Texas operator and buyer · P-5 677770
Prime Operating Company
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The record
What the state's files show about Prime 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
- PRIME OPERATING COMPANY
- Operator number (P-5)
- 677770
- P-5 status
- Active
- Organization type
- Corporation
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Mailing city
- Midland, TX
- Activities filed
- Casinghead Gas Gatherer, Casinghead Gas Purchaser, Gas Purchaser, Gas Gatherer, Gas Operator, Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- January 29, 2026
- Record built
- January 28, 1992
- 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
- PRIME OPERATING COMPANY
- Taxpayer number
- 17603556774
- Entity type
- Texas profit corporation
- Secretary of State file number
- 0121592900
- Secretary of State status
- Active (December 27, 1991)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- December 27, 1991
- Formed in
- TX
- Mailing city
- Midland, 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 0121592900), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 291,179 barrels
- Down 24.3% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 1,168,840 mcf
- Down 5.9% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jul 202624,816
- Jun 202621,632
- May 202626,387
- Apr 202624,353
- Mar 202625,426
- Feb 202622,823
- Jan 202623,359
- Dec 202525,232
- Nov 202524,675
- Oct 202525,158
- Sep 202525,874
- Aug 202521,444
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, as of July 1, 2026.
Drilling permits
Permits filed with the state
2 drilling permits in the last three years: 1 in 2024, 1 in 2026. A permit is permission to drill. It is not a well.
| Issued | Lease, county and type |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | WING, SARAH F. #80Polk County · Vertical |
| 2024-10-16 | WING, SARAH F. #16Polk County · Vertical |
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, drilling permit records.
Leases
Leases this company operates
114 leases on the state record, 61 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- Turner RanchReagan County · 30,101 bbl of oil
- Wing, Sarah F.Polk County · 25,458 bbl of oil
- South Stiles Spraberry UnitReagan County · 20,560 bbl of oil
- North Stiles Spraberry UnitReagan County · 18,664 bbl of oil
- JulieReagan County · 12,188 bbl of oil
- CC 4132AUpton County · 7,487 bbl of oil
- Wing, Sarah F.Polk County · 12,925 bbl of oil
- CC 4132CUpton County · 12,304 bbl of oil
- Weatherby 1216Reagan County · 11,258 bbl of oil
- Lucy LindseyReagan County · 9,010 bbl of oil
- CC 4144 EastUpton County · 5,207 bbl of oil
- CC 4132DUpton County · 7,803 bbl of oil
- HeidelbergMartin County · 7,018 bbl of oil
- C.a. Dyer - PumaNewton County · 7,629 bbl of oil
- SlaughterReagan County · 6,693 bbl of oil
- Hughes Alpine West 19Reagan County · 5,371 bbl of oil
- CC 4045 West AUpton County · 4,978 bbl of oil
- CC 4132BUpton County · 5,923 bbl of oil
- Schenecker -13-Martin County · 6,128 bbl of oil
- Wing, Sarah F.Polk County · 4,593 bbl of oil
- Nail -P- '6'Martin County · 5,095 bbl of oil
- Connell EstateUpton County · 5,311 bbl of oil
- KuhnertNewton County · 4,652 bbl of oil
- Scott, KatyeMartin County · 4,014 bbl of oil
- Connell Est. "A"Upton County · 3,995 bbl of oil
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
2 taken over and 14 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 Hettie, Midland CountySep 2025 · to GHS Energy Operating, LLC
- Handed over Connell Estate "A", Upton CountyDec 2024 · to Bustamante Resources LLC
- Handed over Connell Estate "B", Upton CountyDec 2024 · to Bustamante Resources LLC
- Handed over Barreda, Webb CountyJun 2024 · to Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.
- Handed over Saunders-Eisenhower, Webb CountyJun 2024 · to Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.
- Handed over Saunders, J.r., Webb CountyJun 2024 · to Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.
- Took over Wing, Polk CountyApr 2024 · from Olipdp II, LLC
- Took over South Stiles Spraberry Unit, Reagan CountyJul 2023 · from De IV Operating, LLC
- Handed over Lydia, Midland CountyJun 2023 · to Bustamante Resources LLC
- Handed over Cowden -31-, Ector CountyJun 2023 · to Bustamante Resources LLC
- Handed over Holt, Crockett CountyOct 2022 · to Quail Ridge Petroleum LLC
- Handed over West, Massie Et Al TR. "A", Crockett CountyOct 2022 · to Quail Ridge Petroleum LLC
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FAQ
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Who is Prime Operating Company?
The Railroad Commission lists Prime Operating Company as operator number 677770, P-5 active, in Houston, TX. Its leases reported 291,179 barrels of oil and 1,168,840 mcf of gas in the last twelve months. The state's records also list it as a purchaser or gatherer.
Is Prime Operating Company a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: PRIME OPERATING 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.
How much oil and gas did Prime Operating Company report?
In the last twelve months the leases Prime Operating Company operates reported 291,179 barrels of oil and 1,168,840 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through July 1, 2026. It has 114 leases on the state record, 61 with production in that time.
How many drilling permits has Prime Operating Company filed?
2 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 Prime 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.