Oil and gas leases in Runnels County

Runnels County, Texas has 1,185 oil and gas leases with production on file at the Railroad Commission. 1,047 of them are oil leases and 138 are gas leases. Between them they carry 2,091 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 18.6 million barrels of oil and 10.1 million Mcf of gas. 327 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 Runnels County

How many oil and gas leases are in Runnels County?: Runnels County has 1,185 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Runnels County produced?: Leases in Runnels County have reported 18,604,440 barrels of oil (bbl) and 10,105,458 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
Who are the biggest operators in Runnels County?: Pioneer Energy Corporation operates 65 of the 1,185 producing leases in Runnels County, more than any other operator on record with the Railroad Commission of Texas.
How many operators are active in Runnels County?: 327 operators file production returns for leases in Runnels County.
How much are mineral rights in Runnels County worth?: There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Runnels County is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 1,185 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.

Pioneer Energy Corporation — 65 leases
Enrich Oil Corporation — 43 leases
Anderson, James K. Inc. — 37 leases
MSR Exploration, Inc. — 37 leases
TKP Petroleum, Inc. — 30 leases
Walsh Resources, Inc. — 24 leases
Delray Oil, Inc. — 21 leases
J.H. Oil, Inc. (A) — 21 leases
Dbo Oil Incorporated — 20 leases
Imperial Gas Resources LLC — 17 leases
Sha-Jam Operating Corp. — 17 leases
Finlay Energy, Inc. — 15 leases
Pace Operating — 14 leases
Franklin, Jack — 13 leases
E W D Oil — 12 leases
E.G. Operating — 12 leases
Green Oil & Gas, Inc. — 12 leases
Pittencrieff America, Inc. — 12 leases
L.C.S. Production Company — 11 leases
Byrne Oil Company — 10 leases
Western Pride Resources, Inc. — 10 leases
Window Operating Co., The — 10 leases
Golden Oil And Ranch, LLC — 9 leases
Panamerican Operating Inc — 9 leases
Cedar Oil Company — 8 leases
Del Mar Energy, Inc. — 8 leases
Deltex Minerals Inc. — 8 leases
J V A Operating Company, Inc. — 8 leases
Kaiser-Francis Oil Company — 8 leases
New Horizon Exploration, Inc. — 8 leases
Transfuel Resources Company — 8 leases
Bex, Inc. — 7 leases
Carr Exploration Corp. — 7 leases
Eagle Production, Inc. — 7 leases
Edco Petroleum, Inc. — 7 leases
H & R Oils, Inc. — 7 leases
3-D Oil & Gas — 7 leases
Bridwell Oil Co. — 6 leases
Morrison DRLG. & Prod. Co., Inc. — 6 leases
Petro-West Corporation — 6 leases
Taylor, Frank Well Service — 6 leases
Texas Operating & Consult., LLC — 6 leases
Valera Oil Company — 6 leases
Wagman Petroleum, Inc. — 6 leases
Watco Energy, Inc. — 6 leases
Austral Oil Company Incorporated — 5 leases
Barbee, Inc. — 5 leases
Fisher, Jack Inc. — 5 leases
Gaedeke Oil & Gas Operating, LLC — 5 leases
Heart Land Petroleum Corporation — 5 leases
Korman Exploration, Inc. — 5 leases
Petrosource Energy Corporation — 5 leases
Pioneer Exploration Company — 5 leases
Pyramid Production Co. — 5 leases
Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc. — 5 leases
Saga Petroleum Corp. — 5 leases
Smail, James R. — 5 leases
