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CATES

Cates is an oil lease in Howard County, Texas, in the Ackerly (Dean Sand) field. It stopped producing after February 2023: nothing has been reported for 3 years 6 months since. Mule Kick Operating LLC was its last operator.

This lease has stopped

Feb 2023last month with oil or gas

Nothing reported for 3 years 6 months since, through Aug 2026.

Last operator
Mule Kick Operating LLC
County
Howard County
Field
Ackerly (Dean Sand)
RRC lease
8A-63126

9 royalty accounts on the county roll

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Silent for
3 years 6 months
Producing in
1993
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Stopped producing after February 2023

Cates, 1993–2026

Its whole life in the Railroad Commission’s monthly reports, which start in January 1993; it was already producing then. Royalty owners and their heirs can still be on the county roll after the checks stop.

What its oil and gas sold for each year since 1993$ a year, at each month's pricessilent
Cates: what its oil and gas sold for each year, 1993 to 2026Cates: what its oil and gas sold for each year, 1993 to 2026. The best year was 2013, with $104,000 sold. It stopped producing after February 2023; nothing since, through August 2026.SILENT3 YR 6 MOBest year 2013 · $105kLast production Feb 2023199319972001200520092013201720212025
Cates: what its oil and gas sold for each year, 1993 to 2026Cates: what its oil and gas sold for each year, 1993 to 2026. The best year was 2013, with $104,000 sold. It stopped producing after February 2023; nothing since, through August 2026.Best year 2013 · $105kLast production Feb 202319932002201120202026
  1. Already producing1993when the state's records start
  2. Best year2013$104,000 sold
  3. Last operatorMule Kick Operating LLCfrom Jun 2025
  4. Last productionFeb 2023
  5. Silent for3 years 6 monthsthrough Aug 2026
Oil sold since 1993
31,600barrels
Gas sold since 1993
20,614thousand cubic feet (mcf)
Sold for, in all
$1.5 millionat each month's public prices, 100% of the lease
Still on the county roll
9royalty accounts, tax year 2026

Source: Texas Railroad Commission production reports since January 1993 (oil and gas sold); EIA prices, through August 2026.

Every year as a table
Cates: oil and gas sold each year
YearMonthsOil sold, bblGas sold, mcfSold for
2026 *700$0
20251200$0
20241200$0
2023121630$12,523
20221200$0
2021121260$7,439
2020129160$38,708
2019128600$49,057
2018128440$53,764
2017128350$43,554
2016128860$38,483
2015121,0310$51,535
2014121,0120$92,477
2013121,0730$104,695
2012127110$65,872
2011121,0840$101,954
2010128810$69,011
2009128760$53,022
2008121,0170$99,999
2007128640$64,102
2006121,0560$69,711
2005121,05274$60,821
2004121,22720$50,910
2003121,23490$39,667
2002121,055246$29,069
2001121,387397$37,166
2000121,1711,325$40,013
1999121,5101,693$31,848
1998121,2072,082$22,181
1997121,4062,083$34,519
1996121,3913,126$38,316
1995121,5502,833$33,107
1994121,5602,742$31,852
1993121,6153,903$37,939

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

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  • Operator

    Operator changed: Mule Kick Operating LLC took over from Hibernia Resources IV, LLC in Jun 2025.

SourceRailroad Commission production, P-5 and P-4 records, data through Aug 2026.

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Wells on this lease and around it

Where the state's map puts this lease's well, and what has been drilled or permitted within about 2 miles of it.
Map of the Cates lease in Howard County, Texas: its well ringed, among 215 wells and 35 recent drilling locations in a picture about 6 miles across.
  • This lease1Its well, ringed on the map: not producing
  • Drilling locations35Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells164On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing31Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged20The state's wellbore record says plugged

The ringed dot is this lease's well, 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, US Census Bureau county outlines, base map from USGS The National Map.

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<a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/leases/cates-8a-63126"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/lease-wells/cates-8a-63126.svg" alt="Map of the Cates lease in Howard County, Texas: its well ringed, among 215 wells and 35 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/cates-8a-63126">Wells on the Cates lease, Howard County, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

Other leases named Cates

2 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.

Production by month

No production to chart

The state shows zero oil and zero gas for all 35 months we hold (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026). A lease that is shut in or newly reported looks like this. The ledger below lists each month. Its whole life is charted at the top of the page.

