate #23,65202531191
436884Jun 21, 1995Jun 21, 1995Staples, James W. Prod. Co.BeeDougherty Estate #43,80002531292
436884Jun 21, 1995Jun 21, 1995Staples, James W. Prod. Co.BeeDougherty Estate #43,80002531292

Full permit history →

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/814691, documented in the API reference.