TDC Engineering, Inc. — 5 leases
Thunderbolt Oil & Gas, Inc. — 5 leases
Atf Petroleum Inc. — 4 leases

Railroad Commission districts

District 7C — 1,117 leases
District 7B — 68 leases

Leases — page 1 of 6

FT. CHADBOURNE ODOM LIME UNIT — oil, Exxon Corp., Runnels County, 1.8 million reported
HARBER, GRACE T. — gas, Exxon Corp., Runnels County, 958 thousand reported
CREE SYKES UNIT — oil, Pioneer Exploration Company, Runnels County, 869 thousand reported
MELISSA — oil, Sha-Jam Operating Corp., Runnels County, 557 thousand reported
CLAYTON, LENA MRS — gas, TDC Engineering, Inc., Runnels County, 400 thousand reported
CLAYTON, H. L. & R. — gas, TDC Engineering, Inc., Runnels County, 394 thousand reported
MARTIN, CARLIS — gas, Austral Oil Company Incorporated, Runnels County, 382 thousand reported
GRAY, C. C. — gas, Carr Exploration Corp., Runnels County, 365 thousand reported
DUDLEY RANCH #408 — oil, Purvis Operating Co., Runnels County, 352 thousand reported
JOSIE — oil, Sha-Jam Operating Corp., Runnels County, 336 thousand reported
CRAVER — gas, Anderson, James K. Inc., Runnels County, 317 thousand reported
CLARA — gas, Hidalgo Oil & Exploration Corp., Runnels County, 301 thousand reported
POE, FREDRIC W. — oil, Enrich Oil Corporation, Runnels County, 298 thousand reported
PAM — oil, Enrich Oil Corporation, Runnels County, 282 thousand reported
HOELSCHER/SCHWERTNER 3A — gas, Pioneer Energy Corporation, Runnels County, 248 thousand reported
SMOKEY — oil, Sha-Jam Operating Corp., Runnels County, 246 thousand reported
WERNER — gas, Walsh Resources, Inc., Runnels County, 235 thousand reported
HENRY, B. B. — oil, Kaiser-Francis Oil Company, Runnels County, 217 thousand reported
GERNGROSS, ALVIN ET AL — gas, Green Oil & Gas, Inc., Runnels County, 212 thousand reported
CURRIE, LYLE J. — oil, Purvis Operating Co., Runnels County, 208 thousand reported
EDMONDSON — gas, Sequoia Fossil Fuels, Inc., Runnels County, 196 thousand reported
DEAN, ORA LEE — gas, Tracer Operating, Inc., Runnels County, 195 thousand reported
WRIGHT 'A' — gas, Window Operating Co., The, Runnels County, 188 thousand reported
PIRTLE "A" — gas, Byrne Oil Company, Runnels County, 184 thousand reported
EDMONDSON — gas, Sequoia Fossil Fuels, Inc., Runnels County, 182 thousand reported
GAREY RANCH — gas, Fossil Petroleum LLC, Runnels County, 174 thousand reported
SNEED — gas, Ogden Resources Corporation, Runnels County, 174 thousand reported
JENNINGS, T. P. — gas, Howard Oil & Gas Company, Runnels County, 167 thousand reported
THORPE — gas, Chisholm Operating, Inc., Runnels County, 167 thousand reported
RUSH, RAYMOND — oil, Delray Oil, Inc., Runnels County, 163 thousand reported
PIRTLE — gas, Byrne Oil Company, Runnels County, 158 thousand reported
CEDERHOLM, W. — gas, Pioneer Energy Corporation, Runnels County, 157 thousand reported
EUBANKS, E. L. — oil, Enrich Oil Corporation, Runnels County, 155 thousand reported
LEONARD — gas, Revard Petroleum, L.L.C., Runnels County, 155 thousand reported
PIRTLE — oil, Byrne Oil Company, Runnels County, 153 thousand reported
COATS — gas, Novo Exploration Corporation, Runnels County, 148 thousand reported
FT. CHADBOURNE ODOM LIME UNIT — gas, Vanguard Permian, LLC, Runnels County, 144 thousand reported
