VIPER #2
VIPER #2 is a Texas gas lease in Rusk County, Railroad Commission district 06, operated by El Paso Production Company. It has 1 wellbore on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from October 2005 to August 2026, totalling 377,646 thousand cubic feet. 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 $4K, with roughly $560 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 29 thousand cubic feet a month. Its strongest month on the record we hold was December 2016, at 2,403 thousand cubic feet. 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 VIPER #2
- Who operates VIPER #2?
- VIPER #2 is operated by El Paso Production Company, Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 250442.
- Where is VIPER #2?
- VIPER #2 is a Texas gas lease in Rusk County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 06. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 215562.
- Is VIPER #2 still producing?
- VIPER #2 is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for VIPER #2 is August 2026.
- How much has VIPER #2 produced?
- VIPER #2 has reported 377,646 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between October 2005 and August 2026, from 1 wellbore.
- How much is VIPER #2 worth?
- The remaining production from VIPER #2 is estimated to be worth about $4K in total as of 26 August 2026, within a range of $2K to $6K. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in VIPER #2 is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production VIPER #2 has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for VIPER #2 is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does VIPER #2 generate in a year?
- VIPER #2 is forecast to net about $560 across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 26 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in VIPER #2 receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | El Paso Production Company |
|---|---|
| Field | Minden (Cotton Valley Cons.) |
| County | Rusk County, Texas |
| RRC district | 06 |
| Lease number | 215562 |
| Wellbores | 1 |
| Reported production | 377,646 mcf |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $4K |
Where VIPER #2 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.