BRACKEN "A"

Operated by VARAS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY, (P-5 102824) in the A.W.P. (OLMOS) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 168344District 01Field 002565002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.2 M
May 1998 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$27 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
337
no gaps in the span
Streams
2
condensate, gas

The Railroad Commission's own record for the field this lease produces from, including the spacing rule that governs how close together its wells may be drilled.

These are facts about the field, not about this lease. The field holds 821 leases and 1,336 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1981-12-20
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
0 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 20 acres. The field rule took effect on 2015-01-27.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: RED. THE ALLOCATION FORMULA REMAINS SUSPENDED.

Severance-tax incentive filings

Applications the operator filed to have this lease's gas taxed at a reduced state rate. A filing is an application, and this page never calls one a reduction that was granted.

ProgrammeFilingsWith an approval dateDatedDocket
High Cost Gas111998-08-14138948
NGPA1none

This says nothing about a royalty. A severance tax is charged to the operator. Whether a reduced rate reaches a royalty owner depends on the wording of the lease instrument, which is a private contract this site does not hold.

What this lease produced, and what it was worth

Oil and condensate are valued on the volume the state records as disposed of; gas and casinghead gas on the volume produced. They are different columns of different files, and the difference is not cosmetic.

StreamBasisVolumeValue
CondensateDisposition2,826 bbl$110,215
GasProduction290,385 Mcf$1,085,321
Total$1,195,536

Wells on this lease (1)

Every wellbore the Railroad Commission records against this lease key, with the depth, the last completion and the plug date exactly as filed. A well with no plug date is not stated to be producing — the state files no such flag.

These wells centre on 28.3744, -98.4764. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

28.37438, -98.47640 · centre of the wells drawn, derived

What these wells add up to

Every figure below is counted over all of this lease's wells, not over the rows listed above. The Railroad Commission files two facts about a well's state — a plug date and a proration-schedule flag — and a well can carry both, so they are published as separate counts and never merged into a status.

On the schedule
0.0%
0 of 1 wells
With a plug date
0.0%
0 of 1 wells
Median depth
10,225 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
no well filed both dates

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
00.0%
A plug date is filed
00.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
00.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
1100.0%

A plug date is the date the Commission recorded the wellbore as sealed with cement and abandoned. It is the only end-of-life fact Texas files. There is no "active" flag on a well, so this page does not print one — a well with no plug date is not stated to be producing.

How deep they were drilled

The one well that filed a depth was drilled to 10,225 ft.

Completions filed
May 1998
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-31133501204110,225 ftMay 1998

The API number is the state's, prefixed 42 for Texas. A well is matched to this lease by the lease key the Commission files on the wellbore record, so a well that has moved between leases appears under each one it was filed against.

Every month this lease reported (337)

Volume × price = value, one row per cycle. The price columns are the same series published on the prices page — nothing here is modelled.

