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Texas oil lease · RRC district 8A · Lease 69827

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BEN

Ben is an oil lease in Lynn County, Texas, operated by Smith Energy Operating Company in the Smith (Spraberry) field. The Railroad Commission shows 1 bbl of oil in the 12 months through Feb 2025.

Oil lease dossier · 1 well

1bbl oil, last 12 months−100% vs prior year
Operator
Smith Energy Operating Company
County
Lynn County
Field
Smith (Spraberry)
RRC lease
8A-69827

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Lynn CountyLynnHockleyGarzaLubbockCrosbyTerryLynn County
Lynn County · RRC district 8AOpen Lynn County →
Oil in Feb 2025
0 bbl
Reporting to the state
since Jan 2020
Wells
1
Data through
Feb 2025

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).

Oil output fell 100% over the last 12 months

1 bbl in the 12 months through Feb 2025, against 558 bbl in the 12 months before.

  • Oil (bars, left axis)
  • Gas (line, right axis)
  • Last 12 months
Oil output fell 100% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production and gas for BEN, Mar 2022 to Feb 2025. Oil output fell 100% over the last 12 months. 1 bbl in the 12 months through Feb 2025, against 558 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 months: 1 bblbbl per monthmcf per month0010020200403006040080Apr 22JulOctJan 23AprJulOctJan 24AprJulOctJan 25
Oil output fell 100% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production and gas for BEN, Mar 2022 to Feb 2025. Oil output fell 100% over the last 12 months. 1 bbl in the 12 months through Feb 2025, against 558 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 monthsbbl per monthmcf per month0010020200403006040080Jul 22Jan 23JulJan 24JulJan 25

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, oil lease 69827, 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.

All of the gas went to flaring in the last 12 months

Flaring peaked at 100.0% of the gas in Mar 2022.

All of the gas went to flaring in the last 12 monthsShare of BEN gas by disposition code each month, Mar 2022 to Feb 2025. All of the gas went to flaring in the last 12 months. Flaring peaked at 100.0% of the gas in Mar 2022.Share of the lease’s gas by disposition code, per month0%50%100%Flared 100.0%Apr 22JulOctJan 23AprJulOctJan 24AprJulOctJan 25
All of the gas went to flaring in the last 12 monthsShare of BEN gas by disposition code each month, Mar 2022 to Feb 2025. All of the gas went to flaring in the last 12 months. Flaring peaked at 100.0% of the gas in Mar 2022.Share of gas by disposition code0%50%100%Flared 100.0%Jul 22Jan 23JulJan 24JulJan 25

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, gas disposition by code, lease 69827, district 8A. Reported through Jul 2026.

Flared (4)

Burned off or vented, not sold. It pays no royalty. More than 3% in a month is worth watching.

Over the last 12 months, 100.0% of the gas was flared. 16 months went above 3%, which we mark in the ledger below.

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.

Smith Energy Operating Company has reported this lease for the whole period

No change of operator in the months we hold.

Operators of this lease over timeSmith Energy Operating Company, Jan 2020 to Feb 2025202020212022202320242025Smith Energy Operating CompanyJan 2020 to nowthrough Feb 2025
Operators of this lease over timeSmith Energy Operating Company, Jan 2020 to Feb 2025202020212022202320242025Smith Energy Operating CompanyJan 2020 to nowthrough Feb 2025

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 69827 in district 8A. The API number is the state’s ID for a well.
Wells on BEN
API numberWell no.Status
42-305-305101Active

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Wellbore Query, district 8A, lease 69827.

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

    Energy Transfer Marketing & Term gathers it.

    100% of it, on the list since Dec 1, 2022

Companies that used to be listed: Sunoco Ptnrs. Mktg.&terminals LP (gathers it, until Dec 1, 2022).

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.

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Unit and wells

54 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
10 not plugged
Horizontal
0
First completion
Jan 12, 2012
Latest permit
Oct 13, 2011
Wells and acres on the permits for Ben
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-305-30510154

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 BEN
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblGas producedmcfGas soldmcf, codes 2+3Flaredmcf, code 4WTI$ per bblHenry Hub$ per MMBtu
Feb 2025Smith Energy00000$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025Smith Energy00000$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024Smith Energy00000$70.12$3.01
Nov 2024Smith Energy00000$69.95$2.12
Oct 2024Smith Energy00000$71.99$2.20
Sep 2024Smith Energy00000$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024Smith Energy00000$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024Smith Energy00000$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024Smith Energy11000$79.77$2.54
May 2024Smith Energy00000$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024Smith Energy00000$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024Smith Energy00000$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024Smith Energy00000$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024Smith Energy00000$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023Smith Energy00000$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023Smith Energy00000$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023Smith Energy00000$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023Smith Energy00000$89.43$2.64
Aug 2023Smith Energy2516814014$81.39$2.58
Jul 2023Smith Energy13916151051$76.07$2.55
Jun 2023Smith Energy10515541041$70.25$2.18
May 2023Smith Energy13518735035$71.58$2.15
Apr 2023Smith Energy52021021$79.45$2.16
Mar 2023Smith Energy10216127027$73.28$2.31
Feb 2023Smith Energy21917745045$76.83$2.38
Jan 2023Smith Energy21832858058$78.12$3.27
Dec 2022Smith Energy24019054054$76.44$5.53
Nov 2022Smith Energy19016444044$84.37$5.45
Oct 2022Smith Energy14416937037$87.55$5.66
Sep 2022Smith Energy1727000$84.26$7.88
Aug 2022Smith Energy3816026026$93.67$8.81
Jul 2022Smith Energy00000$101.62$7.28
Jun 2022Smith Energy20616243043$114.84$7.70
May 2022Smith Energy33235468068$109.55$8.14
Apr 2022Smith Energy34435568068$101.78$6.60
Mar 2022Smith Energy36735969069$108.50$4.90

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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OperatorSmith Energy Operating CompanyFieldSmith (Spraberry)CountyLynn County

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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 Feb 2025?

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 69827, 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.