Oil and gas leases in Grimes County

Grimes County, Texas has 448 oil and gas leases with production on file at the Railroad Commission. 149 of them are oil leases and 299 are gas leases. Between them they carry 482 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 13.3 million barrels of oil and 771.3 million Mcf of gas. 72 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 Grimes County

How many oil and gas leases are in Grimes County?: Grimes County has 448 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Grimes County produced?: Leases in Grimes County have reported 13,338,251 barrels of oil (bbl) and 771,329,554 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
Who are the biggest operators in Grimes County?: Chesapeake Operating, Inc. operates 128 of the 448 producing leases in Grimes County, more than any other operator on record with the Railroad Commission of Texas.
How many operators are active in Grimes County?: 72 operators file production returns for leases in Grimes County.
How much are mineral rights in Grimes County worth?: There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Grimes County is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 448 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.

Chesapeake Operating, Inc. — 128 leases
Marathon Oil Company — 30 leases
Union Pacific Resources Company — 25 leases
Cashco Oil Company — 21 leases
CML Exploration, LLC — 20 leases
Stroud Energy, Ltd. — 17 leases
Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C. — 15 leases
Patterson Petroleum, Inc. — 14 leases
Snyder Oil Corporation — 12 leases
Apache Corporation — 9 leases
Enervest Operating, L.L.C. — 6 leases
Marlin Energy Resources, LLC — 6 leases
Mego Resources, LLC — 6 leases
Torch Operating Company — 6 leases
Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc. — 5 leases
Deep Rock Resources, Inc. — 5 leases
Halcon Operating Co., Inc. — 5 leases
Patterson Petroleum LP — 5 leases
Santa Rosa Operating, LLC — 5 leases
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler — 5 leases
Etx Energy, LLC — 4 leases
Jamex, Inc. — 4 leases
New Gulf Resources, LLC — 4 leases
Nuevo Energy Company — 4 leases
Pride Energy Company — 4 leases
Weber Energy Corporation — 4 leases
Atinum Operating, Inc. — 3 leases
Exxon Corp. — 3 leases
Prime Operating Company — 3 leases
Range Production Company — 3 leases
Total Minatome Corporation — 3 leases
Akg Operating Company — 2 leases
Allied Operating Texas, LLC — 2 leases
Confed Oil Incorporated — 2 leases
Crimson Exploration Inc. — 2 leases
Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. — 2 leases
Drill Partners Management, LLC — 2 leases
Dynamic Petroleum Res., Inc. — 2 leases
Eog Resources, Inc. — 2 leases
Galloway Energy Co. — 2 leases
Great Western Onshore Inc. — 2 leases
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC — 2 leases
Moon Operating, Inc. — 2 leases
Patterson Petroleum LLC — 2 leases
Rosewood Resources, Inc. — 2 leases
Seneca Resources Corporation — 2 leases
Setex Oil And Gas Company — 2 leases
Stoneham Oil Company — 2 leases
Stroud Oil Properties, Inc. — 2 leases
Sundown Energy LP — 2 leases
TDC Engineering, Inc. — 2 leases
Texas Independent Explor., Inc. — 2 leases
Texcal Energy (GP) LLC — 2 leases
Westpark Petroleum, Inc. — 2 leases
Brazos Valley Operating, LLC — 1 lease
Cameron, Paul E., JR., Inc. — 1 lease
Dalbosco, Donald C. — 1 lease
Fuji Resources Production Co,Inc — 1 lease
Gaither Petroleum Corporation — 1 lease
High Chapparal Oil Company — 1 lease

