WEST RANCH -A-
Operated by HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 386310) in the WEST RANCH (41-A & 98-A CONS.) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.
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 8 leases and 337 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.
A drilling unit in this field needs at least 10 acres. The field rule took effect on 2015-01-27.
The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: “NUNC PRO TUNC FOR DOCKET 02-0292677 FOR CORRECTION TO FIELD NAME.”
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.
| Stream | Basis | Volume | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Disposition | 50,963 bbl | $2,146,134 |
| Casinghead gas | Production | 36,891 Mcf | $89,921 |
| Total | $2,236,055 | ||
Wells on this lease (80)
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 28.7916, -96.6108. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 1.7 miles.
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.
What the state filed about each well
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, 80 of 80 wells. Median 6,412 ft, with the middle half between 6,338 and 6,470 ft; the shallowest is 5,755 ft and the deepest 8,465 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, 80 of 80 wells, Dec 1978 – Apr 2026. This is the LAST completion filed on each wellbore, not the first — a well recompleted in 2019 counts once, in the 2010s.
Last completion to plug: a median of 22.9 years across the 13 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 5.1 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.
80 wells
| 42-23933666 | 1037 | 6,038 ft | Apr 2026 | — | — |
| 42-23933685 | 1016 | 6,410 ft | Feb 2026 | — | — |
| 42-23933671 | 1038 | 6,410 ft | Jan 2026 | — | — |
| 42-23933694 | 1040 | 6,271 ft | Nov 2024 | — | — |
| 42-23933652 | 1059 | 6,399 ft | Nov 2024 | — | Yes |
| 42-23933659 | 1061 | 6,409 ft | Oct 2024 | — | — |
| 42-23933581 | 601 | 6,519 ft | Sep 2024 | — | Yes |
| 42-23933667 | 1007 | 6,400 ft | Aug 2024 | — | — |
| 42-23902674 | 326 | 6,500 ft | May 2024 | — | — |
| 42-23933687 | 1019 | 6,401 ft | Apr 2024 | — | — |
| 42-23933664 | 2029 | 6,475 ft | Apr 2024 | — | — |
| 42-23933672 | 1009 | 6,420 ft | Apr 2024 | — | — |
| 42-23933678 | 1012 | 6,400 ft | Apr 2024 | — | — |
| 42-23933669 | 1006 | 6,430 ft | Mar 2024 | — | — |
| 42-23933709 | 1071 | 6,485 ft | Mar 2024 | — | — |
| 42-23933684 | 1015 | 6,406 ft | Mar 2024 | — | — |
| 42-23932209 | 512 | 6,429 ft | Feb 2024 | — | — |
| 42-23933688 | 1018 | 6,469 ft | Feb 2024 | — | — |
| 42-23933673 | 1008 | 6,410 ft | Jan 2024 | — | — |
| 42-23933708 | 1070 | 6,479 ft | Jan 2024 | — | — |
| 42-23902721 | 374 | 6,305 ft | Jan 2024 | — | Yes |
| 42-23933695 | 1063 | 6,413 ft | Jan 2024 | — | — |
| 42-23933707 | 1069 | 6,438 ft | Dec 2023 | — | — |
| 42-23933737 | 2179 | 6,444 ft | Jul 2023 | — | — |
| 42-23933703 | 1021 | 6,469 ft | Jun 2023 | — | — |
| 42-23933693 | 1039 | 6,423 ft | Dec 2022 | — | — |
