BIRCH, R.E. GAS UNIT

Operated by FAULCONER, VERNON E., INC. (P-5 263701) in the DAMASCUS (SEAMANS) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 105098District 03Field 22876500NGPA filingCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.7 M
Jan 1993 – Jun 2020
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
330
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 10 leases and 10 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1979-11-18
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
2,640 ft
minimum
From a lease line
467 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 640 acres.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: ALLOCATION FORMULA SUSPENDED PER OPERATOR REQUEST EFF 6-1-94

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
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
CondensateDisposition1,481 bbl$47,482
GasProduction550,763 Mcf$1,620,311
Total$1,667,793

175,434 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 (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 31.1071, -94.7642. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

31.10707, -94.76416 · 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%
1 of 1 wells
With a plug date
100.0%
1 of 1 wells
Median depth
9,225 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
37.3 years
median over 1 well

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
1100.0%
A plug date is filed
1100.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
1100.0%
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

The one well that filed a depth was drilled to 9,225 ft.

Completions filed
Feb 1983
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Jun 2020
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 37.3 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 37.3 years and 37.3 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-3733054049,225 ftFeb 1983Jun 2020Yes

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 (330)

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

330 months

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 20131473491.233.42$13,527
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 20120703101.652.00$1,404
Mar 20120833105.052.22$1,851
Feb 20120845101.102.57$2,172
Jan 20120098.092.73$0
Dec 20110096.873.24$0
Nov 20110095.723.31$0
Oct 20110084.983.65$0
Sep 201101,08483.623.99$4,321
Aug 201101,49183.404.15$6,187
Jul 2011831,40394.144.52$14,151
Jun 201101,79292.904.64$8,315
May 201101,11398.134.40$4,903
Apr 201102,366105.964.33$10,253
Mar 201102,60996.364.06$10,586
Feb 201101,68085.644.18$7,022
Jan 201101,95686.504.59$8,976
Dec 201002,24885.734.35$9,774
Nov 201002,21380.843.80$8,399
Oct 201002,09278.103.51$7,341
Sep 201002,95072.633.98$11,739
Aug 201003,24473.684.42$14,336
Jul 201003,43272.554.74$16,256
Jun 201001,38970.364.91$6,821
May 201002,88771.124.24$12,227
Apr 201003,97281.694.12$16,375
Mar 2010073578.394.39$3,226
Feb 201001,72073.585.44$9,361
Jan 201002,41474.365.96$14,397
Dec 200901,68071.445.48$9,213
Nov 200902,05874.593.75$7,721
Oct 200902,08972.544.11$8,586
Sep 200902,18465.543.06$6,693
Aug 200902,53767.423.22$8,165
Jul 200902,97461.133.46$10,303
Jun 200902,84066.163.90$11,062
May 200902,98954.743.93$11,734
Apr 200903,04746.773.59$10,931
Mar 200903,40542.144.06$13,821
Feb 200903,08532.814.63$14,293
Jan 200903,04735.865.37$16,365
Dec 2008893,60737.105.98$24,861
Nov 200804,16255.496.86$28,553
Oct 200801,73275.246.92$11,989
Sep 200802,661101.767.88$20,961
Aug 200803,746114.228.48$31,777
Jul 200804,029131.0811.39$45,888
Jun 200802,806131.3313.03$36,570
May 200801,201123.1711.57$13,901
Apr 2008060110.3110.45$627
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 20060166.016.42$6
Apr 20060064.397.36$0
Mar 20060056.707.08$0
Feb 200602457.597.75$186
Jan 20060060.598.93$0
Dec 2005012354.9413.42$1,650
Nov 2005061454.6910.59$6,501
Oct 200503858.3413.80$524
Sep 2005012461.4512.08$1,498
Aug 20050061.519.80$0
Jul 200503155.697.84$243
Jun 20050052.337.38$0
May 200506245.226.65$412
Apr 2005032349.207.36$2,377
Mar 200503,11050.377.15$22,252
Feb 200503,19545.226.31$20,167
Jan 200504,17143.166.32$26,370
Dec 200401,42139.866.75$9,593
Nov 200401,74645.286.33$11,053
Oct 200403,20249.706.52$20,861
Sep 200403,13243.245.28$16,549
