Oil and gas leases in Houston County

Houston County, Texas has 483 oil and gas leases with production on file at the Railroad Commission. 238 of them are oil leases and 245 are gas leases. Between them they carry 881 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 23.8 million barrels of oil and 167.9 million Mcf of gas. 102 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 Houston County

How many oil and gas leases are in Houston County?
Houston County has 483 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Houston County produced?
Leases in Houston County have reported 23,829,152 barrels of oil (bbl) and 167,910,207 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
Who are the biggest operators in Houston County?
Sem Operating Company LLC operates 53 of the 483 producing leases in Houston County, more than any other operator on record with the Railroad Commission of Texas.
How many operators are active in Houston County?
102 operators file production returns for leases in Houston County.
How much are mineral rights in Houston County worth?
There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Houston County is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 483 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 3

  • KLEINSCHMIDT — gas, Winn Exploration Co., Inc., Houston County, 7.0 million reported
  • STREETMAN — gas, Fair Oil Company, Houston County, 6.1 million reported
  • DAILEY, R. S. — gas, Tide West Oil Company, Houston County, 6.0 million reported
  • MORRIS, THELMA — gas, J-O'B Operating Company, Houston County, 4.7 million reported
  • HENLEY — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Houston County, 4.5 million reported
  • WARNER GAS UNIT — gas, Fair Oil Company, Houston County, 4.0 million reported
  • FARMERS OIL COMPANY — gas, Parten Oil Co., Houston County, 3.9 million reported
  • DORRELL, ESTHER — gas, Parten Oil Co., Houston County, 3.8 million reported
  • FT.TRINIDAD UPPER GLEN ROSE UNIT — gas, Hampton Resources Corporation, Houston County, 3.8 million reported
  • TEMPLE A-94 GAS UNIT — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Houston County, 3.3 million reported
  • TEMPLE INLAND GAS UNIT VIII — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Houston County, 3.2 million reported
  • WHITEHEAD "A" — gas, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Houston County, 3.0 million reported
  • LOVELL IV — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Houston County, 2.9 million reported
  • LITTLE, T. A.GAS UNIT — gas, Parten Oil Co., Houston County, 2.9 million reported
  • TEMPLE INDUSTRIES -B- — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 2.8 million reported
  • LOVELL II — gas, Winn Exploration Co., Inc., Houston County, 2.8 million reported
  • FARMERS OIL COMPANY — gas, Parten Oil Co., Houston County, 2.7 million reported
  • DAMUTH GAS UNIT #1 — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Houston County, 2.7 million reported
  • T.I.N. — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 2.7 million reported
  • T.I.N. — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 2.5 million reported
  • LOVELL III — gas, Winn Exploration Co., Inc., Houston County, 2.5 million reported
  • TEMPLE-INLAND III — gas, Winn Exploration Co., Inc., Houston County, 2.2 million reported
  • T.I.N. — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 2.2 million reported
  • SEVEN J STOCK FARM, INC — gas, Parten Operating Inc., Houston County, 2.2 million reported
  • TEMPLE-INLAND — gas, Winn Exploration Co., Inc., Houston County, 2.2 million reported
  • OVERSHOWN GAS UNIT — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 2.2 million reported
  • WARNER GAS UNIT — gas, Tide West Oil Company, Houston County, 2.1 million reported
  • LOVELL — gas, Winn Exploration Co., Inc., Houston County, 2.1 million reported
  • OVERSHOWN GAS UNIT — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 2.1 million reported
  • FORT TRINIDAD DEXTER UNIT — oil, Parten Operating Inc., Houston County, 1.9 million reported
  • T.I.N. — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 1.8 million reported
  • MURRAY, A. E. — gas, Cxy Energy Inc., Houston County, 1.8 million reported
  • TEMPLE-INLAND GAS UNIT NO. 6H — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Houston County, 1.7 million reported
  • ADAMS GAS UNIT — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Houston County, 1.7 million reported
  • SHELLY — oil, Opex Energy, LLC, Houston County, 1.7 million reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 1.6 million reported
  • TEMPLE-INLAND II — gas, Winn Exploration Co., Inc., Houston County, 1.6 million reported
