Skip to content
Royalty Clerk

Texas operator · RRC P-5 573226

Modern Exploration, Inc.

Modern Exploration, Inc. runs 21 producing leases in 6 Texas counties. The Railroad Commission shows 184,170 barrels of oil and 124,520 mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026.

Operator dossier · 6 counties

184,170bbl oil, last 12 months+53% vs prior year
Producing leases
21of 37 on record
Counties
6
Biggest county
Gonzales County
Biggest field
Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2)

Get checks from Modern Exploration, Inc.?

Upload a royalty check stub or a phone photo. We compare each month with the state numbers for the lease and tell you what to ask.

Check my statementLook up a lease by name

Where they work

fewermore

Lavaca County: 1 producing leaseGonzales County: 13 producing leasesBastrop County: 4 producing leasesCooke County: 1 producing leaseLee County: 1 producing leaseVictoria County: 1 producing leaseLavacaGonzalesBastrop
6 counties with producing leasesClick a county to open it
Gas, last 12 months
124,520 mcf
RRC operator no.
573226
Leases on record
37
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Five years of Modern Exploration, 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 Modern Exploration, Inc. rose 53% over the last 12 months

184k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 121k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jun 2026, 27.1k bbl.

Oil output from Modern Exploration, Inc. rose 53% over the last 12 months184k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 121k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jun 2026, 27.1k bbl.Oil, bbl per month010k20k30kPeak 27.1k (Jun 26)17.7k20222023202420252026
Oil output from Modern Exploration, Inc. rose 53% over the last 12 months184k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 121k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Jun 2026, 27.1k bbl.Oil, bbl per month010k20k30kPeak 27.1k (Jun 26)17.7k'22'23'24'25'26

Gas output from Modern Exploration, Inc. rose 157% over the last 12 months

125k mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 48.4k mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Apr 2026, 29.8k mcf.

Gas output from Modern Exploration, Inc. rose 157% over the last 12 months125k mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 48.4k mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Apr 2026, 29.8k mcf.Gas, mcf per month010k20k30kPeak 29.8k (Apr 26)12.2k20222023202420252026
Gas output from Modern Exploration, Inc. rose 157% over the last 12 months125k mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 48.4k mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Apr 2026, 29.8k mcf.Gas, mcf per month010k20k30kPeak 29.8k (Apr 26)12.2k'22'23'24'25'26

SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query, summed over every lease reported under operator 573226. Reported through Jul 2026, file dated Sep 18, 2026. The newest month is often revised as operators file late.

Leases

Modern Exploration, Inc. leases, biggest first

Find the lease printed on your statement. Filter by county, sort by output or by change over the year, and open any lease for its ledger.

Showing 21 of 21.

Search by lease name →

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 Modern Exploration, Inc. produces

Every county and field links to the others operating there, so you can see who else is drilling around your lease.

Counties, by Modern Exploration, Inc. oil

Gonzales County leads

  1. Gonzales County13 producing leases122kbbl
  2. Lavaca County1 producing lease59.4kbbl
  3. Bastrop County4 producing leases1,095bbl
  4. Lee County1 producing lease705bbl
  5. Victoria County1 producing lease362bbl
  6. Cooke County1 producing lease188bbl

Fields, by Modern Exploration, Inc. oil

Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) leads

  1. Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2)1 producing lease · District 02 · Field 2713575059.4kbbl
  2. Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1)3 producing leases · District 01 · Field 2713570054.1kbbl
  3. First Shot (Austin Chalk)2 producing leases · District 01 · Field 3096710036.8kbbl
  4. Pilgrim (Austin Chalk)7 producing leases · District 01 · Field 7148610030.6kbbl
  5. Serbin (Taylor Sand)4 producing leases · District 03 · Field 822655001,095bbl
  6. Christian (6800)1 producing lease · District 01 · Field 18000500928bbl
  7. Giddings (Austin Chalk-3)1 producing lease · District 03 · Field 34733500705bbl
  8. Mission Valley (10,220)1 producing lease · District 02 · Field 62150600362bbl

Recent drilling permits for Modern Exploration, Inc.

How to read the statement

How to read a Modern Exploration, 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 Modern Exploration, Inc. added where they help. We have not catalogued Modern Exploration, 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 knowModern Exploration, Inc. is Railroad Commission operator 573226. 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 knowModern Exploration, Inc. runs 21 producing leases across 6 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 GROVER, SOUTHERN CROSS or DAVE HUSEMAN 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 Modern Exploration, Inc. 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

Modern Exploration, Inc.

RRC operator number (P-5)
573226
Producing leases
21
Counties
6
Biggest county
Gonzales County
Oil, last 12 months
184,170 bbl
Gas sent to plants
0.0%
Gas sold to pipelines
100%
Gas flared or vented
0.0%

Owner relations

Who to call at Modern Exploration, Inc.

We have not yet added Modern Exploration, 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 573226.

When there is something to ask

We write the question for you, with the numbers behind it, and a letter you can send.
Check a Modern Exploration, Inc. statement