Oil and gas leases in Denton County — page 17

Denton County, Texas has 3,601 oil and gas leases with production on file at the Railroad Commission. 52 of them are oil leases and 3,549 are gas leases. Between them they carry 3,674 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 837 thousand barrels of oil and 4.4 billion Mcf of gas. 122 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 Denton County

How many oil and gas leases are in Denton County?: Denton County has 3,601 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Denton County produced?: Leases in Denton County have reported 837,230 barrels of oil (bbl) and 4,434,132,718 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
How many operators are active in Denton County?: 122 operators file production returns for leases in Denton County.
How much are mineral rights in Denton County worth?: There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Denton County is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 3,601 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.

Leases — page 17 of 19

WOOD, JAMES L. GU — gas, Mitchell Energy Company L.P., Denton County, 204 thousand reported
LITTLE BROOK ESTATES — gas, Tejas Western Corp., Denton County, 204 thousand reported
DOWNE — gas, J-W Operating Co., Denton County, 203 thousand reported
HARRIS — gas, Western Chief Oil & Gas Company, Denton County, 202 thousand reported
YOUNG, JEAN — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 201 thousand reported
RILEY — gas, Western Chief Oil & Gas Company, Denton County, 200 thousand reported
SORRELLS "B" — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 200 thousand reported
BRISCOE — gas, Western Chief Oil & Gas Company, Denton County, 199 thousand reported
CROCKETT — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 199 thousand reported
HUEY, GRIFFIN — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 199 thousand reported
EWING — gas, Winchester Production Company, Denton County, 198 thousand reported
ARGYLE — gas, Reichmann Petroleum Corp., Denton County, 198 thousand reported
POE-MANN — gas, Western Chief Oil & Gas Company, Denton County, 197 thousand reported
MCCUTCHIN B — gas, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Denton County, 197 thousand reported
MUNSON — gas, Denton County, 197 thousand reported
DOWNE — gas, Denton County, 197 thousand reported
PENNINGTON-PETTIBON GAS UNIT — gas, Hughes, Dan A. Company, Denton County, 196 thousand reported
MCRAE — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 195 thousand reported
MCMURREY RANCH UNIT B — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 194 thousand reported
ALLIANCE AIRPORT KS UNIT — gas, Star Of Texas Energy SRVS, Inc., Denton County, 193 thousand reported
MERRITT, W. A. — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 193 thousand reported
COLE TRUST TWO — gas, Republic Energy Inc., Denton County, 192 thousand reported
HUNTER RANCH — gas, Hillwood O & G Operating Co LP, Denton County, 192 thousand reported
RANGE — gas, Winchester Production Company, Denton County, 192 thousand reported
BARNETT — gas, Ryder Scott Management, LLC, Denton County, 190 thousand reported
MCRAE — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 190 thousand reported
TRIETSCH, IDA — gas, Harper, Wayne, Denton County, 189 thousand reported
EWING — gas, Republic Energy Inc., Denton County, 188 thousand reported
LESLEY — gas, Winchester Production Company, Denton County, 188 thousand reported
BUCHANAN — gas, Star Of Texas Energy SRVS, Inc., Denton County, 188 thousand reported
SMITH, MILLARD — gas, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Denton County, 186 thousand reported
CASNER — gas, Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P., Denton County, 186 thousand reported
JONES — gas, Joint Resources Company, Denton County, 186 thousand reported
BUCHANAN — gas, Star Of Texas Energy SRVS, Inc., Denton County, 185 thousand reported
BRISCOE — gas, Western Chief Oil & Gas Company, Denton County, 185 thousand reported
YOUNG, JEAN — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 185 thousand reported
DUNN-JACKSON — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 184 thousand reported
CASNER — gas, Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P., Denton County, 179 thousand reported
LEE, LUTHER — gas, Winchester Production Company, Denton County, 176 thousand reported
TALLY, ONETA — gas, Denton County, 176 thousand reported
MASH — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 176 thousand reported
DONALD M. JOHNSON — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Denton County, 174 thousand reported
