Texas operator · P-5 216418
Denton Exploration, Inc.
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The record
What the state's files show about Denton Exploration, 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
- DENTON EXPLORATION, INC.
- Operator number (P-5)
- 216418
- P-5 status
- active
- Organization type
- Corporation
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Mailing city
- Dallas, TX
- Activities filed
- Gas Operator, Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- February 11, 2026
- Record built
- December 19, 1978
- 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
- DENTON EXPLORATION, INC.
- Taxpayer number
- 17516168147
- Entity type
- Texas profit corporation
- Secretary of State file number
- 0045012900
- Secretary of State status
- Active (October 11, 1978)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- October 11, 1978
- Formed in
- TX
- Mailing city
- Dallas, 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 0045012900), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 10,352 barrels
- Down 13.5% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 37,413 mcf
- Up 4.4% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jul 2026767
- Jun 2026955
- May 2026824
- Apr 2026857
- Mar 20261,159
- Feb 20261,068
- Jan 2026856
- Dec 2025680
- Nov 2025884
- Oct 2025891
- Sep 2025849
- Aug 2025562
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
14 leases on the state record, 11 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- SwensonThrockmorton County · 3,162 bbl of oil
- PerkinsThrockmorton County · 1,645 bbl of oil
- Willingham Ranch AFisher County · 2,116 bbl of oil
- Willingham E/2/68/FFisher County · 920 bbl of oil
- Walker EstateStephens County · 771 bbl of oil
- Willingham Ranch BFisher County · 524 bbl of oil
- Willingham Ranch W269 CuFisher County · 495 bbl of oil
- Willingham Ranch W269 BFisher County · 355 bbl of oil
- Willingham CFisher County · 340 bbl of oil
- Chandler 'A'Stephens County · 1,019 mcf of gas
- Willingham Ranch W269 AFisher County · 24 bbl of oil
- Willingham Ranch E/2/68/DuFisher County · nothing reported in 12 months
- KeeterThrockmorton County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Willingham Ranch E/2/68/EFisher County · nothing reported in 12 months
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Denton Exploration, Inc.?
The Railroad Commission lists Denton Exploration, Inc. as operator number 216418, P-5 active, in Dallas, TX. Its leases reported 10,352 barrels of oil and 37,413 mcf of gas in the last twelve months.
Is Denton Exploration, Inc. a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: DENTON EXPLORATION, 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 Denton Exploration, Inc. report?
In the last twelve months the leases Denton Exploration, Inc. operates reported 10,352 barrels of oil and 37,413 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through July 1, 2026. It has 14 leases on the state record, 11 with production in that time.
I got a letter or an offer from Denton Exploration, 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.