ATECA 72
ATECA 72 is a Texas oil lease in Sterling County, Railroad Commission district 08, operated by Bright & Co. It has 2 wellbores on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from May 2009 to August 2026, totalling 49,747 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 $652K, with roughly $125K 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 146 barrels a month, about 73 per wellbore. Its strongest month on the record we hold was February 2024, at 501 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 ATECA 72
- Who operates ATECA 72?
- ATECA 72 is operated by Bright & Co., Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 093125.
- Where is ATECA 72?
- ATECA 72 is a Texas oil lease in Sterling County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 08. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 39682.
- Is ATECA 72 still producing?
- ATECA 72 is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for ATECA 72 is August 2026.
- How much has ATECA 72 produced?
- ATECA 72 has reported 49,747 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between May 2009 and August 2026, from 2 wellbores.
- How much is ATECA 72 worth?
- The remaining production from ATECA 72 is estimated to be worth about $652K in total as of 26 August 2026, within a range of $509K to $796K. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in ATECA 72 is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production ATECA 72 has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for ATECA 72 is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does ATECA 72 generate in a year?
- ATECA 72 is forecast to net about $125K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 26 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in ATECA 72 receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Bright & Co. |
|---|---|
| Field | Triple C (Miss.) |
| County | Sterling County, Texas |
| RRC district | 08 |
| Lease number | 39682 |
| Wellbores | 2 |
| Reported production | 49,747 bbl |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $652K |
Where ATECA 72 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.