SAU 45
SAU 45 is a Texas oil lease in Reagan County, Railroad Commission district 7C, operated by Apache Corporation. It has 4 wellbores on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from February 2012 to August 2026, totalling 122,423 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 $1.3M, with roughly $216K 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 243 barrels a month, about 61 per wellbore. Its strongest month on the record we hold was June 2016, at 577 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 SAU 45
- Who operates SAU 45?
- SAU 45 is operated by Apache Corporation, Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 027200.
- Where is SAU 45?
- SAU 45 is a Texas oil lease in Reagan County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 7C. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 17782.
- Is SAU 45 still producing?
- SAU 45 is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for SAU 45 is August 2026.
- How much has SAU 45 produced?
- SAU 45 has reported 122,423 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between February 2012 and August 2026, from 4 wellbores.
- How much is SAU 45 worth?
- The remaining production from SAU 45 is estimated to be worth about $1.3M in total as of 27 August 2026, within a range of $986K to $1.5M. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in SAU 45 is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production SAU 45 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 is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does SAU 45 generate in a year?
- SAU 45 is forecast to net about $216K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 27 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in SAU 45 receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Apache Corporation |
|---|---|
| Field | Spraberry (Trend Area) |
| County | Reagan County, Texas |
| RRC district | 7C |
| Lease number | 17782 |
| Wellbores | 4 |
| Reported production | 122,423 bbl |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $1.3M |
Where SAU 45 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.