HUTCHINGS ESTATE

Operated by VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC (P-5 884566) in the GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK, GAS) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 157899District 03Field 347735503 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$3.2 M
Feb 1996 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$298
at the published price for each month
Months reported
364
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 1,061 leases and 1,061 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1978-08-01
as the register files it
Field class
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 80 acres. The field rule took effect on 2018-10-16.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: AMENDED DRILLING PERMITS, NOTICE, OR HEARING.

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
High Cost Gas111996-05-30134755
NGPA1none
ST-11none235385

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
CondensateDisposition13,238 bbl$271,838
GasProduction2,886,384 Mcf$2,954,392
Total$3,226,230

1,985,180 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 11 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 30.3341, -96.3465. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

30.33410, -96.34646 · 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
0.0%
0 of 1 wells
With a plug date
0.0%
0 of 1 wells
Median depth
16,894 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
no well filed both dates

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
00.0%
A plug date is filed
00.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
00.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
1100.0%

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 16,894 ft.

Completions filed
Feb 1996
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-477308081H16,894 ftFeb 1996

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 (364)

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

364 months

May 202602106.413.05$6
Apr 20260798.932.87$20
Mar 20260089.753.15$0
Feb 20260463.503.75$15
Jan 20260459.138.00$32
Dec 202501056.664.41$44
Nov 20250558.593.93$20
Oct 202501859.383.30$59
Sep 20250062.743.08$0
Aug 202501963.933.01$57
Jul 20250366.743.32$10
Jun 202501166.483.13$34
May 202502660.553.23$84
Apr 202502462.363.54$85
Mar 202501967.704.27$81
Feb 202503970.884.34$169
Jan 20250874.324.28$34
Dec 202401668.993.12$50
Nov 20240069.052.20$0
Oct 202402871.372.28$64
Sep 202402769.612.36$64
Aug 202403275.632.06$66
Jul 202402479.932.15$52
Jun 202402378.082.63$61
May 202403578.812.20$77
Apr 202404084.451.66$66
Mar 202402280.301.55$34
Feb 2024012776.091.78$227
Jan 2024021373.023.30$702
Dec 2023020371.262.61$530
Nov 2023017777.892.81$497
Oct 2023017185.443.09$528
Sep 2023015489.042.74$421
Aug 2023016880.522.67$449
Jul 2023029074.852.64$766
Jun 2023027568.962.26$621
May 2023031370.622.23$697
Apr 2023029778.122.24$665
Mar 2023032172.852.39$768
Feb 2023026975.112.47$663
Jan 2023027276.533.39$921
Dec 2022027576.415.73$1,576
Nov 2022016585.005.65$932
Oct 2022017287.185.86$1,009
Sep 202207084.888.16$571
Aug 202203,97994.529.13$36,317
Jul 202203,317101.587.54$25,017
Jun 202200115.097.98$0
