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DESPAIN, GENE

Despain, Gene is an oil lease in Guadalupe County, Texas, in the LA Vernia field. It stopped producing after June 2021: nothing has been reported for 5 years 2 months since. Texas Secondary Oil Corporation was its last operator.

This lease has stopped

Jun 2021last month with oil or gas

Nothing reported for 5 years 2 months since, through Aug 2026.

Last operator
Texas Secondary Oil Corporation
County
Guadalupe County
Field
LA Vernia
RRC lease
01-05959

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Silent for
5 years 2 months
Producing in
1993
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Stopped producing after June 2021

Despain, Gene, 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
Despain, Gene: what its oil and gas sold for each year, 1993 to 2026Despain, Gene: what its oil and gas sold for each year, 1993 to 2026. The best year was 2014, with $23,000 sold. It stopped producing after June 2021; nothing since, through August 2026.SILENT5 YR 2 MOBest year 2014 · $23.9kLast production Jun 2021199319972001200520092013201720212025
Despain, Gene: what its oil and gas sold for each year, 1993 to 2026Despain, Gene: what its oil and gas sold for each year, 1993 to 2026. The best year was 2014, with $23,000 sold. It stopped producing after June 2021; nothing since, through August 2026.Best year 2014 · $23.9kLast production Jun 202119932002201120202026
  1. Already producing1993when the state's records start
  2. Best year2014$23,000 sold
  3. Last operatorTexas Secondary Oil Corporationfrom Jan 2020
  4. Last productionJun 2021
  5. Silent for5 years 2 monthsthrough Aug 2026
Oil sold since 1993
5,923barrels
Sold for, in all
$265,000at each month's public prices, 100% of the lease

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

Every year as a table
Despain, Gene: oil and gas sold each year
YearMonthsOil sold, bblGas sold, mcfSold for
2026 *800$0
20251200$0
20241200$0
20231200$0
20221200$0
2021121590$11,349
20201200$0
20191200$0
20181200$0
2017121640$8,374
20161200$0
20151200$0
2014122440$23,928
2013121380$13,670
2012122130$19,623
2011121570$15,084
2010122720$21,653
200912850$5,453
2008122670$22,595
2007122310$16,048
2006121890$12,633
2005122050$12,133
2004122250$9,377
2003123570$11,508
2002122500$5,829
2001121400$3,864
2000122990$9,293
1999122410$4,705
1998123620$4,977
1997122310$4,549
1996124860$10,561
1995121660$2,877
1994124980$8,619
1993123440$6,604

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

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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 Despain, Gene lease in Guadalupe County, Texas: its 4 wells ringed, among 293 wells and 0 recent drilling locations in a picture about 6 miles across.
  • This lease4Its wells, ringed on the map: none producing
  • Drilling locations0Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells106On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing59Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged128The 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, US Census Bureau county outlines, base map from USGS The National Map.

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<a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/leases/despain-gene-01-05959"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/lease-wells/despain-gene-01-05959.svg" alt="Map of the Despain, Gene lease in Guadalupe County, Texas: its 4 wells ringed, among 293 wells and 0 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/despain-gene-01-05959">Wells on the Despain, Gene lease, Guadalupe County, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

Production by month

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The state shows zero oil and zero gas for all 36 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.

4 wells on this lease

Wells on DESPAIN, GENE
API numberWellStatusCompleted
42-187-30936Despain, Gene 1Shut inJul 21, 1979
42-187-31161Despain, Gene 2Shut inJul 30, 1980
42-187-33652Despain, Gene 4Shut inOct 15, 2015
42-187-33653Despain, Gene 3Shut inNov 9, 2015

SourceTexas Railroad Commission production records and full wellbore file.

Buyers and gatherers

Companies named on the Form P-4, by product
CompanyProductRoleShare%FromUntil
Energy Transfer Marketing & TermOilGathers100Dec 1, 2022–
Sunoco Ptnrs. Mktg.&terminals LPOilGathers100Sep 1, 2016Dec 1, 2022

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

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46.69 acres on the newest permit

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Permits for Despain, Gene
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-187-33652446.69
42-187-33653346.69
42-187-31161247
42-187-30936147

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

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36 months, newest first

Ledger for DESPAIN, GENE
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblWTI$/bblHenry Hub$/MMBtu
Aug 202600$83.90$2.78
Jul 202600$80.46$2.89
Jun 202600$84.81$3.15
May 202600$102.13$2.94
Apr 202600$100.32$2.77
Mar 202600$91.38$3.04
Feb 202600$64.51$3.62
Jan 202600$60.04$7.72
Dec 202500$57.97$4.26
Nov 202500$60.06$3.79
Oct 202500$60.89$3.19
Sep 202500$63.96$2.97
Aug 202500$64.86$2.91
Jul 202500$68.39$3.20
Jun 202500$68.17$3.02
May 202500$62.17$3.12
Apr 202500$63.54$3.42
Mar 202500$68.24$4.12
Feb 202500$71.53$4.19
Jan 202500$75.74$4.13
Dec 202400$70.12$3.01
Nov 202400$69.95$2.12
Oct 202400$71.99$2.20
Sep 202400$70.24$2.28
Aug 202400$76.68$1.99
Jul 202400$81.80$2.07
Jun 202400$79.77$2.54
May 202400$80.02$2.12
Apr 202400$85.35$1.60
Mar 202400$81.28$1.49
Feb 202400$77.25$1.72
Jan 202400$74.15$3.18
Dec 202300$71.90$2.52
Nov 202300$77.69$2.71
Oct 202300$85.64$2.98
Sep 202300$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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OperatorTexas Secondary Oil CorporationFieldLA VerniaCountyGuadalupe County

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