Aug 2004762,99542.375.55$19,844
Jul 200403,34038.286.08$20,321
Jun 200403,19036.106.43$20,521
May 200403,58837.486.49$23,303
Apr 200403,45234.475.86$20,223
Mar 200402,66334.365.53$14,727
Feb 200402,80432.455.51$15,449
Jan 200403,63832.036.30$22,918
Dec 200303,67330.266.30$23,146
Nov 200302,89028.804.60$13,280
Oct 200302,94928.174.76$14,036
Sep 200303,19926.314.75$15,193
Aug 200303,01629.765.13$15,471
Jul 200303,17629.415.17$16,423
Jun 2003743,01628.565.98$20,158
May 200303,27826.595.97$19,578
Apr 200303,35126.675.41$18,120
Mar 200302,94031.146.10$17,922
Feb 200302,38933.487.93$18,935
Jan 200303,50530.315.58$19,565
Dec 200202,59226.914.85$12,581
Nov 200202,27324.664.14$9,403
Oct 200203,15126.464.23$13,326
Sep 200202,56327.443.64$9,317
Aug 200202,82225.963.16$8,929
Jul 200202,49024.583.06$7,624
Jun 200202,55323.733.34$8,523
May 2002633,84024.663.58$15,316
Apr 200203,67123.653.51$12,894
Mar 200203,71822.003.10$11,536
Feb 200202,90918.222.38$6,911
Jan 200203,50217.172.38$8,320
Dec 200103,06016.932.36$7,235
Nov 200103,51918.072.41$8,465
Oct 200103,56219.782.53$9,008
Sep 200103,75524.262.25$8,454
Aug 200104,01224.873.05$12,249
Jul 200103,41123.933.20$10,905
Jun 200103,30124.563.82$12,624
May 200103,78425.524.31$16,299
Apr 2001253,41124.685.34$18,816
Mar 200102,95124.545.38$15,866
Feb 200103,35827.755.77$19,366
Jan 200103,14027.478.40$26,372
Dec 200002,72626.889.12$24,868
Nov 20000032.215.66$0
Oct 20000031.235.15$0
Sep 2000022631.875.19$1,172
Aug 2000378429.644.54$1,478
Jul 2000025328.534.09$1,035
Jun 2000086229.304.40$3,790
May 2000016927.263.68$622
Apr 200001,11424.513.12$3,471
Mar 200003,53828.422.86$10,118
Feb 200002,52727.622.73$6,890
Jan 200002,75025.272.48$6,821
Dec 199903,44724.282.42$8,355
Nov 199903,97823.192.43$9,682
Oct 1999451,96620.982.80$6,456
Sep 199903,54021.752.62$9,271
Aug 199902,84319.262.88$8,175
Jul 199904,31917.892.37$10,246
Jun 199904,08215.942.36$9,642
May 199901,75215.792.32$4,066
Apr 1999016615.102.21$367
Mar 199901,94612.471.84$3,577
Feb 199903,1709.981.82$5,762
Jan 199903,14310.381.90$5,972
Dec 1998793,4509.201.77$6,845
Nov 199801,61510.892.19$3,530
Oct 199801,55112.421.97$3,054
Sep 199802,32912.592.08$4,850
Aug 199802,54311.301.91$4,850
Jul 199803,14711.742.24$7,041
Jun 199802,56711.242.24$5,743
May 199803,35412.622.21$7,400
Apr 199803,72113.042.51$9,322
Mar 199803,03012.802.31$6,998
Feb 199802,94613.952.30$6,773
Jan 199802,70614.702.15$5,831
Dec 199703,31216.322.41$7,986
Nov 1997563,01818.193.09$10,339
Oct 199701,53419.253.15$4,832
Sep 1997011817.742.95$349
Aug 1997202,41517.862.55$6,527
Jul 199702,19617.582.25$4,934
Jun 199702,07417.242.26$4,681
May 199703,34618.972.31$7,724
Apr 199701,86917.882.08$3,893
Mar 199702,85818.951.94$5,542
Feb 199702,90720.492.21$6,413
Jan 199703,26123.483.54$11,543
Dec 199602,98623.32$0
Nov 199602,18321.97$0
Oct 199603,27123.31$0
Sep 1996823,60722.22$1,822
Aug 199603,44320.26$0
Jul 199603,81919.55$0
Jun 199602,88518.73$0
May 199603,24119.43$0
Apr 199603,70121.51$0
Mar 199603,77819.38$0
Feb 199603,44316.98$0
Jan 199603,79917.07$0
Dec 199504,14817.19$0
Nov 199503,96716.00$0
Oct 1995734,38015.43$1,126
Sep 199503,92816.18$0
Aug 199504,09015.92$0
Jul 199504,44115.24$0
Jun 199504,40416.41$0
May 199504,27317.56$0
Apr 199504,14617.73$0
Mar 199504,72516.44$0
Feb 199506,08216.58$0
Jan 19951412,63615.92$2,245
Dec 19940015.03$0
Nov 199402,46015.90$0
Oct 19941754,79215.58$2,727
Sep 199402,92815.29$0
Aug 199404,71716.13$0
Jul 199405,50317.56$0
Jun 199407,01217.09$0
May 1994293,66715.88$461
Apr 19940014.14$0
Mar 19940012.46$0
Feb 199401,62112.50$0
Jan 199401,66612.66$0
Dec 199303,07512.33$0
Nov 199304,77714.49$0
Oct 199303,64015.85$0
Sep 199304,69615.03$0
Aug 19931875,53015.66$2,928
Jul 199305,50415.46$0
Jun 199304,20516.79$0
May 199305,25817.68$0
Apr 199304,38918.05$0
Mar 199302,52318.14$0
Feb 199302,33517.90$0
Jan 199303,76016.93$0

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 2013 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate           147 bbl  × $ 91.23 =    $13,411
Gas                   34 Mcf  × $  3.42 =       $116

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Month total                                  $13,527

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. 03/G/105098 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.