HUGHES, DAN A.

Operated by DARTEX ENERGY CORPORATION (P-5 201208) in the FRIENDSHIP CHURCH (HOCKLEY) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 5872District 02Field 33026500NGPA filingOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$610 k
Jan 1993 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
401
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 9 leases and 14 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1973-12-04
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
no field rule filed
From a lease line
no field rule filed

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
NGPA4none

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
OilDisposition13,533 bbl$609,682
Casinghead gasProduction125 Mcf$0
Total$609,682

125 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 42 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 (4)

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 28.4970, -97.8435. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.8 miles.

28.49693, -97.84320 · 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
75.0%
3 of 4 wells
With a plug date
75.0%
3 of 4 wells
Median depth
3,708 ft
4 wells filed one
Completion to plug
5.4 years
median over 3 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
375.0%
A plug date is filed
375.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
375.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
125.0%

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

Between 3,640 and 3,740 ft, median 3,708 ft, over the 4 wells that filed a depth.

Completions filed
Dec 1979 – Jan 1981
4 of 4 wells
Plug dates filed
May 1985 – Apr 2008
3 of 4 wells; 1 filed none

Last completion to plug: a median of 5.4 years across the 3 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 4.9 years and 16.8 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

4 wells

42-0253142563,740 ftJan 1981May 1985Yes
42-0253142453,640 ftDec 1980
42-0253128033,700 ftApr 1980Apr 2008Yes
42-0253115423,715 ftDec 1979May 1985Yes

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 (401)

