NAUTILUS
NAUTILUS is a Texas gas lease in Johnson County, Railroad Commission district 09, operated by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. It has 1 wellbore on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from March 2012 to August 2026, totalling 1,280,663 thousand cubic feet. The lease is shut in. 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 $296, with roughly $37 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 1 thousand cubic feet a month. Its strongest month on the record we hold was May 2016, at 26,631 thousand cubic feet.
Key facts about NAUTILUS
- Who operates NAUTILUS?
- NAUTILUS is operated by Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 147715.
- Where is NAUTILUS?
- NAUTILUS is a Texas gas lease in Johnson County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 09. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 265573.
- Is NAUTILUS still producing?
- NAUTILUS is shut in. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for NAUTILUS is August 2026.
- How much has NAUTILUS produced?
- NAUTILUS has reported 1,280,663 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between March 2012 and August 2026, from 1 wellbore.
- How much is NAUTILUS worth?
- The remaining production from NAUTILUS is estimated to be worth about $296 in total as of 26 August 2026. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in NAUTILUS is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production NAUTILUS has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for NAUTILUS is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does NAUTILUS generate in a year?
- NAUTILUS is forecast to net about $37 across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 26 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in NAUTILUS receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Field | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) |
| County | Johnson County, Texas |
| RRC district | 09 |
| Lease number | 265573 |
| Wellbores | 1 |
| Reported production | 1,280,663 mcf |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $296 |
Where NAUTILUS 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.