Texas operator · P-5 691776
Ranger Operating Co.
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The record
What the state's files show about Ranger Operating Co.
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
- RANGER OPERATING CO.
- Operator number (P-5)
- 691776
- P-5 status
- Active (extension)
- Organization type
- Corporation
- Location
- Graham, TX
- Mailing city
- Graham, TX
- Activities filed
- Gas Operator, Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- July 29, 2026
- Record built
- May 16, 1979
- Refiling required
- Yes
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, P-5 Organization Report data set, as of September 22, 2026.
Owner relations
How to reach Ranger Operating Co. as an owner
Not checked yet
We have not checked Ranger Operating Co.’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.
Comptroller and Secretary of State
The business entity on file
- Legal name
- RANGER OPERATING CO.
- Taxpayer number
- 17514859317
- Entity type
- Texas profit corporation
- Secretary of State file number
- 0036823100
- Secretary of State status
- Active (October 2, 1975)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- October 2, 1975
- Formed in
- TX
- Mailing city
- Graham, 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 0036823100), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 2,976 barrels
- Down 16.5% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 48,423 mcf
- Down 6.8% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jul 2026286
- Jun 2026148
- May 202691
- Apr 202670
- Mar 2026135
- Feb 2026165
- Jan 2026235
- Dec 2025176
- Nov 2025267
- Oct 2025448
- Sep 2025475
- Aug 2025480
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, as of July 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
24 leases on the state record, 12 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- Dove PatchYoung County · 1,377 bbl of oil
- Felderhoff-McClureJack County · 57 bbl of oil
- Dove PatchYoung County · 424 bbl of oil
- KogerJack County · 475 bbl of oil
- Wilson UnitArcher County · 406 bbl of oil
- Robertson, R. J. EstateYoung County · 346 bbl of oil
- Dodson, DwightWise County · 7 bbl of oil
- PhillipsYoung County · 1 bbl of oil
- CarterWise County · 1,230 mcf of gas
- Sewell-Buffalo WallowJack County · 1 bbl of oil
- Slater UnitYoung County · 245 mcf of gas
- MahaneyYoung County · 6 bbl of oil
- Sewell -E-Jack County · 6 bbl of oil
- Sewell "D"Jack County · 2 bbl of oil
- Allen-Ritchie A-1Palo Pinto County · nothing reported in 12 months
- StockdaleJack County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Phillips, MaryYoung County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Hightower, D.Palo Pinto County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Ivy "A"Young County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Munson-RealtyJack County · nothing reported in 12 months
- West, RuthYoung County · nothing reported in 12 months
- IvyYoung County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Munson-RealtyJack County · nothing reported in 12 months
- McClure "A"Jack County · nothing reported in 12 months
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
12 taken over and 15 handed over since the state's history begins; 0 and 12 in the last twelve months. The month is the first month the change shows in production reports.
- Handed over Abercrombie, C. L. "G", Archer CountyApr 2026 · to J Ranger Oil & Gas, LLC
- Handed over Gibson-Belding, Palo Pinto CountyApr 2026 · to J Ranger Oil & Gas, LLC
- Handed over Murphy, Francis, Palo Pinto CountyApr 2026 · to J Ranger Oil & Gas, LLC
- Handed over Hazelton, Young CountyApr 2026 · to J Ranger Oil & Gas, LLC
- Handed over Hazelton, Young CountyApr 2026 · to J Ranger Oil & Gas, LLC
- Handed over Garrison "A", Jack CountyApr 2026 · to J Ranger Oil & Gas, LLC
- Handed over Abercrombie, C. L., Archer CountyApr 2026 · to J Ranger Oil & Gas, LLC
- Handed over Murphy Frances B., Palo Pinto CountyApr 2026 · to J Ranger Oil & Gas, LLC
- Handed over Gibson-Belding, Palo Pinto CountyApr 2026 · to J Ranger Oil & Gas, LLC
- Handed over Francis Murphy, Palo Pinto CountyApr 2026 · to J Ranger Oil & Gas, LLC
- Handed over Sabine "B", Archer CountyMar 2026 · to Gilmore, Leo Oil, Inc.
- Handed over Stump, Archer CountyMar 2026 · to Gilmore, Leo Oil, Inc.
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Ranger Operating Co.?
The Railroad Commission lists Ranger Operating Co. as operator number 691776, P-5 active, in Graham, TX. Its leases reported 2,976 barrels of oil and 48,423 mcf of gas in the last twelve months.
Is Ranger Operating Co. a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: RANGER OPERATING CO., 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 Ranger Operating Co. report?
In the last twelve months the leases Ranger Operating Co. operates reported 2,976 barrels of oil and 48,423 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through July 1, 2026. It has 24 leases on the state record, 12 with production in that time.
I got a letter or an offer from Ranger Operating Co.: 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.