Oil and gas leases in Nueces County — page 6

Nueces County, Texas has 2,652 oil and gas leases with production on file at the Railroad Commission, all of them in Commission district 04. 661 of them are oil leases and 1,991 are gas leases. Between them they carry 3,070 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 16.9 million barrels of oil and 992.3 million Mcf of gas. 265 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 Nueces County

How many oil and gas leases are in Nueces County?
Nueces County has 2,652 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Nueces County produced?
Leases in Nueces County have reported 16,860,751 barrels of oil (bbl) and 992,313,120 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
How many operators are active in Nueces County?
265 operators file production returns for leases in Nueces County.
How much are mineral rights in Nueces County worth?
There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Nueces County is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 2,652 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 6 of 14

  • KELLY HEIRS G U — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 182 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 182 thousand reported
  • CHAPMAN, J.O. — gas, Crest Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 180 thousand reported
  • LOWRY-HILL — oil, Dewbre Petroleum Corporation, Nueces County, 180 thousand reported
  • TEXON ROYALTY CO. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 179 thousand reported
  • AUSTIN, HELEN P. — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Nueces County, 179 thousand reported
  • LUBY, J. P. — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 179 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 178 thousand reported
  • THOMPSON, JENNIE A. — gas, Plains Resources Inc., Nueces County, 178 thousand reported
  • RIVERS, W. C. — gas, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Nueces County, 178 thousand reported
  • CHAPMAN — oil, Carter Exploration Company, Nueces County, 177 thousand reported
  • RUSSELL-BEVLY UNIT — gas, Ventex Operating Corp., Nueces County, 177 thousand reported
  • RIVERS A — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 176 thousand reported
  • MILLER, NETTIE — oil, Export Petroleum Corporation, Nueces County, 176 thousand reported
  • STATE TRACT 746 — gas, Denovo Oil & Gas, Inc., Nueces County, 176 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 176 thousand reported
  • INGRAM, DONALD — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 175 thousand reported
  • ELLIFF, J.S. ET AL — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 175 thousand reported
  • COWELS — oil, Richman Petroleum Corp., Nueces County, 175 thousand reported
  • CHAPMAN — gas, Geiser, D. Allen, Nueces County, 173 thousand reported
  • UNION CENTRAL LIFE INS. CO. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 173 thousand reported
  • CHAPMAN, J. O. — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Nueces County, 172 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 171 thousand reported
  • STL 33099 /TR 54/ — gas, Sabco Oil And Gas Corporation, Nueces County, 169 thousand reported
  • STATE TRACT 348 — gas, Midland Res. Oper. Co., Inc., Nueces County, 168 thousand reported
  • ELLIFF, MABEL — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 168 thousand reported
  • ESTELL, MARY KING — gas, Durango Resources Corp., Nueces County, 168 thousand reported
  • RIVERS, M. L. "A" — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Nueces County, 167 thousand reported
  • EAST SIDE BLOCK UNIT — gas, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Nueces County, 167 thousand reported
  • STATE OF TEXAS 390 — gas, Bass Enterprises Production Co., Nueces County, 167 thousand reported
  • PYLE, H.C. — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 166 thousand reported
  • STATE TRACT 343 — gas, Cinco Natural Resources Corp., Nueces County, 166 thousand reported
  • RIVERS, M. L. "A" — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 166 thousand reported
  • THOMPSON UNIT — gas, Tema Oil And Gas Company, Nueces County, 165 thousand reported
  • FEE — gas, Harper Hefte, Inc., Nueces County, 165 thousand reported
  • CHAPMAN HEIRS "A" — gas, Pi Energy, Inc., Nueces County, 165 thousand reported
  • GILLESPIE GAS UNIT — gas, Suemaur Expl. & Prod., LLC, Nueces County, 165 thousand reported
  • BEVLY "B" GAS UNIT — gas, Johnson Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 164 thousand reported
  • BLUNTZER, ROBERT D. ET AL — gas, Marwell Petroleum, Inc., Nueces County, 164 thousand reported
  • GILLUM — gas, Continental Trend Resources, Inc, Nueces County, 164 thousand reported
