RUSSELL, JOHN JR.

Operated by PAISANO PRODUCTION, INC. (P-5 634978) in the ECKERT field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 2496District 01Field 27458001OilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$91 k
Jan 1993 – Apr 2014
Value, last 12 filed months
$974
at the published price for each month
Months reported
256
no gaps in the span
Streams
2
oil, casinghead 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 36 leases and 293 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1928-09-11
as the register files it
Field class
Oil
the register's own label
Between wells
300 ft
minimum
From a lease line
150 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 2 acres.

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
OilDisposition3,762 bbl$91,257
Casinghead gasProduction68 Mcf$54
Total$91,311

45 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 45 months, carries no value here. No free Texas wellhead gas price exists before 1997, so those months are left out of the total rather than valued at zero. The total above is therefore a floor, not an estimate.

Wells on this lease (8)

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 29.3735, -98.3714. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.2 miles.

29.37390, -98.37088 · 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
100.0%
8 of 8 wells
With a plug date
100.0%
8 of 8 wells
Median depth
901 ft
8 wells filed one
Completion to plug
18.2 years
median over 6 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
8100.0%
A plug date is filed
8100.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
8100.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
00.0%

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

Total depth in feet, 8 of 8 wells. Median 901 ft, with the middle half between 884 and 911 ft; the shallowest is 880 ft and the deepest 920 ft. The median is published rather than the mean, because a single mis-keyed depth moves a mean and cannot move a median.

When they were last completed

Last completion by decade, 6 of 8 wells, Jul 1986 – Jul 1987. This is the LAST completion filed on each wellbore, not the first — a well recompleted in 2019 counts once, in the 2010s.

Completions filed
Jul 1986 – Jul 1987
6 of 8 wells; 2 filed none
Plug dates filed
Jul 1987 – Jun 2013
8 of 8 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 18.2 years across the 6 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 10.4 years and 25.9 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

8 wells

42-029005641885 ftJul 1987Yes
42-029005652880 ftJun 2013Yes
42-029375384892 ftJul 1987Jun 2013Yes
42-029375395915 ftJul 1987Jun 2013Yes
42-029378339910 ftJul 1987Mar 1994Yes
42-029375373920 ftApr 1987Jun 2013Yes
42-029375638880 ftJul 1986Dec 1996Yes
42-0293756215909 ftJul 1986Dec 1996Yes

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 (256)