337 months

May 20269493106.413.05$2,459
Apr 2026884598.932.87$3,216
Mar 2026776889.753.15$3,047
Feb 2026660363.503.75$2,642
Jan 2026553759.138.00$4,591
Dec 2025574656.664.41$3,576
Nov 2025459358.593.93$2,563
Oct 2025256259.383.30$1,976
Sep 20250062.743.08$0
Aug 202517863.933.01$299
Jul 2025220166.743.32$800
Jun 2025453366.483.13$1,934
May 2025958460.553.23$2,433
Apr 2025755262.363.54$2,392
Mar 2025863567.704.27$3,252
Feb 2025620670.884.34$1,319
Jan 2025533174.324.28$1,788
Dec 2024725568.993.12$1,279
Nov 2024636669.052.20$1,219
Oct 2024845071.372.28$1,598
Sep 2024522769.612.36$885
Aug 2024535975.632.06$1,119
Jul 2024935679.932.15$1,484
Jun 2024653278.082.63$1,870
May 2024218978.812.20$573
Apr 20241084.451.66$84
Mar 20240080.301.55$0
Feb 20240076.091.78$0
Jan 20240073.023.30$0
Dec 2023743771.262.61$1,640
Nov 2023354677.892.81$1,767
Oct 20231085.443.09$85
Sep 202317389.042.74$289
Aug 20232280.522.67$166
Jul 2023310874.852.64$510
Jun 2023111468.962.26$326
May 2023313370.622.23$508
Apr 2023216878.122.24$532
Mar 2023219872.852.39$620
Feb 2023316275.112.47$625
Jan 2023219776.533.39$820
Dec 2022112476.415.73$787
Nov 202214285.005.65$322
Oct 202219687.185.86$650
Sep 2022219684.888.16$1,770
Aug 2022217594.529.13$1,786
Jul 20221156101.587.54$1,278
Jun 20223228115.097.98$2,164
May 20223285109.378.43$2,732
Apr 20225323104.226.84$2,730
Mar 20222154108.885.08$1,000
Feb 202239391.054.86$725
Jan 2022414181.844.54$967
Dec 2021420971.323.90$1,100
Nov 2021321977.435.24$1,379
Oct 2021533179.795.71$2,290
Sep 2021627069.865.35$1,864
Aug 2021346666.024.22$2,165
Jul 2021328270.783.98$1,335
Jun 2021316269.493.38$756
May 2021218163.483.02$673
Apr 2021635160.362.76$1,330
Mar 2021821861.302.72$1,083
Feb 2021634157.805.55$2,239
Jan 2021430650.412.81$1,062
Dec 2020539044.642.68$1,267
Nov 2020660938.772.71$1,881
Oct 2020638036.972.48$1,164
Sep 2020437537.091.99$895
Aug 2020346339.982.39$1,224
Jul 2020223138.371.83$498
Jun 20204034.901.69$140
May 202004816.921.81$87
Apr 202014114.751.80$89
Mar 20202830.341.86$76
Feb 202024249.881.98$183
Jan 202035857.252.09$293
Dec 201927759.012.30$295
Nov 2019422955.302.75$851
Oct 201939153.472.42$381
Sep 2019326555.052.66$869
Aug 2019326753.112.30$775
Jul 2019438856.272.46$1,180
Jun 2019536052.782.49$1,161
May 2019337158.482.74$1,192
Apr 2019230062.632.75$950
Mar 2019318256.803.06$728
Feb 2019214050.852.79$493
Jan 201926746.033.23$308
Dec 2018423546.594.19$1,170
Nov 20183052.934.24$159
Oct 20181415061.443.40$1,370
Sep 2018916959.543.11$1,061
Aug 20181221959.403.07$1,384
Jul 20181620065.142.93$1,629
Jun 20181919060.183.08$1,728
May 20181521165.382.90$1,593
Apr 20181827863.842.90$1,956
Mar 20181418461.222.79$1,370
Feb 2018924361.782.77$1,228
Jan 20181629262.874.01$2,177
Dec 20171025957.272.92$1,329
Nov 2017919655.423.12$1,110
Oct 20171726949.292.98$1,641
Sep 2017715647.523.09$814
Aug 2017516345.373.00$717
Jul 20171227043.873.09$1,360
Jun 20171025142.493.09$1,200
May 20171022245.373.26$1,178
Apr 20171319447.933.21$1,246
Mar 20171030846.772.98$1,387
Feb 20171423150.452.95$1,388
Jan 20171533149.413.42$1,873
Dec 20161319348.763.72$1,352
Nov 20161423042.492.64$1,203
Oct 20162530746.193.09$2,103
Sep 20162132841.553.10$1,890
Aug 20161230641.442.92$1,392
Jul 20161032041.622.92$1,352
Jun 20161334845.352.69$1,524
May 20161231042.521.99$1,127
Apr 20161032536.561.99$1,013
Mar 20161238033.011.79$1,078
Feb 2016725826.472.06$718
Jan 20161236027.352.36$1,179
Dec 2015839332.362.00$1,045
Nov 20151030138.792.17$1,040
Oct 2015840743.552.43$1,336
Sep 2015525142.992.76$907
Aug 2015734540.162.87$1,272
Jul 2015034148.152.95$1,004
Jun 2015041356.152.88$1,191
May 2015030955.212.96$913
