Why This List Matters

Eastland County’s production today is extreme-tail Bend Arch — thousands of wells averaging less than 0.5 BOPD each, organized into small named units operated by a fragmented mix of small private operators. The list below shows every unit producing more than ~70 bbl/month in February 2026.

For perspective, the #1 Eastland unit (North Pioneer, 449 bbl/mo) produces about 27× less oil per month than the #1 unit in adjacent Stephens County (Curry Unit, 12,116 bbl/mo). This isn’t a knock on Eastland — it’s simply a more mature stage of the field-life curve. The wells still produce; the royalty checks still arrive.

For mineral owners, the units near the top of this list represent the most active operating positions in the county. Units operated by BRAKA Operating, Ronning Gas & Oil, and Pardue Oil are typically clean valuation cases.

Top 25 Units (Feb 2026 Oil Production)

#	Unit / Lease	Operator	Field	Active Wells	Oldest / Newest Spud	Feb 2026 Oil (bbl)
1	North Pioneer Unit	BRAKA Operating	Eastland Co. Regular	69	1978 / 1988	449
2	Duffer "A"	Byrne Oil Company	Adams	7	1984 / 2000	383
3	Miller, Conrad & Cecil	Ronning Gas and Oil	Eastland Co. Regular	4	1983 / 1987	380
4	Radford, J. M.	Pardue Oil	Eastland Co. Regular	3	—	344
5	Gooch, J. N. /Tracts #1 & #3/	Ames Oil	Eastland Co. Regular	5	1982 / 2001	326
6	Hill (Lake Sand) Storage Unit	Hilllake Gas Storage	Hill	1	1929	244
7	Ashley #2	Moylan Jimmie C	Ledbetter	1	1979	203
8	Sneed, Ernest	Ronning Gas and Oil	REB	1	1978	176
9	Farmer	BRAKA Operating	Aaron	1	—	169
10	Watson, J. T.	Pearson Lee Roy III	Augustine	2	1927 / 2005	168
11	Hanvey-Fee "E"	Hanvey Don H Oil Interests	HEC	1	1984	141
12	East Ranger Unit	DFG Energy Company	Ranger	8	1978 / 1993	125
13	Winchester	Interstate Explorations	Jo Kiel	1	2017	118
14	Hodge, Paul	Ronning Gas and Oil	Eastland Co. Regular	2	1978 / 1983	114
15	Hawkins, J. J.	J D Operating Company	Alva Lee Hawkins	1	1988	112
16	Conrad & Cecil Miller	Ronning Gas and Oil	Eastland Co. Regular	1	1983	94
17	Danley, R. H.	BRAKA Operating	Ranger	1	1983	91
18	Sneed, E. J.	Lowrance	REB	2	1978 / 1982	86
19	Walker, Monroe	Lowrance	REB	1	1983	84
20	Carroll	Eastland Operating	REB	4	1977 / 1982	75
21	Watson, J. T. -A-	Pearson Lee Roy III	Eastland Co. Regular	1	—	72
22	Stroebel, C.G.	Southwest Gas Systems	Foster	11	—	71
23	Miller, Conrad & Cecil (AB)	Ronning Gas and Oil	AB	2	1978 / 1979	71
24	Bankline-Owen Lake Sd. Unit	Keating Energy	Bankline-Owen	6	1998 / 2003	70
25	Pogue-Eastland Unit	BRAKA Operating	REB	1	1984	70

Source: TX Railroad Commission lease production filings, February 2026 reporting period. "Eastland Co. Regular" is the RRC catch-all field code for legacy production not assigned to a named field.

Notable Unit-Level Observations

BRAKA Operating holds the top unit (North Pioneer, 69 wells) plus 3 others (Farmer, Danley R.H., Pogue-Eastland Unit) — the most-tenured Eastland operator

Ronning Gas & Oil holds 5 lease positions (Miller Conrad & Cecil x2, Sneed Ernest, Hodge Paul, Conrad & Cecil Miller) — family-name leases concentrated geographically

Pardue Oil operates the Radford J.M. lease — 3 wells produce 344 bbl combined; one of the highest per-well rates in Eastland

The Ranger field (1917 boom) shows up as DFG Energy’s East Ranger Unit (#12) and BRAKA’s Danley R.H. (#17)

The Hill (Lake Sand) Storage Unit at #6 (244 bbl/mo) is anomalous — operator name "Hilllake Gas Storage" + 1929 spud date suggests this is a gas storage facility with associated oil cycling production rather than a primary oil-producing unit

Selling Mineral Rights on a Top-25 Eastland County Unit

If your mineral interest sits within any of the units listed above, it’s producing income today — small but consistent. Buckhead Energy works with the operator’s land department to verify your decimal interest, value the future cash flow stream, and provide a free written offer within 48 hours.

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