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Smith County estate, heirs and trust leases
46 oil and gas leases in Smith County that reported for a year or more since 2020 carry ESTATE, HEIRS or TRUST in the name filed with the Railroad Commission, and 30 of them still produce. 16 were already reporting in January 1993, when the state’s monthly records begin. Each name opens the lease’s page, with what it produced month by month through Aug 2026.
- Leases
- 4614 estate · 28 heirs · 4 trust
- Producing now
- 30
- Reporting since Jan 1993
- 16
- Stopped before 2020
- 29no page
Where it sits
This county
Don’t see your relative’s name in the lease title?
Only a fraction of Texas leases carry the owner’s name in the lease title—most mineral owners hold a royalty share inside a lease named for the original ranch or survey. Search 146 Texas county mineral appraisal rolls by your relative’s name to see every lease they are listed on.
Leases, A to Z
Smith County, A to Z
| Lease | First year | Status | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, R. H. Estate Oil Unit | 1993 | inactive | None |
| Allen, R.h. Estate | 2008 | producing | 18,904 mcf |
| Anderson Charitable Trust | 2011 | producing | 54,114 bbl |
| Arteberry Heirs | 2002 | producing | 1,917 mcf |
| Ashby Estate | 1993 | producing | 394 bbl |
| Bracken Grandchildren Trust | 1993 | shut-in | None |
| Bracken Grandchildren Trust | 2008 | producing | 12,361 mcf |
| Bradberry Heirs | 2014 | producing | 288 bbl |
| Brooks Heirs | 1993 | producing | 581 bbl |
| Brooks, Emma, Estate | 1993 | producing | 460 bbl |
| Brown, J. Heirs | 1993 | producing | 648 bbl |
| Butler Estate "A" | 1994 | producing | 512 bbl |
| Carter Estates | 2005 | shut-in | None |
| Clark Estate | 2005 | inactive | None |
| Dolores Coulter Trust | 2009 | producing | 1,948 bbl |
| Duncan Heirs Unit | 2003 | producing | 646 bbl |
| Echard Heirs | 2002 | shut-in | None |
| Echard Heirs | 2004 | producing | 5,838 mcf |
| Echard Heirs | 2005 | producing | 194 mcf |
| Echard Heirs | 2007 | producing | 26,648 mcf |
| Echard Heirs | 2014 | producing | 27,619 mcf |
| Echard Heirs Unit | 2008 | producing | 11,265 mcf |
| Hackett, O. H., Estate | 1993 | shut-in | None |
| Hackett, Oliver, Estate | 1993 | inactive | 14 bbl |
| Hilliard Warren Estate | 1993 | producing | 1,309 bbl |
| Holland Heirs | 1993 | producing | 624 bbl |
| Holmes Estate | 2010 | producing | 178 bbl |
| Hopper, Clarence Estate | 1993 | inactive | None |
| Jernigan Heirs | 1993 | producing | 178 bbl |
| King Heirs | 2013 | producing | 1,022 bbl |
| Meyer Estate | 1993 | producing | 651 bbl |
| P. M. Wilson Heirs Unit 1 | 2012 | shut-in | None |
| P.m. Wilson Heirs Gas Unit 1 | 2015 | producing | 827 bbl |
| P.m. Wilson Heirs Oil Unit | 2013 | producing | 1,235 bbl |
| Tate Heirs | 2012 | shut-in | None |
| Walton Heirs | 1993 | shut-in | 170 bbl |
| Walton Heirs | 2005 | shut-in | 52 bbl |
| Walton Heirs | 2012 | producing | 1,053 bbl |
| Walton Heirs "A" | 1993 | producing | 472 bbl |
| Warren, James Estate | 1993 | shut-in | None |
| Williams Heirs | 1993 | producing | 967 bbl |
| Wilson, P.m. Heirs | 2013 | shut-in | None |
| Wilson, P.m. Heirs | 2003 | inactive | None |
| Wilson, P.m. Heirs | 2004 | producing | 15,953 mcf |
| Wilson, P.m. Heirs | 2008 | producing | 5,466 mcf |
| Wylie Heirs | 2007 | shut-in | None |
Reported only before 2020
29 that stopped before 2020
| Lease | Years reported | RRC district / number |
|---|---|---|
