Texas operator and buyer · P-5 189885
Crest Operating Company
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The record
What the state's files show about Crest Operating Company
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
- CREST OPERATING COMPANY
- Operator number (P-5)
- 189885
- P-5 status
- active
- Organization type
- Limited liability company (code not in the RRC's 2014 layout; inferred from the names)
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Mailing city
- Houston, TX
- Activities filed
- Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- February 2, 2026
- Record built
- March 6, 2018
- Refiling required
- Yes
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, P-5 Organization Report data set, as of September 22, 2026.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 25,635 barrels
- Down 4% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 0 mcf
- Down 100% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jul 20262,224
- Jun 20262,026
- May 20262,292
- Apr 20262,083
- Mar 20262,076
- Feb 20261,866
- Jan 20262,033
- Dec 20252,128
- Nov 20252,281
- Oct 20252,233
- Sep 20252,189
- Aug 20252,204
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
10 leases on the state record, 7 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- Hildreth UnitMontague County · 7,401 bbl of oil
- Hildreth UnitMontague County · 7,327 bbl of oil
- Manning, E. O. -B-Wise County · 4,551 bbl of oil
- Clark, HindsMontague County · 2,610 bbl of oil
- Crozier, TerryMontague County · 1,622 bbl of oil
- Manning, E. O.Wise County · 1,063 bbl of oil
- Manning, E. O.Wise County · 1,061 bbl of oil
- Hildreth, JackMontague County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Hildreth, Jack -A-Montague County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Hildreth, Jack -B-Montague County · nothing reported in 12 months
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
0 taken over and 13 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 Orm, C., Montague CountyOct 2022 · to Miller, Glenn J.
- Handed over Orm, Claude, Montague CountyOct 2022 · to Miller, Glenn J.
- Handed over Powell "28", Schleicher CountyJan 2021 · to Oil Projects, LLC
- Handed over Camar, SW (Strawn) Unit, Schleicher CountyJan 2021 · to Oil Projects, LLC
- Handed over Sweeney Gas Unit #1, Harris CountyDec 2020 · to Daylight Petroleum LLC
- Handed over Busch Gas Unit O/A, Harris CountyDec 2020 · to Daylight Petroleum LLC
- Handed over Hamill Estate, Harris CountyDec 2020 · to Daylight Petroleum LLC
- Handed over Sweeney Gu #2, Harris CountyDec 2020 · to Daylight Petroleum LLC
- Handed over Hamill Estate, Harris CountyDec 2020 · to Daylight Petroleum LLC
- Handed over Sharman Gas Unit No. 1, Harris CountyDec 2020 · to Daylight Petroleum LLC
- Handed over Sweeney Gas Unit #1, Harris CountyDec 2020 · to Daylight Petroleum LLC
- Handed over Busch Gas Unit O/A, Harris CountyDec 2020 · to Daylight Petroleum LLC
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Crest Operating Company?
The Railroad Commission lists Crest Operating Company as operator number 189885, P-5 active, in Houston, TX. Its leases reported 25,635 barrels of oil and 0 mcf of gas in the last twelve months. The state's records also list it as a purchaser or gatherer.
How much oil and gas did Crest Operating Company report?
In the last twelve months the leases Crest Operating Company operates reported 25,635 barrels of oil and 0 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through July 1, 2026. It has 10 leases on the state record, 7 with production in that time.
I got a letter or an offer from Crest Operating Company: what should I do?
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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.