  • DRISCOLL, CLARA — oil, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 164 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 163 thousand reported
  • WOLTER, R.C. -A- — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 163 thousand reported
  • EAST SIDE BLOCK UNIT — gas, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Nueces County, 163 thousand reported
  • PETERSON — gas, Waters Eng. & Operating, Inc., Nueces County, 161 thousand reported
  • STATE NUECES BAY TRACT 975 — gas, Comstock Oil & Gas, Inc., Nueces County, 161 thousand reported
  • BICKLER-MOSELY — gas, Marquee Corporation, Nueces County, 160 thousand reported
  • EAST SIDE BLOCK UNIT — gas, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Nueces County, 160 thousand reported
  • KING RANCH EAST LAURELES — gas, Exxon Corp., Nueces County, 160 thousand reported
  • RICHARD KING ESTATE — gas, Fredonia Resources Inc., Nueces County, 160 thousand reported
  • PERKINS-LA GASSE — oil, Crystal Oil Company, Nueces County, 159 thousand reported
  • SCHULZE, HERBERT K. ET AL — gas, Hughes, Dan A. Company, Nueces County, 159 thousand reported
  • ESTELL, MARY KING — gas, Synergy Oil & Gas, Inc. (A), Nueces County, 159 thousand reported
  • TEXON ROYALTY "B" — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 158 thousand reported
  • ELLIFF, J.S. ETAL — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 158 thousand reported
  • CHAPMAN RANCH — gas, Decker Operating Co., L.L.C., Nueces County, 158 thousand reported
  • CHAPMAN, J. O. — gas, Royal Production Company, Inc., Nueces County, 158 thousand reported
  • STATE TRACT 344 — gas, Ibc Petroleum, Inc., Nueces County, 158 thousand reported
  • PFLUGER, THEODORE — oil, Burke, Harry Petroleum, Nueces County, 157 thousand reported
  • TALBERT, C.P. — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 156 thousand reported
  • SHAFFER, K.L. NCT-1 — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Nueces County, 155 thousand reported
  • TEXON ROYALTY CO. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 155 thousand reported
  • SELLERS, W.S. -A- — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 155 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 155 thousand reported
  • SPONBERG, J. O. — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 155 thousand reported
  • DRISCOLL, CLARA — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 155 thousand reported
  • ELLIFF, J.S. ET AL — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 155 thousand reported
  • E.FLOUR BLUFF STATE DEEP — gas, Texas Crude Energy, Inc., Nueces County, 154 thousand reported
  • CHAPMAN RANCH — gas, Decker Operating Co., L.L.C., Nueces County, 154 thousand reported
  • KING RANCH EAST LAURELES — gas, Exxon Corp., Nueces County, 154 thousand reported
  • SHAFFER K. L. NCT-1 — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 154 thousand reported
  • DORSOGNA — gas, Mustang Oil & Gas Corporation, Nueces County, 153 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 153 thousand reported
  • STATE TRACT 973 — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Nueces County, 152 thousand reported
  • CAGE, W.T. "A" — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 152 thousand reported
  • CHAPMAN, J. O. — gas, Shell Western E&P Inc., Nueces County, 151 thousand reported
  • ELLIFF J.S. — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 151 thousand reported
  • STATE TRACT 470 — oil, Bristol Resources Corporation, Nueces County, 151 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 150 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 150 thousand reported
  • STATE TRACT 706 — oil, Lamar Oil & Gas, Inc., Nueces County, 150 thousand reported
  • JONES, E. M. — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 150 thousand reported
  • WOFFORD, BUSH "E" — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 149 thousand reported
  • ELLIFF, J. S. ETAL — oil, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 148 thousand reported
  • HEFTE, MARY TOM TRUST — gas, Harper Hefte, Inc., Nueces County, 147 thousand reported
  • UCLI — gas, Sarita Energy Resources, Ltd., Nueces County, 147 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 147 thousand reported
  • CLARK, GEORGE R. — gas, Tema Oil And Gas Company, Nueces County, 146 thousand reported
  • PERKINS GAS UNIT — gas, Marquee Corporation, Nueces County, 146 thousand reported
  • ELLIFF, J.S. ET AL — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 146 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 145 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 145 thousand reported
  • EWING, J. H. — gas, Sue-Ann Operating, L.C., Nueces County, 145 thousand reported
  • SHAFFER "A" — gas, Continental Trend Resources, Inc, Nueces County, 145 thousand reported
