Texas operator · P-5 223502
Dorchester Operating Company LLC
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The record
What the state's files show about Dorchester Operating Company LLC
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
- DORCHESTER OPERATING COMPANY LLC
- Operator number (P-5)
- 223502
- P-5 status
- Active
- Organization type
- Limited liability company (code not in the RRC's 2014 layout; inferred from the names)
- Location
- Fort Worth, TX
- Mailing city
- Refugio, TX
- Activities filed
- Gas Operator, Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- August 28, 2025
- Record built
- October 23, 2020
- Inactive since
- October 28, 2020
- Refiling required
- Yes
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, P-5 Organization Report data set, as of September 22, 2026.
Owner relations
How to reach Dorchester Operating Company LLC as an owner
Not checked yet
We have not checked Dorchester Operating Company LLC’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
- DORCHESTER OPERATING COMPANY LLC
- Taxpayer number
- 32076240277
- Entity type
- Texas limited liability company
- Secretary of State file number
- 0803791977
- Secretary of State status
- Active (October 9, 2020)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- October 9, 2020
- Formed in
- TX
- Mailing city
- Corpus Christi, 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 0803791977), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 38,282 barrels
- Down 5.6% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 10,913 mcf
- Down 10.8% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jul 20262,429
- Jun 20262,829
- May 20263,545
- Apr 20263,650
- Mar 20263,203
- Feb 20262,993
- Jan 20263,777
- Dec 20253,821
- Nov 20253,225
- Oct 20253,347
- Sep 20252,658
- Aug 20252,805
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
16 leases on the state record, 7 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- Heard, J. F. B.Refugio County · 13,709 bbl of oil
- Heard, Fannie V. W.Refugio County · 9,194 bbl of oil
- O'Brien, J. M.Refugio County · 4,353 bbl of oil
- Weigang, G. F.Atascosa County · 4,039 bbl of oil
- HendersonAtascosa County · 3,132 bbl of oil
- O'Connor, ThomasRefugio County · 2,485 bbl of oil
- Schumann, A. O.Atascosa County · 1,370 bbl of oil
- Otto, MaxAtascosa County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Hurt & TarttAtascosa County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Schumann, A. O.Atascosa County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Henderson -B-Atascosa County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Schumann, H. A. -B-Atascosa County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Heard, Fannie V. W.Refugio County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Schumann, H. A.Atascosa County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Heard, F. V. W.Refugio County · nothing reported in 12 months
- O'Brien, J. M. "B"Refugio County · nothing reported in 12 months
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
16 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 O'Brien, J. M. "B", Refugio CountyDec 2020 · from Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LP
- Took over Heard, J. F. B., Refugio CountyDec 2020 · from Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LP
- Took over Schumann, A. O., Atascosa CountyDec 2020 · from Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LP
- Took over Heard, F. V. W., Refugio CountyDec 2020 · from Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LP
- Took over Henderson, Atascosa CountyDec 2020 · from Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LP
- Took over Weigang, G. F., Atascosa CountyDec 2020 · from Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LP
- Took over Schumann, H. A., Atascosa CountyDec 2020 · from Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LP
- Took over Heard, Fannie V. W., Refugio CountyDec 2020 · from Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LP
- Took over Schumann, H. A. -B-, Atascosa CountyDec 2020 · from Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LP
- Took over Henderson -B-, Atascosa CountyDec 2020 · from Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LP
- Took over O'Connor, Thomas, Refugio CountyDec 2020 · from Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LP
- Took over Schumann, A. O., Atascosa CountyDec 2020 · from Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LP
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Dorchester Operating Company LLC?
The Railroad Commission lists Dorchester Operating Company LLC as operator number 223502, P-5 active, in Fort Worth, TX. Its leases reported 38,282 barrels of oil and 10,913 mcf of gas in the last twelve months.
Is Dorchester Operating Company LLC a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a possible match by name and place: DORCHESTER OPERATING COMPANY LLC, a texas 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 Dorchester Operating Company LLC report?
In the last twelve months the leases Dorchester Operating Company LLC operates reported 38,282 barrels of oil and 10,913 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through July 1, 2026. It has 16 leases on the state record, 7 with production in that time.
I got a letter or an offer from Dorchester Operating Company 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 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.