Apr 2015029949.822.71$809
Mar 2015227442.892.93$890
Feb 2015337044.662.98$1,235
Jan 2015330843.433.10$1,085
Dec 2014331654.693.59$1,299
Nov 2014323570.464.25$1,211
Oct 2014439378.303.90$1,846
Sep 2014333486.164.05$1,610
Aug 2014434289.394.04$1,738
Jul 2014331496.564.18$1,602
Jun 2014239098.164.74$2,044
May 2014139294.734.73$1,948
Apr 2014135195.944.81$1,784
Mar 2014137995.895.06$2,012
Feb 2014126097.406.19$1,707
Jan 2014131890.404.86$1,636
Dec 2013133791.824.35$1,559
Nov 2013133288.853.74$1,330
Oct 2013234797.423.78$1,506
Sep 20131322104.113.72$1,301
Aug 20132260104.253.52$1,124
Jul 20133432102.523.72$1,914
Jun 2013337894.403.93$1,770
May 2013238494.834.15$1,783
Apr 2013455293.964.28$2,740
Mar 2013547293.623.91$2,315
Feb 2013447191.233.42$1,976
Jan 2013449191.603.42$2,046
Dec 2012467586.773.42$2,656
Nov 2012555386.953.62$2,439
Oct 2012453389.383.40$2,170
Sep 2012460894.672.92$2,153
Aug 2012552492.662.91$1,987
Jul 2012456385.133.02$2,041
Jun 2012356979.822.52$1,673
May 2012559491.612.49$1,936
Apr 20125701101.652.00$1,908
Mar 20124489105.052.22$1,507
Feb 20125463101.102.57$1,696
Jan 2012560998.092.73$2,156
Dec 2011456196.873.24$2,205
Nov 2011544695.723.31$1,955
Oct 2011458584.983.65$2,474
Sep 2011351283.623.99$2,292
Aug 2011356483.404.15$2,590
Jul 2011347494.144.52$2,424
Jun 2011228992.904.64$1,527
May 2011334898.134.40$1,827
Apr 20113362105.964.33$1,887
Mar 2011340896.364.06$1,944
Feb 2011253985.644.18$2,424
Jan 2011355686.504.59$2,811
Dec 2010327785.734.35$1,462
Nov 2010334080.843.80$1,533
Oct 2010340078.103.51$1,638
Sep 2010447172.633.98$2,165
Aug 2010354173.684.42$2,612
Jul 2010245272.554.74$2,286
Jun 2010244870.364.91$2,341
May 2010235671.124.24$1,650
Apr 2010233281.694.12$1,532
Mar 2010239578.394.39$1,890
Feb 2010243273.585.44$2,498
Jan 2010231174.365.96$2,004
Dec 2009443571.445.48$2,671
Nov 2009452774.593.75$2,275
Oct 2009570972.544.11$3,277
Sep 2009335165.543.06$1,272
Aug 2009253767.423.22$1,863
Jul 2009241661.133.46$1,563
Jun 2009249466.163.90$2,056
May 2009237454.743.93$1,578
Apr 2009336846.773.59$1,461
Mar 2009150942.144.06$2,108
Feb 2009133332.814.63$1,576
Jan 2009133035.865.37$1,808
Dec 2008157237.105.98$3,456
Nov 2008168855.496.86$4,775
Oct 2008152575.246.92$3,709
Sep 20081283101.767.88$2,331
Aug 20081363114.228.48$3,194
Jul 20081488131.0811.39$5,689
Jun 20081450131.3313.03$5,996
May 20081492123.1711.57$5,818
Apr 20081557110.3110.45$5,934
Mar 20082626101.909.66$6,254
Feb 2008261492.538.77$5,570
Jan 2008266690.388.21$5,646
Dec 2007246988.337.30$3,601
Nov 2007268491.677.29$5,171
Oct 2007348482.856.92$3,599
Sep 2007447175.846.24$3,244
Aug 200743269.066.39$481
Jul 2007445370.906.39$3,177
Jun 2007454162.007.55$4,332
May 2007568058.747.85$5,629
Apr 2007468859.617.81$5,608
Mar 2007549156.927.30$3,870
Feb 2007540755.108.22$3,619
Jan 2007461850.306.73$4,358
Dec 2006363556.656.92$4,563
Nov 2006232554.207.62$2,584
Oct 2006348454.906.01$3,075
Sep 2006247260.085.04$2,498
Aug 2006354468.717.34$4,199
Jul 2006355969.376.34$3,754
Jun 2006358466.286.38$3,927
May 2006380766.016.42$5,383
Apr 2006356064.397.36$4,315
Mar 2006366156.707.08$4,852
Feb 2006372157.597.75$5,761
Jan 2006383460.598.93$7,632
Dec 2005344854.9413.42$6,175
Nov 2005347254.6910.59$5,162
Oct 2005350758.3413.80$7,169
Sep 2005456361.4512.08$7,046
Aug 2005359361.519.80$5,994
Jul 2005474955.697.84$6,098
Jun 2005581952.337.38$6,307
May 2005590245.226.65$6,225
Apr 2005787549.207.36$6,785
Mar 20051095150.377.15$7,308
Feb 2005786545.226.31$5,776
Jan 200571,45343.166.32$9,488
Dec 2004494339.866.75$6,526
Nov 200441,33745.286.33$8,645
Oct 2004487249.706.52$5,880
Sep 2004483243.245.28$4,569