  • BRATTON — gas, Rodessa Operating Company, Nueces County, 144 thousand reported
  • PERKINS-LAGASSE — oil, Del Mar Exploration Company, Nueces County, 144 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 143 thousand reported
  • DUGGER — gas, Lundberg Oil Co., Nueces County, 143 thousand reported
  • DUGGER — oil, Rincon Petroleum Corporation, Nueces County, 143 thousand reported
  • HAGAN & STEWART — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 143 thousand reported
  • CHAPMAN, J. O. — gas, Shana Petroleum Company, Nueces County, 143 thousand reported
  • KING RANCH EAST LAURELES — gas, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Nueces County, 142 thousand reported
  • KELLY HEIRS GU — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 142 thousand reported
  • KINSEY, E. A. — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 142 thousand reported
  • DUGGER, L. M. — gas, Sue-Ann Operating, L.C., Nueces County, 141 thousand reported
  • CHAPMAN — oil, Ventex Operating Corp., Nueces County, 141 thousand reported
  • LEHMAN — gas, Xog Operating LLC, Nueces County, 138 thousand reported
  • WEIL "C" — gas, Flournoy Oil & Gas, Inc., Nueces County, 138 thousand reported
  • BICKLER, MOSLEY — gas, Marquee Corporation, Nueces County, 138 thousand reported
  • MCCANN, G. H. — gas, Kamlok Oil & Gas, Inc., Nueces County, 138 thousand reported
  • STATE TRACT 277 — gas, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Nueces County, 138 thousand reported
  • CHAPMAN — oil, Geiser, D. Allen, Nueces County, 136 thousand reported
  • ELLIFF, J S ET AL — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 136 thousand reported
  • DRYDEN, J.W. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 135 thousand reported
  • SPESSARD, W.M. — gas, Kamlok Oil & Gas, Inc., Nueces County, 135 thousand reported
  • COUNTISS, SAM — gas, Gcea, LLC, Nueces County, 135 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 134 thousand reported
  • TEXON ROYALTY CO. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 134 thousand reported
  • HRNCIR, ET AL UNIT — oil, Suemaur Expl. & Prod., LLC, Nueces County, 134 thousand reported
  • ST 49 PERMANENT UNIT — gas, Sabco Operating Company, Nueces County, 134 thousand reported
  • SCARBOROUGH — gas, Suemaur Expl. & Prod., LLC, Nueces County, 134 thousand reported
  • MCCAMPBELL, W. B. — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Nueces County, 133 thousand reported
  • DRYDEN, J.W. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 133 thousand reported
  • CORPUS CHRISTI BAY TRACT 390UNIT — gas, Bass Enterprises Production Co., Nueces County, 133 thousand reported
  • GUARANTY TITLE & TRUST — gas, Royal Production Company, Inc., Nueces County, 133 thousand reported
  • GRAHAM CATTLE CO. — gas, Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LP, Nueces County, 133 thousand reported
  • SABINE TRUST — gas, Pittencrieff America, Inc., Nueces County, 132 thousand reported
  • CHAPMAN RANCH — gas, Decker Operating Co., L.L.C., Nueces County, 132 thousand reported
  • SIMMONDS & PERRY — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 132 thousand reported
  • COUNTISS, SAM — gas, Gcea, LLC, Nueces County, 131 thousand reported
  • BERTRAM HEIRS — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 129 thousand reported
  • RIVERS -A- — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 129 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 129 thousand reported
  • CLARK, GEORGE R. — gas, Plains Resources Inc., Nueces County, 128 thousand reported
  • CRITZ — gas, P-R-O Management, Inc., Nueces County, 128 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 128 thousand reported
  • ELLIFF, J.S. ET AL — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 128 thousand reported
  • WIGGINS — gas, American Cometra, Inc., Nueces County, 127 thousand reported
  • CHAPMAN RANCH — gas, Decker Operating Co., L.L.C., Nueces County, 127 thousand reported
  • COUNTISS, SAM — gas, Gcea, LLC, Nueces County, 127 thousand reported
  • ESTELL, MARY KING — gas, Kamlok Oil & Gas, Inc., Nueces County, 127 thousand reported
  • MCMURRY, A. T. — gas, Carter Exploration Company, Nueces County, 127 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 127 thousand reported
  • DRYDEN, J. W. — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 127 thousand reported
  • KELLY HEIRS (8150 SAND) GU — gas, Eog Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 127 thousand reported
  • ELLIFF, J.S. ETAL — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 126 thousand reported
  • DUGGER — oil, Marquee Corporation, Nueces County, 126 thousand reported
  • BALDWIN — gas, Gcea, LLC, Nueces County, 125 thousand reported
  • ANDERSON, WILLIAM JR. ET AL — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 125 thousand reported
