RRC Forms P-5, W-10 and H-10: what small Texas operators file each year

Updated October 28, 2026 · By Ben Tremblay, founder of WellFlint

Short answer: besides the monthly Form PR, small Texas operators file three recurring RRC reports. The P-5 Organization Report is renewed every year with a fee and financial assurance. The W-10 oil well status report is a well test filed when the RRC sends a survey for your field. The H-10 is an annual report of monthly pressures and volumes for each disposal or injection well.

Recurring filings at a glance

Texas filings for a small oil operator
Filing	What it is	How often	When it is due
Form PR (RRC)	Monthly production report for every lease	Monthly	Last day of the following month
P-5 (RRC)	Organization Report and financial assurance	Every year	Your organization's annual renewal date
W-10 (RRC)	Oil well status report and test	When the RRC sends a survey, usually yearly	Printed on the survey; field-wide surveys the 1st of the month after the test period
H-10 (RRC)	Disposal or injection well monitoring	Every year, per well	Set by the field's filing cycle
Gas production tax (Comptroller)	7.5% of gas market value	Monthly	20th of the second month after production
Oil production tax (Comptroller)	4.6% of oil market value	Monthly	25th of the following month, filed by the first purchaser

Estimate the production taxes with the Texas severance tax calculator.

Form P-5: Organization Report

Anyone who operates oil, gas, injection or disposal wells, pipelines or gas plants in Texas needs a current P-5. It lists your officers and addresses and ties your organization to its financial assurance.

Fees: $300 to file a new P-5. The annual renewal fee depends on your activities and can be up to $1,350.
Financial assurance, Option 2: $25,000 for up to 10 wells, $50,000 for 11 to 99 wells, $250,000 for 100 or more. Bond, letter of credit or cashier's check.
Financial assurance, Option 1: for operators whose only activity is operating wells, $2 per foot of total well depth.
Inactive wells: the renewal is also where inactive well requirements under Statewide Rule 15 catch up with you. Operators whose P-5 was denied for Rule 15 problems must clear the prior year before renewing.

Questions go to the RRC's P-5 Financial Assurance unit at P5@rrc.texas.gov.

Form W-10: Oil Well Status Report

The W-10 tells the RRC what each oil well can produce and sets its gas-oil ratio. It is also how you report that a well is shut in. The RRC sends a survey listing your wells, with the test period and due date printed on it.

Exemption: a producing well that is the only well on an oil lease is exempt from annual testing, unless a field rule or commingling exception conflicts.
The test: run it within the test period, at normal operating conditions and a stabilized rate.
Reporting: oil in barrels to one decimal place, casinghead gas in whole Mcf at 14.65 psia and 60°F, water in whole barrels.
Status changes: mark shut-in wells on the survey. A plugged well needs a W-3 filed with the district office.

Form H-10: Annual Disposal/Injection Well Monitoring Report

If you operate a saltwater disposal or injection well, you must monitor injection pressure and volume at least monthly and report the results once a year on Form H-10.

Due date: staggered by field. Find yours in the RRC online H-10 query under "Filing Cycles by Field." The RRC mails a courtesy letter about 3.5 months before.
Filing: online only through the RRC Online System since September 1, 2022.
Records: keep monitoring records for at least five years.
Late filings: a second notice comes 30 days after the due date, and enforcement can start 30 days after that.

A monthly habit of writing down disposal volumes and pressures, the same way pumpers write down gauges, makes the H-10 a copy job. Our printable gauge sheet has room for well notes.

Common questions

What is the RRC Form P-5?

Form P-5 is the Organization Report. Every organization that operates wells, pipelines or other facilities under the Railroad Commission must keep a current P-5, renew it every year and keep financial assurance on file.

How much financial assurance does a P-5 need?

Under Option 2, which any operator can use, it is $25,000 for up to 10 wells, $50,000 for 11 to 99 wells and $250,000 for 100 or more, as a bond, letter of credit or cash deposit. Operators with only wells can instead use Option 1: $2 per foot of total well depth.

When is my W-10 due?

The RRC sends a W-10 survey with the test period and due date printed on it. Field-wide W-10 surveys are due the first day of the month after the test period ends. A producing well that is the only well on its oil lease is exempt from the annual test.

When is the H-10 due?

Each injection or disposal well has an annual H-10 due date set by its field's filing cycle. The RRC mails a courtesy letter about 3.5 months ahead, and you can look up the cycle in the RRC's online H-10 query. It must be filed online.

What happens if I miss an H-10?

The RRC sends a second notice 30 days after the due date. If you haven't contacted Technical Permitting 30 days after that, enforcement can start, including sealing the well or severing the lease's pipeline connection.

Sources

This guide is a plain-language summary, not legal or regulatory advice. The RRC's rules and forms are the final word.