BRACKEN "E"

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 171796District 01Field 002565002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.3 M
Jan 1999 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$17 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
329
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 Gas111999-03-11138184
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
CondensateDisposition2,795 bbl$98,560
GasProduction312,046 Mcf$1,230,583
Total$1,329,143

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 28.3593, -98.4433. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

28.35933, -98.44325 · 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
10,850 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 10,850 ft.

Completions filed
Jan 1999
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-31133536207610,850 ftJan 1999

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 (329)

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

329 months

May 20261159106.413.05$591
Apr 2026417598.932.87$898
Mar 2026534489.753.15$1,532
Feb 2026428663.503.75$1,327
Jan 2026546259.138.00$3,991
Dec 2025451956.664.41$2,517
Nov 2025325958.593.93$1,193
Oct 2025031159.383.30$1,028
Sep 2025027762.743.08$852
Aug 2025048163.933.01$1,450
Jul 2025017766.743.32$587
Jun 2025026566.483.13$829
May 2025045760.553.23$1,477
Apr 2025011862.363.54$418
Mar 2025012767.704.27$542
Feb 202502070.884.34$87
Jan 2025016674.324.28$710
Dec 2024026868.993.12$837
Nov 2024029969.052.20$657
Oct 2024023271.372.28$529
Sep 2024023469.612.36$553
Aug 2024036775.632.06$757
Jul 202402479.932.15$52
Jun 20240678.082.63$16
May 20240778.812.20$15
Apr 20240084.451.66$0
Mar 20240080.301.55$0
Feb 20240076.091.78$0
Jan 20240073.023.30$0
Dec 20230071.262.61$0
Nov 20230077.892.81$0
Oct 20230085.443.09$0
Sep 202302889.042.74$77
Aug 2023089580.522.67$2,392
Jul 2023035774.852.64$943
Jun 202304068.962.26$90
May 2023069070.622.23$1,537
Apr 20230278.122.24$4
Mar 202306372.852.39$151
Feb 202301875.112.47$44
Jan 20230076.533.39$0
Dec 202201376.415.73$74
Nov 202204985.005.65$277
Oct 202203187.185.86$182
Sep 202206784.888.16$547
Aug 202212494.529.13$314
Jul 2022017101.587.54$128
Jun 2022057115.097.98$455
May 20220110109.378.43$928
Apr 20220167104.226.84$1,142
Mar 2022045108.885.08$228
Feb 202207991.054.86$384
Jan 202207481.844.54$336
Dec 202102071.323.90$78
Nov 202103377.435.24$173
Oct 202104379.795.71$246
Sep 202102069.865.35$107
Aug 20210666.024.22$25
Jul 202101270.783.98$48
Jun 202106069.493.38$203
May 20210063.483.02$0
Apr 2021011860.362.76$325
Mar 2021028461.302.72$772
Feb 2021022757.805.55$1,259
Jan 2021014050.412.81$393
Dec 202008044.642.68$214
Nov 202008938.772.71$241
Oct 202008336.972.48$206
Sep 202007637.091.99$151
Aug 202008639.982.39$205
Jul 202005038.371.83$91
Jun 20200034.901.69$0
May 202003416.921.81$62
Apr 202002614.751.80$47
Mar 202001430.341.86$26
Feb 202008649.881.98$170
Jan 202004357.252.09$90
Dec 201904759.012.30$108
Nov 2019016555.302.75$454
Oct 2019012853.472.42$310
Sep 2019014655.052.66$388
Aug 2019011653.112.30$267
Jul 2019017656.272.46$433
Jun 2019018052.782.49$448
May 2019012458.482.74$340
Apr 2019018562.632.75$509
Mar 2019014956.803.06$456
Feb 2019010450.852.79$290
Jan 2019017246.033.23$555
Dec 2018013546.594.19$565
Nov 2018013052.934.24$551
Oct 2018013561.443.40$459
Sep 2018010559.543.11$326
Aug 2018013559.403.07$414
Jul 2018010165.142.93$296
Jun 2018018860.183.08$578
May 2018022865.382.90$661
Apr 2018017863.842.90$516