May 20220113109.378.43$953
Apr 20220112104.226.84$766
Mar 2022052108.885.08$264
Feb 2022019691.054.86$952
Jan 2022014081.844.54$635
Dec 2021028371.323.90$1,103
Nov 2021014777.435.24$770
Oct 202108979.795.71$509
Sep 20210069.865.35$0
Aug 202107966.024.22$333
Jul 2021021970.783.98$872
Jun 2021022169.493.38$747
May 2021019463.483.02$585
Apr 2021019060.362.76$524
Mar 2021020361.302.72$552
Feb 2021017157.805.55$949
Jan 2021021950.412.81$615
Dec 2020017844.642.68$476
Nov 2020018638.772.71$503
Oct 2020018036.972.48$446
Sep 2020018437.091.99$366
Aug 2020022039.982.39$525
Jul 2020020938.371.83$381
Jun 2020016334.901.69$276
May 2020019516.921.81$354
Apr 2020022514.751.80$406
Mar 2020020930.341.86$388
Feb 2020022749.881.98$450
Jan 2020035157.252.09$735
Dec 2019037459.012.30$862
Nov 2019034055.302.75$935
Oct 2019036253.472.42$876
Sep 2019037355.052.66$991
Aug 2019039053.112.30$899
Jul 2019036956.272.46$908
Jun 2019036552.782.49$909
May 2019039458.482.74$1,080
Apr 2019038562.632.75$1,059
Mar 2019039456.803.06$1,206
Feb 2019035950.852.79$1,002
Jan 2019042546.033.23$1,372
Dec 2018041146.594.19$1,720
Nov 2018040652.934.24$1,720
Oct 2018042361.443.40$1,437
Sep 2018037859.543.11$1,175
Aug 2018037259.403.07$1,141
Jul 2018035565.142.93$1,041
Jun 2018041660.183.08$1,280
May 2018043265.382.90$1,253
Apr 2018043163.842.90$1,250
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
Feb 2018043761.782.77$1,209
Jan 2018049962.874.01$2,001
Dec 2017051157.272.92$1,493
Nov 2017053155.423.12$1,656
Oct 2017054049.292.98$1,611
Sep 2017051147.523.09$1,578
Aug 2017056745.373.00$1,703
Jul 2017068343.873.09$2,109
Jun 2017056242.493.09$1,735
May 2017047645.373.26$1,553
Apr 2017033047.933.21$1,060
Mar 2017032846.772.98$979
Feb 2017029950.452.95$883
Jan 2017033049.413.42$1,128
Dec 2016033448.763.72$1,243
Nov 2016033142.492.64$875
Oct 2016034646.193.09$1,069
Sep 2016030241.553.10$936
Aug 2016030341.442.92$886
Jul 201609441.622.92$275
Jun 2016012045.352.69$322
May 2016033642.521.99$669
Apr 2016022736.561.99$452
Mar 2016040133.011.79$719
Feb 2016038126.472.06$786
Jan 2016042527.352.36$1,005
Dec 2015057332.362.00$1,147
Nov 2015042638.792.17$923
Oct 2015044043.552.43$1,068
Sep 2015043142.992.76$1,189
Aug 2015044440.162.87$1,275
Jul 2015049448.152.95$1,455
Jun 2015050156.152.88$1,444
May 2015047955.212.96$1,416
Apr 2015045949.822.71$1,242
Mar 2015049142.892.93$1,441
Feb 2015047544.662.98$1,414
Jan 2015052243.433.10$1,619
Dec 2014055454.693.59$1,990
Nov 2014053070.464.25$2,253
Oct 2014053178.303.90$2,071
Sep 2014047686.164.05$1,926
Aug 2014046389.394.04$1,868
Jul 2014053296.564.18$2,224
Jun 2014056998.164.74$2,695
May 2014059094.734.73$2,789
Apr 2014045895.944.81$2,203
Mar 201401,05595.895.06$5,335
Feb 201401,37897.406.19$8,533
Jan 20140090.404.86$0
Dec 201301,48191.824.35$6,449
Nov 2013051188.853.74$1,910
Oct 201303,68197.423.78$13,912
Sep 201301,702104.113.72$6,328
Aug 201308,142104.253.52$28,681
Jul 20130898102.523.72$3,339
Jun 2013027294.403.93$1,070
May 2013056394.834.15$2,336
Apr 2013051593.964.28$2,206
Mar 2013038293.623.91$1,495
Feb 2013054091.233.42$1,847
Jan 2013057391.603.42$1,960
Dec 2012056586.773.42$1,932
Nov 2012058686.953.62$2,124
Oct 2012059989.383.40$2,036
