Oil and gas leases in Orange County

Orange County, Texas has 326 oil and gas leases with production on file at the Railroad Commission, all of them in Commission district 03. 138 of them are oil leases and 188 are gas leases. Between them they carry 685 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 20.6 million barrels of oil and 327.2 million Mcf of gas. 78 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 Orange County

How many oil and gas leases are in Orange County?: Orange County has 326 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Orange County produced?: Leases in Orange County have reported 20,643,940 barrels of oil (bbl) and 327,166,310 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
Who are the biggest operators in Orange County?: Orange Petroleum Co. operates 32 of the 326 producing leases in Orange County, more than any other operator on record with the Railroad Commission of Texas.
How many operators are active in Orange County?: 78 operators file production returns for leases in Orange County.
How much are mineral rights in Orange County worth?: There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Orange County is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 326 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.

Orange Petroleum Co. — 32 leases
Amerada Hess Corporation — 19 leases
Lake Ronel Oil Company — 18 leases
Hilcorp Energy Company — 17 leases
Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc. — 16 leases
Texaco E & P Inc. — 15 leases
Tri-C Resources, Inc. — 15 leases
Samson Lone Star, LLC — 14 leases
Ballard Exploration Company,Inc. — 13 leases
Samson Exploration, LLC — 9 leases
Union Oil Company Of California — 9 leases
Century Exploration Houston, LLC — 8 leases
Raptor Resources, Inc. — 7 leases
Arista Novelty, Inc. — 5 leases
Benchmark Oil & Gas Company — 5 leases
Dynamic Production, Inc. — 5 leases
Noble Energy Inc — 5 leases
Xto Energy Inc. — 5 leases
Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. — 4 leases
Desco Oil Company — 4 leases
Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc. — 4 leases
Energy Development Corp. — 4 leases
Exxon Corp. — 4 leases
Greenhill Petroleum Corporation — 4 leases
Alpine Exploration Co, Inc. — 3 leases
Brown, Clifford L., JR. — 3 leases
Brown, George R. Partnership,The — 3 leases
Choice Exploration, Inc. — 3 leases
Coastal Plains Exploration, LLC — 3 leases
Costa Energy, LLC — 3 leases
Duncan Oil, Inc. — 3 leases
Matador Production Company — 3 leases
Rachael Exploration Corp. — 3 leases
Aroc (Texas) Inc. — 2 leases
Bridge Oil Company, L. P. — 2 leases
Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, Inc — 2 leases
Fairways Exploration & Prod, LLC — 2 leases
Karbuhn Oil Company — 2 leases
Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P. — 2 leases
Range Production Company — 2 leases
Rio Bravo Oil Company — 2 leases
Samedan Oil Corporation — 2 leases
Samson Lone Star LP — 2 leases
Seagull Energy E&P Inc. — 2 leases
Square Mile Energy, L.L.C. — 2 leases
Zachry Exploration, Ltd. — 2 leases
American Operating Company — 1 lease
Azimuth Energy, LLC — 1 lease
Bayoil Exploration Company — 1 lease
Bend Petroleum Corp. — 1 lease
Brammer Engineering, Inc. — 1 lease
Century Exploration Houston, Inc — 1 lease
Chesapeake Operating, Inc. — 1 lease
Cimarron Engineering, LLC — 1 lease
Encore Energy, Inc. — 1 lease
Enervest Operating, L.L.C. — 1 lease
Esenjay Petroleum Corp. — 1 lease
Five-Jab, Inc. — 1 lease
Harper, Wayne — 1 lease
Hopper-Barnett Inc. — 1 lease

Railroad Commission districts

District 03 — 326 leases

Leases — page 1 of 2

MIL-VID — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 19.6 million reported
MVP 'A-83' GAS UNIT — gas, Century Exploration Houston, LLC, Orange County, 19.3 million reported
STEPHENSON, JOHN W. GAS UNIT — gas, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 9.5 million reported
STEPHENSON — gas, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 9.2 million reported
MIL-VID — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 8.9 million reported
QUINN, B. E. — gas, Union Oil Company Of California, Orange County, 8.6 million reported
LONGLEY, H. B. — gas, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 7.1 million reported
ARMSTRONG GAS UNIT — gas, Dynamic Production, Inc., Orange County, 6.9 million reported
STARK, NELDA C. — gas, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 6.9 million reported