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.

Who has run this lease

The operator changed 2 times, most recently in Jun 2025

Operators of this lease over timeLegacy Reserves Operating LP, Jan 2020 to Apr 2024; Hibernia Resources IV, LLC, May 2024 to May 2025; Mule Kick Operating LLC, Jun 2025 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed May 2024Changed Jun 2025Legacy Reserves Operating LPJan 2020 to Apr 2024Hibernia Resources IV, LLCMay 2024 to May 2025Mule Kick Operating LLCJun 2025 to now
Operators of this lease over timeLegacy Reserves Operating LP, Jan 2020 to Apr 2024; Hibernia Resources IV, LLC, May 2024 to May 2025; Mule Kick Operating LLC, Jun 2025 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed May 2024Changed Jun 2025Legacy Reserves Operating LPJan 2020 to Apr 2024Hibernia Resources IV, LLCMay 2024 to May 2025Mule Kick Operating LLCJun 2025 to now

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Aug 2026.

1 well on this lease

Wells on CATES
API numberWellStatusCompleted
42-227-32284Cates 1Shut inJan 10, 1981

SourceTexas Railroad Commission production records and full wellbore file.

Buyers and gatherers

Companies named on the Form P-4, by product
CompanyProductRoleShare%FromUntil
Dorado Oil CompanyOilGathers100Jun 1, 2018–
Etc Gas Processing, LLCCasinghead gasBuys100Aug 1, 2024–
Energy Transfer CompanyCasinghead gasGathers100Aug 1, 2024–
Wtg Gas Processing, LLCCasinghead gasGathers100May 15, 2024Aug 1, 2024
Wtg Gas Processing, LLCCasinghead gasBuys100May 15, 2024Aug 1, 2024
Wtg Gas Processing, L.p.Casinghead gasGathers100Jun 1, 2000May 15, 2024
Wtg Gas Processing, L.p.Casinghead gasBuys100Jun 1, 2000May 15, 2024

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

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160 acres on the newest permit

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Permits for Cates
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-227-322841160

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

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On the Howard County roll

Howard County Appraisal District

2026 roll
Owners
11
Accounts
11
Appraised in all
$16,850

Each square is one account

  • Royalty9
  • Overriding royalty1
  • Working interest1

SourceHoward County Appraisal District, 2026 mineral roll (source), read Sep 29, 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 CATES
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblWTI$/bblHenry Hub$/MMBtu
Aug 2026No report––$83.90$2.78
Jul 2026Mule Kick00$80.46$2.89
Jun 2026Mule Kick00$84.81$3.15
May 2026Mule Kick00$102.13$2.94
Apr 2026Mule Kick00$100.32$2.77
Mar 2026Mule Kick00$91.38$3.04
Feb 2026Mule Kick00$64.51$3.62
Jan 2026Mule Kick00$60.04$7.72
Dec 2025Mule Kick00$57.97$4.26
Nov 2025Mule Kick00$60.06$3.79
Oct 2025Mule Kick00$60.89$3.19
Sep 2025Mule Kick00$63.96$2.97
Aug 2025Mule Kick00$64.86$2.91
Jul 2025Mule Kick00$68.39$3.20
Jun 2025Mule Kick00$68.17$3.02
May 2025Hibernia Resources00$62.17$3.12
Apr 2025Hibernia Resources00$63.54$3.42
Mar 2025Hibernia Resources00$68.24$4.12
Feb 2025Hibernia Resources00$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025Hibernia Resources00$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024Hibernia Resources00$70.12$3.01
Nov 2024Hibernia Resources00$69.95$2.12
Oct 2024Hibernia Resources00$71.99$2.20
Sep 2024Hibernia Resources00$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024Hibernia Resources00$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024Hibernia Resources00$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024Hibernia Resources00$79.77$2.54
May 2024Hibernia Resources00$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024Legacy Reserves00$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024Legacy Reserves00$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024Legacy Reserves00$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024Legacy Reserves00$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023Legacy Reserves00$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023Legacy Reserves00$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023Legacy Reserves00$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023Legacy Reserves00$89.43$2.64

No report filed

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

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OperatorMule Kick Operating LLCFieldAckerly (Dean Sand)CountyHoward County

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