BURNS-WATKINS UNIT — oil, Bettis, Boyle & Stovall, Runnels County, 143 thousand reported
COLE, EMMA — oil, Thunderbolt Oil & Gas, Inc., Runnels County, 142 thousand reported
SYKES, B. C. — gas, North American Exploration Co., Runnels County, 142 thousand reported
ODOM, SALLIE -E- — oil, Exxon Corp., Runnels County, 139 thousand reported
WFM UNIT — oil, Enrich Oil Corporation, Runnels County, 139 thousand reported
GOODWIN — oil, Enrich Oil Corporation, Runnels County, 139 thousand reported
POE, CLIFFORD — oil, B & G Energy Corporation, Runnels County, 134 thousand reported
EDMONDSON — gas, Sequoia Fossil Fuels, Inc., Runnels County, 131 thousand reported
HOBBS, CHARLES L. ET UX "A" — oil, Delray Oil, Inc., Runnels County, 124 thousand reported
HOOTEN — gas, Camexco, Inc., Runnels County, 124 thousand reported
ALEXANDER, S. — gas, A. P. B. Petro, Runnels County, 124 thousand reported
NANCY — oil, Sha-Jam Operating Corp., Runnels County, 123 thousand reported
SCHAEFER, ROY A — oil, J.H. Oil, Inc. (A), Runnels County, 123 thousand reported
RED FLAT (GARDNER SAND) UNIT — oil, Shenandoah Oil, Inc. (I), Runnels County, 121 thousand reported
GREY, C. C. — gas, Dbo Oil Incorporated, Runnels County, 119 thousand reported
LANGE-MOELLER UNIT — oil, J V A Operating Company, Inc., Runnels County, 118 thousand reported
MCBETH — oil, Byrne Oil Company, Runnels County, 114 thousand reported
VOGELSANG/CEDERHOLM UNIT — gas, Pioneer Energy Corporation, Runnels County, 113 thousand reported
ROGERS — gas, Pioneer Energy Corporation, Runnels County, 113 thousand reported
CHADBOURNE RANCH -288- — oil, MJM Oil & Gas, Inc., Runnels County, 113 thousand reported
BELK — oil, Fortson Oil Company, Runnels County, 112 thousand reported
HOBBS, CHARLES L. ET AL — oil, Delray Oil, Inc., Runnels County, 110 thousand reported
STONE — oil, Wolcott, Ed Operating, Runnels County, 105 thousand reported
CREE SYKES — gas, Cholla Petroleum, Inc., Runnels County, 104 thousand reported
JIMMIE, HERRING — oil, Enrich Oil Corporation, Runnels County, 104 thousand reported
SPREEN — gas, Valera Oil Company, Runnels County, 100 thousand reported
HOPPE — oil, Enrich Oil Corporation, Runnels County, 99 thousand reported
LANGE — oil, Brower Oil & Gas Co., Inc., Runnels County, 99 thousand reported
PENDULUM "A" — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Runnels County, 97 thousand reported
DAVIS — gas, Pace Operating, Runnels County, 96 thousand reported
BAUER — oil, Petro-West Corporation, Runnels County, 96 thousand reported
OMEGA — oil, Enrich Oil Corporation, Runnels County, 96 thousand reported
HENDERSON, J.A. — oil, E W D Oil, Runnels County, 95 thousand reported
SCHAEFER — gas, Hopewell Operating, Inc., Runnels County, 94 thousand reported
BRAGG, PERRY — gas, Fargo Exploration Co., Runnels County, 93 thousand reported
T.W.P. (CROSS CUT SAND) UNIT — oil, TKP Petroleum, Inc., Runnels County, 92 thousand reported
MCCAUGHAN — gas, Pace Operating, Runnels County, 91 thousand reported
ALLCORN, ARTHUR — gas, E.G. Operating, Runnels County, 91 thousand reported
KIMBROUGH-WHITFIELD — oil, Texas Oilfield Service Co., Inc., Runnels County, 91 thousand reported
STATE — oil, Dbo Oil Incorporated, Runnels County, 91 thousand reported
ADAMS — oil, V-F Petroleum Inc., Runnels County, 90 thousand reported
