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Texas oil lease · RRC district 8A · Lease 70539

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MONUMENT 4

Monument 4 is an oil lease in Andrews County, Texas, operated by Sozo Natural Resources LLC in the Tex-Mex, Se. (Wichita Albany) field. The Railroad Commission shows 287 bbl of oil in the 12 months through Jul 2026.

Oil lease dossier · 2 wells

287bbl oil, last 12 months−64% vs prior year
Operator
Sozo Natural Resources LLC
County
Andrews County
Field
Tex-Mex, Se. (Wichita Albany)
RRC lease
8A-70539

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Andrews CountyAndrewsMartinGainesDawsonAndrews County
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Oil in Jul 2026
20 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).

Oil output fell 64% over the last 12 months

287 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 808 bbl in the 12 months before.

  • Oil (bars, left axis)
  • Gas (line, right axis)
  • Last 12 months
Oil output fell 64% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production and gas for MONUMENT 4, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Oil output fell 64% over the last 12 months. 287 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 808 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 months: 287 bblbbl per monthmcf per month00505001001,0001501,5002002,0002502,500Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
Oil output fell 64% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production and gas for MONUMENT 4, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Oil output fell 64% over the last 12 months. 287 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 808 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 monthsbbl per monthmcf per month00505001001,0001501,5002002,0002502,500Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, oil lease 70539, district 8A. 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 a transmission line in the 6 months reported

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

All of the gas went to a transmission line in the 6 months reportedShare of MONUMENT 4 gas by disposition code each month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. All of the gas went to a transmission line in the 6 months reported. Share of the lease’s gas by disposition code, per month0%50%100%Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
All of the gas went to a transmission line in the 6 months reportedShare of MONUMENT 4 gas by disposition code each month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. All of the gas went to a transmission line in the 6 months reported. Share of gas by disposition code0%50%100%Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, gas disposition by code, lease 70539, district 8A. Reported through Jul 2026.

Transmission line (2)

Sold straight into a pipeline without processing. Processing fees on your statement would be worth asking about.

None of the gas was flared in the 6 months reported.

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 Mar 2021

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Operators of this lease over timeOXY USA Inc., Jan 2020 to Feb 2021; Sozo Natural Resources LLC, Mar 2021 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed Mar 2021OXY USA Inc.Jan 2020 to Feb 2021Sozo Natural Resources LLCMar 2021 to now
Operators of this lease over timeOXY USA Inc., Jan 2020 to Feb 2021; Sozo Natural Resources LLC, Mar 2021 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed Mar 2021OXY USA Inc.Jan 2020 to Feb 2021Sozo Natural Resources LLCMar 2021 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 70539 in district 8A. The API number is the state’s ID for a well.
Wells on MONUMENT 4
API numberWell no.Status
42-003-473031HActive
42-003-476852HActive

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Wellbore Query, district 8A, lease 70539.

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

    Hf Sinclair Refining & Marketing gathers it.

    100% of it, on the list since Jan 1, 2024

Companies that used to be listed: Shell Trading (Us) Company (gathers it, until Jan 1, 2024); Hollyfrontier Ref & Mktg LLC (gathers it, until Apr 1, 2022); Targa Midstream Services LLC (gathers it, until Nov 1, 2021); Targa Midstream Services LLC (buys it, until Nov 1, 2021); Sentinel Transportation, LLC (gathers it, until Nov 1, 2021).

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

320 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
2
First completion
Aug 16, 2016
Latest permit
Dec 15, 2017
Wells and acres on the permits for Monument 4
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-003-476852H320
42-003-473031H320

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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Monthly production, disposition and prices for MONUMENT 4
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblGas producedmcfGas soldmcf, codes 2+3Flaredmcf, code 4WTI$ per bblHenry Hub$ per MMBtu
Jul 2026Sozo Natural2045000$80.46$2.89
Jun 2026Sozo Natural10000$84.81$3.15
May 2026Sozo Natural043000$102.13$2.94
Apr 2026Sozo Natural00000$100.32$2.77
Mar 2026Sozo Natural00000$91.38$3.04
Feb 2026Sozo Natural00000$64.51$3.62
Jan 2026Sozo Natural50000$60.04$7.72
Dec 2025Sozo Natural70000$57.97$4.26
Nov 2025Sozo Natural410000$60.06$3.79
Oct 2025Sozo Natural7687000$60.89$3.19
Sep 2025Sozo Natural107239000$63.96$2.97
Aug 2025Sozo Natural300000$64.86$2.91
Jul 2025Sozo Natural1547000$68.39$3.20
Jun 2025Sozo Natural330000$68.17$3.02
May 2025Sozo Natural5458000$62.17$3.12
Apr 2025Sozo Natural32119000$63.54$3.42
Mar 2025Sozo Natural670000$68.24$4.12
Feb 2025Sozo Natural185152000$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025Sozo Natural500000$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024Sozo Natural8949000$70.12$3.01
Nov 2024Sozo Natural00000$69.95$2.12
Oct 2024Sozo Natural54136000$71.99$2.20
Sep 2024Sozo Natural4654000$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024Sozo Natural183113000$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024Sozo Natural11162000$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024Sozo Natural1656000$79.77$2.54
May 2024Sozo Natural870000$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024Sozo Natural6489000$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024Sozo Natural06972720$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024Sozo Natural158158000$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024Sozo Natural4129000$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023Sozo Natural1518467670$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023Sozo Natural68821391390$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023Sozo Natural2271041501500$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023Sozo Natural1911291411410$89.43$2.64
Aug 2023Sozo Natural512061,7081,7080$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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OperatorSozo Natural Resources LLCFieldTex-Mex, Se. (Wichita Albany)CountyAndrews 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 70539, 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.