  • MCLEAN ESTATE GAS UNIT — gas, PXP Texas Inc., Houston County, 1.5 million reported
  • ST. REGIS PAPER CO. "C" — gas, Samedan Oil Corporation, Houston County, 1.5 million reported
  • TEMPLE INDUSTRIES -B- — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 1.4 million reported
  • LOVELL V — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Houston County, 1.3 million reported
  • BURRAN GAS UNIT — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 1.3 million reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 1.2 million reported
  • TEMPLE-INLAND V — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Houston County, 1.2 million reported
  • CROCKETT, DAVY "A" — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 1.2 million reported
  • DAILEY, R. S. — gas, Tide West Oil Company, Houston County, 1.2 million reported
  • RIEMENSCHNEIDER "A" — gas, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Houston County, 1.1 million reported
  • MCLEAN ESTATE GAS UNIT — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 980 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 969 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE FARM — gas, Parten Oil Co., Houston County, 938 thousand reported
  • FT.TRINIDAD UPPER GLEN ROSE UNIT — gas, Hampton Resources Corporation, Houston County, 936 thousand reported
  • FEDERAL NM-A-19772 — oil, Denovo Oil & Gas, Inc., Houston County, 922 thousand reported
  • HESTER "B" — gas, Samedan Oil Corporation, Houston County, 891 thousand reported
  • SHIREY GAS UNIT — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 883 thousand reported
  • BRYANT/DAILEY — oil, Petroreal Inc., Houston County, 877 thousand reported
  • SHAW, MOLLIE — oil, Exxon Corp., Houston County, 866 thousand reported
  • BROMBERG, ET AL — gas, Samson Resources Company, Houston County, 849 thousand reported
  • HEROD-FINCH-JONES — gas, Fair Oil Company, Houston County, 841 thousand reported
  • HOLCOMB, A. W. — gas, Umc Petroleum Corporation, Houston County, 831 thousand reported
  • DAN ACKLEY B — gas, Trivium Operating, LLC, Houston County, 823 thousand reported
  • HUFFMAN, L. W. — oil, Tide West Oil Company, Houston County, 823 thousand reported
  • TEMPLE INDUSTRIES -B- — gas, Umc Petroleum Corporation, Houston County, 813 thousand reported
  • FT.TRINIDAD UPPER GLEN ROSE UNIT — gas, Hampton Resources Corporation, Houston County, 778 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 737 thousand reported
  • BRUTON 7 UNIT — gas, Parten Operating Inc., Houston County, 727 thousand reported
  • CHAMPION INT'L CORP. UNIT D-2 — gas, Parten Oil Co., Houston County, 669 thousand reported
  • NAVARRO CGU 11 — gas, Valence Operating Company, Houston County, 654 thousand reported
  • TAYLOR, MADGE C. GAS UNIT — gas, Valence Operating Company, Houston County, 643 thousand reported
  • FEDERAL NM-A-19772 — oil, Range Production Company, Houston County, 633 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 628 thousand reported
  • SOUTHLAND PAPER MILLS — gas, Houston Petroleum Company, Houston County, 624 thousand reported
  • MCLEAN ESTATE GAS UNIT — gas, 3tec Energy Corporation, Houston County, 615 thousand reported
  • SOUTHLAND PAPER MILLS — gas, Armour Properties, Houston County, 610 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 609 thousand reported
  • SHARTLE/CP GAS UNIT — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 603 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 598 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 587 thousand reported
  • THORNTON, ANNIE — gas, Houston Petroleum Company, Houston County, 582 thousand reported
  • BOBBITT GAS UNIT — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Houston County, 579 thousand reported
  • MCLEAN ESTATE GAS UNIT — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 568 thousand reported
  • TEMPLE INLAND A-12 — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Houston County, 560 thousand reported
  • DAILEY ESTATE — gas, Palmer Petroleum Inc., Houston County, 552 thousand reported
  • FEDERAL NM-A-19772 — oil, Range Production Company, Houston County, 550 thousand reported
  • TEMPLE INDUSTRIES — gas, Wagner, Duer & Co., Houston County, 549 thousand reported
  • LARUE, H. — oil, Hallwood Petroleum, Inc., Houston County, 545 thousand reported
  • SEVEN -J- STOCK FARM, INC. — oil, Parten Oil Co., Houston County, 543 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 519 thousand reported
  • ACKLEY, DAN — gas, Samedan Oil Corporation, Houston County, 515 thousand reported
  • BURRAN GAS UNIT — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 514 thousand reported
