OPERATORS · TEXAS · P-5 NUMBER 683191

Pursley, John

P-5 status
Delinquent (D)
P-5 last filed
Jul 22, 2014
Based in
Jacksboro, TX

Pursley, John has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued May 9, 2005.

The RRC wellbore file lists 65 wells under its operatorship.

7 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed July 22, 2014.

0
permits, last 12 months
—
vs prior 12 months (0)
0
counties, 12 months
0
producing wells, of 65 of record
51
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.

29%
spud rate · 2 of 7 mature permits
178
median days permit to spud · middle half 178–178
0
spuds, last 180 days
0%
canceled · 0 permits
5
expired undrilled
0
permits a year over 28 active years

Permits issued by month

LAST 60 MONTHS · BY ISSUE DATE

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0

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Counties

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

County12 moAll timeWellsLast
Jack county →—757May 9, 2005

All 7 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
Caddo20
Marble Falls10
Mississippian10

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
310K
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

65
in the wellbore file
0
producing
0
shut in
0
injection
0
temp. abandoned
59
plugged

How it got them

0
permitted itself
43
acquired from others
3
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 7
0
permitted bbl/day, active
0
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Jun 2025
reported through

By county

Jack0 active0 bbl/d
Stephens0 active0 bbl/d

All 7 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
Drill003
Other002
Recompletion002

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.

P-5 organization report

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

Registration
Status Delinquent (D)
Last filed Jul 22, 2014
CSGD/PG/PUR
Address
PO Box 1014
Jacksboro, TX 76458
(940) 567-2945
Officers and agents
Pursley, John · Sole Proprietor

Latest permits

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

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorCountyLease / wellDepthAPI
600357May 9, 2005May 9, 2005Pursley, JohnJackFranklin #1SW5,20023738862
600357May 9, 2005May 9, 2005Pursley, JohnJackFranklin #1SW10,00023738862
532252May 27, 2003May 27, 2003Pursley, JohnJackMassie, R. H. #15,45023730248
532252May 27, 2003May 27, 2003Pursley, JohnJackMassie, R. H. #15,45023730248
278027May 21, 1985May 21, 1985Petro-Search, Inc.JackTilghman #26,00023733128
269219Mar 12, 1985Mar 12, 1985PercoJackShown, J. #12,80023736700
269216Mar 12, 1985Mar 12, 1985PercoJackShown, J. #22,80023736699
252191Sep 21, 1984Sep 21, 1984Buffton Oil and Gas Inc.JackMarley "A" #44,99923736398
240933Jun 1, 1984Jun 1, 1984Kadane Oil CompanyJackSW Leatherwood "A" #24,69623704006
240347May 22, 1984May 22, 1984Buffton Oil and Gas Inc.JackLeatherwood #24,95023736101
235027Apr 5, 1984Apr 5, 1984Petro-Search, Inc.JackTilgham, C. O. #45,49023734888
235285Apr 4, 1984Apr 4, 1984Pursley, JohnJackHensley #55,42723702196
231358Mar 5, 1984Mar 5, 1984Buffton Oil and Gas Inc.JackLeatherwood #15,60023735880
222200Dec 1, 1983Dec 1, 1983Puma Exploration CompanyJackMcClure #25,60023735700
221063Nov 21, 1983Nov 21, 1983Carter Energy Corp.JackHolley #14,40023735682

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/683191, documented in the API reference.