Texas oil lease
ProducingMELLENCAMP 8-14
Mellencamp 8-14 is an oil lease in Reeves County, Texas, operated by VTX Energy Operating, LLC in the Phantom (Wolfcamp) field.
2 wells
- Operator
- VTX Energy Operating, LLC
- County
- Reeves County
- Field
- Phantom (Wolfcamp)
- RRC lease
- 08-49153
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Where it sits
This county
- Gas, last 12 months
- 198,489 mcf
- Oil in Jul 2026
- 2,507 bbl
Production by month
Oil output held steady over the last 12 months
- Oil (bars)
- Gas (line)
- Last 12 months
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026.
Where the gas went
Since Sep 2024 the lease's gas goes to a processing plant instead of a transmission line
Flaring peaked at 7.7% of the gas in Sep 2023.
- Processing plant (3)
- Transmission line (2)
- Lease fuel (1)
- Flared (4)
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026.
Processing plant (3)
100% · 198,339 mcf
Flared (4)
0.1% · 150 mcf
0.1% of the gas flared in the last 12 months. 2 months above 3%.
Who has run this lease
The operator changed 3 times, most recently in Jul 2023
- VTX Energy Operating, LLC Jul 2023 to now
- Continental Resources, Inc. Dec 2021 to Jun 2023
- Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. Feb 2021 to Nov 2021
- Parsley Energy Operations, LLC Jan 2020 to Jan 2021
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026.
2 wells on this lease
| API number | Well no. | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 42-389-35540 | 4301H | Active |
| 42-389-35566 | 4501H | Active |
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Wellbore Query.
Buyers and gatherers
| Company | Product | Role | Share% | From | Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oryx Delaware Oil Transport LLC | Oil | Gathers | 50 | Oct 1, 2023 | – |
| Plains Marketing, L.p. | Oil | Gathers | 50 | Oct 1, 2023 | – |
| Vaquero Permian Processing LLC | Casinghead gas | Buys | 100 | Oct 1, 2023 | – |
| Vaquero Permian Processing LLC | Casinghead gas | Gathers | 100 | Oct 1, 2023 | – |
| Energy Transfer Company | Casinghead gas | Gathers | 100 | Jul 19, 2017 | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Energy Transfer Company | Casinghead gas | Buys | 100 | Jul 19, 2017 | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Medallion Operating Company, LLC | Oil | Gathers | 50 | Feb 1, 2019 | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Shell Trading (Us) Company | Oil | Gathers | 50 | Feb 1, 2019 | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Lion Oil Trading & Trans, LLC | Oil | Gathers | 100 | Mar 1, 2018 | Feb 1, 2019 |
SourceRailroad Commission Form P-4 file, Sep 24, 2026 (source).
958.90 acres on the newest permit
- Worth asking
A Rule 37 case is listed
The RRC permit records list a Rule 37 case. This does not establish your royalty share. Ask for the permit and unit plat for your well.
| API number | Well no. | Permit issued | Completed | Acreson the permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-389-35566 | 4501H | Dec 21, 2016 | Jul 17, 2017 | 958.90 |
| 42-389-35540 | 4301H | Dec 13, 2016 | Jul 19, 2017 | 958.90 |
Estimate your royalty
36 months, newest first
