Texas operator · P-5 148123
Chi Operating, Inc.
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The record
What the state's files show about Chi Operating, Inc.
Railroad Commission record
Who the state lists
The Railroad Commission lists this company as an operator: it reports wells and leases in Texas.
- Name on file
- CHI OPERATING, INC.
- Operator number (P-5)
- 148123
- P-5 status
- active
- Organization type
- Corporation
- Location
- Midland, TX
- Mailing city
- Midland, TX
- Activities filed
- Gas Operator, Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- May 18, 2026
- Record built
- July 12, 1985
- 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
- CHI OPERATING, INC.
- Taxpayer number
- 17520428362
- Entity type
- Texas profit corporation
- Secretary of State file number
- 0075669200
- Secretary of State status
- Active (June 20, 1985)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- June 20, 1985
- Formed in
- TX
- Mailing city
- Midland, 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 0075669200), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 122,649 barrels
- Down 4.3% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 40,308 mcf
- Down 21.7% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jul 202610,285
- Jun 20269,072
- May 20269,840
- Apr 20269,191
- Mar 202611,276
- Feb 20269,782
- Jan 20269,343
- Dec 202511,566
- Nov 202510,448
- Oct 202510,639
- Sep 202510,812
- Aug 202510,395
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, as of July 1, 2026.
Drilling permits
Permits filed with the state
0 drilling permits in the last three years. A permit is permission to drill. It is not a well.
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, drilling permit records.
Leases
Leases this company operates
12 leases on the state record, 8 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- Post Montgomery Lo.clfk.wf UnitHockley County · 91,696 bbl of oil
- Hoople, G. W.Crosby County · 17,734 bbl of oil
- Hoople, G. W.Lubbock County · 11,414 bbl of oil
- Gillespie "14"Hockley County · 1,805 bbl of oil
- McMordieRoberts County · 17,460 mcf of gas
- FredEdwards County · 6,294 mcf of gas
- FredEdwards County · 1,708 mcf of gas
- FredEdwards County · 1,221 mcf of gas
- PaineLipscomb County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Hit Or MissDawson County · nothing reported in 12 months
- WestSchleicher County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Stroman 17Reeves County · nothing reported in 12 months
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
2 taken over and 0 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.
- Took over Hoople, G. W., Lubbock CountySep 2024 · from Conquest Oil Company
- Took over Hoople, G. W., Crosby CountySep 2024 · from Duncan Drilling Co.
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Chi Operating, Inc.?
The Railroad Commission lists Chi Operating, Inc. as operator number 148123, P-5 active, in Midland, TX. Its leases reported 122,649 barrels of oil and 40,308 mcf of gas in the last twelve months.
Is Chi Operating, Inc. a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: CHI OPERATING, INC., a texas 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 Chi Operating, Inc. report?
In the last twelve months the leases Chi Operating, Inc. operates reported 122,649 barrels of oil and 40,308 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through July 1, 2026. It has 12 leases on the state record, 8 with production in that time.
I got a letter or an offer from Chi Operating, Inc.: 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.