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Texas oil lease · RRC district 03 · Lease 26916

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RULEMAKER UNIT

Rulemaker Unit is an oil lease in Grimes County, Texas, operated by Paleo Oil Company LLC in the BB (Cockfield) field. The Railroad Commission shows 1,882 bbl of oil in the 12 months through Jul 2026.

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1,882bbl oil, last 12 months+36% vs prior year
Operator
Paleo Oil Company LLC
County
Grimes County
Field
BB (Cockfield)
RRC lease
03-26916

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Where it sits

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Grimes CountyGrimesWalkerMadisonMontgomeryWashingtonBrazosBurlesonRobertsonGrimes County
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Oil in Jul 2026
176 bbl
Reporting to the state
since Jan 2020

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 36% over the last 12 months

1,882 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1,388 bbl in the 12 months before.

  • Oil (bars, left axis)
  • Last 12 months
Oil output rose 36% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production for RULEMAKER UNIT, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Oil output rose 36% over the last 12 months. 1,882 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1,388 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 months: 1,882 bblbbl per month0100200300400Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
Oil output rose 36% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production for RULEMAKER UNIT, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Oil output rose 36% over the last 12 months. 1,882 bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 1,388 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 monthsbbl per month0100200300400Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, oil lease 26916, district 03. 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.

The operator changed once, most recently in May 2020

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 timeSanta Rosa Operating, LLC, Jan 2020 to Apr 2020; Paleo Oil Company LLC, May 2020 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed May 2020Santa Rosa Operating, LLCJan 2020 to Apr 2020Paleo Oil Company LLCMay 2020 to now
Operators of this lease over timeSanta Rosa Operating, LLC, Jan 2020 to Apr 2020; Paleo Oil Company LLC, May 2020 to Jul 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed May 2020Santa Rosa Operating, LLCJan 2020 to Apr 2020Paleo Oil Company LLCMay 2020 to now

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

Wells

Wells on this lease

Every well the Railroad Commission links to oil lease 26916 in district 03. The API number is the state’s ID for a well.

No wells are linked to this lease in our data

Older leases and some gas wells are filed without well records. Production is still reported at lease level, so the charts and ledger on this page are unaffected.

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

    Martin Crude Marketing Co., Ace Gathering, Inc. and Energy Trans Crude Marketing LLC gather it.

    Martin Crude Marketing Co. gathers it: 74% of it, on the list since Oct 1, 2021 · Ace Gathering, Inc. gathers it: 25% of it, on the list since Oct 1, 2021 · Energy Trans Crude Marketing LLC gathers it: 1% of it, on the list since Oct 1, 2021

Companies that used to be listed: Ace Gathering, Inc. (gathers it, until Oct 1, 2021); Energy Transfer Company (gathers it, until May 1, 2020); Gulf Coast Energy, Inc. (buys it, until May 1, 2020); First River Energy, 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

80 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
Oct 22, 2013
Latest permit
Dec 22, 2015
Wells and acres on the permits for Rulemaker Unit
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-185-30818280

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 RULEMAKER UNIT
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblWTI$ per bblHenry Hub$ per MMBtu
Jul 2026Paleo Oil176158$80.46$2.89
Jun 2026Paleo Oil164158$84.81$3.15
May 2026Paleo Oil150165$102.13$2.94
Apr 2026Paleo Oil143159$100.32$2.77
Mar 2026Paleo Oil122144$91.38$3.04
Feb 2026Paleo Oil137139$64.51$3.62
Jan 2026Paleo Oil117145$60.04$7.72
Dec 2025Paleo Oil169139$57.97$4.26
Nov 2025Paleo Oil254139$60.06$3.79
Oct 2025Paleo Oil202285$60.89$3.19
Sep 2025Paleo Oil150144$63.96$2.97
Aug 2025Paleo Oil98144$64.86$2.91
Jul 2025Paleo Oil178151$68.39$3.20
Jun 2025Paleo Oil180138$68.17$3.02
May 2025Paleo Oil199269$62.17$3.12
Apr 2025Paleo Oil157155$63.54$3.42
Mar 2025Paleo Oil159141$68.24$4.12
Feb 2025Paleo Oil84147$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025Paleo Oil493$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024Paleo Oil580$70.12$3.01
Nov 2024Paleo Oil71145$69.95$2.12
Oct 2024Paleo Oil482$71.99$2.20
Sep 2024Paleo Oil84137$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024Paleo Oil1210$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024Paleo Oil170140$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024Paleo Oil145138$79.77$2.54
May 2024Paleo Oil33138$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024Paleo Oil142135$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024Paleo Oil41132$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024Paleo Oil00$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024Paleo Oil400$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023Paleo Oil40139$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023Paleo Oil470$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023Paleo Oil430$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023Paleo Oil52155$89.43$2.64
Aug 2023Paleo Oil430$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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OperatorPaleo Oil Company LLCFieldBB (Cockfield)CountyGrimes County

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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.

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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.

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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 26916, district 03, 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.