I have been able to confirm that in 2024 a vote was taken in Fisher county to consolidate a school district with Trent ISD. Interesting that this was done just after these wells went into production. It appears to me that these wells are being taxed on 100% of the well length, as I don’t see anything on the appraisal to indicate a reduction from my pay decimal interest. The shape of the Trent ISD, according to the map I found, is quite irregular and left me wondering if the entire well actually fell within the school district boundaries. When I contacted the Fisher county authorities, I was typically referred to another person and then another until I reached a person who declared that indeed the wells were 100% within the school district but could not provide any proof of that, such as a map. I was told that Fisher county does the appraisal but Taylor county does tax collection on the Trent ISD.
So, I decided to use the map of the Trent ISD and the RRC map on well location to try to make a determination myself. The attached document is my crude attempt that appears to show the Bison well entirely in the Trent ISD. There are 3 other wells in the group and their locations are different than Bison.
At that point I decided to reach out to the producer, Cholla Petroleum, to determine if they were being taxed by Taylor county on the Bull, Bison, Buffalo, and Ancient wells and what percentage of each well was taxable as being in the Trent ISD. They indicated they would look into it and get back to me.
Bison well location in Trent ISD.pdf (960.1 KB)