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Texas operator · RRC P-5 220865

Discovery Operating, Inc.

Discovery Operating, Inc. runs 144 producing leases in 12 Texas counties. The Railroad Commission shows 5.2 million barrels of oil and 17 million mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026.

Operator dossier · 12 counties

5,162,049bbl oil, last 12 months+7% vs prior year
Producing leases
144of 198 on record
Counties
12
Biggest county
Midland County
Biggest field
Spraberry (Trend Area)

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Where they work

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Irion County: 1 producing leaseHansford County: 3 producing leasesMartin County: 6 producing leasesLipscomb County: 2 producing leasesSchleicher County: 55 producing leasesUpton County: 16 producing leasesMidland County: 48 producing leasesAndrews County: 6 producing leasesWinkler County: 3 producing leasesHoward County: 2 producing leasesMcCulloch County: 1 producing leaseReeves County: 1 producing leaseMartinUptonMidland
12 counties with producing leasesClick a county to open it
Gas, last 12 months
17,023,854 mcf
RRC operator no.
220865
Leases on record
198
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of Discovery Operating, Inc. 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.

Oil output from Discovery Operating, Inc. rose 7% over the last 12 months

5.2M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 4.8M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2024, 656k bbl.

Oil output from Discovery Operating, Inc. rose 7% over the last 12 months5.2M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 4.8M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2024, 656k bbl.Oil, bbl per month0250k500k750kPeak 656k (Mar 24)422k20222023202420252026
Oil output from Discovery Operating, Inc. rose 7% over the last 12 months5.2M bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 4.8M bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2024, 656k bbl.Oil, bbl per month0250k500k750kPeak 656k (Mar 24)422k'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output from Discovery Operating, Inc. rose 22% over the last 12 months

17M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 14M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2026, 1.9M mcf.

Gas output from Discovery Operating, Inc. rose 22% over the last 12 months17M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 14M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2026, 1.9M mcf.Gas, mcf per month0500k1M1.5M2MPeak 1.9M (May 26)1.7M20222023202420252026
Gas output from Discovery Operating, Inc. rose 22% over the last 12 months17M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 14M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: May 2026, 1.9M mcf.Gas, mcf per month0500k1M1.5M2MPeak 1.9M (May 26)1.7M'22'23'24'25'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query, summed over every lease reported under operator 220865. Reported through Jul 2026, file dated Sep 18, 2026. The newest month is often revised as operators file late.

Leases

Discovery Operating, Inc. 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 Discovery Operating, Inc. produces

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Counties, by Discovery Operating, Inc. oil

Midland County leads

  1. Midland County48 producing leases4.7Mbbl
  2. Upton County16 producing leases269kbbl
  3. Martin County6 producing leases139kbbl
  4. Andrews County6 producing leases34.1kbbl
  5. Reeves County1 producing lease5,695bbl
  6. Schleicher County55 producing leases5,005bbl
  7. Howard County2 producing leases1,918bbl
  8. McCulloch County1 producing lease897bbl

Fields, by Discovery Operating, Inc. oil

Spraberry (Trend Area) leads

  1. Spraberry (Trend Area)52 producing leases · District 08 · Field 852803004.8Mbbl
  2. Spraberry (Trend Area)16 producing leases · District 7C · Field 85279200269kbbl
  3. Martin (Consolidated)5 producing leases · District 08 · Field 5777427533.5kbbl
  4. Wolfbone (Trend Area)1 producing lease · District 08 · Field 983598005,695bbl
  5. Ackerly (Dean Sand)4 producing leases · District 8A · Field 004482005,236bbl
  6. Velrex, SW. (Wolfcamp)1 producing lease · District 7C · Field 934168001,025bbl
  7. Velrex (Henderson)1 producing lease · District 7C · Field 93410568997bbl
  8. Kermit (Ellenburger)3 producing leases · District 08 · Field 49038071314bbl

4 more counties (number = producing leases)

CountyHansford3CountyMcCulloch1CountyLipscomb2CountyIrion1

Recent drilling permits for Discovery Operating, Inc.

How to read the statement

How to read a Discovery Operating, Inc. 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 Discovery Operating, Inc. added where they help. We have not catalogued Discovery Operating, Inc.’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 knowDiscovery Operating, Inc. is Railroad Commission operator 220865. 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 knowDiscovery Operating, Inc. runs 144 producing leases across 12 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 HOLZGRAF GERONIMO B, JW G or JW F 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.

  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 Discovery Operating, Inc. reported in the last 12 months went to processing plants, so expect processing and plant-product lines on gas statements. Another 0.0% went straight to a pipeline.

  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.

    What we know<0.1% of the gas Discovery Operating, Inc. reported was flared or vented. Flared gas pays no royalty, so a lease that flares heavily will show a smaller gas volume on your stub than on the state's production line.

At a glance

Discovery Operating, Inc.

RRC operator number (P-5)
220865
Producing leases
144
Counties
12
Biggest county
Midland County
Oil, last 12 months
5,162,049 bbl
Gas sent to plants
100%
Gas sold to pipelines
0.0%
Gas flared or vented
<0.1%

Owner relations

Who to call at Discovery Operating, Inc.

We have not yet added Discovery Operating, Inc.’s owner relations phone, mailing address or online portal. It is usually printed at the top or bottom of your statement. The Railroad Commission also holds an address for the operator under number 220865.

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