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TRIGGER

Trigger is an oil lease in Borden County, Texas, operated by Aviator Energy, LLC in the Clayton Ranch, N. (Spraberry) field.

1 well

16,907bbl oil, last 12 months−8% vs prior year
Operator
Aviator Energy, LLC
County
Borden County
Field
Clayton Ranch, N. (Spraberry)
RRC lease
8A-69966

8 royalty accounts on the county roll

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Oil in Aug 2026
1,395 bbl
Reporting since
Jan 2020
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  • Operator

    Operator changed: Aviator Energy, LLC took over from Sierra Lima Oil & Gas, LLC in Dec 2025.

  • P-5

    The previous operator's P-5 registration is listed as inactive since Sep 1, 2026 (last P-5 filed Oct 7, 2025).

SourceRailroad Commission production, P-5 and P-4 records, data through Aug 2026.

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Wells on this lease and around it

Where the state's map puts this lease's well, and what has been drilled or permitted within about 2 miles of it.
Map of the Trigger lease in Borden County, Texas: its well ringed, among 90 wells and 0 recent drilling locations in a picture about 6 miles across.
  • This lease1Its well, ringed on the map: producing
  • Drilling locations0Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells65On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing4Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged21The state's wellbore record says plugged

The ringed dot is this lease's well, where the Railroad Commission's map puts it. The other dots are wells and drilling permits of the last 24 months on the land around it; the counts are for everything in the picture, which is about 6 miles across. The thin brown lines are the original land surveys; where there is room, a survey carries its abstract number, the number deeds and division orders cite. Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers, drilling permit files and survey lines, base map from USGS The National Map.

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<a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/leases/trigger-8a-69966"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/lease-wells/trigger-8a-69966.svg" alt="Map of the Trigger lease in Borden County, Texas: its well ringed, among 90 wells and 0 recent drilling locations in a picture about 6 miles across." width="1000" height="951" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0"></a>
<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas/leases/trigger-8a-69966">Wells on the Trigger lease, Borden County, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

Production by month

Oil output fell 8% over the last 12 months

  • Oil (bars)
  • Gas (line)
  • Last 12 months
Oil output fell 8% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production and gas for TRIGGER, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Oil output fell 8% over the last 12 months. 16,907 bbl in the 12 months through Aug 2026, against 18,369 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 months: 16,907 bblbbl per monthmcf per month005002501,0005001,5007502,0001,000Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
Oil output fell 8% over the last 12 monthsMonthly oil production and gas for TRIGGER, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Oil output fell 8% over the last 12 months. 16,907 bbl in the 12 months through Aug 2026, against 18,369 bbl in the 12 months before.Last 12 monthsbbl per monthmcf per month005002501,0005001,5007502,0001,000Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Aug 2026.

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What owners ask about Trigger

When is the check for August 2026 due?
August 2026 is the newest month the state has posted for this lease. Texas law gives the payor until 60 days after the end of the sale month for oil and 90 for gas: the oil by Oct 30, 2026, unless the lease sets another time.
Source: Railroad Commission production reports; Texas Natural Resources Code §91.402.
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Which Texas production tax rate applies?
The Texas Comptroller lists no approved exemption or reduced rate for this lease for August 2026, so the full 4.6% on oil applies.
Source: Texas Comptroller, approved severance tax exemptions.
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Who buys the oil and gas?
Oil: Lion Oil Trading & Trans, LLC gathers it. Gas from oil wells: Kinder Morgan CO2 Company, L.p. buys and gathers it. The buyer's price is what a royalty check is figured on.
Source: Railroad Commission Form P-4, gatherers and purchasers.
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How many 1099s should an owner expect for 2025?
Two companies filed this lease's reports behind 2025 checks: Sierra Lima Oil & Gas, LLC and Aviator Energy, LLC. An owner paid by more than one of them gets a form from each. The operator is not always the company that pays, so go by the names on the stubs.
Source: Railroad Commission production reports, operator of record by month.
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33 years of state records, 1993–2026

TRIGGER since 2012

We read every monthly report the Railroad Commission holds, back to January 1993. This lease first reported in June 2012. It filed 171 monthly reports through August 2026.

