Texas operator and buyer · P-5 747002
Sanchez Exploration Company LLC
Facts and their sources. No rating, no opinion.
The record
What the state's files show about Sanchez Exploration Company LLC
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
- SANCHEZ EXPLORATION COMPANY LLC
- Operator number (P-5)
- 747002
- P-5 status
- Inactive
- Organization type
- Limited liability company (code not in the RRC's 2014 layout; inferred from the names)
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Mailing city
- Houston, TX
- Last P-5 received
- May 22, 2024
- Record built
- March 29, 2021
- Inactive since
- April 1, 2025
- Refiling required
- Yes
The Railroad Commission lists this company’s P-5 registration as inactive since April 1, 2025. If your royalty checks from it stopped, check your lease for the likely reasons and who to write to.
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, P-5 Organization Report data set, as of September 22, 2026.
Owner relations
How to reach Sanchez Exploration Company LLC as an owner
Not checked yet
We have not checked Sanchez Exploration Company LLC’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
- SANCHEZ EXPLORATION COMPANY LLC
- Taxpayer number
- 32073711270
- Entity type
- Texas limited liability company
- Secretary of State file number
- 0803571946
- Secretary of State status
- Active (March 11, 2020)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- March 11, 2020
- Formed in
- TX
- Mailing city
- Houston, 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 0803571946), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 1,034 barrels
- Down 68.6% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 145,644 mcf
- Down 45.5% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Aug 20240
- Jul 20240
- Jun 20240
- May 20240
- Apr 20240
- Mar 2024115
- Feb 202493
- Jan 2024102
- Dec 2023121
- Nov 2023196
- Oct 2023200
- Sep 2023207
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, as of August 1, 2024.
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
3 leases on the state record, 0 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
22 taken over and 19 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 Cooley, M.e., Victoria CountyApr 2024 · to White Stride LLC
- Handed over Jacob, Goliad CountyApr 2024 · to White Stride LLC
- Handed over Cooley, M. E., Victoria CountyApr 2024 · to White Stride LLC
- Handed over Jacob, Goliad CountyApr 2024 · to White Stride LLC
- Handed over Coleto Point, Victoria CountyApr 2024 · to White Stride LLC
- Handed over Cooley, M. E., Victoria CountyApr 2024 · to White Stride LLC
- Handed over Coleto Point, Victoria CountyApr 2024 · to White Stride LLC
- Handed over Cooley M. E., Victoria CountyApr 2024 · to White Stride LLC
- Handed over Cooley, M. E., Victoria CountyApr 2024 · to White Stride LLC
- Handed over Brock, M. H. Et Al, Jackson CountyApr 2024 · to White Stride LLC
- Handed over Cooley, M.e., Victoria CountyApr 2024 · to White Stride LLC
- Handed over Cooley, M.e., Victoria CountyApr 2024 · to White Stride LLC
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Sanchez Exploration Company LLC?
The Railroad Commission lists Sanchez Exploration Company LLC as operator number 747002, P-5 inactive, in Houston, TX. Its leases reported 1,034 barrels of oil and 145,644 mcf of gas in the last twelve months. The state's records also list it as a purchaser or gatherer.
Is Sanchez Exploration Company LLC a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: SANCHEZ EXPLORATION COMPANY 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 Sanchez Exploration Company LLC report?
In the last twelve months the leases Sanchez Exploration Company LLC operates reported 1,034 barrels of oil and 145,644 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through August 1, 2024. It has 3 leases on the state record, 0 with production in that time.
I got a letter or an offer from Sanchez Exploration Company 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.