  • SAMEDAN FEE — oil, Samedan Oil Corporation, Houston County, 499 thousand reported
  • TEMPLE EASTEX-LEONARD GU #1 — gas, Umc Petroleum Corporation, Houston County, 496 thousand reported
  • HOLCOMB, A. W. — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 488 thousand reported
  • CROCKETT, DAVY — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 454 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 450 thousand reported
  • BUTLER — oil, Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LP, Houston County, 448 thousand reported
  • HOLCOMB, A. W. — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 447 thousand reported
  • ADAMS, R. C. — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 435 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM A — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 425 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 425 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 422 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 409 thousand reported
  • MCFADDIN — gas, Maximus Operating, Ltd., Houston County, 401 thousand reported
  • MAPLES — oil, Txco Resources Inc., Houston County, 401 thousand reported
  • KENNON — gas, Samedan Oil Corporation, Houston County, 397 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 396 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 386 thousand reported
  • ADAMS, CHESTER — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 385 thousand reported
  • DAILEY-PRIDGEN — gas, Fair Oil Company, Houston County, 385 thousand reported
  • DOMINY, ANGIE — oil, Range Production Company, Houston County, 384 thousand reported
  • NATIONAL FOREST — oil, Valley Resources, Inc., Houston County, 384 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 383 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 382 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 373 thousand reported
  • VON ROSENBERG — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 369 thousand reported
  • BIGGER-WRIGHT — oil, Petroquest Energy, L.L.C., Houston County, 369 thousand reported
  • SEVEN J STOCK FARM, INC — oil, Texas Moran Exploration Company, Houston County, 362 thousand reported
  • RUDMAN — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Houston County, 362 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 357 thousand reported
  • ENGLISH OIL UNIT — oil, Range Production Company, Houston County, 356 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — oil, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 355 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 354 thousand reported
  • TRINITY STATE BANK — oil, Gaither Petroleum Corporation, Houston County, 352 thousand reported
  • CHANDLER — oil, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 352 thousand reported
  • USA-NM-A 19772 (TEX) — oil, Valley Resources, Inc., Houston County, 346 thousand reported
  • DARSEY — gas, Fair Oil Company, Houston County, 345 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Etx Energy, LLC, Houston County, 340 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 332 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 325 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Houston County, 316 thousand reported
  • SEVEN J STOCK FARM, INC. — gas, L.J.M. Corporation, Houston County, 315 thousand reported
  • KNIGHT — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Houston County, 313 thousand reported
  • FARMERS OIL CO. — oil, Parten Oil Co., Houston County, 313 thousand reported
  • DAILEY, H. H. — gas, Sonora Petroleum Corp., Houston County, 307 thousand reported
  • MILES TIMBER — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 286 thousand reported
  • ADAMS, C. T. OIL UNIT #2 — oil, L.J.M. Corporation, Houston County, 286 thousand reported
  • BLAIR A — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 285 thousand reported
  • ADAMS, R. C. — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 274 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 273 thousand reported
  • ENGLISH OIL UNIT — oil, Range Production Company, Houston County, 272 thousand reported
  • DOMINY, ANGIE — oil, Denovo Oil & Gas, Inc., Houston County, 271 thousand reported
  • CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORP. "D" — gas, Parten Oil Co., Houston County, 269 thousand reported
  • GORE — oil, Interstate Explorations LLC, Houston County, 266 thousand reported
  • CEDAR BRANCH UNIT — oil, Hallwood Petroleum, Inc., Houston County, 264 thousand reported
  • BRUTON, W. T., EST. — oil, Hampton Resources Corporation, Houston County, 257 thousand reported
  • HYDE, MARTY — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 253 thousand reported
