OPERATORS · RRC 875431 · P-5 STATUS Y
U. S. Oper, Inc
Dallas, TX
Watch this operatorU. S. Oper, Inc has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued July 6, 2015.
The RRC wellbore file lists 143 wells under its operatorship.
Lease reports credit it with 10.2K barrels of oil and 145K mcf of gas in the 12 months reported through April 2026, down 72% on the year before.
495 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed September 4, 2025.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 143 of record
- 75
- 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 · 203 of 495 mature permits
- 33
- median days permit to spud · middle half 14–94
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 2%
- cancelled · 12 permits
- 279
- expired undrilled
- 13
- permits a year over 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee county → | — | 278 | 57 | Sep 8, 2010 |
| Burleson county → | — | 63 | 32 | Jun 10, 1991 |
| Dimmit county → | — | 48 | 33 | Jan 5, 1999 |
| Webb county → | — | 25 | 2 | Feb 15, 1991 |
| Washington county → | — | 18 | 3 | Mar 11, 1983 |
| Fayette county → | — | 12 | 6 | Mar 23, 2005 |
| LA Salle county → | — | 11 | 4 | May 1, 1981 |
| Wise county → | — | 7 | 0 | Nov 5, 2002 |
| Zavala county → | — | 5 | 0 | Jan 23, 1980 |
| Clay county → | — | 4 | 0 | Dec 21, 2000 |
| Wilson county → | — | 4 | 1 | Nov 10, 1981 |
| DE Witt county → | — | 3 | 1 | Oct 13, 2003 |
| Glasscock county → | — | 2 | 0 | Jul 25, 1985 |
| Ward county → | — | 2 | 0 | Apr 6, 1984 |
| Yoakum county → | — | 2 | 0 | Sep 13, 1984 |
| Cooke county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 18, 2003 |
| Dawson county → | — | 1 | 1 | Jun 26, 1984 |
| Foard county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 6, 2015 |
| Freestone county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 24, 1981 |
| Gregg county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 28, 1980 |
| Jackson county → | — | 1 | 3 | Jun 8, 1989 |
| Marion county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 29, 1983 |
| Midland county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jan 5, 1984 |
| Navarro county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jan 26, 1981 |
| Reeves county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 9, 1984 |
| Upshur county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 22, 1981 |
All 495 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 116 | 0 |
| Pecan Gap | 53 | 0 |
| Eagle Ford | 46 | 0 |
| Olmos | 25 | 0 |
| Navarro | 21 | 0 |
| San Miguel | 16 | 0 |
| Escondido | 7 | 0 |
| Barnett | 6 | 0 |
| Buda | 6 | 0 |
| Taylor | 5 | 0 |
| Wolfcamp | 4 | 0 |
| Marble Falls | 4 | 0 |
| Caddo | 3 | 0 |
| Midway | 3 | 0 |
| Wilcox | 2 | 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 →
- 10.2K
- bbl oil, last 12 reported months
- -72%
- vs the 12 months before
- 145K
- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 5.09M
- bbl oil since reporting began
Gas, mcf
Last 12 months 144,688 · prior 12 611,271(-76%)
Oil, barrels
Last 12 months 10,241 · prior 12 36,369(-72%)
Beyond the permit record
RRC wellbore file
Wells of record
- 143
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 128
- plugged
How it got them
- 103
- permitted itself
- 30
- acquired from others
- 112
- permitted, now run by others
Acquired means the well's permit names a different operator than the schedule does today. Transfers and operator numbers →
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 | 357 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 127 |
| Reenter | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Giddings (Austin Chalk-3)34733500 | 48 | 0 |
| Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas)34773550 | 24 | 0 |
| Catarina SW. (Olmos)16340500 | 23 | 0 |
| Giddings (Austin Chalk A)34733501 | 17 | 0 |
| Pearsall (Austin Chalk)69981125 | 8 | 0 |
| Catarina SW. (San Miguel-Gas)16340900 | 5 | 0 |
| Giddings (Buda)34733600 | 4 | 0 |
| High Star (Frio)41305200 | 2 | 0 |
| Giddings (Navarro Oil)34733624 | 2 | 0 |
| Hidden Valley SE. (Olmos)41096500 | 1 | 0 |
| High Star (Frio 4700)41305300 | 1 | 0 |
| Mission Valley ( 5 100)62150200 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Sep 4, 2025
- Address
- 17950 Preston RD Ste 330
- Dallas, TX 75252
- (979) 542-3107
- Officers and agents
- Whitehead, Steven Craig · Secretary,treasurer
- Williams, Matthew Jason · President
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 807894 | Jul 6, 2015 | Jul 6, 2015 | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Foard | Uso #1701 | 8,000 | 15530797 |
| 701575 | Sep 8, 2010 | Sep 8, 2010 | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Lee | Jeneva (Navarro) #2 | 6,000 | 28732580 |
| 697818 | Jun 21, 2010 | Jun 21, 2010 | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Lee | Joan #2 | 8,182 | 28731331 |
| 697101 | Jun 11, 2010 | Jun 11, 2010 | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Lee | Margaret #2 | 8,447 | 28730691 |
| 696486 | May 27, 2010 | May 27, 2010 | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Lee | Irene #1 | 8,225 | 28731018 |
| 695815 | May 18, 2010 | May 18, 2010 | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Lee | Kerry #1 | 8,195 | 28731036 |
| 675469 | Nov 26, 2008 | Nov 26, 2008 | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Lee | Jane #1 | 8,110 | 28730779 |
| 662576 | Jul 9, 2008 | Jul 9, 2008 | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Lee | Leona #1 | 9,512 | 28731499 |
| 657616 | Apr 7, 2008 | Apr 7, 2008 | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Lee | Joan #1 | 8,135 | 28730522 |
| 657615 | Apr 1, 2008 | Apr 1, 2008 | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Lee | Dee #1 | 8,140 | 28730575 |
| 650103 | Dec 12, 2007 | Dec 12, 2007 | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Lee | Haley #1 | 8,200 | 28730569 |
| 645173 | Aug 30, 2007 | Aug 30, 2007 | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Lee | Mabel #1 | 8,435 | 28730821 |
| 644727 | Aug 30, 2007 | Aug 30, 2007 | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Lee | Delta Dawn (Navarro) #2 | 6,000 | 28732542 |
| 644305 | Aug 20, 2007 | Aug 20, 2007 | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Lee | Harriet (Navarro) #1 | 6,000 | 28732540 |
| 644304 | Aug 20, 2007 | Aug 20, 2007 | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Lee | Irene (Navarro) #1 | 6,000 | 28732541 |
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.
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