OPERATORS · TEXAS · P-5 NUMBER 185980
Cox, John L.
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 21, 2003
- Based in
- Midland, TX
Petrora groups this registration with Cox John L, Oklahoma (0 active wells). Cox, John L. across every state →
Cox, John L. has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued May 14, 2003.
The RRC wellbore file lists 591 wells under its operatorship.
1,123 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed March 21, 2003.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 591 of record
- 121
- leases it reports
- —
- horizontal, 12 months
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED NOV 5, 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.
- 45%
- spud rate · 508 of 1,123 mature permits
- 23
- median days permit to spud · middle half 10–48
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 1%
- canceled · 10 permits
- 605
- expired undrilled
- 43
- permits a year over 26 active years
Permits issued by month
LAST 60 MONTHS · BY ISSUE DATE
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Counties
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upton county → | — | 358 | 110 | May 14, 2003 |
| Reagan county → | — | 304 | 144 | Mar 10, 1998 |
| Martin county → | — | 147 | 194 | Jan 5, 2001 |
| Midland county → | — | 103 | 26 | May 25, 2000 |
| Irion county → | — | 58 | 51 | Oct 24, 2000 |
| Glasscock county → | — | 50 | 21 | Jul 3, 2001 |
| Kent county → | — | 36 | 1 | Jan 26, 1995 |
| Dawson county → | — | 16 | 13 | Feb 13, 1996 |
| Sterling county → | — | 11 | 0 | Apr 9, 1996 |
| Dickens county → | — | 8 | 1 | Jan 23, 1990 |
| Howard county → | — | 6 | 1 | Jul 29, 1991 |
| Gaines county → | — | 4 | 1 | Jun 2, 1981 |
| Borden county → | — | 3 | 1 | May 21, 1991 |
| Ector county → | — | 3 | 1 | Sep 3, 1993 |
| Pecos county → | — | 3 | 1 | Dec 29, 1998 |
| Reeves county → | — | 3 | 1 | Mar 24, 1982 |
| Ward county → | — | 2 | 0 | Nov 30, 1983 |
| Andrews county → | — | 1 | 17 | Apr 18, 1978 |
| Crockett county → | — | 1 | 0 | Aug 10, 1977 |
| Garza county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 29, 1987 |
| Lipscomb county → | — | 1 | 0 | Oct 26, 1987 |
| Motley county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 27, 1991 |
| Scurry county → | — | 1 | 0 | Oct 5, 1982 |
| Wheeler county → | — | 1 | 0 | Aug 1, 1977 |
| Yoakum county → | — | 1 | 1 | Apr 23, 1979 |
All 1,123 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 478 | 2 |
| Dean | 426 | 2 |
| Santa Rosa | 120 | 0 |
| Wolfcamp | 29 | 2 |
| Fusselman | 26 | 2 |
| Clear Fork | 24 | 0 |
| Pennsylvanian | 22 | 0 |
| Devonian | 18 | 0 |
| Bend | 18 | 2 |
| Strawn | 16 | 0 |
| Tubb | 16 | 0 |
| San Angelo | 14 | 0 |
| San Andres | 12 | 0 |
| Coleman Junction | 10 | 0 |
| Cisco | 7 | 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
- 15.8M
- bbl oil since reporting began
No lease production reported under this operator number in the last ten years.
Beyond the permit record
RRC wellbore file
Wells of record
How it got them
Each count opens the wells it counts. Acquired means the well's permit names a different operator than the schedule does today; wells it permitted that others now run are in its permit history, marked with who runs them now. Transfers and operator numbers →
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Disposal and injection
- 0
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 0
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
By county
| Reagan | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Martin | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Glasscock | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Midland | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Upton | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Yoakum | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
All 18 permits, with volumes → · On the map →
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 | 1,052 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Reenter | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Other | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry (Trend Area)85280300 | 440 | 0 |
| Lacaff (Dean)51152500 | 43 | 0 |
| Andrew A. (Canyon)2718400 | 9 | 0 |
| Benedum (Fusselman)7109500 | 9 | 0 |
| Sugg (Ellenburger)87008600 | 5 | 0 |
| JO-Mill (Spraberry)46564750 | 4 | 0 |
| Gin (Spraberry)34961750 | 4 | 0 |
| Old Upland (Bend)67039500 | 4 | 0 |
| Calvin (Dean)14937333 | 4 | 0 |
| Ela Sugg (Wolfcamp)28251700 | 4 | 0 |
| Red House (Ellenburger)75298400 | 4 | 0 |
| Fullerton (Clear Fork Upper)33230100 | 3 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status Inactive (I)
- Last filed Mar 21, 2003
- Address
- Box 2217
- Midland, TX 79702
- (432) 682-9435
- Officers and agents
- Cox, John L. · Owner
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 743240 | Jun 28, 2012 | Jun 28, 2012 | Superior Disposal Services LLC | Glasscock | Superior #2 | 5,000 | 17330304 |
| 531839 | May 14, 2003 | May 14, 2003 | Cox, John L. | Upton | Neal "4" #1H | 11,500 | 46134386 |
| 528831 | Feb 26, 2003 | Feb 26, 2003 | Cox, John L. | Upton | Neal, H. F. Estate "A" #1H | 11,500 | 46134369 |
| 522057 | Jul 23, 2002 | Jul 23, 2002 | Cox, John L. | Upton | Neal Estate "36-A" #1H | 11,500 | 46134326 |
| 521021 | Jun 18, 2002 | Jun 18, 2002 | Cox, John L. | Upton | Arco University #1 | 11,080 | 46132064 |
| 519385 | Apr 25, 2002 | Apr 25, 2002 | Cox, John L. | Upton | Neal Estate 36 #1H | 11,500 | 46134287 |
| 514563 | Oct 19, 2001 | Oct 19, 2001 | Cox, John L. | Upton | Halff "12" #1 | 13,000 | 46134229 |
| 514563 | Oct 19, 2001 | Oct 19, 2001 | Cox, John L. | Upton | Halff "12" #1H | 13,000 | 46134229 |
| 510965 | Jul 3, 2001 | Jul 3, 2001 | Cox, John L. | Glasscock | Reynolds #4 | 9,700 | 17333065 |
| 510965 | Jul 3, 2001 | Jul 3, 2001 | Cox, John L. | Glasscock | Reynolds #4 | 9,550 | 17333065 |
| 503606 | Jan 5, 2001 | Jan 5, 2001 | Cox, John L. | Martin | Cox, Kenneth #2X | 9,200 | 31732332 |
| 501130 | Oct 24, 2000 | Oct 24, 2000 | Cox, John L. | Irion | Scott, J. R. Estate "52" #3 | 4,600 | 23533794 |
| 498481 | Aug 16, 2000 | Aug 16, 2000 | Cox, John L. | Martin | Grisham-Greeman "B" #1 | 9,100 | 31734288 |
| 498026 | Aug 4, 2000 | Aug 4, 2000 | Cox, John L. | Upton | Powell 23-B #2 | 9,400 | 46134087 |
| 496804 | Jul 5, 2000 | Jul 5, 2000 | Cox, John L. | Upton | Powell 33-B #2 | 9,500 | 46134061 |
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 by the operator that filed them, through the statewide reported-through month; disposal from UIC permits and H-10 reports. Summary figures are rebuilt nightly. Nothing is estimated.
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