| Arteberry Heirs | 2003–2011 | 06 / 193957 (gas well) |
| Arterberry Heirs | 1998–2002 | 06 / 13794 |
| Bracken Grandchildren Trust | 1993–2005 | 06 / 151226 (gas well) |
| Bracken Grandchildren Trust | 2001–2011 | 06 / 186659 (gas well) |
| Bracken, J. A. Heirs | 1993–2012 | 06 / 11236 |
| Brown, J. Heirs | 1993–1996 | 06 / 11234 |
| Butler Estate "a" | 1993–1994 | 06 / 12307 |
| Butler Estate "b" | 1993–1995 | 06 / 12364 |
| Butler Estate "b" | 2001–2018 | 06 / 14064 |
| Butler Estate "b" | 1995–2001 | 06 / 154216 (gas well) |
| Carter Estate | 1993–2010 | 06 / 135301 (gas well) |
| Carter Estate | 1993–2010 | 06 / 135302 (gas well) |
| Clark Estate | 1993–2008 | 06 / 11380 |
| Gaut Heirs | 1993–1996 | 06 / 13147 |
| Handy, Dennis Estate | 1993 | 06 / 10781 |
| Lincoln, A. C. Heirs "a" | 1993–1995 | 06 / 11681 |
| Lincoln, A. C. Heirs "b" | 1993–1994 | 06 / 11682 |
| Lincoln, A.c. Heirs "a" | 1995–2012 | 06 / 154224 (gas well) |
| Lincoln, A.c. Heirs "b" | 1993–2006 | 06 / 148125 (gas well) |
| Mobley Heirs | 1993 | 06 / 12916 |
| Mobley Heirs | 1993–1995 | 06 / 13075 |
| Moss Estate | 2015–2016 | 06 / 15050 |
| Murray,w.e. Estate | 1993–1995 | 06 / 05885 |
| Rayford Estate | 1993–2002 | 06 / 073226 (gas well) |
| Walton Heirs | 1993–2015 | 06 / 12194 |
| Wilson, P.m. Heirs | 1999–2013 | 06 / 174981 (gas well) |
| Wilson, P.m. Heirs | 2002–2014 | 06 / 187497 (gas well) |
| Wilson, P.m. Heirs | 2003–2015 | 06 / 195595 (gas well) |
| Wilson, P.m. Heirs | 2005–2014 | 06 / 210888 (gas well) |
A family name on a lease is where an heir starts
The name shows whose land it was when the lease was signed, often decades ago. It does not show who owns the minerals today: that is in the county clerk’s deed records and on the appraisal district’s mineral roll. When an owner dies, the company that pays usually holds the checks until the heirs show who inherited.
If someone in your family owned minerals in Smith County, the estate report searches the county appraisal rolls by their name, adds up what each interest earned from the state’s records, splits it among the heirs and writes a letter to each company that pays. Searching the name is free; the full report is $199 once.
Not legal advice. Who inherits is for the will, or Texas law when there is none. How an affidavit of heirship works.
FAQ
Questions about Smith County estate leases
Does an estate lease in Smith County mean the estate still owns the minerals?
No. The lease name is what the operator filed with the Railroad Commission, usually when the lease was signed, and it names whose land it was then. Who owns the minerals now is in the county clerk's deed records and on the appraisal district's mineral roll.
Why is a lease I know in Smith County not listed?
This list holds the Smith County leases with twelve or more months of production since January 2020 whose name has the word ESTATE, HEIRS or TRUST. A lease that stopped before 2020 has no page; the 29 of them with the most production are named below with their district and lease number. The county's full lease list has every lease with a page.
What does the first year mean?
The first year the lease shows in the state's monthly production records, which begin in January 1993. A lease shown since 1993 was already producing then, and may be much older.
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Found the family name?
The estate report starts from a name. Seeing how many accounts the county rolls hold under it is free.