YOUNG, JEAN — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 174 thousand reported
MCRAE — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 174 thousand reported
SHIFFLETT FAMILY — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 174 thousand reported
FOWLER — gas, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Denton County, 174 thousand reported
WRIGHT C — gas, Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P., Denton County, 173 thousand reported
FURST RANCH — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Denton County, 173 thousand reported
VISTA MANUFACTURING — gas, Chief Oil & Gas LLC *, Denton County, 172 thousand reported
YEARY — gas, G & F Oil, Inc., Denton County, 171 thousand reported
MCCLENDON — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 170 thousand reported
DUNN, CLARA LYLES — gas, Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P., Denton County, 170 thousand reported
WRIGHT C — gas, Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P., Denton County, 169 thousand reported
LEE, LUTHER — gas, Republic Energy Inc., Denton County, 169 thousand reported
BUCHANAN — gas, Star Of Texas Energy SRVS, Inc., Denton County, 168 thousand reported
FRENCHTOWN — gas, Gulftex Operating Inc, Denton County, 168 thousand reported
MERRITT, W. A. — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 168 thousand reported
VAUGHN — gas, Dark Horse Operating Co., L.L.C., Denton County, 168 thousand reported
YOUNG, JEAN — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 167 thousand reported
SATER — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 167 thousand reported
CATES PARTNER UNIT — gas, Eagle Oil & Gas Co., Denton County, 166 thousand reported
TAYLOR, SYBIL — gas, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Denton County, 166 thousand reported
COLE TRUSTS 576 "A" — gas, Mitchell Energy Company L.P., Denton County, 166 thousand reported
LEE, LUTHER — gas, Winchester Production Company, Denton County, 166 thousand reported
PLACE-TIMLIN — gas, Tejas Western Corp., Denton County, 166 thousand reported
CUMMINGS C EAST — gas, Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P., Denton County, 166 thousand reported
ALLIANCE SPEEDWAY UNIT — gas, Star Of Texas Energy SRVS, Inc., Denton County, 165 thousand reported
TRIETSCH, HENRY — gas, Harper, Wayne, Denton County, 164 thousand reported
PRUETT — gas, Dark Horse Operating Co., L.L.C., Denton County, 164 thousand reported
WEATHERBY — gas, Dte Gas Resources, LLC, Denton County, 164 thousand reported
DCCO 3 — gas, Devon Gas Services, L.P., Denton County, 164 thousand reported
SHIFFLETT FAMILY "A" — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 163 thousand reported
BUCKLEY "C" — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 163 thousand reported
STRICKLAND — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 163 thousand reported
TALLY, ONETA — gas, Denton County, 162 thousand reported
MERRELL "A" — gas, Denton County, 160 thousand reported
DOOLEY, DAVID M. — gas, Mitchell Energy Company L.P., Denton County, 160 thousand reported
MYERS-TINDLE UNIT — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 159 thousand reported
FELIX-WEEMS — gas, Eagle Oil & Gas Co., Denton County, 159 thousand reported
CLARA DUNN UNIT — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 158 thousand reported
TURNER "A" — gas, Republic Energy Inc., Denton County, 158 thousand reported
DUNN, CLARA UNIT — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 158 thousand reported
HUDGINS UNIT — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 157 thousand reported
POOL "B" — gas, Mitchell Energy Corporation, Denton County, 157 thousand reported
HAZEL — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 156 thousand reported
RAGLE UNIT — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 156 thousand reported
RICE RANCH UNIT B — gas, Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P., Denton County, 155 thousand reported
SMITH-BRAEWOOD — gas, Joint Resources Company, Denton County, 155 thousand reported
SACKETT — gas, Felderhoff Production Company, Denton County, 155 thousand reported
BUCHANAN — gas, Star Of Texas Energy SRVS, Inc., Denton County, 155 thousand reported
TALLY, E. C. — gas, Dallas Royalty, Inc., Denton County, 154 thousand reported
MCRAE — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 154 thousand reported
DUNN-JACKSON — gas, Denton County, 153 thousand reported
GRIFFIN — gas, D And J Resources Incorporated, Denton County, 153 thousand reported
BARTHOLD, FRED LEE — gas, Hep Oil Company, Ltd., Denton County, 153 thousand reported
