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Texas oil lease · RRC district 8A · Lease 70398

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HIGG RANCH

Higg Ranch is an oil lease in Gaines County, Texas, operated by Hilcorp Energy Company in the Wasson field.

Oil lease dossier · 2 wells

0bbl oil, last 12 months
Field
Wasson
RRC lease
8A-70398

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This county

Gaines CountyGainesYoakumDawsonTerryGaines County
Gaines County · RRC district 8AOpen Gaines County →
Oil in Jul 2026
0 bbl
Reporting to the state
since Jan 2020
Wells
2
Data through
Jul 2026

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 (Aug 2023 to Jul 2026). 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 Apr 2025

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 timeXTO Energy Inc., Jan 2020 to Mar 2025; Hilcorp Energy Company, Apr 2025 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed Apr 2025XTO Energy Inc.Jan 2020 to Mar 2025Hilcorp Energy CompanyApr 2025 to now
Operators of this lease over timeXTO Energy Inc., Jan 2020 to Mar 2025; Hilcorp Energy Company, Apr 2025 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed Apr 2025XTO Energy Inc.Jan 2020 to Mar 2025Hilcorp Energy CompanyApr 2025 to now

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

Wells

2 wells on this lease

Every well the Railroad Commission links to oil lease 70398 in district 8A. The API number is the state’s ID for a well.
Wells on HIGG RANCH
API numberWell no.Status
42-165-38306100Shut-in
42-165-38337206Shut-in

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Wellbore Query, district 8A, lease 70398.

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

    Phillips 66 Company gathers it.

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

  • Gas from oil wells

    Targa Midstream Services LLC buys and gathers it.

    Targa Midstream Services LLC buys it: 100% of it, on the list since Sep 17, 2015 · Targa Midstream Services LLC gathers it: 100% of it, on the list since Sep 17, 2015

Companies that used to be listed: Sentinel Transportation, LLC (gathers it, until Nov 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.

Unit and wells

280 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
22 not plugged
Horizontal
0
First completion
Sep 17, 2015
Latest permit
Sep 10, 2015
Wells and acres on the permits for Higg Ranch
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-165-38337206280
42-165-38306100280

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.

Estimator

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Estimator

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Your decimal interest is the small number on your division order that says what share of the whole lease (8/8ths) is yours. Type it in and we apply it to what the state says HIGG RANCH sold each month.

For example 0.00097656, or a fraction like 1/1024.

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An estimate, not your check

It ignores gathering and processing fees, taxes, plant products and the price your operator actually gets, so your statement will differ. Use it as a ceiling to compare against.

Ledger

36 months, newest first

Compare these numbers with your statements. Your share of a month is the “Oil sold” volume times your decimal. Scroll sideways on a phone.
Monthly production, disposition and prices for HIGG RANCH
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblWTI$ per bblHenry Hub$ per MMBtu
Jul 2026Hilcorp Energy00$80.46$2.89
Jun 2026Hilcorp Energy00$84.81$3.15
May 2026Hilcorp Energy00$102.13$2.94
Apr 2026Hilcorp Energy00$100.32$2.77
Mar 2026Hilcorp Energy00$91.38$3.04
Feb 2026Hilcorp Energy00$64.51$3.62
Jan 2026Hilcorp Energy00$60.04$7.72
Dec 2025Hilcorp Energy00$57.97$4.26
Nov 2025Hilcorp Energy00$60.06$3.79
Oct 2025Hilcorp Energy00$60.89$3.19
Sep 2025Hilcorp Energy00$63.96$2.97
Aug 2025Hilcorp Energy00$64.86$2.91
Jul 2025Hilcorp Energy00$68.39$3.20
Jun 2025Hilcorp Energy00$68.17$3.02
May 2025Hilcorp Energy00$62.17$3.12
Apr 2025Hilcorp Energy00$63.54$3.42
Mar 2025XTO Energy00$68.24$4.12
Feb 2025XTO Energy00$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025XTO Energy00$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024XTO Energy00$70.12$3.01
Nov 2024XTO Energy00$69.95$2.12
Oct 2024XTO Energy00$71.99$2.20
Sep 2024XTO Energy00$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024XTO Energy00$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024XTO Energy00$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024XTO Energy00$79.77$2.54
May 2024XTO Energy00$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024XTO Energy00$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024XTO Energy00$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024XTO Energy00$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024XTO Energy00$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023XTO Energy00$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023XTO Energy00$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023XTO Energy00$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023XTO Energy00$89.43$2.64
Aug 2023XTO Energy00$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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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 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 70398, 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.