Who operates the HICKS lease?

The Railroad Commission lists Iron Ridge Operating, LLC (operator number 102406) as the operator of this lease in Grimes County, Texas. The operator history on this page shows earlier operators and when the record changed.

How much has the HICKS lease produced?

The record shows no oil or gas reported for the months on this page. The ledger lists every month the state has on file for district 03, lease 166279.

Does this page show who owns the royalty?

No. Railroad Commission records show who operates a lease and what it reported, not who owns the minerals or receives royalty. Your division order and royalty stub name the lease and your decimal interest.

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Multiply the lease's volume for a month by your decimal interest and compare it with the barrels and mcf on your stub for the same month. The two are seldom identical, since sales and reporting months can differ, but a large gap is worth a question to the operator.

Texas gas well · RRC district 03 · Lease 166279

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HICKS

Name: HICKS monthly oil and gas production, Grimes County, Texas
Creator: Texas Railroad Commission

Hicks is a gas well in Grimes County, Texas, operated by Iron Ridge Operating, LLC in the Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) field.

Gas well dossier · 1 well

0mcf gas, last 12 months

Operator: Iron Ridge Operating, LLC
County: Grimes County
Field: Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas)
RRC lease: 03-166279

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Gas in Jul 2026: 0 mcf
Reporting to the state: since Jan 2020
Wells: 1
Data through: Jul 2026

Production

Month by month, from the state record

What the Railroad Commission says this gas well produced. Oil is in barrels (bbl). Gas is in thousand cubic feet (mcf).

No gas produced in the last 12 months

The last month with output was Nov 2023, at 4 mcf.

Gas (bars, left axis)
Oil (line, right axis)
Last 12 months

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, gas well 166279, district 03. 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 a processing plant in the only month reported

Each bar is one month. Colors are the disposition codes the operator reported.

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, gas disposition by code, lease 166279, district 03. Reported through Jul 2026.

Processing plant (3)

Sent to a gas plant that pulls out natural gas liquids. Your statement should show plant products, and may show processing fees.

None of the gas was flared in the only month reported.

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 2 times, most recently in Oct 2025

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

Iron Ridge Operating, LLC Oct 2025 to now
BBX Operating, L.L.C. May 2023 to Sep 2025
Eagle Valley Development LLC Jan 2020 to Apr 2023

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 gas well 166279 in district 03. The API number is the state’s ID for a well.

Wells on HICKS
API number	Well no.	Status	Total depthft
42-185-30623	1H	Shut-in	–

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Wellbore Query, district 03, lease 166279.

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.

Condensate
Shell Trading (Us) Company gathers it.
100% of it, on the list since Apr 8, 2021
Gas from gas wells
Energy Transfer Company buys and gathers it.
Energy Transfer Company buys it: 100% of it, on the list since May 1, 2005 · Energy Transfer Company gathers it: 100% of it, on the list since May 1, 2005

Companies that used to be listed: Sunoco Ptnrs. Mktg.&terminals LP (gathers it, until Apr 8, 2021).

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

482.09 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: Sep 11, 1997
Latest permit: Jul 25, 1997

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 Hicks
API number	Well no.	Permit issued	Completed	Acreson the permit	Type
42-185-30623	1H	Jul 25, 1997	Sep 11, 1997	482.09	Horizontal

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 HICKS
Month	Operator	Oil producedbbl	Oil soldbbl	Gas producedmcf	Gas soldmcf, codes 2+3	WTI$ per bbl	Henry Hub$ per MMBtu
Jul 2026Iron Ridge	Iron Ridge Operating, LLC	0	0	0	0	$80.46	$2.89
Jun 2026Iron Ridge	Iron Ridge Operating, LLC	0	0	0	0	$84.81	$3.15
May 2026Iron Ridge	Iron Ridge Operating, LLC	0	0	0	0	$102.13	$2.94
Apr 2026Iron Ridge	Iron Ridge Operating, LLC	0	0	0	0	$100.32	$2.77
Mar 2026Iron Ridge	Iron Ridge Operating, LLC	0	0	0	0	$91.38	$3.04
Feb 2026Iron Ridge	Iron Ridge Operating, LLC	0	0	0	0	$64.51	$3.62
Jan 2026Iron Ridge	Iron Ridge Operating, LLC	0	0	0	0	$60.04	$7.72
Dec 2025Iron Ridge	Iron Ridge Operating, LLC	0	0	0	0	$57.97	$4.26
Nov 2025Iron Ridge	Iron Ridge Operating, LLC	0	0	0	0	$60.06	$3.79
Oct 2025Iron Ridge	Iron Ridge Operating, LLC	0	0	0	0	$60.89	$3.19
Sep 2025BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$63.96	$2.97
Aug 2025BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$64.86	$2.91
Jul 2025BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$68.39	$3.20
Jun 2025BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$68.17	$3.02
May 2025BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$62.17	$3.12
Apr 2025BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$63.54	$3.42
Mar 2025BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$68.24	$4.12
Feb 2025BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$71.53	$4.19
Jan 2025BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$75.74	$4.13
Dec 2024BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$70.12	$3.01
Nov 2024BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$69.95	$2.12
Oct 2024BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$71.99	$2.20
Sep 2024BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$70.24	$2.28
Aug 2024BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$76.68	$1.99
Jul 2024BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$81.80	$2.07
Jun 2024BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$79.77	$2.54
May 2024BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$80.02	$2.12
Apr 2024BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$85.35	$1.60
Mar 2024BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$81.28	$1.49
Feb 2024BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$77.25	$1.72
Jan 2024BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$74.15	$3.18
Dec 2023BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$71.90	$2.52
Nov 2023BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	32	170	4	4	$77.69	$2.71
Oct 2023BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$85.64	$2.98
Sep 2023BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$89.43	$2.64
Aug 2023BBX Operating,	BBX Operating, L.L.C.	0	0	0	0	$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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OperatorIron Ridge Operating, LLC FieldGiddings (Austin Chalk, Gas)CountyGrimes County

Iron Ridge Operating, LLC in Grimes County

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Leases within 10 km

Found by the location of their wells.

HICKS, B. B.
0 mcf last 12 months · 1 km away
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0 mcf last 12 months · 1.3 km away
CURTIS, E.C.
0 bbl last 12 months · 2.1 km away
CANNON UNIT
0 bbl last 12 months · 2.6 km away
GILES
187 bbl last 12 months · 2.7 km away

Drilling permits within 10 km

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

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, gas well 166279, 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.