SAU 45-3
SAU 45-3 is a Texas oil lease in Reagan County, Railroad Commission district 7C, operated by Mariner Energy, Inc. It has 1 wellbore on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from April 2004 to August 2026, totalling 20,091 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 $309K, with roughly $55K 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 58 barrels a month. Its strongest month on the record we hold was August 2025, at 112 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 SAU 45-3
- Who operates SAU 45-3?
- SAU 45-3 is operated by Mariner Energy, Inc., Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 526155.
- Where is SAU 45-3?
- SAU 45-3 is a Texas oil lease in Reagan County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 7C. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 15529.
- Is SAU 45-3 still producing?
- SAU 45-3 is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for SAU 45-3 is August 2026.
- How much has SAU 45-3 produced?
- SAU 45-3 has reported 20,091 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between April 2004 and August 2026, from 1 wellbore.
- How much is SAU 45-3 worth?
- The remaining production from SAU 45-3 is estimated to be worth about $309K in total as of 27 August 2026, within a range of $170K to $448K. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in SAU 45-3 is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production SAU 45-3 has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for SAU 45-3 is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does SAU 45-3 generate in a year?
- SAU 45-3 is forecast to net about $55K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 27 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in SAU 45-3 receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Mariner Energy, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Field | Spraberry (Trend Area) |
| County | Reagan County, Texas |
| RRC district | 7C |
| Lease number | 15529 |
| Wellbores | 1 |
| Reported production | 20,091 bbl |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $309K |
Where SAU 45-3 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.