Texas operator and buyer · P-5 253480
Ernest Operating Company
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The record
What the state's files show about Ernest Operating Company
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
- ERNEST OPERATING COMPANY
- Operator number (P-5)
- 253480
- P-5 status
- Active
- Organization type
- Corporation
- Location
- Rockdale, TX
- Mailing city
- Rockdale, TX
- Activities filed
- Casinghead Gas Gatherer, Gas Gatherer, Gas Operator, Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- February 24, 2026
- Record built
- April 15, 1988
- Refiling required
- Yes
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, P-5 Organization Report data set, as of September 22, 2026.
Comptroller and Secretary of State
The business entity on file
- Legal name
- ERNEST OPERATING COMPANY
- Taxpayer number
- 17424918443
- Entity type
- Texas profit corporation
- Secretary of State file number
- 0106935200
- Secretary of State status
- Active (March 2, 1988)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- March 2, 1988
- Formed in
- TX
- Mailing city
- Rockdale, 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 0106935200), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 34,106 barrels
- Down 3.2% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 85,542 mcf
- Up 49% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jul 20262,595
- Jun 20262,637
- May 20262,925
- Apr 20262,959
- Mar 20263,111
- Feb 20263,104
- Jan 20262,337
- Dec 20253,120
- Nov 20252,548
- Oct 20253,187
- Sep 20252,823
- Aug 20252,760
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
101 leases on the state record, 82 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- TarwaterBurleson County · 5,984 bbl of oil
- PearsonBurleson County · 1,231 bbl of oil
- AusleyBurleson County · 1,086 bbl of oil
- Morgan, MaryLee County · 1,095 bbl of oil
- Anmar UnitLee County · 867 bbl of oil
- Gerdes Development Co., Inc.Lee County · 833 bbl of oil
- RossBurleson County · 195 bbl of oil
- Poole, F. M.Burleson County · 816 bbl of oil
- Marmo UnitLee County · 770 bbl of oil
- Hott UnitBurleson County · 170 bbl of oil
- DusekBurleson County · 637 bbl of oil
- Key, GroverBurleson County · 687 bbl of oil
- NoackLee County · 672 bbl of oil
- WilliardBurleson County · 428 bbl of oil
- Falkner-Juergen Et Ux.Milam County · 672 bbl of oil
- PerryBurleson County · 662 bbl of oil
- Willard & WilliamsBurleson County · 638 bbl of oil
- Stork-Richards UnitLee County · 629 bbl of oil
- Willard "B"Burleson County · 601 bbl of oil
- BalcarLee County · 547 bbl of oil
- Richards, L.c. Et AlLee County · 578 bbl of oil
- Wiederhold-Spacek UnitLee County · 565 bbl of oil
- WesLee County · 445 bbl of oil
- Gerdes Development Co.Lee County · 465 bbl of oil
- Morgan-Knight UnitMilam County · 524 bbl of oil
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Ernest Operating Company?
The Railroad Commission lists Ernest Operating Company as operator number 253480, P-5 active, in Rockdale, TX. Its leases reported 34,106 barrels of oil and 85,542 mcf of gas in the last twelve months. The state's records also list it as a purchaser or gatherer.
Is Ernest Operating Company a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: ERNEST OPERATING COMPANY, a texas profit corporation, 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 Ernest Operating Company report?
In the last twelve months the leases Ernest Operating Company operates reported 34,106 barrels of oil and 85,542 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through July 1, 2026. It has 101 leases on the state record, 82 with production in that time.
I got a letter or an offer from Ernest Operating Company: 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.