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Texas oil lease · RRC district 7B · Lease 17129

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BATES

Bates is an oil lease in Brown County, Texas, operated by Bayou Operating Company, Inc. in the Brown County Regular field.

Oil lease dossier · 1 well

0bbl oil, last 12 months
Operator
Bayou Operating Company, Inc.
County
Brown County
Field
Brown County Regular
RRC lease
7B-17129

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Brown CountyBrownCallahanEastlandErathComancheMillsColemanBrown County
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Oil in Jul 2026
0 bbl
Reporting to the state
since Jan 2020
Wells
1
Data through
Jul 2026

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 production to chart

The state shows zero oil and zero gas for all 36 months we hold (Aug 2023 to Jul 2026). A lease that is shut in or newly reported looks like this. The ledger below lists each month.

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.

Bayou Operating Company, Inc. has reported this lease for the whole period

No change of operator in the months we hold.

Operators of this lease over timeBayou Operating Company, Inc., Jan 2020 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Bayou Operating Company, Inc.Jan 2020 to nowthrough Jul 2026
Operators of this lease over timeBayou Operating Company, Inc., Jan 2020 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Bayou Operating Company, Inc.Jan 2020 to nowthrough Jul 2026

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

Wells

1 well on this lease

Every well the Railroad Commission links to oil lease 17129 in district 7B. The API number is the state’s ID for a well.
Wells on BATES
API numberWell no.Status
42-049-327174Active

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Wellbore Query, district 7B, lease 17129.

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

    Bml, Inc. B gathers it.

    100% of it, on the list since May 1, 1992

  • Gas from oil wells

    Flamingo Gas, Inc. buys and gathers it.

    Flamingo Gas, Inc. buys it: 100% of it, on the list since Nov 1, 2019 · Flamingo Gas, Inc. gathers it: 100% of it, on the list since Nov 1, 2019

Companies that used to be listed: Midcoast Gathering (N Tx) L.p. (gathers it, until Nov 1, 2019); Midcoast G & P (North Texas)l.p. (buys it, until Nov 1, 2019).

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

83 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
May 7, 1981
Latest permit
May 20, 1981
Wells and acres on the permits for Bates
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-049-32717483

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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Ledger

36 months, newest first

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Monthly production, disposition and prices for BATES
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblWTI$ per bblHenry Hub$ per MMBtu
Jul 2026Bayou Operating00$80.46$2.89
Jun 2026Bayou Operating00$84.81$3.15
May 2026Bayou Operating00$102.13$2.94
Apr 2026Bayou Operating00$100.32$2.77
Mar 2026Bayou Operating00$91.38$3.04
Feb 2026Bayou Operating00$64.51$3.62
Jan 2026Bayou Operating00$60.04$7.72
Dec 2025Bayou Operating00$57.97$4.26
Nov 2025Bayou Operating00$60.06$3.79
Oct 2025Bayou Operating00$60.89$3.19
Sep 2025Bayou Operating00$63.96$2.97
Aug 2025Bayou Operating00$64.86$2.91
Jul 2025Bayou Operating00$68.39$3.20
Jun 2025Bayou Operating00$68.17$3.02
May 2025Bayou Operating00$62.17$3.12
Apr 2025Bayou Operating00$63.54$3.42
Mar 2025Bayou Operating00$68.24$4.12
Feb 2025Bayou Operating00$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025Bayou Operating00$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024Bayou Operating00$70.12$3.01
Nov 2024Bayou Operating00$69.95$2.12
Oct 2024Bayou Operating00$71.99$2.20
Sep 2024Bayou Operating00$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024Bayou Operating00$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024Bayou Operating00$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024Bayou Operating00$79.77$2.54
May 2024Bayou Operating00$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024Bayou Operating00$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024Bayou Operating00$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024Bayou Operating00$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024Bayou Operating00$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023Bayou Operating00$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023Bayou Operating00$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023Bayou Operating00$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023Bayou Operating00$89.43$2.64
Aug 2023Bayou Operating00$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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OperatorBayou Operating Company, Inc.FieldBrown County RegularCountyBrown County

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  • RANKIN, RAY

    0 bbl last 12 months · 1 km away

New drilling permits in Brown 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 Jul 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 17129, district 7B, 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.