OPERATORS · RRC 876520  · P-5 STATUS Y

Union Oil Co of California

Union Oil CO Of California has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued June 26, 2019.

The RRC wellbore file lists 619 wells under its operatorship.

2,336 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed September 2, 2022.

0
permits, last 12 months
—
vs prior 12 months (0)
0
counties, 12 months
0
producing wells, of 619 of record
307
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.

64%
spud rate · 1,491 of 2,336 mature permits
30
median days permit to spud · middle half 12–65
0
spuds, last 180 days
0%
cancelled · 4 permits
840
expired undrilled
54
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
Andrews county →—64089Mar 16, 2000
Van Zandt county →—413250Jun 26, 2019
Gaines county →—30126May 22, 2000
Ector county →—17014Dec 30, 1999
Borden county →—8315Aug 26, 1999
Duval county →—790Oct 29, 1981
Jackson county →—7318May 14, 1998
Crockett county →—701Feb 25, 1999
Hockley county →—5513Apr 11, 1996
Cochran county →—4227Jul 13, 1994
Howard county →—341Sep 17, 1998
Pecos county →—337May 2, 2000
Orange county →—211Jan 15, 1998
Reeves county →—213Feb 18, 2000
Montague county →—184Oct 29, 1992
Garza county →—162Jan 12, 1996
Liberty county →—150Jun 18, 1997
Sterling county →—150Jan 26, 1993
Ochiltree county →—139Nov 3, 1992
Hemphill county →—111Sep 13, 1995
Matagorda county →—112Apr 7, 1998
Mustang IS-LB county →—110Mar 14, 2003
Winkler county →—1117May 25, 2000
Panola county →—101Jun 15, 1981
Reagan county →—101Nov 30, 1992
Scurry county →—101Sep 28, 1990
Crane county →—95Jul 12, 1993
Brewster county →—80Feb 11, 1991
Henderson county →—82Nov 15, 2002
Lubbock county →—810Nov 21, 1983
Freestone county →—63Mar 7, 2002
Lipscomb county →—62Aug 1, 1991
Wharton county →—69Jul 16, 1997
Brazoria county →—52Nov 16, 1982
Galveston county →—57Jan 31, 1985
Mustang IS-SB county →—50Mar 1, 2002
Roberts county →—53Apr 9, 1986
Terry county →—50Mar 18, 1992
Val Verde county →—50Oct 17, 1995
Wood county →—50Jul 7, 1993
Bee county →—46Sep 17, 1979
Fayette county →—40Feb 8, 1982
Hale county →—40Jan 6, 1984
High IS-LB county →—40May 16, 1983
Houston county →—34May 25, 1983
Madison county →—34Apr 22, 1985
Matgrda IS-SB county →—31Jun 6, 1980
Polk county →—30Jul 12, 1984
Upshur county →—30Apr 10, 2002
Brazos-LB county →—20Feb 15, 1999
Kenedy county →—20Jan 21, 1986
LA Salle county →—20Jul 28, 1983
Leon county →—20Feb 27, 1985
Terrell county →—20Feb 17, 1981
Upton county →—20Sep 11, 1979
Ward county →—26Jul 8, 1980
Austin county →—10Jun 24, 1980
Bastrop county →—10Jul 18, 1977
Calhoun county →—11Jun 5, 2001
Chambers county →—13Dec 12, 2002
Concho county →—10Jul 18, 1978
Dawson county →—10Nov 23, 1987
Galveston-LB county →—10Jul 3, 1979
Hansford county →—10Mar 19, 1991
Hardin county →—10Aug 21, 1995
Irion county →—10Nov 29, 1979
Jefferson county →—13Apr 20, 1994
Midland county →—15Jul 28, 1978
Newton county →—10May 26, 1994
Presidio county →—10Dec 5, 1980
Rains county →—11May 18, 1993
San Augustine county →—10Sep 28, 1984
S Padre IS-LB county →—10Sep 18, 1980
Sutton county →—12Nov 6, 1987
Webb county →—10Aug 23, 1977

