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BALE

Bale is an oil lease in Gaines County, Texas, operated by Libertad Operating LLC in the Bale (San Andres 5500) field.

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0bbl oil, last 12 months
Operator
Libertad Operating LLC
County
Gaines County
Field
Bale (San Andres 5500)
RRC lease
8A-71117

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Gaines CountyGainesYoakumDawsonTerryGaines County
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Oil in Jun 2026
0 bbl
Reporting to the state
since Nov 2020

Production

Month by month, from the state record

What the Railroad Commission says this oil lease produced. Oil is in barrels (bbl). Gas is in thousand cubic feet (mcf).

No oil produced in the last 12 months

The last month with output was Feb 2024, at 32 bbl. Jul 2026 was not reported. A red cross marks each one.

  • Oil (bars, left axis)
  • Last 12 months
No oil produced in the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production for BALE, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. No oil produced in the last 12 months. The last month with output was Feb 2024, at 32 bbl.Last 12 months: 0 bblbbl per month01020304050Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
No oil produced in the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production for BALE, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. No oil produced in the last 12 months. The last month with output was Feb 2024, at 32 bbl.Last 12 monthsbbl per month01020304050Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, oil lease 71117, district 8A. Reported through Jul 2026. The state revises recent months.

Gas disposition

Where the gas went

Every month the operator tells the state where each mcf of gas went, using a code. The code decides how your gas is paid.

No gas disposition reported for this lease

The operator has not reported where the gas went in the months we hold.

Operator history

Who has run this lease

The operator runs the wells and pays your royalty. When the operator changes, payments often slip for a month or two.

The operator changed once, most recently in Jan 2022

If your statements skip or shrink around a change, ask the new operator's owner relations department whether the month is in suspense.

Operators of this lease over timeCholla Petroleum, Inc., Nov 2020 to Dec 2021; Libertad Operating LLC, Jan 2022 to Jun 2026202120222023202420252026Changed Jan 2022Cholla Petroleum, Inc.Nov 2020 to Dec 2021Libertad Operating LLCJan 2022 to now
Operators of this lease over timeCholla Petroleum, Inc., Nov 2020 to Dec 2021; Libertad Operating LLC, Jan 2022 to Jun 2026202120222023202420252026Changed Jan 2022Cholla Petroleum, Inc.Nov 2020 to Dec 2021Libertad Operating LLCJan 2022 to now

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, operator by month. Reported through Jul 2026.

Wells

Wells on this lease

Every well the Railroad Commission links to oil lease 71117 in district 8A. The API number is the state’s ID for a well.

No wells are linked to this lease in our data

Older leases and some gas wells are filed without well records. Production is still reported at lease level, so the charts and ledger on this page are unaffected.

Who buys and gathers

Who moves and buys this lease's production

The operator files a Form P-4 with the Railroad Commission naming the companies authorised to gather and buy the oil and gas. The buyer's price is the one your royalty is figured on.

  • Oil

    Oasis Transp & Marketing Corp. gathers it.

    100% of it, on the list since Jun 1, 2021

Companies that used to be listed: Sunoco Ptnrs. Mktg.&terminals LP (gathers it, until Jun 1, 2021).

SourceRailroad Commission of Texas, Form P-4 file, dated Sep 24, 2026 (source). A listed company is authorised to move or buy the production; the state does not say what it paid.

Who buys my oil and gasIs my oil price fair?

Unit and wells

40 acres on the newest permit

Acres and wells as the operator filed them on its Railroad Commission drilling permits. Your decimal is your net acres over the unit acres, so this is the number to hold your division order against.
Wells on the permits
11 not plugged
Horizontal
0
First completion
Oct 6, 2016
Latest permit
Nov 9, 2020
Wells and acres on the permits for Bale
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-165-38388140

SourceRailroad Commission of Texas, drilling permits and wellbore file, Sep 26, 2026 (source 1, source 2). The acres are what the operator filed; they are not a survey.