| Month | Oil producedbbl | Oil soldbbl | Gas producedmcf | Gas soldmcf, codes 2+3 | Flaredmcf | WTI$/bbl | Henry Hub$/MMBtu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026VTX Energy | 2,507 | 2,479 | 15,326 | 15,326 | 0 | $80.46 | $2.89 |
| Jun 2026VTX Energy | 2,667 | 2,740 | 12,647 | 12,647 | 0 | $84.81 | $3.15 |
| May 2026VTX Energy | 2,685 | 2,605 | 16,015 | 16,015 | 0 | $102.13 | $2.94 |
| Apr 2026VTX Energy | 2,584 | 2,649 | 18,423 | 18,423 | 0 | $100.32 | $2.77 |
| Mar 2026VTX Energy | 2,864 | 2,844 | 21,350 | 21,350 | 0 | $91.38 | $3.04 |
| Feb 2026VTX Energy | 2,507 | 2,652 | 19,772 | 19,772 | 0 | $64.51 | $3.62 |
| Jan 2026VTX Energy | 3,458 | 3,237 | 22,500 | 22,500 | 0 | $60.04 | $7.72 |
| Dec 2025VTX Energy | 1,961 | 1,851 | 12,560 | 12,560 | 0 | $57.97 | $4.26 |
| Nov 2025VTX Energy | 2,162 | 2,181 | 15,757 | 15,757 | 0 | $60.06 | $3.79 |
| Oct 2025VTX Energy | 2,039 | 2,087 | 15,741 | 15,741 | 0 | $60.89 | $3.19 |
| Sep 2025VTX Energy | 1,975 | 2,026 | 12,990 | 12,990 | 0 | $63.96 | $2.97 |
| Aug 2025VTX Energy | 1,972 | 1,919 | 15,408 | 15,258 | 150 | $64.86 | $2.91 |
| Jul 2025VTX Energy | 2,378 | 2,430 | 16,330 | 16,330 | 0 | $68.39 | $3.20 |
| Jun 2025VTX Energy | 2,097 | 2,169 | 15,365 | 15,365 | 0 | $68.17 | $3.02 |
| May 2025VTX Energy | 2,015 | 2,011 | 15,667 | 15,667 | 0 | $62.17 | $3.12 |
| Apr 2025VTX Energy | 2,301 | 2,227 | 16,387 | 16,387 | 0 | $63.54 | $3.42 |
| Mar 2025VTX Energy | 2,218 | 2,304 | 16,071 | 16,071 | 0 | $68.24 | $4.12 |
| Feb 2025VTX Energy | 2,433 | 2,403 | 17,275 | 17,275 | 0 | $71.53 | $4.19 |
| Jan 2025VTX Energy | 2,698 | 2,498 | 16,303 | 16,303 | 0 | $75.74 | $4.13 |
| Dec 2024VTX Energy | 2,067 | 2,165 | 23,486 | 23,107 | 379 | $70.12 | $3.01 |
| Nov 2024VTX Energy | 2,673 | 2,660 | 17,405 | 17,405 | 0 | $69.95 | $2.12 |
| Oct 2024VTX Energy | 2,715 | 2,809 | 22,093 | 22,093 | 0 | $71.99 | $2.20 |
| Sep 2024VTX Energy | 2,833 | 2,994 | 25,740 | 25,740 | 0 | $70.24 | $2.28 |
| Aug 2024VTX Energy | 2,778 | 2,447 | 22,470 | 22,470 | 0 | $76.68 | $1.99 |
| Jul 2024VTX Energy | 2,009 | 1,946 | 16,848 | 16,848 | 0 | $81.80 | $2.07 |
| Jun 2024VTX Energy | 2,444 | 2,645 | 15,547 | 14,511 | 0 | $79.77 | $2.54 |
| May 2024VTX Energy | 3,259 | 3,240 | 14,177 | 12,753 | 0 | $80.02 | $2.12 |
| Apr 2024VTX Energy | 2,631 | 2,521 | 12,152 | 10,542 | 0 | $85.35 | $1.60 |
| Mar 2024VTX Energy | 2,092 | 2,219 | 12,068 | 11,311 | 0 | $81.28 | $1.49 |
| Feb 2024VTX Energy | 4,390 | 4,337 | 29,279 | 28,137 | 0 | $77.25 | $1.72 |
| Jan 2024VTX Energy | 4,506 | 4,555 | 25,601 | 24,105 | 0 | $74.15 | $3.18 |
| Dec 2023VTX Energy | 4,527 | 5,503 | 31,245 | 29,747 | 0 | $71.90 | $2.52 |
| Nov 2023VTX Energy | 5,178 | 4,039 | 34,328 | 32,959 | 0 | $77.69 | $2.71 |
| Oct 2023VTX Energy | 3,339 | 3,498 | 21,085 | 19,470 | 379 | $85.64 | $2.98 |
| Sep 2023VTX Energy | 4,226 | 4,275 | 32,358 | 28,364 | 2,486 | $89.43 | $2.64 |
| Aug 2023VTX Energy | 4,887 | 4,869 | 33,569 | 30,795 | 1,136 | $81.39 | $2.58 |
Flared above 3%
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026. Prices: EIA, through Aug 2026. Updated Oct 2, 2026.
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