Texas operator and buyer · P-5 253102
Ensign Operating LLC
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The record
What the state's files show about Ensign Operating LLC
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
- ENSIGN OPERATING LLC
- Operator number (P-5)
- 253102
- P-5 status
- inactive
- Organization type
- Limited liability company (code not in the RRC's 2014 layout; inferred from the names)
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Mailing city
- Houston, TX
- Last P-5 received
- January 25, 2023
- Record built
- May 2, 2019
- Inactive since
- January 25, 2024
- 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
- 9,298,722 barrels
- Up 63.9% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 81,535,716 mcf
- Up 46.9% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Feb 2023710,666
- Jan 2023935,852
- Dec 2022893,371
- Nov 2022785,455
- Oct 2022928,601
- Sep 2022900,618
- Aug 2022872,549
- Jul 2022632,042
- Jun 2022634,846
- May 2022631,728
- Apr 2022682,218
- Mar 2022690,776
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, as of February 1, 2023.
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
8 leases on the state record, 0 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- Three Sisters 01Live Oak County · 17,909 bbl of oil
- Handy 02Karnes County · 3,824 bbl of oil
- Turner Gas UnitBee County · 1,078 mcf of gas
- Three Rivers SWDLive Oak County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Collier 01De Witt County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Turner Gas UnitBee County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Tomasek Gas UnitBee County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Metting Neutzler 01De Witt County · nothing reported in 12 months
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
1 taken over and 751 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 Harold Gohmert 01 - Hay 01 B, De Witt CountyMar 2023 · to Marathon Oil Ef LLC
- Handed over Warling 01, De Witt CountyMar 2023 · to Marathon Oil Ef LLC
- Handed over Sinor Ranch 02, Live Oak CountyMar 2023 · to Marathon Oil Ef LLC
- Handed over Warner 01, Karnes CountyMar 2023 · to Marathon Oil Ef LLC
- Handed over Warling 01, De Witt CountyMar 2023 · to Marathon Oil Ef LLC
- Handed over Schendel 02, Karnes CountyMar 2023 · to Marathon Oil Ef LLC
- Handed over Haveman 01, Karnes CountyMar 2023 · to Marathon Oil Ef LLC
- Handed over Davis 01, Karnes CountyMar 2023 · to Marathon Oil Ef LLC
- Handed over Douglas 01, Karnes CountyMar 2023 · to Marathon Oil Ef LLC
- Handed over Dworaczyk 01, De Witt CountyMar 2023 · to Marathon Oil Ef LLC
- Handed over Myra Kelley 06, De Witt CountyMar 2023 · to Marathon Oil Ef LLC
- Handed over Hope 01, De Witt CountyMar 2023 · to Marathon Oil Ef LLC
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FAQ
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Who is Ensign Operating LLC?
The Railroad Commission lists Ensign Operating LLC as operator number 253102, P-5 inactive, in Houston, TX. Its leases reported 9,298,722 barrels of oil and 81,535,716 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 Ensign Operating LLC report?
In the last twelve months the leases Ensign Operating LLC operates reported 9,298,722 barrels of oil and 81,535,716 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through February 1, 2023. It has 8 leases on the state record, 0 with production in that time.
I got a letter or an offer from Ensign Operating LLC: 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.