TALL COTTON '18'
TALL COTTON '18' is a Texas oil lease in Hockley County, Railroad Commission district 8A, operated by BC Operating, Inc. It has 1 wellbore on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from February 2013 to August 2026, totalling 3,576 barrels. The lease is intermittent. 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 $165K, with roughly $32K 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 23 barrels a month. Its strongest month on the record we hold was April 2026, at 252 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 TALL COTTON '18'
- Who operates TALL COTTON '18'?
- TALL COTTON '18' is operated by BC Operating, Inc., Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 058893.
- Where is TALL COTTON '18'?
- TALL COTTON '18' is a Texas oil lease in Hockley County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 8A. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 70004.
- Is TALL COTTON '18' still producing?
- TALL COTTON '18' is intermittent. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for TALL COTTON '18' is August 2026.
- How much has TALL COTTON '18' produced?
- TALL COTTON '18' has reported 3,576 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between February 2013 and August 2026, from 1 wellbore.
- How much is TALL COTTON '18' worth?
- The remaining production from TALL COTTON '18' is estimated to be worth about $165K in total as of 27 August 2026, within a range of $91K to $239K. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in TALL COTTON '18' is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production TALL COTTON '18' has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for TALL COTTON '18' is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does TALL COTTON '18' generate in a year?
- TALL COTTON '18' is forecast to net about $32K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 27 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in TALL COTTON '18' receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | BC Operating, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Field | Levelland, Ne. (Wolfcamp) |
| County | Hockley County, Texas |
| RRC district | 8A |
| Lease number | 70004 |
| Wellbores | 1 |
| Reported production | 3,576 bbl |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $165K |
Where TALL COTTON '18' 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.