What Aresco does

Aresco LLC is a privately held oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered at 181 S Main Street, Suite 100, Prosper, Texas. Founded in 2015 by Brandon Laxton, who serves as president, the firm is engaged in developmental drilling, mineral leasing, and production acquisitions across conventional and unconventional plays in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, and the Gulf Coast region, with stated participation in the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford, and other major basins. Its product portfolio centers on direct participation programs that allow accredited, institutional, and industry investors to acquire working interests in oil well and natural gas projects, complemented by a secured Partner's Portal for 24/7 project updates and an interactive Tax Deduction Calculator for estimating intangible and tangible drilling cost write-offs. Supporting services include oil and gas consulting covering investment evaluation, geologic field appraisal, and field revitalization for outside operators. Aresco employs a sales-led go-to-market focused on direct outreach to accredited investors via content marketing, SEO, organic social on Facebook/LinkedIn/X, and a partner communications program, with no retail distribution and no publicly disclosed pricing.

Name

Aresco

Legal name

Aresco LLC

Website

https://arescotx.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aresco LLC is a privately held Prosper, Texas-based oil and gas sponsor that structures direct participation programs in developmental drilling and production acquisitions across Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, and the Gulf Coast, serving accredited, institutional, and industry investors with working-interest offerings and investor services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oil and Gas Investment Programs

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized/Niche-Vertical RIAs (e.g., Medical, Tech, Executives, Athletes) (FSAAACAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Investment Management Advisory (RIA) (FSAEAAAB)

Keywords

• Oil and gas investments
• Direct participation programs
• Developmental drilling
• Mineral leasing
• Production acquisitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Prosper

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Oil and Gas Investment Partnerships: Aresco generates revenue through direct participation programs where investors acquire working interests in oil and gas drilling projects. Returns come from production revenue, tax advantages (including intangible drilling cost deductions), and depletion allowances. The company focuses on crude oil investing and natural gas opportunities through production-driven projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Aresco LLC is a privately held oil and gas exploration and production company that offers direct participation programs allowing accredited, industry, and institutional investors to acquire working interests in production-driven oil and natural gas projects. The company engages in developmental drilling, mineral leasing, and production acquisitions in conventional and unconventional plays across Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, and the Gulf Coast region. Supporting offerings include oil and gas consulting services covering investment evaluation, geologic field appraisal, and field revitalization.

Product overview

Aresco is a privately held oil and gas exploration and production company offering a portfolio of direct investment products focused on production-driven projects in conventional and unconventional oil plays throughout Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and the Gulf Coast states. The core offering consists of oil well and natural gas investment opportunities structured as direct participation programs, allowing accredited investors to invest alongside the company in developmental drilling, mineral leasing, and production acquisitions. Supporting services include a Partner's Portal for 24/7 investor access, a Tax Deduction Calculator for planning, and consulting services for investment evaluation and field revitalization. The company focuses on proven producing fields with documented production history and emphasizes partner-friendly communication and transparency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crude Oil Investment Opportunities Direct investment opportunities in crude oil wells across Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, and the Gulf Coast Region, designed to provide income stability and strong growth potential for accredited, industry, and institutional investors through developmental drilling, mineral leasing, and production acquisitions.
• Natural Gas Investment Opportunities Investment opportunities in natural gas projects alongside crude oil investments, providing diversification and tax advantages within energy-focused portfolios for accredited, industry, and institutional investors.
• Direct Participation Programs Structured investment programs allowing accredited, industry, and institutional investors to directly participate in oil and gas exploration, drilling, and production activities through working interest acquisition, with revenue sharing from production and associated tax benefits including intangible drilling cost deductions and depletion allowances.
• Oil and Gas Consulting Services Professional advisory services including oil and gas investment evaluation, geologic field appraisal, and field revitalization for existing oil wells, targeting industry investors, mineral rights owners, and operators across Texas and the Gulf Coast region.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tax deductions of 70-85% of investment available in year one through IDC deductions
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kimbell Royalty Partners: Public mineral and royalty investment vehicle focused on non-operated working and royalty interests across US basins. Highly comparable to Aresco's model of providing investors exposure to US upstream oil & gas production without direct operational responsibility.
• Black Stone Minerals: Largest publicly traded mineral and royalty owner in the US, with concentrated acreage in the Permian and Eagle Ford. Comparable to Aresco as a sponsor of mineral/royalty-oriented investment exposure in proven US basins.
• Sitio Royalties: Public mineral and royalty company with acreage across the Permian, Eagle Ford, and Bakken. Operates a similar sponsor-style model monetizing mineral rights for investors and partners with operators in the same basins Aresco targets.
• Dorchester Minerals: Public partnership owning mineral, royalty, overriding royalty, and net profits interests across US basins. Closely analogous to Aresco's passive working-interest investment offerings to income-oriented investors.
• US Energy Development Corporation: Privately held E&P company that historically offered direct participation programs to accredited investors in oil & gas. Closest like-for-like peer to Aresco in business model: small, sponsor-led, DPP-driven, US-focused.
• EnerVest: Private energy investment firm that has historically raised capital from accredited and institutional investors to acquire and develop US upstream assets. Comparable to Aresco as a private DPP-style sponsor in conventional and unconventional plays.
• Texas Pacific Land Corporation: Public owner of substantial surface and mineral rights primarily in Texas (Permian Delaware focus). Comparable as a landowner/mineral-rights counterparty that monetizes the same oil-producing regions Aresco operates in.

Broad incumbents

• ConocoPhillips: Major independent E&P with significant Permian, Eagle Ford, and Gulf Coast operations. Overlaps Aresco's geographic footprint and is a potential large-operator counterparty, but operates at vastly greater scale and is not a DPP sponsor.
• EOG Resources: Large-cap independent E&P with leadership positions in the Permian and Eagle Ford. Operates in the same basins Aresco targets and is one of the 'proven operators' with whom Aresco-style sponsors co-invest.
• Citation Oil & Gas: Privately held US oil producer focused on mature, long-life fields. Aligns with Aresco's emphasis on proven producing fields and field revitalization, but at substantially larger scale and with a different capital structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ArescoLP
• Facebookfacebook.com/arescolp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aresco-lp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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