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Cates is an oil lease in Kent County, Texas, operated by Extex Operating Company in the Long-Hall (Tannehill) field.

1 well

16,499bbl oil, last 12 months−40% vs prior year
Operator
Extex Operating Company
County
Kent County
Field
Long-Hall (Tannehill)
RRC lease
8A-69204

4 royalty accounts on the county roll

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Oil in Aug 2026
1,589 bbl
Reporting since
Jan 2020
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  • Operator

    Operator changed: Extex Operating Company took over from Cholla Petroleum, Inc. in Mar 2026.

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 Kent County, Texas: its well ringed, among 35 wells and 0 recent drilling locations in a picture about 6 miles across.
  • This lease1Its well, ringed on the map: producing
  • Drilling locations0Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells29On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing1Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged5The 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, base map from USGS The National Map.

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<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/leases/cates-8a-69204">Wells on the Cates lease, Kent 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

Oil output fell 40% over the last 12 months

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  • Last 12 months
Oil output fell 40% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production for CATES, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Oil output fell 40% over the last 12 months. 16,499 bbl in the 12 months through Aug 2026, against 27,662 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 months: 16,499 bblbbl per month01,0002,0003,0004,000Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
Oil output fell 40% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production for CATES, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Oil output fell 40% over the last 12 months. 16,499 bbl in the 12 months through Aug 2026, against 27,662 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 monthsbbl per month01,0002,0003,0004,000Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Aug 2026.

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What owners ask about Cates

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 low producing leases for this lease, from Jan 1, 2016. Its file does not give the rate, so we compare your stub with the full 4.6%. That is for August 2026.
Source: Texas Comptroller, approved severance tax exemptions.
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Who buys the oil and gas?
Oil: Energy Trans Crude Marketing LLC gathers it. Gas from oil wells: Et Gathering & Processing LLC buys it; Energy Transfer Company gathers 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, Cholla Petroleum, 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

CATES since 2008

We read every monthly report the Railroad Commission holds, back to January 1993. This lease first reported in January 2008. It filed 224 monthly reports through August 2026.

Sold since 2008

$15.3 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
192,670 bbl
Gas sold
0 mcf
Best year
2008$2.9 million sold
Last report
Aug 2026First: Jan 2008

Its best year was 2008: $2.9 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.

Its best year was 2008: $2.9 million of oil and gas soldCates: oil and gas sold each year from 2008 to 2026, at each month's prices. Its best year was 2008: $2.9 million of oil and gas sold.Sold each year, at each month’s prices$0$1M$2M$3MPeak 2008: $2.9M2008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Its best year was 2008: $2.9 million of oil and gas soldCates: oil and gas sold each year from 2008 to 2026, at each month's prices. Its best year was 2008: $2.9 million of oil and gas sold.Sold each year, at each month’s prices$0$1M$2M$3MPeak 2008: $2.9M'08'10'15'20'26

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
Cates: oil and gas sold each year
YearMonthsOil sold, bblGas sold, mcfSold for
2026 *810,8520$908,855
20251223,3930$1,550,450
20241220,7410$1,563,747
2023126,7770$527,047
2022125360$48,301
2021124700$29,050
2020126170$25,683
2019121,2050$69,082
2018121,2630$79,978
2017121,7860$92,045
2016122,3280$95,577
2015124,2490$207,719
2014123,4570$304,596
2013127,0250$686,771
20121211,2780$1,069,068
20111220,8180$1,975,044
20101220,3800$1,626,230
20091226,3090$1,591,206
20081229,1860$2,904,801

* 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.

Who has run this lease

The operator changed once, most recently in Mar 2026

Operators of this lease over timeCholla Petroleum, Inc., Jan 2020 to Feb 2026; Extex Operating Company, Mar 2026 to Aug 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed Mar 2026Cholla Petroleum, Inc.Jan 2020 to Feb 2026Extex Operating CompanyMar 2026 to now
Operators of this lease over timeCholla Petroleum, Inc., Jan 2020 to Feb 2026; Extex Operating Company, Mar 2026 to Aug 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed Mar 2026Cholla Petroleum, Inc.Jan 2020 to Feb 2026Extex Operating CompanyMar 2026 to now

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Aug 2026.

