LEASES · O-3-23003 · OIL · DISTRICT 03
Ben Novosad Unit
Wildfire Energy Operating LLC · Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field
Ben Novosad Unit is an RRC oil lease (O-3-23003) in Burleson County operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC, with one well completed on it.
It has reported 298K barrels of oil and 1.54M mcf of gas since November 1995, last reporting volume in March 2026 (statewide data runs through April 2026).
It reported 4.16K barrels of oil in the 12 months through April 2026, down 25% on the year before; the lease peaked at 9.77K barrels in December 1995.
7 operators have filed production on it, most recently Wildfire Energy Operating LLC since March 2023.
- 298K
- bbl oil, all reported
- 1.54M
- mcf gas incl. casinghead
- 4.16K
- bbl oil, 12 months through Apr 2026
- -25%
- vs the 12 before
- 1
- wells completed on it
- 9.77K
- peak month, bbl (Dec 1995)
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · FIRST NOV 1995 · LAST VOLUME MAR 2026 · STATEWIDE DATA THROUGH APR 2026
Oil by month
Barrels reported on Form PR for the whole lease. The latest months are revised upward as late reports arrive.
12 months through Apr 2026 4,156 · prior 12 5,566(-25%)
Gas by month
Gas-well gas plus casinghead gas, mcf. On an oil lease all gas is reported as casinghead. The latest months are revised upward as late reports arrive.
12 months through Apr 2026 21,628 · prior 12 20,871(+4%)
Decline curve
None shown. Petrora fits an Arps curve only when the last ten years of oil reports follow one decline closely enough to project (R² of 0.7 or better over at least a year since the peak). This lease's recent history does not, so a projection would be a guess dressed as a number.
Who reported it
Each run of months one operator filed the production report, oldest first.
- Union Pacific Resources CompanyNov 1995 → Jan 2001 · 63 mo
- Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002 · 22 mo
- Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Dec 2012 · 121 mo
- Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCJan 2013 → Jun 2017 · 54 mo
- Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCJul 2017 → May 2019 · 23 mo
- Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Jun 2019 → Feb 2023 · 45 mo
- Wildfire Energy Operating LLCMar 2023 → Jul 2026 · 41 mo
Wells on the lease
FROM COMPLETION REPORTS · PRODUCTION ABOVE IS THEIR TOTAL
About this data
Monthly oil, gas, and casinghead from the RRC PDQ production dump, which lags the reporting month by two to three months; figures shown through Apr 2026. Wells from completion reports; operator runs from who filed each month's report.
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