Texas operator · P-5 465296
King Operating Corporation
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The record
What the state's files show about King Operating Corporation
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
- KING OPERATING CORPORATION
- Operator number (P-5)
- 465296
- P-5 status
- Active
- Organization type
- Corporation
- Location
- Addison, TX
- Mailing city
- Fort Worth, TX
- Activities filed
- Gas Operator, Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- September 30, 2025
- Record built
- October 18, 1996
- 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
- KING OPERATING CORPORATION
- Taxpayer number
- 17526739903
- Entity type
- Texas profit corporation
- Secretary of State file number
- 0141669800
- Secretary of State status
- Reinstated (February 26, 2021)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- October 18, 1996
- Formed in
- TX
- Mailing city
- Addison, 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 0141669800), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 31,841 barrels
- Down 36.5% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 666,638 mcf
- Down 21.4% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jul 20262,281
- Jun 20262,399
- May 20262,091
- Apr 20262,282
- Mar 20262,441
- Feb 20261,999
- Jan 20261,781
- Dec 20253,697
- Nov 20253,183
- Oct 20253,591
- Sep 20253,018
- Aug 20253,078
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, as of July 1, 2026.
Drilling permits
Permits filed with the state
16 drilling permits in the last three years: 6 in 2024, 4 in 2025, 6 in 2026. A permit is permission to drill. It is not a well.
| Issued | Lease, county and type |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | BIVINS #3902NPotter County · Horizontal |
| 2026-09-22 | BIVINS #3901SPotter County · Horizontal |
| 2026-08-03 | MCLARTY-LAWRENCE #1HOchiltree County · Horizontal |
| 2026-06-29 | THURMAN 23 #1HOchiltree County · Horizontal |
| 2026-05-29 | O'DELL 73 #1HOchiltree County · Horizontal |
| 2026-04-30 | HALEY 102 #1 HOchiltree County · Horizontal |
| 2025-12-09 | PRESCOTT - IRVIN #4354HMOchiltree County · Horizontal |
| 2025-11-07 | BIVINS #1042NPotter County · Horizontal |
| 2025-11-05 | BIVINS #1041SPotter County · Horizontal |
| 2025-06-27 | MILLER RANCH #A501MHBorden County · Vertical |
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, drilling permit records.
Leases
Leases this company operates
107 leases on the state record, 43 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- Willie 25Scurry County · 14,392 bbl of oil
- Irvin Sisters 53MOchiltree County · 11,239 bbl of oil
- King CV A199 South UnitHarrison County · 3,450 bbl of oil
- King CV A199 North UnitHarrison County · 1,756 bbl of oil
- Pshigoda 752MOchiltree County · 2,666 bbl of oil
- FurrhHarrison County · 2,381 bbl of oil
- Holmes 23-4 UnitTerry County · 2,365 bbl of oil
- Santa FeOchiltree County · 134 bbl of oil
- AyresHansford County · 114 bbl of oil
- Miller RanchBorden County · 1,224 bbl of oil
- SeitzHansford County · 26,666 mcf of gas
- KeltonWheeler County · 252 bbl of oil
- ChunnOchiltree County · 99 bbl of oil
- Chunn, IreneOchiltree County · 21,837 mcf of gas
- Jackson, PatHutchinson County · 16,927 mcf of gas
- Foster, Henry L.Gregg County · 685 bbl of oil
- Thurman 23VOchiltree County · 105 bbl of oil
- Thurman 23VOchiltree County · 659 bbl of oil
- MorrisonRoberts County · 261 bbl of oil
- McLainOchiltree County · 13,454 mcf of gas
- PshigodaOchiltree County · 13,281 mcf of gas
- PshigodaOchiltree County · 13,088 mcf of gas
- MeekHansford County · 12,770 mcf of gas
- EntrekinHansford County · 12,570 mcf of gas
- Campbell UnitHutchinson County · 131 bbl of oil
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
107 taken over and 25 handed over since the state's history begins; 0 and 9 in the last twelve months. The month is the first month the change shows in production reports.
- Handed over Shelton, Charles H. Fee, Harris CountyFeb 2026 · to D-Mil Production, Inc.
- Handed over Miller Ranch, Borden CountyJan 2026 · to Lap Energy Solutions LLC
- Handed over Miller, E. M., Borden CountyJan 2026 · to Lap Energy Solutions LLC
- Handed over Miller Ranch, Borden CountyJan 2026 · to Lap Energy Solutions LLC
- Handed over Bold Believer, Borden CountyJan 2026 · to Lap Energy Solutions LLC
- Handed over Miller, E. M., Borden CountyJan 2026 · to Lap Energy Solutions LLC
- Handed over Miller Ranch, Borden CountyJan 2026 · to Lap Energy Solutions LLC
- Handed over Ralph, Borden CountyJan 2026 · to Lap Energy Solutions LLC
- Handed over Bold Believer, Borden CountyJan 2026 · to Lap Energy Solutions LLC
- Took over Prescott, ETAL, Ochiltree CountyOct 2025 · from Troup Oil & Gas, LLC
- Handed over South Texas Syndicate, La Salle CountyMay 2024 · to Caribbean Energy LLC II
- Handed over Busch, H., Harris CountyMay 2024 · to Trek Resources, Inc.
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is King Operating Corporation?
The Railroad Commission lists King Operating Corporation as operator number 465296, P-5 active, in Addison, TX. Its leases reported 31,841 barrels of oil and 666,638 mcf of gas in the last twelve months.
Is King Operating Corporation a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: KING OPERATING CORPORATION, a texas profit corporation, Secretary of State status Reinstated, right to transact business in Texas: Active. Confirm it in the Secretary of State's business search.
How much oil and gas did King Operating Corporation report?
In the last twelve months the leases King Operating Corporation operates reported 31,841 barrels of oil and 666,638 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through July 1, 2026. It has 107 leases on the state record, 43 with production in that time.
How many drilling permits has King Operating Corporation filed?
16 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 King Operating Corporation: 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.