MORGANS BLUFF HACKBERRY UNIT — oil, Ip Petroleum Company, Inc., Orange County, 6.1 million reported
SAMPSON-CLARK GU — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 6.1 million reported
MIL-VID — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 6.1 million reported
WILLIAMS — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 6.0 million reported
QUINN, B. E. — gas, Ballard Exploration Company,Inc., Orange County, 5.9 million reported
STEPHENSON, J. W. — gas, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 5.9 million reported
VASTAR 1A UNIT — gas, Ballard Exploration Company,Inc., Orange County, 5.5 million reported
GONZALES, RITA — gas, Union Oil Company Of California, Orange County, 5.2 million reported
SMITH, LOYD C. ET AL GAS UNIT — gas, Range Production Company, Orange County, 4.9 million reported
SOKOLSKI GU — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Orange County, 4.8 million reported
LEMONVILLE — gas, Fairways Exploration & Prod, LLC, Orange County, 4.5 million reported
MIL-VID — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 4.3 million reported
RED GAS UNIT — gas, Samedan Oil Corporation, Orange County, 4.3 million reported
HANNAH — gas, Samson Lone Star LP, Orange County, 4.2 million reported
WILLIAMS, E. F. ET AL — gas, Samedan Oil Corporation, Orange County, 4.2 million reported
REID, D. — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 4.1 million reported
WEST SIDE — gas, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 4.0 million reported
STEPHENSON, JOHN — gas, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 4.0 million reported
MIL-VID — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Orange County, 4.0 million reported
MVP 'A-183' — gas, Century Exploration Houston, LLC, Orange County, 4.0 million reported
SMITH, LOYD C. ET AL GAS UNIT — gas, Range Production Company, Orange County, 3.7 million reported
BROWN/STARK — gas, Energy Development Corp., Orange County, 3.7 million reported
SAMPSON-CLARK GU — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 3.6 million reported
FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANY — gas, Ballard Exploration Company,Inc., Orange County, 3.5 million reported
RICHARDSON — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Orange County, 3.5 million reported
TORTORIS ET AL — gas, Magnum Producing, LP, Orange County, 3.4 million reported
QUINN A-195 — gas, Samson Exploration, LLC, Orange County, 3.3 million reported
POWELL LUMBER CO., ET AL — gas, Hopper-Barnett Inc., Orange County, 3.2 million reported
GONZALES, RITA — gas, Reef Exploration, Inc. (A-1), Orange County, 2.9 million reported
MVP 'A-183' — gas, Century Exploration Houston, LLC, Orange County, 2.9 million reported
JETT — gas, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 2.9 million reported
HARRIS — gas, Duncan Oil, Inc., Orange County, 2.9 million reported
WILLIAMS — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Orange County, 2.8 million reported
ALEXANDER GU — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Orange County, 2.7 million reported
QUINN, B. E. — gas, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Orange County, 2.5 million reported
SABINE LK GU3 — gas, Exxon Corp., Orange County, 2.4 million reported
LINDSEY GU 1 — gas, Exxon Corp., Orange County, 2.4 million reported
ROUND BUNCH — gas, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 2.3 million reported
POWELL LUMER CO. — gas, Esenjay Petroleum Corp., Orange County, 2.3 million reported
PINEHURST — gas, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 2.2 million reported
MIL-VID — gas, Kaiser-Francis Oil Company, Orange County, 2.2 million reported
DAVIS, KEITH — gas, Century Exploration Houston, LLC, Orange County, 2.2 million reported
BEAN-DONNER — gas, Energy Development Corp., Orange County, 2.1 million reported
STARK, NELDA C. — gas, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 2.0 million reported
STARKS FOUNDATION — gas, Tri-C Resources, Inc., Orange County, 2.0 million reported
DONNER — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Orange County, 1.9 million reported
STATE TRACT 8 — gas, Neg Operating LLC, Orange County, 1.9 million reported
MANUEL, CARL H. UNIT — gas, Tri-C Resources, Inc., Orange County, 1.9 million reported
MVP 'A-98' — gas, Century Exploration Houston, LLC, Orange County, 1.9 million reported
EXXON — gas, Ballard Exploration Company,Inc., Orange County, 1.8 million reported
