HARDING FEE
HARDING FEE is a Texas gas lease in Ward County, Railroad Commission district 08, operated by Ocean Energy, Inc. It has 1 wellbore on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from May 2002 to August 2026, totalling 6,029,913 thousand cubic feet. 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 $257K, with roughly $32K 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 2,754 thousand cubic feet a month. Its strongest month on the record we hold was May 2025, at 12,267 thousand cubic feet.
Key facts about HARDING FEE
- Who operates HARDING FEE?
- HARDING FEE is operated by Ocean Energy, Inc., Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 617549.
- Where is HARDING FEE?
- HARDING FEE is a Texas gas lease in Ward County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 08. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 189706.
- Is HARDING FEE still producing?
- HARDING FEE is shut in. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for HARDING FEE is August 2026.
- How much has HARDING FEE produced?
- HARDING FEE has reported 6,029,913 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between May 2002 and August 2026, from 1 wellbore.
- How much is HARDING FEE worth?
- The remaining production from HARDING FEE is estimated to be worth about $257K in total as of 26 August 2026. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in HARDING FEE is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production HARDING FEE has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for HARDING FEE is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does HARDING FEE generate in a year?
- HARDING FEE is forecast to net about $32K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 26 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in HARDING FEE receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Ocean Energy, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Field | Beall (Montoya) |
| County | Ward County, Texas |
| RRC district | 08 |
| Lease number | 189706 |
| Wellbores | 1 |
| Reported production | 6,029,913 mcf |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $257K |
Where HARDING FEE 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.