Railroad Commission districts

District 03 — 444 leases
District 05 — 4 leases

Leases — page 1 of 3

PASKET — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 18.1 million reported
VICTORY — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 16.6 million reported
ROBINSON — gas, Torch Operating Company, Grimes County, 13.8 million reported
WELLMAN OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 13.2 million reported
ERWIN OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 12.2 million reported
STANLEY OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 12.0 million reported
GOODRICH — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 11.9 million reported
BEARD OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 11.8 million reported
QUE PASA "B" 2ST — gas, Torch Operating Company, Grimes County, 11.5 million reported
QUE PASA "A" — gas, Torch Operating Company, Grimes County, 10.7 million reported
TRIUMPH — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 10.6 million reported
GARRETT — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 10.1 million reported
BRONCO — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 8.9 million reported
GORBET — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 8.8 million reported
WALTRIP — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 8.7 million reported
PASKET — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 8.3 million reported
ROCKET — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 8.3 million reported
QUE PASA "D" — gas, Nuevo Energy Company, Grimes County, 8.0 million reported
MORNINGSIDE-ROBINSON — gas, Nuevo Energy Company, Grimes County, 8.0 million reported
CARTER KNOX — gas, Apache Corporation, Grimes County, 7.9 million reported
VICTORY — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 7.8 million reported
ALICE — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 7.7 million reported
PACKER — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 7.7 million reported
MOODY — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 7.6 million reported
HUSFELD — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 7.6 million reported
CARMEN — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 7.5 million reported
CLAIRE OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 7.1 million reported
O'BRIEN DL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 6.9 million reported
MOORING-JOHNSON UNIT NO. 1 — gas, Exxon Corp., Grimes County, 6.9 million reported
VELMER MAE — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 6.6 million reported
BERKLEY — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 6.6 million reported
WEST RICHARDS UNIT — gas, Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C., Grimes County, 6.6 million reported
HEIL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 6.6 million reported
EPHRAIM OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 6.3 million reported
CONKLING DL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 6.3 million reported
EPHRAIM OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 6.3 million reported
WICHMAN — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 6.3 million reported
LAKE CREEK UNIT — gas, Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C., Grimes County, 6.3 million reported
SCHAEFER — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 6.2 million reported
BEARD OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 6.1 million reported
POOL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 6.0 million reported
KEISLER UNIT — gas, Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C., Grimes County, 5.9 million reported
HAYNIE, JEFF COMPANY UNIT — gas, Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C., Grimes County, 5.9 million reported
BAY — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 5.5 million reported
RANGER — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 5.4 million reported
HANNAH — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 5.3 million reported
BLACKBURN — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 5.2 million reported
EDGE, GORDON — gas, Stroud Energy, Ltd., Grimes County, 5.1 million reported
PHILIP DL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 5.0 million reported
KEISLER — gas, Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C., Grimes County, 5.0 million reported
KIMICH — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 4.9 million reported
STOUT OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 4.8 million reported
BAX UNIT — gas, Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C., Grimes County, 4.8 million reported
ARMSTRONG OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 4.8 million reported
ANDERSON-HILL — gas, Weber Energy Corporation, Grimes County, 4.7 million reported
BINFORD — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 4.7 million reported
JET UNIT — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 4.7 million reported
PIEDMONT — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 4.7 million reported
UPCHURCH -B- — gas, Rosewood Resources, Inc., Grimes County, 4.5 million reported
FREEMAN — gas, Stroud Energy, Ltd., Grimes County, 4.5 million reported
CHAMPION — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 4.3 million reported
WELLMAN — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 4.3 million reported
HAYNIE, TOM — gas, Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C., Grimes County, 4.3 million reported
TURKEY CREEK — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 4.3 million reported
HALTMAR OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 4.3 million reported