Sold since 2012

$13.6 million

What the whole lease’s oil and gas sold for at each month’s public prices, before tax and the operator’s deductions. A royalty owner’s share is their decimal of it.

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Oil sold
188,780 bbl
Gas sold
31,248 mcf
Best year
2022$1.9 million sold
Last report
Aug 2026First: Jun 2012

Its best year was 2022: $1.9 million of oil and gas sold

Each bar is what the lease’s oil and gas sold for that year, at that month’s prices. 2026 is only part of a year in the records, drawn lighter.

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  • Gas
Its best year was 2022: $1.9 million of oil and gas soldTrigger: oil and gas sold each year from 2012 to 2026, at each month's prices. Its best year was 2022: $1.9 million of oil and gas sold.Sold each year, at each month’s prices$0$500k$1M$1.5M$2MPeak 2022: $2M201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Its best year was 2022: $1.9 million of oil and gas soldTrigger: oil and gas sold each year from 2012 to 2026, at each month's prices. Its best year was 2022: $1.9 million of oil and gas sold.Sold each year, at each month’s prices$0$500k$1M$1.5M$2MPeak 2022: $2M'12'15'20'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, every monthly report since January 1993; EIA monthly WTI and Henry Hub prices (before 1997, EIA's yearly Texas natural gas wellhead price), through August 2026.

Every year as a table
Trigger: oil and gas sold each year
YearMonthsOil sold, bblGas sold, mcfSold for
2026 *811,3870$951,334
20251217,9931,095$1,187,522
20241219,3441,523$1,487,602
20231224,1716,856$1,885,822
20221220,3265,154$1,953,206
2021128,4771,249$576,880
20201211,2382,069$441,018
20191212,3593,580$710,645
20181212,4222,603$815,532
2017127,7471,214$402,574
2016128,4831,290$365,792
2015129,8092,006$486,296
2014129,1461,041$836,646
2013128,980462$880,198
201276,8981,106$623,662

* Part of the year: the records run through August 2026.

Where the gas went

Since Feb 2025 the lease's gas goes to a processing plant instead of lease fuel

  • Processing plant (3)
  • Transmission line (2)
  • Lease fuel (1)
Since Feb 2025 the lease's gas goes to a processing plant instead of lease fuelShare of TRIGGER gas by disposition code each month, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Since Feb 2025 the lease's gas goes to a processing plant instead of lease fuel.Share of the lease’s gas by disposition code, per month0%50%100%Feb 2025: fuel to plantOct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
Since Feb 2025 the lease's gas goes to a processing plant instead of lease fuelShare of TRIGGER gas by disposition code each month, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Since Feb 2025 the lease's gas goes to a processing plant instead of lease fuel.Share of gas by disposition code0%50%100%Feb 25: fuel to plantJan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Aug 2026.

  • Transmission line (2)

    56% · 3,784 mcf

  • Lease fuel (1)

    28% · 1,893 mcf

  • Processing plant (3)

    16% · 1,095 mcf

Who has run this lease

The operator changed 2 times, most recently in Dec 2025

Operators of this lease over timeScout Energy Management LLC, Jan 2020 to Mar 2024; Sierra Lima Oil & Gas, LLC, Apr 2024 to Nov 2025; Aviator Energy, LLC, Dec 2025 to Aug 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed Apr 2024Changed Dec 2025Scout Energy Management LLCJan 2020 to Mar 2024Sierra Lima Oil & Gas, LLCApr 2024 to Nov 2025Aviator Energy, LLCDec 2025 to now
Operators of this lease over timeScout Energy Management LLC, Jan 2020 to Mar 2024; Sierra Lima Oil & Gas, LLC, Apr 2024 to Nov 2025; Aviator Energy, LLC, Dec 2025 to Aug 20262020202120222023202420252026Changed Apr 2024Changed Dec 2025Scout Energy Management LLCJan 2020 to Mar 2024Sierra Lima Oil & Gas, LLCApr 2024 to Nov 2025Aviator Energy, LLCDec 2025 to now

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Aug 2026.

