Texas operator and buyer · P-5 027200
Apache Corporation
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The record
What the state's files show about Apache Corporation
Railroad Commission record
Who the state lists
The Railroad Commission lists this company as an operator, and the state's records list it as a purchaser or gatherer.
- Name on file
- APACHE CORPORATION
- Operator number (P-5)
- 027200
- P-5 status
- active
- Organization type
- Corporation
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Mailing city
- Houston, TX
- Activities filed
- Casinghead Gas Gatherer, Casinghead Gas Purchaser, Gas Purchaser, Gas Gatherer, Oil Gatherer, Gas Operator, Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- December 3, 2025
- Record built
- June 22, 1977
- Refiling required
- Yes
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, P-5 Organization Report data set, as of September 22, 2026.
Comptroller and Secretary of State
The business entity on file
- Legal name
- APACHE CORPORATION
- Taxpayer number
- 14107478688
- Entity type
- Foreign profit corporation
- Secretary of State file number
- 0001941806
- Secretary of State status
- Active (February 23, 1959)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- February 23, 1959
- Formed in
- Outside Texas (the file does not say where)
- Mailing city
- Houston, TX
Source: Texas Comptroller, franchise tax permit holder file (data.texas.gov), as of September 26, 2026.
Look it up yourself: Secretary of State business filings (search for file number 0001941806), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 57,523,836 barrels
- Down 10% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 298,721,094 mcf
- Down 11.9% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jul 20264,080,267
- Jun 20263,916,399
- May 20264,395,296
- Apr 20264,550,210
- Mar 20264,946,536
- Feb 20264,560,389
- Jan 20264,752,818
- Dec 20255,311,080
- Nov 20255,138,910
- Oct 20255,373,149
- Sep 20255,090,113
- Aug 20255,408,669
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, as of July 1, 2026.
Drilling permits
Permits filed with the state
451 drilling permits in the last three years: 38 in 2023, 173 in 2024, 118 in 2025, 122 in 2026. A permit is permission to drill. It is not a well.
| Issued | Lease, county and type |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | LATZEL 34 #U 3HUUpton County · Horizontal |
| 2026-08-28 | CONNELL 3847 J #12JMUpton County · Horizontal |
| 2026-08-24 | CONNELL 3847 I #11JMUpton County · Horizontal |
| 2026-08-24 | CONNELL 3847 F #8JMUpton County · Horizontal |
| 2026-08-24 | CONNELL 3847 D #5JMUpton County · Horizontal |
| 2026-08-24 | CONNELL 3847 A #1JMUpton County · Horizontal |
| 2026-08-17 | CONNELL 3847 H #10HAUpton County · Horizontal |
| 2026-08-17 | CONNELL 3847 G #9HSUpton County · Horizontal |
| 2026-08-17 | CONNELL 3847 C #4HUUpton County · Horizontal |
| 2026-08-07 | CONNELL 3847 E #7HAUpton County · Horizontal |
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, drilling permit records.
Leases
Leases this company operates
2,301 leases on the state record, 1,583 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- Yellow BellyMidland County · 3,313,031 bbl of oil
- Silver BulletMidland County · 2,685,879 bbl of oil
- Boultinghouse-Lynch 1114 AMidland County · 1,418,490 bbl of oil
- ZPZ Fee 5406Upton County · 450,087 bbl of oil
- Gar UnitLoving County · 419,847 bbl of oil
- June West AMidland County · 424,700 bbl of oil
- George CMidland County · 421,192 bbl of oil
- Casselman4Midland County · 411,185 bbl of oil
- BusbyMidland County · 371,127 bbl of oil
- Lynch A HZMidland County · 272,174 bbl of oil
- June East AMidland County · 371,169 bbl of oil
- George AMidland County · 354,314 bbl of oil
- Boultinghouse-Lynch 1114 CMidland County · 336,990 bbl of oil
- Boultinghouse-Lynch 1114 DMidland County · 339,840 bbl of oil
- Tippett, June 1213 HZ UnitMidland County · 214,302 bbl of oil
- George BMidland County · 309,508 bbl of oil
- June West BMidland County · 294,258 bbl of oil
- SRH NorthReagan County · 116,320 bbl of oil
- Boultinghouse-Lynch 1114 GMidland County · 295,926 bbl of oil
- Gar UnitLoving County · 258,533 bbl of oil
- Panther East UnitHoward County · 259,280 bbl of oil
- Night Flight 4738 BUpton County · 291,120 bbl of oil
- TXL-Schrock 3538 DMidland County · 245,802 bbl of oil
- Gar UnitLoving County · 251,132 bbl of oil
- Gar UnitLoving County · 247,273 bbl of oil
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
654 taken over and 872 handed over since the state's history begins; 0 and 0 in the last twelve months. The month is the first month the change shows in production reports.
