OPERATORS · RRC 881571 · P-5 STATUS Y
Vanek, R. J
Iowa Park, TX
Watch this operatorVanek, R. J has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued July 3, 2002.
The RRC wellbore file lists 28 wells under its operatorship (3 producing).
Lease reports credit it with 22 barrels of oil and 13 mcf of gas in the 12 months reported through April 2026.
It holds 1 active disposal or injection permit, injecting 2.42K barrels in the 12 months reported through June 2025.
4 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1993; its P-5 organization report was last filed May 4, 2026.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 3
- producing wells, of 28 of record
- 2
- leases it reports
- —
- horizontal, 12 months
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED OCT 29, 2026
Where
Counties by permits in the last 12 months, with all-time permits and current wells of record there.
All 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | 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 →
- 22
- bbl oil, last 12 reported months
- —
- vs the 12 months before
- 13
- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 84.1K
- bbl oil since reporting began
Oil, barrels
Last 12 months 22 · prior 12 132(-83%)
Gas, mcf
Last 12 months 13 · prior 12 24(-46%)
Beyond the permit record
RRC wellbore file
Wells of record
- 28
- on the schedule
- 3
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 1
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 24
- plugged
How it got them
- 1
- permitted itself
- 12
- acquired from others
- 2
- 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
- 1
- active UIC permits of 13
- 50
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 2.42K
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
By county
| Wichita | 1 active | 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drill | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita County Regular97155001 | 28 | 3 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed May 4, 2026
- Oil operator
- Address
- 5941 Pace Road
- Iowa Park, TX 76367
- (940) 631-4421
- Officers and agents
- Vanek, Ricky Joe · Sole Proprietor,owner
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521512 | Jul 3, 2002 | Jul 3, 2002 | Vanek, R. J. | Wichita | Watkins, J. A. #32 | 1,999 | 48543735 |
| 493723 | Apr 14, 2000 | Apr 14, 2000 | Vanek, R. J. | Wichita | Kempner, Lee #39 | 1,999 | 48543536 |
| 408443 | Feb 2, 1993 | Feb 2, 1993 | Vanek, R. J. | Wichita | J. & J. Waggoner "D" #28 | 300 | 48542774 |
| 408443 | Feb 2, 1993 | Feb 2, 1993 | Vanek, R. J. | Wichita | Waggoner, J. & J. "D" #28 | 800 | 48542774 |
| 218964 | Oct 27, 1983 | Oct 27, 1983 | Galaxy Oil Company | Wichita | Waggoner, J & J "D" #26 | 450 | 48539620 |
| 204575 | Aug 8, 1983 | Aug 8, 1983 | Galaxy Oil Company | Wichita | Waggoner, J & J "D" #24 | 2,000 | 48539056 |
| 164198 | Jun 21, 1982 | Jun 21, 1982 | Galaxy Oil Company | Wichita | Waggoner, J & J "D" #22 | 450 | 48538321 |
| 164197 | Jun 21, 1982 | Jun 21, 1982 | Galaxy Oil Company | Wichita | Waggoner, J & J "D" #21 | 450 | 48538320 |
| 164196 | Jun 21, 1982 | Jun 21, 1982 | Galaxy Oil Company | Wichita | Waggoner, J & J "D" #23 | 450 | 48538319 |
| 133060 | Sep 14, 1981 | Sep 14, 1981 | Galaxy Oil Company | Wichita | Waggoner, J & J D #20 | 2,000 | 48537769 |
| 133058 | Sep 14, 1981 | Sep 14, 1981 | Galaxy Oil Company | Wichita | Waggoner, J. & J. D #19 | 400 | 48537768 |
| 128696 | Aug 5, 1981 | Aug 5, 1981 | Galaxy Oil Company | Wichita | Waggoner, J & J-D #15 | 600 | 48537667 |
| 128694 | Aug 5, 1981 | Aug 5, 1981 | Galaxy Oil Company | Wichita | Waggoner, J & J-D #16 | 600 | 48537665 |
| 128692 | Aug 5, 1981 | Aug 5, 1981 | Galaxy Oil Company | Wichita | Waggoner, J & J -D #17 | 600 | 48537664 |
| 128691 | Aug 5, 1981 | Aug 5, 1981 | Galaxy Oil Company | Wichita | Waggoner, J & J -D #18 | 600 | 48537663 |
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/881571, documented in the API reference.