Texas operator and buyer · P-5 500600
Lightning Oil Company
Facts and their sources. No rating, no opinion.
The record
What the state's files show about Lightning Oil 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
- LIGHTNING OIL COMPANY
- Operator number (P-5)
- 500600
- P-5 status
- Active (extension)
- Organization type
- Corporation
- Location
- San Antonio, TX
- Mailing city
- San Antonio, TX
- Activities filed
- Gas Operator
- Last P-5 received
- September 10, 2026
- Record built
- February 2, 1978
- Refiling required
- Yes
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, P-5 Organization Report data set, as of September 22, 2026.
Owner relations
How to reach Lightning Oil Company as an owner
Not checked yet
We have not checked Lightning Oil Company’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
- LIGHTNING OIL COMPANY
- Taxpayer number
- 17412894663
- Entity type
- Texas profit corporation
- Secretary of State file number
- 0013811000
- Secretary of State status
- Reinstated (July 21, 2004)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- February 25, 1957
- Formed in
- TX
- Mailing city
- San Antonio, 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 0013811000), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 1,412 barrels
- Down 46.2% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 90,179 mcf
- Down 39.1% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jul 202693
- Jun 202651
- May 202625
- Apr 202665
- Mar 202693
- Feb 202699
- Jan 2026308
- Dec 202576
- Nov 202595
- Oct 202553
- Sep 2025367
- Aug 202587
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
6 leases on the state record, 3 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
0 taken over and 1 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 Rob & Van Ramsey Unit, Goliad CountyOct 2024 · to Ventex Operating Corp.
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New permits and production
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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 Lightning Oil Company?
The Railroad Commission lists Lightning Oil Company as operator number 500600, P-5 active, in San Antonio, TX. Its leases reported 1,412 barrels of oil and 90,179 mcf of gas in the last twelve months. The state's records also list it as a purchaser or gatherer.
Is Lightning Oil Company a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: LIGHTNING OIL COMPANY, 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 Lightning Oil Company report?
In the last twelve months the leases Lightning Oil Company operates reported 1,412 barrels of oil and 90,179 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through July 1, 2026. It has 6 leases on the state record, 3 with production in that time.
I got a letter or an offer from Lightning Oil 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.