BETTY — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 4.2 million reported
MCGEE OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 4.1 million reported
JEFF — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 4.0 million reported
STANLEY OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 3.9 million reported
HAYNIE-MOODY — gas, Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C., Grimes County, 3.9 million reported
VIKING — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 3.8 million reported
ROCKY CREEK OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 3.6 million reported
FREEMAN UNIT — gas, Stroud Energy, Ltd., Grimes County, 3.6 million reported
EAST RICHARDS UNIT — gas, Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C., Grimes County, 3.5 million reported
HEYMAN UNIT — gas, Stroud Energy, Ltd., Grimes County, 3.5 million reported
SANDERS UNIT — gas, Stroud Energy, Ltd., Grimes County, 3.5 million reported
WRANGLER — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 3.5 million reported
URIAH OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 3.4 million reported
FRAZIER UNIT — gas, Patterson Petroleum, Inc., Grimes County, 3.3 million reported
JEB — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 3.3 million reported
LANICEK OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 3.2 million reported
MARLIN — gas, Akg Operating Company, Grimes County, 3.2 million reported
O'CONNOR-GOINS UNIT, ET AL — gas, Cashco Oil Company, Grimes County, 3.2 million reported
BOSSE, A. B. — gas, Range Production Company, Grimes County, 3.1 million reported
CHAMPION — gas, Tri-Union Development Corp., Grimes County, 3.1 million reported
RANGER — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 3.0 million reported
BRONCO — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 3.0 million reported
UPCHURCH — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 2.9 million reported
LAURA OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 2.8 million reported
BOATWRIGHT — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 2.8 million reported
DODD — gas, Enervest Operating, L.L.C., Grimes County, 2.8 million reported
HOKE-COLE UNIT — gas, Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C., Grimes County, 2.8 million reported
SCHROEDER — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 2.8 million reported
WELLS E — gas, Apache Corporation, Grimes County, 2.7 million reported
HAYNIE-SCHWEITZ UNIT — gas, Stroud Energy, Ltd., Grimes County, 2.7 million reported
MC CUNE — gas, Range Production Company, Grimes County, 2.5 million reported
O'BRIEN DL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 2.5 million reported
SANDERS — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 2.5 million reported
ANDERSON — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 2.5 million reported
SELECTED LANDS - HOUSE UNIT — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Grimes County, 2.5 million reported
BETTY — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 2.5 million reported
REBECCA — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 2.5 million reported
HURST-BAY UNIT — gas, Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C., Grimes County, 2.4 million reported
BRIERS — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 2.4 million reported
FRANUS UNIT — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Grimes County, 2.4 million reported
ROBINSON "B" — gas, Nuevo Energy Company, Grimes County, 2.4 million reported
RIETZ TRUST UNIT — gas, Stroud Energy, Ltd., Grimes County, 2.4 million reported
CIESIELSKI UNIT — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Grimes County, 2.3 million reported
NAVARRO UNIT — gas, Stroud Energy, Ltd., Grimes County, 2.3 million reported
CARMEN — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 2.3 million reported
BORSKI — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 2.3 million reported
CLANCY — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 2.3 million reported
MICKAN — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 2.2 million reported
BROWN UNIT — gas, Stroud Energy, Ltd., Grimes County, 2.2 million reported
HUNTER — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 2.2 million reported
MINERAL SPRINGS — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 2.2 million reported
FREDERICK — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 2.1 million reported
HARVILL — gas, Weber Energy Corporation, Grimes County, 2.1 million reported
APOLONIA — gas, Atinum Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 2.0 million reported
BEAUREGARD — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 1.9 million reported
THOMAS RANCH — gas, Seneca Resources Corporation, Grimes County, 1.9 million reported
ALLEN, A. G. UNIT — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Grimes County, 1.9 million reported
CHURCHWELL UNIT — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Grimes County, 1.9 million reported
UILKIE — gas, Stroud Energy, Ltd., Grimes County, 1.9 million reported
RATCLIFF — gas, Stroud Oil Properties, Inc., Grimes County, 1.9 million reported
HEGAR — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.9 million reported
RANGER — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 1.9 million reported
LONE WOLF — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.8 million reported
PERRY — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.8 million reported
VELMER MAE — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 1.8 million reported
NEBLETT — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.8 million reported
BUTAUD E — gas, Apache Corporation, Grimes County, 1.8 million reported