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

401 months

May 202600106.413.05$0
Apr 20260098.932.87$0
Mar 20260089.753.15$0
Feb 20260063.503.75$0
Jan 20260059.138.00$0
Dec 20250056.664.41$0
Nov 20250058.593.93$0
Oct 20250059.383.30$0
Sep 20250062.743.08$0
Aug 20250063.933.01$0
Jul 20250066.743.32$0
Jun 20250066.483.13$0
May 20250060.553.23$0
Apr 20250062.363.54$0
Mar 20250067.704.27$0
Feb 20250070.884.34$0
Jan 20250074.324.28$0
Dec 20240068.993.12$0
Nov 20240069.052.20$0
Oct 20240071.372.28$0
Sep 20240069.612.36$0
Aug 20240075.632.06$0
Jul 20240079.932.15$0
Jun 20240078.082.63$0
May 20240078.812.20$0
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 20230089.042.74$0
Aug 20230080.522.67$0
Jul 20230074.852.64$0
Jun 20230068.962.26$0
May 20230070.622.23$0
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
Mar 20230072.852.39$0
Feb 20230075.112.47$0
Jan 20230076.533.39$0
Dec 20220076.415.73$0
Nov 20220085.005.65$0
Oct 20220087.185.86$0
Sep 20220084.888.16$0
Aug 20220094.529.13$0
Jul 202200101.587.54$0
Jun 202200115.097.98$0
May 202200109.378.43$0
Apr 202200104.226.84$0
Mar 202200108.885.08$0
Feb 20220091.054.86$0
Jan 20220081.844.54$0
Dec 20210071.323.90$0
Nov 20210077.435.24$0
Oct 20210079.795.71$0
Sep 20210069.865.35$0
Aug 20210066.024.22$0
Jul 20210070.783.98$0
Jun 20210069.493.38$0
May 20210063.483.02$0
Apr 20210060.362.76$0
Mar 20210061.302.72$0
Feb 20210057.805.55$0
Jan 20210050.412.81$0
Dec 20200044.642.68$0
Nov 20200038.772.71$0
Oct 20200036.972.48$0
Sep 20200037.091.99$0
Aug 20200039.982.39$0
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 201683041.442.92$3,440
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 2015170042.992.76$7,308
Aug 20150040.162.87$0
Jul 201559048.152.95$2,841
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 2014166094.734.73$15,725
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 2013147097.423.78$14,321
Sep 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 201300104.253.52$0
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 201390094.403.93$8,496
May 20130094.834.15$0
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 2013150093.623.91$14,043
Feb 20130091.233.42$0
Jan 2013169091.603.42$15,480
Dec 20120086.773.42$0
Nov 20120086.953.62$0
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 2012153094.672.92$14,485
Aug 20120092.662.91$0
Jul 2012170085.133.02$14,472
Jun 20120079.822.52$0
May 20120091.612.49$0
Apr 2012650101.652.00$6,607
Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 20121650101.102.57$16,682
Jan 20120098.092.73$0
Dec 20110096.873.24$0
Nov 2011163095.723.31$15,602
Oct 20110084.983.65$0
Sep 20110083.623.99$0
Aug 2011152083.404.15$12,677
Jul 20110094.144.52$0
Jun 20110092.904.64$0
May 2011168098.134.40$16,486
Apr 201100105.964.33$0
Mar 20110096.364.06$0
Feb 2011158085.644.18$13,531
Jan 20110086.504.59$0
Dec 20100085.734.35$0
Nov 2010169080.843.80$13,662
Oct 20100078.103.51$0
Sep 20100072.633.98$0
Aug 2010160073.684.42$11,789
Jul 20100072.554.74$0
Jun 20100070.364.91$0
May 20100071.124.24$0
Apr 2010114081.694.12$9,313
Mar 20100078.394.39$0
Feb 201099073.585.44$7,284
Jan 20100074.365.96$0
Dec 200963071.445.48$4,501
Nov 2009154074.593.75$11,487
Oct 20090072.544.11$0
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 2009138067.423.22$9,304
Jul 20090061.133.46$0
Jun 2009164066.163.90$10,850
May 20090054.743.93$0
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 2009176042.144.06$7,417
Feb 20090032.814.63$0
Jan 20090035.865.37$0
Dec 2008165037.105.98$6,122
Nov 20080055.496.86$0
Oct 2008164075.246.92$12,339
Sep 200800101.767.88$0
Aug 200800114.228.48$0
Jul 20081320131.0811.39$17,303
Jun 200800131.3313.03$0
May 200800123.1711.57$0
Apr 20081610110.3110.45$17,760
Mar 200800101.909.66$0
Feb 2008165092.538.77$15,267
Jan 20080090.388.21$0
Dec 20070088.337.30$0
Nov 20070091.677.29$0
Oct 2007157082.856.92$13,007
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 2007327069.066.39$22,583
Jul 20070070.906.39$0
Jun 20070062.007.55$0
May 2007173058.747.85$10,162
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 20070056.927.30$0
Feb 20070055.108.22$0
Jan 20070050.306.73$0
Dec 2006158056.656.92$8,951
Nov 20060054.207.62$0
Oct 2006163054.906.01$8,949
Sep 20060060.085.04$0
Aug 2006170068.717.34$11,681
Jul 20060069.376.34$0
Jun 20060066.286.38$0
May 2006163066.016.42$10,760
Apr 20060064.397.36$0
Mar 2006155056.707.08$8,789
Feb 20060057.597.75$0
Jan 2006186060.598.93$11,270
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 2004177039.866.75$7,055
Nov 20040045.286.33$0
Oct 20040049.706.52$0
Sep 20040043.245.28$0
Aug 20040042.375.55$0
Jul 2004160038.286.08$6,125
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 2003185028.804.60$5,328
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 2003177026.675.41$4,721
Mar 20030031.146.10$0
Feb 2003175033.487.93$5,859
Jan 20030030.315.58$0
Dec 20020026.914.85$0
Nov 2002182024.664.14$4,488
Oct 20020026.464.23$0
Sep 20020027.443.64$0
Aug 20020025.963.16$0
Jul 2002167024.583.06$4,105
Jun 20020023.733.34$0
May 20020024.663.58$0
Apr 2002178023.653.51$4,210
Mar 20020022.003.10$0
Feb 20020018.222.38$0
Jan 2002185017.172.38$3,176
Dec 20010016.932.36$0
Nov 2001180018.072.41$3,253
Oct 20010019.782.53$0
Sep 20010024.262.25$0
Aug 20010024.873.05$0
Jul 2001177023.933.20$4,236
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 2000126031.235.15$3,935
Sep 20000031.875.19$0
Aug 2000186029.644.54$5,513
Jul 20000028.534.09$0
Jun 20000029.304.40$0
May 20000027.263.68$0
Apr 20000024.513.12$0
Mar 2000175028.422.86$4,974
Feb 20000027.622.73$0
Jan 2000183025.272.48$4,624
Dec 1999183024.282.42$4,443
Nov 19990023.192.43$0
Oct 1999182020.982.80$3,818
Sep 19990021.752.62$0
Aug 19990019.262.88$0
Jul 1999186017.892.37$3,328
Jun 19990015.942.36$0
May 19990015.792.32$0
Apr 1999181015.102.21$2,733
Mar 19990012.471.84$0
Feb 1999009.981.82$0
Jan 1999184010.381.90$1,910
Dec 1998009.201.77$0
Nov 19980010.892.19$0
Oct 19980012.421.97$0
Sep 1998180012.592.08$2,266
Aug 19980011.301.91$0
Jul 19980011.742.24$0
Jun 1998182011.242.24$2,046
May 19980012.622.21$0
Apr 19980013.042.51$0
Mar 1998186012.802.31$2,381
Feb 19980013.952.30$0
Jan 19980014.702.15$0
Dec 19970016.322.41$0
Nov 1997180018.193.09$3,274
Oct 19970019.253.15$0
Sep 19970017.742.95$0
Aug 19970017.862.55$0
Jul 1997168017.582.25$2,953
Jun 19970017.242.26$0
May 1997184018.972.31$3,490
Apr 19970017.882.08$0
Mar 1997186018.951.94$3,525
Feb 19970020.492.21$0
Jan 19970023.483.54$0
Dec 1996172023.32$4,011
Nov 19960021.97$0
Oct 19960023.31$0
Sep 1996186022.22$4,133
Aug 19960020.26$0
Jul 19960019.55$0
Jun 1996185318.73$3,465
May 19960319.43$0
Apr 19960321.51$0
Mar 1996186319.38$3,605
Feb 19960316.98$0
Jan 19960317.07$0
Dec 19950317.19$0
Nov 1995182316.00$2,912
Oct 19950315.43$0
Sep 19950316.18$0
Aug 19950315.92$0
Jul 1995176315.24$2,682
Jun 19950316.41$0
May 19950317.56$0
Apr 1995179317.73$3,174
Mar 19950316.44$0
Feb 19950316.58$0
Jan 1995179315.92$2,850
Dec 19940315.03$0
Nov 19940315.90$0
Oct 1994175315.58$2,727
Sep 19940315.29$0
Aug 19940316.13$0
Jul 1994181317.56$3,178
Jun 19940317.09$0
May 1994163315.88$2,588
Apr 19940314.14$0
Mar 19940312.46$0
Feb 19940212.50$0
Jan 1994172312.66$2,178
Dec 19930312.33$0
Nov 19930314.49$0
Oct 19930315.85$0
Sep 1993175315.03$2,630
Aug 19930315.66$0
Jul 19930315.46$0
Jun 1993177316.79$2,972
May 19930317.68$0
Apr 19930318.05$0
Mar 1993173318.14$3,138
Feb 19930317.90$0
Jan 1993173316.93$2,929

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.

Aug 2016 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                   83 bbl  × $ 41.44 =     $3,440
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  2.92 =         $0

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Month total                                   $3,440

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/5872 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.