OPERATORS · RRC 881442 · P-5 STATUS Y
Van Oper, Ltd
Albany, TX
Watch this operatorVan Oper, Ltd has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued February 13, 2017.
The RRC wellbore file lists 416 wells under its operatorship.
96 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1995; its P-5 organization report was last filed December 10, 2021.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 416 of record
- 303
- 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.
- 89%
- spud rate · 85 of 96 mature permits
- 40
- median days permit to spud · middle half 22–70
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- cancelled · 0 permits
- 11
- expired undrilled
- 4
- permits a year over 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shackelford county → | — | 67 | 305 | May 5, 2016 |
| Jones county → | — | 8 | 2 | Dec 23, 1997 |
| Callahan county → | — | 6 | 79 | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Wise county → | — | 4 | 0 | Jun 29, 2005 |
| Throckmorton county → | — | 3 | 2 | Oct 27, 2000 |
| Nolan county → | — | 2 | 0 | Nov 14, 1995 |
| Stephens county → | — | 2 | 22 | Nov 15, 2002 |
| Stonewall county → | — | 2 | 0 | Feb 15, 1996 |
| Hardeman county → | — | 1 | 0 | Aug 23, 2000 |
| Knox county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 17, 2008 |
All 96 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 21 | 0 |
| Strawn | 11 | 0 |
| Mississippian | 10 | 0 |
| Palo Pinto | 8 | 0 |
| Duffer | 5 | 0 |
| Chester | 3 | 0 |
| Barnett | 3 | 0 |
| Tannehill | 2 | 0 |
| Saddle Creek | 2 | 0 |
| Ellenburger | 2 | 0 |
| Gunsight | 1 | 0 |
| Wolfcamp | 1 | 0 |
| Cisco | 1 | 0 |
| Canyon | 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
- 2.62M
- 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
- 416
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 377
- plugged
How it got them
- 44
- permitted itself
- 185
- acquired from others
- 23
- 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 57
- 0
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 0
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
By county
| Shackelford | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Callahan | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Stephens | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Fisher | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Drill | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Reenter | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Field transfer | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shackelford County Regular82522001 | 92 | 0 |
| Shackelford Ne(miss)82518500 | 57 | 0 |
| Nail (Cook Upper)64332500 | 31 | 0 |
| Herr-King (Cross Cut)40730333 | 30 | 0 |
| Callahan County Regular14820001 | 25 | 0 |
| Pannell S. (Strawn)68961800 | 22 | 0 |
| Herr-King N. (Cross Cut)40732333 | 12 | 0 |
| Wildcat14001 | 6 | 0 |
| Echols (Marble Falls)27444500 | 5 | 0 |
| Spurgin (Congl)85424400 | 4 | 0 |
| Pannel S. (Ellen)68961500 | 4 | 0 |
| Marsha (Ellen)57712500 | 3 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Dec 10, 2021
- Address
- PO Drawer 2530
- Albany, TX 76430
- (325) 725-4542
- Officers and agents
- Avj Exploration Corp · General Partner
- Jones, Kirk C. · President
- Holloway, Patti Jones · Director
- Fitzgibbons, Don · Secretary
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 822784 | Feb 13, 2017 | Feb 13, 2017 | Van Operating, Ltd. | Callahan | Dyer 2988 #4 | 4,000 | 05937105 |
| 815353 | May 5, 2016 | May 5, 2016 | Van Operating, Ltd. | Shackelford | Griffin Givens Unit #1R | 4,900 | 41737201 |
| 788214 | Jul 8, 2014 | Jul 8, 2014 | Van Operating, Ltd. | Shackelford | Fort Griffin Unit #1D | 4,700 | 41739500 |
| 788214 | Jul 8, 2014 | Jul 8, 2014 | Van Operating, Ltd. | Shackelford | Fort Griffin Unit #1D | 4,700 | 41739500 |
| 759789 | Apr 2, 2013 | Apr 2, 2013 | Van Operating, Ltd. | Shackelford | Newcomb #1HH | 4,600 | 41739382 |
| 749046 | Oct 12, 2012 | Oct 12, 2012 | Schkade, Harold | Shackelford | Hickman, Reaves -A- #701 | 1,000 | 41731700 |
| 747692 | Sep 14, 2012 | Sep 14, 2012 | Van Operating, Ltd. | Shackelford | South Green 54 #3 | 4,700 | 41739323 |
| 747692 | Sep 14, 2012 | Sep 14, 2012 | Van Operating, Ltd. | Shackelford | South Green '54' #3 | 4,700 | 41739323 |
| 730024 | Jan 17, 2012 | Jan 17, 2012 | Van Operating, Ltd. | Shackelford | Walker-Buckler Oil Unit #1 | 4,500 | 41735257 |
| 700351 | Aug 17, 2010 | Aug 17, 2010 | Van Operating, Ltd. | Shackelford | Green, W. H. Estate A #4 | 4,718 | 41733995 |
| 693768 | Apr 20, 2010 | Apr 20, 2010 | Van Operating, Ltd. | Shackelford | NE Shackelford Unit #173 | 4,650 | 41732356 |
| 688536 | Dec 11, 2009 | Dec 11, 2009 | Midville Energy, LLC. | Shackelford | Pico "395" #1HH | 4,710 | 41739038 |
| 688536 | Dec 11, 2009 | Dec 11, 2009 | Midville Energy, LLC. | Shackelford | Pico "395" #1HH | 4,710 | 41739038 |
| 674874 | Nov 17, 2008 | Nov 17, 2008 | Van Operating, Ltd. | Knox | Spike Box 412 #1 | 3,000 | 27532225 |
| 655793 | Mar 3, 2008 | Mar 3, 2008 | Midville Energy, LLC. | Shackelford | Pico '808' #1HH | 4,700 | 41738802 |
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/881442, documented in the API reference.