Mar 2018012361.222.79$343
Feb 2018015361.782.77$423
Jan 2018018462.874.01$738
Dec 2017015357.272.92$447
Nov 2017019255.423.12$599
Oct 2017018549.292.98$552
Sep 2017019247.523.09$593
Aug 2017012345.373.00$370
Jul 2017024243.873.09$747
Jun 201706042.493.09$185
May 201707345.373.26$238
Apr 201708947.933.21$286
Mar 2017014646.772.98$436
Feb 2017016250.452.95$478
Jan 2017012649.413.42$431
Dec 2016028248.763.72$1,050
Nov 2016034042.492.64$899
Oct 2016039046.193.09$1,205
Sep 2016029041.553.10$899
Aug 2016034441.442.92$1,006
Jul 2016031641.622.92$924
Jun 2016034145.352.69$916
May 201609742.521.99$193
Apr 201609936.561.99$197
Mar 2016011333.011.79$203
Feb 201607126.472.06$147
Jan 201608727.352.36$206
Dec 201507732.362.00$154
Nov 201506738.792.17$145
Oct 201509443.552.43$228
Sep 201506242.992.76$171
Aug 201506040.162.87$172
Jul 2015010848.152.95$318
Jun 2015015556.152.88$447
May 2015015955.212.96$470
Apr 2015121949.822.71$643
Mar 2015126542.892.93$821
Feb 2015122144.662.98$702
Jan 2015127543.433.10$896
Dec 2014126754.693.59$1,014
Nov 2014231170.464.25$1,463
Oct 2014111378.303.90$519
Sep 2014116286.164.05$742
Aug 2014225889.394.04$1,220
Jul 2014233496.564.18$1,589
Jun 2014120998.164.74$1,088
May 2014130494.734.73$1,532
Apr 2014118595.944.81$986
Mar 2014122495.895.06$1,229
Feb 2014334197.406.19$2,404
Jan 2014445190.404.86$2,554
Dec 2013562091.824.35$3,159
Nov 2013361088.853.74$2,547
Oct 2013647597.423.78$2,380
Sep 20135468104.113.72$2,260
Aug 20136499104.253.52$2,383
Jul 20136478102.523.72$2,392
Jun 2013641194.403.93$2,183
May 2013645594.834.15$2,457
Apr 2013844793.964.28$2,666
Mar 20131153593.623.91$3,123
Feb 2013748491.233.42$2,294
Jan 2013554891.603.42$2,332
Dec 2012552486.773.42$2,226
Nov 2012551486.953.62$2,298
Oct 2012449989.383.40$2,054
Sep 2012446794.672.92$1,742
Aug 2012635492.662.91$1,585
Jul 2012456085.133.02$2,032
Jun 2012466979.822.52$2,005
May 2012573891.612.49$2,294
Apr 20125594101.652.00$1,694
Mar 20125818105.052.22$2,343
Feb 20125708101.102.57$2,325
Jan 2012576798.092.73$2,587
Dec 2011570996.873.24$2,781
Nov 2011587695.723.31$3,379
Oct 2011598084.983.65$4,000
Sep 201141,24883.623.99$5,309
Aug 201151,46483.404.15$6,492
Jul 201191,43694.144.52$7,334
Jun 2011870592.904.64$4,014
May 2011956098.134.40$3,350
Apr 20118463105.964.33$2,854
Mar 2011847296.364.06$2,686
Feb 2011650785.644.18$2,633
Jan 2011450086.504.59$2,640
Dec 2010450685.734.35$2,543
Nov 2010453680.843.80$2,358
Oct 2010552978.103.51$2,247
Sep 2010545772.633.98$2,182
Aug 2010647373.684.42$2,532
Jul 20101267772.554.74$4,077
Jun 20101053770.364.91$3,340
May 20101434871.124.24$2,470
Apr 20101356781.694.12$3,400
Mar 20101658878.394.39$3,835
Feb 20101367773.585.44$4,641
Jan 2010468274.365.96$4,365
Dec 2009643371.445.48$2,803
Nov 2009637374.593.75$1,847
Oct 2009737372.544.11$2,041
Sep 2009457365.543.06$2,018
Aug 2009246767.423.22$1,638
Jul 2009245461.133.46$1,695
Jun 2009260266.163.90$2,477
May 2009265854.743.93$2,693
Apr 2009364946.773.59$2,469
Mar 2009281142.144.06$3,376
Feb 2009256332.814.63$2,674
Jan 2009258235.865.37$3,198
Dec 2008156837.105.98$3,432
Nov 2008145255.496.86$3,156
Oct 2008143475.246.92$3,079
Sep 20081563101.767.88$4,537
Aug 20081465114.228.48$4,059
Jul 20081405131.0811.39$4,744
Jun 20081452131.3313.03$6,022
May 20081410123.1711.57$4,869
Apr 20081299110.3110.45$3,236
Mar 20081340101.909.66$3,388
Feb 2008135292.538.77$3,180
Jan 2008141790.388.21$3,512
Dec 2007158488.337.30$4,353
Nov 2007153091.677.29$3,956
Oct 2007142482.856.92$3,018
Sep 2007151775.846.24$3,304
