KING
KING is a Texas oil lease in Reeves County, Railroad Commission district 08, operated by Staley Operating Co. It has 18 wellbores on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from December 2004 to August 2026, totalling 317,611 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 $603K, with roughly $116K 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 118 barrels a month, about 7 per wellbore. Its strongest month on the record we hold was October 2018, at 2,629 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 KING
- Who operates KING?
- KING is operated by Staley Operating Co., Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 811415.
- Where is KING?
- KING is a Texas oil lease in Reeves County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 08. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 37498.
- Is KING still producing?
- KING is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for KING is August 2026.
- How much has KING produced?
- KING has reported 317,611 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between December 2004 and August 2026, from 18 wellbores.
- How much is KING worth?
- The remaining production from KING is estimated to be worth about $603K in total as of 26 August 2026, within a range of $471K to $736K. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in KING is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production KING has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for KING is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does KING generate in a year?
- KING is forecast to net about $116K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 26 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in KING receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Staley Operating Co. |
|---|---|
| Field | Mi Vida (Delaware 4400) |
| County | Reeves County, Texas |
| RRC district | 08 |
| Lease number | 37498 |
| Wellbores | 18 |
| Reported production | 317,611 bbl |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $603K |
Where KING 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.