Texas oil lease · RRC district 8A · Lease 69635
No report in 6+ monthsJAMES
James is an oil lease in Gaines County, Texas, operated by Contango Resources, Inc. in the Tex-Mex field.
Oil lease dossier
- Operator
- Contango Resources, Inc.
- County
- Gaines County
- Field
- Tex-Mex
- RRC lease
- 8A-69635
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Where it sits
This county
- Oil in Dec 2021
- 0 bbl
- Reporting to the state
- since Jan 2020
Production
Month by month, from the state record
No production to chart
Gas disposition
Where the gas went
No gas disposition reported for this lease
Operator history
Who has run this lease
The operator changed 2 times, most recently in Dec 2021
If your statements skip or shrink around a change, ask the new operator's owner relations department whether the month is in suspense.
- Contango Resources, Inc. Dec 2021 to now
- FDL Operating, LLC Apr 2020 to Nov 2021
- Sheridan Production Company, LLC Jan 2020 to Mar 2020
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, operator by month. Reported through Jul 2026.
Wells
Wells on this lease
No wells are linked to this lease in our data
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 JAMES sold each month.
For example 0.00097656, or a fraction like 1/1024.
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Ledger
24 months, newest first
| Month | Oil producedbbl | Oil soldbbl | WTI$ per bbl | Henry Hub$ per MMBtu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2021Contango Resources, | 0 | 0 | $71.71 | $3.76 |
| Nov 2021FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $79.15 | $5.05 |
| Oct 2021FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $81.48 | $5.51 |
| Sep 2021FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $71.65 | $5.16 |
| Aug 2021FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $67.73 | $4.07 |
| Jul 2021FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $72.49 | $3.84 |
| Jun 2021FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $71.38 | $3.26 |
| May 2021FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $65.17 | $2.91 |
| Apr 2021FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $61.72 | $2.66 |
| Mar 2021FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $62.33 | $2.62 |
| Feb 2021FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $59.04 | $5.35 |
| Jan 2021FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $52.00 | $2.71 |
| Dec 2020FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $47.02 | $2.58 |
| Nov 2020FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $40.94 | $2.61 |
| Oct 2020FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $39.40 | $2.39 |
| Sep 2020FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $39.63 | $1.92 |
| Aug 2020FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $42.34 | $2.30 |
| Jul 2020FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $40.71 | $1.76 |
| Jun 2020FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $38.31 | $1.63 |
| May 2020FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $28.56 | $1.75 |
| Apr 2020FDL Operating, | 0 | 0 | $16.55 | $1.74 |
| Mar 2020Sheridan Production | 0 | 0 | $29.21 | $1.79 |
| Feb 2020Sheridan Production | 0 | 0 | $50.54 | $1.91 |
| Jan 2020Sheridan Production | 0 | 0 | $57.52 | $2.02 |
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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Contango Resources, Inc. in Gaines County
No other producing leases from this operator in this county are in our data yet.
New drilling permits in Gaines County
We do not have coordinates for this lease, so these are the newest permits in its county.
WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #607 R
recompletion · OXY USA WTP LP · Gaines County
Permit 0918900 · Sep 25, 2026
WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #607 R
recompletion · OXY USA WTP LP · Gaines County
Permit 0918899 · Sep 25, 2026
WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #302 R
recompletion · OXY USA WTP LP · Gaines County
Permit 0918902 · Sep 25, 2026
WEST SEMINOLE SA UNIT #302 R
recompletion · OXY USA WTP LP · Gaines County
Permit 0918901 · Sep 25, 2026
SEMINOLE SAN ANDRES UNIT #3522
recompletion · OXY USA Inc. · Gaines County
Permit 0918905 · Sep 25, 2026
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 Dec 2021?
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 69635, 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.