BARNETT ESTATES "A" — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 153 thousand reported
COX — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 152 thousand reported
EVERS "B" UNIT — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 152 thousand reported
JACKSON, H. & B. — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 151 thousand reported
YOUNG, JEAN — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 150 thousand reported
HARRIS — gas, Western Chief Oil & Gas Company, Denton County, 150 thousand reported
JACKSON, H. B. — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 149 thousand reported
EARLES, J. C. UNIT — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 149 thousand reported
GIBBS, HOWARD — gas, Denton County, 148 thousand reported
FORTENBERRY, CHARLOTTE — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 148 thousand reported
MERRELL "A" — gas, Denton County, 145 thousand reported
SYBIL TAYLOR A — gas, Tejas Western Corp., Denton County, 145 thousand reported
MERRITT, MARCIA — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 145 thousand reported
BICKLE — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 144 thousand reported
TRIETSCH, IDA — gas, Harper, Wayne, Denton County, 143 thousand reported
BUREL — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 142 thousand reported
UNION CENTRAL 1 — gas, Republic Energy Inc., Denton County, 142 thousand reported
LEA "B" — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 141 thousand reported
LEE, LUTHER — gas, Republic Energy Inc., Denton County, 141 thousand reported
FORTENBERRY, JANET — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 141 thousand reported
BUCKLEY — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 141 thousand reported
BUNN UNIT "B" — gas, North Texas Llano Operating Corp, Denton County, 140 thousand reported
FOUTS — gas, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Denton County, 139 thousand reported
FORTENBERRY, HENRY — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 138 thousand reported
MERRITT, W. A. JR. — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 137 thousand reported
MCRAE — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 137 thousand reported
TINDLE "A" — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 137 thousand reported
BUCKLEY — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 137 thousand reported
SMITH — gas, Republic Energy Inc., Denton County, 136 thousand reported
SMITH UNIT — gas, Joint Resources Company, Denton County, 136 thousand reported
RICKS AND CHEEK UNIT — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 135 thousand reported
LEE, LUTHER — gas, Republic Energy Inc., Denton County, 135 thousand reported
MCRAE — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 135 thousand reported
MCMURREY RANCH — gas, Mcmurrey, R. J., Production Comp, Denton County, 134 thousand reported
MCRAE — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 133 thousand reported
WOODALL-CURRIE UNIT — gas, Joint Resources Company, Denton County, 132 thousand reported
EVERS "B" — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 132 thousand reported
DUNN-JACKSON — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 131 thousand reported
EVERS B UNIT — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 131 thousand reported
HARRIS - FOSTER (SA) — gas, Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC, Denton County, 131 thousand reported
BRISCOE — gas, Western Chief Oil & Gas Company, Denton County, 131 thousand reported
MCRAE — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 130 thousand reported
KIBLER, JOHN — gas, Sauder Management Company, Denton County, 130 thousand reported
GUNNELS — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Denton County, 129 thousand reported
DEUSSEN-DUNN UNIT — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 128 thousand reported
EAGLE FARMS — gas, Western Chief Operating, L.L.C., Denton County, 128 thousand reported
WOOD, JAMES L. GU — gas, Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P., Denton County, 128 thousand reported
TINDLE "A" UNIT — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 128 thousand reported
YOUNG, JEAN — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 128 thousand reported
WOOD, JAMES L. GU — gas, Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P., Denton County, 127 thousand reported
WALDRIP GAS UNIT — gas, Seely Oil Company, Denton County, 126 thousand reported
GRIFFIN, S. H. ESTATE — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Denton County, 125 thousand reported
EWING — gas, Republic Energy Inc., Denton County, 125 thousand reported