- Handed over Thomas -B- Tract 1, Ector CountySep 2025 · to Formentera Operations LLC
- Handed over TXL -L- A/C 3, Ector CountySep 2025 · to Formentera Operations LLC
- Handed over Shortes 43, Borden CountyAug 2025 · to Petroplex Energy Inc.
- Handed over Ladyfish 43, Glasscock CountyJun 2025 · to De V Operating, LLC
- Handed over Cooper "43", Ward CountyMay 2025 · to XTO Energy Inc.
- Handed over Cooper "43", Ward CountyMay 2025 · to XTO Energy Inc.
- Handed over Cooper 49, Ward CountyMay 2025 · to XTO Energy Inc.
- Handed over Mallet Unit, Hockley CountyMay 2025 · to Hilcorp Energy Company
- Handed over Cooper "43", Ward CountyMay 2025 · to XTO Energy Inc.
- Handed over Cooper "43", Ward CountyMay 2025 · to XTO Energy Inc.
- Handed over Cooper 49, Ward CountyMay 2025 · to XTO Energy Inc.
- Handed over Cooper -43-, Ward CountyMay 2025 · to XTO Energy Inc.
Public company
Filings that name this operator
- APA Corporation (APA) lists this company as a subsidiary in its filing with the SEC. Read the filing
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New permits and production
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A paper from this company
A division order, a lease, a buyout offer or a letter: upload it and we say what it is, what it asks and which terms deserve a question.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Apache Corporation?
The Railroad Commission lists Apache Corporation as operator number 027200, P-5 active, in Houston, TX. Its leases reported 57,523,836 barrels of oil and 298,721,094 mcf of gas in the last twelve months. The state's records also list it as a purchaser or gatherer.
Is Apache Corporation a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: APACHE CORPORATION, a foreign profit corporation, Secretary of State status Active, right to transact business in Texas: Active. Confirm it in the Secretary of State's business search.
How much oil and gas did Apache Corporation report?
In the last twelve months the leases Apache Corporation operates reported 57,523,836 barrels of oil and 298,721,094 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through July 1, 2026. It has 2,301 leases on the state record, 1,583 with production in that time.
How many drilling permits has Apache Corporation filed?
451 drilling permits in the last three years in the permit feed this site reads. A permit is permission to drill, not a well: many are never drilled.
I got a letter or an offer from Apache Corporation: what should I do?
Do not sign or call yet. Keep every page and the envelope, compare the paper with your deed, lease and last statements, and answer in writing. You can upload the letter to have it read: it says what kind of paper it is, what it asks, and which terms deserve a question, quoting the words they come from.
Where does this page's information come from, and how current is it?
The record is the Railroad Commission's P-5 Organization Report file, dated September 22, 2026. The entity is the Comptroller's franchise tax file. Production, permits and leases are the Commission's own reports. The page shows no rating and no opinion.
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Sources
Primary sources, opened on 29 September 2026. Statute text is the current version on statutes.capitol.texas.gov.