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Data as of Jul 2026 production (Jun 2026–Jul 2026 provisional) · permits through Oct 14, 2026 · Source: Texas Railroad Commission · Methodology
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BUTTERCUP

RRC oil lease 52680, district 10 · SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) field · Howard County · operated by SM ENERGY COMPANY

BUTTERCUP at a glance

Oil output in Mar 2026–May 2026 was down 25% from the same three months a year earlier. Over the last 12 months it reported 178,491 BBL of oil and 979,177 MCF of gas. In May 2026, the latest month not marked provisional, it reported 14,012 BBL and 67,506 MCF.

178.5KBBL oil, last 12 months▼ 36% vs prior 12
979.2KMCF gas, last 12 months▼ 15% vs prior 12
$1,562.65est. gross royalty for May 2026 at decimal
4new permits in Howard County this month

Royalty = (14,012 BBL × $97.31 WTI, Sep 2026, EIA + 67,506 MCF × $2.95 Henry Hub, Sep 2026, EIA) × your decimal. 0.001 is only a placeholder: enter the decimal from your check stub or division order. Gross, before taxes and deductions. Full estimator →

Oil + condensate (BBL per month, last 36 months)

020K40K60K80KAug 23Feb 24Aug 24Feb 25Aug 25Feb 26

Gas (MCF per month, last 36 months)

0100K200KAug 23Feb 24Aug 24Feb 25Aug 25Feb 26

Jun 2026 and Jul 2026 are provisional (lighter bars) and usually rise as late reports arrive.

BUTTERCUP production history in brief

By oil-equivalent volume over the last 12 months, BUTTERCUP ranks #52 of 3,066 reporting leases in Howard County. It reported production in 34 of the 34 non-provisional months shown, starting in our window in Aug 2023. Its peak oil month in that window was Aug 2023 at 67,248 BBL. The lease is in the SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) field and is operated by SM ENERGY COMPANY; production is reported for the lease as a whole, not per well.

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New permits nearby

New drilling permits issued this month in Howard County. RRC production data has no lease coordinates, so we match by county.

IssuedOperatorLeaseWellDepth (ft)
2026-10-09SURGE OPERATING, LLCTUBB 3919,900
2026-10-09SURGE OPERATING, LLCTUBB 39310,170
2026-10-01SURGE OPERATING, LLCMIYAGI D 38-351AH9,000
2026-10-01SURGE OPERATING, LLCMIYAGI E 38-352AH9,000

Monthly production

MonthOil (BBL)Gas (MCF)
Jul 2026 (provisional)00
Jun 2026 (provisional)14,81891,267
May 202614,01267,506
Apr 202613,88581,353
Mar 202616,37895,718
Feb 202611,65367,982
Jan 202615,19183,385
Dec 202517,89199,878
Nov 202517,239100,913
Oct 202520,56298,416
Sep 202518,15596,684
Aug 202518,70796,075
Jul 202520,88795,544
Jun 202520,75388,461
May 202520,07182,604
Apr 202518,30880,928
Mar 202520,49394,486
Feb 202520,02984,838
Jan 202525,601106,259
Dec 202421,71895,285
Nov 202427,036105,202
Oct 202427,008104,922
Sep 202427,770102,809
Aug 202428,567104,283
Jul 202436,118120,781
Jun 202429,873100,024
May 202436,069113,791
Apr 202436,618109,520
Mar 202442,381114,081
Feb 202439,619103,326
Jan 202447,718110,769
Dec 202347,762118,730
Nov 202351,303122,398
Oct 202356,282123,007
Sep 202357,967125,635
Aug 202367,248135,940

Check these figures in the RRC Production Data Query (Specific Lease Query: district 10, lease 52680). Production is reported per lease, so a lease with several wells is not split by well.

Source: Texas Railroad Commission (data sets, Production Data Query). Data date: RRC Production Data Query dump, extract dated Sep 18, 2026; production through Jul 2026. Jun 2026 and Jul 2026 are provisional: operators file late and amend, so these months usually rise in later releases. Oil = crude oil + condensate (BBL); gas = gas-well gas + casinghead gas (MCF), as reported to RRC. Methodology.