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Texas oil lease · RRC district 08 · Lease 08624

Shut in

PRIOR

Prior is an oil lease in Howard County, Texas, operated by Earnest Producing Corporation in the Varel (San Andres) field.

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0bbl oil, last 12 months
Operator
Earnest Producing Corporation
County
Howard County
Field
Varel (San Andres)
RRC lease
08-08624

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Howard CountyHowardMitchellMartinScurryDawsonBordenHoward County
Howard County · RRC district 08Open Howard County →
Oil in Jul 2026
0 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).

No production to chart

The state shows zero oil and zero gas for all 36 months we hold (Aug 2023 to Jul 2026). A lease that is shut in or newly reported looks like this. The ledger below lists each month.

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.

No gas disposition reported for this lease

The operator has not reported where the gas went in the months we hold.

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 3 times, most recently in Dec 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 timeMillennium Resources, LP, Jan 2020 to Dec 2020; Whetstone Resources, LLC, Jan 2021 to Feb 2022; High Desert Resources, L.L.C., Mar 2022 to Nov 2024; Earnest Producing Corporation, Dec 2024 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed Jan 2021Changed Mar 2022Changed Dec 2024Millennium Resources, LPJan 2020 to Dec 2020Whetstone Resources, LLCJan 2021 to Feb 2022High Desert Resources, L.L.C.Mar 2022 to Nov 2024Earnest Producing CorporationDec 2024 to now
Operators of this lease over timeMillennium Resources, LP, Jan 2020 to Dec 2020; Whetstone Resources, LLC, Jan 2021 to Feb 2022; High Desert Resources, L.L.C., Mar 2022 to Nov 2024; Earnest Producing Corporation, Dec 2024 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed Jan 2021Changed Mar 2022Changed Dec 2024Millennium Resources, LPJan 2020 to Dec 2020Whetstone Resources, LLCJan 2021 to Feb 2022High Desert Resources, L.L.C.Mar 2022 to Nov 2024Earnest Producing CorporationDec 2024 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 08624 in district 08. The API number is the state’s ID for a well.
Wells on PRIOR
API numberWell no.Status
42-227-026911Shut-in
42-227-105002Active

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Wellbore Query, district 08, lease 08624.

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

    Bml, Inc. B gathers it.

    100% of it, on the list since May 1, 2020

Companies that used to be listed: Sunoco Ptnrs. Mktg.&terminals LP (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.

Who buys my oil and gasIs my oil price fair?

Unit and wells

What the drilling permits say

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
21 not plugged
Horizontal
0
First completion
Dec 23, 1965
Latest permit
–
Wells and acres on the permits for Prior
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-227-026911–
42-227-105002–

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 PRIOR
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblWTI$ per bblHenry Hub$ per MMBtu
Jul 2026Earnest Producing00$80.46$2.89
Jun 2026Earnest Producing00$84.81$3.15
May 2026Earnest Producing00$102.13$2.94
Apr 2026Earnest Producing00$100.32$2.77
Mar 2026Earnest Producing00$91.38$3.04
Feb 2026Earnest Producing00$64.51$3.62
Jan 2026Earnest Producing00$60.04$7.72
Dec 2025Earnest Producing00$57.97$4.26
Nov 2025Earnest Producing00$60.06$3.79
Oct 2025Earnest Producing00$60.89$3.19
Sep 2025Earnest Producing00$63.96$2.97
Aug 2025Earnest Producing00$64.86$2.91
Jul 2025Earnest Producing00$68.39$3.20
Jun 2025Earnest Producing00$68.17$3.02
May 2025Earnest Producing00$62.17$3.12
Apr 2025Earnest Producing00$63.54$3.42
Mar 2025Earnest Producing00$68.24$4.12
Feb 2025Earnest Producing00$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025Earnest Producing00$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024Earnest Producing00$70.12$3.01
Nov 2024High Desert00$69.95$2.12
Oct 2024High Desert00$71.99$2.20
Sep 2024High Desert00$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024High Desert00$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024High Desert00$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024High Desert00$79.77$2.54
May 2024High Desert00$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024High Desert00$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024High Desert00$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024High Desert00$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024High Desert00$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023High Desert00$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023High Desert00$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023High Desert00$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023High Desert00$89.43$2.64
Aug 2023High Desert00$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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OperatorEarnest Producing CorporationFieldVarel (San Andres)CountyHoward County

Earnest Producing Corporation in Howard County

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Varel (San Andres) 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.

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 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 08624, 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.