ARCO "185"
ARCO "185" is a Texas oil lease in Gaines County, Railroad Commission district 8A, operated by Amtex Energy, Inc. It has 1 wellbore on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from March 2006 to August 2026, totalling 13,754 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 $147K, with roughly $28K 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 October 2022, at 187 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 ARCO "185"
- Who operates ARCO "185"?
- ARCO "185" is operated by Amtex Energy, Inc., Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 020522.
- Where is ARCO "185"?
- ARCO "185" is a Texas oil lease in Gaines County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 8A. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 68947.
- Is ARCO "185" still producing?
- ARCO "185" is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for ARCO "185" is August 2026.
- How much has ARCO "185" produced?
- ARCO "185" has reported 13,754 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between March 2006 and August 2026, from 1 wellbore.
- How much is ARCO "185" worth?
- The remaining production from ARCO "185" is estimated to be worth about $147K in total as of 27 August 2026, within a range of $81K to $213K. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in ARCO "185" is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production ARCO "185" has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for ARCO "185" is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does ARCO "185" generate in a year?
- ARCO "185" is forecast to net about $28K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 27 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in ARCO "185" receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Amtex Energy, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Field | Seminole (San Andres) |
| County | Gaines County, Texas |
| RRC district | 8A |
| Lease number | 68947 |
| Wellbores | 1 |
| Reported production | 13,754 bbl |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $147K |
Where ARCO "185" 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.