OBRIEN, J. M., -B-

Operated by ACOCK/ANAQUA OPERATING CO., LP (P-5 3599) in the GRETA (4400) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 3980District 02Field 36867780NGPA filingOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.6 M
Jan 1993 – Jul 2020
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
331
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 63 leases and 296 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1963-05-22
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 25 acres. The field rule took effect on 2020-12-08.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: CHANGED MIN. ACRES FROM 25 TO 40, AND ADDED OPTIONAL ACRES.

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
NGPA2none

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
OilDisposition65,903 bbl$1,242,549
Casinghead gasProduction172,661 Mcf$325,863
Total$1,568,412

68,633 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 47 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 (29)

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 28.4834, -97.9692. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 67.9 miles, so treat it as the lease's centre and not as its location.

28.46155, -97.75169 · 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%
29 of 29 wells
With a plug date
100.0%
29 of 29 wells
Median depth
1,060 ft
29 wells filed one
Completion to plug
19.2 years
median over 11 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
29100.0%
A plug date is filed
29100.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
29100.0%
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, 29 of 29 wells. Median 1,060 ft, with the middle half between 1,060 and 4,397 ft; the shallowest is 500 ft and the deepest 6,375 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, 11 of 29 wells, Aug 1956 – Jul 2002. This is the LAST completion filed on each wellbore, not the first — a well recompleted in 2019 counts once, in the 2010s.

Completions filed
Aug 1956 – Jul 2002
11 of 29 wells; 18 filed none
Plug dates filed
Dec 1988 – Dec 2021
29 of 29 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 19.2 years across the 11 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 11.3 years and 46.0 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

29 wells

42-2970031711 E1,000 ftOct 2012Yes
42-2970031910 E1,060 ftOct 2012Yes
42-297003219 E1,060 ftOct 2012Yes
42-297003238 E1,060 ftOct 2012Yes
42-297003317 F1,060 ftOct 2012Yes
42-297804712 E1,060 ftOct 2012Yes
42-297804723 E1,060 ftOct 2012Yes
42-297804734 E1,060 ftNov 2012Yes
42-297804745 E1,060 ftOct 2012Yes
42-2978047521 E1,060 ftOct 2012Yes
42-2978047614 E1,060 ftSep 2012Yes
42-2978047722 E1,060 ftOct 2012Yes
42-2978048223 E1,060 ftNov 2012Yes
42-2978048315 E1,060 ftSep 2012Yes
42-297804846 E1,060 ftNov 2012Yes
42-297804851 E500 ftOct 2012Yes
42-297804866 F1,060 ftOct 2012Yes
42-3910101914,330 ftFeb 2020Yes
42-391319102146,375 ftJul 2002Sep 2021Yes
42-391311862124,900 ftAug 1994Oct 2005Yes
42-391318482135,355 ftAug 1994Jan 2006Yes
42-391010222044,398 ftFeb 1985Jun 1989Yes
42-3910102024,397 ftNov 1983Dec 2021Yes
42-391010232054,400 ftJan 1980Dec 1988Yes
42-39101021203 L4,397 ftFeb 1978Apr 1999Yes
42-391305322114,500 ftAug 1976Jun 1991Yes
42-297003093D2,000 ftDec 1958Nov 2012Yes
42-297003104D2,300 ftJul 1957Nov 2012Yes
42-297003301 F1,131 ftAug 1956Oct 2012Yes

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 (331)