Aug 2004494442.375.55$5,409
Jul 2004496338.286.08$6,012
Jun 200431,09036.106.43$7,120
May 2004480437.486.49$5,372
Apr 2004101,05034.475.86$6,496
Mar 20045670034.365.53$5,795
Feb 20045273232.455.51$5,720
Jan 2004841,04732.036.30$9,286
Dec 20036383030.266.30$7,137
Nov 20034093328.804.60$5,439
Oct 20032769428.174.76$4,064
Sep 2003468126.314.75$3,340
Aug 2003577629.765.13$4,129
Jul 20031480129.415.17$4,554
Jun 20033685028.565.98$6,114
May 2003311,15326.595.97$7,711
Apr 20032393926.675.41$5,691
Mar 200391,03331.146.10$6,577
Feb 2003873333.487.93$6,078
Jan 2003101,11230.315.58$6,510
Dec 2002983926.914.85$4,314
Nov 200231,09524.664.14$4,604
Oct 200251,55326.464.23$6,700
Sep 200261,03127.443.64$3,913
Aug 200281,34925.963.16$4,476
Jul 200241,34924.583.06$4,229
Jun 200221,05723.733.34$3,576
May 200221,13324.663.58$4,110
Apr 200221,16623.653.51$4,143
Mar 200261,48122.003.10$4,727
Feb 200271,55018.222.38$3,810
Jan 2002181,19517.172.38$3,148
Dec 20011494316.932.36$2,467
Nov 200161,11318.072.41$2,786
Oct 200131,14219.782.53$2,947
Sep 200141,12924.262.25$2,639
Aug 200121,28324.873.05$3,967
Jul 200151,36623.933.20$4,487
Jun 200151,57824.563.82$6,157
May 2001111,58125.524.31$7,091
Apr 200181,62424.685.34$8,862
Mar 2001141,88024.545.38$10,451
Feb 2001261,79427.755.77$11,068
Jan 2001191,69727.478.40$14,775
Dec 2000191,80126.889.12$16,940
Nov 2000152,13732.215.66$12,574
Oct 2000111,98731.235.15$10,568
Sep 200082,00231.875.19$10,638
Aug 2000142,25629.644.54$10,659
Jul 2000112,07228.534.09$8,788
Jun 2000292,16629.304.40$10,374
May 2000272,35327.263.68$9,394
Apr 2000222,22924.513.12$7,485
Mar 2000152,46328.422.86$7,470
Feb 2000242,40027.622.73$7,206
Jan 2000262,82625.272.48$7,667
Dec 1999182,76624.282.42$7,141
Nov 1999202,70523.192.43$7,048
Oct 1999283,00720.982.80$9,018
Sep 1999283,05721.752.62$8,615
Aug 1999263,43119.262.88$10,367
Jul 1999203,77917.892.37$9,323
Jun 1999253,67915.942.36$9,089
May 1999264,40715.792.32$10,639
Apr 1999244,48815.102.21$10,272
Mar 1999335,10512.471.84$9,796
Feb 1999304,3419.981.82$8,190
Jan 1999354,93710.381.90$9,743
Dec 1998284,1669.201.77$7,645
Nov 1998334,09810.892.19$9,316
Oct 1998426,04712.421.97$12,429
Sep 1998195,32412.592.08$11,327
Aug 1998506,43311.301.91$12,835
Jul 1998657,98211.742.24$18,621
Jun 19988410,04911.242.24$23,426
May 199810323,15812.622.21$52,394

How to read this page

The arithmetic is one multiplication per stream per month. Here it is, worked, on a real row from the table above.

May 2026 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             9 bbl  × $106.41 =       $958
Gas                  493 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $1,502

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Month total                                   $2,459

The volumes are the state's, unchanged

Every barrel and every Mcf on this page is a number the Railroad Commission of Texas published in its monthly production query. Nothing is modelled, estimated or filled in.

The dollars are a multiplication, not a valuation

Volume × a published monthly price. It is not what the operator was paid: it takes no account of a contract, a differential, a transportation deduction, or the share any one owner holds.

Oil and gas are priced differently

Oil is a Texas realisation — the crude oil first purchase price. Gas is a benchmark, because no free Texas wellhead gas series exists at any date. The prices page publishes the difference rather than correcting it away.

A lease is not a well

The state reports oil on lease and gas on well, and this page is the lease grain. 01/G/168344 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.