Texas operator and buyer · P-5 835976
Tanos Exploration II, LLC
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The record
What the state's files show about Tanos Exploration II, 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
- TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC
- Operator number (P-5)
- 835976
- P-5 status
- Inactive
- Organization type
- Limited liability company (code not in the RRC's 2014 layout; inferred from the names)
- Location
- Tyler, TX
- Mailing city
- Tyler, TX
- Last P-5 received
- May 19, 2023
- Record built
- June 5, 2013
- Inactive since
- July 22, 2026
- Refiling required
- Yes
The Railroad Commission lists this company’s P-5 registration as inactive since July 22, 2026. 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 Tanos Exploration II, LLC as an owner
Not checked yet
We have not checked Tanos Exploration II, 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
- TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC
- Taxpayer number
- 32050372054
- Entity type
- Texas limited liability company
- Secretary of State file number
- 0801745202
- Secretary of State status
- Active (March 6, 2013)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- March 6, 2013
- Formed in
- TX
- Mailing city
- Tyler, 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 0801745202), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 192,954 barrels
- Down 29.7% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 20,679,981 mcf
- Down 20.2% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jul 20230
- Jun 20230
- May 20230
- Apr 20230
- Mar 202322,285
- Feb 202322,058
- Jan 202320,919
- Dec 202219,746
- Nov 202221,565
- Oct 202226,238
- Sep 202228,795
- Aug 202231,348
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, as of July 1, 2023.
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
17 leases on the state record, 0 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- BradyRusk County · 9,786 mcf of gas
- Poovey Gas UnitRusk County · 95 bbl of oil
- TurnerPanola County · 22 bbl of oil
- Doss GuLimestone County · 859 mcf of gas
- BrownHarrison County · nothing reported in 12 months
- FahleRusk County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Shaw, R. W.Rusk County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Rickard Gas UnitLimestone County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Liston, A.p.Panola County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Rickard Gas UnitLimestone County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Davis, VeraPanola County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Pitts A UnitPanola County · nothing reported in 12 months
- MauritzenPanola County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Orr, JohnRusk County · nothing reported in 12 months
- BeckhamPanola County · nothing reported in 12 months
- SmithPanola County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Blocker-WareHarrison County · nothing reported in 12 months
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
0 taken over and 693 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 Byrne, Hazel, Harrison CountyMay 2023 · to Diversified Production LLC
- Handed over Doss Gu, Limestone CountyApr 2023 · to 1789 Management, LLC
- Handed over Chadwick-Brannon, Panola CountyApr 2023 · to Diversified Production LLC
- Handed over Beckham, Panola CountyApr 2023 · to Diversified Production LLC
- Handed over Fahle, Rusk CountyApr 2023 · to Diversified Production LLC
- Handed over Jarrell Gas Unit, Rusk CountyApr 2023 · to Diversified Production LLC
- Handed over Sparks, Gregg CountyApr 2023 · to Diversified Production LLC
- Handed over Harrell Gas Unit No. 1, Rusk CountyApr 2023 · to Diversified Production LLC
- Handed over Doyle Harris Gas Unit, Harrison CountyApr 2023 · to Diversified Production LLC
- Handed over Rickard Gas Unit, Limestone CountyApr 2023 · to 1789 Management, LLC
- Handed over Sims, Alton, Limestone CountyApr 2023 · to 1789 Management, LLC
- Handed over Maxwell, T.d., Rusk CountyApr 2023 · to Diversified Production LLC
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Tanos Exploration II, LLC?
The Railroad Commission lists Tanos Exploration II, LLC as operator number 835976, P-5 inactive, in Tyler, TX. Its leases reported 192,954 barrels of oil and 20,679,981 mcf of gas in the last twelve months. The state's records also list it as a purchaser or gatherer.
Is Tanos Exploration II, LLC a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: TANOS EXPLORATION II, 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 Tanos Exploration II, LLC report?
In the last twelve months the leases Tanos Exploration II, LLC operates reported 192,954 barrels of oil and 20,679,981 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through July 1, 2023. It has 17 leases on the state record, 0 with production in that time.
I got a letter or an offer from Tanos Exploration II, 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.