LESZCYNSKI — gas, Anderson, James K. Inc., Runnels County, 87 thousand reported
BRYAN, WAYNE — oil, Hopewell Operating, Inc., Runnels County, 87 thousand reported
HARRIET — oil, Sha-Jam Operating Corp., Runnels County, 86 thousand reported
DEAN, ORA LEE — oil, Tracer Energy, Inc., Runnels County, 84 thousand reported
MIKESKA — gas, Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc., Runnels County, 83 thousand reported
JAMES B — oil, Atapco, Runnels County, 83 thousand reported
SCHAEFER, ROY — oil, J.H. Oil, Inc. (A), Runnels County, 82 thousand reported
DAVIDSON — oil, Echo Production, Inc., Runnels County, 79 thousand reported
ALLCORN, ARTHUR — gas, E.G. Operating, Runnels County, 78 thousand reported
MITCHELL — gas, Ladd Oil & Gas Corporation, Runnels County, 78 thousand reported
GOTTSCHALK, E. — oil, Triangle P Development Corp., Runnels County, 77 thousand reported
SHIRLEY — oil, Cedar Oil Company, Runnels County, 76 thousand reported
FOWLER — gas, Fowler, W. J., JR., Runnels County, 73 thousand reported
MINZENMAYER — oil, Patton, E. N. Oil Company, Inc., Runnels County, 72 thousand reported
SAAM — oil, Sha-Jam Operating Corp., Runnels County, 70 thousand reported
LANGE — gas, J V A Operating Company, Inc., Runnels County, 70 thousand reported
HOOTEN — gas, Camexco, Inc., Runnels County, 69 thousand reported
DENSON, MARY — oil, Tenison Oil Company, Runnels County, 69 thousand reported
BREVARD-HALE — gas, E.G. Operating, Runnels County, 68 thousand reported
MCKISSACK — gas, Deltex Minerals Inc., Runnels County, 68 thousand reported
ASHTON, W. A. — oil, Korman Exploration, Inc., Runnels County, 67 thousand reported
GRESSETT — gas, TDC Engineering, Inc., Runnels County, 66 thousand reported
HAYS — gas, Borden, Roland Inc., Runnels County, 64 thousand reported
LANGE FARM — oil, J V A Operating Company, Inc., Runnels County, 63 thousand reported
SAPPHIRE — oil, Sha-Jam Operating Corp., Runnels County, 63 thousand reported
GRAY, BETTY J. — gas, All-Southwest Petroleum, Inc., Runnels County, 62 thousand reported
PENDULUM — oil, Midland Oil And Gas, Inc., Runnels County, 61 thousand reported
WHITE, W. W. #1 — gas, Anderson, James K. Inc., Runnels County, 61 thousand reported
FENNELL UNIT — oil, Stephens & Johnson Operating Co., Runnels County, 60 thousand reported
MCCAUGHAN — oil, Pace Operating, Runnels County, 58 thousand reported
CEDERHOLM — oil, Pioneer Energy Corporation, Runnels County, 58 thousand reported
CLAYTON, J M — oil, 3-D Oil & Gas, Runnels County, 57 thousand reported
EUBANKS, ELMA LEE — oil, Wolcott, Ed Operating, Runnels County, 56 thousand reported
BELK 'A' UNIT — oil, Golden Oil And Ranch, LLC, Runnels County, 56 thousand reported
YATES, C. R. — oil, Stephens, Brian R., Runnels County, 55 thousand reported
WALLER — oil, Panamerican Operating Inc, Runnels County, 54 thousand reported
DEAN, ORA LEE — gas, Tracer Operating, Inc., Runnels County, 54 thousand reported
SMITH — oil, Pace Operating, Runnels County, 52 thousand reported
MCNEILL — oil, Patton, E. N. Oil Company, Inc., Runnels County, 52 thousand reported
HUBACH, H. O. — oil, Enrich Oil Corporation, Runnels County, 52 thousand reported
DOUGLAS, DAMON ETAL — gas, Pyramid Production Co., Runnels County, 51 thousand reported
