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Texas oil lease · RRC district 08 · Lease 38193

Producing

HIGHTOWER

Hightower is an oil lease in Dawson County, Texas, operated by New Height Energy, LLC in the Spraberry (Trend Area) field. The Railroad Commission shows 3,818 bbl of oil in the 12 months through Jun 2026.

Oil lease dossier · 1 well

3,818bbl oil, last 12 months+111% vs prior year
RRC lease
08-38193

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Dawson CountyDawsonGainesLynnGarzaAndrewsTerryBordenDawson County
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Oil in Jun 2026
339 bbl
Reporting to the state
since Jan 2020
Wells
1
Data through
Jun 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).

Oil output rose 111% over the last 12 months

3,556 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1,688 bbl in the 12 months before. Jul 2026 was not reported. A red cross marks each one.

  • Oil (bars, left axis)
  • Gas (line, right axis)
  • Last 12 months
Oil output rose 111% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production and gas for HIGHTOWER, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Oil output rose 111% over the last 12 months. 3,556 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1,688 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 months: 3,556 bblbbl per monthmcf per month00100100200200300300400400500500Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
Oil output rose 111% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production and gas for HIGHTOWER, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Oil output rose 111% over the last 12 months. 3,556 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1,688 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 monthsbbl per monthmcf per month00100100200200300300400400500500Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, oil lease 38193, district 08. 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 HIGHTOWER 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 HIGHTOWER 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 38193, district 08. 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. 16 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.

The operator changed 2 times, most recently in Jun 2024

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 timeReliance Energy, Inc., Jan 2020 to Jun 2023; SM Energy Company, Jul 2023 to May 2024; New Height Energy, LLC, Jun 2024 to Jun 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed Jul 2023Changed Jun 2024Reliance Energy, Inc.Jan 2020 to Jun 2023SM Energy CompanyJul 2023 to May 2024New Height Energy, LLCJun 2024 to now
Operators of this lease over timeReliance Energy, Inc., Jan 2020 to Jun 2023; SM Energy Company, Jul 2023 to May 2024; New Height Energy, LLC, Jun 2024 to Jun 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed Jul 2023Changed Jun 2024Reliance Energy, Inc.Jan 2020 to Jun 2023SM Energy CompanyJul 2023 to May 2024New Height Energy, LLCJun 2024 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 38193 in district 08. The API number is the state’s ID for a well.
Wells on HIGHTOWER
API numberWell no.Status
42-115-331921701Active

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Wellbore Query, district 08, lease 38193.

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

    Enterprise Crude Oil LLC gathers it.

    100% of it, on the list since Jul 1, 2021

  • 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 Jun 1, 2024 · Dcp Operating Company, LP gathers it: 100% of it, on the list since Jun 1, 2024

Companies that used to be listed: Dcp Operating Company, LP (gathers it, until Jul 1, 2023); Dcp Operating Company, LP (buys it, until Jul 1, 2023); Lpc Crude Iii, LLC (gathers it, until Jul 1, 2021); Gibson Energy Marketing, LLC (gathers it, until Jan 1, 2021); Enterprise Crude Oil LLC (gathers it, until Jun 1, 2020); Plains Marketing, L.p. (gathers it, until May 1, 2020).

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

177.08 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
0
First completion
Jul 12, 2007
Latest permit
Jan 10, 2007
Wells and acres on the permits for Hightower
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-115-331921701177.08

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 HIGHTOWER
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblGas producedmcfGas soldmcf, codes 2+3Flaredmcf, code 4WTI$ per bblHenry Hub$ per MMBtu
Jul 2026No report–––––$80.46$2.89
Jun 2026New Height339336000$84.81$3.15
May 2026New Height340351000$102.13$2.94
Apr 2026New Height337170000$100.32$2.77
Mar 2026New Height363425000$91.38$3.04
Feb 2026New Height315351000$64.51$3.62
Jan 2026New Height272174000$60.04$7.72
Dec 2025New Height367495000$57.97$4.26
Nov 2025New Height320186000$60.06$3.79
Oct 2025New Height316345000$60.89$3.19
Sep 2025New Height299349000$63.96$2.97
Aug 2025New Height288341000$64.86$2.91
Jul 2025New Height262173000$68.39$3.20
Jun 2025New Height450000$68.17$3.02
May 2025New Height18171000$62.17$3.12
Apr 2025New Height90000$63.54$3.42
Mar 2025New Height110000$68.24$4.12
Feb 2025New Height258178000$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025New Height222348000$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024New Height23117832032$70.12$3.01
Nov 2024New Height200180707$69.95$2.12
Oct 2024New Height100303$71.99$2.20
Sep 2024New Height23835346046$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024New Height184173505$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024New Height18017231031$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024New Height17316930030$79.77$2.54
May 2024SM Energy116030030$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024SM Energy00000$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024SM Energy14118324024$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024SM Energy17617029029$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024SM Energy17218931031$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023SM Energy16017130030$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023SM Energy23817230030$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023SM Energy1063151100110$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023SM Energy1701704310431$89.43$2.64
Aug 2023SM Energy17804590459$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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New Height Energy, LLC in Dawson County

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Spraberry (Trend Area) field

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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.

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Why is the newest month Jun 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.

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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 38193, district 08, 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.