No Dominant Operator — A Fragmented Landscape

Unlike Stephens County (where BASA Resources operates 17 of the top 25 units), Eastland County’s operating base is fragmented across many small private operators. The largest operator by unit count is BRAKA Operating with just 4 units in the top 25.

For mineral owners, this means: there’s no single "default operator" assumption for an Eastland County mineral interest. Each interest needs to be researched individually to identify the operator-of-record. Some operators are well-tenured and active; others are barely-active marginal positions. Operator quality varies significantly across the county.

BRAKA Operating — Largest by Unit Count (4 units)

BRAKA Operating holds 4 of the top 25 units, including the #1 by production:

North Pioneer Unit (#1) — 69 wells, 449 bbl Feb 2026

Farmer (#9) — Aaron field, 1 well, 169 bbl

Danley, R. H. (#17) — Ranger field, 1 well, 91 bbl

Pogue-Eastland Unit (#25) — REB field, 1 well, 70 bbl

BRAKA is the most-tenured Eastland operator and represents the most stable valuation case for mineral interests under their operating umbrella.

Ronning Gas & Oil — Concentrated on Miller / Conrad & Cecil Family-Name Leases

Ronning Gas and Oil holds 5 lease positions, with most concentrated on family-name leases:

Miller, Conrad & Cecil (#3) — 4 wells, 380 bbl

Sneed, Ernest (#8) — 1 well, 176 bbl

Hodge, Paul (#14) — 2 wells, 114 bbl

Conrad & Cecil Miller (#16) — 1 well, 94 bbl

Miller, Conrad & Cecil (AB field, #23) — 2 wells, 71 bbl

Ronning’s operating cluster includes 4 of the top 20 individual wells in Eastland County (Miller wells #4, #6, #7, #10). The Miller / Conrad / Cecil family-name leases all lie in the same Marble Falls / Duffer producing trend in the southern part of the county.

Pardue Oil — Radford J.M. Lease

Pardue Oil operates the Radford, J. M. lease (#4 by Feb 2026 production at 344 bbl). This single lease produces from 3 wells (well #4 = 116 bbl, well #5 = 115 bbl, well #3 = 113 bbl) — remarkably balanced output across the three Strawn-target verticals.

The Radford lease is one of the highest per-well productivity positions in Eastland County, suggesting a sweet spot in the Strawn Group reservoir.

Other Active Eastland County Operators

Byrne Oil Company — Duffer "A" (home of the #1 individual well, 328 bbl/mo)

Ames Oil — Gooch, J. N. /Tracts #1 & #3/ (5 wells, 326 bbl)

Pearson Lee Roy III — Watson J. T. (2 wells, 168 bbl) and Watson J. T. -A- (1 well, 72 bbl)

Lowrance — Sneed E. J. (2 wells, 86 bbl) and Walker Monroe (1 well, 84 bbl)

DFG Energy Company — East Ranger Unit (8 wells, 125 bbl)

Hanvey Don H Oil Interests — Hanvey-Fee "E" (1 well, 141 bbl)

Interstate Explorations — Winchester (1 well, 118 bbl; the only modern 2017 directional well)

J D Operating Company — Hawkins, J. J. (1 well, 112 bbl)

Moylan Jimmie C — Ashley #2 (1 well, 203 bbl)

Eastland Operating — Carroll (4 wells, 75 bbl)

Southwest Gas Systems — Stroebel C.G. (11 wells, 71 bbl)

Keating Energy — Bankline-Owen Lake Sd. Unit (6 wells, 70 bbl)

Hilllake Gas Storage — Hill (Lake Sand) Storage Unit (anomalous gas-storage facility, 244 bbl/mo cycling production)

Selling Eastland County Mineral Rights Operated by Any of These Companies

Whether your mineral interest is operated by BRAKA, Ronning, Pardue, or one of the smaller operators, Buckhead Energy can provide a free written offer within 48 hours. We’ll research the operator-of-record, verify your decimal interest, and value the future cash flow stream — including operator-quality adjustments specific to Eastland County’s fragmented landscape.

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