RRC field 27218500 · District 8A
Earnest (6500 Sand)
The Earnest (6500 Sand) field reported 17,619 barrels of oil and 20,865 mcf of gas in the last 12 months.
Field dossier
- Producing leases
- 11of 20 on record
- Operators
- 3
- Counties
- 1
- Biggest operator
- North Fork Operating LP
Own minerals in this field?
Where the field sits
This county
- Gas, last 12 months
- 20,865 mcf
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Five years of output in Earnest (6500 Sand)
Oil output in the Earnest (6500 Sand) field fell 20% over the last 12 months
17.6k bbl through Jul 2026, against 22.1k bbl a year earlier. Peak Dec 2024: 2,368 bbl.
Gas output in the Earnest (6500 Sand) field held steady over the last 12 months
20.9k mcf through Jul 2026, against 21k mcf a year earlier. Peak Mar 2022: 6,144 mcf.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, field 27218500, through Jul 2026, file dated Sep 18, 2026.
Leases in the Earnest (6500 Sand) field
Under each volume: change on the year before.
5,260bbl oil−33%
2,707bbl oil+10%
2,168bbl oil+34%
2,005bbl oil−10%
848bbl oil−66%
814bbl oiln/a
726bbl oil−47%
682bbl oil−22%
621bbl oil+105%
588bbl oil+880%
429bbl oil−29%
Showing 11 of 11, ranked by output value.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.
Who operates here, and where
Operators, by oil
North Fork Operating leads
Recent drilling permits in the Earnest (6500 Sand) field
ERNEST 'N' #16
recompletion · North Fork Operating LP · Scurry County
Permit 0910049 · Aug 28, 2025