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BELL

Bell is an oil lease in Dickens County, Texas, operated by Schalk Oil Company, Inc. in the Soldier Mound (Tannehill) field.

4 wells

7,508bbl oil, last 12 months−32% vs prior year
Operator
Schalk Oil Company, Inc.
County
Dickens County
Field
Soldier Mound (Tannehill)
RRC lease
8A-68356

8 royalty accounts on the county roll

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Oil in Aug 2026
601 bbl
Reporting since
Jan 2020
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Wells on this lease and around it

Where the state's map puts this lease's 4 wells, and what has been drilled or permitted within about 2 miles of them.
Map of the Bell lease in Dickens County, Texas: its 4 wells ringed, among 38 wells and 2 recent drilling locations in a picture about 6 miles across.
  • This lease4Its wells, ringed on the map: all producing
  • Drilling locations2Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells25On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing2Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged11The state's wellbore record says plugged

The 4 ringed dots are this lease's wells, each where the Railroad Commission's map puts it. The other dots are wells and drilling permits of the last 24 months on the land around it; the counts are for everything in the picture, which is about 6 miles across. The thin brown lines are the original land surveys; where there is room, a survey carries its abstract number, the number deeds and division orders cite. Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers, drilling permit files and survey lines, base map from USGS The National Map.

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<a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/leases/bell-8a-68356"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/lease-wells/bell-8a-68356.svg" alt="Map of the Bell lease in Dickens County, Texas: its 4 wells ringed, among 38 wells and 2 recent drilling locations in a picture about 6 miles across." width="1000" height="951" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0"></a>
<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/leases/bell-8a-68356">Wells on the Bell lease, Dickens County, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

Other leases named Bell

3 leases share this name in district 8A. The Railroad Commission gives each gas well its own number and each oil lease another, so one unit often shows up as several of these.

Other Bell leases in Dickens County

4 leases in Dickens County in the same field or with the same operator carry the Bell name. Operators often name the leases on one family's land alike, with a letter or unit number after the name. Sharing a name proves no tie: your division order says which ones pay you.

Production by month

Oil output fell 32% over the last 12 months

  • Oil (bars)
  • Last 12 months
Oil output fell 32% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production for BELL, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Oil output fell 32% over the last 12 months. 7,508 bbl in the 12 months through Aug 2026, against 11,038 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 months: 7,508 bblbbl per month05001,0001,5002,000Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
Oil output fell 32% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production for BELL, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Oil output fell 32% over the last 12 months. 7,508 bbl in the 12 months through Aug 2026, against 11,038 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 monthsbbl per month05001,0001,5002,000Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Aug 2026.

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What owners ask about Bell

When is the check for August 2026 due?
August 2026 is the newest month the state has posted for this lease. Texas law gives the payor until 60 days after the end of the sale month for oil and 90 for gas: the oil by Oct 30, 2026, unless the lease sets another time.
Source: Railroad Commission production reports; Texas Natural Resources Code §91.402.
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Which Texas production tax rate applies?
The Texas Comptroller lists no approved exemption or reduced rate for this lease for August 2026, so the full 4.6% on oil applies.
Source: Texas Comptroller, approved severance tax exemptions.
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Who buys the oil and gas?
Oil: Energy Trans Crude Marketing LLC and Energy Transfer Marketing & Term gather it. The buyer's price is what a royalty check is figured on.
Source: Railroad Commission Form P-4, gatherers and purchasers.
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How many 1099s should an owner expect for 2025?
One company, Schalk Oil Company, Inc., filed this lease's reports behind every 2025 check, so most owners get one form. The operator is not always the company that pays, so go by the name on the stubs.
Source: Railroad Commission production reports, operator of record by month.
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33 years of state records, 1993–2026

BELL since 2001

We read every monthly report the Railroad Commission holds, back to January 1993. This lease first reported in October 2001. It filed 299 monthly reports through August 2026.

Sold since 2001

$79 million

What the whole lease’s oil and gas sold for at each month’s public prices, before tax and the operator’s deductions. A royalty owner’s share is their decimal of it.

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Oil sold
1,270,330 bbl
Gas sold
25,274 mcf
Best year
2008$7.3 million sold
Last report
Aug 2026First: Oct 2001

Its best year was 2008: $7.3 million of oil and gas sold

Each bar is what the lease’s oil and gas sold for that year, at that month’s prices. 2026 is only part of a year in the records, drawn lighter.

  • Oil
  • Gas
Its best year was 2008: $7.3 million of oil and gas soldBell: oil and gas sold each year from 2001 to 2026, at each month's prices. Its best year was 2008: $7.3 million of oil and gas sold.Sold each year, at each month’s prices$0$2.5M$5M$7.5MPeak 2008: $7.4M20012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Its best year was 2008: $7.3 million of oil and gas soldBell: oil and gas sold each year from 2001 to 2026, at each month's prices. Its best year was 2008: $7.3 million of oil and gas sold.Sold each year, at each month’s prices$0$2.5M$5M$7.5MPeak 2008: $7.4M'01'05'10'15'20'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, every monthly report since January 1993; EIA monthly WTI and Henry Hub prices (before 1997, EIA's yearly Texas natural gas wellhead price), through August 2026.

