BAKER RANCH (CANYON), District 7C, Texas

A field is the Railroad Commission's unit of geology and of regulation. Its spacing rule is what decides how many wells an acreage can hold.

Leases
116
with a page here
Operators
25
Value, all time
$113.6 M
88% of the register's 132
Discovered
1976-03-22
Oil and gas

Our estimate: volumes the operator filed with the Commission, valued at the EIA first-purchase price for that month. It is not a payment anyone received, and it is not a royalty. It sums the 116 leases in this field that have a page here — 88% of the register's 132 — so it understates the field.

Production, 2025

The Railroad Commission's Oil and Gas Annual Report for 2025, its most recent. These are the state's figures for the whole field, not ours.

WellsIn the fieldProducingProduced in 2025Also producedCumulative
Oil32234,290 bbl96,419 mcfcasinghead1,853,360 bblsince discovery
Gas423169,175 mcf68 bblcondensate28,745,714 mcfsince 1970

The discovery well's oil measured 42.0° API gravity, perforated at 7,019 ft.

Spacing rule

What the Commission requires of a well on this field.

WellsRuleEffectiveFrom the lease lineBetween wellsAcres per unitMax diagonal
GasB660 ft1,320 ft803,200 ft
OilB660 ft1,320 ft803,200 ft

Commission remarks: THE TOLERANCE ACREAGE OF 40 WAS REMOVED PER DOCKET 7C-0231629.

County

Leases in this field

Every lease here files this field's number with the Commission and has a page on this site.

