MDB
MDB is a Texas oil lease in Zavala County, Railroad Commission district 01, operated by CML Exploration, LLC. It has 1 wellbore on file with the Commission. Reported production runs from February 2020 to August 2026, totalling 103,399 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 $905K, with roughly $270K 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 393 barrels a month. Its strongest month on the record we hold was October 2020, at 5,780 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 MDB
- Who operates MDB?
- MDB is operated by CML Exploration, LLC, Railroad Commission of Texas operator number 120648.
- Where is MDB?
- MDB is a Texas oil lease in Zavala County, Texas, in Railroad Commission district 01. Its Railroad Commission lease number is 20130.
- Is MDB still producing?
- MDB is currently producing. The most recent month of production reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for MDB is August 2026.
- How much has MDB produced?
- MDB has reported 103,399 barrels of oil (bbl) to the Railroad Commission of Texas between February 2020 and August 2026, from 1 wellbore.
- How much is MDB worth?
- The remaining production from MDB is estimated to be worth about $905K in total as of 26 August 2026, within a range of $706K to $1.1M. That figure is the whole lease, undivided — not any one owner's share. A royalty interest in MDB is a fraction of it. The estimate fits an Arps decline curve to the production MDB has already reported, prices the remaining production at the current forward strip, and discounts it at 12% a year. The figure shown for MDB is an estimate of value, not an offer and not an appraisal.
- How much income does MDB generate in a year?
- MDB is forecast to net about $270K across the whole undivided lease over the twelve months following 26 August 2026, before income tax. A royalty owner in MDB receives a fraction of that, set by the decimal interest printed on their check stub.
Lease record
| Operator | CML Exploration, LLC |
|---|---|
| Field | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) |
| County | Zavala County, Texas |
| RRC district | 01 |
| Lease number | 20130 |
| Wellbores | 1 |
| Reported production | 103,399 bbl |
| First reported | |
| Last reported | |
| Estimated royalty value | $905K |
Where MDB 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.