OPERATORS · RRC 884905 · P-5 STATUS Y
Via Oil Co
Spring, TX
Watch this operatorVia Oil CO has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued May 16, 2000.
The RRC wellbore file lists 5 wells under its operatorship.
3 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1996; its P-5 organization report was last filed November 4, 2025.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
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- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 5 of record
- 5
- leases it reports
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- 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 3 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Wilcox | 2 | 0 |
| Midway | 1 | 0 |
| Pecan Gap | 1 | 0 |
| Woodbine | 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 →
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- bbl oil, last 12 reported months
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- vs the 12 months before
- 0
- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 1.1K
- 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
- 4
- plugged
How it got them
- 1
- permitted itself
- 4
- acquired from others
- 0
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Drill | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Duncan (Frio 4360)26492315 | 1 | 0 |
| Fondren Ranch (Yegua 4350)31839650 | 1 | 0 |
| Pearsall (Austin Chalk)69981125 | 1 | 0 |
| Splendora E. (6530 Yegua)85246560 | 1 | 0 |
| Wildcat6001 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Nov 4, 2025
- Gas operator
- Address
- 17918 Loring LN
- Spring, TX 77388
- Officers and agents
- Fargason, Mason L. · President/Secretary/Treasurer
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495536 | May 16, 2000 | May 16, 2000 | Via Oil Company | Walker | Smithers #1H | 11,642 | 47130275 |
| 484502 | May 21, 1999 | May 21, 1999 | Via Oil Company | Walker | Smithers, E. M. Company #1A | 11,165 | 47130247 |
| 450867 | Jul 29, 1996 | Jul 29, 1996 | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Walker | Smithers #1H | 12,000 | 47130275 |
| 450867 | Jul 29, 1996 | Jul 29, 1996 | Via Oil Company | Walker | Smithers #1H | 11,642 | 47130275 |
| 439497 | Sep 6, 1995 | Sep 6, 1995 | Tamarack Petroleum Company, Inc. | Colorado | Agnello #1 | 6,000 | 08931945 |
| 381658 | Nov 28, 1990 | Nov 28, 1990 | Flournoy Production Co. | LA Salle | Harris #1H | 7,300 | 28331393 |
| 355090 | Jan 11, 1989 | Jan 11, 1989 | Chase Energy, Inc. | Montgomery | Karbowski #1 | 8,000 | 33930826 |
| 211907 | Sep 13, 1983 | Sep 13, 1983 | Sierra Production Co. | Wharton | Duncan, Cameron #1 | 10,500 | 48132558 |
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/884905, documented in the API reference.