OPERATORS · TEXAS · P-5 NUMBER 505460
Lofton, W. A.
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 27, 1998
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
Petrora groups this registration with Lofton W A, Oklahoma (0 active wells). Lofton, W. A. across every state →
Lofton, W. A. has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued November 24, 1992.
The RRC wellbore file lists 16 wells under its operatorship.
72 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed May 27, 1998.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 16 of record
- 0
- leases it reports
- —
- horizontal, 12 months
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED NOV 6, 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.
- 28%
- spud rate · 20 of 72 mature permits
- 36
- median days permit to spud · middle half 13–62
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 1%
- canceled · 1 permits
- 51
- expired undrilled
- 5
- permits a year over 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer county → | — | 61 | 10 | Nov 24, 1992 |
| Baylor county → | — | 9 | 5 | Apr 13, 1982 |
| Clay county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 26, 1986 |
| Wilbarger county → | — | 1 | 0 | May 24, 1979 |
All 72 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gunsight | 3 | 0 |
| Thomas Sand | 2 | 0 |
| Caddo | 2 | 0 |
| Canyon | 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
- —
- vs the 12 months before
- 0
- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 81K
- 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
All 10 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 →
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wirz (Strawn)98240500 | 4 | 0 |
| Archer County Regular3446001 | 4 | 0 |
| Bess (Miss)7437500 | 2 | 0 |
| Seymour North (Strawn 5000)82480500 | 1 | 0 |
| Susan Prideaux (Mississippian)87353750 | 1 | 0 |
| Toco (Mississippian)90310500 | 1 | 0 |
| Young County Regular99480001 | 1 | 0 |
| Jennifer (Miss.)46180500 | 1 | 0 |
| Niemeyer (Caddo)65490500 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status Inactive (I)
- Last filed May 27, 1998
- Address
- 719 Scott Ave Ste 200
- Wichita Falls, TX 76301
- (940) 322-3103
- Officers and agents
- Lofton, W. A. · Owner
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406165 | Nov 24, 1992 | Nov 24, 1992 | Lofton, W. A. | Archer | Prideaux, R. B. "A" #26 | 1,500 | 00940666 |
| 387653 | May 10, 1991 | May 10, 1991 | Lofton, W. A. | Archer | Abercrombie-Doty #3 | 1,500 | 00940467 |
| 379526 | Oct 19, 1990 | Oct 19, 1990 | Lofton, W. A. | Archer | Abercrombie-Doty #2 | 1,500 | 00940349 |
| 375896 | Jul 31, 1990 | Jul 31, 1990 | Lofton, W. A. | Archer | McGregor Estate "B" #1B | 6,000 | 00940307 |
| 330094 | May 13, 1987 | May 13, 1987 | Lofton, W. A. | Archer | Maag, J. B. #1A | 6,000 | 00939736 |
| 330094 | May 13, 1987 | May 13, 1987 | Lofton, W. A. | Archer | Maag, J. B. #1A | 6,000 | 00939736 |
| 323452 | Nov 26, 1986 | Nov 26, 1986 | Lofton, W. A. | Clay | Wetsel, Wolford #1 | 4,990 | 07734110 |
| 299428 | Mar 11, 1986 | Mar 11, 1986 | Lofton, W. A. | Archer | Gensler, Alfred #1 | 6,000 | 00939513 |
| 281385 | Jul 30, 1985 | Jul 30, 1985 | Lofton, W. A. | Archer | Abercrombie - Doty #2 | 1,500 | 00940349 |
| 276800 | May 31, 1985 | May 31, 1985 | Lofton, W. A. | Archer | City of Wichita Falls #1S | 1,700 | 00938950 |
| 275099 | May 13, 1985 | May 13, 1985 | Lofton, W. A. | Archer | Maag - Parker Unit #1 | 6,000 | 00938919 |
| 252413 | Sep 25, 1984 | Sep 25, 1984 | Lofton, W. A. | Archer | McGregor Estate #1A | 6,000 | 00938539 |
| 251794 | Sep 17, 1984 | Sep 17, 1984 | Lofton, W. A. | Archer | City of Wichita Falls #1 | 5,800 | 00938507 |
| 241679 | Jun 12, 1984 | Jun 12, 1984 | Lofton, W. A. | Archer | Abercrombie - Doty #1 | 1,500 | 00938341 |
| 227773 | Jan 27, 1984 | Jan 27, 1984 | Lofton, W. A. | Archer | Purcell Brothers #1A | 5,627 | 00936516 |
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.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/operators/tx/505460, documented in the API reference.