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An estimate, not your check

It ignores gathering and processing fees, taxes, plant products and the price your operator actually gets, so your statement will differ. Use it as a ceiling to compare against.

Ledger

36 months, newest first

Compare these numbers with your statements. Your share of a month is the “Oil sold” volume times your decimal. Scroll sideways on a phone.
Monthly production, disposition and prices for BALE
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblWTI$ per bblHenry Hub$ per MMBtu
Jul 2026No report––$80.46$2.89
Jun 2026Libertad Operating00$84.81$3.15
May 2026Libertad Operating00$102.13$2.94
Apr 2026Libertad Operating00$100.32$2.77
Mar 2026Libertad Operating00$91.38$3.04
Feb 2026Libertad Operating00$64.51$3.62
Jan 2026Libertad Operating00$60.04$7.72
Dec 2025Libertad Operating00$57.97$4.26
Nov 2025Libertad Operating00$60.06$3.79
Oct 2025Libertad Operating00$60.89$3.19
Sep 2025Libertad Operating00$63.96$2.97
Aug 2025Libertad Operating00$64.86$2.91
Jul 2025Libertad Operating00$68.39$3.20
Jun 2025Libertad Operating00$68.17$3.02
May 2025Libertad Operating00$62.17$3.12
Apr 2025Libertad Operating00$63.54$3.42
Mar 2025Libertad Operating00$68.24$4.12
Feb 2025Libertad Operating00$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025Libertad Operating00$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024Libertad Operating00$70.12$3.01
Nov 2024Libertad Operating00$69.95$2.12
Oct 2024Libertad Operating00$71.99$2.20
Sep 2024Libertad Operating00$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024Libertad Operating00$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024Libertad Operating00$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024Libertad Operating00$79.77$2.54
May 2024Libertad Operating00$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024Libertad Operating00$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024Libertad Operating00$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024Libertad Operating3275$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024Libertad Operating00$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023Libertad Operating4284$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023Libertad Operating00$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023Libertad Operating320$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023Libertad Operating00$89.43$2.64
Aug 2023Libertad Operating32158$81.39$2.58

No report filed More than 3% of gas flared

SourceVolumes: Texas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, reported through Jul 2026. Prices: EIA WTI Cushing spot and Henry Hub spot, monthly, through Aug 2026. “Gas sold” is gas sent to a transmission line (code 2) or a plant (code 3).

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OperatorLibertad Operating LLCFieldBale (San Andres 5500)CountyGaines County

Libertad Operating LLC in Gaines County

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Bale (San Andres 5500) field

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New drilling permits in Gaines County

We do not have coordinates for this lease, so these are the newest permits in its county.

How to read this page

Questions owners ask

What is a decimal interest?

It is your share of the whole lease, written as a decimal. A 1/4 royalty on 5 net acres in a 1,280-acre unit is 1/4 × 5 ÷ 1,280 = 0.00097656. Your division order states yours.

How do I use this page to check a royalty check?

Take the “Oil sold” volume for the month the check covers and multiply it by your decimal. The answer should match the barrels on your statement. If it does not, upload the statement and we will show where the two differ.

Why is the newest month Jun 2026?

The Railroad Commission publishes production two to three months after the fact and revises recent months. We re-pull the latest three months on every update.

Does this page show what my check should be?

No. It shows what the state recorded. Prices, fees and taxes depend on your lease and on what your operator gets for the oil and gas. The estimator gives a ceiling to compare against.

Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

  • Production and disposition by month: Texas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, oil lease 71117, district 8A, reported through Jul 2026.
  • Wells: Texas Railroad Commission Wellbore Query.
  • Prices: U.S. Energy Information Administration, WTI Cushing spot and Henry Hub spot, monthly.
  • Page updated Sep 28, 2026.

We show the state’s numbers as filed. Where the state has no report for a month, we say so instead of guessing.