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Texas gas well · RRC district 10 · Lease 296778

Producing

BIG COUNTRY

Big Country is a gas well in Hemphill County, Texas, operated by Validus Energy II Midcon LLC in the Buffalo Wallow (Granite Wash) field. The Railroad Commission shows 261,366 mcf of gas in the 12 months through Jul 2026.

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261,366mcf gas, last 12 months−22% vs prior year
Operator
Validus Energy II Midcon LLC
County
Hemphill County
Field
Buffalo Wallow (Granite Wash)
RRC lease
10-296778

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Hemphill CountyHemphillLipscombRobertsOchiltreeHemphill County
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Oil, last 12 months
10,308 bbl
Gas in Jul 2026
26,091 mcf
Reporting to the state
since Feb 2023
Data through
Jul 2026

Production

Month by month, from the state record

What the Railroad Commission says this gas well produced. Oil is in barrels (bbl). Gas is in thousand cubic feet (mcf).

Gas output fell 22% over the last 12 months

261,366 mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 333,437 mcf in the 12 months before.

  • Gas (bars, left axis)
  • Oil (line, right axis)
  • Last 12 months
Gas output fell 22% over the last 12 monthsMonthly gas production and oil for BIG COUNTRY, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Gas output fell 22% over the last 12 months. 261,366 mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 333,437 mcf in the 12 months before.Last 12 months: 261,366 mcfmcf per monthbbl per month0010k1,00020k2,00030k3,00040k4,00050k5,000Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
Gas output fell 22% over the last 12 monthsMonthly gas production and oil for BIG COUNTRY, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Gas output fell 22% over the last 12 months. 261,366 mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 333,437 mcf in the 12 months before.Last 12 monthsmcf per monthbbl per month0010k1,00020k2,00030k3,00040k4,00050k5,000Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, gas well 296778, district 10. Reported through Jul 2026. The state revises recent months.

Gas disposition

Where the gas went

Every month the operator tells the state where each mcf of gas went, using a code. The code decides how your gas is paid.

98% of the gas went to a transmission line in the last 12 months

Each bar is one month. Colors are the disposition codes the operator reported.

  • Transmission line (2)
  • Lease fuel (1)
98% of the gas went to a transmission line in the last 12 monthsShare of BIG COUNTRY gas by disposition code each month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. 98% of the gas went to a transmission line in the last 12 months. Share of the lease’s gas by disposition code, per month0%50%100%Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
98% of the gas went to a transmission line in the last 12 monthsShare of BIG COUNTRY gas by disposition code each month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. 98% of the gas went to a transmission line in the last 12 months. Share of gas by disposition code0%50%100%Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, gas disposition by code, lease 296778, district 10. Reported through Jul 2026.

Transmission line (2)

Sold straight into a pipeline without processing. Processing fees on your statement would be worth asking about.

Lease fuel (1)

Burned to run equipment on the lease. Not sold, so it pays no royalty. A few percent is normal.

None of the gas was flared in the last 12 months.

Operator history

Who has run this lease

The operator runs the wells and pays your royalty. When the operator changes, payments often slip for a month or two.

The operator changed once, most recently in Oct 2024

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Operators of this lease over timeEhvi Exploration, LLC, Feb 2023 to Sep 2024; Validus Energy II Midcon LLC, Oct 2024 to Jul 2026202420252026Changed Oct 2024Ehvi Exploration, LLCFeb 2023 to Sep 2024Validus Energy II Midcon LLCOct 2024 to now
Operators of this lease over timeEhvi Exploration, LLC, Feb 2023 to Sep 2024; Validus Energy II Midcon LLC, Oct 2024 to Jul 2026202420252026Changed Oct 2024Ehvi Exploration, LLCFeb 2023 to Sep 2024Validus Energy II Midcon LLCOct 2024 to now

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, operator by month. Reported through Jul 2026.

Wells

Wells on this lease

Every well the Railroad Commission links to gas well 296778 in district 10. The API number is the state’s ID for a well.

