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Texas oil lease · RRC district 8A · Lease 60498

Producing

FIRST

First is an oil lease in Scurry County, Texas, operated by Russell, L. J. Oil Company in the Sharon Ridge (Clear Fork) field. The Railroad Commission shows 6,088 bbl of oil in the 12 months through Jul 2026.

Oil lease dossier · 9 wells

6,088bbl oil, last 12 months−1% vs prior year
Operator
Russell, L. J. Oil Company
County
Scurry County
Field
Sharon Ridge (Clear Fork)
RRC lease
8A-60498

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Gas, last 12 months
12 mcf
Oil in Jul 2026
497 bbl
Reporting to the state
since Jan 2020
Wells
9

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 held steady over the last 12 months

6,088 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 6,173 bbl in the 12 months before.

  • Oil (bars, left axis)
  • Gas (line, right axis)
  • Last 12 months
Oil output held steady over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production and gas for FIRST, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Oil output held steady over the last 12 months. 6,088 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 6,173 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 months: 6,088 bblbbl per monthmcf per month002000400160018001Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
Oil output held steady over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production and gas for FIRST, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Oil output held steady over the last 12 months. 6,088 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 6,173 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 monthsbbl per monthmcf per month002000400160018001Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, oil lease 60498, 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 Aug 2023.

All of the gas went to flaring in the last 12 monthsShare of FIRST gas by disposition code each month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. All of the gas went to flaring in the last 12 months. Flaring peaked at 100.0% of the gas in Aug 2023.Share of the lease’s gas by disposition code, per month0%50%100%Flared 100.0%Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
All of the gas went to flaring in the last 12 monthsShare of FIRST gas by disposition code each month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. All of the gas went to flaring in the last 12 months. Flaring peaked at 100.0% of the gas in Aug 2023.Share of gas by disposition code0%50%100%Flared 100.0%Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, gas disposition by code, lease 60498, 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. 36 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.

Russell, L. J. Oil Company has reported this lease for the whole period

No change of operator in the months we hold.

Operators of this lease over timeRussell, L. J. Oil Company, Jan 2020 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Russell, L. J. Oil CompanyJan 2020 to nowthrough Jul 2026
Operators of this lease over timeRussell, L. J. Oil Company, Jan 2020 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Russell, L. J. Oil CompanyJan 2020 to nowthrough Jul 2026

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, operator by month. Reported through Jul 2026.

Wells

9 wells on this lease

Every well the Railroad Commission links to oil lease 60498 in district 8A. The API number is the state’s ID for a well.
Wells on FIRST
API numberWell no.Status
42-415-019311Active
42-415-019322Active
42-415-019334Active
42-415-021233Active
42-415-300035CActive
42-415-301106Active
42-415-301487Active
42-415-308448Active
42-415-327364CActive

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Wellbore Query, district 8A, lease 60498.

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

80 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
1010 not plugged
Horizontal
0
First completion
Sep 18, 1970
Latest permit
Dec 31, 1984

10 wells are listed on this lease

Each well can have its own unit. The decimal for one well does not have to equal the decimal for another.

Wells and acres on the permits for First
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-415-327364C80
42-415-019311–
42-415-019322–
42-415-019334–
42-415-021233–
42-415-300035–
42-415-300035C–
42-415-301106–
42-415-301487–
42-415-308448–

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 FIRST
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblGas producedmcfGas soldmcf, codes 2+3Flaredmcf, code 4WTI$ per bblHenry Hub$ per MMBtu
Jul 2026Russell, L.497345101$80.46$2.89
Jun 2026Russell, L.460515101$84.81$3.15
May 2026Russell, L.512514101$102.13$2.94
Apr 2026Russell, L.509514101$100.32$2.77
Mar 2026Russell, L.531516101$91.38$3.04
Feb 2026Russell, L.460517101$64.51$3.62
Jan 2026Russell, L.425322101$60.04$7.72
Dec 2025Russell, L.554683101$57.97$4.26
Nov 2025Russell, L.525513101$60.06$3.79
Oct 2025Russell, L.534513101$60.89$3.19
Sep 2025Russell, L.528523101$63.96$2.97
Aug 2025Russell, L.553518101$64.86$2.91
Jul 2025Russell, L.478357101$68.39$3.20
Jun 2025Russell, L.528694101$68.17$3.02
May 2025Russell, L.551510101$62.17$3.12
Apr 2025Russell, L.495525101$63.54$3.42
Mar 2025Russell, L.546521101$68.24$4.12
Feb 2025Russell, L.477359101$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025Russell, L.459538101$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024Russell, L.535518101$70.12$3.01
Nov 2024Russell, L.520505101$69.95$2.12
Oct 2024Russell, L.546543101$71.99$2.20
Sep 2024Russell, L.511517101$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024Russell, L.527517101$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024Russell, L.503520101$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024Russell, L.519509101$79.77$2.54
May 2024Russell, L.572501101$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024Russell, L.596679101$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024Russell, L.598682101$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024Russell, L.561516101$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024Russell, L.533509101$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023Russell, L.615522101$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023Russell, L.593693101$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023Russell, L.575660101$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023Russell, L.514340101$89.43$2.64
Aug 2023Russell, L.579669101$81.39$2.58

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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OperatorRussell, L. J. Oil CompanyFieldSharon Ridge (Clear Fork)CountyScurry County

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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.

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Why is the newest month Jul 2026?

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 60498, 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.