OPERATORS · RRC 829430 · P-5 STATUS Y
Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Midland
Dallas, TX
Watch this operatorSun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Midland has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued July 26, 1989.
The RRC wellbore file lists 1,127 wells under its operatorship.
1,284 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed August 3, 1992.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
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- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 1.13K 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.
- 38%
- spud rate · 482 of 1,284 mature permits
- 33
- median days permit to spud · middle half 14–68
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 2%
- cancelled · 20 permits
- 780
- expired undrilled
- 99
- permits a year over 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ector county → | — | 133 | 9 | Nov 17, 1988 |
| Mitchell county → | — | 112 | 2 | May 13, 1981 |
| Starr county → | — | 112 | 218 | Jul 17, 1989 |
| Jim Wells county → | — | 73 | 68 | Apr 12, 1989 |
| Chambers county → | — | 49 | 61 | Jun 21, 1989 |
| Coke county → | — | 46 | 39 | Dec 12, 1988 |
| Kleberg county → | — | 44 | 15 | Jun 2, 1989 |
| Dimmit county → | — | 38 | 25 | Jul 26, 1982 |
| Andrews county → | — | 31 | 13 | Jun 29, 1989 |
| Cochran county → | — | 28 | 0 | Apr 21, 1983 |
| Nueces county → | — | 25 | 39 | Nov 1, 1982 |
| Victoria county → | — | 24 | 57 | Jul 5, 1989 |
| Hemphill county → | — | 22 | 12 | Dec 28, 1987 |
| Galveston county → | — | 21 | 14 | Jun 19, 1989 |
| Wise county → | — | 20 | 9 | Feb 18, 1981 |
| Ochiltree county → | — | 19 | 36 | Apr 21, 1987 |
| Winkler county → | — | 19 | 6 | May 22, 1989 |
| Garza county → | — | 18 | 5 | May 8, 1981 |
| Eastland county → | — | 17 | 3 | Jun 16, 1983 |
| Jefferson county → | — | 17 | 18 | May 16, 1989 |
| Refugio county → | — | 17 | 20 | Dec 12, 1988 |
| Duval county → | — | 16 | 8 | Feb 27, 1981 |
| Panola county → | — | 16 | 10 | Jul 21, 1989 |
| Roberts county → | — | 16 | 3 | Jul 7, 1987 |
| Titus county → | — | 14 | 11 | Sep 7, 1982 |
| Crockett county → | — | 13 | 2 | Apr 19, 1982 |
| Hardin county → | — | 12 | 3 | May 30, 1989 |
| Howard county → | — | 12 | 2 | Mar 31, 1989 |
| Nolan county → | — | 12 | 16 | Apr 3, 1989 |
| Palo Pinto county → | — | 12 | 1 | Jul 26, 1989 |
| Glasscock county → | — | 11 | 3 | May 31, 1989 |
| Smith county → | — | 11 | 13 | Dec 19, 1988 |
| Jack county → | — | 10 | 4 | Sep 24, 1979 |
| Jim Hogg county → | — | 10 | 10 | Jul 3, 1979 |
| Loving county → | — | 9 | 4 | Jun 29, 1989 |
| Stephens county → | — | 9 | 2 | Jun 2, 1989 |
| Jackson county → | — | 8 | 33 | Feb 14, 1989 |
| Karnes county → | — | 8 | 10 | Dec 28, 1982 |
| Washington county → | — | 8 | 6 | May 28, 1982 |
| Wheeler county → | — | 8 | 1 | Feb 25, 1987 |
| Gray county → | — | 7 | 7 | Nov 5, 1987 |
| Brooks county → | — | 6 | 6 | May 8, 1989 |
| Dawson county → | — | 6 | 0 | Dec 5, 1980 |
| Fisher county → | — | 6 | 1 | Aug 8, 1980 |
| Erath county → | — | 5 | 3 | Jan 19, 1989 |
| Hidalgo county → | — | 5 | 19 | Apr 26, 1989 |
| Knox county → | — | 5 | 0 | Feb 2, 1989 |
| Matagorda county → | — | 5 | 18 | Mar 6, 1989 |
| Pecos county → | — | 5 | 6 | Apr 22, 1983 |
| Polk county → | — | 5 | 4 | Apr 17, 1984 |
| Reeves county → | — | 5 | 1 | Feb 4, 1982 |
| Throckmorton county → | — | 5 | 1 | Oct 24, 1988 |
| Upton county → | — | 5 | 0 | Nov 2, 1988 |
| Yoakum county → | — | 5 | 3 | Jul 23, 1979 |
| Zavala county → | — | 5 | 28 | Apr 7, 1989 |
| Hutchinson county → | — | 4 | 15 | Apr 4, 1980 |
