Texas operator · P-5 743279
Sahara Operating Company
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The record
What the state's files show about Sahara Operating Company
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
- SAHARA OPERATING COMPANY
- Operator number (P-5)
- 743279
- P-5 status
- Active (extension)
- Organization type
- Corporation
- Location
- Midland, TX
- Mailing city
- Midland, TX
- Activities filed
- Gas Operator, Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- April 24, 2026
- Record built
- May 30, 1990
- Refiling required
- Yes
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, P-5 Organization Report data set, as of September 22, 2026.
Owner relations
How to reach Sahara Operating Company as an owner
Not checked yet
We have not checked Sahara Operating Company’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
- SAHARA OPERATING COMPANY
- Taxpayer number
- 17523336687
- Entity type
- Texas profit corporation
- Secretary of State file number
- 0115502000
- Secretary of State status
- Active (May 25, 1990)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- May 25, 1990
- 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 0115502000), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 46,579 barrels
- Down 8.3% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 5,006 mcf
- Down 81.4% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jun 20263,311
- May 20262,866
- Apr 20263,680
- Mar 20264,482
- Feb 20263,843
- Jan 20263,230
- Dec 20254,846
- Nov 20253,716
- Oct 20254,530
- Sep 20254,006
- Aug 20254,128
- Jul 20253,941
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
42 leases on the state record, 21 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- Smith "19"Ector County · 8,708 bbl of oil
- Hoover, A. C.Crockett County · 5,398 bbl of oil
- Odaniel, M. H.Howard County · 3,780 bbl of oil
- Johnson 31Ector County · 3,654 bbl of oil
- Chalk, OtisHoward County · 3,603 bbl of oil
- ST. LouieHoward County · 3,560 bbl of oil
- Hughes, Jackson -24-Reagan County · 3,231 bbl of oil
- Edwards, M. M.Howard County · 3,203 bbl of oil
- ChalkHoward County · 2,247 bbl of oil
- Odaniel, M. H. -B-Howard County · 1,690 bbl of oil
- AtchisonMartin County · 1,666 bbl of oil
- Best University "5"Reagan County · 1,249 bbl of oil
- Soda Lake "2"Crane County · 1,079 bbl of oil
- GfellerDawson County · 727 bbl of oil
- Merchant, C. W. -A-Reagan County · 662 bbl of oil
- State 10482Andrews County · 622 bbl of oil
- Peerless-ChalkHoward County · 526 bbl of oil
- Merchant, C. W. -B-Reagan County · 343 bbl of oil
- Nunn, J. F. "B"Reagan County · 255 bbl of oil
- Merchant, C. W. -D-Reagan County · 220 bbl of oil
- Knolle, OlgaReagan County · 146 bbl of oil
- Thomas UnitPecos County · 3,024 mcf of gas
- Wimberly-BryanPecos County · 1,982 mcf of gas
- Nunn, Elizabeth C. -D-Reagan County · 10 bbl of oil
- Newmont Oil Co. -C-Reagan County · nothing reported in 12 months
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
0 taken over and 1 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 Douglas, Cara, Reagan CountyJul 2022 · to Hibernia Resources III, LLC
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Sahara Operating Company?
The Railroad Commission lists Sahara Operating Company as operator number 743279, P-5 active, in Midland, TX. Its leases reported 46,579 barrels of oil and 5,006 mcf of gas in the last twelve months.
Is Sahara Operating Company a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: SAHARA 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 Sahara Operating Company report?
In the last twelve months the leases Sahara Operating Company operates reported 46,579 barrels of oil and 5,006 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through June 1, 2026. It has 42 leases on the state record, 21 with production in that time.
I got a letter or an offer from Sahara 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.