OPERATORS · TEXAS · P-5 NUMBER 774720
Shell Western E&P Inc.
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 16, 1999
- Based in
- Houston, TX
Petrora groups this registration with Shell Western E & P Inc, New Mexico (0 active wells), Shell Western E&P, Texas (0 active wells). Shell Western E&P Inc. across every state →
Shell Western E&P Inc. has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued March 7, 2000.
The RRC wellbore file lists 233 wells under its operatorship.
2,275 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1983; its P-5 organization report was last filed September 16, 1999.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 233 of record
- 192
- leases it reports
- —
- horizontal, 12 months
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED NOV 8, 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.
- 50%
- spud rate · 1,132 of 2,275 mature permits
- 42
- median days permit to spud · middle half 20–80
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- canceled · 9 permits
- 1,133
- expired undrilled
- 126
- permits a year over 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaines county → | — | 492 | 8 | Jan 23, 1997 |
| Yoakum county → | — | 452 | 6 | Dec 23, 1996 |
| Hidalgo county → | — | 324 | 48 | Mar 7, 2000 |
| Ector county → | — | 155 | 10 | Nov 9, 1994 |
| Ward county → | — | 105 | 0 | Aug 10, 1995 |
| Frio county → | — | 67 | 1 | Jul 16, 1990 |
| Brooks county → | — | 63 | 11 | Jan 15, 1999 |
| Andrews county → | — | 56 | 9 | Mar 10, 1997 |
| Hockley county → | — | 51 | 0 | Feb 8, 1995 |
| Winkler county → | — | 47 | 0 | Apr 29, 1996 |
| Pecos county → | — | 44 | 3 | May 18, 1994 |
| Starr county → | — | 42 | 12 | Mar 2, 2000 |
| Duval county → | — | 41 | 6 | Sep 2, 1998 |
| Grayson county → | — | 37 | 3 | Sep 16, 1994 |
| Wood county → | — | 36 | 11 | Dec 1, 1992 |
| McMullen county → | — | 35 | 0 | Nov 12, 1987 |
| Crockett county → | — | 30 | 11 | Dec 30, 1996 |
| Zapata county → | — | 29 | 9 | Dec 15, 1999 |
| Nueces county → | — | 26 | 5 | Jul 2, 1998 |
| Lavaca county → | — | 22 | 4 | Jan 26, 1998 |
| Cass county → | — | 15 | 6 | Sep 12, 1997 |
| Colorado county → | — | 13 | 15 | Sep 26, 1996 |
| Crane county → | — | 11 | 1 | Feb 24, 1997 |
| Garza county → | — | 7 | 0 | Jun 22, 1987 |
| Borden county → | — | 6 | 1 | Feb 19, 1987 |
| Gregg county → | — | 6 | 30 | Feb 14, 1995 |
| Houston county → | — | 6 | 0 | Aug 26, 1985 |
| Matagorda county → | — | 5 | 1 | Jun 27, 1996 |
| Jefferson county → | — | 4 | 0 | May 13, 1986 |
| Leon county → | — | 4 | 0 | May 24, 1985 |
| Hardeman county → | — | 3 | 2 | May 18, 1984 |
| Jackson county → | — | 3 | 1 | Jun 28, 1996 |
| King county → | — | 3 | 0 | Jun 25, 1985 |
| La Salle county → | — | 3 | 0 | Apr 10, 1985 |
| Wilbarger county → | — | 3 | 1 | Jun 24, 1985 |
| Brazoria county → | — | 2 | 0 | Apr 9, 1993 |
| De Witt county → | — | 2 | 1 | Jan 22, 1985 |
| Kenedy county → | — | 2 | 1 | Jul 29, 1997 |
| Polk county → | — | 2 | 0 | Jun 3, 1985 |
| Terrell county → | — | 2 | 0 | Apr 18, 1994 |
| Upton county → | — | 2 | 0 | Oct 27, 1993 |
| Victoria county → | — | 2 | 0 | Apr 1, 1985 |
| Calhoun county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 3, 1992 |
| Cameron county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 20, 1995 |
| Clay county → | — | 1 | 1 | Mar 13, 1984 |
| Edwards county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jun 10, 1991 |
| Hardin county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 17, 1984 |
| Hemphill county → | — | 1 | 1 | Dec 11, 1986 |
| Henderson county → | — | 1 | 2 | Aug 29, 1984 |
| Live Oak county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jun 24, 1991 |
| Martin county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jan 27, 1988 |
| Reagan county → | — | 1 | 0 | Sep 25, 1986 |
| Reeves county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jan 18, 1995 |
| Schleicher county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 16, 1985 |
| Scurry county → | — | 1 | 0 | Aug 29, 1986 |
| Webb county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 15, 1984 |
| Willacy county → | — | 1 | 0 | Aug 17, 1994 |
All 2,275 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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 881 | 0 |
| Yates | 719 | 0 |
| Rustler | 491 | 0 |
| Queen | 459 | 0 |
| Clear Fork | 438 | 0 |
| Glorieta | 429 | 0 |
| Seven Rivers | 377 | 0 |
| Grayburg | 227 | 0 |
| Tubb | 227 | 0 |
| Vicksburg | 180 | 0 |
| Wichita-Albany | 100 | 0 |
| Olmos | 70 | 0 |
| Wilcox | 57 | 0 |
| Salado | 50 | 0 |
| Santa Rosa | 37 | 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
- 117M
- 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
| Yoakum | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Gaines | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Grayson | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Frio | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Hockley | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Ector | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Cass | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Crockett | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
All 492 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 | 1,536 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 579 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 148 |
| Reenter | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Field transfer | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reclass | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| East Texas27302001 | 33 | 0 |
| Wildcat24001 | 11 | 0 |
| Sheridan (Wilcox)83107175 | 8 | 0 |
| McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg S)58742611 | 6 | 0 |
| Bryans Mill (Smackover)12735500 | 5 | 0 |
| TXL (San Andres)88071580 | 4 | 0 |
| Flanagan (Clear Fork Upper)31222400 | 4 | 0 |
| Tippett (Leonard Lower)90188415 | 4 | 0 |
| McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg K Cons)58742050 | 4 | 0 |
| Quitman73844001 | 4 | 0 |
| TXL (Ellenburger)88071290 | 4 | 0 |
| Andrews South (Wolfcamp)2730852 | 3 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status Inactive (I)
- Last filed Sep 16, 1999
- Address
- P O Box 576
- Houston, TX 77001
- (281) 544-3215
- Officers and agents
- Esquivel, John M. · Texas Resident Agent
- Van de Vijver, Walter · Chairman/Director/President
- Ching, Paul D. · Vice President
- Paul, Steve J. · Secretary
- Degeorgio, Tom J. · Vice President
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
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. Oil includes condensate from gas leases and gas includes casinghead gas from oil leases, as the RRC totals them. Summary figures are rebuilt nightly. Nothing is estimated.
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