COVE MCPAC

Operated by BLACK ELK ENERGY OFFSHORE OP LLC (P-5 73161) in the COVE (MF ZONE) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 161719District 03Field 21188666GasSaveExport
Value, all time
$30.9 M
Sep 1996 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
357
no gaps in the span
Streams
1
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 leases and 1 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1967-03-10
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
2,640 ft
minimum
From a lease line
1,320 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 320 acres.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: ALLOCATION FORMULA SUSPENDED PER OPERATOR REQUEST, EFF 12-1-92

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
GasProduction8,696,848 Mcf$30,934,120
Total$30,934,120

Every month this lease reported (357)

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

357 months

May 20260106.413.05$0
Apr 2026098.932.87$0
Mar 2026089.753.15$0
Feb 2026063.503.75$0
Jan 2026059.138.00$0
Dec 2025056.664.41$0
Nov 2025058.593.93$0
Oct 2025059.383.30$0
Sep 2025062.743.08$0
Aug 2025063.933.01$0
Jul 2025066.743.32$0
Jun 2025066.483.13$0
May 2025060.553.23$0
Apr 2025062.363.54$0
Mar 2025067.704.27$0
Feb 2025070.884.34$0
Jan 2025074.324.28$0
Dec 2024068.993.12$0
Nov 2024069.052.20$0
Oct 2024071.372.28$0
Sep 2024069.612.36$0
Aug 2024075.632.06$0
Jul 2024079.932.15$0
Jun 2024078.082.63$0
May 2024078.812.20$0
Apr 2024084.451.66$0
Mar 2024080.301.55$0
Feb 2024076.091.78$0
Jan 2024073.023.30$0
Dec 2023071.262.61$0
Nov 2023077.892.81$0
Oct 2023085.443.09$0
Sep 2023089.042.74$0
Aug 2023080.522.67$0
Jul 2023074.852.64$0
Jun 2023068.962.26$0
May 2023070.622.23$0
Apr 2023078.122.24$0
Mar 2023072.852.39$0
Feb 2023075.112.47$0
Jan 2023076.533.39$0
Dec 2022076.415.73$0
Nov 2022085.005.65$0
Oct 2022087.185.86$0
Sep 2022084.888.16$0
Aug 2022094.529.13$0
Jul 20220101.587.54$0
Jun 20220115.097.98$0
May 20220109.378.43$0
Apr 20220104.226.84$0
Mar 20220108.885.08$0
Feb 2022091.054.86$0
Jan 2022081.844.54$0
Dec 2021071.323.90$0
Nov 2021077.435.24$0
Oct 2021079.795.71$0
Sep 2021069.865.35$0
Aug 2021066.024.22$0
Jul 2021070.783.98$0
Jun 2021069.493.38$0
May 2021063.483.02$0
Apr 2021060.362.76$0
Mar 2021061.302.72$0
Feb 2021057.805.55$0
Jan 2021050.412.81$0
Dec 2020044.642.68$0
Nov 2020038.772.71$0
Oct 2020036.972.48$0
Sep 2020037.091.99$0
Aug 2020039.982.39$0
Jul 2020038.371.83$0
Jun 2020034.901.69$0
May 2020016.921.81$0
Apr 2020014.751.80$0
Mar 2020030.341.86$0
Feb 2020049.881.98$0
Jan 2020057.252.09$0
Dec 2019059.012.30$0
Nov 2019055.302.75$0
Oct 2019053.472.42$0
Sep 2019055.052.66$0
Aug 2019053.112.30$0
Jul 2019056.272.46$0
Jun 2019052.782.49$0
May 2019058.482.74$0
Apr 2019062.632.75$0
Mar 2019056.803.06$0
Feb 2019050.852.79$0
Jan 2019046.033.23$0
Dec 2018046.594.19$0
Nov 2018052.934.24$0
Oct 2018061.443.40$0
Sep 2018059.543.11$0
Aug 2018059.403.07$0
Jul 2018065.142.93$0
Jun 2018060.183.08$0
