RRC field 80473310 ยท District 08
Sand Hills (McKnight)
The Sand Hills (McKnight) field reported 4.3 million barrels of oil and 8.6 million mcf of gas in the last 12 months.
Field dossier
- Producing leases
- 64of 106 on record
- Operators
- 12
- Counties
- 1
- Biggest operator
- Blackbeard Operating, LLC
Own minerals in this field?
Where the field sits
This county
- Gas, last 12 months
- 8,581,322 mcf
- Data through
- Jul 2026
Five years of output in Sand Hills (McKnight)
Oil output in the Sand Hills (McKnight) field rose 47% over the last 12 months
4.3M bbl through Jul 2026, against 2.9M bbl a year earlier. Peak Dec 2025: 424k bbl.
Gas output in the Sand Hills (McKnight) field rose 28% over the last 12 months
8.6M mcf through Jul 2026, against 6.7M mcf a year earlier. Peak Dec 2025: 783k mcf.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, field 80473310, through Jul 2026, file dated Sep 18, 2026.
Leases in the Sand Hills (McKnight) field
Under each volume: change on the year before.
3,849,390bbl oil+43%
61,980bbl oiln/a
58,431bbl oil+233%
51,718bbl oiln/a
51,627bbl oiln/a
44,730bbl oilโ3%
39,058bbl oiln/a
22,453bbl oiln/a
18,079bbl oilโ13%
16,979bbl oil+45%
14,985bbl oil+32%
11,338bbl oilโ8%
9,057bbl oil+16%
3,564bbl oil+22%
69,988mcf gas+18%
2,644bbl oilโ42%
2,429bbl oil+2%
2,293bbl oilโ5%
2,132bbl oil+59%
1,898bbl oil+68%
1,816bbl oilโ45%
1,558bbl oilโ10%
1,494bbl oil+122%
1,451bbl oilโ76%
1,430bbl oil+3%
Showing 25 of 64, ranked by output value.
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query.
Who operates here, and where
Operators, by oil
Blackbeard Operating leads
- Blackbeard Operating, LLC10 leases4.1Mbbl
- Formentera Operations LLC14 leases89.9kbbl
- Ring Energy, Inc.8 leases51.8kbbl
- Millwee Oil, Inc.14 leases13.7kbbl
- Lario Oil & Gas Company2 leases3,458bbl
- Venture Production Service Inc.4 leases1,075bbl
- Richland Resources Corporation3 leases526bbl
- Flat Top Operating, LLC1 lease524bbl
Recent drilling permits in the Sand Hills (McKnight) field
TUBB, J. B. -A- #2021MH
new drill ยท horizontal ยท Ring Energy, Inc. ยท Crane County
Permit 0918200 ยท Sep 1, 2026
WADDELL TR A #4099H
new drill ยท horizontal ยท Blackbeard Operating, LLC ยท Crane County
Permit 0917261 ยท Jul 20, 2026
MCKNIGHT SAND HILLS UNIT #7308H
new drill ยท horizontal ยท Blackbeard Operating, LLC ยท Crane County
Permit 0916353 ยท Jun 10, 2026
MCKNIGHT SAND HILLS UNIT #7307H
new drill ยท horizontal ยท Blackbeard Operating, LLC ยท Crane County
Permit 0916351 ยท Jun 10, 2026
MCKNIGHT SAND HILLS UNIT #7108H
new drill ยท horizontal ยท Blackbeard Operating, LLC ยท Crane County
Permit 0916349 ยท Jun 10, 2026
SANDHILLS ORBIT M #1XH
new drill ยท horizontal ยท Ring Energy, Inc. ยท Crane County
Permit 0915960 ยท Jun 1, 2026