Texas operator and buyer · P-5 100453
Ep Energy E&P Company, LLC
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The record
What the state's files show about Ep Energy E&P Company, 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
- EP ENERGY E&P COMPANY, LLC
- Operator number (P-5)
- 100453
- 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
- March 20, 2025
- Record built
- April 28, 2022
- Inactive since
- November 17, 2025
- Refiling required
- Yes
The Railroad Commission lists this company’s P-5 registration as inactive since November 17, 2025. 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 Ep Energy E&P Company, LLC as an owner
Not checked yet
We have not checked Ep Energy E&P 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
The business entity on file
- Legal name
- EP ENERGY E&P COMPANY, LLC
- Taxpayer number
- 17604870927
- Entity type
- Texas limited liability company
- Secretary of State file number
- 0804498146
- Secretary of State status
- Active (March 31, 2022)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- March 31, 2022
- Formed in
- TX
- 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 0804498146), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 8,665,386 barrels
- Down 12.5% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 28,977,606 mcf
- Up 2.2% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Feb 2025631,414
- Jan 2025704,111
- Dec 2024604,436
- Nov 2024562,172
- Oct 2024636,752
- Sep 2024651,016
- Aug 2024722,560
- Jul 2024804,585
- Jun 2024849,694
- May 2024950,676
- Apr 2024820,335
- Mar 2024727,635
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, as of February 1, 2025.
Drilling permits
Permits filed with the state
33 drilling permits in the last three years: 8 in 2023, 22 in 2024, 3 in 2025. A permit is permission to drill. It is not a well.
| Issued | Lease, county and type |
|---|---|
| 2025-02-27 | CUTTHROAT D #4HLa Salle County · Horizontal |
| 2025-02-21 | CUTTHROAT B #2HLa Salle County · Horizontal |
| 2025-02-11 | CUTTHROAT C #3HLa Salle County · Horizontal |
| 2024-12-19 | WARRIOR B #2HLa Salle County · Horizontal |
| 2024-12-19 | WARRIOR A #1HLa Salle County · Horizontal |
| 2024-12-04 | ALTITO A E #264HLa Salle County · Horizontal |
| 2024-12-04 | ALTITO A D #263HLa Salle County · Horizontal |
| 2024-11-06 | ALTITO D B #402HLa Salle County · Horizontal |
| 2024-11-06 | ALTITO D A #401HLa Salle County · Horizontal |
| 2024-10-16 | CHALKLINE GHOST B #2HLa Salle County · Horizontal |
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, drilling permit records.
Leases
Leases this company operates
73 leases on the state record, 0 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- Hubbard C UnitLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Hixon Kinsel B UnitLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Johnson-Kinsel 'D' UnitLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Macdiarmid Allocation BLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Ritchie Farms F UnitDimmit County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Maltsberger-DB Trust AlloLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Maltsberger Hixon E UnitLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Maltsberger-DB TrustLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Hixon-State of Texas UnitLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Altito B 13A UnitLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Maltsberger-DB Trust Allo BLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Altito D ALa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Hixon-Larson 'C' UnitLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Ritchie Farms P UnitDimmit County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Maltsberger-DB Trust Allo ALa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Hixon Trout D UnitLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Mellenbruch Allocation ALa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Briggs Zapp Allocation CLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Maltsberger Hixon Allocation DLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Cotulla East A AllocationLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Hixon-Kinsel A UnitLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Johnson-Kinsel 'B' UnitLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- TillyLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Johnson-Kinsel E UnitLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Maltsberger Hixon Allocation BLa Salle County · nothing reported in 12 months
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
273 taken over and 466 handed over since the state's history begins; 0 and 1 in the last twelve months. The month is the first month the change shows in production reports.
- Handed over Maltsberger North, La Salle CountyJun 2026 · to Verdun Oil Ef II LLC
- Handed over Briggs Ranch, La Salle CountyMay 2025 · to Verdun Oil Ef II LLC
- Handed over Zappenduster A, La Salle CountyMay 2025 · to Verdun Oil Ef II LLC
- Handed over Briggs Ranch, La Salle CountyMay 2025 · to Verdun Oil Ef II LLC
- Handed over Hixon A, La Salle CountyMar 2025 · to Verdun Oil Ef II LLC
- Handed over Altito B, La Salle CountyMar 2025 · to Verdun Oil Ef II LLC
- Handed over Benet Mercie A, La Salle CountyMar 2025 · to Verdun Oil Ef II LLC
- Handed over Briggs Zapp Allocation C, La Salle CountyMar 2025 · to Verdun Oil Ef II LLC
- Handed over Messines A, La Salle CountyMar 2025 · to Verdun Oil Ef II LLC
- Handed over Wareing 76A Unit, La Salle CountyMar 2025 · to Verdun Oil Ef II LLC
- Handed over Brown, La Salle CountyMar 2025 · to Verdun Oil Ef II LLC
- Handed over Schulze-Scott A Unit, La Salle CountyMar 2025 · to Verdun Oil Ef II LLC
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New permits and production
One email a week when Ep Energy E&P Company, LLC files a drilling permit, completes a well or reports first production. Free with an account.
A paper from this company
A division order, a lease, a buyout offer or a letter: upload it and we say what it is, what it asks and which terms deserve a question.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Ep Energy E&P Company, LLC?
The Railroad Commission lists Ep Energy E&P Company, LLC as operator number 100453, P-5 inactive, in Houston, TX. Its leases reported 8,665,386 barrels of oil and 28,977,606 mcf of gas in the last twelve months. The state's records also list it as a purchaser or gatherer.
Is Ep Energy E&P Company, LLC a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: EP ENERGY E&P COMPANY, LLC, a texas limited liability company, 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 Ep Energy E&P Company, LLC report?
In the last twelve months the leases Ep Energy E&P Company, LLC operates reported 8,665,386 barrels of oil and 28,977,606 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through February 1, 2025. It has 73 leases on the state record, 0 with production in that time.
How many drilling permits has Ep Energy E&P Company, LLC filed?
33 drilling permits in the last three years in the permit feed this site reads. A permit is permission to drill, not a well: many are never drilled.
I got a letter or an offer from Ep Energy E&P 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.