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Texas oil lease · RRC district 03 · Lease 23604

No report in 6+ months

HESTER UNIT

Hester Unit is an oil lease in Burleson County, Texas, operated by Merica Oil Operating Company LLC in the Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field.

Oil lease dossier · 1 well

0bbl oil, last 12 months
Operator
Merica Oil Operating Company LLC
County
Burleson County
Field
Giddings (Austin Chalk-3)
RRC lease
03-23604

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Burleson CountyBurlesonMadisonBastropWashingtonBrazosLeeRobertsonGrimesMilamBurleson County
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Oil in Sep 2024
0 bbl
Reporting to the state
since Jan 2020
Wells
1
Data through
Sep 2024

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).

No production to chart

The state shows zero oil and zero gas for all 36 months we hold (Oct 2021 to Sep 2024). A lease that is shut in or newly reported looks like this. The ledger below lists each month.

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.

No gas disposition reported for this lease

The operator has not reported where the gas went in the months we hold.

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.

The operator changed once, most recently in Mar 2023

If your statements skip or shrink around a change, ask the new operator's owner relations department whether the month is in suspense.

Operators of this lease over timeCreative Oil & Gas Operating,llc, Jan 2020 to Feb 2023; Merica Oil Operating Company LLC, Mar 2023 to Sep 202420202021202220232024Changed Mar 2023Creative Oil & Gas Operating,…Jan 2020 to Feb 2023Merica Oil Operating Company…Mar 2023 to now
Operators of this lease over timeCreative Oil & Gas Operating,llc, Jan 2020 to Feb 2023; Merica Oil Operating Company LLC, Mar 2023 to Sep 202420202021202220232024Changed Mar 2023Creative Oil & Gas Operating,llcJan 2020 to Feb 2023Merica Oil Operating Company LLCMar 2023 to now

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

Wells

1 well on this lease

Every well the Railroad Commission links to oil lease 23604 in district 03. The API number is the state’s ID for a well.
Wells on HESTER UNIT
API numberWell no.Status
42-051-321151HShut-in

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Wellbore Query, district 03, lease 23604.

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

    Shell Trading (Us) Company gathers it.

    100% of it, on the list since Jan 1, 2019

  • Gas from oil wells

    Dcp Operating Company, LP buys and gathers it.

    Dcp Operating Company, LP buys it: 100% of it, on the list since Apr 1, 2017 · Dcp Operating Company, LP gathers it: 100% of it, on the list since Apr 1, 2017

Companies that used to be listed: Enterprise Crude Oil LLC (gathers it, until Jan 1, 2019).

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.

Who buys my oil and gasIs my oil price fair?

Unit and wells

398.82 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
11 not plugged
Horizontal
1
First completion
Oct 17, 1998
Latest permit
Sep 11, 1998

A pooling certificate was filed

Your tract may share its production with neighbours in a pooled unit. The unit acres the operator uses to divide production can differ from the acreage on one permit.

Wells and acres on the permits for Hester Unit
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-051-321151H398.82

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 HESTER UNIT
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblWTI$ per bblHenry Hub$ per MMBtu
Sep 2024Merica Oil00$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024Merica Oil00$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024Merica Oil00$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024Merica Oil00$79.77$2.54
May 2024Merica Oil00$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024Merica Oil00$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024Merica Oil00$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024Merica Oil00$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024Merica Oil00$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023Merica Oil00$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023Merica Oil00$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023Merica Oil00$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023Merica Oil00$89.43$2.64
Aug 2023Merica Oil00$81.39$2.58
Jul 2023Merica Oil00$76.07$2.55
Jun 2023Merica Oil00$70.25$2.18
May 2023Merica Oil00$71.58$2.15
Apr 2023Merica Oil00$79.45$2.16
Mar 2023Merica Oil00$73.28$2.31
Feb 2023Creative Oil00$76.83$2.38
Jan 2023Creative Oil00$78.12$3.27
Dec 2022Creative Oil00$76.44$5.53
Nov 2022Creative Oil00$84.37$5.45
Oct 2022Creative Oil00$87.55$5.66
Sep 2022Creative Oil00$84.26$7.88
Aug 2022Creative Oil00$93.67$8.81
Jul 2022Creative Oil00$101.62$7.28
Jun 2022Creative Oil00$114.84$7.70
May 2022Creative Oil079$109.55$8.14
Apr 2022Creative Oil00$101.78$6.60
Mar 2022Creative Oil00$108.50$4.90
Feb 2022Creative Oil00$91.64$4.69
Jan 2022Creative Oil00$83.22$4.38
Dec 2021Creative Oil00$71.71$3.76
Nov 2021Creative Oil00$79.15$5.05
Oct 2021Creative Oil00$81.48$5.51

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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This lease belongs to

OperatorMerica Oil Operating Company LLCFieldGiddings (Austin Chalk-3)CountyBurleson County

Merica Oil Operating Company LLC in Burleson County

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How to read this page

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.

How do I use this page to check a royalty check?

Take the “Oil sold” volume for the month the check covers and multiply it by your decimal. The answer should match the barrels on your statement. If it does not, upload the statement and we will show where the two differ.

Why is the newest month Sep 2024?

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 23604, district 03, 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.