Oil and gas leases in Cherokee County

Cherokee County, Texas has 816 oil and gas leases with production on file at the Railroad Commission, all of them in Commission district 06. 106 of them are oil leases and 710 are gas leases. Between them they carry 972 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 8.2 million barrels of oil and 602.3 million Mcf of gas. 121 operators file returns here. Every lease below has its own page with a decline-curve forecast and an estimate of what the whole lease is worth.

Key facts about Cherokee County

How many oil and gas leases are in Cherokee County?
Cherokee County has 816 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Cherokee County produced?
Leases in Cherokee County have reported 8,241,098 barrels of oil (bbl) and 602,297,720 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
Who are the biggest operators in Cherokee County?
Marathon Oil Company operates 79 of the 816 producing leases in Cherokee County, more than any other operator on record with the Railroad Commission of Texas.
How many operators are active in Cherokee County?
121 operators file production returns for leases in Cherokee County.
How much are mineral rights in Cherokee County worth?
There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Cherokee County is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 816 leases listed here has its own page with the full production history the operator reported, a decline-curve forecast, and an estimate of what a royalty interest in it is worth today.

Operators here

The company that runs the wells and issues the royalty cheque.

Railroad Commission districts

Leases — page 1 of 5

  • MCGILL-WALDROP (AW) — gas, Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation, Cherokee County, 7.0 million reported
  • TINSLEY — gas, Buffco Production Inc., Cherokee County, 6.3 million reported
  • WILKINSON GAS UNIT — gas, Jamex, Inc., Cherokee County, 5.7 million reported
  • GRESHAM, CURTIS — gas, Buffco Production Inc., Cherokee County, 5.3 million reported
  • MCELROY-SWANN MOORE (ALLOC) — gas, Breitburn Operating L.P., Cherokee County, 4.9 million reported
  • REAGAN-BLACK STONE-WILKINSON (AL — gas, Breitburn Operating L.P., Cherokee County, 4.7 million reported
  • HINES GAS UNIT — gas, Jamex, Inc., Cherokee County, 4.6 million reported
  • WILKINSON - MCELROY 'A' ALLOC — gas, Cherokee County, 4.5 million reported
  • NEW BIRMINGHAM "B" GAS UNIT 2 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 4.3 million reported
  • CHILES — gas, Valence Operating Company, Cherokee County, 4.3 million reported
  • MONTANO — gas, Valence Operating Company, Cherokee County, 4.3 million reported
  • JAKUBIK — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Cherokee County, 4.2 million reported
  • MCGILL-MURPHY (AW) — gas, Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation, Cherokee County, 3.9 million reported
  • MURRAY-MCELROY 'A' ALLOCATION — gas, Tanos Exploration II, LLC, Cherokee County, 3.9 million reported
  • MURRAY-MCELROY 'A' (ALLOC) — gas, Breitburn Operating L.P., Cherokee County, 3.8 million reported
  • NORTHCUTT-BURKE A (AW) — gas, Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation, Cherokee County, 3.8 million reported
  • REAGAN-BLACK STONE-WILKINSON (AL — gas, Breitburn Operating L.P., Cherokee County, 3.8 million reported
  • NEW BIRMINGHAM "B" GAS UNIT #3 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 3.8 million reported
  • CHILES G U B-1 — gas, Valence Operating Company, Cherokee County, 3.7 million reported
  • TOOLE GAS UNIT — gas, Jamex, Inc., Cherokee County, 3.5 million reported
  • MCELROY 'A' - WILKINSON (ALLOC) — gas, Breitburn Operating L.P., Cherokee County, 3.5 million reported
  • CHILES — gas, Valence Operating Company, Cherokee County, 3.5 million reported
  • MONTANO — gas, Valence Operating Company, Cherokee County, 3.5 million reported
  • CHILES — gas, Valence Operating Company, Cherokee County, 3.5 million reported
  • NEW BIRMINGHAM "B" GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 3.4 million reported
  • CHILES G U B-1 — gas, Valence Operating Company, Cherokee County, 3.4 million reported
  • DECKER, MARY GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Vintage Petroleum, Inc., Cherokee County, 3.4 million reported
  • MCGILL-BURKE A (AW) — gas, Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation, Cherokee County, 3.3 million reported
  • POND — gas, Breitburn Operating L.P., Cherokee County, 3.3 million reported
  • CECIL MARTIN GAS UNIT — gas, Jamex, Inc., Cherokee County, 3.3 million reported
  • JAKUBIK — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Cherokee County, 3.2 million reported
  • MALDONADO-MURRAY (ALLOC) — gas, Breitburn Operating L.P., Cherokee County, 3.2 million reported
  • NEW BIRMINGHAM "B" GAS UNIT #2 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 3.1 million reported