  • WOLTERS, R. C. — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 125 thousand reported
  • ESTELL, MARY KING — gas, Durango Resources Corp., Nueces County, 125 thousand reported
  • GRUENE, O.A. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 124 thousand reported
  • TALBERT, C. P. — gas, Gillring Oil Company, Nueces County, 124 thousand reported
  • UNTERBRINK ET AL — gas, Sarita Energy Resources, Ltd., Nueces County, 124 thousand reported
  • BOGEL, W. W. — gas, L & F Drilling Co., Inc. (1), Nueces County, 123 thousand reported
  • TALBERT, C.P. — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 123 thousand reported
  • STATE TRACT 15 — gas, Royal Production Company, Inc., Nueces County, 123 thousand reported
  • STATE TRACT 786 — gas, Expro Engineering, Inc., Nueces County, 122 thousand reported
  • KINSEY, E. A. — gas, Linn Operating, Inc., Nueces County, 121 thousand reported
  • DIX, THOMAS — gas, Gillring Oil Company, Nueces County, 121 thousand reported
  • DOUGHTY — gas, Magnum Producing & Operating Co., Nueces County, 121 thousand reported
  • PAVELKA GAS UNIT — gas, Tri-C Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 121 thousand reported
  • PITA ISLAND FIELD GAS UNIT NO. 2 — gas, Pittencrieff America, Inc., Nueces County, 121 thousand reported
  • RIVERS "A" — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 120 thousand reported
  • ESTELL, MARY KING — gas, Kamlok Oil & Gas, Inc., Nueces County, 119 thousand reported
  • WITT KUEMPEL U.N. — gas, Pearl, Bill H. Productions, Inc., Nueces County, 119 thousand reported
  • STATE TRACT 277 — gas, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Nueces County, 119 thousand reported
  • ELLIFF, J.S. ET AL — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 119 thousand reported
  • CHAPMAN — gas, Geiser Operating, Inc., Nueces County, 118 thousand reported
  • KINSEY, E. A. — gas, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P., Nueces County, 117 thousand reported
  • RIVERS -C- — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 117 thousand reported
  • THOMPSON, J. A. — gas, Atapco, Nueces County, 117 thousand reported
  • CAGE, W. T. "B" — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 117 thousand reported
  • RIVERS, M. L. "A" — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 117 thousand reported
  • BLACKNALL, J.C. — gas, Synergy Production Company, Nueces County, 116 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G. P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 116 thousand reported
  • STATE TRACT 458 — gas, Bristol Resources Corporation, Nueces County, 116 thousand reported
  • CAGE, W.T. -B- — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 116 thousand reported
  • GILLESPIE GAS UNIT — gas, Suemaur Expl. & Prod., LLC, Nueces County, 115 thousand reported
  • STATE TRACT 470 — oil, Bristol Resources Corporation, Nueces County, 115 thousand reported
  • STATE TRACT 277 — gas, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Nueces County, 115 thousand reported
  • GRUENE, O.A. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 115 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 115 thousand reported
  • ELLIFF, J. S. ETAL — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 114 thousand reported
  • SIMMONDS, B. B. — gas, Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co., Nueces County, 114 thousand reported
  • WALKER, IDA — oil, Durango Resources Corp., Nueces County, 113 thousand reported
  • ELLIFF, J.S. ET AL — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 113 thousand reported
  • WARDNER, G.P. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 113 thousand reported
  • DUGGER — gas, Continental Trend Resources, Inc, Nueces County, 113 thousand reported
  • GOLLADAY A. H. — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 112 thousand reported
  • STATE TRACT 52 — gas, Midcon Offshore, Inc., Nueces County, 112 thousand reported
  • OCKER — gas, Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc., Nueces County, 112 thousand reported
  • BUTTS, J. B. — gas, Apache Corporation, Nueces County, 111 thousand reported
  • BLUNTZER — gas, Dale Operating Company, Nueces County, 111 thousand reported
  • TSL 33100 /TR 48/ — gas, Merrico Resources, Inc., Nueces County, 110 thousand reported
  • COOKE, C. N. UNIT — oil, Hunt Oil Company, Nueces County, 109 thousand reported
  • BICKLER-MOSLEY — gas, Marquee Corporation, Nueces County, 108 thousand reported
  • MCMURRY, A. T. — gas, Carter Exploration Company, Nueces County, 107 thousand reported
  • RIVERS, W.C. — gas, Union Pacific Resources Company, Nueces County, 107 thousand reported
  • MILLER "B" — oil, American Cometra, Inc., Nueces County, 107 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.