QUINN, B. E. — gas, Union Oil Company Of California, Orange County, 1.7 million reported
WHITE RIVER — gas, Azimuth Energy, LLC, Orange County, 1.6 million reported
DONNER PROPERTIES GU — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Orange County, 1.6 million reported
FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANY — gas, Ballard Exploration Company,Inc., Orange County, 1.5 million reported
ALEXANDER GU — gas, Samson Exploration, LLC, Orange County, 1.5 million reported
VASTAR — gas, Seagull Energy E&P Inc., Orange County, 1.5 million reported
MOONTOWER — gas, Square Mile Energy, L.L.C., Orange County, 1.5 million reported
THE BEAUMONT COMPANY, LTD. — gas, Ballard Exploration Company,Inc., Orange County, 1.5 million reported
QUINN, B. E. — gas, Union Oil Company Of California, Orange County, 1.5 million reported
STARKS FOUNDATION — gas, Tri-C Resources, Inc., Orange County, 1.4 million reported
VASTAR 2A UNIT — gas, Ballard Exploration Company,Inc., Orange County, 1.4 million reported
VASTAR FEE — gas, Tri-C Resources, Inc., Orange County, 1.4 million reported
MILVID — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 1.4 million reported
WEST JETT — gas, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 1.3 million reported
BREECE UNIT — gas, Costa Energy, LLC, Orange County, 1.3 million reported
WILLIAMS — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 1.3 million reported
POLK, J. V. -B- O/A — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Orange County, 1.2 million reported
TODD ROYALTY SYNDICATE — gas, Parker & Parsley Development Co., Orange County, 1.2 million reported
QUINN, B. E. — gas, Legend Natural Gas, LP, Orange County, 1.2 million reported
WILLIAMS — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Orange County, 1.2 million reported
BP AMERICA A-5 — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Orange County, 1.2 million reported
VASTAR 1A UNIT — gas, Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P., Orange County, 1.1 million reported
MVP A-376 — gas, Century Exploration Houston, LLC, Orange County, 1.1 million reported
TEXLA MILL — gas, Costa Energy, LLC, Orange County, 993 thousand reported
STARK, W. H. -B- — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Orange County, 960 thousand reported
ALLAR — gas, Vantage Operating, LLC, Orange County, 958 thousand reported
SAXON — gas, Square Mile Energy, L.L.C., Orange County, 919 thousand reported
TEXLA MILL — gas, Choice Exploration, Inc., Orange County, 881 thousand reported
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL — gas, Greenhill Petroleum Corporation, Orange County, 854 thousand reported
DONNER-BROWN — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Orange County, 852 thousand reported
HANNAH — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Orange County, 828 thousand reported
SOKOLSKI GU — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Orange County, 824 thousand reported
SAMPSON-CLARK GU — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Orange County, 822 thousand reported
ROSE CITY SOUTH UNIT — oil, Brown, George R. Partnership,The, Orange County, 779 thousand reported
STARK FOUNDATION — gas, Union Oil Company Of California, Orange County, 774 thousand reported
PORT OF ORANGE - RIVERSIDE — oil, Xto Energy Inc., Orange County, 760 thousand reported
HANNAH — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Orange County, 760 thousand reported
CORMIER COW BAYOU STATE — gas, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 743 thousand reported
LINDSEY-BLEDSOE A-84 — gas, Samson Exploration, LLC, Orange County, 697 thousand reported
SW RIVERSIDE UNIT — oil, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 683 thousand reported
DUPONT — oil, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 677 thousand reported
LINDSEY-BLEDSOE A-143 — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Orange County, 670 thousand reported
HENDERSON — gas, Duncan Oil, Inc., Orange County, 623 thousand reported
PORT OF ORANGE-BROWN — oil, Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, Inc, Orange County, 617 thousand reported
DUPONT — oil, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 616 thousand reported
LINSCOMB, J. V. — gas, Greenhill Petroleum Corporation, Orange County, 603 thousand reported
POLK, J. V., -A- — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Orange County, 589 thousand reported
LINDSEY-BLEDSOE — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Orange County, 576 thousand reported