Aug 2007165769.066.39$4,266
Jul 2007145270.906.39$2,958
Jun 2007153562.007.55$4,100
May 2007155958.747.85$4,445
Apr 2007252859.617.81$4,240
Mar 2007260156.927.30$4,502
Feb 2007258655.108.22$4,925
Jan 2007365450.306.73$4,550
Dec 2006358556.656.92$4,217
Nov 2006375454.207.62$5,906
Oct 2006461754.906.01$3,930
Sep 2006354860.085.04$2,941
Aug 2006461968.717.34$4,818
Jul 2006468069.376.34$4,591
Jun 2006458366.286.38$3,987
May 2006465366.016.42$4,460
Apr 2006366464.397.36$5,081
Mar 2006372756.707.08$5,319
Feb 2006464957.597.75$5,261
Jan 2006374260.598.93$6,810
Dec 2005361754.9413.42$8,442
Nov 2005359654.6910.59$6,475
Oct 2005362258.3413.80$8,756
Sep 2005462561.4512.08$7,795
Aug 2005456961.519.80$5,820
Jul 2005477455.697.84$6,294
Jun 2005584552.337.38$6,499
May 2005789545.226.65$6,269
Apr 2005989449.207.36$7,023
Mar 20051097650.377.15$7,487
Feb 2005785045.226.31$5,682
Jan 200581,00643.166.32$6,705
Dec 200491,00139.866.75$7,117
Nov 2004899945.286.33$6,686
Oct 200491,01549.706.52$7,060
Sep 2004795643.245.28$5,354
Aug 2004101,08042.375.55$6,418
Jul 2004231,05838.286.08$7,318
Jun 20041473336.106.43$5,221
May 20041494037.486.49$6,630
Apr 20041599434.475.86$6,340
Mar 20041596534.365.53$5,852
Feb 20041872632.455.51$4,584
Jan 20044287232.036.30$6,839
Dec 20033591430.266.30$6,819
Nov 20032289828.804.60$4,760
Oct 2003287428.174.76$4,216
Sep 2003480626.314.75$3,933
Aug 20031679529.765.13$4,554
Jul 20032890129.415.17$5,482
Jun 20032782528.565.98$5,707
May 20031896426.595.97$6,236
Apr 2003101,02626.675.41$5,815
Mar 20031198931.146.10$6,372
Feb 20031087133.487.93$7,238
Jan 2003121,01130.315.58$6,007
Dec 200281,20626.914.85$6,069
Nov 200241,11724.664.14$4,720
Oct 200241,20226.464.23$5,189
Sep 200251,24927.443.64$4,678
Aug 200251,34425.963.16$4,382
Jul 200251,61424.583.06$5,065
Jun 200241,27423.733.34$4,348
May 200261,72124.663.58$6,316
Apr 200272,01723.653.51$7,250
Mar 2002142,03622.003.10$6,625
Feb 2002151,64218.222.38$4,174
Jan 200241,87217.172.38$4,516
Dec 200161,65816.932.36$4,022
Nov 2001131,78018.072.41$4,517
Oct 200191,75519.782.53$4,616
Sep 2001101,77324.262.25$4,234
Aug 2001112,01924.873.05$6,438
Jul 200142,11223.933.20$6,848
Jun 200182,12724.563.82$8,330
May 2001102,29225.524.31$10,128
Apr 200182,53224.685.34$13,706
Mar 2001182,77724.545.38$15,372
Feb 2001192,55027.755.77$15,233
Jan 2001103,08327.478.40$26,168
Dec 2000193,45326.889.12$32,011
Nov 2000173,77532.215.66$21,907
Oct 2000214,08631.235.15$21,680
Sep 2000184,51831.875.19$24,006
Aug 2000145,12329.644.54$23,677
Jul 2000404,97828.534.09$21,500
Jun 2000275,14229.304.40$23,402
May 2000675,68027.263.68$22,727
Apr 20001755,60924.513.12$21,767
Mar 20001456,49628.422.86$22,698
Feb 2000907,22827.622.73$22,193
Jan 20001388,31025.272.48$24,100
Dec 19992207,15924.282.42$22,693
Nov 19992258,96623.192.43$27,041
Oct 199915711,37920.982.80$35,197
Sep 19997111,27021.752.62$31,059
Aug 199973,03619.262.88$8,865
Jul 199904,22017.892.37$10,011
Jun 1999306,99715.942.36$17,006
May 199926,43615.792.32$14,970
Apr 1999305,97915.102.21$13,655
Mar 1999376,57912.471.84$12,556
Feb 1999396,8139.981.82$12,774
Jan 19997813,28110.381.90$26,043

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             1 bbl  × $106.41 =       $106
Gas                  159 Mcf  × $  3.05 =       $484

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Month total                                     $591

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/171796 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.