Oil and gas leases in Denton County — page 18

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 18 of 19

MCPEEK, GERTRUDE — gas, Denton County, 88 thousand reported
DCCO 1-MORRIS, TED — gas, Mitchell Energy Corporation, Denton County, 88 thousand reported
AAT-UP VIC — gas, Dallas Royalty, Inc., Denton County, 87 thousand reported
SATER — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 87 thousand reported
STAHLMAN — gas, Ropa Exploration Corp., Denton County, 86 thousand reported
LEE, LUTHER — gas, Republic Energy Inc., Denton County, 86 thousand reported
STRICKLAND — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 86 thousand reported
SATER — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 84 thousand reported
DUNN, CLARA "A" — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 82 thousand reported
MCMURREY RANCH — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Denton County, 82 thousand reported
CLARA DUNN UNIT — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 81 thousand reported
SORRELLS-GAMBLE UNIT — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 80 thousand reported
CADDELL — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 80 thousand reported
FORESTER, W. E. -A- — oil, Barrington, Charles R., Denton County, 78 thousand reported
NELSON-HYDE — gas, Star Of Texas Energy SRVS, Inc., Denton County, 78 thousand reported
MARSDEN — gas, Ebs Oil & Gas Partners Op.Co.,LP, Denton County, 77 thousand reported
LEATHERWOOD "A" — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 77 thousand reported
MERRITT, W. A. — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 77 thousand reported
THOMPSON — oil, G & F Oil, Inc., Denton County, 77 thousand reported
VANDERLAAN "A" — gas, Tejas Western Corp., Denton County, 76 thousand reported
GRIFFIN — gas, Hess, Jerry Operating Co., Denton County, 75 thousand reported
COLE TRUST THREE — gas, Mitchell Energy Corporation, Denton County, 74 thousand reported
SUCCESSOR GENERATION — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 73 thousand reported
DUNN, CLARA "A" — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 73 thousand reported
HARRINGTON — gas, Apex Operating & Equip. Co., Denton County, 72 thousand reported
ALLIANCE-GRAPHICS UNIT — gas, Chief Operating LLC, Denton County, 72 thousand reported
HARRIS -BARTHOLD EAST (SA) — gas, Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC, Denton County, 71 thousand reported
LOCHHEAD, JAMES — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 71 thousand reported
SMITH — gas, Republic Energy Inc., Denton County, 71 thousand reported
TROPHY CLUB UNIT — gas, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Denton County, 71 thousand reported
BRISCOE — gas, Western Chief Operating, L.L.C., Denton County, 70 thousand reported
MCCALLUM "C" — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 70 thousand reported
FORTENBERRY, JIM — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 68 thousand reported
MERRITT, MARCIA — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 68 thousand reported
TURNER, AUBREY — gas, Harper, Wayne, Denton County, 65 thousand reported
JONES-NEELEY — gas, Sullivan, Hollis R. Inc., Denton County, 65 thousand reported
HAYES TOWNSITE GAS UNIT — gas, Seely Oil Company, Denton County, 63 thousand reported
SCHWARZ, DIETER — gas, Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P., Denton County, 63 thousand reported
VAN TOL — oil, Van Tol Oil, Denton County, 62 thousand reported
COLE, M. T. TRUST — gas, Okreek Oil Company, Denton County, 62 thousand reported
WOLSKI — gas, Joint Resources Company, Denton County, 62 thousand reported
SACKETT — gas, Felderhoff Production Company, Denton County, 62 thousand reported
COLE, BOB — gas, Best Petroleum Explorations,Inc., Denton County, 60 thousand reported
AAT-UPVIC — gas, Dallas Royalty, Inc., Denton County, 58 thousand reported
HORTON — gas, Trio Consulting & Management,LLC, Denton County, 58 thousand reported
BRISCOE UNIT "A" — gas, Briscoe, C.L., Denton County, 57 thousand reported
MEECE NORTH UNIT — gas, Red Oak Gas Operating Company LP, Denton County, 56 thousand reported
SCHWARZ, DIETER — gas, Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P., Denton County, 55 thousand reported
HUGHES — gas, Trio Consulting & Management,LLC, Denton County, 55 thousand reported