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

331 months

Jul 20200038.371.83$0
Jun 20200034.901.69$0
May 20200016.921.81$0
Apr 20200014.751.80$0
Mar 20200030.341.86$0
Feb 20200049.881.98$0
Jan 20200057.252.09$0
Dec 20190059.012.30$0
Nov 20190055.302.75$0
Oct 20190053.472.42$0
Sep 20190055.052.66$0
Aug 20190053.112.30$0
Jul 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 20190052.782.49$0
May 20190058.482.74$0
Apr 20190062.632.75$0
Mar 20190056.803.06$0
Feb 20190050.852.79$0
Jan 20190046.033.23$0
Dec 20180046.594.19$0
Nov 20180052.934.24$0
Oct 20180061.443.40$0
Sep 20180059.543.11$0
Aug 20180059.403.07$0
Jul 20180065.142.93$0
Jun 20180060.183.08$0
May 20180065.382.90$0
Apr 20180063.842.90$0
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
Feb 20180061.782.77$0
Jan 20180062.874.01$0
Dec 20170057.272.92$0
Nov 20170055.423.12$0
Oct 20170049.292.98$0
Sep 20170047.523.09$0
Aug 20170045.373.00$0
Jul 20170043.873.09$0
Jun 20170042.493.09$0
May 20170045.373.26$0
Apr 20170047.933.21$0
Mar 20170046.772.98$0
Feb 20170050.452.95$0
Jan 20170049.413.42$0
Dec 20160048.763.72$0
Nov 20160042.492.64$0
Oct 20160046.193.09$0
Sep 20160041.553.10$0
Aug 20160041.442.92$0
Jul 20160041.622.92$0
Jun 20160045.352.69$0
May 20160042.521.99$0
Apr 20160036.561.99$0
Mar 20160033.011.79$0
Feb 20160026.472.06$0
Jan 20160027.352.36$0
Dec 20150032.362.00$0
Nov 20150038.792.17$0
Oct 20150043.552.43$0
Sep 20150042.992.76$0
Aug 20150040.162.87$0
Jul 20150048.152.95$0
Jun 20150056.152.88$0
May 20150055.212.96$0
Apr 20150049.822.71$0
Mar 20150042.892.93$0
Feb 20150044.662.98$0
Jan 20150043.433.10$0
Dec 20140054.693.59$0
Nov 20140070.464.25$0
Oct 20140078.303.90$0
Sep 20140086.164.05$0
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 20140096.564.18$0
Jun 20140098.164.74$0
May 20140094.734.73$0
Apr 20140095.944.81$0
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 20140097.406.19$0
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 20060066.016.42$0
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 20050061.4512.08$0
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 20050045.226.31$0
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 20040038.286.08$0
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 20040032.036.30$0
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 20035026.675.41$133
Mar 20035912231.146.10$2,581
Feb 20033820433.487.93$2,889
Jan 200316723330.315.58$6,362
Dec 20021,01221426.914.85$28,272
Nov 200287016224.664.14$22,124
Oct 200283815326.464.23$22,821
Sep 20028897227.443.64$24,656
Aug 20021,3245025.963.16$34,529
Jul 20028725524.583.06$21,602
Jun 20028602,49023.733.34$28,720
May 20028704,85124.663.58$38,840
Apr 20021,241023.653.51$29,350
Mar 2002451022.003.10$9,922
Feb 2002598018.222.38$10,896
Jan 2002739017.172.38$12,689
Dec 20010016.932.36$0
Nov 200116018.072.41$289
Oct 200156019.782.53$1,108
Sep 200116213124.262.25$4,225
Aug 20012642,08024.873.05$12,916
Jul 20014401,53123.933.20$15,424
Jun 20016231,17524.563.82$19,794
May 20013741,40025.524.31$15,575
Apr 20013541,20524.685.34$15,166
Mar 20013991,42324.545.38$17,442
Feb 200132796527.755.77$14,639
Jan 20014931,46227.478.40$25,822
Dec 200001,32826.889.12$12,115
Nov 20004092,39432.215.66$26,719
