HAWK
HAWK is a Texas oil lease in Hockley County, Railroad Commission district 8A, operated by Melton, Joe, DRLG. Co., Inc. It has 2 wellbores on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from January 1993 to August 2026, totalling 98,306 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 $150K, with roughly $29K 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 42 barrels a month, about 21 per wellbore. Its strongest month on the record we hold was September 2016, at 242 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 HAWK
- Who operates HAWK?
- HAWK is operated by Melton, Joe, DRLG. Co., Inc., Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 559580.
- Where is HAWK?
- HAWK is a Texas oil lease in Hockley County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 8A. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 63428.
- Is HAWK still producing?
- HAWK is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for HAWK is August 2026.
- How much has HAWK produced?
- HAWK has reported 98,306 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026, from 2 wellbores.
- How much is HAWK worth?
- The remaining production from HAWK is estimated to be worth about $150K in total as of 26 August 2026, within a range of $83K to $218K. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in HAWK is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production HAWK has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for HAWK is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does HAWK generate in a year?
- HAWK is forecast to net about $29K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 26 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in HAWK receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Melton, Joe, DRLG. Co., Inc. |
|---|---|
| Field | Levelland |
| County | Hockley County, Texas |
| RRC district | 8A |
| Lease number | 63428 |
| Wellbores | 2 |
| Reported production | 98,306 bbl |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $150K |
Where HAWK 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.