| Montgomery county → | — | 4 | 39 | Jan 27, 1978 |
| Wilson county → | — | 4 | 10 | Jan 15, 1980 |
| Wood county → | — | 4 | 3 | Aug 13, 1984 |
| Archer county → | — | 3 | 0 | May 19, 1978 |
| Goliad county → | — | 3 | 8 | Aug 24, 1988 |
| Grayson county → | — | 3 | 2 | Mar 3, 1989 |
| Hockley county → | — | 3 | 1 | Oct 19, 1979 |
| Kent county → | — | 3 | 2 | May 29, 1981 |
| McMullen county → | — | 3 | 7 | Jan 18, 1989 |
| Moore county → | — | 3 | 0 | Sep 10, 1984 |
| Stonewall county → | — | 3 | 4 | Mar 23, 1981 |
| Upshur county → | — | 3 | 0 | May 18, 1981 |
| Ward county → | — | 3 | 0 | Aug 12, 1986 |
| Brazoria county → | — | 2 | 1 | Sep 1, 1978 |
| Brazos-SB county → | — | 2 | 0 | Dec 6, 1988 |
| Frio county → | — | 2 | 0 | Jun 13, 1989 |
| Hansford county → | — | 2 | 4 | Jan 31, 1985 |
| Harris county → | — | 2 | 1 | Apr 19, 1984 |
| Harrison county → | — | 2 | 0 | Oct 8, 1980 |
| Houston county → | — | 2 | 5 | Nov 2, 1988 |
| King county → | — | 2 | 1 | Mar 14, 1989 |
| Lavaca county → | — | 2 | 2 | Jun 8, 1979 |
| Leon county → | — | 2 | 3 | Mar 12, 1981 |
| Lipscomb county → | — | 2 | 2 | Jun 30, 1987 |
| Midland county → | — | 2 | 0 | Feb 21, 1989 |
| Reagan county → | — | 2 | 3 | Feb 4, 1983 |
| Rusk county → | — | 2 | 5 | Jul 21, 1980 |
| San Patricio county → | — | 2 | 4 | Oct 7, 1980 |
| Val Verde county → | — | 2 | 0 | Apr 25, 1978 |
| Wharton county → | — | 2 | 1 | Apr 25, 1989 |
| Austin county → | — | 1 | 9 | Oct 27, 1977 |
| Bee county → | — | 1 | 1 | Oct 23, 1979 |
| Camp county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 22, 1981 |
| Cherokee county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 10, 1980 |
| Colorado county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 12, 1977 |
| Cooke county → | — | 1 | 2 | May 5, 1980 |
| Crane county → | — | 1 | 1 | Oct 26, 1979 |
| Dickens county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 21, 1986 |
| Edwards county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jun 20, 1977 |
| Fayette county → | — | 1 | 0 | Apr 2, 1982 |
| Freestone county → | — | 1 | 0 | Sep 4, 1979 |
| Gaines county → | — | 1 | 0 | Mar 5, 1980 |
| Haskell county → | — | 1 | 2 | Jun 14, 1977 |
| Kenedy county → | — | 1 | 4 | Jul 20, 1977 |
| LA Salle county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jun 30, 1989 |
| Liberty county → | — | 1 | 0 | Apr 13, 1984 |
| Lubbock county → | — | 1 | 0 | Aug 11, 1978 |
| Marion county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 12, 1984 |
| Mustang IS-SB county → | — | 1 | 0 | Aug 1, 1978 |
| Navarro county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jan 23, 1981 |
| N Padre IS-LB county → | — | 1 | 0 | Feb 14, 1978 |
| Scurry county → | — | 1 | 3 | Jan 21, 1981 |
| Terry county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jan 22, 1982 |
| Williamson county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jun 23, 1982 |
All 1,284 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 36 | 0 |
| San Andres | 35 | 0 |
| Yates | 30 | 0 |
| Tubb | 27 | 0 |
| Grayburg | 26 | 0 |
| Caddo | 22 | 0 |
| Coleman Junction | 21 | 0 |
| Holt | 18 | 0 |
| Queen | 18 | 0 |
| Douglas | 17 | 0 |
| Cleveland | 14 | 0 |
| Seven Rivers | 13 | 0 |
| Tonkawa | 13 | 0 |
| Rustler | 13 | 0 |
| Ellenburger | 12 | 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
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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
- 1,127
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 401
- plugged
How it got them
- 24
- permitted itself
- 88
- acquired from others
- 538