POTTER, H. M. UNIT — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 54 thousand reported
SPRINGSIDE-A — gas, Hess, Jerry Operating Co., Denton County, 54 thousand reported
HARRIS -BARTHOLD EAST (SA) — gas, Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC, Denton County, 53 thousand reported
PRUETT — gas, Dune Operating Company, Denton County, 53 thousand reported
CHRISTIAN — oil, Western Chief Oil & Gas Company, Denton County, 53 thousand reported
MCRAE-DEUSSEN — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 52 thousand reported
HOWARD GIBBS — gas, Denton County, 52 thousand reported
RICKRICH — gas, Apex Operating & Equip. Co., Denton County, 49 thousand reported
GILBERT — gas, Best Petroleum Explorations,Inc., Denton County, 48 thousand reported
CRUSE — gas, Winchester Production Company, Denton County, 48 thousand reported
MCRAE — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 47 thousand reported
MERRITT, W. A. — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 45 thousand reported
SMITH — gas, Republic Energy Inc., Denton County, 44 thousand reported
SCHERTZ — gas, Western Chief Operating, L.L.C., Denton County, 43 thousand reported
HARRIS -BARTHOLD EAST (SA) — gas, Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC, Denton County, 40 thousand reported
SHIFFLETT — oil, Dte Gas Resources, LLC, Denton County, 40 thousand reported
STRICKLAND — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 39 thousand reported
NICHOLSON, CLYDE — gas, Harper, Wayne, Denton County, 39 thousand reported
HOLLAND UNIT — gas, Ryder Scott Oil Company, Denton County, 38 thousand reported
DENTON BONNIE BRAE "B" — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 37 thousand reported
MCCALLUM "A" — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 37 thousand reported
PETERSON "B" — gas, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Denton County, 37 thousand reported
DR. BOB SMITH A NORTH — gas, Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P., Denton County, 37 thousand reported
BUCKLEY "A" — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 36 thousand reported
COLE, M. T. TRUST — gas, Okreek Oil Company, Denton County, 36 thousand reported
MCRAE — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 36 thousand reported
CUMMINGS C WEST — gas, Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P., Denton County, 36 thousand reported
FURST RANCH — gas, Encore Operating, L.P., Denton County, 35 thousand reported
HOWARD GIBBS — gas, 1849 Energy Partners Oprtng, LLC, Denton County, 35 thousand reported
GOLDSTON — gas, Ropa Exploration Corp., Denton County, 35 thousand reported
BAUDOUIN "A" — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 35 thousand reported
CLIFTON 6 (A)-DENTON COUNTY — oil, Harper, Wayne, Denton County, 34 thousand reported
DCCO 4 — gas, Mitchell Energy Company L.P., Denton County, 34 thousand reported
VALLEY VIEW — gas, Star Of Texas Energy SRVS, Inc., Denton County, 32 thousand reported
MCMURREY RANCH UNIT B — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Denton County, 31 thousand reported
MERRITT, W. A. — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 29 thousand reported
FOSTER UNIT — gas, Hep Oil Company, Ltd., Denton County, 29 thousand reported
CLIFTON 2-DENTON COUNTY — oil, Denton Oil & Gas, Denton County, 28 thousand reported
BUTTON NORTH UNIT — gas, Red Oak Gas Operating Company LP, Denton County, 28 thousand reported
ANDREWS — gas, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Denton County, 28 thousand reported
USA TRUST — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Denton County, 28 thousand reported
FOMBY — gas, G & F Oil, Inc., Denton County, 25 thousand reported
HARRIS -BARTHOLD EAST (SA) — oil, Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC, Denton County, 25 thousand reported
GOLDSTON-WEATHERBY UNIT — oil, Dte Gas Resources, LLC, Denton County, 25 thousand reported
LESLEY — gas, Winchester Production Company, Denton County, 25 thousand reported
MERRELL "A" — gas, Vicars Oil & Gas Corporation, Denton County, 25 thousand reported
BUCKLEY "A" — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 24 thousand reported
HARRIS -BARTHOLD EAST (SA) — gas, Sage Natural Resources LLC, Denton County, 24 thousand reported