| 42-23933686 | 1017 | 6,400 ft | Nov 2022 | — | — |
| 42-23902720 | 373 | 6,401 ft | Oct 2022 | — | Yes |
| 42-23933705 | 1064 | 6,440 ft | Oct 2022 | — | — |
| 42-23933668 | 1062 | 6,418 ft | Oct 2022 | — | — |
| 42-23933655 | 2057 | 6,400 ft | Oct 2022 | — | — |
| 42-23933658 | 1060 | 6,408 ft | Aug 2022 | — | — |
| 42-23933657 | 1036 | 6,408 ft | Aug 2022 | — | — |
| 42-23933691 | 2055 | 6,414 ft | Jul 2022 | — | — |
| 42-23933665 | 1005 | 6,430 ft | Jul 2022 | — | — |
| 42-23933675 | 2021 | 6,428 ft | May 2022 | — | — |
| 42-23933580 | 600 | 6,500 ft | Apr 2022 | — | — |
| 42-23933683 | 1014 | 6,461 ft | Mar 2022 | — | — |
| 42-23933661 | 1004 | 6,416 ft | Aug 2021 | — | — |
| 42-23933662 | 2020 | 6,435 ft | Nov 2020 | — | — |
| 42-23902679 | 332R | 6,354 ft | Sep 2020 | — | — |
| 42-23933681 | 2150 | 6,503 ft | Aug 2020 | — | — |
| 42-23931253 | 491 L | 6,222 ft | Jun 2020 | — | — |
| 42-23933710 | 1072 | 6,478 ft | Jan 2020 | — | — |
| 42-23933676 | 1010 | 6,430 ft | Jan 2020 | — | — |
| 42-23933774 | 1079 | 6,490 ft | Jan 2020 | — | — |
| 42-23933692 | 1020 | 6,427 ft | Jan 2020 | — | — |
| 42-23931241 | 485 | 6,231 ft | Dec 2019 | — | Yes |
| 42-23902694 | 347 | 6,556 ft | Nov 2019 | — | Yes |
| 42-23933679 | 1013 | 6,408 ft | Sep 2019 | — | — |
| 42-23902662 | 314 | 6,475 ft | Jul 2019 | — | Yes |
| 42-23933677 | 1011 | 6,448 ft | May 2019 | — | — |
| 42-23902740 | 393 | 5,854 ft | May 2019 | — | Yes |
| 42-23902789 | 443 | 6,480 ft | Nov 2018 | — | Yes |
| 42-23902687 | 340 | 6,352 ft | Sep 2018 | — | — |
| 42-23902619 | 269 | 5,755 ft | Nov 2017 | — | Yes |
| 42-23902368 | 13 | 6,493 ft | Aug 2017 | — | — |
| 42-23902620 | 271 | 5,775 ft | Aug 2017 | — | — |
| 42-23902633 | 285 | 6,191 ft | Aug 2017 | — | — |
| 42-23902641 | 293 | 6,300 ft | Aug 2017 | — | — |
| 42-23931254 | 490 | 6,248 ft | Aug 2017 | — | — |
| 42-23932134 | 509 J | 6,360 ft | Jun 2016 | — | — |
| 42-23902677 | 330 | 6,190 ft | Apr 2016 | — | Yes |
| 42-23930829 | 479 | 6,235 ft | Mar 2016 | — | — |
| 42-23902684 | 337 | 6,970 ft | Jan 2016 | — | Yes |
| 42-23902642 | 294 | 6,303 ft | Aug 2012 | Aug 2016 | Yes |
| 42-23931250 | 487R | 6,474 ft | Jul 2012 | Apr 2016 | Yes |
| 42-23902465 | 110 | 6,330 ft | Jul 2012 | Dec 2015 | Yes |
| 42-23930207 | 473 | 6,480 ft | Jun 2012 | Jul 2017 | Yes |
| 42-23902659 | 311 | 6,501 ft | Sep 2009 | — | — |
| 42-23932354 | 518 | 8,465 ft | Aug 2008 | — | — |
| 42-23902747 | 400 L | 6,225 ft | Feb 2002 | Sep 2017 | Yes |
| 42-23902735 | 388 L | 5,852 ft | Jun 1994 | Jan 2017 | Yes |
| 42-23902403 | 48 | 6,580 ft | Oct 1993 | Sep 2016 | Yes |
| 42-23902644 | 296 | 6,340 ft | Aug 1991 | Sep 2016 | Yes |
| 42-23902688 | 341 | 6,324 ft | Jul 1991 | Dec 2015 | Yes |
| 42-23932012 | 505 | 6,410 ft | Sep 1990 | Aug 2016 | Yes |
| 42-23930380 | 476 | 5,865 ft | Aug 1987 | Oct 2016 | Yes |
| 42-23930221 | 474 | 6,300 ft | Apr 1987 | Oct 2016 | Yes |
| 42-23902576 | 221 | 6,503 ft | Dec 1978 | Sep 2016 | Yes |
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.
