JONES "490"
JONES "490" is a Texas oil lease in Gaines County, Railroad Commission district 8A, operated by Butler, Kevin O. & Assoc., Inc. It has 1 wellbore on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from November 2005 to August 2026, totalling 42,788 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 $542K, with roughly $104K 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 138 barrels a month. Its strongest month on the record we hold was December 2024, at 333 barrels. 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 JONES "490"
- Who operates JONES "490"?
- JONES "490" is operated by Butler, Kevin O. & Assoc., Inc., Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 114050.
- Where is JONES "490"?
- JONES "490" is a Texas oil lease in Gaines County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 8A. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 68927.
- Is JONES "490" still producing?
- JONES "490" is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for JONES "490" is August 2026.
- How much has JONES "490" produced?
- JONES "490" has reported 42,788 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between November 2005 and August 2026, from 1 wellbore.
- How much is JONES "490" worth?
- The remaining production from JONES "490" is estimated to be worth about $542K in total as of 26 August 2026, within a range of $423K to $661K. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in JONES "490" is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production JONES "490" has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for JONES "490" is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does JONES "490" generate in a year?
- JONES "490" is forecast to net about $104K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 26 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in JONES "490" receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Butler, Kevin O. & Assoc., Inc. |
|---|---|
| Field | Russell (Clearfork Consolidated |
| County | Gaines County, Texas |
| RRC district | 8A |
| Lease number | 68927 |
| Wellbores | 1 |
| Reported production | 42,788 bbl |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $542K |
Where JONES "490" 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.