All 2,336 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
Yates6271
Clear Fork5330
San Andres5130
Glorieta4010
Rustler3001
Wolfcamp2351
Queen2120
Grayburg2070
Austin Chalk1867
Tubb1820
Pennsylvanian1621
Pecan Gap1557
Devonian1390
Canyon1380
Strawn1331

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
79M
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

619
on the schedule
0
producing
0
shut in
0
injection
0
temp. abandoned
331
plugged

How it got them

161
permitted itself
58
acquired from others
1,330
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 318
0
permitted bbl/day, active
0
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Jun 2025
reported through

By county

Andrews0 active0 bbl/d
Van Zandt0 active0 bbl/d
Ector0 active0 bbl/d
Gaines0 active0 bbl/d
Hockley0 active0 bbl/d
Garza0 active0 bbl/d
Howard0 active0 bbl/d
Borden0 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
Drill001,736
Recompletion00527
Other0041
Reenter0016
Field transfer0011
Reclass005

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
Van930420011190
Van (Austin Chalk)93042166450
Van (Shallow)93042498300
Riley North76707001240
Van (Pecan Gap)93042390220
Levelland53411001210
Fuhrman-Mascho33176001150
Reinecke75780001130
Andrews (Wolfcamp)2725750130
Spraberry (Trend Area)85280300120
Andrews (Wolfcamp-Penn.)2725760120
Smyer84345001120

P-5 organization report

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

Registration
Status code Y
Last filed Sep 2, 2022
Address
6301 Deauville Blvd
Midland, TX 79706
(800) 231-0623
Officers and agents
Corporate Service Company · Texas Resident Agent
Gustavson, Jeffrey Brix · President
Hatfield, Mark Gregory · Vice President
Reilly, Marguerite Teresa · Treasurer

Latest permits

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

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorCountyLease / wellDepthAPI
914224Mar 20, 2026Mar 20, 2026Basa Resources, Inc.Van ZandtTunnell, I. P. 300 #181,60046730902
874506Nov 17, 2021Nov 17, 2021Basa Resources, Inc.Van ZandtCrim, J. F. 16 #105,10046731004
870485Jun 18, 2021Jun 18, 2021Basa Resources, Inc.Van ZandtBrawner, L. M. 10 #205,59246730994
854499Jun 26, 2019Jun 26, 2019Union Oil Company of CaliforniaVan ZandtSwain, W. F. 9 #125,70146730983
832774Nov 14, 2017Nov 14, 2017Seguro Oil and Gas, LLCCranePure-University #312,01910331046
820101Nov 22, 2016Nov 22, 2016Union Oil Company of CaliforniaVan ZandtCrim, J. F. 16 #95,20046730997
813024Jan 7, 2016Jan 7, 2016Union Oil Company of CaliforniaVan ZandtYork, W. A. 13 #83,10246730748
809128Sep 11, 2015Sep 11, 2015Union Oil Company of CaliforniaVan ZandtBrawner, L. M. 10 #235,20046731005
809820Sep 10, 2015Sep 10, 2015Union Oil Company of CaliforniaVan ZandtBracken, J. A. 503 #52,96946700604
801718Dec 17, 2014Dec 17, 2014Union Oil Company of CaliforniaVan ZandtW. T. Jarman #37295,20046731032
794224Oct 16, 2014Oct 16, 2014Union Oil Company of CaliforniaVan ZandtRay, S. R. #27,25046730925
796082Oct 3, 2014Oct 3, 2014Union Oil Company of CaliforniaVan ZandtPeters, R 29 #105,56146731027
780576Mar 22, 2014Mar 22, 2014Union Oil Company of CaliforniaVan ZandtSwain, W. F. 36 #103,25046730785
774471Dec 13, 2013Dec 13, 2013Union Oil Company of CaliforniaVan ZandtI.W. Thompson 401 #192,10046730823
774455Dec 13, 2013Dec 13, 2013Union Oil Company of CaliforniaVan ZandtW.F. Swain 36 #93,23046730765

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/876520, documented in the API reference.