1 well on this lease

Wells on CATES
API numberWellStatusCompleted
42-263-31808Cates 1ActiveJan 28, 2008

SourceTexas Railroad Commission production records and full wellbore file.

Buyers and gatherers

Companies named on the Form P-4, by product
CompanyProductRoleShare%FromUntil
Energy Trans Crude Marketing LLCOilGathers100Jun 1, 2025–
Et Gathering & Processing LLCCasinghead gasBuys100Mar 1, 2026–
Energy Transfer CompanyCasinghead gasGathers100Mar 1, 2026–
Transoil Marketing, LLCOilGathers100Aug 1, 2024Jun 1, 2025
Sunoco Ptnrs. Mktg.&terminals LPOilGathers100Jan 28, 2008Aug 1, 2024

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

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38.37 acres on the newest permit

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Permits for Cates
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-263-31808138.37

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

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On the Kent County roll

Kent County Appraisal District

2026 roll
Owners
19
Accounts
19
Appraised in all
$939k$938,820

Each square is one account

  • Royalty4
  • Overriding royalty14
  • Working interest1

SourceKent County Appraisal District, 2026 mineral roll (source), read Oct 7, 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 2026Extex Operating1,5891,505$83.90$2.78
Jul 2026Extex Operating1,3771,377$80.46$2.89
Jun 2026Extex Operating1,4761,357$84.81$3.15
May 2026Extex Operating1,1261,426$102.13$2.94
Apr 2026Extex Operating1,3751,240$100.32$2.77
Mar 2026Extex Operating1,3081,433$91.38$3.04
Feb 2026Cholla Petroleum,1,2011,070$64.51$3.62
Jan 2026Cholla Petroleum,1,4751,444$60.04$7.72
Dec 2025Cholla Petroleum,1,3401,444$57.97$4.26
Nov 2025Cholla Petroleum,1,3121,264$60.06$3.79
Oct 2025Cholla Petroleum,1,4081,261$60.89$3.19
Sep 2025Cholla Petroleum,1,5121,585$63.96$2.97
Aug 2025Cholla Petroleum,1,6241,608$64.86$2.91
Jul 2025Cholla Petroleum,2,1782,316$68.39$3.20
Jun 2025Cholla Petroleum,2,3292,319$68.17$3.02
May 2025Cholla Petroleum,2,4292,405$62.17$3.12
Apr 2025Cholla Petroleum,2,2852,232$63.54$3.42
Mar 2025Cholla Petroleum,2,1512,057$68.24$4.12
Feb 2025Cholla Petroleum,2,5052,635$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025Cholla Petroleum,2,3272,267$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024Cholla Petroleum,2,5772,629$70.12$3.01
Nov 2024Cholla Petroleum,2,4482,254$69.95$2.12
Oct 2024Cholla Petroleum,2,4592,584$71.99$2.20
Sep 2024Cholla Petroleum,2,3502,379$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024Cholla Petroleum,1,7961,670$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024Cholla Petroleum,1,9481,956$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024Cholla Petroleum,1,1301,415$79.77$2.54
May 2024Cholla Petroleum,1,3941,392$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024Cholla Petroleum,1,2781,252$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024Cholla Petroleum,1,2641,058$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024Cholla Petroleum,1,0701,248$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024Cholla Petroleum,800904$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023Cholla Petroleum,1,058905$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023Cholla Petroleum,8411,076$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023Cholla Petroleum,813714$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023Cholla Petroleum,653500$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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OperatorExtex Operating CompanyFieldLong-Hall (Tannehill)CountyKent County

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