Sep 2012058894.672.92$1,716
Aug 2012060692.662.91$1,762
Jul 2012061985.133.02$1,870
Jun 2012063679.822.52$1,602
May 2012059591.612.49$1,481
Apr 20120644101.652.00$1,286
Mar 20120528105.052.22$1,173
Feb 20120403101.102.57$1,036
Jan 2012043298.092.73$1,181
Dec 2011046396.873.24$1,500
Nov 2011048395.723.31$1,599
Oct 2011058084.983.65$2,116
Sep 2011045983.623.99$1,829
Aug 2011034883.404.15$1,444
Jul 2011031794.144.52$1,432
Jun 2011032992.904.64$1,527
May 2011040098.134.40$1,762
Apr 20110410105.964.33$1,777
Mar 2011042796.364.06$1,732
Feb 2011037785.644.18$1,576
Jan 2011041986.504.59$1,923
Dec 2010044185.734.35$1,917
Nov 2010038280.843.80$1,450
Oct 2010040178.103.51$1,407
Sep 2010037772.633.98$1,500
Aug 2010042173.684.42$1,861
Jul 2010058572.554.74$2,771
Jun 2010068170.364.91$3,344
May 2010070771.124.24$2,994
Apr 2010068981.694.12$2,841
Mar 2010071878.394.39$3,151
Feb 2010065873.585.44$3,581
Jan 2010075974.365.96$4,527
Dec 2009077071.445.48$4,222
Nov 2009077474.593.75$2,904
Oct 2009080872.544.11$3,321
Sep 2009078665.543.06$2,409
Aug 2009079267.423.22$2,549
Jul 2009077161.133.46$2,671
Jun 2009070666.163.90$2,750
May 2009062954.743.93$2,469
Apr 2009067246.773.59$2,411
Mar 2009058742.144.06$2,383
Feb 2009063432.814.63$2,937
Jan 2009050935.865.37$2,734
Dec 2008076137.105.98$4,549
Nov 2008050355.496.86$3,451
Oct 2008087775.246.92$6,071
Sep 20080427101.767.88$3,364
Aug 20080770114.228.48$6,532
Jul 20080793131.0811.39$9,032
Jun 200801,152131.3313.03$15,014
May 20080562123.1711.57$6,505
Apr 20080760110.3110.45$7,946
Mar 20080694101.909.66$6,707
Feb 2008094192.538.77$8,253
Jan 2008076990.388.21$6,310
Dec 2007091988.337.30$6,711
Nov 2007080091.677.29$5,833
Oct 2007067682.856.92$4,679
Sep 2007059075.846.24$3,684
Aug 200701,46769.066.39$9,371
Jul 200701,75170.906.39$11,185
Jun 200701,12462.007.55$8,484
May 2007047058.747.85$3,688
Apr 2007071259.617.81$5,557
Mar 20075174756.927.30$8,357
Feb 200702,01755.108.22$16,572
Jan 200701,23150.306.73$8,281
Dec 200601,75456.656.92$12,135
Nov 2006056054.207.62$4,266
Oct 2006027254.906.01$1,636
Sep 2006037060.085.04$1,864
Aug 2006048068.717.34$3,523
Jul 20061801,30369.376.34$20,751
Jun 2006037666.286.38$2,400
May 2006073666.016.42$4,729
Apr 2006072264.397.36$5,314
Mar 2006027156.707.08$1,919
Feb 2006029557.597.75$2,287
Jan 2006080360.598.93$7,173
Dec 2005076754.9413.42$10,290
Nov 200502,61454.6910.59$27,678
Oct 200504,45358.3413.80$61,433
Sep 200501,05361.4512.08$12,719
Aug 2005092861.519.80$9,091
Jul 2005095955.697.84$7,522
Jun 200501,00152.337.38$7,388
May 2005088945.226.65$5,913
Apr 2005082149.207.36$6,043
Mar 200501,00650.377.15$7,198
Feb 2005086545.226.31$5,460
Jan 2005095843.166.32$6,057
Dec 2004088139.866.75$5,948
Nov 200401,00145.286.33$6,337
Oct 200401,03949.706.52$6,769
Sep 200401,13943.245.28$6,018
Aug 200401,24442.375.55$6,905
Jul 200401,13938.286.08$6,930
Jun 200401,10736.106.43$7,121
May 200401,22137.486.49$7,930
Apr 200401,28134.475.86$7,505
Mar 200401,35534.365.53$7,493
Feb 200401,25932.455.51$6,937
Jan 200401,54432.036.30$9,727
Dec 200301,64930.266.30$10,391
Nov 200301,61128.804.60$7,403
Oct 200301,51528.174.76$7,211
Sep 200301,45126.314.75$6,891
Aug 200301,60029.765.13$8,208
Jul 200301,58129.415.17$8,175