PORT OF ORANGE-STARK FOUNDATION — oil, Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, Inc, Orange County, 567 thousand reported
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL — gas, Greenhill Petroleum Corporation, Orange County, 560 thousand reported
REID, D. — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 488 thousand reported
TXPO STARK FOUNDATION UNIT NO 1 — gas, Poly O. Energy, Inc., Orange County, 485 thousand reported
KOSTER-VASTAR — gas, Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc., Orange County, 483 thousand reported
KOSTER-VASTAR — gas, Energy Development Corp., Orange County, 482 thousand reported
WILLIAMS — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Orange County, 474 thousand reported
POWELL BLEDSOE — gas, Tri-C Resources, Inc., Orange County, 472 thousand reported
BURNT ORANGE — oil, Raptor Resources, Inc., Orange County, 467 thousand reported
SABINE LK GU3 — gas, Exxon Corp., Orange County, 445 thousand reported
RICHARDSON — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Orange County, 432 thousand reported
LINDSEY-BLEDSOE — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Orange County, 431 thousand reported
HANNAH — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Orange County, 406 thousand reported
DONNER GAS UNIT — gas, Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc., Orange County, 404 thousand reported
RED GAS UNIT — gas, Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc., Orange County, 404 thousand reported
WILLIAMS A-436 GU — gas, Samson Exploration, LLC, Orange County, 396 thousand reported
POWELL BLEDSOE — gas, Tri-C Resources, Inc., Orange County, 384 thousand reported
WILLIAMS — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Orange County, 379 thousand reported
WILLIAMS — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Orange County, 373 thousand reported
MANUEL HEIRS — gas, Union Oil Company Of California, Orange County, 360 thousand reported
VASTAR FEE UNIT — gas, Tri-C Resources, Inc., Orange County, 347 thousand reported
LOST CREEK — gas, Five-Jab, Inc., Orange County, 344 thousand reported
STARK — gas, Bend Petroleum Corp., Orange County, 341 thousand reported
LINDSEY — gas, Bridge Oil Company, L. P., Orange County, 325 thousand reported
ALEXANDER NO. 2 OIL UNIT — oil, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Orange County, 324 thousand reported
ALEXANDER NO. 3 OIL UNIT — oil, Samson Exploration, LLC, Orange County, 320 thousand reported
STARK — oil, Harper, Wayne, Orange County, 318 thousand reported
MARGOT — gas, Matador Production Company, Orange County, 317 thousand reported
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL — gas, Greenhill Petroleum Corporation, Orange County, 317 thousand reported
RICHARDSON — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Orange County, 314 thousand reported
NORTH LAKEVIEW — gas, Ballard Exploration Company,Inc., Orange County, 293 thousand reported
PORT NECHES (MARG. AREA 1) — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Orange County, 278 thousand reported
JOHNSON, SID — gas, Union Oil Company Of California, Orange County, 275 thousand reported
DONNER — gas, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 266 thousand reported
SONAT MINERALS — gas, Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc., Orange County, 251 thousand reported
KUHN, H. J. -TRACT #1 — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Orange County, 240 thousand reported
ROSE CITY NORTH UNIT — oil, Brown, George R. Partnership,The, Orange County, 240 thousand reported
HUDSON, RACHAEL — gas, Rachael Exploration Corp., Orange County, 233 thousand reported
VASTAR 2A UNIT — gas, Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P., Orange County, 222 thousand reported
HAGER, GULF LEE FEE — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 216 thousand reported
OLYMPIA — gas, Choice Exploration, Inc., Orange County, 209 thousand reported
SONAT MINERALS — gas, Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc., Orange County, 209 thousand reported
HAGLER BP FEE — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Orange County, 208 thousand reported
LB A-724 — oil, Samson Exploration, LLC, Orange County, 205 thousand reported
WILLIAMS — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Orange County, 203 thousand reported
GULF FEE — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 200 thousand reported
