Texas operator · P-5 790956
Smith Energy Operating Company
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The record
What the state's files show about Smith Energy 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
- SMITH ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY
- Operator number (P-5)
- 790956
- P-5 status
- Active
- Organization type
- Corporation
- Location
- Lubbock, TX
- Mailing city
- Lubbock, TX
- Last P-5 received
- February 24, 2026
- Record built
- March 17, 2015
- Refiling required
- Yes
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, P-5 Organization Report data set, as of September 22, 2026.
Owner relations
How to reach Smith Energy Operating Company as an owner
Not checked yet
We have not checked Smith Energy 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
A possible match in the Comptroller's file
This record matched the company by name and place, not by a number both files share. Check it before relying on it.
- Legal name
- SMITH ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY
- Taxpayer number
- 32056582961
- Entity type
- Texas profit corporation
- Secretary of State file number
- 0802168440
- Secretary of State status
- Active (March 4, 2015)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- March 4, 2015
- 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 0802168440), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 126,304 barrels
- Down 20.3% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 33,351 mcf
- Down 42.1% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Mar 20267,189
- Feb 20267,518
- Jan 20267,996
- Dec 202510,550
- Nov 202511,075
- Oct 202511,901
- Sep 202511,334
- Aug 202511,610
- Jul 202511,206
- Jun 202511,234
- May 202512,094
- Apr 202512,597
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, as of March 1, 2026.
Drilling permits
Permits filed with the state
2 drilling permits in the last three years: 1 in 2023, 1 in 2024. A permit is permission to drill. It is not a well.
| Issued | Lease, county and type |
|---|---|
| 2024-05-08 | LOTT 37 #2Garza County · Vertical |
| 2023-11-08 | LOTT 38 #1Garza County · Vertical |
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, drilling permit records.
Leases
Leases this company operates
8 leases on the state record, 0 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- Lott 37Garza County · 3,987 bbl of oil
- Macy-Lott 3Garza County · 2,357 bbl of oil
- Macy-Lott 3Garza County · 1,555 bbl of oil
- W.m.l. 91Terry County · 553 bbl of oil
- Young FPK 16Dawson County · 115 bbl of oil
- Monty 48Borden County · 81 bbl of oil
- BenLynn County · 1 bbl of oil
- Fambrough 14Dawson County · 1 bbl of oil
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
0 taken over and 31 handed over since the state's history begins; 0 and 28 in the last twelve months. The month is the first month the change shows in production reports.
- Handed over Golden 17, Dawson CountyApr 2026 · to Onaroll Operating LLC
- Handed over Double D, Dawson CountyApr 2026 · to Onaroll Operating LLC
- Handed over Lott 37, Garza CountyApr 2026 · to Onaroll Operating LLC
- Handed over Darrell, Dawson CountyApr 2026 · to Onaroll Operating LLC
- Handed over Eskimo Pie 4, Lynn CountyApr 2026 · to Onaroll Operating LLC
- Handed over Macy-Lott 3, Garza CountyApr 2026 · to Onaroll Operating LLC
- Handed over Lott 38, Garza CountyApr 2026 · to Onaroll Operating LLC
- Handed over Lott 39, Garza CountyApr 2026 · to Onaroll Operating LLC
- Handed over Howard 19, Dawson CountyApr 2026 · to Onaroll Operating LLC
- Handed over The Other Brother, Dawson CountyApr 2026 · to Onaroll Operating LLC
- Handed over Black Pearl, Dawson CountyApr 2026 · to Onaroll Operating LLC
- Handed over Shannon Estate, Crockett CountyApr 2026 · to Onaroll Operating LLC
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Smith Energy Operating Company?
The Railroad Commission lists Smith Energy Operating Company as operator number 790956, P-5 active, in Lubbock, TX. Its leases reported 126,304 barrels of oil and 33,351 mcf of gas in the last twelve months.
Is Smith Energy Operating Company a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a possible match by name and place: SMITH ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY, a texas profit corporation, Secretary of State status Active, right to transact business in Texas: Active. The match is by name and place, not by a number both files share, so check it before relying on it. Confirm it in the Secretary of State's business search.
How much oil and gas did Smith Energy Operating Company report?
In the last twelve months the leases Smith Energy Operating Company operates reported 126,304 barrels of oil and 33,351 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through March 1, 2026. It has 8 leases on the state record, 0 with production in that time.
How many drilling permits has Smith Energy 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 Smith Energy 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.