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OPERATORS · TEXAS · P-5 NUMBER 604295

Nelson, James L.

P-5 status
Inactive (I)
P-5 last filed
Apr 29, 2020
Based in
Pettus, TX
Watch this operator

Nelson, James L. has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued September 28, 2018.

The RRC wellbore file lists 61 wells under its operatorship.

51 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1989; its P-5 organization report was last filed April 29, 2020.

0
permits, last 12 months
—
vs prior 12 months (0)
0
counties, 12 months
0
producing wells, of 61 of record
68
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.

45%
spud rate · 23 of 51 mature permits
52
median days permit to spud · middle half 8–80
0
spuds, last 180 days
0%
canceled · 0 permits
28
expired undrilled
2
permits a year over 29 active years

Permits issued by month

LAST 60 MONTHS · BY ISSUE DATE

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0

0120222023202420252026

Counties

Counties by permits in the last 12 months, with all-time permits and current wells of record there.

County12 moAll timeWellsLast
Goliad county →—4245Jun 25, 2014
Live Oak county →—53Mar 10, 2008
Karnes county →—31Sep 28, 2018
San Patricio county →—10May 24, 2007

All 51 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 →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrs
Vicksburg70
Yegua70
Frio60
Wilcox20
Reklaw20
Cook Mountain20
Jackson20
Queen City10
Carrizo10

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
404K
bbl oil since reporting began

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0

01K2K2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Nelson, James L.: Oil by month.

Beyond the permit record

RRC wellbore file

Wells of record

61
in the wellbore file
0
producing
0
shut in
0
injection
0
temp. abandoned
61
plugged

How it got them

20
permitted itself
34
acquired from others
20
permitted, now run by others

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
active UIC permits of 4
0
permitted bbl/day, active
0
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Jun 2025
reported through

By county

Goliad0 active0 bbl/d

All 4 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 →

Type12 moPrior 12All time
Reenter0029
Recompletion0018
Drill004

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.

FieldWellsProducing
Weesatche South ( Yegua Upper)9585044830
Karen Beauchamp (2600)4810461120
Holly (Yegua 4500)4226162520
Marshall (Frio II B)5771912420
Weesatche West (Yegua)9585382020
Poehler (Cook Mt.)7207904620
Berclair (2200 Frio)725054020
Enke (1650)2912982520
Cabeza Creek S. (Cook MT S)1443816520
Boyce (4590 Sand)1102395010
Cabeza Creek S. (Yegua Up.)1443888010
Boyce (4450 Sand)1102392310

P-5 organization report

As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →

Registration
Status Inactive (I)
Last filed Apr 29, 2020
Address
P O Box 134
Pettus, TX 78146
(361) 375-2105
Officers and agents
Nelson, Helen J. · Sole Proprietor/Owner
Nelson, Julie · Manager
Powers, William · Filing Agent

Latest permits

NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorCountyLease / wellDepthAPI
845169Sep 28, 2018Sep 28, 2018Nelson, James L.KarnesKarnes SWD #27,40025536161
781087Jun 25, 2014Jun 25, 2014Nelson, James L.GoliadWm. Altman #27,68817500219
749501Oct 19, 2012Oct 19, 2012Nelson, James L.GoliadIdeus #15,30017533204
749506Oct 15, 2012Oct 15, 2012Nelson, James L.GoliadIdeus #25,21017533224
734146Mar 7, 2012Mar 7, 2012Nelson, James L.GoliadLeggett, R.L. #24,34317500029
709015Jan 27, 2011Jan 27, 2011Nelson, James L.GoliadDohman #R 15,20017531994
694316Apr 14, 2010Apr 14, 2010Nelson, James L.GoliadFromme #25,30017533074
670036Sep 16, 2008Sep 16, 2008Nelson, James L.GoliadE. Henke #15,41217530990
662033Jun 5, 2008Jun 5, 2008Nelson, James L.GoliadChapman #R 25,40017534094
658826Apr 18, 2008Apr 18, 2008Nelson, James L.GoliadKenne #12,15017533261
656422Mar 10, 2008Mar 10, 2008Nelson, James L.Live OakJack Brown #13,25029732671
639304May 24, 2007May 24, 2007Nelson, James L.San PatricioHenderson et Al #14,50040931700
637841May 3, 2007May 3, 2007Nelson, James L.Live OakHenderson, J. W. #14,66229731699
629221Nov 20, 2006Nov 20, 2006Nelson, James L.Live OakHenderson, J. W. #34,63529732173
629221Nov 20, 2006Nov 20, 2006Nelson, James L.Live OakHenderson, J. W. #34,63529732173

Full permit history →

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/604295, documented in the API reference.