Every year as a table
Bell: oil and gas sold each year
YearMonthsOil sold, bblGas sold, mcfSold for
2026 *84,7050$392,040
20251210,0850$661,500
20241213,2400$1,017,353
20231216,8890$1,307,774
20221219,9360$1,907,613
20211214,0530$980,489
20201218,5140$745,180
20191222,2930$1,271,930
20181227,1260$1,756,995
20171233,6770$1,704,040
20161238,7620$1,655,965
20151242,5130$2,070,583
20141253,0040$4,982,188
20131240,1390$3,930,548
20121239,2780$3,702,937
20111246,9340$4,451,181
20101263,7300$5,032,937
20091264,1542,370$3,943,338
20081272,68710,932$7,375,111
20071290,3314,929$6,576,307
200612102,551116$6,795,322
200512106,5936,927$6,120,607
200412100,8510$4,148,856
200312116,6020$3,621,906
20021296,8780$2,578,824
2001314,8050$295,709

* Part of the year: the records run through August 2026.

Where the gas went

No gas disposition reported for this lease

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

4 wells on this lease

Wells on BELL
API numberWellStatusCompleted
42-125-30757Bell 1AActiveOct 13, 2001
42-125-30763Bell 2ALShut inOct 18, 2001
42-125-30792Bell 3AActiveMay 14, 2002
42-125-30801Bell 4ALActiveJul 10, 2002

SourceTexas Railroad Commission production records and full wellbore file.

Other leases on these wells

The Railroad Commission files the same API numbers under one more lease too: a well keeps its number when it moves into a unit or is recompleted under another lease. A deed older than the unit may name one of them.

  • Bell, Dickens County · 3 shared wells

Buyers and gatherers

Companies named on the Form P-4, by product
CompanyProductRoleShare%FromUntil
Energy Trans Crude Marketing LLCOilGathers50Jul 1, 2021–
Energy Transfer Marketing & TermOilGathers50Dec 1, 2022–
Sunoco Ptnrs. Mktg.&terminals LPOilGathers50Jul 1, 2021Dec 1, 2022
Las Animas Natural Gas CompanyCasinghead gasGathers100Feb 1, 2005Jul 1, 2021
Nominator Not Required / Swr 31Casinghead gasNominates100Feb 1, 2005Jul 1, 2021
Las Animas Natural Gas CompanyCasinghead gasBuys100Feb 1, 2005Jul 1, 2021
Sunoco Ptnrs. Mktg.&terminals LPOilGathers100Apr 1, 2002Jul 1, 2021

SourceRailroad Commission Form P-4 file, Oct 24, 2026 (source).

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165 acres on the newest permit

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    The wells on this lease state different acreage

    The permits state between 40 and 165.88 acres. Use the acres from your own division order for the well you are paid on.

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Permits for Bell
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-125-308014A165
42-125-308014AL165
42-125-307923A165
42-125-307923AL165
42-125-307632AL165.88
42-125-307571A40

SourceRailroad Commission drilling permits, Oct 31, 2026 (source 1, source 2).

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On the Dickens County roll

Dickens County Appraisal District

2026 roll
Owners
14
Accounts
14
Appraised in all
$1.2M$1,236,000

Each square is one account

  • Royalty8
  • Overriding royalty5
  • Working interest1

SourceDickens County Appraisal District, 2026 mineral roll (source), read Oct 8, 2026. Accounts matched to this lease by RRC number or lease name; no owner is named.

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36 months, newest first

Ledger for BELL
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblWTI$/bblHenry Hub$/MMBtu
Aug 2026601666$83.90$2.78
Jul 2026389318$80.46$2.89
Jun 2026544621$84.81$3.15
May 2026521601$102.13$2.94
Apr 2026436685$100.32$2.77
Mar 2026647507$91.38$3.04
Feb 2026477673$64.51$3.62
Jan 2026830634$60.04$7.72
Dec 2025449709$57.97$4.26
Nov 2025851814$60.06$3.79
Oct 2025901797$60.89$3.19
Sep 2025862820$63.96$2.97
Aug 2025785821$64.86$2.91
Jul 20251,014858$68.39$3.20
Jun 2025667843$68.17$3.02
May 20259571,011$62.17$3.12
Apr 2025946675$63.54$3.42
Mar 20251,1431,117$68.24$4.12
Feb 2025511838$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025967782$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024806840$70.12$3.01
Nov 20248231,047$69.95$2.12
Oct 20241,224866$71.99$2.20
Sep 20241,1951,383$70.24$2.28
Aug 20241,208974$76.68$1.99
Jul 20241,1921,336$81.80$2.07
Jun 20241,2571,367$79.77$2.54
May 20241,4341,171$80.02$2.12
Apr 20241,191995$85.35$1.60
Mar 20248691,197$81.28$1.49
Feb 20241,1481,209$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024973855$74.15$3.18
Dec 20231,2171,536$71.90$2.52
Nov 20231,3691,215$77.69$2.71
Oct 20239901,206$85.64$2.98
Sep 20231,3661,361$89.43$2.64

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Aug 2026. Prices: EIA, through Oct 2026. Updated Oct 30, 2026.

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OperatorSchalk Oil Company, Inc.FieldSoldier Mound (Tannehill)CountyDickens County

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