WEHMEYER UNIT — gas, Stroud Energy, Ltd., Grimes County, 1.8 million reported
T.M.P.A. — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.8 million reported
ASHORN — gas, Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C., Grimes County, 1.7 million reported
QUINN S/T — gas, Torch Operating Company, Grimes County, 1.7 million reported
MOODY — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.7 million reported
HOPSON — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.7 million reported
STEELER — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 1.7 million reported
HAYNIE — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.7 million reported
RISIEN DL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.7 million reported
THOMAS UNIT — gas, Stroud Energy, Ltd., Grimes County, 1.7 million reported
GILES UNIT — gas, Stroud Energy, Ltd., Grimes County, 1.6 million reported
FULLER-SONTAG OL — gas, Snyder Oil Corporation, Grimes County, 1.6 million reported
FRANKS OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.6 million reported
WALKOVIAK UNIT — gas, Atinum Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.6 million reported
FRANUS GT UNIT — gas, Enervest Operating, L.L.C., Grimes County, 1.6 million reported
SANDERS — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.6 million reported
SMITH, A. UNIT — gas, Seneca Resources Corporation, Grimes County, 1.6 million reported
ROAN'S PRAIRIE — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.5 million reported
BOWMAN — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.5 million reported
RANDALL — gas, Range Production Company, Grimes County, 1.5 million reported
PETERSON — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.5 million reported
EDGE, GORDON — gas, Stroud Energy, Ltd., Grimes County, 1.5 million reported
ROCKET — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 1.5 million reported
CALHOUN, F. D. — gas, TDC Engineering, Inc., Grimes County, 1.4 million reported
RODES — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.4 million reported
WRANGLER — gas, Atinum Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.4 million reported
HEGAR OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.4 million reported
WEST CANNON UNIT — gas, Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C., Grimes County, 1.4 million reported
ZINGARA — gas, Deep Rock Resources, Inc., Grimes County, 1.4 million reported
TMPA UNIT — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Grimes County, 1.4 million reported
DOROTHY UNIT — gas, Westpark Petroleum, Inc., Grimes County, 1.4 million reported
YVONNE — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.3 million reported
HURST UNIT — gas, Stroud Energy, Ltd., Grimes County, 1.3 million reported
LEWIS OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.3 million reported
HICKS, B. B. — gas, Cashco Oil Company, Grimes County, 1.3 million reported
CANNON UNIT — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Grimes County, 1.3 million reported
ABSHIRE UNIT — gas, Enervest Operating, L.L.C., Grimes County, 1.3 million reported
BRACEWELL UNIT NO.1 — gas, Exxon Corp., Grimes County, 1.2 million reported
MOSES UNIT — gas, Stroud Energy, Ltd., Grimes County, 1.2 million reported
MALLETT UNIT — gas, Cashco Oil Company, Grimes County, 1.2 million reported
NUNLEY UNIT — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Grimes County, 1.1 million reported
SANDERS — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.1 million reported
QUARRY OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.1 million reported
BRONCO — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 1.1 million reported
JET UNIT — gas, Marathon Oil Company, Grimes County, 1.1 million reported
MARLIN UNIT — gas, Akg Operating Company, Grimes County, 1.1 million reported
URIAH OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.1 million reported
NORWOOD UNIT — gas, Patterson Petroleum, Inc., Grimes County, 1.0 million reported
MCGEE OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 1.0 million reported
ANGELINE — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Grimes County, 997 thousand reported
KENNARD — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 979 thousand reported
TUCKER, T. J. UNIT NO. 2 — gas, Gaither Petroleum Corporation, Grimes County, 978 thousand reported
SCAMARDO — gas, Cashco Oil Company, Grimes County, 973 thousand reported
SELECTED LANDS UNIT #1 — gas, Patterson Petroleum, Inc., Grimes County, 971 thousand reported
WAGNON UNIT — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Grimes County, 966 thousand reported
BETHLEHEM — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 891 thousand reported
MUSTANG — gas, Texcal Energy (GP) LLC, Grimes County, 871 thousand reported
MCNEALY — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 869 thousand reported
HOWARD — gas, Allied Operating Texas, LLC, Grimes County, 864 thousand reported
RULEMAKER UNIT — gas, Mego Resources, LLC, Grimes County, 843 thousand reported
BARTLETT — gas, Weber Energy Corporation, Grimes County, 843 thousand reported
WOOD — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 834 thousand reported
ANDERSON UPRC — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 827 thousand reported
SNR OL — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 823 thousand reported
MCCLENDON — gas, Texas Independent Explor., Inc., Grimes County, 782 thousand reported
SPRING BRANCH — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 777 thousand reported
SLATON — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Grimes County, 774 thousand reported
RIDE LONESOME — gas, Brazos Valley Operating, LLC, Grimes County, 768 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.