Texas operator and buyer · P-5 800750
Sojourner Drilling Corporation
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The record
What the state's files show about Sojourner Drilling Corporation
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
- SOJOURNER DRILLING CORPORATION
- Operator number (P-5)
- 800750
- P-5 status
- Active
- Organization type
- Corporation
- Location
- Abilene, TX
- Mailing city
- Abilene, TX
- Activities filed
- Casinghead Gas Gatherer, Casinghead Gas Purchaser, Gas Purchaser, Oil Gatherer, Gas Operator, Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- October 7, 2025
- Record built
- October 26, 1977
- Refiling required
- Yes
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, P-5 Organization Report data set, as of September 22, 2026.
Owner relations
How to reach Sojourner Drilling Corporation as an owner
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We have not checked Sojourner Drilling Corporation’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
- SOJOURNER DRILLING CORPORATION
- Taxpayer number
- 17508853383
- Entity type
- Foreign profit corporation
- Secretary of State file number
- 0001619606
- Secretary of State status
- Active (October 1, 1954)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- October 1, 1954
- Formed in
- Outside Texas (the file does not say where)
- Mailing city
- Abilene, 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 0001619606), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 406,868 barrels
- Down 6.6% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 310,582 mcf
- Down 2.2% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jun 202634,091
- May 202635,391
- Apr 202634,316
- Mar 202635,922
- Feb 202632,858
- Jan 202627,377
- Dec 202533,200
- Nov 202533,049
- Oct 202534,964
- Sep 202533,722
- Aug 202536,146
- Jul 202535,832
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, as of June 1, 2026.
Drilling permits
Permits filed with the state
34 drilling permits in the last three years: 1 in 2023, 18 in 2024, 13 in 2025, 2 in 2026. A permit is permission to drill. It is not a well.
| Issued | Lease, county and type |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | RICE BROS. (CANYON) UNIT #201Fisher County · Vertical |
| 2026-03-09 | HOT SPRINGS #4Stonewall County · Vertical |
| 2025-12-11 | SWANN, W.D. #10Jones County · Vertical |
| 2025-10-16 | RADER #1Fisher County · Vertical |
| 2025-10-13 | HOT SPRINGS #3Kent County · Vertical |
| 2025-10-01 | ELIZABETH RADER #1Fisher County · Vertical |
| 2025-09-30 | JAY (CANYON LIME) UNIT #212Jones County · Vertical |
| 2025-08-11 | BIRDIE UNIT #1Jones County · Vertical |
| 2025-07-07 | RICE BROS. CANYON UNIT #806Fisher County · Vertical |
| 2025-07-07 | RICE BROS. (CANYON) UNIT #805Fisher County · Vertical |
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, drilling permit records.
Leases
Leases this company operates
319 leases on the state record, 166 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- HughesTaylor County · 47,668 bbl of oil
- CamilleFisher County · 34,619 bbl of oil
- Girard (Tannehill) UnitKent County · 32,254 bbl of oil
- Jay (Canyon Lime) UnitJones County · 20,902 bbl of oil
- East Vogel UnitTaylor County · 18,164 bbl of oil
- CamilleFisher County · 13,014 bbl of oil
- West Vogel UnitTaylor County · 11,677 bbl of oil
- Maben Cisco UnitKent County · 10,283 bbl of oil
- Springer "A"King County · 9,830 bbl of oil
- Rice Bros. (Canyon) UnitFisher County · 7,450 bbl of oil
- StoweFisher County · 6,785 bbl of oil
- Hamlin UnitFisher County · 6,118 bbl of oil
- Y6Fisher County · 5,861 bbl of oil
- SwensonFisher County · 5,825 bbl of oil
- HolmanFisher County · 5,494 bbl of oil
- W W HolmanFisher County · 4,945 bbl of oil
- City of AbileneTaylor County · 4,964 bbl of oil
- J. P. & Travis Martin -B-Fisher County · 4,382 bbl of oil
- High RiverKing County · 4,506 bbl of oil
- ChambersHaskell County · 4,361 bbl of oil
- Amerson, C. P.Jones County · 4,093 bbl of oil
- BeggsKent County · 4,003 bbl of oil
- Sears 'B'Jones County · 3,792 bbl of oil
- GilesGarza County · 3,740 bbl of oil
- Irvin FeeJones County · 3,647 bbl of oil
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
66 taken over and 2 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 Amerson, C.p., Jones CountyJun 2025 · to NBX Energy, LLC
- Took over Willingham, Scurry CountyJan 2025 · from Western Chief Operating, L.L.C.
- Took over Edmondson 892, Fisher CountyJan 2025 · from Figure 3 Operating LLC
- Took over Holman, Fisher CountyJan 2025 · from Harvest Petroleum Inc.
- Took over Hamlin Unit, Fisher CountyJan 2025 · from Harvest Petroleum Inc.
- Took over Stuart 505, Fisher CountyJan 2025 · from Figure 3 Operating LLC
- Took over Holman 'A', Fisher CountyJan 2025 · from Harvest Petroleum Inc.
- Took over Niblo "48", King CountyJun 2024 · from Polk Petroleum, Inc.
- Took over Wagstaff, John, Taylor CountyMay 2024 · from Bayou Operating Company, Inc.
- Took over Y6, Fisher CountyApr 2024 · from MWL Energy LLC
- Took over Niblo "A", King CountyApr 2024 · from Polk Petroleum, Inc.
- Took over Orsborn, Taylor CountyDec 2021 · from Ventex Operating Corp.
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Sojourner Drilling Corporation?
The Railroad Commission lists Sojourner Drilling Corporation as operator number 800750, P-5 active, in Abilene, TX. Its leases reported 406,868 barrels of oil and 310,582 mcf of gas in the last twelve months. The state's records also list it as a purchaser or gatherer.
Is Sojourner Drilling Corporation a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: SOJOURNER DRILLING CORPORATION, a foreign 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 Sojourner Drilling Corporation report?
In the last twelve months the leases Sojourner Drilling Corporation operates reported 406,868 barrels of oil and 310,582 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through June 1, 2026. It has 319 leases on the state record, 166 with production in that time.
How many drilling permits has Sojourner Drilling Corporation filed?
34 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 Sojourner Drilling Corporation: 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.