DUNN, HOBBY ESTATE — gas, Mitchell Energy Corporation, Denton County, 124 thousand reported
HA AND RO UNIT — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 123 thousand reported
TURNER "C" — gas, Winchester Production Company, Denton County, 123 thousand reported
CUFFMAN — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 123 thousand reported
EWING — gas, Winchester Production Company, Denton County, 122 thousand reported
SCHWARZ, DIETER — gas, Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P., Denton County, 122 thousand reported
MONSCHKE — gas, Winchester Production Company, Denton County, 122 thousand reported
MERRITT, W. A. — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 121 thousand reported
FURST RANCH — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Denton County, 120 thousand reported
MCMURREY RANCH — gas, Mcmurrey, R. J., Production Comp, Denton County, 119 thousand reported
MCRAE — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 119 thousand reported
MOORE, GORDON F. — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Denton County, 117 thousand reported
COLE TRUST — gas, Best Petroleum Explorations,Inc., Denton County, 116 thousand reported
WRIGHT C — gas, Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P., Denton County, 115 thousand reported
LANGLEY — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 115 thousand reported
HAZEL — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 114 thousand reported
PORTER UNIT — gas, Western Chief Oil & Gas Company, Denton County, 113 thousand reported
WOODSON — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 112 thousand reported
BRISCOE UNIT — gas, Briscoe, C.L., Denton County, 111 thousand reported
SANDERS, FRED GU — gas, Mitchell Energy Corporation, Denton County, 109 thousand reported
DOWNE — gas, Denton County, 107 thousand reported
DUNN, CLARA UNIT — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 106 thousand reported
SYBIL TAYLOR A — gas, Tejas Western Corp., Denton County, 106 thousand reported
HILLIARD-FULTON UNIT — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 106 thousand reported
OBENCHAIN — gas, Mereken Energy Corp., Denton County, 106 thousand reported
WEATHERBY — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 105 thousand reported
BLACKHAWK "A" — gas, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Denton County, 105 thousand reported
PIRTLE — gas, Eagle Oil & Gas Co., Denton County, 105 thousand reported
SHEPARD — gas, Western Chief Oil & Gas Company, Denton County, 105 thousand reported
EVERS "A" — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 103 thousand reported
DOWNE — gas, 1849 Energy Partners Oprtng, LLC, Denton County, 103 thousand reported
HIGGS UNIT — gas, Ryder Scott Oil Company, Denton County, 103 thousand reported
WALL UNIT — gas, Eagle Oil & Gas Co., Denton County, 101 thousand reported
STRICKLAND — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 101 thousand reported
LESLEY — gas, Republic Energy Inc., Denton County, 101 thousand reported
GARRISON-TRIETSCH UNIT — gas, Harper, Wayne, Denton County, 101 thousand reported
HOFFMAN UNIT — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 98 thousand reported
PLACE-TIMLIN — gas, Tejas Western Corp., Denton County, 96 thousand reported
BONNIE BRAE — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 96 thousand reported
DUNN, CLARA LYLES — gas, Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P., Denton County, 96 thousand reported
SUCCESSOR GENERATION — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 96 thousand reported
TROPHY CLUB UNIT — gas, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Denton County, 95 thousand reported
EAGLE FARMS — gas, Western Chief Oil & Gas Company, Denton County, 94 thousand reported
ROACH, DON — gas, Republic Energy Inc., Denton County, 93 thousand reported
MCMURREY RANCH UNIT B — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 93 thousand reported
DUNN, CLARA UNIT — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 92 thousand reported
HARRIS -BARTHOLD WEST (SA) — gas, Sage Natural Resources LLC, Denton County, 91 thousand reported
D.C.C. — gas, Eagleridge Operating, LLC, Denton County, 90 thousand reported
D.C.C. — gas, Dark Horse Operating Co., L.L.C., Denton County, 90 thousand reported
MCRAE — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 90 thousand reported
SHIFFLETT — gas, Dte Gas Resources, LLC, Denton County, 89 thousand reported
W/J LAKES NORTH UNIT — gas, Hillwood O & G Operating Co LP, Denton County, 89 thousand 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.