An owner’s guide to mineral rights on the Stringer, J. W. lease — the #9 producing unit in Wichita County, Texas (Feb 2026), an original 1918 Electra-Burkburnett-era lease still producing under DARA Operating Company.
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County: Wichita County, Texas
Field: Wichita County Regular
Producing formation: Gunsight Sand (legacy Electra-Burkburnett pay)
Operator: DARA Operating Company
Wichita County rank (Feb 2026): #9 by oil production
Era: Historic (1918 original lease)
Recovery method: Primary + secondary; long-life mature
Reserve life: long-life mature
The Stringer, J. W. lease is another of the long-life Electra-Burkburnett-era positions still producing in Wichita County. The original J. W. Stringer family lease was signed in 1918 — during the peak expansion years of the 1912-1920 Electra-Burkburnett boom. The lease has produced for over 107 years and still ranks #9 in Wichita County by Feb 2026 oil production.
Like the other long-life Wichita County family-name leases, Stringer originally produced from the Gunsight Sand. DARA Operating Company operates the lease today under the Wichita County Regular field designation, alongside its Bywaters, Allen, Honaker, and Reilly positions.
The Stringer position contributes one well to the Wichita County top 20 (Stringer, J. W. 6 at #10) and continues to provide steady production from its century-old wellbores.
Most Stringer J.W. mineral interests are inherited 4-5 generations deep from the 1918 lease bonus. Common patterns:
Producing royalty interest — small but consistent monthly checks from DARA Operating Company
NPRI / ORRI structures from boom-era 1918-1920 deeds
Out-of-state heirs are common — the Stringer family has descendants spread across multiple states
Suspense / unclaimed-funds situations are common after a century of probate transitions
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