The Frio formation

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Royalty fraction Not sure 1/8 (12.5%), historical standard3/16 (18.75%), modern standard1/5 (20%), common in the Permian1/4 (25%), hot plays1/6 (16.67%), federal minimum since 2022

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The Frio shows up in state oil and gas commission well records as a producing formation or pool in 25 of the counties and parishes we cover, across the Gulf Coast Basin. Every county where it produces sits in the same basin, though well counts and operators differ county to county. Across those counties, state records show 3,424 active wells producing, with the heaviest activity in Plaquemines Parish, Lafourche Parish, Acadia Parish. This page is built from the same public well-record data as our county pages, not a USGS geologic assessment, so it does not carry a play-wide resource estimate the way our larger flagship formation pages do.

Counties in the Frio play

These are the counties and parishes we cover where state commission records show the Frio producing, with active well counts from that same record.

What the Frio means for your minerals

A resource estimate for a play is not the value of your acreage. Your mineral and royalty interest is valued on the income your wells actually pay, roughly 36 to 72 times your average monthly royalty check, the same as 3 to 6 times your annual royalty. Where you land in that band depends on your wells decline, the operator, your royalty rate, and any undeveloped drilling upside. For the full method and to request your free estimate, see what are my mineral rights worth.

The Frio is part of the Gulf Coast Basin. For the basin-wide value bands and the counties we buy in, see the Gulf Coast Basin page.

Frio questions

Which counties does the Frio produce in?

State commission well records show the Frio producing in 25 counties we cover: Acadia Parish, Allen Parish, Assumption Parish, Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, Evangeline Parish, Iberia Parish, Iberville Parish, Jefferson Davis Parish, Jefferson Parish, and others. See each county's page for the full local well and operator picture.

How many wells produce from the Frio?

Across the counties we cover, state oil and gas commission records show about 3,424 active wells tied to the Frio. That figure is a sum across counties from public well records, not a measure of any one owner's interest.

What is a Frio mineral interest worth?

A Frio interest is valued the same way as any producing interest: roughly 36 to 72 times your average monthly royalty check. Where you land in that range depends on your wells' decline, the operator, your royalty rate, and any undeveloped drilling upside. This is an estimate, not an offer.

Sources

• Louisiana SONRIS oil and gas wells (Louisiana LTRC / DOTD ArcGIS public service)

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