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

256 months

Apr 20140095.944.81$0
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 201410097.406.19$974
Jan 20140090.404.86$0
Dec 20130091.824.35$0
Nov 20130088.853.74$0
Oct 20130097.423.78$0
Sep 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 201300104.253.52$0
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 20130094.403.93$0
May 20130094.834.15$0
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 20130093.623.91$0
Feb 20130091.233.42$0
Jan 20130091.603.42$0
Dec 20120086.773.42$0
Nov 20120086.953.62$0
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 20120094.672.92$0
Aug 20120092.662.91$0
Jul 20120085.133.02$0
Jun 20120079.822.52$0
May 20120091.612.49$0
Apr 201200101.652.00$0
Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 201200101.102.57$0
Jan 20120098.092.73$0
Dec 20110096.873.24$0
Nov 20110095.723.31$0
Oct 20110084.983.65$0
Sep 20110083.623.99$0
Aug 20110083.404.15$0
Jul 20110094.144.52$0
Jun 20110092.904.64$0
May 20110098.134.40$0
Apr 201100105.964.33$0
Mar 20110096.364.06$0
Feb 20110085.644.18$0
Jan 20110086.504.59$0
Dec 20100085.734.35$0
Nov 20100080.843.80$0
Oct 20100078.103.51$0
Sep 20100072.633.98$0
Aug 20100073.684.42$0
Jul 20100072.554.74$0
Jun 20100070.364.91$0
May 20100071.124.24$0
Apr 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 20100078.394.39$0
Feb 20100073.585.44$0
Jan 20100074.365.96$0
Dec 20090071.445.48$0
Nov 20090074.593.75$0
Oct 20090072.544.11$0
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 20090061.133.46$0
Jun 20090066.163.90$0
May 20090054.743.93$0
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 20090042.144.06$0
Feb 20090032.814.63$0
Jan 20090035.865.37$0
Dec 20080037.105.98$0
Nov 20080055.496.86$0
Oct 20080075.246.92$0
Sep 200800101.767.88$0
Aug 200800114.228.48$0
Jul 200800131.0811.39$0
Jun 200800131.3313.03$0
May 200800123.1711.57$0
Apr 200800110.3110.45$0
Mar 200800101.909.66$0
Feb 20080092.538.77$0
Jan 20080090.388.21$0
Dec 20070088.337.30$0
Nov 20070091.677.29$0
Oct 20070082.856.92$0
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 20070069.066.39$0
Jul 20070070.906.39$0
Jun 20070062.007.55$0
May 20070058.747.85$0
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 20070056.927.30$0
Feb 20070055.108.22$0
Jan 20070050.306.73$0
Dec 20060056.656.92$0
Nov 20060054.207.62$0
Oct 20060054.906.01$0
Sep 20060060.085.04$0
Aug 20060068.717.34$0
Jul 20060069.376.34$0
Jun 20060066.286.38$0
May 2006152066.016.42$10,034
Apr 20060064.397.36$0
Mar 20060056.707.08$0
Feb 20060057.597.75$0
Jan 20060060.598.93$0
Dec 20050054.9413.42$0
Nov 20050054.6910.59$0
Oct 20050058.3413.80$0
Sep 2005168061.4512.08$10,324
Aug 20050061.519.80$0
Jul 20050055.697.84$0
Jun 20050052.337.38$0
May 20050045.226.65$0
Apr 20050049.207.36$0
Mar 20050050.377.15$0
Feb 2005178045.226.31$8,049
Jan 20050043.166.32$0
Dec 20040039.866.75$0
Nov 20040045.286.33$0
Oct 20040049.706.52$0
Sep 20040043.245.28$0
Aug 20040042.375.55$0
Jul 2004115038.286.08$4,402
Jun 20040036.106.43$0
May 20040037.486.49$0
Apr 20040034.475.86$0
Mar 20040034.365.53$0
Feb 20040032.455.51$0
Jan 2004163032.036.30$5,221
Dec 20030030.266.30$0
Nov 20030028.804.60$0
Oct 20030028.174.76$0
Sep 20030026.314.75$0
Aug 20030029.765.13$0
Jul 20030029.415.17$0
Jun 20030028.565.98$0
May 20030026.595.97$0
Apr 20030026.675.41$0
Mar 20030031.146.10$0
Feb 20030033.487.93$0
Jan 20030030.315.58$0
Dec 20020026.914.85$0
Nov 20020024.664.14$0
Oct 20020026.464.23$0
Sep 20020027.443.64$0
Aug 20020025.963.16$0
Jul 20020024.583.06$0
Jun 20020023.733.34$0
May 20020024.663.58$0
Apr 20020023.653.51$0
Mar 20020022.003.10$0
Feb 20020018.222.38$0
Jan 20020017.172.38$0
Dec 20010016.932.36$0
Nov 20010018.072.41$0
Oct 20010019.782.53$0
Sep 20010024.262.25$0
Aug 20010024.873.05$0
Jul 20010023.933.20$0
Jun 20010024.563.82$0
May 20010025.524.31$0
Apr 20010024.685.34$0
Mar 20010024.545.38$0
Feb 20010027.755.77$0
Jan 20010027.478.40$0
Dec 20000026.889.12$0
Nov 20000032.215.66$0
Oct 20000031.235.15$0
Sep 20000031.875.19$0
Aug 20000029.644.54$0
Jul 20000028.534.09$0
Jun 20000029.304.40$0
May 20000027.263.68$0
Apr 2000153024.513.12$3,750
Mar 20000028.422.86$0
Feb 20000027.622.73$0
Jan 20000025.272.48$0
Dec 19990024.282.42$0
Nov 19990023.192.43$0
Oct 19990020.982.80$0
Sep 19990021.752.62$0
Aug 19990019.262.88$0
Jul 19990017.892.37$0
Jun 19990015.942.36$0
May 19990015.792.32$0
Apr 19990015.102.21$0
Mar 19990012.471.84$0
Feb 1999009.981.82$0
Jan 19990110.381.90$2
Dec 1998019.201.77$2
Nov 19980110.892.19$2
Oct 19980012.421.97$0
Sep 19980112.592.08$2
Aug 19980111.301.91$2
Jul 19980111.742.24$2
Jun 19980111.242.24$2
May 19980112.622.21$2
Apr 1998180113.042.51$2,350
Mar 19980112.802.31$2
Feb 19980113.952.30$2
Jan 19980114.702.15$2
Dec 19970116.322.41$2
Nov 19970118.193.09$3
Oct 1997161119.253.15$3,102
Sep 19970117.742.95$3
Aug 19970017.862.55$0
Jul 19970117.582.25$2
Jun 19970117.242.26$2
May 1997144118.972.31$2,734
Apr 19970117.882.08$2
Mar 19970118.951.94$2
Feb 19970120.492.21$2
Jan 1997186123.483.54$4,371
Dec 19960123.32$0
Nov 19960121.97$0
Oct 19960123.31$0
Sep 1996172122.22$3,822
Aug 19960120.26$0
Jul 19960019.55$0
Jun 19960118.73$0
May 1996157119.43$3,051
Apr 19960121.51$0
Mar 19960119.38$0
Feb 19960116.98$0
Jan 1996178117.07$3,038
Dec 19950117.19$0
Nov 19950116.00$0
Oct 19950115.43$0
Sep 19950116.18$0
Aug 1995142115.92$2,261
Jul 19950115.24$0
Jun 1995174116.41$2,855
May 19950117.56$0
Apr 19950117.73$0
Mar 19950116.44$0
Feb 19950116.58$0
Jan 1995141115.92$2,245
Dec 19940115.03$0
Nov 19940115.90$0
Oct 199490115.58$1,402
Sep 19940115.29$0
Aug 199454116.13$871
Jul 1994108117.56$1,896
Jun 199435117.09$598
May 19940115.88$0
Apr 1994131114.14$1,852
Mar 19940112.46$0
Feb 199468112.50$850
Jan 19940012.66$0
Dec 199369112.33$851
Nov 199388114.49$1,275
Oct 19930015.85$0
Sep 1993160115.03$2,405
Aug 19930115.66$0
Jul 19930115.46$0
Jun 1993118116.79$1,981
May 19930117.68$0
Apr 19930118.05$0
Mar 1993152118.14$2,757
Feb 19930117.90$0
Jan 1993115116.93$1,947

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.

Feb 2014 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                   10 bbl  × $ 97.40 =       $974
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  6.19 =         $0

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Month total                                     $974

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/O/2496 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.