SHORTES 30
SHORTES 30 is a Texas oil lease in Howard County, Railroad Commission district 08, operated by Athlon Fe Operating LLC. It has 1 wellbore on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from March 2013 to August 2026, totalling 17,219 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 $180K, with roughly $30K 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 32 barrels a month. Its strongest month on the record we hold was May 2017, at 307 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 SHORTES 30
- Who operates SHORTES 30?
- SHORTES 30 is operated by Athlon Fe Operating LLC, Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 036048.
- Where is SHORTES 30?
- SHORTES 30 is a Texas oil lease in Howard County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 08. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 43844.
- Is SHORTES 30 still producing?
- SHORTES 30 is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for SHORTES 30 is August 2026.
- How much has SHORTES 30 produced?
- SHORTES 30 has reported 17,219 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between March 2013 and August 2026, from 1 wellbore.
- How much is SHORTES 30 worth?
- The remaining production from SHORTES 30 is estimated to be worth about $180K in total as of 26 August 2026, within a range of $99K to $261K. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in SHORTES 30 is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production SHORTES 30 has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for SHORTES 30 is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does SHORTES 30 generate in a year?
- SHORTES 30 is forecast to net about $30K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 26 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in SHORTES 30 receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Athlon Fe Operating LLC |
|---|---|
| Field | Spraberry (Trend Area) |
| County | Howard County, Texas |
| RRC district | 08 |
| Lease number | 43844 |
| Wellbores | 1 |
| Reported production | 17,219 bbl |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $180K |
Where SHORTES 30 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.