PAPE, G. EST — oil, Transfuel Resources Company, Runnels County, 51 thousand reported
EVANS — oil, SDB Oil & Gas, LLC, Runnels County, 51 thousand reported
ALDRIDGE BROTHERS — oil, Imperial Gas Resources LLC, Runnels County, 51 thousand reported
BILLUPS, LYNN — oil, Thunderbolt Oil & Gas, Inc., Runnels County, 50 thousand reported
BARKER, C. P. — oil, Jackson, B. C., Runnels County, 50 thousand reported
ASHLEY — oil, Gaedeke Oil & Gas Operating, LLC, Runnels County, 49 thousand reported
ANDERGRAM UNIT — oil, Watco Energy, Inc., Runnels County, 49 thousand reported
FERREL — oil, Eagle Production, Inc., Runnels County, 48 thousand reported
FRANCISCA — oil, Sha-Jam Operating Corp., Runnels County, 47 thousand reported
CHADBOURNE "14" — oil, General Atlantic Resources, Inc., Runnels County, 47 thousand reported
SAPPHIRE — oil, Sha-Jam Operating Corp., Runnels County, 45 thousand reported
CURRIE — oil, O. H. B. Inc., Runnels County, 45 thousand reported
DIERSCHKE A — oil, Brower Oil & Gas Co., Inc., Runnels County, 44 thousand reported
LEE-BISHOP UNIT — oil, Walsh Resources, Inc., Runnels County, 44 thousand reported
BROWN — oil, Edco Petroleum, Inc., Runnels County, 44 thousand reported
CALCOTE UNIT — oil, Walsh Resources, Inc., Runnels County, 43 thousand reported
BONNETT, NORMAN N. — oil, Southwest Royalties, Inc., Runnels County, 43 thousand reported
BRIGHT, ICY — oil, B.R.H. Investments, Inc., Runnels County, 43 thousand reported
BYERS, CORA — oil, Walsh Resources, Inc., Runnels County, 43 thousand reported
MCCORD, J. B. — gas, Bragg Oil Partnership, Runnels County, 43 thousand reported
HERRING 130 — gas, Gray Operating Company, Inc., Runnels County, 43 thousand reported
ASHWANDER — oil, Imperial Gas Resources LLC, Runnels County, 43 thousand reported
COLBURN — oil, Walsh Resources, Inc., Runnels County, 43 thousand reported
ELKINS 'B' — gas, Deltex Minerals Inc., Runnels County, 42 thousand reported
GARRETT 2 — oil, Pioneer Energy Corporation, Runnels County, 42 thousand reported
GOTTSCHALK — oil, Edco Petroleum, Inc., Runnels County, 42 thousand reported
DAVIS — oil, Byrne Oil Company, Runnels County, 42 thousand reported
SCHAEFER — oil, Hopewell Operating, Inc., Runnels County, 42 thousand reported
VOGELSANG, S.-2 — oil, Pioneer Energy Corporation, Runnels County, 42 thousand reported
WILSON — oil, Petro-West Corporation, Runnels County, 41 thousand reported
PHELPS — oil, Enrich Oil Corporation, Runnels County, 41 thousand reported
ALDRIDGE, L. A. — oil, Imperial Gas Resources LLC, Runnels County, 41 thousand reported
HANTSCHE, T. F. — oil, Texas Oilfield Service Co., Inc., Runnels County, 40 thousand reported
HOELSCHER/SCHWERTNER — oil, Pioneer Energy Corporation, Runnels County, 39 thousand reported
HUGHES — oil, Edco Petroleum, Inc., Runnels County, 39 thousand reported
KING-MCGREGOR UNIT — gas, TKP Petroleum, Inc., Runnels County, 39 thousand reported
CHISUM — oil, Ranger Operating Co., Runnels County, 39 thousand reported
DOUGLAS, DAMON — gas, Pyramid Production Co., Runnels County, 39 thousand reported
MIKESKA — oil, MJM Oil & Gas, Inc., Runnels County, 39 thousand reported
CLAYTON, J. M. — gas, Dbo Oil Incorporated, Runnels County, 39 thousand reported