  • MCGILL-MURPHY B (AW) — gas, Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation, Cherokee County, 2.9 million reported
  • WHITEMAN-DECKER GU #1 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 2.9 million reported
  • RUCKER, WL GU 1 — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Cherokee County, 2.8 million reported
  • RUCKER, WL GU 1 — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Cherokee County, 2.8 million reported
  • NORTHCUTT GU — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Cherokee County, 2.8 million reported
  • WHITEMAN GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 2.8 million reported
  • MCELROY-GUTHRIE-WILSONGU1(ALLOC) — gas, Breitburn Operating L.P., Cherokee County, 2.7 million reported
  • THOMPSON — gas, Valence Operating Company, Cherokee County, 2.7 million reported
  • MURRAY-POND-GRAY (ALLOC) — gas, Breitburn Operating L.P., Cherokee County, 2.7 million reported
  • NEW BIRMINGHAM "B" GAS UNIT #3 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 2.6 million reported
  • HAUSERMAN — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Cherokee County, 2.6 million reported
  • CX CATTLE COMPANY — gas, Buffco Production Inc., Cherokee County, 2.6 million reported
  • BURNS-POOLE — gas, Valence Operating Company, Cherokee County, 2.5 million reported
  • SESSIONS, RUBE — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 2.5 million reported
  • NORTHCUTT-BURKE B (AW) — gas, Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation, Cherokee County, 2.4 million reported
  • NEW BIRMINGHAM "B" GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 2.4 million reported
  • BURNS — gas, Valence Operating Company, Cherokee County, 2.4 million reported
  • BURTON — gas, Jamex, Inc., Cherokee County, 2.4 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 2.4 million reported
  • RUCKER, WL GU 1 — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Cherokee County, 2.3 million reported
  • PARKER GAS UNIT — gas, Forest Oil Corporation, Cherokee County, 2.3 million reported
  • ROZELLE, RALPH — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 2.3 million reported
  • HOLCOMB-LITTLE — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Cherokee County, 2.3 million reported
  • NEW BIRMINGHAM "B" GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 2.2 million reported
  • NEW BIRMINGHAM "B" GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 2.2 million reported
  • SESSIONS HEIRS — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 2.1 million reported
  • DIXON, JOHN M. — gas, Herd Producing Company, Inc., Cherokee County, 2.1 million reported
  • WHITEMAN GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 2.0 million reported
  • RUCKER WL GU 1 — gas, Wagner & Brown, Ltd., Cherokee County, 2.0 million reported
  • STEELE GAS UNIT — gas, Jamex, Inc., Cherokee County, 2.0 million reported
  • CHILES G U B-1 — gas, Valence Operating Company, Cherokee County, 2.0 million reported
  • HOLCOMB — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 2.0 million reported
  • SHELTON — gas, Lime Rock Resources III-A, L.P., Cherokee County, 2.0 million reported
  • HOLCOMB — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 2.0 million reported
  • WHITEMAN-DECKER GAS UNIT NO. 2 — gas, Vintage Petroleum, Inc., Cherokee County, 2.0 million reported
  • BARNES, DA GU 1 — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 2.0 million reported
  • NEW BIRMINGHAM "B" GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 2.0 million reported
  • REKLAW GU 1 — gas, Samson Lone Star LP, Cherokee County, 2.0 million reported
  • SEYMORE GAS UNIT — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.9 million reported
  • SHELTON — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.9 million reported
  • MCCLENDON GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.9 million reported
  • ALEXANDER — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.9 million reported
  • WHITEMAN, SALLIE D. GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.9 million reported
  • GARDINER ESTATE — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Cherokee County, 1.9 million reported
  • MCELROY — gas, Valence Operating Company, Cherokee County, 1.9 million reported
  • POND-GRAY — gas, Breitburn Operating L.P., Cherokee County, 1.9 million reported
  • THRASH, AFTON UNIT 1 — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.9 million reported
  • CLAYTON, C. A. — gas, J-O'B Operating Company, Cherokee County, 1.8 million reported
  • STATON GAS UNIT NO. 1 — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.8 million reported
  • SMITH, STARK -A- — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.8 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.8 million reported
  • DIXON, JOHN M. — gas, Herd Producing Company, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.8 million reported
