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WALKER

Name: WALKER monthly oil and gas production, Howard County, Texas
Creator: Texas Railroad Commission
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Walker is an oil lease in Howard County, Texas, in the Spraberry (Trend Area) field. It stopped producing after October 2024: nothing has been reported for 1 year 10 months since. New Height Energy, LLC was its last operator.

This lease has stopped

Oct 2024last month with oil or gas

Nothing reported for 1 year 10 months since, through Aug 2026.

Last operator: New Height Energy, LLC
County: Howard County
Field: Spraberry (Trend Area)
RRC lease: 08-42440

25 royalty accounts on the county roll

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Where it sits

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Howard County

Silent for: 1 year 10 months
First report: Jan 2012

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Stopped producing after October 2024

Walker, 2012–2026

Its whole life in the Railroad Commission’s monthly reports, which start in January 1993; it first reported in January 2012. Royalty owners and their heirs can still be on the county roll after the checks stop.

What its oil and gas sold for each year since January 2012$ a year, at each month's pricessilent

First reportJan 2012
Best year2012$660,000 sold
Last operatorNew Height Energy, LLCfrom Dec 2025
Last productionOct 2024
Silent for1 year 10 monthsthrough Aug 2026

Oil sold since January 2012: 15,422barrels
Gas sold since January 2012: 112,438thousand cubic feet (mcf)
Sold for, in all: $1.5 millionat each month's public prices, 100% of the lease
Still on the county roll: 25royalty accounts, tax year 2026

Source: Texas Railroad Commission production reports since January 1993 (oil and gas sold); EIA prices, through August 2026.

Every year as a table

Walker: oil and gas sold each year
Year	Months	Oil sold, bbl	Gas sold, mcf	Sold for
2026 *	6	0	0	$0
2025	12	0	0	$0
2024	12	57	0	$4,103
2023	12	0	0	$0
2022	12	0	0	$0
2021	12	0	0	$0
2020	12	820	5,870	$46,752
2019	12	617	6,089	$50,231
2018	12	1,006	928	$63,235
2017	12	1,076	7,982	$79,166
2016	12	1,008	10,391	$70,479
2015	12	1,162	11,963	$90,376
2014	12	1,712	16,767	$233,861
2013	12	2,067	18,224	$266,545
2012	12	5,897	34,224	$660,747

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

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Operator
Operator changed: New Height Energy, LLC took over from Scout Energy Management LLC in Dec 2025.
Buyer
Buyer changed: ET GATHERING & PROCESSING LLC replaced ETC GAS PROCESSING, LLC as the buyer of this lease's gas from oil wells on Mar 1, 2026.

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 Walker lease in Howard County, Texas: its well ringed, among 324 wells and 0 recent drilling locations in a picture about 6 miles across. — This lease1Its well, ringed on the map: not producing
Drilling locations0Permits issued in the last two years
Producing wells199On a lease reporting production now
Not producing79Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
Plugged46The 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/walker-08-42440"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/lease-wells/walker-08-42440.svg" alt="Map of the Walker lease in Howard County, Texas: its well ringed, among 324 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/walker-08-42440">Wells on the Walker lease, Howard County, Texas</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>

Other leases named Walker

6 leases share this name in district 08. The Railroad Commission gives each gas well its own number and each oil lease another, so one unit often shows up as several of these.

08-056377, gas wellProducing77,638 mcflast 12 reported monthsRun by Mongoose Energy, LLC
08-225723, gas wellNo report in 6+ months1,624 mcflast 12 reported monthsRun by Shenandoah Petroleum Corporation
08-052367, gas wellNo report in 6+ months0 mcflast 12 reported monthsRun by Mongoose Energy, LLC
08-26765, oil leaseNo report in 6+ months0 bbllast 12 reported monthsRun by Shenandoah Petroleum Corporation
08-31350, oil leaseShut in0 bbllast 12 reported monthsRun by Morningstar Operating LLC
08-42440, oil leaseThis leaseShut in0 bbllast 12 reported months

Other Walker leases in Howard County

5 leases in Howard County in the same field or with the same operator carry the Walker name. Operators often name the leases on one family's land alike, with a letter or unit number after the name. Sharing a name proves no tie: your division order says which ones pay you.

Production by month

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The state shows zero oil and zero gas for all 34 months we hold (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026). A lease that is shut in or newly reported looks like this. The ledger below lists each month. Its whole life is charted at the top of the page.

Where the gas went

No gas disposition reported for this lease

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

Who has run this lease

The operator changed 2 times, most recently in Dec 2025

New Height Energy, LLC Dec 2025 to Jun 2026
Scout Energy Management LLC Oct 2024 to Nov 2025
Birch Operations, Inc. Jan 2020 to Sep 2024

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Aug 2026.

1 well on this lease

Wells on WALKER
API number	Well	Status	Completed
42-227-36783	Walker 1	Shut in	Jan 25, 2012

SourceTexas Railroad Commission production records and full wellbore file.