Jun 200301,51728.565.98$9,076
May 200301,51826.595.97$9,067
Apr 200301,29526.675.41$7,002
Mar 200301,36231.146.10$8,303
Feb 200301,24133.487.93$9,836
Jan 200301,58730.315.58$8,859
Dec 200201,78926.914.85$8,683
Nov 200201,86124.664.14$7,699
Oct 200201,93026.464.23$8,162
Sep 200201,78927.443.64$6,503
Aug 200201,89425.963.16$5,993
Jul 200201,85124.583.06$5,667
Jun 200201,63123.733.34$5,445
May 200201,69724.663.58$6,082
Apr 200201,73323.653.51$6,087
Mar 200201,92322.003.10$5,967
Feb 20021791,48118.222.38$6,780
Jan 200201,80617.172.38$4,290
Dec 200102,67116.932.36$6,315
Nov 200102,24218.072.41$5,393
Oct 20011392,87619.782.53$10,022
Sep 200102,90624.262.25$6,542
Aug 200103,58724.873.05$10,952
Jul 200103,68923.933.20$11,794
Jun 200103,73924.563.82$14,299
May 20011913,82325.524.31$21,341
Apr 200104,43024.685.34$23,635
Mar 200104,85624.545.38$26,108
Feb 200105,08327.755.77$29,314
Jan 200106,48227.478.40$54,441
Dec 200004,27626.889.12$39,008
Nov 200004,57132.215.66$25,863
Oct 200004,32431.235.15$22,249
Sep 20003084,75031.875.19$34,452
Aug 200003,42929.644.54$15,570
Jul 200006,07628.534.09$24,849
Jun 200004,61529.304.40$20,293
May 2000404,88027.263.68$19,048
Apr 200054,88724.513.12$15,350
Mar 200085,48128.422.86$15,902
Feb 200054,61627.622.73$12,724
Jan 20002007,21725.272.48$22,956
Dec 199903,33524.282.42$8,083
Nov 199984,52923.192.43$11,209
Oct 199934,65120.982.80$13,103
Sep 199966,97721.752.62$18,402
Aug 199996,19619.262.88$17,991
Jul 1999356,78217.892.37$16,716
Jun 19991968,85215.942.36$24,034
May 199959,92115.792.32$23,106
Apr 1999013,34915.102.21$29,475
Mar 199915814,61312.471.84$28,834
Feb 199904,1719.981.82$7,582
Jan 19991915,44710.381.90$12,332
Dec 199806,9559.201.77$12,333
Nov 199816,03710.892.19$13,206
Oct 199816,35612.421.97$12,529
Sep 19981916,92612.592.08$16,829
Aug 199808,11711.301.91$15,482
Jul 199838,20711.742.24$18,396
Jun 19981898,88311.242.24$21,998
May 1998211,32712.622.21$25,016
Apr 199819711,88213.042.51$32,337
Mar 199838814,90312.802.31$39,384
Feb 1998111,22413.952.30$25,819
Jan 199819615,51814.702.15$36,319
Dec 1997011,57416.322.41$27,906
Nov 1997013,43318.193.09$41,485
Oct 199719218,45719.253.15$61,832
Sep 199719419,09817.742.95$59,874
Aug 199737323,80617.862.55$67,480
Jul 199719429,59017.582.25$69,897
Jun 199719431,23717.242.26$73,853
May 199739338,65718.972.31$96,695
Apr 199719543,39717.882.08$93,873
Mar 199758549,42618.951.94$106,930
Feb 199738852,16120.492.21$123,012
Jan 199738966,02523.483.54$242,842
Dec 199620971,33923.32$4,874
Nov 199656779,98921.97$12,457
Oct 199655299,44123.31$12,867
Sep 1996558117,06522.22$12,399
Aug 1996562146,74120.26$11,386
Jul 1996630187,78719.55$12,317
Jun 1996767203,24918.73$14,366
May 19961,355298,40719.43$26,328
Apr 19961,505354,31721.51$32,373
Mar 1996318357,82819.38$6,163
Feb 19963269,01716.98$543

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.

May 2026 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             0 bbl  × $106.41 =         $0
Gas                    2 Mcf  × $  3.05 =         $6

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                       $6

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/157899 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.