What Trans-Pacific does

Trans Pacific Oil Corporation is a privately owned, independent oil and gas producer founded in 1980 and headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. The company focuses on exploration, acquisition, and development of oil and gas reserves in the Mid-Continent region, primarily Kansas and Northern Oklahoma, and ranks among the top 20 oil and gas producers in Kansas. Operations concentrate on shallow production from wells less than 5,000 feet deep, which the company cites as yielding lower drilling, completion, and production costs relative to deeper plays.

The technical platform is built around 3-D seismic evaluation, comprehensive geologic and geophysical data integration, real-time production data management, and state-of-the-art stimulation treatments, supported by an extensive proprietary database of seismic, core, gravity, surface, completion, and other subsurface data accumulated over decades of Mid-Continent drilling. Administrative and investor-facing tooling — web-based investor reporting, integrated investor accounting and production management, and on-demand investment and reserve evaluation — supports the company's partnership investment business.

Trans Pacific makes money through two interrelated channels: (1) revenue from oil and gas exploration, acquisition, and production, with proceeds distributed to investors, and (2) management of Trans Pacific Energy Partners Limited Partnerships (TPEP, LP), an investment vehicle format first formed in 1987 with active partnerships in 2010, 2012, and 2014. The general partner, Trans Pacific Management LLC, runs the funds with guidance from a Board of Advisors composed of the largest Limited Partners. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, with limited-partnership interests sold through the Wichita headquarters and a six-person executive team covering investor relations, engineering, land/legal, geology, A&D, and accounting; no pricing terms, AUM, production volumes, or financial figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Trans-Pacific

Legal name

Trans Pacific Oil Corporation

Website

https://transpacificoil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trans Pacific Oil Corporation is a privately owned, independent oil and gas producer founded in 1980 in Wichita, Kansas, focused on shallow-well exploration, acquisition, and production in Kansas and Northern Oklahoma, serving limited-partner investors through its TPEP, LP funds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Drilling operations, Production costs, Reserve acquisitions, Operations and management

Revenue model

1. Limited Partnership investment offerings (TPEP, LP): Trans Pacific Energy Partners Limited Partnerships raise capital from limited partners for oil and gas investment activities in Kansas and Oklahoma. Three active partnerships were formed in 2010, 2012, and 2014, with the first limited partnership formed in 1987. General Partner Trans Pacific Management LLC manages the funds with guidance from a Board of Advisors composed of the largest Limited Partners.
2. Oil and gas production revenue (reserves development): Revenue generated from exploration, acquisition, and development of oil and gas reserves, with proceeds (net of costs) distributed to investors. Production comes primarily from shallow wells (<5,000 ft) in Kansas and Northern Oklahoma.
3. Reserve acquisitions and divestitures: Strategy of reserve purchases and divestitures, with a dedicated Acquisition/Divestiture contact on the management team.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Trans-Pacific Oil Corporation is a privately owned independent oil and gas firm engaged in development, exploration, acquisition, and production of oil and gas reserves, with a focus on shallow production wells in the Mid-Continent region of Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. The company operates the TPEP, LP (Trans Pacific Energy Partners Limited Partnerships) investment program with four active limited partnerships formed in 1987, 2010, 2012, and 2014.

Product overview

Trans Pacific Oil Corporation operates a single integrated oil and gas business with a platform-plus-modules structure: the core offering is its independent exploration, acquisition, and production operations in Kansas and Oklahoma (anchored by shallow production under 5,000 feet), augmented by a proprietary Mid-Continent geophysical and geological database. Surrounding this core platform are the TPEP, LP (Trans Pacific Energy Partners Limited Partnerships) investment vehicles — including active partnerships formed in 2010, 2012, and 2014 — together with web-based investor reporting, integrated investor accounting and production management, and on-demand investment/reserve evaluation services that support limited partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TPEP, LP Limited Partnership Investment
• Oil and Gas Exploration and Development
• Shallow Production Operations
• Reserve Acquisitions and Divestitures

Quantifiable outcome

• Operates as one of the top 20 oil and gas producers in Kansas
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Berexco LLC: Berexco is a privately held independent oil and gas producer headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, focused on shallow conventional production across Kansas and Oklahoma. It is the closest direct peer to Trans Pacific given its overlapping Mid-Continent footprint, similar shallow-well cost structure, and comparable private ownership profile.
• Lario Oil & Gas Company: Lario is a private Mid-Continent-focused independent E&P with operations across Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, leveraging decades of regional geological expertise. Comparable to Trans Pacific for its private ownership, Mid-Continent conventional focus, and integrated upstream-and-acquisition strategy.
• Kaiser-Francis Oil Company: Kaiser-Francis is a private Oklahoma-based E&P that explores, develops, and acquires conventional oil and gas reserves primarily in the Mid-Continent. Closely comparable to Trans Pacific given its private status, similar shallow-production philosophy, and emphasis on reserve acquisitions alongside drilling.
• Mewbourne Oil Company: Mewbourne is a large private independent E&P headquartered in Tyler, Texas, with significant operations across the Mid-Continent and Permian. It is a direct peer in business model (private, family-controlled, conventional-plus-unconventional Mid-Continent operator), though at materially larger scale than Trans Pacific.
• Citation Oil & Gas Corp. Citation is a privately held independent E&P focused on mature, shallow, waterflood-dominated conventional oil properties across multiple US basins including Kansas and Oklahoma. Comparable to Trans Pacific in its private ownership and deliberate focus on low-cost, mature shallow production rather than unconventional growth plays.

Broad incumbents

• Chesapeake Energy Corporation: Chesapeake is a large publicly traded independent E&P with a historic and ongoing presence in Oklahoma and the broader Mid-Continent (including the Anadarko and SCOOP/STACK plays). It is a broad incumbent peer given its overlap with Trans Pacific's operating geography, though at vastly larger scale and with an unconventional focus.
• Devon Energy Corporation: Devon is a large publicly traded independent E&P headquartered in Oklahoma City with significant Mid-Continent operations alongside the Delaware, Eagle Ford, and Powder River basins. Broad incumbent peer given its Oklahoma-centric operating footprint and overlapping geological plays, though with materially greater scale and diversification.
• SandRidge Energy, Inc. SandRidge is an Oklahoma City-based independent E&P with a long Mid-Continent heritage (Mississippi Lime and other conventional/unconventional plays in Kansas and Oklahoma). Broad incumbent comparable to Trans Pacific given its Mid-Continent conventional focus and Oklahoma headquarters, despite larger scale and different capital structure.
• Continental Resources, Inc. Continental is a large publicly traded independent E&P headquartered in Oklahoma City with operations primarily in the Bakken and SCOOP/STACK plays in Oklahoma. Broad incumbent peer given its Oklahoma operating base and Mid-Continent unconventional activity that competes with Trans Pacific's region for capital and talent, though at a far larger scale.

Emerging players

• Scout Energy Partners: Scout Energy Partners is a private-equity-backed E&P focused on acquiring and developing conventional upstream assets across multiple US basins. Emerging player comparable to Trans Pacific's acquisition-and-development strategy, with overlap in Mid-Continent-style conventional assets and a partnership-style capital model, though typically at larger deal sizes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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