  • MCELROY 'A'-MURRAY (ALLOC) — gas, Breitburn Operating L.P., Cherokee County, 1.8 million reported
  • SIMMONS, OCIE — gas, Tide West Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.8 million reported
  • MURRAY-POND-GRAY — gas, Tanos Exploration II, LLC, Cherokee County, 1.7 million reported
  • LITTLE — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Cherokee County, 1.7 million reported
  • WHITEMAN-DECKER GU #1 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.7 million reported
  • SIMMONS, OCIE — gas, Buffco Production Inc., Cherokee County, 1.7 million reported
  • GARDINER ESTATE — gas, El Paso Production Company, Cherokee County, 1.7 million reported
  • CROWLEY — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.7 million reported
  • RICKS — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.6 million reported
  • JOHNSON GAS UNIT — gas, Jamex, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.6 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.6 million reported
  • WHITEMAN GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.6 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.6 million reported
  • GRESHAM, CURTIS — gas, Buffco Production Inc., Cherokee County, 1.6 million reported
  • NEW BIRMINGHAM "B" GAS UNIT 2 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.6 million reported
  • LITTLE G.U. # 1 — gas, Vintage Petroleum, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.6 million reported
  • NEW BIRMINGHAM "B" GAS UNIT #2 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.6 million reported
  • BLACKSTONE MINERALS — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.6 million reported
  • TEMPLE-INLAND A — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.6 million reported
  • NEW BIRMINGHAM "B" GAS UNIT #2 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.6 million reported
  • HOLCOMB — gas, El Paso Production Company, Cherokee County, 1.5 million reported
  • JARVIS — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.5 million reported
  • SHELTON — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.5 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.5 million reported
  • HOLCOMB — gas, Chinn Exploration Company, Cherokee County, 1.5 million reported
  • NEW BIRMINGHAM "B" GAS UNIT 2 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.5 million reported
  • WHITEMAN-DECKER GAS UNIT NO. 2 — gas, Vintage Petroleum, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.5 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.4 million reported
  • TEMPLE-EASTEX GAS UNIT — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.4 million reported
  • DICKSON — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.4 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.4 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.4 million reported
  • MCKNIGHT — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.4 million reported
  • NEW BIRMINGHAM GU 2 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.4 million reported
  • THRASH, A (CV) GU 1 — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.4 million reported
  • GARDINER ESTATE — gas, El Paso Production Company, Cherokee County, 1.4 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.4 million reported
  • SESSIONS HEIRS — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.4 million reported
  • NEW BIRMINGHAM "B" GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.4 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.4 million reported
  • TEMPLE-EASTEX GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Forest Oil Corporation, Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • THRASH, A (CV) GU 1 — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • JAKUBIK — gas, Map Production Co., Inc., Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL — gas, Kaiser-Francis Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • SESSIONS, RUBE — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • ROZELLE, RALPH — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • GRAY — gas, Valence Operating Company, Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • SHELTON — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • ROZELLE, RALPH — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • PARKER GAS UNIT NO. 1 — gas, Herd Producing Company, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • SESSIONS, RUBE — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • DIXON, JOHN M. — gas, Vintage Petroleum, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • SESSIONS, RUBE GU — gas, Goodrich Petroleum Company, Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • THRASH, A (CV) GU 1 — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.3 million reported
