UNIVERSITY 17-17
UNIVERSITY 17-17 is a Texas oil lease in Ward County, Railroad Commission district 08, operated by Sandridge Expl. And Prod., LLC. It has 14 wellbores on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from September 2011 to August 2026, totalling 908,170 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 $7.1M, with roughly $1.6M 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 2,031 barrels a month, about 145 per wellbore. Its strongest month on the record we hold was December 2016, at 7,071 barrels. In our own backtest, leases producing at this rate are forecast to within about 17% 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 UNIVERSITY 17-17
- Who operates UNIVERSITY 17-17?
- UNIVERSITY 17-17 is operated by Sandridge Expl. And Prod., LLC, Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 748011.
- Where is UNIVERSITY 17-17?
- UNIVERSITY 17-17 is a Texas oil lease in Ward County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 08. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 42145.
- Is UNIVERSITY 17-17 still producing?
- UNIVERSITY 17-17 is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for UNIVERSITY 17-17 is August 2026.
- How much has UNIVERSITY 17-17 produced?
- UNIVERSITY 17-17 has reported 908,170 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between September 2011 and August 2026, from 14 wellbores.
- How much is UNIVERSITY 17-17 worth?
- The remaining production from UNIVERSITY 17-17 is estimated to be worth about $7.1M in total as of 26 August 2026, within a range of $5.9M to $8.3M. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in UNIVERSITY 17-17 is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production UNIVERSITY 17-17 has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for UNIVERSITY 17-17 is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does UNIVERSITY 17-17 generate in a year?
- UNIVERSITY 17-17 is forecast to net about $1.6M across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 26 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in UNIVERSITY 17-17 receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Sandridge Expl. And Prod., LLC |
|---|---|
| Field | Caprito (Delaware Middle) |
| County | Ward County, Texas |
| RRC district | 08 |
| Lease number | 42145 |
| Wellbores | 14 |
| Reported production | 908,170 bbl |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $7.1M |
Where UNIVERSITY 17-17 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.