EL CAPITAN

EL CAPITAN is a Texas oil lease in Lee County, Railroad Commission district 03, operated by Valence Operating Company. It has 2 wellbores on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from January 1993 to August 2026, totalling 17,734 barrels. The lease is shut in. Over the last twelve months on file it averaged 38 barrels a month, about 19 per wellbore. Its strongest month on the record we hold was May 2022, at 128 barrels.

Key facts about EL CAPITAN

Who operates EL CAPITAN?
EL CAPITAN is operated by Valence Operating Company, Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 881167.
Where is EL CAPITAN?
EL CAPITAN is a Texas oil lease in Lee County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 03. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 18071.
Is EL CAPITAN still producing?
EL CAPITAN is shut in. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for EL CAPITAN is August 2026.
How much has EL CAPITAN produced?
EL CAPITAN has reported 17,734 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between January 1993 and August 2026, from 2 wellbores.

Lease record

EL CAPITAN as filed with the Railroad Commission of Texas
OperatorValence Operating Company
FieldGiddings (Austin Chalk-3)
CountyLee County, Texas
RRC district03
Lease number18071
Wellbores2
Reported production17,734 bbl
First reported
Last reported

Where EL CAPITAN 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.