Texas operator · P-5 592471
MSD Operating, LLC
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The record
What the state's files show about MSD Operating, LLC
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
- MSD OPERATING, LLC
- Operator number (P-5)
- 592471
- P-5 status
- active
- Organization type
- Limited liability company (code not in the RRC's 2014 layout; inferred from the names)
- Location
- Big Spring, TX
- Mailing city
- Big Spring, TX
- Activities filed
- Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- January 13, 2026
- Record built
- February 13, 2008
- 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
- MSD OPERATING, LLC
- Taxpayer number
- 12026707328
- Entity type
- Texas limited liability company
- Secretary of State file number
- 0800445275
- Secretary of State status
- Active (January 26, 2005)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- January 26, 2005
- Formed in
- TX
- Mailing city
- Big Spring, 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 0800445275), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 1,523 barrels
- Up 38.8% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 0 mcf
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jun 2026152
- May 2026113
- Apr 2026126
- Mar 2026102
- Feb 2026115
- Jan 2026104
- Dec 2025146
- Nov 2025132
- Oct 202554
- Sep 2025166
- Aug 2025161
- Jul 2025152
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, as of June 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
8 leases on the state record, 7 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- HallHoward County · 586 bbl of oil
- LewisHoward County · 529 bbl of oil
- BroaddusHoward County · 201 bbl of oil
- Broaddus -C-Howard County · 119 bbl of oil
- Frazier, NellHoward County · 64 bbl of oil
- Broaddus -A-Howard County · 12 bbl of oil
- Bates "A"Howard County · 12 bbl of oil
- Wilkinson, H. H. -A-Howard County · 5 bbl of oil
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is MSD Operating, LLC?
The Railroad Commission lists MSD Operating, LLC as operator number 592471, P-5 active, in Big Spring, TX. Its leases reported 1,523 barrels of oil and 0 mcf of gas in the last twelve months.
Is MSD Operating, LLC a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: MSD OPERATING, LLC, a texas limited liability company, 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 MSD Operating, LLC report?
In the last twelve months the leases MSD Operating, LLC operates reported 1,523 barrels of oil and 0 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through June 1, 2026. It has 8 leases on the state record, 7 with production in that time.
I got a letter or an offer from MSD Operating, LLC: 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.