Leases whose centres are nearest (338)
Ranked by the distance between lease centres, within 5 miles. A lease has no coordinate the state files — each centre is the mean of that lease's own wells, so this measures how far apart two centres are and not whether the two leases touch.
| Lease | Operator | Centres apart |
|---|---|---|
| WEST RANCH 'A' | HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 0.06 mi |
| WEST RANCH -A- | HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 0.06 mi |
| WEST RANCH "A" | HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 0.06 mi |
| WEST RANCH "A" | BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO. | 0.07 mi |
| WEST RANCH 'A' | HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 0.07 mi |
| WEST RANCH -A- | HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 0.08 mi |
| WEST RANCH -A- | HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 0.08 mi |
| WEST RANCH -A- | HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 0.09 mi |
| WEST RANCH "A" | HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 0.12 mi |
| WEST RANCH -A- | HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 0.17 mi |
The 10 nearest are listed. 338 leases in all have a centre within 5 miles of this one.
Operators who reported on those leases
Taken from the same 5-mile set above. This is who filed production, not who holds acreage — the state publishes no acreage register.
- HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 197 leases, nearest 0.06 mi
- BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO. 4 leases, nearest 0.07 mi
- MERIDIAN OIL PRODUCTION INC. 6 leases, nearest 0.28 mi
- VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC. 18 leases, nearest 0.30 mi
- VINTAGE PETROLEUM, LLC 3 leases, nearest 0.70 mi
- PHERE OPERATING INC 5 leases, nearest 0.91 mi
Every month this lease reported (25)
Volume × price = value, one row per cycle. The price columns are the same series published on the prices page — nothing here is modelled.
25 months
| Mar 2017 | 0 | 0 | 46.77 | 2.98 | $0 |
| Feb 2017 | 0 | 0 | 50.45 | 2.95 | $0 |
| Jan 2017 | 0 | 0 | 49.41 | 3.42 | $0 |
| Dec 2016 | 0 | 0 | 48.76 | 3.72 | $0 |
| Nov 2016 | 0 | 0 | 42.49 | 2.64 | $0 |
| Sep 2016 | 0 | 0 | 41.55 | 3.10 | $0 |
| Aug 2016 | 0 | 0 | 41.44 | 2.92 | $0 |
| Jul 2016 | 0 | 0 | 41.62 | 2.92 | $0 |
| Jun 2016 | 3,855 | 1,204 | 45.35 | 2.69 | $178,058 |
| May 2016 | 2,644 | 1,340 | 42.52 | 1.99 | $115,091 |
| Apr 2016 | 3,432 | 1,708 | 36.56 | 1.99 | $128,875 |
| Mar 2016 | 2,964 | 3,991 | 33.01 | 1.79 | $105,002 |
| Feb 2016 | 2,534 | 3,319 | 26.47 | 2.06 | $73,924 |
| Jan 2016 | 2,987 | 8,917 | 27.35 | 2.36 | $102,777 |
| Dec 2015 | 2,050 | 1,359 | 32.36 | 2.00 | $69,058 |
| Nov 2015 | 2,234 | 519 | 38.79 | 2.17 | $87,782 |
| Oct 2015 | 2,726 | 500 | 43.55 | 2.43 | $119,931 |
| Sep 2015 | 2,658 | 581 | 42.99 | 2.76 | $115,870 |
| Aug 2015 | 3,046 | 54 | 40.16 | 2.87 | $122,482 |
| Jul 2015 | 3,249 | 613 | 48.15 | 2.95 | $158,245 |
| Jun 2015 | 2,584 | 0 | 56.15 | 2.88 | $145,092 |
| May 2015 | 3,637 | 962 | 55.21 | 2.96 | $203,642 |
| Apr 2015 | 3,891 | 3,489 | 49.82 | 2.71 | $203,293 |
| Mar 2015 | 3,799 | 4,517 | 42.89 | 2.93 | $176,195 |
| Feb 2015 | 2,673 | 3,818 | 44.66 | 2.98 | $130,739 |
Not filed, and not zero: Oct 2016. The Railroad Commission holds no report for those months, so this page shows none — a zero would state that the lease produced nothing.
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.
Oil 3,855 bbl × $ 45.35 = $174,824 Casinghead gas 1,204 Mcf × $ 2.69 = $3,234 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── Month total $178,058
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. 02/O/10962 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.