OPERATORS · RRC 881277 · P-5 STATUS Y
Validus Oper Inc
Port Aransas, TX
Watch this operatorValidus Oper Inc has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued January 24, 1995.
The RRC wellbore file lists 5 wells under its operatorship.
8 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1987; its P-5 organization report was last filed June 5, 1998.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 5 of record
- 2
- 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.
- 63%
- spud rate · 5 of 8 mature permits
- 50
- median days permit to spud · middle half 29–51
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- cancelled · 0 permits
- 3
- expired undrilled
- 1
- permits a year over 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak county → | — | 6 | 0 | Jan 24, 1995 |
| Brazos county → | — | 1 | 1 | Jan 26, 1987 |
| Goliad county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 2, 1993 |
All 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Buda | 1 | 0 |
| Austin Chalk | 1 | 0 |
| Georgetown | 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
- 80.3K
- 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
- 5
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 5
- plugged
How it got them
- 1
- permitted itself
- 4
- acquired from others
- 4
- 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 | 4 |
| Reenter | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Recompletion | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Caldwell (Austin Chalk)14710500 | 4 | 0 |
| Kurten (Buda)50424500 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Jun 5, 1998
- Address
- P O Box 1637
- Port Aransas, TX 78373
- Officers and agents
- McDonnell, Thomas P. · President/Vice President/Secreta
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 432196 | Jan 24, 1995 | Jan 24, 1995 | Validus Operating Inc. | Live Oak | Patrick #3 | 2,400 | 29734150 |
| 417794 | Nov 2, 1993 | Nov 2, 1993 | Validus Operating Inc. | Goliad | Kickendahl, L. H. #1 | 3,050 | 17532692 |
| 415018 | Aug 19, 1993 | Aug 19, 1993 | Validus Operating Inc. | Live Oak | Tullis "C" #2 | 3,900 | 29734076 |
| 410915 | Apr 22, 1993 | Apr 22, 1993 | Validus Operating Inc. | Live Oak | McLendon #2 | 1,800 | 29733823 |
| 410915 | Apr 22, 1993 | Apr 22, 1993 | Validus Operating Inc. | Live Oak | Patrick #2 | 1,800 | 29733823 |
| 401111 | Jul 22, 1992 | Jul 22, 1992 | Validus Operating Inc. | Live Oak | Patrick #1 | 2,350 | 29734036 |
| 401111 | Jul 22, 1992 | Jul 22, 1992 | Validus Operating Inc. | Live Oak | Patrick #1 | 2,350 | 29734036 |
| 325719 | Jan 26, 1987 | Jan 26, 1987 | Validus Operating Inc. | Brazos | Champion Realty Corporation #1 | 7,640 | 04131368 |
| 294481 | Jan 6, 1986 | Jan 6, 1986 | North Central Oil Corp. | Brazos | Champion Realty Corp. #1 | 8,200 | 04131368 |
| 136072 | Sep 1, 1981 | Sep 1, 1981 | Midway Oil Corp. | Burleson | Rockett #1 | 10,000 | 05131923 |
| 118314 | May 18, 1981 | May 18, 1981 | Midway Oil Corp. | Burleson | Lewis, Alfred #1-A | 8,600 | 05131566 |
| 110648 | Mar 4, 1981 | Mar 4, 1981 | Midway Oil Corp. | Lee | Williams, Romeo Estate #1 | 10,000 | 28730889 |
| 100506 | Nov 14, 1980 | Nov 14, 1980 | Midway Oil Corp. | Burleson | Knesek, Gus Estate, et AL #1 | 8,600 | 05131170 |
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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