BAKER, JAMES GU — gas, Mitchell Energy Corporation, Denton County, 23 thousand reported
JOAB "B" — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 23 thousand reported
CHAPMAN UNIT — gas, Harper, Wayne, Denton County, 23 thousand reported
STRICKLAND — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 21 thousand reported
STRICKLAND — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 21 thousand reported
RUSHING — oil, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Denton County, 20 thousand reported
MCMURREY RANCH UNIT A — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 20 thousand reported
BARNETT ESTATES "A" — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 20 thousand reported
CANYON-OAKS UNIT — gas, Red Oak Gas Operating Company LP, Denton County, 20 thousand reported
ALLIANCE — gas, Chief Operating LLC, Denton County, 20 thousand reported
LEA -B- — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 20 thousand reported
FRITCHER — oil, Nichols, Carl E., Denton County, 19 thousand reported
KNOX ESTATE — oil, Texcel Exploration, Inc., Denton County, 19 thousand reported
EVANS, J. E. — oil, Harper, Wayne, Denton County, 19 thousand reported
BAUDOUIN "B" — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 18 thousand reported
CLIFTON 4-DENTON COUNTY — oil, Smith, Joe H., Denton County, 18 thousand reported
AETNA-WHITE — oil, Liberty Operating Company, Inc., Denton County, 17 thousand reported
HARRIS — gas, Western Chief Oil & Gas Company, Denton County, 17 thousand reported
COLE, M. T. TRUST #2 — gas, Mitchell Energy Corporation, Denton County, 17 thousand reported
MCRAE — gas, Mitchell Energy Corporation, Denton County, 17 thousand reported
EWING — gas, Winchester Production Company, Denton County, 17 thousand reported
CUMMINGS C WEST — gas, Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P., Denton County, 17 thousand reported
PRUETT — oil, Canyon Operating, LLC, Denton County, 17 thousand reported
MERRITT, W. A. — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 16 thousand reported
SCHERTZ — gas, Western Chief Oil & Gas Company, Denton County, 16 thousand reported
STRICKLAND — gas, Enre, L.P., Denton County, 15 thousand reported
HARRIS -BARTHOLD WEST (SA) — gas, Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC, Denton County, 15 thousand reported
MCMURREY RANCH — gas, Mcmurrey, R. J., Production Comp, Denton County, 15 thousand reported
AAT-UP VIC — gas, Dallas Royalty, Inc., Denton County, 14 thousand reported
CLIFTON 7 - DENTON COUNTY — oil, August Oil, Denton County, 14 thousand reported
MCCALLUM "D" — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 13 thousand reported
FOMBY — gas, G & F Oil, Inc., Denton County, 13 thousand reported
BOYD-G. C. & S. F. RR UNIT — gas, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 12 thousand reported
MCMURREY RANCH UNIT A — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Denton County, 12 thousand reported
MCPEEK, GERTRUDE — oil, Dark Horse Operating Co., L.L.C., Denton County, 11 thousand reported
TAYLOR-DOOLEY (SA) — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Denton County, 11 thousand reported
HARRIS -BARTHOLD WEST (SA) — oil, Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC, Denton County, 10 thousand reported
SHELBY "A" — oil, Shelby, Michael H., Denton County, 10 thousand reported
TULLIO — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Denton County, 10 thousand reported
CUMMINGS-HODGE UNIT — gas, Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P., Denton County, 10 thousand reported
RUSHING, MARY LOU — oil, Trio Consulting & Management,LLC, Denton County, 9 thousand reported
SHEPPARD — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 9 thousand reported
MCMURREY RANCH — oil, Mcmurrey, R. J., Production Comp, Denton County, 8 thousand reported
TURNER, AUBREY — gas, Harper, Wayne, Denton County, 8 thousand reported
MCMURREY — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Denton County, 8 thousand reported
TAYLOR, SYBIL — oil, Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., Denton County, 8 thousand reported
BUCKLEY "C" — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 8 thousand reported
USA TRUST — oil, Xto Energy Inc., Denton County, 8 thousand reported
CRAVENS — oil, Range Production Company, Denton County, 7 thousand reported