KUHN, H. J. -TRACT #2 — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Orange County, 192 thousand reported
BP AMERICA 'A-101' — oil, Century Exploration Houston, Inc, Orange County, 191 thousand reported
THE BEAUMONT CO., LTD. GAS UNIT — gas, Ballard Exploration Company,Inc., Orange County, 188 thousand reported
PARET, G. — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 185 thousand reported
BROWN — gas, Coastal Plains Exploration, LLC, Orange County, 181 thousand reported
SIMMONS UNIT — gas, Choice Exploration, Inc., Orange County, 179 thousand reported
MOORE, LUTCHER — oil, Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc., Orange County, 171 thousand reported
REID, D. — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Orange County, 169 thousand reported
SAMPSON-CLARK GAS UNIT — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 167 thousand reported
JOHNSON, SID — gas, Union Oil Company Of California, Orange County, 162 thousand reported
WINFREE, WILLIAM — oil, Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc., Orange County, 155 thousand reported
GORDON, W. D. — oil, Brown, Clifford L., JR., Orange County, 151 thousand reported
VASTAR — gas, Seagull Energy E&P Inc., Orange County, 142 thousand reported
PERKINS/SHOLARS HEIRS — gas, Tri-C Resources, Inc., Orange County, 138 thousand reported
STARK FOUNDATION A-113 — gas, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Orange County, 137 thousand reported
WINFREE — oil, Brown, Clifford L., JR., Orange County, 131 thousand reported
SUN OIL COMPANY, ETAL — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 129 thousand reported
PORT OF ORANGE-RIVERSIDE — oil, Xto Energy Inc., Orange County, 127 thousand reported
HEARD GAS UNIT — gas, Dynamic Production, Inc., Orange County, 122 thousand reported
EMERALD — gas, Cimarron Engineering, LLC, Orange County, 120 thousand reported
STARK FOUNDATION — gas, Noble Energy Inc, Orange County, 117 thousand reported
MILLER-VIDOR PROPERTIES — oil, Karbuhn Oil Company, Orange County, 117 thousand reported
PERKINS — gas, Tri-C Resources, Inc., Orange County, 116 thousand reported
POLK-KUHN-GLASS — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Orange County, 112 thousand reported
MCLEAN, MARRS "A" — oil, Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc., Orange County, 110 thousand reported
DONNER GAS UNIT — oil, Xto Energy Inc., Orange County, 110 thousand reported
DUPONT DE NEMOURS, E. I. — gas, Rio Bravo Oil Company, Orange County, 109 thousand reported
FEDERAL ROYALTY — oil, Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc., Orange County, 109 thousand reported
HAYES MINERALS, ET AL — gas, Coastal Plains Exploration, LLC, Orange County, 109 thousand reported
POLK, J. V. -A- NCT-1 — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Orange County, 107 thousand reported
DONDA — oil, Matador Production Company, Orange County, 106 thousand reported
MIL-VID — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 101 thousand reported
COW BAYOU STATE -A- — oil, Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc., Orange County, 100 thousand reported
LEXINGTON — gas, Costa Energy, LLC, Orange County, 100 thousand reported
CORBELLO -A- — oil, Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc., Orange County, 99 thousand reported
STARK FOUNDATION — oil, Torch Operating Company, Orange County, 98 thousand reported
WILLIAMS — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 97 thousand reported
CHESSON -C- — oil, Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc., Orange County, 92 thousand reported
PEVETO, F.T. "B" — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 90 thousand reported
PARAFFINE — oil, Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc., Orange County, 89 thousand reported
HANNAH — gas, Samson Lone Star LP, Orange County, 82 thousand reported
MANUEL, CARL H. ET AL — oil, Tri-C Resources, Inc., Orange County, 81 thousand reported
BROWN, E. W. — oil, Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,Inc, Orange County, 78 thousand reported
MICHEL -B- — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 77 thousand reported
FITZHUGH ET AL — oil, Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C., Orange County, 76 thousand reported
NORWOOD HEIRS-LAFLEUR UNIT B — oil, Benchmark Oil & Gas Company, Orange County, 74 thousand reported
MCGUIRE, ADELIA — oil, Brown, Clifford L., JR., Orange County, 69 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.