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Texas operator · RRC P-5 186717

Craton Operating LLC

Craton Operating LLC runs 137 producing leases in 9 Texas counties. The Railroad Commission shows 2.7 million mcf of gas and 23,694 barrels of oil in the 12 months through Jul 2026.

Operator dossier · 9 counties

2,713,410mcf gas, last 12 months−3% vs prior year
Producing leases
137of 288 on record
Counties
9
Biggest county
Harrison County
Biggest field
Carthage (Haynesville Shale)

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Where they work

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Limestone County: 9 producing leasesPanola County: 15 producing leasesGregg County: 30 producing leasesAnderson County: 1 producing leaseRusk County: 38 producing leasesNavarro County: 3 producing leasesHarrison County: 34 producing leasesHenderson County: 1 producing leaseFreestone County: 6 producing leasesGreggRuskHarrison
9 counties with producing leasesClick a county to open it
Oil, last 12 months
23,694 bbl
RRC operator no.
186717
Leases on record
288
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of Craton Operating LLC output

Monthly totals across every lease the Railroad Commission lists under this operator. When the operator buys or sells leases, its total moves with them.

Gas output from Craton Operating LLC held steady over the last 12 months

2.7M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 2.8M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2023, 530k mcf.

Gas output from Craton Operating LLC held steady over the last 12 months2.7M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 2.8M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2023, 530k mcf.Gas, mcf per month0200k400k600kPeak 530k (May 23)235k20222023202420252026
Gas output from Craton Operating LLC held steady over the last 12 months2.7M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 2.8M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2023, 530k mcf.Gas, mcf per month0200k400k600kPeak 530k (May 23)235k'22'23'24'25'26

Oil output from Craton Operating LLC rose 81% over the last 12 months

23.7k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 13.1k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Feb 2023, 5,131 bbl.

Oil output from Craton Operating LLC rose 81% over the last 12 months23.7k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 13.1k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Feb 2023, 5,131 bbl.Oil, bbl per month02,0004,0006,000Peak 5,131 (Feb 23)1,84020222023202420252026
Oil output from Craton Operating LLC rose 81% over the last 12 months23.7k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 13.1k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Feb 2023, 5,131 bbl.Oil, bbl per month02,0004,0006,000Peak 5,131 (Feb 23)1,840'22'23'24'25'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query, summed over every lease reported under operator 186717. Reported through Jul 2026, file dated Sep 18, 2026. The newest month is often revised as operators file late.

Leases

Craton Operating LLC leases, biggest first

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SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query. Ranked by an approximate value of last-12-month output, so oil and gas wells sort together.

Where they work

Counties and fields where Craton Operating LLC produces

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Counties, by Craton Operating LLC gas

Harrison County leads

  1. Harrison County34 producing leases1.2Mmcf
  2. Rusk County38 producing leases474kmcf
  3. Gregg County30 producing leases462kmcf
  4. Panola County15 producing leases287kmcf
  5. Freestone County6 producing leases140kmcf
  6. Limestone County9 producing leases89.9kmcf
  7. Navarro County3 producing leases24.6kmcf

Fields, by Craton Operating LLC gas

Carthage (Haynesville Shale) leads

  1. Carthage (Haynesville Shale)18 producing leases · District 06 · Field 16032300715kmcf
  2. Oak Hill (Cotton Valley)36 producing leases · District 06 · Field 66461275407kmcf
  3. Willow Springs (Cotton Valley)19 producing leases · District 06 · Field 97752100341kmcf
  4. Carthage (Cotton Valley)14 producing leases · District 06 · Field 16032174245kmcf
  5. Blocker (Cotton Valley)3 producing leases · District 06 · Field 09591300199kmcf
  6. Carthage, North (Cotton Valley)5 producing leases · District 06 · Field 16034250176kmcf
  7. Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons)4 producing leases · District 05 · Field 06476300114kmcf
  8. Willow Springs (Travis Peak)9 producing leases · District 06 · Field 9775283099.7kmcf

1 more county (number = producing leases)

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Recent drilling permits for Craton Operating LLC

How to read the statement

How to read a Craton Operating LLC royalty statement

Every operator lays out its stub differently, but the same seven parts are on all of them. This guide is a template, with what public records tell us about Craton Operating LLC added where they help. We have not catalogued Craton Operating LLC’s exact layout yet.

  1. The header: who paid you, and for which check

    Look for the payor name, your owner number, the check number and the check date. Keep the owner number: every call or letter to the operator starts with it.

    What we knowCraton Operating LLC is Railroad Commission operator 186717. The name on your check may be a parent company or a payment subsidiary.

  2. The property line: which lease this is

    Each lease you own in gets its own block, named as the operator names it. That name can be shorter than the state's, or carry a suffix such as a well number or unit letter.

    What we knowCraton Operating LLC runs 137 producing leases across 9 counties, so one check can list many properties. Find yours in the table above by name, or search for the name printed on the stub.

  3. Product and volume: barrels, mcf, and the month

    The stub shows the production month (the production month, not the check month), the product and your share of the volume. Divide your volume by your decimal to get the lease total, then compare it with the lease page.

    What we knowFor example, open D'ASTO, HARRIS-MUNDEN GU or HARRIS-MUNDEN GU and read the “oil sold” and “gas sold” columns.

  4. Price: what the operator says it got

    Oil is usually close to the WTI benchmark for the month. Gas prices vary widely: they depend on where the gas is sold and on what the operator subtracts before it reports a price.

    What we knowGas is most of what Craton Operating LLC reports, so the gas price line, and what was subtracted from it, matters more on its statements than the oil price.

  5. Deductions: gathering, compression, processing

    Costs taken after the well. Some leases allow them and some do not; your lease and division order say which. A deduction that appears in one month and not the next is worth a question.

    What we knowAbout 100% of the gas Craton Operating LLC reported in the last 12 months went straight into pipelines rather than to a processing plant. A processing fee on that gas is worth asking about.

  6. Taxes: severance and ad valorem

    Texas severance tax is taken from your share: 4.6% of oil value and 7.5% of gas value at market. Ad valorem tax may also appear. The rate on your stub should match these.

  7. Net: gross, minus deductions and taxes, times your share

    Check the arithmetic: volume times price gives gross value, then subtract deductions and taxes. If the net does not match your check, or a month is missing, that is the first thing to ask about.

At a glance

Craton Operating LLC

RRC operator number (P-5)
186717
Producing leases
137
Counties
9
Biggest county
Harrison County
Oil, last 12 months
23,694 bbl
Gas sent to plants
0.0%
Gas sold to pipelines
100%
Gas flared or vented
0.0%

Owner relations

Who to call at Craton Operating LLC

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