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Ledger

36 months, newest first

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Monthly production, disposition and prices for BIG COUNTRY
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblGas producedmcfGas soldmcf, codes 2+3Flaredmcf, code 4WTI$ per bblHenry Hub$ per MMBtu
Jul 2026Validus Energy94994826,09125,6570$80.46$2.89
Jun 2026Validus Energy76374918,87918,4590$84.81$3.15
May 2026Validus Energy70474419,68719,2540$102.13$2.94
Apr 2026Validus Energy78075919,55319,1350$100.32$2.77
Mar 2026Validus Energy76376420,45820,0260$91.38$3.04
Feb 2026Validus Energy76093919,28418,8940$64.51$3.62
Jan 2026Validus Energy89496121,93721,5050$60.04$7.72
Dec 2025Validus Energy95857522,39921,9710$57.97$4.26
Nov 2025Validus Energy65795521,49321,0750$60.06$3.79
Oct 2025Validus Energy1,13295523,38722,9550$60.89$3.19
Sep 2025Validus Energy9161,32523,18022,7620$63.96$2.97
Aug 2025Validus Energy1,03275825,01824,6000$64.86$2.91
Jul 2025Validus Energy1,0881,12525,65525,2240$68.39$3.20
Jun 2025Validus Energy1,0881,33625,39524,9760$68.17$3.02
May 2025Validus Energy1,18196326,22825,7950$62.17$3.12
Apr 2025Validus Energy98995225,71025,2910$63.54$3.42
Mar 2025Validus Energy1,4421,32127,11326,6820$68.24$4.12
Feb 2025Validus Energy9421,13724,15423,7690$71.53$4.19
Jan 2025Validus Energy1,4741,36728,56228,1310$75.74$4.13
Dec 2024Validus Energy1,3731,35028,42027,9890$70.12$3.01
Nov 2024Validus Energy1,4051,34728,51828,3210$69.95$2.12
Oct 2024Validus Energy1,4211,53930,16029,7330$71.99$2.20
Sep 2024Ehvi Exploration,1,3581,32631,45531,0390$70.24$2.28
Aug 2024Ehvi Exploration,1,8451,70732,06731,6370$76.68$1.99
Jul 2024Ehvi Exploration,1,6651,88032,37831,9480$81.80$2.07
Jun 2024Ehvi Exploration,1,7061,52132,61132,1930$79.77$2.54
May 2024Ehvi Exploration,1,9232,09034,71834,2850$80.02$2.12
Apr 2024Ehvi Exploration,1,8511,89933,07732,6610$85.35$1.60
Mar 2024Ehvi Exploration,2,0972,09436,02335,6040$81.28$1.49
Feb 2024Ehvi Exploration,2,0001,89134,64934,2460$77.25$1.72
Jan 2024Ehvi Exploration,2,3342,52337,57737,1460$74.15$3.18
Dec 2023Ehvi Exploration,2,4762,16439,15438,7200$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023Ehvi Exploration,2,5532,71539,01438,6630$77.69$2.71
Oct 2023Ehvi Exploration,2,8142,99941,39240,9660$85.64$2.98
Sep 2023Ehvi Exploration,3,0062,83642,45542,0410$89.43$2.64
Aug 2023Ehvi Exploration,3,3683,54945,78245,3470$81.39$2.58

No report filed More than 3% of gas flared

SourceVolumes: Texas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, reported through Jul 2026. Prices: EIA WTI Cushing spot and Henry Hub spot, monthly, through Aug 2026. “Gas sold” is gas sent to a transmission line (code 2) or a plant (code 3).

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OperatorValidus Energy II Midcon LLCFieldBuffalo Wallow (Granite Wash)CountyHemphill County

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What is a decimal interest?

It is your share of the whole lease, written as a decimal. A 1/4 royalty on 5 net acres in a 1,280-acre unit is 1/4 × 5 ÷ 1,280 = 0.00097656. Your division order states yours.

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Why is the newest month Jul 2026?

The Railroad Commission publishes production two to three months after the fact and revises recent months. We re-pull the latest three months on every update.

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Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

  • Production and disposition by month: Texas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, gas well 296778, district 10, reported through Jul 2026.
  • Wells: Texas Railroad Commission Wellbore Query.
  • Prices: U.S. Energy Information Administration, WTI Cushing spot and Henry Hub spot, monthly.
  • Page updated Sep 28, 2026.

We show the state’s numbers as filed. Where the state has no report for a month, we say so instead of guessing.