OPERATORS · RRC 92480 · P-5 STATUS Y
Bridwell Oil Co
Wichita Falls, TX · most active in Archer County
Watch this operatorBridwell Oil CO was issued 5 drilling permits in the past 12 months, versus 6 in the prior year, across 2 counties led by Archer with 4. 0% were horizontal.
None were issued in the past 90 days.
The RRC wellbore file lists 1,442 wells under its operatorship (231 producing, 18 shut in).
Lease reports credit it with 320K barrels of oil and 281K mcf of gas in the 12 months reported through April 2026, down 10% on the year before.
It holds 79 active disposal or injection permits, injecting 3.94M barrels in the 12 months reported through June 2025.
1,144 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed November 4, 2025.
- 5
- permits, last 12 months
- -17%
- vs prior 12 months (6)
- 2
- counties, 12 months
- 231
- producing wells, of 1.44K of record
- 357
- leases it reports
- 0%
- 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.
- 44%
- spud rate · 507 of 1,143 mature permits
- 21
- median days permit to spud · middle half 6–49
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days -100%
- 0%
- cancelled · 3 permits
- 633
- expired undrilled
- 23
- permits a year over 50 active years
Permits issued by month
LAST 23 MONTHS · BY ISSUE DATE
Last 12 months 19
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer county → | 4 | 110 | 234 | May 18, 2026 |
| Stonewall county → | 1 | 11 | 8 | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Clay county → | — | 294 | 301 | Oct 2, 2018 |
| Montague county → | — | 119 | 161 | Jul 8, 2022 |
| Jack county → | — | 98 | 75 | Sep 4, 2014 |
| Haskell county → | — | 63 | 31 | Aug 24, 2009 |
| Shackelford county → | — | 48 | 45 | Sep 17, 2014 |
| Wichita county → | — | 40 | 30 | Nov 30, 2018 |
| Runnels county → | — | 30 | 39 | Apr 25, 2018 |
| Bee county → | — | 23 | 51 | May 8, 2025 |
| Crosby county → | — | 23 | 24 | Apr 29, 2024 |
| Foard county → | — | 22 | 9 | Jan 17, 2001 |
| Stephens county → | — | 22 | 11 | Mar 2, 1992 |
| Taylor county → | — | 19 | 55 | Dec 27, 2012 |
| Wise county → | — | 18 | 25 | Jul 1, 2019 |
| Duval county → | — | 16 | 29 | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Jones county → | — | 15 | 28 | Jun 2, 1982 |
| King county → | — | 14 | 5 | May 6, 2005 |
| Coleman county → | — | 13 | 89 | Sep 15, 1983 |
| Concho county → | — | 13 | 3 | Dec 5, 1994 |
| Fisher county → | — | 12 | 3 | Dec 7, 1987 |
| Young county → | — | 12 | 19 | Jul 24, 1997 |
| Jim Wells county → | — | 11 | 34 | Mar 24, 2023 |
| Baylor county → | — | 9 | 5 | May 5, 1983 |
| Erath county → | — | 9 | 6 | Apr 7, 1994 |
| Cottle county → | — | 8 | 3 | Aug 3, 2007 |
| Callahan county → | — | 7 | 35 | Jul 30, 1985 |
| Grayson county → | — | 7 | 5 | Nov 24, 1999 |
| Eastland county → | — | 6 | 5 | Feb 9, 1982 |
| Knox county → | — | 6 | 20 | Aug 22, 2013 |
| Coke county → | — | 5 | 3 | Apr 1, 1985 |
| Live Oak county → | — | 5 | 0 | Jul 3, 1989 |
| Wilbarger county → | — | 5 | 0 | Jul 11, 1985 |
| Hamilton county → | — | 3 | 1 | Apr 1, 1980 |
| Kent county → | — | 3 | 2 | May 20, 1982 |
| Nolan county → | — | 3 | 7 | Sep 12, 1983 |
| Andrews county → | — | 2 | 2 | Aug 25, 2011 |
| DE Witt county → | — | 2 | 0 | Jun 12, 1991 |
| Dickens county → | — | 2 | 0 | Apr 9, 1985 |
| Fort Bend county → | — | 2 | 4 | Nov 4, 1983 |
| Hardeman county → | — | 2 | 1 | Jun 5, 1985 |
| Lubbock county → | — | 2 | 0 | Apr 19, 2011 |
| Throckmorton county → | — | 2 | 2 | Nov 1, 2018 |
| Bailey county → | — | 1 | 0 | Apr 1, 1987 |
| Childress county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jan 22, 1985 |
| Dawson county → | — | 1 | 2 | Feb 12, 2008 |
| Palo Pinto county → | — | 1 | 1 | Feb 17, 1978 |
| Scurry county → | — | 1 | 0 | Oct 16, 1985 |
| Terry county → | — | 1 | 2 | Mar 19, 1991 |
| Tom Green county → | — | 1 | 0 | Oct 22, 1997 |
| Upton county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 27, 2010 |
All 1,144 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 | 115 | 0 |
| Bryson | 110 | 6 |
| Strawn | 74 | 10 |
| Gunsight | 58 | 9 |
| Marble Falls | 44 | 0 |
| Canyon | 33 | 10 |
| Thomas Sand | 25 | 7 |
| Cisco | 25 | 0 |
| Ellenburger | 24 | 0 |
| Palo Pinto | 24 | 0 |
| Clear Fork | 21 | 2 |
| San Andres | 20 | 2 |
| Glorieta | 19 | 2 |
| Mississippian | 19 | 0 |
| Yates | 18 | 2 |
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 →
- 320K
- bbl oil, last 12 reported months
- -10%
- vs the 12 months before
- 281K
- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 13.4M
- bbl oil since reporting began
Oil, barrels
Last 12 months 319,559 · prior 12 355,131(-10%)
Gas, mcf
Last 12 months 281,275 · prior 12 347,786(-19%)
Beyond the permit record
RRC wellbore file
Wells of record
- 1,442
- on the schedule
- 231
- producing
- 18
- shut in
- 56
- injection
- 1
- temp. abandoned
- 946
- plugged
How it got them
- 582
- permitted itself
- 89
- acquired from others
- 168
- 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
- 79
- active UIC permits of 334
- 54.4K
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 3.94M
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
By county
| Clay | 24 active | 10.1K bbl/d |
| Archer | 16 active | 8.55K bbl/d |
| Bee | 5 active | 8.2K bbl/d |
| Crosby | 7 active | 7.75K bbl/d |
| Montague | 5 active | 3.45K bbl/d |
| Dickens | 3 active | 3K bbl/d |
| Ector | 1 active | 3K bbl/d |
| Terry | 1 active | 2.5K 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 | 5 | 6 | 977 |
| Reenter | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 106 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Field transfer | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reclass | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Archer County Regular3446001 | 154 | 38 |
| Clay County Regular18707001 | 124 | 20 |
| Montague County Regular62528001 | 92 | 46 |
| Coleman County Regular19511001 | 84 | 0 |
| Halsell Pool38357001 | 57 | 2 |
| Smyrna (Atoka)84360300 | 45 | 5 |
| Chalk Hill North16761001 | 42 | 1 |
| Nevins (Gardner)65037500 | 32 | 6 |
| Lazy -B- (Strawn)52511600 | 28 | 8 |
| Papalote E. (3250 -B-)69044664 | 28 | 5 |
| Wichita County Regular97155001 | 27 | 8 |
| Stewart (Marble Falls)86109700 | 24 | 1 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Nov 4, 2025
- Gas operatorOil operator
- Address
- PO Box 1830
- Wichita Falls, TX 76307
- (940) 632-8246
- Officers and agents
- Bridwell Alb, LP · Partner
- Nora Blbw LLC · Partner
- Bowdle Management, Inc · General Partner,of Bridwell Alb,
- Andrea Blbw LLC · Partner
- Dorman, Bently · Trustee
- Berman, Richard · Trustee
- Shores, Gary · President,of Bowdle Management I
- Henry, Bob · Secretary,treasurer,of Bowdle MA
- All 15 on the P-5 →
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 919735 | Oct 30, 2026 | Oct 28, 2026 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Clay | Halsell, Furd -A- #33 | 4,875 | 07780847 |
| 915642 | May 18, 2026 | May 18, 2026 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Archer | Westfork #4 | 6,000 | 00943427 |
| 913870 | Mar 6, 2026 | Mar 6, 2026 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Archer | Westfork #3 | 7,000 | 00943415 |
| 913870 | Mar 6, 2026 | Mar 6, 2026 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Archer | Westfork #3 | 7,000 | 00943415 |
| 913871 | Mar 6, 2026 | Mar 6, 2026 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Archer | Bridwell Archer Ranch -C- #2 | 6,000 | 00943416 |
| 912112 | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Stonewall | Beakley #1 | 7,000 | 43334257 |
| 909102 | Jul 14, 2025 | Jul 14, 2025 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Archer | Bridwell Archer Ranch -D- #8 | 5,000 | 00943390 |
| 908846 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Archer | Bridwell Archer Ranch -R- #2 | 9,000 | 00943388 |
| 907819 | May 8, 2025 | May 8, 2025 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Bee | Murphy, Willie #9R | 4,000 | 02534076 |
| 905380 | Jan 29, 2025 | Jan 29, 2025 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Archer | Bridwell Archer Ranch -M- #5 | 4,000 | 00943377 |
| 904949 | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2025 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Archer | Bridwell Archer Ranch -D- #7 | 5,000 | 00943375 |
| 904931 | Jan 2, 2025 | Jan 2, 2025 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Archer | Bridwell Archer Ranch -N- #14 | 5,000 | 00943374 |
| 900584 | Jul 1, 2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Duval | Parr A #2 | 5,500 | 13139692 |
| 899812 | May 22, 2024 | May 22, 2024 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Archer | Bridwell Archer Ranch -100- #2 | 6,000 | 00943357 |
| 899240 | Apr 29, 2024 | Apr 29, 2024 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Crosby | Collier -7- #13R | 5,000 | 10732195 |
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/92480, documented in the API reference.