HERNDON B 490

HERNDON B 490 is a Texas oil lease in Ochiltree County, Railroad Commission district 10, operated by Holmes Exploration, LLC. It has 1 wellbore on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from February 2009 to August 2026, totalling 56,260 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 $297K, with roughly $53K 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 66 barrels a month. Its strongest month on the record we hold was August 2017, at 271 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 HERNDON B 490

Who operates HERNDON B 490?
HERNDON B 490 is operated by Holmes Exploration, LLC, Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 394700.
Where is HERNDON B 490?
HERNDON B 490 is a Texas oil lease in Ochiltree County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 10. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 07981.
Is HERNDON B 490 still producing?
HERNDON B 490 is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for HERNDON B 490 is August 2026.
How much has HERNDON B 490 produced?
HERNDON B 490 has reported 56,260 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between February 2009 and August 2026, from 1 wellbore.
How much is HERNDON B 490 worth?
The remaining production from HERNDON B 490 is estimated to be worth about $297K in total as of 27 August 2026, within a range of $163K to $431K. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in HERNDON B 490 is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production HERNDON B 490 has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for HERNDON B 490 is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
How much income does HERNDON B 490 generate in a year?
HERNDON B 490 is forecast to net about $53K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 27 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in HERNDON B 490 receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.

Lease record

HERNDON B 490 as filed with the Railroad Commission of Texas
OperatorHolmes Exploration, LLC
FieldNorthrup (Cleveland)
CountyOchiltree County, Texas
RRC district10
Lease number07981
Wellbores1
Reported production56,260 bbl
First reported
Last reported
Estimated royalty value$297K

Where HERNDON B 490 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.