Blackbeard Operating, LLC

The state's monthly reports list 3,855 leases under Blackbeard Operating, LLC at some point. Of those, 3,263 are reported by another operator today (1,384 by Mmgl Txph, LLC, 1,079 by Eagleridge Operating, LLC, 393 by Varas Energy Operating Company,, 407 by others); 264 still report production under Blackbeard Operating, LLC; 220 stopped reporting while it was the operator.

Counted from the operator named on each lease’s monthly production report, Jan 2020 to Aug 2026. A date is the month the reports changed, not the day of a sale. A lease can move without the company being sold, and the company that pays you is not always the operator.

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Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, operator on each monthly report, as of August 1, 2026.

The newest state filings list Blackbeard Operating, LLC as a purchaser on 321 producing leases of 1 operator in 6 Texas counties.

Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, P-4 gatherer and purchaser filings, the newest for each lease, as of October 24, 2026.

The Railroad Commission lists this company as an operator, and the state's records list it as a purchaser or gatherer.

• Railroad Commission P-5Active (extension)Last filing received September 23, 2026RRC P-5 file
• Right to do business in TexasActiveComptroller franchise tax file
• Secretary of StateActiveSince June 19, 2014Comptroller franchise tax file
• Registered in TexasJune 19, 2014Formed in DEComptroller franchise tax file

Name on file

BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC

Operator number (P-5)

073056

Organization type

Limited liability company (code not in the RRC's 2014 layout; inferred from the names)

Location

Fort Worth, TX

Mailing city

Fort Worth, TX

Activities filed

Gas Purchaser, Gas Operator, Oil Operator

Record built

October 28, 2014

Refiling required

Yes

Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, P-5 Organization Report data set, as of October 22, 2026.

Hold the letter, division order or offer next to these lines. Company names in oil and gas are often one word apart, and a close name can be a different company.

• The exact nameBLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLCEvery word, with LLC, LP, Inc. or Corp. as printed here.
• The state operator number073056Not every letter prints it. A division order usually does.
• The city it mails fromFort Worth, TX 76107A return address in another city is common for a payment office. Ask if it is not one you can find.
• The phone on file(432) 242-0050Call the number on file, not only the one in the letter, before you sign anything.
• Its standing todayP-5 active (extension); right to do business in Texas: active

The name is close but not the same: search itHave the letter read

Legal name

BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC

Taxpayer number

32054404077

Entity type

Foreign limited liability company

Secretary of State file number

0802012958

Secretary of State status

Active (June 19, 2014)

Right to transact business in Texas

Active

Formed

June 19, 2014

Formed in

DE

Registered office

Dallas, TX

Registered agent

COGENCY GLOBAL INC.

Mailing city

Fort Worth, 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 0802012958), Comptroller account status.

Copy or print one and fill the blanks. Each asks for one thing and gives the company what it needs to find your account. The address is the one on file with the state, so the letter is marked for the owner relations desk.

[Your name]
[Your mailing address]
[Date]

Blackbeard Operating, LLC
Attn: Owner Relations / Division Orders
1751 River Run Ste 405
Fort Worth, TX 76107

Re: Change of address, owner number [your owner number]

To whom it may concern:

Please update the mailing address on my owner account.

Owner name as it appears on your records: [name on the check stub]
Owner number: [your owner number]
Old address: [old address]
New address: [new address]
Phone or email: [how to reach you]

If you need a form of your own, a W-9 or a signature witnessed or notarized, please send it to the new address above or tell me where to find it.

Please confirm in writing when the change is made, and tell me if any payment is being held on this account.

Thank you.

[Signature]
[Printed name]

• Production: 14,696,576 barrels of oil and 51,916,443 mcf of gas in the last 12 months, oil up 33% on the 12 months before.
• Leases: 592 on the state record, 264 with production in the last 12 months. The largest is Waddell Tr A, Crane County.
• Drilling permits: 480 in the last three years (28 in 2023, 190 in 2024, 145 in 2025, 117 in 2026). A permit is permission to drill. It is not a well.

Every lease, month by month, and the well mapIts report card: find your lease, buyers, changes, inspections

Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query and drilling permit records, as of August 1, 2026.