MCRAE-DUESSEN — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 7 thousand reported
FORT DAVID — gas, Trio Consulting & Management,LLC, Denton County, 7 thousand reported
HARPOOL-HOLMES — gas, Dallas Production, Inc., Denton County, 7 thousand reported
SLIDELL-PRUETT UNIT — gas, Ryder Scott Oil Company, Denton County, 7 thousand reported
BAKER, JAMES GU — gas, Mitchell Energy Corporation, Denton County, 7 thousand reported
HARRIS -BARTHOLD EAST (SA) — gas, Sage Natural Resources LLC, Denton County, 7 thousand reported
PRUETT, LUCILLE — oil, Aruba Petroleum, Inc., Denton County, 6 thousand reported
CLIFTON 3-DENTON COUNTY — oil, Walterscheid, D. H., Denton County, 5 thousand reported
GIBBS — gas, Vicars, Greg, Denton County, 5 thousand reported
DAVIS, FRED — oil, Range Production Company, Denton County, 5 thousand reported
TIESZEN — oil, August Oil, Denton County, 5 thousand reported
FORTENBERRY, HENRY — oil, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 5 thousand reported
FORTENBERRY, HENRY A — oil, Adkins, R. L. Corp., Denton County, 5 thousand reported
MCRAE — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 4 thousand reported
FORESTER, B. B. — oil, Grewing, Joe, Denton County, 4 thousand reported
SHELBY, MICHAEL — oil, Black Oil Company, Inc., Denton County, 3 thousand reported
CLIFTON 1-DENTON COUNTY — oil, Denton Oil & Gas, Denton County, 3 thousand reported
JUDKINS — oil, Saddle Creek Energy Development, Denton County, 3 thousand reported
STAHLMAN — oil, Saddle Creek Energy Development, Denton County, 3 thousand reported
LONG "C" — oil, August Oil, Denton County, 3 thousand reported
T.D. RICHARDS — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Denton County, 3 thousand reported
HARRIS -BARTHOLD EAST (SA) — gas, Sage Natural Resources LLC, Denton County, 3 thousand reported
FITTS — oil, Xto Energy Inc., Denton County, 3 thousand reported
EWING — gas, Winchester Production Company, Denton County, 2 thousand reported
HARRIS -BARTHOLD EAST (SA) — gas, Sage Natural Resources LLC, Denton County, 2 thousand reported
TALLY — gas, Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P., Denton County, 2 thousand reported
FORESTER, W. E., -B- — oil, Barrington, Charles R., Denton County, 2 thousand reported
SANDERS, FRED GU — gas, Mitchell Energy Corporation, Denton County, 2 thousand reported
GIBBS UNIT — gas, J-W Operating Co., Denton County, 2 thousand reported
SHRYACK — gas, BKV Barnett, LLC, Denton County, 2 thousand reported
COLE, BOB — gas, Mitchell Energy Company L.P., Denton County, 1 thousand reported
CLIFTON 5 - DENTON COUNTY — oil, Texas Independent Oil Co., LLC, Denton County, 942 reported
TROPHY CLUB UNIT — gas, Star Of Texas Energy SRVS, Inc., Denton County, 923 reported
BLAIR — oil, Wy Woodland Operating, LLC, Denton County, 699 reported
BOHN, TINA — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Denton County, 621 reported
LONG, H. E. — oil, August Oil, Denton County, 562 reported
GIBSON ESTATE -C- — oil, Barrington, Charles R., Denton County, 552 reported
WOOD, L. L. — oil, Van Tol Oil, Denton County, 424 reported
ADAMS, CORINNE — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 328 reported
KETCHUM — gas, Hughes, Dan A. Company, Denton County, 253 reported
AETNA-WHITE — oil, Texcel Exploration, Inc., Denton County, 247 reported
ACME — gas, Endeavor Energy Resources L.P., Denton County, 213 reported
MASH — gas, Burlington Resources O & G Co LP, Denton County, 195 reported
HILLS OF ARGYLE — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Denton County, 191 reported
BLAIR — gas, G & F Oil, Inc., Denton County, 131 reported
LONG — oil, Texcel Exploration, Inc., Denton County, 99 reported
TAYLOR, SYBIL — gas, Bedrock Production, LLC, Denton County, 76 reported
DAY, J. E. — gas, Enre Corp., Denton County, 64 reported
CLIFTON 5 - DENTON COUNTY — gas, Harper, Wayne, Denton County, 35 reported
WILLIS UNIT — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Denton County, 12 reported
NALER, MAE C. — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Denton County, 6 reported
FORESTER, W. E. — oil, Barrington, Charles R., Denton County, 4 reported
CROW-WRIGHT — gas, Red Oak Gas Operating Company LP, Denton County, 3 reported
GRIFFETH — gas, Hess, Jerry Operating Co., Denton County, 2 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.