ERNEST OPERATING COMPANY (P-5 253480)

P-5 operator 253480, Rockdale, TX. Reported lease production 1993 to 2026. 32 drilling permits on file.

Mailing address on the P-5 filing: Rockdale, TX. More oil and gas companies in Rockdale, TX

Annual production

Sum of monthly lease reports (PDQ) attributed to this operator. Oil and condensate in barrels; gas and casinghead gas in mcf.

Year	Oil	Condensate	Gas	Casinghead
2026	19,541	127	2,787	49,325
2025	34,188	122	4,400	68,066
2024	36,135	136	3,462	42,554
2023	36,808	40	2,162	47,123
2022	35,363	245	3,834	44,525
2021	36,810	140	5,471	59,655
2020	37,440	175	7,564	69,803
2019	35,221	181	6,234	61,204
2018	37,880	83	8,349	70,284
2017	40,166	144	7,739	71,130
2016	28,810	8	1,702	28,654
2015	29,975	100	1,653	31,064
2014	31,430	72	1,452	18,030
2013	36,535	103	1,771	19,461
2012	36,188	0	2,924	28,639
2011	36,697	0	4,165	32,046
2010	37,461	2	5,091	31,081
2009	41,868	2	5,003	34,766
2008	45,415	0	5,250	37,673
2007	44,970	1	4,307	36,548
2006	51,047	18	3,157	37,991
2005	48,707	0	1,598	34,992
2004	53,369	0	2,717	38,460
2003	60,506	0	3,610	52,201
2002	64,559	1	5,990	58,300
2001	70,772	4	6,545	63,111
2000	76,183	5	10,086	79,181
1999	79,742	8	8,393	110,722
1998	93,676	12	10,661	133,922
1997	102,826	50	12,990	156,338
1996	115,027	79	20,947	177,155
1995	129,043	31	27,089	187,668
1994	120,885	23	46,984	176,883
1993	91,793	0	50,138	145,522

Where it produced in 2025

Ranked by barrels of oil equivalent (6 mcf of gas = 1 barrel).

#	County	Oil and condensate (bbl)	Gas and casinghead (mcf)
1	Burleson County	18,175	54,971
2	Lee County	13,398	16,738
3	Milam County	2,737	757

Top leases in 2025

Ranked by barrels of oil equivalent (6 mcf of gas = 1 barrel).

#	Lease	Oil and condensate (bbl)	Gas and casinghead (mcf)
1	TARWATER NOACK COW HERD, EAST (NAVARRO)	6,091	1,483
2	HOTT UNIT WILLARD (NAVARRO)	165	14,822
3	ROSS HOOKER CREEK (NAVARRO A)	244	10,218
4	AUSLEY HOOKER CREEK (NAVARRO A)	1,145	1,317
5	POOLE, F. M. WILLARD (NAVARRO)	788	3,249
6	PEARSON NOACK COW HERD (3460)	1,069	1,115
7	MORGAN, MARY HOOKER CREEK (NAVARRO A)	1,200	0
8	ANMAR UNIT HOOKER CREEK (NAVARRO A)	754	2,337
9	GERDES DEVELOPMENT CO., INC. NOACK COW HERD (3460)	714	2,547
10	DUSEK HOOKER CREEK (NAVARRO A)	836	1,517
11	MARMO UNIT HOOKER CREEK (NAVARRO A)	753	1,170
12	WES HOOKER CREEK (NAVARRO A)	516	2,547
13	FARMER HOOKER CREEK (NAVARRO A)	363	2,574
14	BALCAR HOOKER CREEK (NAVARRO A)	593	1,168
15	STORK-RICHARDS UNIT NOACK COW HERD, EAST (NAVARRO)	748	0
16	GERDES DEVELOPMENT CO. NOACK COW HERD (3460)	486	1,418
17	PERRY NOACK COW HERD, EAST (NAVARRO)	710	0
18	WILLIARD WILLARD (NAVARRO)	424	1,688
19	BECVAR-WATSON HOOKER CREEK (NAVARRO A)	481	1,262
20	WILLARD "B" INEZ JAMESON (NAVARRO -A-)	624	253
21	AOM HOOKER CREEK (NAVARRO A)	350	1,628
22	KUBENA "A" HOOKER CREEK (NAVARRO A)	484	779
23	RICHARDS, L.C. ET AL NOACK COW HERD, EAST (NAVARRO)	604	0
24	FALKNER-JUERGEN ET UX. MILANO, EAST (BUDA)	595	0
25	CHESTER HOOKER CREEK (NAVARRO A)	477	637

Newest drilling permits

Permit 0343379, issued 10119698
Permit 0346830, issued 10119480
Permit 0346830, issued 10119480
Permit 0347122, issued 10119473
Permit 0347768, issued 10119385
Permit 0348213, issued 10119376
Permit 0348491, issued 10119299
Permit 0348954, issued 10119285
Permit 0349252, issued 10119278
Permit 0349570, issued 10119271

Get this as JSON

curl -X POST https://api.texasrrcapi.com/v1/signup   # free key, no card
curl "https://api.texasrrcapi.com/v1/operators/253480" -H "X-API-Key: $KEY"
curl "https://api.texasrrcapi.com/v1/production?group_by=operator&id=253480" -H "X-API-Key: $KEY"

Get a free API key

Source: Texas Railroad Commission public data, snapshot 603326e5c7bf.