Texas operator and buyer · P-5 166150
Cog Operating LLC
Facts and their sources. No rating, no opinion.
Where Cog Operating LLC has wells
- Drilling locations204Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells3,101On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing255Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged1,004The state's wellbore record says plugged
Each dot is a well on a lease Cog Operating LLC operates now, where the Railroad Commission's map puts it, or one of its drilling permits of the last 24 months. Wells of other operators are not on this map. The picture is about 207 miles across. The white counties are the ones with a well or drilling permit of its own on the map. Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and drilling permit files, US Census Bureau county outlines, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
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You may show this map on any site, unchanged. Keep the credit line and its link to Royalty Clerk under the map. The picture updates by itself as the state records new wells and permits.
<a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/operators/cog-operating-llc-166150"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/operator-wells/cog-operating-llc-166150.svg" alt="Map of the wells of Cog Operating LLC in Texas: 4,360 wells and 204 recent drilling locations, in a picture about 207 miles across." width="1000" height="951" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0"></a>
<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/operators/cog-operating-llc-166150">Oil and gas wells of Cog Operating LLC in Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>For owners
Reaching Cog Operating LLC, and what the state's files show
Owner relations, checked
How to reach Cog Operating LLC as an owner
Owner relations, checked
ConocoPhillips
U.S. Owner Relations
- Write to
- ConocoPhillips925 N. Eldridge ParkwayHouston, TX 77079-2703
- Online
- EnergyLink
Page does not name COG Operating, Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP or ConocoPhillips Company; match rests on company family (all three are ConocoPhillips subsidiaries in its Exhibit 21).
Checked on Nov 10, 2026. Source: Owner Relations.
Before you call or write, have these in hand
- Your owner numberIt is printed on every check stub and on the 1099, near your name.
- The property name or numberThe lease or well as the stub prints it, with the company's own property number.
- The date and amount of your last checkSo the desk can find your account and see what has been paid.
Older names, newer names
Where Cog Operating LLC's leases came from, and where some went
The state's monthly reports list 1,673 leases under Cog Operating LLC at some point. Of those, 181 are reported by another operator today (82 by U.S. Energy Development Corp, 46 by Scout Energy Management LLC, 21 by Firebird Energy II LLC, 32 by others); 1,248 still report production under Cog Operating LLC; 117 stopped reporting while it was the operator.
Reported today by
If your old stub says Cog Operating LLC, your lease is most likely with one of these companies now.
- U.S. Energy Development Corp82 leaseslast reported under Cog Operating LLC Mar 2025 to Mar 2026 · 81 reporting production now
- Scout Energy Management LLC46 leaseslast reported under Cog Operating LLC Feb 2025
- Firebird Energy II LLC21 leaseslast reported under Cog Operating LLC Sep 2024 to Apr 2025 · 17 reporting production now
- Winn Operating, LLC15 leaseslast reported under Cog Operating LLC Jan 2023 to May 2025
- Jetta Operating Company, Inc.6 leaseslast reported under Cog Operating LLC Feb 2024
- Diamondback E&P LLC3 leaseslast reported under Cog Operating LLC Oct 2020 to May 2024
- Ovintiv USA Inc.3 leaseslast reported under Cog Operating LLC Jun 2022 to Feb 2023
- SM Energy Company3 leaseslast reported under Cog Operating LLC Jul 2020 · 1 reporting production now
- last reported under Cog Operating LLC Apr 2022
- Tacoma Operating LLC1 leaselast reported under Cog Operating LLC Sep 2025
Came to it from
Older stubs for the same wells may carry one of these names.
- Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.5 leasesfirst reported under it Nov 2020 to Jan 2021 · 2 reporting production now
- SM Energy Company5 leasesfirst reported under it Aug 2020
- Apache Corporation2 leasesfirst reported under it Jun 2022 · 1 reporting production now
- TRP Operating LLC2 leasesfirst reported under it Sep 2021 · 1 reporting production now
- Summit Petroleum LLC1 leasefirst reported under it May 2020 · 0 reporting production now
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.
Check it against your own leaseSorting out a family estate? Start here
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, operator on each monthly report, as of August 1, 2026.
Railroad Commission record
Who the state lists, and its standing
The Railroad Commission lists this company as an operator, and the state's records list it as a purchaser or gatherer.
