Oil and gas leases in Houston Exploration Company, The

Houston Exploration Company, The is a Texas operator, Commission number 402704, with 535 leases reporting production across 10 counties. 4 of them are oil leases and 531 are gas leases. Between them they carry 536 wellbores. Reported volumes run from January 1997 to August 2026 and come to 141 thousand barrels of oil and 636.2 million Mcf of gas. 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 Houston Exploration Company, The

How many oil and gas leases are in Houston Exploration Company, The?: Houston Exploration Company, The has 535 oil and gas leases with production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas, as of August 2026.
How much oil and gas has Houston Exploration Company, The produced?: Leases in Houston Exploration Company, The have reported 141,412 barrels of oil (bbl) and 636,195,059 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1997 and August 2026.
How much are mineral rights in Houston Exploration Company, The worth?: There is no single figure: what a mineral or royalty interest in Houston Exploration Company, The is worth depends on the individual lease, its decline, and the share the owner holds. Each of the 535 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.

Counties here

Zapata County — 379 leases
Webb County — 81 leases
Rusk County — 37 leases
Starr County — 19 leases
Harrison County — 5 leases
Kleberg County — 5 leases
Hidalgo County — 4 leases
Gregg County — 3 leases
Jim Hogg County — 1 lease
Navarro County — 1 lease

