FINCHER
FINCHER is a Texas gas lease in Washington County, Railroad Commission district 03, operated by Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C. It has 1 wellbore on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from October 2018 to August 2026, totalling 1,974,663 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 $2.9M, with roughly $762K 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 6,523 thousand cubic feet a month. Its strongest month on the record we hold was December 2018, at 175,234 thousand cubic feet. In our own backtest, leases producing at this rate are forecast to within about 17% 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 FINCHER
- Who operates FINCHER?
- FINCHER is operated by Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C., Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 147699.
- Where is FINCHER?
- FINCHER is a Texas gas lease in Washington County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 03. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 288519.
- Is FINCHER still producing?
- FINCHER is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for FINCHER is August 2026.
- How much has FINCHER produced?
- FINCHER has reported 1,974,663 thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between October 2018 and August 2026, from 1 wellbore.
- How much is FINCHER worth?
- The remaining production from FINCHER is estimated to be worth about $2.9M in total as of 27 August 2026, within a range of $2.4M to $3.4M. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in FINCHER is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production FINCHER has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for FINCHER is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does FINCHER generate in a year?
- FINCHER is forecast to net about $762K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 27 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in FINCHER receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C. |
|---|---|
| Field | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) |
| County | Washington County, Texas |
| RRC district | 03 |
| Lease number | 288519 |
| Wellbores | 1 |
| Reported production | 1,974,663 mcf |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $2.9M |
Where FINCHER 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.