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Texas oil lease · RRC district 8A · Lease 70496

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RICHARDS

Richards is an oil lease in Cottle County, Texas, operated by Gunn Oil Company in the Stescott (Canyon) field. The Railroad Commission shows 8,684 bbl of oil in the 12 months through Jul 2026.

Oil lease dossier · 3 wells

8,684bbl oil, last 12 months+10% vs prior year
Operator
Gunn Oil Company
County
Cottle County
Field
Stescott (Canyon)
RRC lease
8A-70496

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Cottle CountyCottleChildressHallMotleyFoardHardemanCottle County
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Oil in Jul 2026
591 bbl
Reporting to the state
since Jan 2020
Wells
3
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 rose 10% over the last 12 months

8,684 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 7,896 bbl in the 12 months before.

  • Oil (bars, left axis)
  • Last 12 months
Oil output rose 10% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production for RICHARDS, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Oil output rose 10% over the last 12 months. 8,684 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 7,896 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 months: 8,684 bblbbl per month05001,0001,5002,000Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
Oil output rose 10% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production for RICHARDS, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Oil output rose 10% over the last 12 months. 8,684 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 7,896 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 monthsbbl per month05001,0001,5002,000Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, oil lease 70496, 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.

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.

Gunn Oil Company has reported this lease for the whole period

No change of operator in the months we hold.

Operators of this lease over timeGunn Oil Company, Jan 2020 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Gunn Oil CompanyJan 2020 to nowthrough Jul 2026
Operators of this lease over timeGunn Oil Company, Jan 2020 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Gunn Oil CompanyJan 2020 to nowthrough Jul 2026

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, operator by month. Reported through Jul 2026.

Wells

3 wells on this lease

Every well the Railroad Commission links to oil lease 70496 in district 8A. The API number is the state’s ID for a well.
Wells on RICHARDS
API numberWell no.Status
42-101-307391Active
42-101-307452Active
42-101-307463Active

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Wellbore Query, district 8A, lease 70496.

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

    Energy Trans Crude Marketing LLC gathers it.

    100% of it, on the list since Dec 31, 2021

Companies that used to be listed: Energy Trans Crude Marketing LLC (gathers it, until Dec 31, 2021); Sunoco Ptnrs. Mktg.&terminals LP (gathers it, until Dec 31, 2021); Bml, Inc. B (gathers it, until Jun 24, 2021); Sunoco Ptnrs. Mktg.&terminals LP (gathers it, until Jul 8, 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

291.63 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
33 not plugged
Horizontal
0
First completion
Sep 13, 2016
Latest permit
Feb 11, 2021

The wells on this lease state different acreage

The permits state between 291.63 and 320 acres. Use the acres from your own division order for the well you are paid on.

Wells and acres on the permits for Richards
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-101-307463291.63
42-101-307452320
42-101-307391320

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 RICHARDS
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblWTI$ per bblHenry Hub$ per MMBtu
Jul 2026Gunn Oil591553$80.46$2.89
Jun 2026Gunn Oil743549$84.81$3.15
May 2026Gunn Oil752904$102.13$2.94
Apr 2026Gunn Oil738862$100.32$2.77
Mar 2026Gunn Oil636565$91.38$3.04
Feb 2026Gunn Oil723742$64.51$3.62
Jan 2026Gunn Oil511366$60.04$7.72
Dec 2025Gunn Oil653735$57.97$4.26
Nov 2025Gunn Oil878918$60.06$3.79
Oct 2025Gunn Oil779730$60.89$3.19
Sep 2025Gunn Oil779739$63.96$2.97
Aug 2025Gunn Oil9011,093$64.86$2.91
Jul 2025Gunn Oil908726$68.39$3.20
Jun 2025Gunn Oil230375$68.17$3.02
May 2025Gunn Oil654721$62.17$3.12
Apr 2025Gunn Oil580363$63.54$3.42
Mar 2025Gunn Oil511358$68.24$4.12
Feb 2025Gunn Oil675888$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025Gunn Oil725737$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024Gunn Oil559551$70.12$3.01
Nov 2024Gunn Oil890939$69.95$2.12
Oct 2024Gunn Oil634530$71.99$2.20
Sep 2024Gunn Oil773900$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024Gunn Oil757696$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024Gunn Oil877886$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024Gunn Oil555546$79.77$2.54
May 2024Gunn Oil741900$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024Gunn Oil928732$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024Gunn Oil569536$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024Gunn Oil915898$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024Gunn Oil9821,091$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023Gunn Oil831732$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023Gunn Oil853935$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023Gunn Oil1,1891,088$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023Gunn Oil1,0981,201$89.43$2.64
Aug 2023Gunn Oil1,2751,258$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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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 70496, 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.