THORNTON, TATE 79
THORNTON, TATE 79 is a Texas gas lease in Ward County, Railroad Commission district 08, operated by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. It has 1 wellbore on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from January 2001 to August 2026, totalling 4,030,790 thousand cubic feet. The lease is currently producing. Fitting a decline curve to that history and pricing the remaining production at today's forward curve values the whole lease — a 100% undivided interest — at about $4K, with roughly $2K expected over the next twelve months. An individual royalty owner receives their own decimal interest times that figure. Over the last twelve months on file it averaged 242 thousand cubic feet a month. Its strongest month on the record we hold was April 2017, at 1,278 thousand cubic feet. In our own backtest, leases producing at this rate are forecast to within about 22% of what they went on to produce, and that measured error is the range shown on the page rather than a confidence of our own devising.
Key facts about THORNTON, TATE 79
- Who operates THORNTON, TATE 79?
- THORNTON, TATE 79 is operated by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc., Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 572550.
- Where is THORNTON, TATE 79?
- THORNTON, TATE 79 is a Texas gas lease in Ward County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 08. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 185255.
- Is THORNTON, TATE 79 still producing?
- THORNTON, TATE 79 is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for THORNTON, TATE 79 is August 2026.
- How much has THORNTON, TATE 79 produced?
- THORNTON, TATE 79 has reported 4,030,790 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 2001 and August 2026, from 1 wellbore.
- How much is THORNTON, TATE 79 worth?
- The remaining production from THORNTON, TATE 79 is estimated to be worth about $4K in total as of 26 August 2026, within a range of $3K to $5K. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in THORNTON, TATE 79 is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production THORNTON, TATE 79 has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for THORNTON, TATE 79 is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does THORNTON, TATE 79 generate in a year?
- THORNTON, TATE 79 is forecast to net about $2K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 26 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in THORNTON, TATE 79 receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. |
|---|---|
| Field | Beall (Montoya) |
| County | Ward County, Texas |
| RRC district | 08 |
| Lease number | 185255 |
| Wellbores | 1 |
| Reported production | 4,030,790 mcf |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $4K |
Where THORNTON, TATE 79 sits
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas lease production records, complete through . Figures on this page were computed on .
Production figures are as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas. The value shown is an estimate produced by fitting a decline curve to that reported history; it is not an offer or an appraisal. How this estimate is calculated.