Texas operator · P-5 223295
Dorado Drilling, Inc.
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The record
What the state's files show about Dorado Drilling, 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
- DORADO DRILLING, INC.
- Operator number (P-5)
- 223295
- P-5 status
- Delinquent
- Organization type
- Corporation
- Location
- Gulfport, MS
- Mailing city
- Dallas, TX
- Activities filed
- Gas Operator, Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- July 12, 2024
- Record built
- April 20, 2017
- Refiling required
- Yes
The Railroad Commission lists this company’s P-5 registration as delinquent; its last P-5 filing was on July 12, 2024. If your royalty checks from it stopped, check your lease for the likely reasons and who to write to.
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, P-5 Organization Report data set, as of September 22, 2026.
Owner relations
How to reach Dorado Drilling, Inc. as an owner
Not checked yet
We have not checked Dorado Drilling, Inc.’s owner-relations desk yet. Here is how owners usually find it:
- Look at a recent check stub or statement. The phone number and address printed on it usually reach the owner relations department.
- Search the company’s own website for “owner relations” or “royalty owners”. Larger operators have a page and an online owner portal.
- The Railroad Commission file above has the company’s mailing address. A letter sent there reaches the company, though not always the right desk.
- Put your owner number and the property name or number on every letter and call.
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
- DORADO DRILLING, INC.
- Taxpayer number
- 32063429735
- Entity type
- Foreign profit corporation
- Secretary of State file number
- 0802694428
- Secretary of State status
- Active (April 11, 2017)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- April 11, 2017
- Formed in
- Outside Texas (the file does not say where)
- Mailing city
- Austin, 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 0802694428), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 0 barrels
- Down 100% 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 20260
- Jun 20260
- May 20260
- Apr 20260
- Mar 20260
- Feb 20260
- Jan 20260
- Dec 20250
- Nov 20250
- Oct 20250
- Sep 20250
- Aug 20250
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
7 leases on the state record, 0 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- SWRMcMullen County · nothing reported in 12 months
- SWR "B"McMullen County · nothing reported in 12 months
- WareHidalgo County · nothing reported in 12 months
- SWR "D"McMullen County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Teal -P-McMullen County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Horton, R.p.McMullen County · nothing reported in 12 months
- SWR "H"McMullen County · nothing reported in 12 months
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
20 taken over and 92 handed over since the state's history begins; 0 and 7 in the last twelve months. The month is the first month the change shows in production reports.
- Handed over Wheeler, McMullen CountyJul 2026 · to Paleo Oil Company LLC
- Handed over Thetford-Teal Unit No. 2, McMullen CountyJul 2026 · to Paleo Oil Company LLC
- Handed over Wheeler, McMullen CountyJul 2026 · to Paleo Oil Company LLC
- Handed over Thetford, McMullen CountyJul 2026 · to Paleo Oil Company LLC
- Handed over Matocha, McMullen CountyJul 2026 · to Paleo Oil Company LLC
- Handed over Thetford-Teal Unit No. 1, McMullen CountyJul 2026 · to Paleo Oil Company LLC
- Handed over Matocha, McMullen CountyJul 2026 · to Paleo Oil Company LLC
- Handed over Deatrick, Hidalgo CountyJan 2025 · to Varas Energy Operating Company,
- Handed over WR "K", McMullen CountyJan 2025 · to Varas Energy Operating Company,
- Handed over Deatrick, Hidalgo CountyJan 2025 · to Varas Energy Operating Company,
- Handed over Farley G. U., Hidalgo CountyJan 2025 · to Varas Energy Operating Company,
- Handed over SWR "B", McMullen CountyJan 2025 · to Varas Energy Operating Company,
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A paper from this company
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Dorado Drilling, Inc.?
The Railroad Commission lists Dorado Drilling, Inc. as operator number 223295, P-5 delinquent, in Gulfport, MS. No production is reported for the leases it operates in the last twelve months.
Is Dorado Drilling, Inc. a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a possible match by name and place: DORADO DRILLING, INC., a foreign profit corporation, 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.
I got a letter or an offer from Dorado Drilling, 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.