Texas operator and buyer · P-5 914263
Wheeler Operating Corporation
Facts and their sources. No rating, no opinion.
The record
What the state's files show about Wheeler Operating 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
- WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION
- Operator number (P-5)
- 914263
- P-5 status
- Delinquent
- Organization type
- Corporation
- Location
- Fort Worth, TX
- Mailing city
- Fort Worth, TX
- Activities filed
- Oil Gatherer, Gas Operator, Oil Operator
- Last P-5 received
- September 25, 2025
- Record built
- September 2, 1992
- Refiling required
- Yes
The Railroad Commission lists this company’s P-5 registration as delinquent; its last P-5 filing was on September 25, 2025. 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.
Comptroller and Secretary of State
The business entity on file
- Legal name
- WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION
- Taxpayer number
- 17516761479
- Entity type
- Texas profit corporation
- Secretary of State file number
- 0049877000
- Secretary of State status
- Active (November 30, 1979)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- November 30, 1979
- Formed in
- TX
- Mailing city
- Benbrook, 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 0049877000), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 25,702 barrels
- Down 8.5% from the 12 months before
- Gas, last 12 months
- 0 mcf
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jul 20261,105
- Jun 20261,655
- May 20262,250
- Apr 20262,126
- Mar 20263,526
- Feb 20262,390
- Jan 20262,565
- Dec 20252,260
- Nov 20253,192
- Oct 20252,482
- Sep 2025903
- Aug 20251,248
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, as of July 1, 2026.
Drilling permits
Permits filed with the state
2 drilling permits in the last three years: 2 in 2024. A permit is permission to drill. It is not a well.
| Issued | Lease, county and type |
|---|---|
| 2024-03-26 | MCFARLAND-HARDWICK UNIT #5Madison County · Vertical |
| 2024-03-05 | WALKER-MCFARLAND UNIT #1Madison County · Vertical |
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, drilling permit records.
Leases
Leases this company operates
26 leases on the state record, 3 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
- McFarland-Hardwick UnitMadison County · 9,105 bbl of oil
- Scholz, Et AlMadison County · 8,251 bbl of oil
- Hooper, Fannie -A-Montgomery County · 5,881 bbl of oil
- McFarland-Hardwick UnitMadison County · 1,754 bbl of oil
- Scholz-HardwickMadison County · 711 bbl of oil
- Dunn "A"Montgomery County · 8 mcf of gas
- Scholz Et AlMadison County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Cox, PhillipLeon County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Bates, W.o.Madison County · nothing reported in 12 months
- ScholzMadison County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Hooper, Fannie -A-Montgomery County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Dunn -A-Montgomery County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Bryant/DaileyHouston County · nothing reported in 12 months
- MetzLeon County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Dunn "A"Montgomery County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Bryant/DaileyHouston County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Dunn "A"Montgomery County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Scholz Et AlMadison County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Walker, LenaMadison County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Dunn "B"Montgomery County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Haley HeirsLeon County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Gibbs Brothers & Company AWalker County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Dunn "B"Montgomery County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Hooper, Fannie -A-Montgomery County · nothing reported in 12 months
- Dunn -B-Montgomery County · nothing reported in 12 months
Use it
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New permits and production
One email a week when Wheeler Operating Corporation files a drilling permit, completes a well or reports first production. Free with an account.
A paper from this company
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Wheeler Operating Corporation?
The Railroad Commission lists Wheeler Operating Corporation as operator number 914263, P-5 delinquent, in Fort Worth, TX. Its leases reported 25,702 barrels of oil and 0 mcf of gas in the last twelve months. The state's records also list it as a purchaser or gatherer.
Is Wheeler Operating Corporation a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION, 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 Wheeler Operating Corporation report?
In the last twelve months the leases Wheeler Operating Corporation operates reported 25,702 barrels of oil and 0 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through July 1, 2026. It has 26 leases on the state record, 3 with production in that time.
How many drilling permits has Wheeler Operating Corporation 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 Wheeler Operating 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.