WEST FORK
WEST FORK is a Texas oil lease in Scurry County, Railroad Commission district 8A, operated by Discovery Operating, Inc. It has 1 wellbore on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from June 2024 to April 2026, totalling 1,511 barrels. The lease is shut in. 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 $677, with roughly $129 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 0 barrels a month. Its strongest month on the record we hold was October 2024, at 944 barrels.
Key facts about WEST FORK
- Who operates WEST FORK?
- WEST FORK is operated by Discovery Operating, Inc., Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 220865.
- Where is WEST FORK?
- WEST FORK is a Texas oil lease in Scurry County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 8A. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 71394.
- Is WEST FORK still producing?
- WEST FORK is shut in. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for WEST FORK is April 2026.
- How much has WEST FORK produced?
- WEST FORK has reported 1,511 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between June 2024 and April 2026, from 1 wellbore.
- How much is WEST FORK worth?
- The remaining production from WEST FORK is estimated to be worth about $677 in total as of 26 August 2026. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in WEST FORK is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production WEST FORK has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for WEST FORK is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does WEST FORK generate in a year?
- WEST FORK is forecast to net about $129 across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 26 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in WEST FORK receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Discovery Operating, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Field | Gopher Creek (Miss.) |
| County | Scurry County, Texas |
| RRC district | 8A |
| Lease number | 71394 |
| Wellbores | 1 |
| Reported production | 1,511 bbl |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $677 |
Where WEST FORK 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.