  • THRASH, A (CV) GU 1 — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • HOLCOMB-LITTLE — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • TEMPLE-EASTEX GAS UNIT A — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • SOUTHERN PINE LUMBER CO. — gas, Herd Producing Company, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • TEMPLE-EASTEX GAS UNIT #3 — gas, Forest Oil Corporation, Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • SOUTH FALCON CREEK — gas, Cherco Properties, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • TEMPLE EASTEX GAS UNIT — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • THRASH, A (CV) GU 1 — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • WARNER — gas, Nadel And Gussman, L.L.C., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • MCLEOD GAS UNIT — gas, Ark-La-Tex Energy, L.L.C., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • SESSIONS, RUBE — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • HOLCOMB — gas, El Paso Production Company, Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • REKLAW GU 3 — gas, Samson Lone Star LP, Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • STATON GAS UNIT NO. 1 — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • THRASH, A (CV) GU 1 — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • HOLCOMB — gas, El Paso Production Company, Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • SHELTON — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • PETTIT — gas, Neumin Production Company, Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • HOLCOMB — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • SOUTH REKLAW GAS UNIT #2-B — gas, Samson Lone Star LP, Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • THRASH, A (CV) GU 1 — gas, Map Production Co., Inc., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL — gas, Kaiser-Francis Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • STATON GAS UNIT NO.1 — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • CHILES G U B-1 — gas, Valence Operating Company, Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • THRASH, A (CV) GU 1 — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • HOLCOMB-LITTLE — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • TEMPLE-EASTEX GAS UNIT #3 — gas, Cordillera Texas, L.P., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • HOLCOMB — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.2 million reported
  • TEMPLE-EASTEX GAS UNIT — gas, Universal Resources Corp., Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • LITTLE — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • TEMPLE-EASTEX GAS UNIT — gas, Universal Resources Corp., Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • THRASH, A (CV) GU 1 — gas, Map Production Co., Inc., Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • BARNES, DA GU 1 — gas, Map Production Co., Inc., Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • REKLAW GU 3 — gas, Lime Rock Resources A, L.P., Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • SESSIONS HEIRS — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • LITTLE — gas, Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • BLACKSTONE MINERALS — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • REKLAW GU 1 — gas, Samson Lone Star LP, Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • SHELTON — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • TEMPLE-EASTEX GAS UNIT A — gas, Universal Resources Corp., Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • BARNES, DA GU 1 — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • WARNER, BONNIE — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • SESSIONS — gas, Winston Land & Cattle Co., Inc., Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • SMITH, STARK — gas, J-O'B Operating Company, Cherokee County, 1.1 million reported
  • PRESTRIEDGE — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.0 million reported
  • SOUTHERN PINE GAS UNIT #3 — gas, Forest Oil Corporation, Cherokee County, 1.0 million reported
  • WHITMAN-DECKER — gas, Herd Producing Company, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.0 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.0 million reported
  • REKLAW GU 1 — gas, Samson Lone Star LP, Cherokee County, 1.0 million reported
  • CHRONISTER HEIRS — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Cherokee County, 1.0 million reported
  • THRASH, A (CV) GU 1 — gas, Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., Cherokee County, 1.0 million reported
  • HOLCOMB GAS UNIT 1 — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Cherokee County, 1.0 million reported
  • BLACKSTONE MINERALS — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Cherokee County, 1.0 million reported

Production figures are as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas. Values shown on lease pages are estimates produced by fitting a decline curve to that reported history; they are not offers or appraisals.