Railroad Commission districts

District 04 — 489 leases
District 06 — 45 leases
District 05 — 1 lease

Leases — page 1 of 3

ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 8.9 million reported
LEONARDO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 8.6 million reported
GUTIERREZ, E. E. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 7.9 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 7.7 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 7.6 million reported
LEONARDO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 6.4 million reported
RAMIREZ, ABEL — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 5.9 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 5.8 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 5.7 million reported
GARZA, L. ET AL ESTATE OF — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 5.5 million reported
FLORES, L. G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 5.4 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 5.3 million reported
ALFONSO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 5.2 million reported
GARZA, A. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 5.1 million reported
YZAGUIRRE - LEO GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 5.0 million reported
ALFONSO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 4.9 million reported
BERNARDO GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 4.8 million reported
HAYNES MINERAL TRUST — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 4.6 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 4.6 million reported
LEONARDO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 4.5 million reported
HUBBERD, WILLIAM "D3" — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 4.5 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 4.4 million reported
GARZA-IRENE GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 4.4 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 4.4 million reported
YZAGUIRRE-LEO GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 4.4 million reported
FLORES, L. G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 4.4 million reported
GUTIERREZ, J. M. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 4.1 million reported
RAMIREZ, ABEL — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 4.1 million reported
AMANDO GARZA TRUST — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 4.1 million reported
ALEXANDER, CHARLES — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 4.0 million reported
FLORES, L.G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 4.0 million reported
ALEXANDER, CHARLES — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 4.0 million reported
HAYNES MINERAL TRUST — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.9 million reported
LEONARDO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.8 million reported
ALEXANDER, CHARLES — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 3.8 million reported
HAYNES MINERAL TRUST — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.8 million reported
LEONARDO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.7 million reported
LEONARDO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.6 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.5 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.5 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.5 million reported
ALFONSO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.5 million reported
ALFONSO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.4 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.3 million reported
FLORES, L. G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.3 million reported
YZAGUIRRE-LEO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.2 million reported
BENAVIDES, B. R. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.2 million reported
GARZA-IRENE GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.1 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.1 million reported
J.O.D. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.1 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.1 million reported
GARZA, A. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.1 million reported
GARZA D GU 1 — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 3.0 million reported
HUBBERD, WILLIAM "B2" — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 3.0 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.9 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.9 million reported
ARACELI GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.8 million reported
HUBBERD, WM. "C-1" — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 2.8 million reported
BUSTAMANTE G. U. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.8 million reported
MARTINEZ-BARRERA G.U. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 2.8 million reported
LEONARDO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.8 million reported
ALEXANDER, CHARLES — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 2.8 million reported
ALFONSO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.8 million reported
LEONARDO-GUTIERREZ GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.7 million reported
RAMIREZ, J.E. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 2.7 million reported
SWANTNER G. R. "A" — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.7 million reported
GARZA, A. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.7 million reported
FLORES, L. G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.7 million reported
MUNOZ — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.6 million reported
HAYNES MINERAL TRUST — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.6 million reported
MUNOZ — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.6 million reported
GARZA, A. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.5 million reported
RODRIGUEZ GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.5 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.5 million reported
WILLIAM HUBBERD "C1" — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 2.5 million reported
J.O.D. "1" — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.5 million reported
MUNOZ — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.5 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.5 million reported
RED CREST TRUST — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.5 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.5 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.4 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.4 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.3 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.3 million reported
GUTIERREZ, J. M. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.3 million reported
PORRAS GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.2 million reported
BENAVIDES, B. R. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.2 million reported
HUBBERD, WILLIAM "C" — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 2.2 million reported
BERNARDO GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.2 million reported
PORRAS GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.2 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.2 million reported
ALEXANDER, CHARLES — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 2.2 million reported
J. O. D. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.2 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.1 million reported
FLORES, L. G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.1 million reported
L. GARZA "B" 2 — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.1 million reported
GARZA, A. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.1 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.1 million reported
ALFONSO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.0 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.0 million reported
TREVINO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.0 million reported
LEONARDO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.0 million reported
LEONARDO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.0 million reported
FLORES, L. G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.0 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 2.0 million reported
FLORES, L. G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.9 million reported
FLORES, L. G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.9 million reported
HUBBERD ESTATE "D" — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 1.9 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.9 million reported
LEONARDO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.9 million reported
MUNOZ-GUTIERREZ GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.9 million reported
JACOBA — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.9 million reported
IRENE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.9 million reported
MARTINEZ-RAMIREZ GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.9 million reported
FLORES, L.G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.8 million reported
RMT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.8 million reported
ALFONSO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.8 million reported
RAMIREZ, ABEL — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.8 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.8 million reported
ALFONSO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.8 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.8 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.7 million reported
HUBBERD — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 1.7 million reported
DAISY — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.7 million reported
DOMINGUEZ — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.7 million reported
BUSTAMANTE GAS UNIT 1 — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.7 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.7 million reported
MUNOZ — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.7 million reported
ALFONSO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.7 million reported
RAMIREZ, ABEL — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.6 million reported
FLORES, L. G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.6 million reported
A. GARZA — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.6 million reported
ALEXANDER, CHARLES — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 1.6 million reported
FLORES, L. G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.6 million reported
HUBBERD WILLIAM "C 3" — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 1.6 million reported
DOMINGUEZ — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.6 million reported
PORRAS GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.6 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.5 million reported
HUBBERD — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 1.5 million reported
ALFONSO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.5 million reported
EL REFUGIO "AD" — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.5 million reported
ALFONSO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.5 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.5 million reported
RMT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.5 million reported
HUBBERD, WILLIAM "D3" — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 1.5 million reported
DERLY — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.5 million reported
MCKENDRICK, W. H. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 1.5 million reported
HUBBERD, WILLIAM C 3 — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 1.4 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.4 million reported
ALFONSO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.4 million reported
FLORES, L. G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.4 million reported
LEONARDO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.4 million reported
HUBBERD — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 1.4 million reported
ALEXANDER, CHARLES — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 1.4 million reported
MARIA CUELLAR — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.4 million reported
FLORES, L. G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.4 million reported
MASHI — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 1.4 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.4 million reported
GARZA, LAURO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.4 million reported
RATHMELL LAND AND CATTLE CO. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.4 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.3 million reported
PORRAS GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.3 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.3 million reported
SLICK, T. B. ESTATE "B" 536 — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Starr County, 1.3 million reported
L. GARZA ESTATE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.3 million reported
SALINAS, G. G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.3 million reported
VILLARREAL GUTIERREZ GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.3 million reported
FLORES, L. G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.3 million reported
ALFONSO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.3 million reported
E. E. GUTIERREZ — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.2 million reported
GARZA, A. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.2 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.2 million reported
SLICK, T. B. ESTATE "B" 536 — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Starr County, 1.2 million reported
FLORES, L. G. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.2 million reported
ALFONSO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.2 million reported
RODRIGUEZ GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.2 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.2 million reported
MUNOZ-GUTIERREZ GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.2 million reported
BENAVIDES, B. R. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.2 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.2 million reported
FLORES, M. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.2 million reported
LEONARDO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.2 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.2 million reported
GARZA, A. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.2 million reported
MUNOZ-GUTIERREZ GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.2 million reported
BENAVIDES, B. R. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.1 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.1 million reported
MUNOZ-GUTIERREZ GAS UNIT — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.1 million reported
ALEXANDER, CHARLES — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 1.1 million reported
HUBBERD "C3" — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 1.1 million reported
BENAVIDES, B. R. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.1 million reported
RAMIREZ, RAMIRO — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.1 million reported
JACOBA — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.1 million reported
HUBBERD, WILLIAM "D3" — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 1.1 million reported
GARZA, L. ESTATE OF ET AL — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.1 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.1 million reported
HUBBERD, WILLIAM "C2" — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 1.1 million reported
J. O. D. — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.1 million reported
ASCHE — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Zapata County, 1.1 million reported
ALEXANDER, CHARLES — gas, Houston Exploration Company, The, Webb County, 992 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.