- Railroad Commission P-5ActiveLast filing received June 2, 2026RRC P-5 file
- Right to do business in TexasActivePossible match by nameComptroller franchise tax file
- Secretary of StateActiveSince July 12, 2004Comptroller franchise tax file
- Registered in TexasJuly 12, 2004Comptroller franchise tax file
- Name on file
- COG OPERATING LLC
- Operator number (P-5)
- 166150
- Organization type
- Limited liability company (code not in the RRC's 2014 layout; inferred from the names)
- Location
- Midland, TX
- Mailing city
- Midland, TX
- Activities filed
- Gas Operator, Oil Operator
- Record built
- August 17, 2004
- Refiling required
- Yes
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, P-5 Organization Report data set, as of October 22, 2026.
Got a letter?
Does your letter match the record?
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 nameCOG OPERATING LLCEvery word, with LLC, LP, Inc. or Corp. as printed here.
- The state operator number166150Not every letter prints it. A division order usually does.
- The city it mails fromMidland, TX 79701A 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) 683-7443Call the number on file, not only the one in the letter, before you sign anything.
- Its standing todayP-5 active; right to do business in Texas: active
The name is close but not the same: search itHave the letter read
Comptroller and Secretary of State
A possible match in the Comptroller's file
This record matched the company by name and place, not by a number both files share. Check it before relying on it.
- Legal name
- COG OPERATING LLC
- Taxpayer number
- 16114698547
- Entity type
- Foreign limited liability company
- Secretary of State file number
- 0800364009
- Secretary of State status
- Active (July 12, 2004)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- July 12, 2004
- Formed in
- Outside Texas (the file does not say where)
- Mailing city
- Bartlesville, OK
Source: Texas Comptroller, franchise tax permit holder file (data.texas.gov), as of November 7, 2026.
Look it up yourself: Secretary of State business filings (search for file number 0800364009), Comptroller account status.
Write to them
Three letters with Cog Operating LLC's address already on them
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 owner relations desk we checked.
Use this when you have moved, or when checks and tax forms go to an old address. Companies hold payments when mail comes back.
[Your name] [Your mailing address] [Date] ConocoPhillips Attn: U.S. Owner Relations 925 N. Eldridge Parkway Houston, TX 77079-2703 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]
In numbers
Production, permits and leases, in one line each
- Production: 52,642,896 barrels of oil and 201,829,871 mcf of gas in the last 12 months, oil down 17.9% on the 12 months before.
- Leases: 1,492 on the state record, 1,248 with production in the last 12 months. The largest is Cross Bar Ranch H, Andrews County.
- Drilling permits: 346 in the last three years (19 in 2023, 147 in 2024, 64 in 2025, 116 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.
Public company
Filings that name this operator
- ConocoPhillips (COP) says in its filing with the SEC that it acquired this company. Read the filing
Use it
Follow this company, or check a paper it sent you
New permits and production
One email a week when Cog Operating LLC files a drilling permit, completes a well or reports first production. Free with an account.
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 Cog Operating LLC?
The Railroad Commission lists Cog Operating LLC as operator number 166150, P-5 active, in Midland, TX. Its leases reported 52,642,896 barrels of oil and 201,829,871 mcf of gas in the last twelve months. The state's records also list it as a purchaser or gatherer.
How do I contact Cog Operating LLC about my royalties?
ConocoPhillips has an owner relations desk at 918-661-0905, OwnerInquiries@conocophillips.com. We checked it on November 10, 2026 from the company's own page. Have your owner number, the property name from your stub and the date of your last check.
Which leases has Cog Operating LLC passed to other operators?
The state's monthly reports list 1,673 leases under Cog Operating LLC at some point. Of those, 181 are reported by another operator today (82 by U.S. Energy Development Corp, 46 by Scout Energy Management LLC, 21 by Firebird Energy II LLC, 32 by others); 1,248 still report production under Cog Operating LLC; 117 stopped reporting while it was the operator. This is read from the operator named on each lease's monthly production report. A lease can move without the company being sold.
Is Cog Operating LLC a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a possible match by name and place: COG OPERATING LLC, a foreign limited liability company, Secretary of State status Active, right to transact business in Texas: Active. The match is by name and place, not by a number both files share, so check it before relying on it. Confirm it in the Secretary of State's business search.
How much oil and gas did Cog Operating LLC report?
In the last twelve months the leases Cog Operating LLC operates reported 52,642,896 barrels of oil and 201,829,871 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through August 1, 2026. It has 1,492 leases on the state record, 1,248 with production in that time.
How many drilling permits has Cog Operating LLC filed?
346 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 Cog Operating LLC: 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 October 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.