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ERNEST

Ernest is an oil lease in Midland County, Texas, in the Spraberry (Trend Area) field. It stopped producing after March 2017: nothing has been reported for 9 years 5 months since. Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc was its last operator.

This lease has stopped

Mar 2017last month with oil or gas

Nothing reported for 9 years 5 months since, through Aug 2026.

Last operator
Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.
County
Midland County
Field
Spraberry (Trend Area)
RRC lease
08-31952

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Silent for
9 years 5 months
Producing in
1993
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Stopped producing after March 2017

Ernest, 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
Ernest: what its oil and gas sold for each year, 1993 to 2026Ernest: what its oil and gas sold for each year, 1993 to 2026. The best year was 2008, with $220,000 sold. It stopped producing after March 2017; nothing since, through August 2026.SILENT9 YR 5 MOBest year 2008 · $221kLast production Mar 2017199319972001200520092013201720212025
Ernest: what its oil and gas sold for each year, 1993 to 2026Ernest: what its oil and gas sold for each year, 1993 to 2026. The best year was 2008, with $220,000 sold. It stopped producing after March 2017; nothing since, through August 2026.SILENT9 YR 5 MOBest year 2008 · $221kLast production Mar 201719932002201120202026
  1. Already producing1993when the state's records start
  2. Best year2008$220,000 sold
  3. Last operatorPioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.from Jan 2020
  4. Last productionMar 2017
  5. Silent for9 years 5 monthsthrough Aug 2026
Oil sold since 1993
52,450barrels
Gas sold since 1993
64,309thousand cubic feet (mcf)
Sold for, in all
$2.3 millionat 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
Ernest: oil and gas sold each year
YearMonthsOil sold, bblGas sold, mcfSold for
2026 *000$0
2025000$0
2024000$0
2023000$0
2022000$0
2021300$0
20201200$0
20191200$0
20181200$0
20171212040$6,473
201612721812$33,322
201512807785$41,998
2014121,3221,061$129,669
2013121,2081,036$121,179
2012121,342842$125,914
2011121,056791$102,742
201012956499$77,336
2009121,418986$85,129
2008121,9812,032$220,958
2007121,7391,798$139,857
2006122,1252,282$155,525
2005122,0382,175$136,006
2004122,0962,465$101,244
2003122,3762,390$87,836
2002122,0462,147$60,499
2001122,6072,670$78,604
2000122,3652,679$82,987
1999122,9045,362$66,247
1998123,1964,785$56,493
1997123,2364,715$78,212
1996123,8034,978$95,415
1995123,4585,451$73,123
1994123,6155,465$73,229
1993123,9156,063$84,704

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

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  • Wells

    All 2 wells on this lease are marked plugged.

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 2 wells, and what has been drilled or permitted within about 2 miles of them.
Map of the Ernest lease in Midland County, Texas: its 2 wells ringed, among 475 wells and 13 recent drilling locations in a picture about 6 miles across.
  • This lease2Its wells, ringed on the map: all plugged
  • Drilling locations13Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells365On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing35Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged75The state's wellbore record says plugged

The 2 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.

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<a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/leases/ernest-08-31952"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/lease-wells/ernest-08-31952.svg" alt="Map of the Ernest lease in Midland County, Texas: its 2 wells ringed, among 475 wells and 13 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/ernest-08-31952">Wells on the Ernest lease, Midland County, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

Other leases named Ernest

2 leases share this name in district 08. 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 Ernest leases in Midland County

1 lease in Midland County in the same field or with the same operator carries the Ernest 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

No production to chart

The state shows zero oil and zero gas for all 15 months we hold (Jan 2020 to Mar 2021). 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.

2 wells on this lease

Wells on ERNEST
API numberWellStatusCompleted
42-329-32018Ernest 1PluggedSep 1, 1988
42-329-32021Ernest 2PluggedSep 2, 1988

All 2 wells are marked plugged in the Railroad Commission's wellbore records. A plugged well is closed for good.

SourceTexas Railroad Commission production records and full wellbore file.

Buyers and gatherers

Companies named on the Form P-4, by product
CompanyProductRoleShare%From
Plains Marketing, L.p.OilGathers100Mar 1, 2006
Targa Pl Mid-Cont Westtex LLCCasinghead gasBuys100Nov 1, 2015
Targa Pl Mid-Cont Westtex LLCCasinghead gasGathers100Oct 1, 2015

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

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160 acres on the newest permit

  • Good to know

    All listed wells are plugged

    The RRC wellbore records mark all listed wells as plugged. These records do not show whether earlier royalties remain payable. Ask the payor about any unpaid months.

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Permits for Ernest
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-329-320181160
42-329-320212160

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

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15 months, newest first

Ledger for ERNEST
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblWTI$/bblHenry Hub$/MMBtu
Mar 202100$62.33$2.62
Feb 202100$59.04$5.35
Jan 202100$52.00$2.71
Dec 202000$47.02$2.58
Nov 202000$40.94$2.61
Oct 202000$39.40$2.39
Sep 202000$39.63$1.92
Aug 202000$42.34$2.30
Jul 202000$40.71$1.76
Jun 202000$38.31$1.63
May 202000$28.56$1.75
Apr 202000$16.55$1.74
Mar 202000$29.21$1.79
Feb 202000$50.54$1.91
Jan 202000$57.52$2.02

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

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OperatorPioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.FieldSpraberry (Trend Area)CountyMidland County

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