LeaseOperatorValue
ECKERT "A"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$7.4 M
MURPHEY "3"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$4.5 M
UNIVERSITY 23WROLLING HILLS OIL & GAS, INC$3.9 M
UNIVERSITY -2-ROLLING HILLS OIL & GAS, INC$3.8 M
ECKERT 1234TOC ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC$3.7 M
MURPHEY "1221"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$3.5 M
MONKFORTUNE ENERGY, INC.$3.2 M
CRAWFORD "1230"FORTUNE ENERGY, INC.$2.7 M
BAKER "B"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$2.7 M
STATE "UO" (CITIES SERVICE)DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.$2.3 M
UNIVERSITY 53-17TOC ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC$2.2 M
CRAWFORD "1230"FORTUNE ENERGY, INC.$2.1 M
BAKER, MARIEATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$2.1 M
BAKERATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$2.1 M
MURPHEYATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$1.9 M
BAKERATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$1.9 M
UNIVERSITY "23"HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY$1.9 M
STATE "TB"DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.$1.9 M
UNIVERSITY "23"ROLLING HILLS OIL & GAS, INC$1.7 M
BAKER "8"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$1.7 M
UNIVERSITY "23"ROLLING HILLS OIL & GAS, INC$1.7 M
UNIVERSITY "23"HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY$1.6 M
STATE "TB"DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.$1.6 M
MURPHEY "7"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$1.5 M
CRAWFORDATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$1.5 M
BAKER "A"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$1.4 M
ECKERT -444-OXY USA INC.$1.4 M
UNIVERSITY "D"TOC ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC$1.4 M
BAKER "1233"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$1.4 M
BAKER "5"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$1.3 M
BAKER, MARIE "1217"UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY$1.2 M
STATE "UO"(CITIES SERVICE)DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.$1.2 M
UNIVERSITY "17"TOC ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC$1.2 M
TANKERSLEY, MYRATHP OPERATING LLC$1.2 M
UNIVERITY 53-17TOC ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC$1.2 M
CRAWFORD 1230FORTUNE ENERGY, INC.$1.2 M
HILLFORTUNE ENERGY, INC.$1.2 M
ECKERT "444-A"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$1.1 M
BAKER "8"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$970 k
SHAWATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$955 k
FORTUNE "7"DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.$953 k
MURPHEY, ELTA BATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$940 k
BAKER -1220-OXY USA INC.$933 k
SHAWATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$916 k
MURPHEY "1149"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$906 k
ECKERTATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$905 k
UNIVERSITY "D"TOC ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC$888 k
ECKERT "36"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$867 k
BAKERATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$863 k
UNIVERSITY "17"TOC ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC$858 k
PHILLIPS, FORTUNEATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$855 k
UNIVERSITY 23 WCAPITOL WELL SERVICING CO., INC.$771 k
UNIVERSITY "9A"QUANTUM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,LLC$764 k
UNIVERITY 53-17UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY$751 k
UNIVERSITY -9-OXY USA INC.$740 k
UNIVERSITY "5"CAPITOL WELL SERVICING CO., INC.$722 k
BAKER -1148-OXY USA INC.$718 k
CRAWFORDATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$714 k
JONES "39"TOC ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC$699 k
UNIVERSITY "16"CAPITOL WELL SERVICING CO., INC.$698 k
STATE "UF"DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.$697 k
BAKER "1233"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$685 k
UNIVERSITY 17TOC ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC$647 k
UNIVERSITY -13-ROLLING HILLS OIL & GAS, INC$626 k
MURPHEYJ & J WELL SERVICE, INC.$619 k
CRAWFORD "1230"FORTUNE ENERGY, INC.$587 k
UNIVERSITY 23 WCAPITOL WELL SERVICING CO., INC.$555 k
STATE "TB"DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.$554 k
ECKERT -444A-QUANTUM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT,LLC$544 k
PHILLIPS "A"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$497 k
MURPHEY 1219ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$496 k
PHILLIPS "A"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$470 k
BAKER, MARIE NOELKETHP OPERATING LLC$469 k
BAKER "5"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$468 k
TANKERSLEY, MYRA 18ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$468 k
UNIVERSITY "5"CAPITOL WELL SERVICING CO., INC.$452 k
NOELKE, W. M. ESTATETHP OPERATING LLC$437 k
MURPHY, ELTA BATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$415 k
SPRING CREEKSISTERS OPERATING COMPANY$413 k
UNIVERSITY 14TOC ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC$413 k
UNIVERSITY -4-OXY USA INC.$384 k
ECKERT 444BUSTAMANTE OIL COMPANY$308 k
BAKER -1160-TXP, INCORPORATED$272 k
STATE -RQ- 53-3KSTONE ENERGY, LLC$252 k
MCCAMMONFORTUNE ENERGY, INC.$245 k
UNIVERSITY "9A"ROLLING HILLS OIL & GAS, INC$226 k
SPRING CREEKJ & J WELL SERVICE, INC.$218 k
UNIVERSITY "E"PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.$216 k
ECKERT -444B-TXP, INCORPORATED$192 k
BAKER -1160-TXP, INCORPORATED$131 k
STATE -RP- 53-3REMUDA OPERATING COMPANY$130 k
BAKERO.G.P. OPERATING, INC.$119 k
"MNB"WESTSTAR OIL AND GAS, INC.$119 k
ECKERT -444-PRIZE OPERATING COMPANY$96 k
"MNB"WESTSTAR OIL AND GAS, INC.$94 k
SPRING CREEKJ & J WELL SERVICE, INC.$92 k
BAKER "B"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$65 k
BAKER 1160TXP, INCORPORATED$57 k
SHAWFORTUNE PRODUCTION CO.$38 k
BAKER "B"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$36 k
BAKER "5"QUESTA OIL & GAS CO.$32 k
MURPHEY 1219HANKAMER, CURTIS CORPORATION,THE$30 k
UNIVERSITY "3"SMITH PIPE OF ABILENE$22 k
ECKERT "444-B"FORTUNE PRODUCTION CO.$21 k
UNIVERSITY -9-HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY$13 k
BAKER -1148-HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY$13 k
UNIVERSITY 9-1QUESTA OIL & GAS CO.$10 k
BAKERFORTUNE PRODUCTION CO.$9 k
ECKERT "36"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$7 k
BAKER "5"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$2 k
BAKER "8"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$1 k
UNIVERSITY 14QUESTA OIL & GAS CO.$1 k
ECKERT "444-A"ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$67
MURPHEY, ELTA BATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY$56
UNIVERSITY 18REMUDA OPERATING COMPANY$17
UNIVERSITY 18QUESTA OIL & GAS CO.

Field number 05143300, from the Railroad Commission's field register. The register's own index resolves 132 leases and 192 wells to this field by name, over every lease in Texas rather than only those with a page here. It resolves a lease by NAME and refuses an ambiguous one, so it counts nothing for a field that shares its name with another — which is why the lease count above comes from the field number instead.