Texas operator and buyer · P-5 671434
Pop Operating Company
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The record
What the state's files show about Pop Operating 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
- POP OPERATING COMPANY
- Operator number (P-5)
- 671434
- P-5 status
- Active
- Organization type
- Corporation
- Location
- Argyle, TX
- Mailing city
- Denton, TX
- Activities filed
- Casinghead Gas Gatherer, Casinghead Gas Purchaser, Gas Purchaser, Gas Gatherer, Gas Operator, Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- October 23, 2025
- Record built
- November 9, 1992
- Refiling required
- Yes
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, P-5 Organization Report data set, as of September 22, 2026.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 50,703 barrels
- Up 844.5% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 30,780 mcf
- Up 58.7% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- May 20267,158
- Apr 20266,427
- Mar 20266,230
- Feb 20265,786
- Jan 20265,353
- Dec 20255,808
- Nov 20255,618
- Oct 20256,462
- Sep 2025481
- Aug 2025455
- Jul 2025475
- Jun 2025450
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, as of May 1, 2026.
Drilling permits
Permits filed with the state
1 drilling permits in the last three years: 1 in 2026. A permit is permission to drill. It is not a well.
| Issued | Lease, county and type |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | DAVIS 'D' #4Jack County · Vertical |
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, drilling permit records.
Leases
Leases this company operates
80 leases on the state record, 62 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- HenryMontague County · 4,275 bbl of oil
- PittcockStonewall County · 4,143 bbl of oil
- Michaels, E. L.Haskell County · 4,004 bbl of oil
- S. Scotland Caddo UnitArcher County · 3,736 bbl of oil
- FullerWise County · 3,483 bbl of oil
- Browning -B-Archer County · 3,374 bbl of oil
- WallaceKent County · 2,985 bbl of oil
- McCallMontague County · 2,817 bbl of oil
- Long, W. J. "B"Garza County · 2,683 bbl of oil
- Boyd -D-Fisher County · 2,534 bbl of oil
- Long, W. J. "A"Garza County · 2,208 bbl of oil
- WittFisher County · 2,136 bbl of oil
- BirkWichita County · 2,081 bbl of oil
- RobertsonFisher County · 1,788 bbl of oil
- BrowningArcher County · 1,731 bbl of oil
- Carminati BMontague County · 1,560 bbl of oil
- CooperFisher County · 1,431 bbl of oil
- HancockArcher County · 1,407 bbl of oil
- SwensonKent County · 1,392 bbl of oil
- HarrisonArcher County · 1,378 bbl of oil
- StewartYoung County · 1,338 bbl of oil
- Campbell "B" A/C-1Haskell County · 1,302 bbl of oil
- MillsMontague County · 1,277 bbl of oil
- Kennedy, W. J.Montague County · 1,249 bbl of oil
- McGregor "B"Haskell County · 1,224 bbl of oil
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
70 taken over and 0 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.
- Took over Cooper, Fisher CountyOct 2025 · from Walsh & Watts, Inc.
- Took over Mills, Montague CountyOct 2025 · from Walsh & Watts, Inc.
- Took over Witt "B", Fisher CountyOct 2025 · from Walsh & Watts, Inc.
- Took over Robertson, Fisher CountyOct 2025 · from Walsh & Watts, Inc.
- Took over Carminati B, Montague CountyOct 2025 · from Walsh & Watts, Inc.
- Took over Henry, Montague CountyOct 2025 · from Walsh & Watts, Inc.
- Took over Hancock, Archer CountyOct 2025 · from Walsh & Watts, Inc.
- Took over Hooks, Wichita CountyOct 2025 · from Walsh & Watts, Inc.
- Took over McFarland, Stonewall CountyOct 2025 · from Walsh & Watts, Inc.
- Took over McDonald, Montague CountyOct 2025 · from Walsh & Watts, Inc.
- Took over Morris -B-, Clay CountyOct 2025 · from Walsh & Watts, Inc.
- Took over Kennedy, Fisher CountyOct 2025 · from Walsh & Watts, Inc.
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Pop Operating Company?
The Railroad Commission lists Pop Operating Company as operator number 671434, P-5 active, in Argyle, TX. Its leases reported 50,703 barrels of oil and 30,780 mcf of gas in the last twelve months. The state's records also list it as a purchaser or gatherer.
How much oil and gas did Pop Operating Company report?
In the last twelve months the leases Pop Operating Company operates reported 50,703 barrels of oil and 30,780 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through May 1, 2026. It has 80 leases on the state record, 62 with production in that time.
How many drilling permits has Pop Operating Company filed?
1 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 Pop Operating 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.