Buyers and gatherers

Companies named on the Form P-4, by product
Company	Product	Role	Share%	From	Until
Shell Trading (Us) Company	Oil	Gathers	50	Jun 1, 2025	–
Transoil Marketing, LLC	Oil	Gathers	50	Jun 1, 2025	–
Et Gathering & Processing LLC	Casinghead gas	Buys	100	Mar 1, 2026	–
Energy Transfer Company	Casinghead gas	Gathers	100	Jun 1, 2025	–
Etc Gas Processing, LLC	Casinghead gas	Buys	100	Jun 1, 2025	Mar 1, 2026
Energy Transfer Company	Casinghead gas	Gathers	100	Oct 1, 2024	Jun 1, 2025
Etc Gas Processing, LLC	Casinghead gas	Buys	100	Oct 1, 2024	Jun 1, 2025
Dorado Oil Company	Oil	Gathers	50	Oct 1, 2024	Jun 1, 2025
Shell Trading (Us) Company	Oil	Gathers	50	Oct 1, 2024	Jun 1, 2025
Wtg Gas Processing, LLC	Casinghead gas	Gathers	100	Feb 1, 2023	Oct 1, 2024

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

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Permits for Walker
API number	Well no.	Permit issued	Completed	Acreson the permit	Type
42-227-36783	1	Oct 12, 2011	Jan 25, 2012	80	Vertical

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

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On the Howard County roll

Howard County Appraisal District

2026 roll

Owners: 30
Accounts: 31
Appraised in all: $20,600

Each square is one account

Royalty25
Overriding royalty5
Working interest1

SourceHoward County Appraisal District, 2026 mineral roll (source), read Sep 29, 2026. Accounts matched to this lease by RRC number or lease name; no owner is named.

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Ledger for WALKER
Month	Operator	Oil producedbbl	Oil soldbbl	WTI$/bbl	Henry Hub$/MMBtu
Aug 2026No report	No report filed	–	–	$83.90	$2.78
Jul 2026No report	No report filed	–	–	$80.46	$2.89
Jun 2026New Height	New Height Energy, LLC	0	0	$84.81	$3.15
May 2026New Height	New Height Energy, LLC	0	0	$102.13	$2.94
Apr 2026New Height	New Height Energy, LLC	0	0	$100.32	$2.77
Mar 2026New Height	New Height Energy, LLC	0	0	$91.38	$3.04
Feb 2026New Height	New Height Energy, LLC	0	0	$64.51	$3.62
Jan 2026New Height	New Height Energy, LLC	0	0	$60.04	$7.72
Dec 2025New Height	New Height Energy, LLC	0	0	$57.97	$4.26
Nov 2025Scout Energy	Scout Energy Management LLC	0	0	$60.06	$3.79
Oct 2025Scout Energy	Scout Energy Management LLC	0	0	$60.89	$3.19
Sep 2025Scout Energy	Scout Energy Management LLC	0	0	$63.96	$2.97
Aug 2025Scout Energy	Scout Energy Management LLC	0	0	$64.86	$2.91
Jul 2025Scout Energy	Scout Energy Management LLC	0	0	$68.39	$3.20
Jun 2025Scout Energy	Scout Energy Management LLC	0	0	$68.17	$3.02
May 2025Scout Energy	Scout Energy Management LLC	0	0	$62.17	$3.12
Apr 2025Scout Energy	Scout Energy Management LLC	0	0	$63.54	$3.42
Mar 2025Scout Energy	Scout Energy Management LLC	0	0	$68.24	$4.12
Feb 2025Scout Energy	Scout Energy Management LLC	0	0	$71.53	$4.19
Jan 2025Scout Energy	Scout Energy Management LLC	0	0	$75.74	$4.13
Dec 2024Scout Energy	Scout Energy Management LLC	0	0	$70.12	$3.01
Nov 2024Scout Energy	Scout Energy Management LLC	0	0	$69.95	$2.12
Oct 2024Scout Energy	Scout Energy Management LLC	0	57	$71.99	$2.20
Sep 2024Birch Operations,	Birch Operations, Inc.	0	0	$70.24	$2.28
Aug 2024Birch Operations,	Birch Operations, Inc.	0	0	$76.68	$1.99
Jul 2024Birch Operations,	Birch Operations, Inc.	0	0	$81.80	$2.07
Jun 2024Birch Operations,	Birch Operations, Inc.	0	0	$79.77	$2.54
May 2024Birch Operations,	Birch Operations, Inc.	0	0	$80.02	$2.12
Apr 2024Birch Operations,	Birch Operations, Inc.	0	0	$85.35	$1.60
Mar 2024Birch Operations,	Birch Operations, Inc.	0	0	$81.28	$1.49
Feb 2024Birch Operations,	Birch Operations, Inc.	0	0	$77.25	$1.72
Jan 2024Birch Operations,	Birch Operations, Inc.	0	0	$74.15	$3.18
Dec 2023Birch Operations,	Birch Operations, Inc.	0	0	$71.90	$2.52
Nov 2023Birch Operations,	Birch Operations, Inc.	0	0	$77.69	$2.71
Oct 2023Birch Operations,	Birch Operations, Inc.	0	0	$85.64	$2.98
Sep 2023Birch Operations,	Birch Operations, Inc.	0	0	$89.43	$2.64

No report filed

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

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