Oil and gas leases in Orange County — page 2

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.
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.

Leases — page 2 of 2

NORWOOD HEIRS-LAFLEUR UNIT — oil, Benchmark Oil & Gas Company, Orange County, 66 thousand reported
MIL-VID — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Orange County, 65 thousand reported
KOSTER-VASTAR — oil, Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc., Orange County, 62 thousand reported
MIL VID — gas, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 61 thousand reported
COW BAYOU STATE — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 60 thousand reported
ARCO-WITHEY — oil, Desco Oil Company, Orange County, 59 thousand reported
WHITE, RACHAEL — gas, Rachael Exploration Corp., Orange County, 57 thousand reported
HAYES MINERALS, ET AL — oil, Coastal Plains Exploration, LLC, Orange County, 56 thousand reported
ARCO FEE 99 UNIT — gas, Jil Oil Corp., Orange County, 55 thousand reported
SUNKIST — oil, Raptor Resources, Inc., Orange County, 51 thousand reported
GULF WM. WINFREE FEE — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 51 thousand reported
CARL H. MANUEL UNIT — oil, Tri-C Resources, Inc., Orange County, 50 thousand reported
REID, D. — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 49 thousand reported
HUDSON, RACHAEL — oil, Rachael Exploration Corp., Orange County, 48 thousand reported
BROWN/STARK — gas, Energy Development Corp., Orange County, 48 thousand reported
ECHO — gas, Matador Production Company, Orange County, 47 thousand reported
CHESSON -B- — oil, Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc., Orange County, 46 thousand reported
CHESSON -A- — oil, Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc., Orange County, 46 thousand reported
ARCO FEE — oil, Desco Oil Company, Orange County, 45 thousand reported
MANUEL — gas, Tri-C Resources, Inc., Orange County, 45 thousand reported
SMITH, NANIE — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 44 thousand reported
HEAD — oil, Xto Energy Inc., Orange County, 42 thousand reported
SOUTH PEVETO — gas, Duncan Oil, Inc., Orange County, 41 thousand reported
ARCO FEE 99 UNIT — oil, Desco Oil Company, Orange County, 41 thousand reported
LINDSEY-BLEDSOE — gas, Samson Exploration, LLC, Orange County, 37 thousand reported
STARK, W. H., -B- — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Orange County, 36 thousand reported
NORWOOD HEIRS-LAFLEUR UNIT — oil, Benchmark Oil & Gas Company, Orange County, 35 thousand reported
SANDERS TRUSTEE UNIT — gas, Dynamic Production, Inc., Orange County, 33 thousand reported
MIL-VID PROPERTIES — gas, Karbuhn Oil Company, Orange County, 33 thousand reported
LEON — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 33 thousand reported
AUSTIN LINSCOMB — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Orange County, 32 thousand reported
GRANGER, FRANK — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 32 thousand reported
FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANY — gas, Ballard Exploration Company,Inc., Orange County, 32 thousand reported
CHANDLER-SCALES — oil, Benchmark Oil & Gas Company, Orange County, 30 thousand reported
DONNER PROPERTIES — gas, Tabco Exploration Inc., Orange County, 30 thousand reported
SONAT MINERALS — oil, Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc., Orange County, 27 thousand reported
PARET, G. — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 27 thousand reported
GRANGER, M. HEIRS — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 26 thousand reported
MALONE GAS UNIT — gas, Dynamic Production, Inc., Orange County, 26 thousand reported
STATE TRACT 1 — gas, American Operating Company, Orange County, 25 thousand reported
LINDSEY GU NO. 1 — gas, Exxon Corp., Orange County, 24 thousand reported
LINDSEY, P.E. ET AL — oil, Bridge Oil Company, L. P., Orange County, 24 thousand reported
HARMON, JESSIE -B- — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 23 thousand reported
STARK — gas, Fairways Exploration & Prod, LLC, Orange County, 23 thousand reported
ODP 1 PARAFFINE — oil, Alpine Exploration Co, Inc., Orange County, 23 thousand reported
A. GILMER ESTATE — oil, Xto Energy Inc., Orange County, 22 thousand reported
VASTAR/SUTTON UNIT — oil, Walter Oil & Gas Corporation, Orange County, 22 thousand reported
FREE RIDE — oil, Raptor Resources, Inc., Orange County, 22 thousand reported
MINOR — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 22 thousand reported
POWELL LUMBER — oil, Samson Lone Star, LLC, Orange County, 22 thousand reported
BURNT ORANGE — gas, Raptor Resources, Inc., Orange County, 21 thousand reported
VASTAR 1A UNIT — oil, Ballard Exploration Company,Inc., Orange County, 21 thousand reported
STARK, W.H. -B- NCT-2 — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Orange County, 20 thousand reported
OJ — oil, Raptor Resources, Inc., Orange County, 19 thousand reported
PERKINS UNIT — gas, Tri-C Resources, Inc., Orange County, 18 thousand reported
SAULS — gas, Zachry Exploration, Ltd., Orange County, 17 thousand reported
HARMON, J. M. — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 17 thousand reported
PERKINS/SHOLARS HEIRS — oil, Tri-C Resources, Inc., Orange County, 16 thousand reported
STATE — oil, Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc., Orange County, 15 thousand reported
GALLIER-GRANGER UNIT — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 15 thousand reported
EXXON — oil, Ballard Exploration Company,Inc., Orange County, 15 thousand reported
PERKINS UNIT — oil, Tri-C Resources, Inc., Orange County, 14 thousand reported
GRANGER, CORA ETAL — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 14 thousand reported