Oct 20004471,83931.235.15$23,422
Sep 20003061,96631.875.19$19,949
Aug 20004282,05729.644.54$22,026
Jul 20004092,87528.534.09$23,427
Jun 20001232,43729.304.40$14,320
May 20005032,32027.263.68$22,249
Apr 20003151,13724.513.12$11,264
Mar 20008726928.422.86$3,242
Feb 20000027.622.73$0
Jan 200045123125.272.48$11,970
Dec 19996922,22324.282.42$22,190
Nov 19996861,63123.192.43$19,878
Oct 19996431,21120.982.80$16,885
Sep 199966511621.752.62$14,768
Aug 19997483,40419.262.88$24,195
Jul 19996084,19017.892.37$20,817
Jun 19994324,68715.942.36$17,957
May 19995644,06115.792.32$18,331
Apr 19995852,55315.102.21$14,471
Mar 19994222,72112.471.84$10,264
Feb 19992761,7059.981.82$5,854
Jan 199902,94110.381.90$5,588
Dec 19981693,4009.201.77$7,584
Nov 19984010.892.19$44
Oct 19985301,47312.421.97$9,483
Sep 19984451,22112.592.08$8,145
Aug 19984631,86511.301.91$8,789
Jul 19985043,93311.742.24$14,716
Jun 19985321,68111.242.24$9,741
May 19986081,81412.622.21$11,675
Apr 19983541,77213.042.51$9,056
Mar 19984141,52312.802.31$8,816
Feb 1998901,54713.952.30$4,812
Jan 19985931,68114.702.15$12,339
Dec 199748164816.322.41$9,412
Nov 199746852218.193.09$10,125
Oct 199743311419.253.15$8,694
Sep 19974111,67717.742.95$12,246
Aug 199742399917.862.55$10,107
Jul 19973571,18117.582.25$8,930
Jun 199735598717.242.26$8,348
May 19974061,11118.972.31$10,267
Apr 199743973917.882.08$9,388
Mar 19973351,62018.951.94$9,490
Feb 19973371,07920.492.21$9,285
Jan 19973691,16723.483.54$12,795
Dec 19964161,36423.32$9,701
Nov 19964402,17521.97$9,667
Oct 1996494923.31$1,142
Sep 199624421722.22$5,422
Aug 19964431,34720.26$8,975
Jul 199638325419.55$7,488
Jun 199658383718.73$10,920
May 19962262,53719.43$4,391
Apr 1996419921.51$882
Mar 1996196019.38$3,798
Feb 199663265916.98$10,731
Jan 19965061,50317.07$8,637
Dec 19956291,48417.19$10,813
Nov 19955591,38216.00$8,944
Oct 19955801,36315.43$8,949
Sep 19955992,17316.18$9,692
Aug 19955822,21915.92$9,265
Jul 199545779115.24$6,965
Jun 199549279116.41$8,074
May 19955521,13417.56$9,693
Apr 199544333217.73$7,854
Mar 19954838516.44$7,941
Feb 199545931916.58$7,610
Jan 199551153115.92$8,135
Dec 199457260415.03$8,597
Nov 19945542115.90$8,809
Oct 199456119615.58$8,740
Sep 19945291,01015.29$8,088
Aug 199463170516.13$10,178
Jul 19947855,17917.56$13,785
Jun 19941,0642,31017.09$18,184
May 19941,13981915.88$18,087
Apr 19941,0391,30014.14$14,691
Mar 19941,0084,25712.46$12,560
Feb 19941,2082,30112.50$15,100
Jan 19941,0443,81512.66$13,217
Dec 19931,0503,72412.33$12,947
Nov 19931,1492,96714.49$16,649
Oct 19938863,21515.85$14,043
Sep 19931,00976615.03$15,165
Aug 19931,134115.66$17,758
Jul 1993752115.46$11,626
Jun 1993154716.79$17
May 19931,0741,66017.68$18,988
Apr 19931,0674,16018.05$19,259
Mar 19931,1712,85718.14$21,242
Feb 19939191,36717.90$16,450
Jan 19931,3921,20616.93$23,567

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.

Apr 2003 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                    5 bbl  × $ 26.67 =       $133
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  5.41 =         $0

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                     $133

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/3980 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.