OPERATORS · RRC 829440 · P-5 STATUS Y
Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Houston
Houston, TX
Watch this operatorSun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Houston has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued August 30, 1983.
The RRC wellbore file lists 75 wells under its operatorship.
483 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 75 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.
- 33%
- spud rate · 159 of 483 mature permits
- 44
- median days permit to spud · middle half 19–82
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 1%
- cancelled · 6 permits
- 316
- expired undrilled
- 69
- permits a year over 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimmit county → | — | 91 | 2 | Apr 20, 1983 |
| Duval county → | — | 51 | 0 | Jun 22, 1983 |
| Starr county → | — | 48 | 13 | Jun 21, 1983 |
| Galveston county → | — | 41 | 3 | May 26, 1983 |
| Chambers county → | — | 31 | 10 | Jun 6, 1983 |
| Jackson county → | — | 31 | 15 | Jul 22, 1983 |
| Jefferson county → | — | 22 | 2 | Feb 8, 1983 |
| Karnes county → | — | 20 | 1 | Jun 30, 1983 |
| Nueces county → | — | 19 | 5 | May 10, 1983 |
| Hardin county → | — | 17 | 4 | May 10, 1983 |
| Victoria county → | — | 17 | 5 | Aug 11, 1983 |
| Atascosa county → | — | 13 | 0 | Nov 15, 1982 |
| Refugio county → | — | 13 | 6 | Mar 10, 1983 |
| Wilson county → | — | 10 | 0 | Mar 29, 1983 |
| Jim Hogg county → | — | 9 | 1 | Jun 6, 1983 |
| Houston county → | — | 7 | 0 | Dec 31, 1982 |
| Liberty county → | — | 6 | 0 | Jul 12, 1983 |
| Webb county → | — | 6 | 0 | Dec 16, 1982 |
| Williamson county → | — | 6 | 3 | Aug 30, 1983 |
| San Patricio county → | — | 4 | 0 | May 28, 1982 |
| Brazoria county → | — | 3 | 0 | Apr 29, 1982 |
| Orange county → | — | 3 | 0 | Dec 1, 1982 |
| Calhoun county → | — | 2 | 2 | Feb 4, 1980 |
| Fayette county → | — | 2 | 0 | Sep 17, 1982 |
| Harris county → | — | 2 | 0 | Jun 8, 1983 |
| LA Salle county → | — | 2 | 0 | Jun 13, 1983 |
| Washington county → | — | 2 | 1 | Oct 22, 1981 |
| Zavala county → | — | 2 | 0 | Sep 21, 1981 |
| Guadalupe county → | — | 1 | 0 | Mar 15, 1979 |
| Kleberg county → | — | 1 | 0 | Sep 21, 1981 |
| Montgomery county → | — | 1 | 1 | Jan 22, 1980 |
All 483 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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Miguel | 11 | 0 |
| Frio | 10 | 1 |
| Yegua | 9 | 0 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 7 | 0 |
| Escondido | 5 | 0 |
| Wilcox | 4 | 0 |
| Austin Chalk | 3 | 0 |
| Anahuac | 2 | 0 |
| Olmos | 2 | 0 |
| Greta | 2 | 0 |
| Midway | 1 | 0 |
| Eagle Ford | 1 | 0 |
| Woodbine | 1 | 0 |
| Rodessa | 1 | 0 |
| Pettit | 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 →
- 0
- bbl oil, last 12 reported months
- —
- 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
- 75
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 50
- plugged
How it got them
- 23
- permitted itself
- 21
- acquired from others
- 188
- 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
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 | 261 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 215 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oyster Bayou (Minor Res.)67947568 | 4 | 0 |
| Swan Lake (8700 Lo.)87479884 | 3 | 0 |
| Chapman Abbott17047001 | 3 | 0 |
| Richard King76410001 | 3 | 0 |
| Swan Lake (8700)87479880 | 2 | 0 |
| Saratoga West81063001 | 2 | 0 |
| Greta (1300)36867662 | 2 | 0 |
| Francitas North32535001 | 2 | 0 |
| Garcia (Solis)33954620 | 2 | 0 |
| Greta (4400)36867780 | 2 | 0 |
| Caplen (FB-6 1-W)15491826 | 1 | 0 |
| Falls City (Lmoc)30119620 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed —
- Address
- P.O. Box 1501
- Houston, TX 77251
- Officers and agents
- None listed.
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 907363 | Apr 23, 2025 | Apr 23, 2025 | Shore Petroleum Corp. | Victoria | Zorilla-Malone #8W | 7,400 | 46931492 |
| 681863 | Jun 8, 2009 | Jun 8, 2009 | Cambrian Management, Ltd. | Refugio | J.M. O'Brien #66 | 4,522 | 39130427 |
| 675803 | Jan 14, 2009 | Jan 14, 2009 | Cambrian Management, Ltd. | Refugio | O'Brien, J. M. #66 | 4,522 | 39130427 |
| 615682 | Mar 13, 2006 | Mar 13, 2006 | Chilton Energy | Jackson | G.T. Brooking #35 | 7,350 | 23930413 |
| 551583 | Sep 29, 2004 | Sep 29, 2004 | Devon Louisiana Corporation | Karnes | Olinick, Jerome #14 | 6,420 | 25500049 |
| 502845 | Dec 20, 2000 | Dec 20, 2000 | Capco Resources Corporation | Galveston | Cade Estate #14 | 5,300 | 16730689 |
| 465013 | Jul 17, 1997 | Jul 17, 1997 | Headington Oil Company | Jackson | Hudgins, T. J. #4 | 4,942 | 23931550 |
| 459408 | Apr 9, 1997 | Apr 9, 1997 | PI Energy, Inc. | Victoria | Shelton-West Unit "B" #1 | 7,500 | 46931492 |
| 436681 | Jun 9, 1995 | Jun 9, 1995 | American Exploration Company | Jefferson | Broussard & Hebert #8 | 7,503 | 24502075 |
| 406958 | Jan 20, 1993 | Jan 20, 1993 | Dewbre Petroleum Corporation | Refugio | O'Brien, J. M. #66 | 4,300 | 39130427 |
| 400208 | Jun 24, 1992 | Jun 24, 1992 | American Exploration Company | Jackson | Brooking, G. T. #24 | 7,375 | 23903163 |
| 390346 | Aug 1, 1991 | Aug 1, 1991 | Sanhall Corporation | Washington | Smith, Rufus #3 | 1,838 | 47700084 |
| 387897 | May 13, 1991 | May 13, 1991 | American Exploration Company | Jackson | Brookings, G. T. #35 | 7,350 | 23930413 |
| 326101 | Feb 10, 1987 | Feb 10, 1987 | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Lafayette | Galveston | Cade Estate #14 | 5,300 | 16730689 |
| 304452 | Jul 22, 1986 | Jul 22, 1986 | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Jackson | Brooking, G. T. #24 | 8,993 | 23903163 |
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/829440, documented in the API reference.