Texas buyer · P-5 246900
El Paso Merchant Energy-Pet. Co.
Facts and their sources. No rating, no opinion.
The record
What the state's files show about El Paso Merchant Energy-Pet. Co.
Railroad Commission record
Who the state lists
The state's records list this company as a purchaser or gatherer of Texas oil or gas.
- Name on file
- EL PASO MERCHANT ENERGY-PET. CO.
- Operator number (P-5)
- 246900
- P-5 status
- Inactive
- Organization type
- Corporation
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Mailing city
- Houston, TX
- Last P-5 received
- October 9, 2013
- Record built
- March 20, 2002
- Inactive since
- January 31, 2018
- Refiling required
- Yes
The Railroad Commission lists this company’s P-5 registration as inactive since January 31, 2018. 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 El Paso Merchant Energy-Pet. Co. as an owner
Not checked yet
We have not checked El Paso Merchant Energy-Pet. Co.’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.
Name changes and sales
El Paso Merchant Energy-Pet. Co. is still on file under this name
We hold no record of a new name, a sale or a merger for this company. The Railroad Commission lists its P-5 registration as inactive.
Railroad Commission no. 246900
The Railroad Commission's P-5 file links this organization to number 161674 (Coastal Refining & Marketing Inc). The file does not say how the two are related, for example which is the older name.
Comptroller and Secretary of State
The business entity on file
- Legal name
- EL PASO MERCHANT ENERGY-PETROLEUM COMPANY
- Taxpayer number
- 18404298970
- Entity type
- Foreign profit corporation
- Secretary of State file number
- 0001586306
- Secretary of State status
- Active (March 30, 1954)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- March 30, 1954
- Formed in
- Outside Texas (the file does not say where)
- Mailing city
- Houston, 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 0001586306), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
No production is reported for leases this company operates in the last twelve months.
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query.
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.
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is El Paso Merchant Energy-Pet. Co.?
The Railroad Commission lists El Paso Merchant Energy-Pet. Co. as purchaser number 246900, P-5 inactive, in Houston, TX.
Is El Paso Merchant Energy-Pet. Co. a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: EL PASO MERCHANT ENERGY-PETROLEUM COMPANY, a foreign profit corporation, Secretary of State status Active, right to transact business in Texas: Active. Confirm it in the Secretary of State's business search.
I got a letter or an offer from El Paso Merchant Energy-Pet. Co.: 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.