Oil and gas leases in District 08 — page 257

Railroad Commission district 08 covers 33 Texas counties and 51,221 leases with reported production. 37,452 of them are oil leases and 13,769 are gas leases. Between them they carry 178,236 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1993 to August 2026 and come to 12.1 billion barrels of oil and 24.1 billion Mcf of gas. 2,017 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 District 08

How many oil and gas leases are in District 08?
District 08 has 51,221 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has District 08 produced?
Leases in District 08 have reported 12,062,136,115 barrels of oil (bbl) and 24,137,869,320 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026.
How many operators are active in District 08?
2,017 operators file production returns for leases in District 08.
How much are mineral rights in District 08 worth?
There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in District 08 is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 51,221 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 257 of 257

  • GOLDSMITH, C. A., ETAL — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Ector County, 1 reported
  • THORNBERRY "E" — oil, Royale Operating Company, Andrews County, 1 reported
  • COWDEN -D- — oil, American Exploration Company, Winkler County, 1 reported
  • LONGBOTHAM, CORA, "C" — oil, Amoco Production Company, Ector County, 1 reported
  • CAFFEY — oil, Mcdonald Production, Martin County, 1 reported
  • COWDEN "18" — oil, Butler, Kevin O., Midland County, 1 reported
  • SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION -A- — oil, Shell Western E&P Inc., Ward County, 1 reported
  • UNIVERSITY 7-38C — oil, Hanley Petroleum Inc., Andrews County, 1 reported
  • COWDEN -L- — oil, Fina Oil & Chemical Company, Ector County, 1 reported
  • MILLER, JANE DEAN ET AL — oil, Pennzoil Petroleum Company, Ward County, 1 reported
  • DOWNIE, C. R. — oil, Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Pecos County, 1 reported
  • UNIVERSITY YZ — oil, Oxy USA Inc., Andrews County, 1 reported
  • TEXAS UNIVERSITY SEC. 1 & 2 — oil, Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Crane County, 1 reported
  • HUGHES — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Mitchell County, 1 reported
  • RINGNECK DOVE — oil, Sharp Image Energy, Inc., Howard County, 1 reported
  • JONES 130 — oil, Limestone Exploration, LLC, Martin County, 1 reported
  • HENDERSON, W. B. "D" — oil, Forest Oil Corporation, Ector County, 1 reported
  • AAKER 75-36 — oil, Nearburg Producing Company, Crane County, 1 reported
  • CBR 10 — oil, Rki Exploration & Production LLC, Loving County, 1 reported
  • PHOBOS — oil, Forge Energy, LLC, Andrews County, 1 reported
  • ABACO STATE DEEP UNIT — oil, Permian Resources Operating, LLC, Reeves County, 1 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.