Texas operator and buyer · P-5 571987
MLC Operating, LP
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The record
What the state's files show about MLC Operating, LP
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
- MLC OPERATING, LP
- Operator number (P-5)
- 571987
- P-5 status
- delinquent
- Organization type
- Limited partnership
- Location
- Spring, TX
- Mailing city
- Houston, TX
- Activities filed
- Gas Operator, Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- May 11, 2022
- Record built
- July 6, 2005
- 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
- MLC OPERATING, LP
- Taxpayer number
- 15625168883
- Entity type
- Texas limited partnership
- Secretary of State file number
- 0800501395
- Secretary of State status
- Active (June 2, 2005)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- June 2, 2005
- 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 0800501395), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 1,380 barrels
- Down 82.1% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 0 mcf
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Feb 20250
- Jan 20250
- Dec 2024140
- Nov 2024135
- Oct 2024140
- Sep 2024135
- Aug 2024140
- Jul 2024140
- Jun 2024135
- May 2024140
- Apr 2024135
- Mar 2024140
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, as of February 1, 2025.
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
14 leases on the state record, 0 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- Simpson Canyon 1045 UnitCrockett County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Onyx "A"Crockett County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Lyles Dhi StateBrewster County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Bouscaren Unit 0257Crockett County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Bouscaren Unit 0457Crockett County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Onyx State Unit "C" #5Crockett County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Coates APecos County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Onyx State Unit "C" #5Crockett County · nothing reported in 12 months
- SapphirePecos County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Porter 34Pecos County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Jade UnitCrockett County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Bouscaren Unit 0557Crockett County · nothing reported in 12 months
- University Lands 3716Terrell County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Bouscaren, P. Et Al "J"Crockett County · nothing reported in 12 months
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
0 taken over and 21 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 Simpson Canyon 2027 Unit, Crockett CountyJan 2025 · to Surge Solutions, Inc.
- Handed over Parker Ranch 1026 Unit, Crockett CountyJan 2025 · to Surge Solutions, Inc.
- Handed over Simpson Canyon 1046 State, Crockett CountyJan 2025 · to Surge Solutions, Inc.
- Handed over Simpson Canyon 2045 Unit, Crockett CountyJan 2025 · to Surge Solutions, Inc.
- Handed over Simpson Canyon 4027 Unit, Crockett CountyJan 2025 · to Surge Solutions, Inc.
- Handed over Simpson Canyon 3027 Unit, Crockett CountyJan 2025 · to Surge Solutions, Inc.
- Handed over Simpson Canyon 5045 Unit, Crockett CountyJan 2025 · to Surge Solutions, Inc.
- Handed over Simpson Canyon 1028 Unit, Crockett CountyJan 2025 · to Surge Solutions, Inc.
- Handed over Simpson Canyon, Crockett CountyJan 2025 · to Surge Solutions, Inc.
- Handed over Simpson Canyon 1027 Unit, Crockett CountyJan 2025 · to Surge Solutions, Inc.
- Handed over Simpson Canyon 1044 Unit, Crockett CountyJan 2025 · to Surge Solutions, Inc.
- Handed over Simpson Canyon 3044 Unit, Crockett CountyJan 2025 · to Surge Solutions, Inc.
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is MLC Operating, LP?
The Railroad Commission lists MLC Operating, LP as operator number 571987, P-5 delinquent, in Spring, TX. Its leases reported 1,380 barrels of oil and 0 mcf of gas in the last twelve months. The state's records also list it as a purchaser or gatherer.
Is MLC Operating, LP a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: MLC OPERATING, LP, a texas limited partnership, 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 MLC Operating, LP report?
In the last twelve months the leases MLC Operating, LP operates reported 1,380 barrels of oil and 0 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through February 1, 2025. It has 14 leases on the state record, 0 with production in that time.
I got a letter or an offer from MLC Operating, LP: 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.