MELISSA "A"
MELISSA "A" is a Texas oil lease in Ward County, Railroad Commission district 08, operated by Simon, W. D. Oil Co. It has 1 wellbore on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from January 1993 to August 2026, totalling 13,988 barrels. 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 $240K, with roughly $40K 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 37 barrels a month. Its strongest month on the record we hold was April 2023, at 91 barrels. In our own backtest, leases producing at this rate are forecast to within about 45% 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 MELISSA "A"
- Who operates MELISSA "A"?
- MELISSA "A" is operated by Simon, W. D. Oil Co., Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 783405.
- Where is MELISSA "A"?
- MELISSA "A" is a Texas oil lease in Ward County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 08. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 26962.
- Is MELISSA "A" still producing?
- MELISSA "A" is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for MELISSA "A" is August 2026.
- How much has MELISSA "A" produced?
- MELISSA "A" has reported 13,988 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026, from 1 wellbore.
- How much is MELISSA "A" worth?
- The remaining production from MELISSA "A" is estimated to be worth about $240K in total as of 26 August 2026, within a range of $132K to $347K. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in MELISSA "A" is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production MELISSA "A" has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for MELISSA "A" is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does MELISSA "A" generate in a year?
- MELISSA "A" is forecast to net about $40K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 26 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in MELISSA "A" receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Simon, W. D. Oil Co. |
|---|---|
| Field | Quito, West (Cherry Canyon) |
| County | Ward County, Texas |
| RRC district | 08 |
| Lease number | 26962 |
| Wellbores | 1 |
| Reported production | 13,988 bbl |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $240K |
Where MELISSA "A" 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.