  • MOSLEY — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 253 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 249 thousand reported
  • DAVID, JOHN — oil, Valley Resources, Inc., Houston County, 248 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 242 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 242 thousand reported
  • HYDE, MARTY — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 240 thousand reported
  • PERRONE — gas, Sonora Petroleum Corp., Houston County, 237 thousand reported
  • TAYLOR, F. E. — gas, Balance Production Corporation, Houston County, 236 thousand reported
  • TEMPLE — gas, Katy Resources Etx, LLC, Houston County, 230 thousand reported
  • SEVEN J STOCKFARM, INC. — oil, Parten Operating Inc., Houston County, 230 thousand reported
  • EAST FT. TRINIDAD(DEXTER C) UNIT — oil, Samedan Oil Corporation, Houston County, 227 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 216 thousand reported
  • MARTIN-DAILEY — gas, Balance Production Corporation, Houston County, 216 thousand reported
  • ENGLISH OIL UNIT — oil, Denovo Oil & Gas, Inc., Houston County, 214 thousand reported
  • ELLIOTT — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 210 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 209 thousand reported
  • NAVARRO CROSSING G.U. 11 — gas, Valence Operating Company, Houston County, 208 thousand reported
  • FT.TRINIDAD UPPER GLEN ROSE UNIT — gas, Hampton Resources Corporation, Houston County, 207 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 206 thousand reported
  • DOMINY, ANGIE — oil, Range Production Company, Houston County, 193 thousand reported
  • HANLEY — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 190 thousand reported
  • MONTGOMERY — oil, Palmer Petroleum Inc., Houston County, 189 thousand reported
  • GAIL KING — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 187 thousand reported
  • HYDE — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 183 thousand reported
  • CHESTER ADAMS — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 182 thousand reported
  • HANLEY — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 182 thousand reported
  • CROCKETT, DAVY — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Houston County, 181 thousand reported
  • DAVIS, R. M. — oil, Hallwood Petroleum, Inc., Houston County, 181 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 180 thousand reported
  • MCLEAN, HARRY — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 180 thousand reported
  • PERCILLA GAS UNIT 1 — gas, Umc Petroleum Corporation, Houston County, 180 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 179 thousand reported
  • MILLER — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 179 thousand reported
  • VON ROSENBERG — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 176 thousand reported
  • TROUTMAN, T.L. — oil, Range Production Company, Houston County, 176 thousand reported
  • LARUE HEIRS — oil, Petroquest Energy, L.L.C., Houston County, 175 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 173 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 171 thousand reported
  • CHANDLER — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 170 thousand reported
  • USA-NM-A 19772 (TEX) — oil, Range Production Company, Houston County, 167 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 167 thousand reported
  • SHAW, MOLLIE -B- — oil, Manti Operating Company, Houston County, 163 thousand reported
  • ETHEREDGE — oil, Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Houston County, 162 thousand reported
  • SMITH, FRANK — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Houston County, 159 thousand reported
  • CHESTER ADAMS — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 159 thousand reported
  • WALTERS, RALPH J. — oil, Valley Resources, Inc., Houston County, 157 thousand reported
  • MILES TIMBER — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 156 thousand reported
  • SUMRALL — oil, Palmer Petroleum Inc., Houston County, 154 thousand reported
  • W. A. ADAMS GAS UNIT — oil, Navidad Resources, LLC, Houston County, 151 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 145 thousand reported
  • H-F-J — gas, Fair Oil Company, Houston County, 143 thousand reported
  • DAILEY, R. S. & H. H. — gas, Bryant - Chase Energy Corp., Houston County, 143 thousand reported
  • BURRANTOWN GAS UNIT — gas, Xto Energy Inc., Houston County, 142 thousand reported
  • EASTHAM STATE PRISON FARM — gas, Sem Operating Company LLC, Houston County, 138 thousand reported
  • TROUTMAN, T.L. — oil, Denovo Oil & Gas, Inc., Houston County, 136 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.