DARDEN
DARDEN is a Texas oil lease in Hockley County, Railroad Commission district 8A, operated by Patriot Resources, Inc. It has 2 wellbores on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from May 2006 to August 2026, totalling 123,169 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 $787K, with roughly $151K 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 197 barrels a month, about 99 per wellbore. Its strongest month on the record we hold was August 2018, at 627 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 DARDEN
- Who operates DARDEN?
- DARDEN is operated by Patriot Resources, Inc., Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 643401.
- Where is DARDEN?
- DARDEN is a Texas oil lease in Hockley County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 8A. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 68948.
- Is DARDEN still producing?
- DARDEN is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for DARDEN is August 2026.
- How much has DARDEN produced?
- DARDEN has reported 123,169 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between May 2006 and August 2026, from 2 wellbores.
- How much is DARDEN worth?
- The remaining production from DARDEN is estimated to be worth about $787K in total as of 26 August 2026, within a range of $614K to $960K. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in DARDEN is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production DARDEN has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for DARDEN is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does DARDEN generate in a year?
- DARDEN is forecast to net about $151K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 26 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in DARDEN receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Patriot Resources, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Field | Anton (Clear Fork, Lower) |
| County | Hockley County, Texas |
| RRC district | 8A |
| Lease number | 68948 |
| Wellbores | 2 |
| Reported production | 123,169 bbl |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $787K |
Where DARDEN 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.