KOTZEBUE
KOTZEBUE is a Texas oil lease in Frio County, Railroad Commission district 01, operated by Ricochet Energy, Inc. It has 1 wellbore on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from June 2012 to August 2026, totalling 23,763 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 $52K, with roughly $10K 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 18 barrels a month. Its strongest month on the record we hold was September 2019, at 1,464 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 KOTZEBUE
- Who operates KOTZEBUE?
- KOTZEBUE is operated by Ricochet Energy, Inc., Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 710549.
- Where is KOTZEBUE?
- KOTZEBUE is a Texas oil lease in Frio County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 01. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 17063.
- Is KOTZEBUE still producing?
- KOTZEBUE is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for KOTZEBUE is August 2026.
- How much has KOTZEBUE produced?
- KOTZEBUE has reported 23,763 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between June 2012 and August 2026, from 1 wellbore.
- How much is KOTZEBUE worth?
- The remaining production from KOTZEBUE is estimated to be worth about $52K in total as of 26 August 2026, within a range of $29K to $76K. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in KOTZEBUE is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production KOTZEBUE has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for KOTZEBUE is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does KOTZEBUE generate in a year?
- KOTZEBUE is forecast to net about $10K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 26 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in KOTZEBUE receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Ricochet Energy, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Field | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) |
| County | Frio County, Texas |
| RRC district | 01 |
| Lease number | 17063 |
| Wellbores | 1 |
| Reported production | 23,763 bbl |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $52K |
Where KOTZEBUE 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.