Texas operator · P-5 804529
Southern Operating, LLC
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The record
What the state's files show about Southern Operating, LLC
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
- SOUTHERN OPERATING, LLC
- Operator number (P-5)
- 804529
- P-5 status
- Active
- Organization type
- Limited liability company (code not in the RRC's 2014 layout; inferred from the names)
- Location
- Midland, TX
- Mailing city
- Midland, TX
- Activities filed
- Gas Operator, Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- December 23, 2025
- Record built
- November 12, 2019
- Inactive since
- October 30, 2020
- Refiling required
- Yes
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, P-5 Organization Report data set, as of September 22, 2026.
Comptroller and Secretary of State
The business entity on file
- Legal name
- SOUTHERN OPERATING, LLC
- Taxpayer number
- 32071492808
- Entity type
- Texas limited liability company
- Secretary of State file number
- 0803382315
- Secretary of State status
- Reinstated (September 14, 2023)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- July 25, 2019
- 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 0803382315), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 3,151 barrels
- Down 48.5% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 9,811 mcf
- Down 27.7% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jul 20260
- Jun 202637
- May 202672
- Apr 202667
- Mar 2026250
- Feb 2026364
- Jan 2026263
- Dec 2025500
- Nov 2025450
- Oct 2025440
- Sep 2025337
- Aug 2025371
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
5 leases on the state record, 3 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
6 taken over and 1 handed over since the state's history begins; 0 and 1 in the last twelve months. The month is the first month the change shows in production reports.
- Handed over University Emilie, Andrews CountyApr 2026 · to Ovintiv USA Inc.
- Took over Sealy-Smith Fdn., Winkler CountyDec 2023 · from No Limit Energy LLC
- Took over Sealy Smith B, Winkler CountyDec 2023 · from No Limit Energy LLC
- Took over Smith, Sealy, -B-, Winkler CountyDec 2023 · from No Limit Energy LLC
- Took over Sealy Smith "A", Winkler CountyDec 2023 · from No Limit Energy LLC
- Took over University Emilie, Andrews CountyDec 2023 · from No Limit Energy LLC
- Took over Sealy Smith -B-, Winkler CountyDec 2023 · from No Limit Energy LLC
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Southern Operating, LLC?
The Railroad Commission lists Southern Operating, LLC as operator number 804529, P-5 active, in Midland, TX. Its leases reported 3,151 barrels of oil and 9,811 mcf of gas in the last twelve months.
Is Southern Operating, LLC a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: SOUTHERN OPERATING, LLC, a texas limited liability company, Secretary of State status Reinstated, right to transact business in Texas: Active. Confirm it in the Secretary of State's business search.
How much oil and gas did Southern Operating, LLC report?
In the last twelve months the leases Southern Operating, LLC operates reported 3,151 barrels of oil and 9,811 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through July 1, 2026. It has 5 leases on the state record, 3 with production in that time.
I got a letter or an offer from Southern Operating, 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.