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Texas oil lease · RRC district 08 · Lease 40885

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LIGHTNING

Lightning is an oil lease in Dawson County, Texas, operated by WTG Exploration in the Spraberry (Trend Area) field. The Railroad Commission shows 228 bbl of oil in the 12 months through Jul 2026.

Oil lease dossier · 1 well

228bbl oil, last 12 months−23% vs prior year
Operator
WTG Exploration
County
Dawson County
Field
Spraberry (Trend Area)
RRC lease
08-40885

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Dawson CountyDawsonGainesLynnGarzaAndrewsTerryBordenDawson County
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Gas, last 12 months
360 mcf
Oil in Jul 2026
23 bbl
Reporting to the state
since Jan 2020
Wells
1

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 fell 23% over the last 12 months

228 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 295 bbl in the 12 months before.

  • Oil (bars, left axis)
  • Gas (line, right axis)
  • Last 12 months
Oil output fell 23% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production and gas for LIGHTNING, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Oil output fell 23% over the last 12 months. 228 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 295 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 months: 228 bblbbl per monthmcf per month002010402060308040Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
Oil output fell 23% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production and gas for LIGHTNING, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Oil output fell 23% over the last 12 months. 228 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 295 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 monthsbbl per monthmcf per month002010402060308040Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, oil lease 40885, 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 lease fuel in the last 12 months

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

All of the gas went to lease fuel in the last 12 monthsShare of LIGHTNING gas by disposition code each month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. All of the gas went to lease fuel in the last 12 months. Share of the lease’s gas by disposition code, per month0%50%100%Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
All of the gas went to lease fuel in the last 12 monthsShare of LIGHTNING gas by disposition code each month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. All of the gas went to lease fuel in the last 12 months. Share of gas by disposition code0%50%100%Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, gas disposition by code, lease 40885, district 08. Reported through Jul 2026.

Lease fuel (1)

Burned to run equipment on the lease. Not sold, so it pays no royalty. A few percent is normal.

None of the gas was flared in the last 12 months.

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.

WTG Exploration has reported this lease for the whole period

No change of operator in the months we hold.

Operators of this lease over timeWTG Exploration, Jan 2020 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026WTG ExplorationJan 2020 to nowthrough Jul 2026
Operators of this lease over timeWTG Exploration, Jan 2020 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026WTG ExplorationJan 2020 to nowthrough Jul 2026

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 40885 in district 08. The API number is the state’s ID for a well.
Wells on LIGHTNING
API numberWell no.Status
42-115-318431Active

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Wellbore Query, district 08, lease 40885.

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

    Lpc Crude Iii, LLC gathers it.

    100% of it, on the list since Mar 1, 2025

Companies that used to be listed: Energy Trans Crude Marketing LLC (gathers it, until Mar 1, 2025); Dorado Oil Company (gathers it, until Jul 1, 2023); Ngl Crude Logistics, LLC (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.

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Unit and wells

177.10 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
Sep 23, 2010
Latest permit
Mar 10, 2010
Wells and acres on the permits for Lightning
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-115-318431177.10

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 LIGHTNING
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblGas producedmcfGas soldmcf, codes 2+3Flaredmcf, code 4WTI$ per bblHenry Hub$ per MMBtu
Jul 2026WTG Exploration2303000$80.46$2.89
Jun 2026WTG Exploration2403000$84.81$3.15
May 2026WTG Exploration403000$102.13$2.94
Apr 2026WTG Exploration2003000$100.32$2.77
Mar 2026WTG Exploration2203000$91.38$3.04
Feb 2026WTG Exploration271753000$64.51$3.62
Jan 2026WTG Exploration2503000$60.04$7.72
Dec 2025WTG Exploration703000$57.97$4.26
Nov 2025WTG Exploration1303000$60.06$3.79
Oct 2025WTG Exploration2103000$60.89$3.19
Sep 2025WTG Exploration1503000$63.96$2.97
Aug 2025WTG Exploration2703000$64.86$2.91
Jul 2025WTG Exploration1803000$68.39$3.20
Jun 2025WTG Exploration2003000$68.17$3.02
May 2025WTG Exploration401633000$62.17$3.12
Apr 2025WTG Exploration2803000$63.54$3.42
Mar 2025WTG Exploration4003000$68.24$4.12
Feb 2025WTG Exploration2803000$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025WTG Exploration003000$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024WTG Exploration1603000$70.12$3.01
Nov 2024WTG Exploration361673000$69.95$2.12
Oct 2024WTG Exploration3403000$71.99$2.20
Sep 2024WTG Exploration2003000$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024WTG Exploration1503000$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024WTG Exploration4603000$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024WTG Exploration701823000$79.77$2.54
May 2024WTG Exploration7403000$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024WTG Exploration4203000$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024WTG Exploration541733000$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024WTG Exploration7263000$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024WTG Exploration7103000$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023WTG Exploration751823000$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023WTG Exploration7203000$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023WTG Exploration791753000$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023WTG Exploration7703000$89.43$2.64
Aug 2023WTG Exploration731533000$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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OperatorWTG ExplorationFieldSpraberry (Trend Area)CountyDawson County

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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 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 40885, 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.