JACOB, L. E. — oil, E W D Oil, Runnels County, 39 thousand reported
BUSHER, H.F. ET AL A — oil, J.H. Oil, Inc. (A), Runnels County, 39 thousand reported
BREVARD — oil, J S Operating, Runnels County, 39 thousand reported
SCHWERTNER — oil, Enrich Oil Corporation, Runnels County, 38 thousand reported
NEVINS, JAMES B. "A" — oil, Delray Oil, Inc., Runnels County, 38 thousand reported
RICHARDS — gas, E W D Oil, Runnels County, 38 thousand reported
GOTTSCHALK, E. 2 — gas, Pioneer Energy Corporation, Runnels County, 38 thousand reported
EDMONDSON "CBT" — gas, Edmondson Oil & Gas, Runnels County, 38 thousand reported
CLEARMAN — oil, Mcrae & Henry, Ltd, Runnels County, 38 thousand reported
CAMMY — gas, Dbo Oil Incorporated, Runnels County, 38 thousand reported
BYERS, CORA — oil, Fisher, Jack Inc., Runnels County, 37 thousand reported
HOELSCHER — oil, Mulloy Operating, Inc., Runnels County, 37 thousand reported
SAAM — oil, Cedar Oil Company, Runnels County, 37 thousand reported
PRESLEY — oil, Synergy Production Company, Runnels County, 37 thousand reported
VOGELSANG/CEDERHOLM UNIT — gas, Pioneer Energy Corporation, Runnels County, 36 thousand reported
CEDERHOM 3 — oil, Pioneer Energy Corporation, Runnels County, 36 thousand reported
BREDEMEYER "A" — oil, Bex, Inc., Runnels County, 36 thousand reported
GULLY — gas, Wilbanks, Bruce A. Company, Runnels County, 36 thousand reported
COLBURN — oil, Window Operating Co., The, Runnels County, 36 thousand reported
WEST HOELSCHER/SCHWERTNER — gas, Pioneer Energy Corporation, Runnels County, 35 thousand reported
CREE SYKES UNIT — gas, Pioneer Exploration Company, Runnels County, 35 thousand reported
ASHTON 3 — gas, Pioneer Energy Corporation, Runnels County, 35 thousand reported
LANGE, W. F. "A" — gas, Deltex Minerals Inc., Runnels County, 34 thousand reported
KIRBY, EVELYN HALE -A- UNIT — oil, Delray Oil, Inc., Runnels County, 34 thousand reported
LANGE-DIERSCHKE UNIT — gas, J V A Operating Company, Inc., Runnels County, 34 thousand reported
DELORES — oil, Golden Oil And Ranch, LLC, Runnels County, 33 thousand reported
HOELSCHER/SCHWERTNER #2 — oil, Pioneer Energy Corporation, Runnels County, 33 thousand reported
ERNST - SMITH — oil, Pace Operating, Runnels County, 33 thousand reported
FENNELL 'D' — oil, Stephens & Johnson Operating Co., Runnels County, 33 thousand reported
CHARLES PARKER — gas, Delray Oil, Inc., Runnels County, 33 thousand reported
BARNETT — oil, Hanson Corporation, Runnels County, 32 thousand reported
FNN — oil, Imperial Gas Resources LLC, Runnels County, 32 thousand reported
ASHTON, W.A. "A" — oil, Korman Exploration, Inc., Runnels County, 32 thousand reported
RUSH, RAYMOND — oil, Delray Oil, Inc., Runnels County, 32 thousand reported
AMOS — oil, Imperial Gas Resources LLC, Runnels County, 31 thousand reported
CUATRO — oil, Enrich Oil Corporation, Runnels County, 31 thousand reported
BROWN — oil, Edco Petroleum, Inc., Runnels County, 31 thousand reported
CLARK, BONNIE A — oil, D. A. B. Oil Service, Inc., Runnels County, 31 thousand reported
VANCIL "A" — oil, Bowerman Oil & Gas, Inc., Runnels County, 31 thousand reported
GERHART — oil, Pace Operating, Runnels County, 31 thousand reported
JACOB, L. E. "S" — oil, E W D Oil, Runnels County, 30 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.