OPERATORS · TEXAS · P-5 NUMBER 268991
First Exploration, Ltd.
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 13, 2026
- Based in
- Amarillo, TX
First Exploration, Ltd. has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued April 21, 2015.
The RRC wellbore file lists 4 wells under its operatorship (3 shut in).
9 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 2012; its P-5 organization report was last filed April 13, 2026.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 4 of record
- 2
- 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.
- 89%
- spud rate · 8 of 9 mature permits
- 8
- median days permit to spud · middle half 2–59
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- canceled · 0 permits
- 1
- expired undrilled
- 3
- permits a year over 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foard county → | — | 4 | 2 | Apr 21, 2015 |
| King county → | — | 3 | 0 | Feb 28, 2014 |
| Armstrong county → | — | 1 | 1 | Jul 16, 2012 |
| Donley county → | — | 1 | 1 | Jul 16, 2012 |
All 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon | 2 | 0 |
| Granite Wash | 2 | 0 |
| Wolfcamp | 2 | 0 |
| Coleman Junction | 1 | 0 |
| Cisco | 1 | 0 |
| Strawn | 1 | 0 |
| Bend | 1 | 0 |
| Caddo | 1 | 0 |
| Palo Pinto | 1 | 0 |
| Tannehill | 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
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- vs the 12 months before
- 0
- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 4.11K
- bbl oil since reporting began
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
First Exploration, Ltd.: Oil by month.
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 →
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 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rasberry (Caddo 6100)74765500 | 2 | 0 |
| Wildcat24001 | 2 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status Active – Extension (X)
- Last filed Apr 13, 2026
- Oil operator
- Address
- P O Box 51137
- Amarillo, TX 79159
- (806) 663-3030
- Officers and agents
- First Exploration Managemnet,lc · General Partner
- Stowers, Dennis V · Manager
- Lawrence, James · Manager
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 805618 | Apr 21, 2015 | Apr 21, 2015 | First Exploration, Ltd. | Foard | Babe #2 | 6,500 | 15530796 |
| 800055 | Nov 13, 2014 | Nov 13, 2014 | First Exploration, Ltd. | Foard | Blackjack #1 | 7,500 | 15530795 |
| 800055 | Nov 13, 2014 | Nov 13, 2014 | First Exploration, Ltd. | Foard | Blackjack #1 | 7,500 | 15530795 |
| 800047 | Nov 12, 2014 | Nov 12, 2014 | First Exploration, Ltd. | Foard | Babe #1 | 7,500 | 15530794 |
| 779196 | Feb 28, 2014 | Feb 28, 2014 | First Exploration, Ltd. | King | Moorhouse R #1 | 7,000 | 26932906 |
| 771513 | Oct 17, 2013 | Oct 17, 2013 | First Exploration, Ltd. | King | Moorhouse #1 | 6,100 | 26932899 |
| 771513 | Oct 17, 2013 | Oct 17, 2013 | First Exploration, Ltd. | King | Moorhouse #1 | 7,000 | 26932899 |
| 744176 | Jul 16, 2012 | Jul 16, 2012 | First Exploration, Ltd. | Armstrong | Salt Fork #1065 | 6,500 | 01130110 |
| 744175 | Jul 16, 2012 | Jul 16, 2012 | First Exploration, Ltd. | Donley | Salt Fork #103 | 6,500 | 12930121 |
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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