CHANDLER-SCALES — gas, Benchmark Oil & Gas Company, Orange County, 14 thousand reported
PEVETO, F. T. -A- — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 13 thousand reported
OCDC "UC" — oil, Vintage Petroleum, Inc., Orange County, 13 thousand reported
FANTA — oil, Raptor Resources, Inc., Orange County, 13 thousand reported
CORMIER, PAUL J. ET AL. — oil, Desco Oil Company, Orange County, 12 thousand reported
POLK-KUHN-GLASS — gas, Aroc (Texas) Inc., Orange County, 12 thousand reported
VIDOR, MILLER — oil, S & S Operating Company, Inc., Orange County, 10 thousand reported
ORANGE CRUSH — oil, Raptor Resources, Inc., Orange County, 10 thousand reported
KUHN, H. J. TRACT #1 — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Orange County, 10 thousand reported
DUPONT DE NEMOURS, E. I. — oil, Rio Bravo Oil Company, Orange County, 9 thousand reported
PEVETO, F. T. — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 9 thousand reported
CHESSON -B- — gas, Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc., Orange County, 9 thousand reported
STARK, H. J. LUTCHER — oil, Encore Energy, Inc., Orange County, 9 thousand reported
HARMON, JESSIE M., -A- — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 8 thousand reported
STARK FOUNDATION — gas, Union Oil Company Of California, Orange County, 8 thousand reported
MOORE UNIT — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 8 thousand reported
SAULS — gas, Zachry Exploration, Ltd., Orange County, 8 thousand reported
KEEBLE-GULF FEE — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 7 thousand reported
ODP1A MCGUIRE — oil, Alpine Exploration Co, Inc., Orange County, 7 thousand reported
H. J. KUHN TR. 2 — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Orange County, 7 thousand reported
LANG, BOISE — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 7 thousand reported
ODP 3 CORMIER — oil, Alpine Exploration Co, Inc., Orange County, 6 thousand reported
MIL-VID — oil, Hilcorp Energy Company, Orange County, 6 thousand reported
LB A-263 HACKBERRY UNIT — oil, Samson Exploration, LLC, Orange County, 6 thousand reported
MVP A-82 — gas, Century Exploration Houston, LLC, Orange County, 5 thousand reported
MCLEAN, MARRS — oil, Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc., Orange County, 5 thousand reported
BOISE, ET AL — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 5 thousand reported
CORBELLO, B. H. — oil, Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc., Orange County, 5 thousand reported
KOSTER-VASTAR — oil, Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc., Orange County, 5 thousand reported
MILLER-VIDOR — oil, Patrick Operating Company Inc(A), Orange County, 5 thousand reported
FIRST NATIONAL BANK — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 5 thousand reported
MVP 'A-152' GAS UNIT — gas, Century Exploration Houston, LLC, Orange County, 4 thousand reported
B RED, INC. — oil, Ballard Exploration Company,Inc., Orange County, 4 thousand reported
DONNER — oil, Lake Ronel Oil Company, Orange County, 4 thousand reported
SINGLETON, R.P. ET AL — oil, Bayoil Exploration Company, Orange County, 4 thousand reported
KUHN, H. J. TRACT 1 — gas, Enervest Operating, L.L.C., Orange County, 4 thousand reported
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL — gas, Hilcorp Energy Company, Orange County, 3 thousand reported
POLK, J. V., -A- NCT-2 — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Orange County, 3 thousand reported
CHANDLER "B" — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 3 thousand reported
MICHEL HEIRS — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 3 thousand reported
CHANDLER-COW BAYOU UNIT 1 — gas, Brammer Engineering, Inc., Orange County, 3 thousand reported
DUHON, C. — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 3 thousand reported
ARISTA NOVELTY-LUTCHER MOORE 'D' — oil, Arista Novelty, Inc., Orange County, 3 thousand reported
ARISTA NOVELTY-LUTCHER MOORE'C' — oil, Arista Novelty, Inc., Orange County, 2 thousand reported
MICHEL-BERWICK — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 2 thousand reported
ARISTA NOVELTY-LUTCHER MOORE "E" — oil, Arista Novelty, Inc., Orange County, 2 thousand reported
ARISTA NOVELTY-LUTCHER MOORE "B" — oil, Arista Novelty, Inc., Orange County, 2 thousand reported
CORMIER, ROBERT FEE — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 2 thousand reported
ARISTA NOVELTY-LUTCHER MOORE 'A' — oil, Arista Novelty, Inc., Orange County, 1 thousand reported
AKERS, MARGY ET AL — gas, Texaco E & P Inc., Orange County, 1 thousand reported
CHESSON -D- — oil, Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc., Orange County, 975 reported
AUSTIN LINSCOMB — oil, Hilcorp Energy Company, Orange County, 855 reported
BURTON FEE — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 825 reported
STARK, W. H. "B" — oil, Texaco E & P Inc., Orange County, 741 reported
MIL-VID — oil, Amerada Hess Corporation, Orange County, 719 reported
TASCO, WM. — oil, Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc., Orange County, 677 reported
HARMON, L. H. - GULF FEE — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 548 reported
LINDSEY-BLEDSOE A-143 — gas, Samson Exploration, LLC, Orange County, 496 reported
SANDERS TRUSTEE UNIT — oil, Dynamic Production, Inc., Orange County, 322 reported
SAENGER — oil, Brown, George R. Partnership,The, Orange County, 198 reported
KUHN, H. J. TR 2 — gas, Aroc (Texas) Inc., Orange County, 94 reported
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL — oil, Hilcorp Energy Company, Orange County, 89 reported
HARMON, JESSIE "C" — oil, Orange Petroleum Co., Orange County, 20 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.