SAM 17
SAM 17 is a Texas oil lease in Martin County, Railroad Commission district 08, operated by Crownquest Operating, LLC. It has 2 wellbores on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from August 2012 to August 2026, totalling 111,621 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 $887K, with roughly $169K 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 173 barrels a month, about 86 per wellbore. Its strongest month on the record we hold was June 2016, at 1,242 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 SAM 17
- Who operates SAM 17?
- SAM 17 is operated by Crownquest Operating, LLC, Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 191554.
- Where is SAM 17?
- SAM 17 is a Texas oil lease in Martin County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 08. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 43198.
- Is SAM 17 still producing?
- SAM 17 is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for SAM 17 is August 2026.
- How much has SAM 17 produced?
- SAM 17 has reported 111,621 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between August 2012 and August 2026, from 2 wellbores.
- How much is SAM 17 worth?
- The remaining production from SAM 17 is estimated to be worth about $887K in total as of 26 August 2026, within a range of $692K to $1.1M. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in SAM 17 is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production SAM 17 has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for SAM 17 is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does SAM 17 generate in a year?
- SAM 17 is forecast to net about $169K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 26 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in SAM 17 receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Crownquest Operating, LLC |
|---|---|
| Field | Spraberry (Trend Area) |
| County | Martin County, Texas |
| RRC district | 08 |
| Lease number | 43198 |
| Wellbores | 2 |
| Reported production | 111,621 bbl |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $887K |
Where SAM 17 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.