- 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 70
- 0
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 0
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
By county
| Coke | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Starr | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Titus | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Nolan | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Mitchell | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Jim Wells | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Stonewall | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Taylor | 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 | 773 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 433 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| Field transfer | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Big Wells (San Miguel)8072500 | 34 | 0 |
| Millican (Strawn Reef)61600333 | 29 | 0 |
| Guerra37300001 | 21 | 0 |
| Conroe20211001 | 19 | 0 |
| Big Wells NE. (San Miguel)8075666 | 17 | 0 |
| Francitas North32535001 | 17 | 0 |
| Conroe ( Cockfield Upper)20211040 | 16 | 0 |
| Panhandle Hutchinson County Fld.68887001 | 15 | 0 |
| Rowan & Hope (Penn. Reef)78632500 | 15 | 0 |
| Hitts Lake (Paluxy)41713333 | 13 | 0 |
| Audas-Graham (Capps Lime)4345333 | 12 | 0 |
| Midfields61048001 | 11 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Aug 3, 1992
- Address
- P.O. Box 2880
- Dallas, TX 75221
- Officers and agents
- CT Corporation System · Texas Resident Agent
- McCormick, James E. · President
- Roberts, James E. · Vice President
- Box, Jerry W. · Vice President
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 811754 | Nov 23, 2015 | Nov 23, 2015 | Shenandoah Resources LLC | Garza | Big Red One #111R | 7,850 | 16930113 |
| 785781 | Jun 2, 2014 | Jun 2, 2014 | Shenandoah Petroleum Corporation | Garza | Big Red One #112R | 7,900 | 16930125 |
| 769617 | Sep 12, 2013 | Sep 12, 2013 | Shenandoah Petroleum Corporation | Garza | Big Red One #131 R | 7,854 | 16930070 |
| 767650 | Aug 8, 2013 | Aug 8, 2013 | Shenandoah Petroleum Corporation | Garza | Big Red One #111R | 7,850 | 16930113 |
| 636451 | Jul 3, 2007 | Jul 3, 2007 | Capco Offshore of Texas, Inc. | Galveston | Zinn and Forman #10 | 7,851 | 16700921 |
| 557492 | Feb 14, 2005 | Feb 14, 2005 | Riata Energy, Inc. | Pecos | LA Escalera #1501 | 9,000 | 37130810 |
| 549041 | Aug 9, 2004 | Aug 9, 2004 | EL Campo Operating, LLC | Duval | Govt. Wells, N. #304 | 2,015 | 13130928 |
| 543782 | Apr 1, 2004 | Apr 1, 2004 | J V a Operating Company, Inc. | Mitchell | McCabe, J. F. -B- #3 | 7,260 | 33532399 |
| 542080 | Feb 18, 2004 | Feb 18, 2004 | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Hidalgo | Peter Van Scherpe #2 | 9,550 | 21530192 |
| 542080 | Feb 18, 2004 | Feb 18, 2004 | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Hidalgo | Van Scherpe, Peter #2 | 10,330 | 21530192 |
| 522870 | Aug 19, 2002 | Aug 19, 2002 | S N D Energy Company, Inc. | Victoria | McFaddin #145 | 4,290 | 46902264 |
| 519381 | Jul 8, 2002 | Jul 8, 2002 | Magnum Producing & Operating Co. | Austin | Mikeska #2 | 10,510 | 01500624 |
| 509240 | May 21, 2001 | May 21, 2001 | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC | Hidalgo | Scherpe, Peter Van #2 | 12,325 | 21530192 |
| 472242 | Jan 15, 1998 | Jan 15, 1998 | Oryx Energy Company | Chambers | Seabreeze Land Co #7 | 10,750 | 07130560 |
| 470330 | Dec 2, 1997 | Dec 2, 1997 | S N D Energy Company, Inc. | Victoria | McFaddin #1046 | 5,872 | 46902265 |
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/829430, documented in the API reference.