STARNES "A"
STARNES "A" is a Texas oil lease in Cochran County, Railroad Commission district 8A, operated by Walsh Petroleum, Inc. It has 1 wellbore on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from December 2005 to August 2026, totalling 13,532 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 $141K, with roughly $27K 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 41 barrels a month. Its strongest month on the record we hold was October 2024, at 348 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 STARNES "A"
- Who operates STARNES "A"?
- STARNES "A" is operated by Walsh Petroleum, Inc., Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 894720.
- Where is STARNES "A"?
- STARNES "A" is a Texas oil lease in Cochran County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 8A. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 68858.
- Is STARNES "A" still producing?
- STARNES "A" is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for STARNES "A" is August 2026.
- How much has STARNES "A" produced?
- STARNES "A" has reported 13,532 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between December 2005 and August 2026, from 1 wellbore.
- How much is STARNES "A" worth?
- The remaining production from STARNES "A" is estimated to be worth about $141K in total as of 26 August 2026, within a range of $78K to $205K. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in STARNES "A" is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production STARNES "A" has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for STARNES "A" is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does STARNES "A" generate in a year?
- STARNES "A" is forecast to net about $27K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 26 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in STARNES "A" receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Walsh Petroleum, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Field | Levelland |
| County | Cochran County, Texas |
| RRC district | 8A |
| Lease number | 68858 |
| Wellbores | 1 |
| Reported production | 13,532 bbl |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $141K |
Where STARNES "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.