Texas operator · P-5 503975
Lively Exploration Company
Facts and their sources. No rating, no opinion.
The record
What the state's files show about Lively Exploration Company
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
- LIVELY EXPLORATION COMPANY
- Operator number (P-5)
- 503975
- P-5 status
- Inactive
- Organization type
- Corporation
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Mailing city
- Houston, TX
- Last P-5 received
- June 16, 2022
- Record built
- January 25, 1979
- Inactive since
- September 1, 2023
- Refiling required
- Yes
The Railroad Commission lists this company’s P-5 registration as inactive since September 1, 2023. 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 Lively Exploration Company as an owner
Not checked yet
We have not checked Lively Exploration 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.
Name changes and sales
Lively Exploration Company is still on file under this name
We hold no record of a new name, a sale or a merger for this company. The Railroad Commission lists its P-5 registration as inactive.
Railroad Commission no. 503975
The Railroad Commission's P-5 file links this organization to number 0 4070. The file does not say how the two are related, for example which is the older name.
Comptroller and Secretary of State
The business entity on file
- Legal name
- LIVELY EXPLORATION COMPANY
- Taxpayer number
- 17415915671
- Entity type
- Texas profit corporation
- Secretary of State file number
- 0024129500
- Secretary of State status
- Active (November 22, 1967)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- November 22, 1967
- 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 0024129500), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 0 barrels
- Gas, last 12 months
- 0 mcf
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jun 20230
- May 20230
- Apr 20230
- Mar 20230
- Feb 20230
- Jan 20230
- Dec 20220
- Nov 20220
- Oct 20220
- Sep 20220
- Aug 20220
- Jul 20220
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, as of June 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
1 leases on the state record, 0 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
Use it
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New permits and production
One email a week when Lively Exploration Company 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 Lively Exploration Company?
The Railroad Commission lists Lively Exploration Company as operator number 503975, P-5 inactive, in Houston, TX. No production is reported for the leases it operates in the last twelve months.
Is Lively Exploration Company a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: LIVELY EXPLORATION 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.
I got a letter or an offer from Lively Exploration 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.