Texas operator · P-5 862750
Tortuga Operating Company
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The record
What the state's files show about Tortuga 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
- TORTUGA OPERATING COMPANY
- Operator number (P-5)
- 862750
- P-5 status
- Active (extension)
- Organization type
- Corporation
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Mailing city
- Houston, TX
- Activities filed
- Gas Operator, Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- July 28, 2026
- Record built
- September 14, 1983
- 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
- TORTUGA OPERATING COMPANY
- Taxpayer number
- 30007483958
- Entity type
- Texas profit corporation
- Secretary of State file number
- 0066156100
- Secretary of State status
- Active (June 28, 1983)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- June 28, 1983
- 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 0066156100), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 5,644 barrels
- Down 31.3% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 64,105 mcf
- Down 0.1% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jul 2026668
- Jun 2026326
- May 2026657
- Apr 2026647
- Mar 2026765
- Feb 2026550
- Jan 2026577
- Dec 2025261
- Nov 2025119
- Oct 2025354
- Sep 2025338
- Aug 2025382
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
46 leases on the state record, 26 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- Lewis, SamHarris County · 1,463 bbl of oil
- Treseler, LillieHarris County · 1,257 bbl of oil
- Adams, Geo. B.Harris County · 922 bbl of oil
- Burkett, Jewell H.Harris County · 20,659 mcf of gas
- Coleman, C. L. O/AHarris County · 830 bbl of oil
- Lewis, SamHarris County · 721 bbl of oil
- Tomball Gas Unit -A- MetzlerHarris County · 11,602 mcf of gas
- Tomball Gas Unit 7Harris County · 9,477 mcf of gas
- Adams, Geo. B.Harris County · 395 bbl of oil
- Petrich, TheresaHarris County · 7,736 mcf of gas
- Kobs AHarris County · 4,750 mcf of gas
- Mueller, E. E.Harris County · 3,662 mcf of gas
- Doughtie, S. T.Harris County · 3,239 mcf of gas
- Tomball Gu 8Harris County · 1,873 mcf of gas
- Magnolia RealtyHarris County · 1,648 mcf of gas
- Metzler, E. A.Harris County · 51 bbl of oil
- Hillegeist, E.Harris County · 1,629 mcf of gas
- HillegeistHarris County · 56 bbl of oil
- Beeler, Chas.Harris County · 720 mcf of gas
- Rudel, C. R.Harris County · 581 mcf of gas
- Mueller, E. E.Harris County · 5 bbl of oil
- Martens, HuldaHarris County · 171 mcf of gas
- Coleman O/A,c.l.Harris County · 166 mcf of gas
- Petrich, TheresaHarris County · 166 mcf of gas
- Schultz, E. "A"Harris County · 127 mcf of gas
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
2 taken over and 0 handed over since the state's history begins; 2 and 0 in the last twelve months. The month is the first month the change shows in production reports.
- Took over Kobs A, Harris CountyJul 2026 · from MBX Operating LLC
- Took over Adams, G. Unit, Harris CountyJul 2026 · from MBX Operating LLC
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Tortuga Operating Company?
The Railroad Commission lists Tortuga Operating Company as operator number 862750, P-5 active, in Houston, TX. Its leases reported 5,644 barrels of oil and 64,105 mcf of gas in the last twelve months.
Is Tortuga Operating Company a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: TORTUGA OPERATING COMPANY, a texas 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 Tortuga Operating Company report?
In the last twelve months the leases Tortuga Operating Company operates reported 5,644 barrels of oil and 64,105 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through July 1, 2026. It has 46 leases on the state record, 26 with production in that time.
I got a letter or an offer from Tortuga 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.