1 well on this lease

Wells on TRIGGER
API numberWellStatusCompleted
42-033-32201Trigger A126ActiveJun 18, 2012

SourceTexas Railroad Commission production records and full wellbore file.

Buyers and gatherers

Companies named on the Form P-4, by product
CompanyProductRoleShare%FromUntil
Lion Oil Trading & Trans, LLCOilGathers100Apr 1, 2020–
Kinder Morgan CO2 Company, L.p.Casinghead gasBuys100Jun 18, 2012–
Kinder Morgan CO2 Company, L.p.Casinghead gasGathers100Jun 18, 2012–
Plains Marketing, L.p.OilGathers100Jun 18, 2012Apr 1, 2020

SourceRailroad Commission Form P-4 file, Oct 24, 2026 (source).

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160 acres on the newest permit

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Permits for Trigger
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-033-32201A126160

SourceRailroad Commission drilling permits, Oct 31, 2026 (source 1, source 2).

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On the Borden County roll

Borden County Appraisal District

2025 roll
Owners
9
Accounts
9
Appraised in all
$2.2M$2,249,110

Each square is one account

  • Royalty8
  • Working interest1

SourceBorden County Appraisal District, 2025 mineral roll (source), read Oct 7, 2026. Accounts matched to this lease by RRC number or lease name; no owner is named.

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36 months, newest first

Ledger for TRIGGER
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblGas producedmcfGas soldmcf, codes 2+3FlaredmcfWTI$/bblHenry Hub$/MMBtu
Aug 2026Aviator Energy,1,3951,492000$83.90$2.78
Jul 2026Aviator Energy,1,4111,298000$80.46$2.89
Jun 2026Aviator Energy,1,3581,459000$84.81$3.15
May 2026Aviator Energy,1,4451,504000$102.13$2.94
Apr 2026Aviator Energy,1,4161,317000$100.32$2.77
Mar 2026Aviator Energy,1,4631,507000$91.38$3.04
Feb 2026Aviator Energy,1,2991,305000$64.51$3.62
Jan 2026Aviator Energy,1,5111,505000$60.04$7.72
Dec 2025Aviator Energy,1,5321,680000$57.97$4.26
Nov 2025Sierra Lima1,2751,129000$60.06$3.79
Oct 2025Sierra Lima1,4251,465000$60.89$3.19
Sep 2025Sierra Lima1,3771,483000$63.96$2.97
Aug 2025Sierra Lima1,4271,247000$64.86$2.91
Jul 2025Sierra Lima1,4511,613000$68.39$3.20
Jun 2025Sierra Lima1,4631,490000$68.17$3.02
May 2025Sierra Lima1,5401,656000$62.17$3.12
Apr 2025Sierra Lima1,5651,324000$63.54$3.42
Mar 2025Sierra Lima1,5751,5215955950$68.24$4.12
Feb 2025Sierra Lima1,4481,4965005000$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025Sierra Lima1,6061,889000$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024Sierra Lima1,5491,367000$70.12$3.01
Nov 2024Sierra Lima1,5861,537000$69.95$2.12
Oct 2024Sierra Lima1,6601,523000$71.99$2.20
Sep 2024Sierra Lima1,4991,692000$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024Sierra Lima1,6191,508000$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024Sierra Lima1,5981,503000$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024Sierra Lima1,4491,346000$79.77$2.54
May 2024Sierra Lima1,6041,68322500$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024Sierra Lima1,6311,89536000$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024Scout Energy1,8181,7039295570$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024Scout Energy1,7781,8795045040$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024Scout Energy1,7701,7084624620$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023Scout Energy1,9671,8896226220$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023Scout Energy1,9672,0229595990$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023Scout Energy1,9742,0119065340$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023Scout Energy1,7591,6567105060$89.43$2.64

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Aug 2026. Prices: EIA, through Oct 2026. Updated Oct 30, 2026.

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OperatorAviator Energy, LLCFieldClayton Ranch, N. (Spraberry)CountyBorden County

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