May 2018065.382.90$0
Apr 2018063.842.90$0
Mar 2018061.222.79$0
Feb 2018061.782.77$0
Jan 2018062.874.01$0
Dec 2017057.272.92$0
Nov 2017055.423.12$0
Oct 2017049.292.98$0
Sep 2017047.523.09$0
Aug 2017045.373.00$0
Jul 2017043.873.09$0
Jun 2017042.493.09$0
May 2017045.373.26$0
Apr 2017047.933.21$0
Mar 2017046.772.98$0
Feb 2017050.452.95$0
Jan 2017049.413.42$0
Dec 2016048.763.72$0
Nov 2016042.492.64$0
Oct 2016046.193.09$0
Sep 2016041.553.10$0
Aug 2016041.442.92$0
Jul 2016041.622.92$0
Jun 2016045.352.69$0
May 2016042.521.99$0
Apr 2016036.561.99$0
Mar 2016033.011.79$0
Feb 2016026.472.06$0
Jan 2016027.352.36$0
Dec 2015032.362.00$0
Nov 2015038.792.17$0
Oct 2015043.552.43$0
Sep 2015042.992.76$0
Aug 2015040.162.87$0
Jul 2015048.152.95$0
Jun 2015056.152.88$0
May 2015055.212.96$0
Apr 2015049.822.71$0
Mar 2015042.892.93$0
Feb 2015044.662.98$0
Jan 2015043.433.10$0
Dec 2014054.693.59$0
Nov 2014070.464.25$0
Oct 2014078.303.90$0
Sep 2014086.164.05$0
Aug 2014089.394.04$0
Jul 2014096.564.18$0
Jun 2014098.164.74$0
May 2014094.734.73$0
Apr 2014095.944.81$0
Mar 2014095.895.06$0
Feb 2014097.406.19$0
Jan 2014090.404.86$0
Dec 2013091.824.35$0
Nov 2013088.853.74$0
Oct 2013097.423.78$0
Sep 20130104.113.72$0
Aug 20130104.253.52$0
Jul 20130102.523.72$0
Jun 2013094.403.93$0
May 2013094.834.15$0
Apr 2013093.964.28$0
Mar 2013093.623.91$0
Feb 2013091.233.42$0
Jan 2013091.603.42$0
Dec 2012086.773.42$0
Nov 2012086.953.62$0
Oct 2012089.383.40$0
Sep 2012094.672.92$0
Aug 2012092.662.91$0
Jul 2012085.133.02$0
Jun 2012079.822.52$0
May 2012091.612.49$0
Apr 20120101.652.00$0
Mar 20120105.052.22$0
Feb 20120101.102.57$0
Jan 2012098.092.73$0
Dec 2011096.873.24$0
Nov 2011095.723.31$0
Oct 2011084.983.65$0
Sep 2011083.623.99$0
Aug 2011083.404.15$0
Jul 2011094.144.52$0
Jun 2011092.904.64$0
May 2011098.134.40$0
Apr 20110105.964.33$0
Mar 2011096.364.06$0
Feb 2011085.644.18$0
Jan 2011086.504.59$0
Dec 2010085.734.35$0
Nov 2010080.843.80$0
Oct 2010078.103.51$0
Sep 2010072.633.98$0
Aug 2010073.684.42$0
Jul 2010072.554.74$0
Jun 2010070.364.91$0
May 2010071.124.24$0
Apr 2010081.694.12$0
Mar 2010078.394.39$0
Feb 2010073.585.44$0
Jan 2010074.365.96$0
Dec 2009071.445.48$0
Nov 2009074.593.75$0
Oct 2009072.544.11$0
Sep 2009065.543.06$0
Aug 20094967.423.22$158
Jul 20094361.133.46$149
Jun 20093466.163.90$132
May 2009054.743.93$0
Apr 2009046.773.59$0
Mar 2009042.144.06$0
Feb 2009032.814.63$0
Jan 2009035.865.37$0
Dec 2008037.105.98$0
Nov 2008055.496.86$0
Oct 2008075.246.92$0
Sep 20083,702101.767.88$29,161
Aug 200812,097114.228.48$102,619
Jul 200813,233131.0811.39$150,716
Jun 200813,459131.3313.03$175,406
May 200815,873123.1711.57$183,719
Apr 200811,251110.3110.45$117,628
Mar 20080101.909.66$0
Feb 200814,22492.538.77$124,753
Jan 200816,55590.388.21$135,846
Dec 200715,81488.337.30$115,473
Nov 200717,64291.677.29$128,640
Oct 200716,22282.856.92$112,288
Sep 200714,65775.846.24$91,521
Aug 200781569.066.39$5,206
Jul 20077,28270.906.39$46,517
Jun 200713,85462.007.55$104,576
May 20076,61658.747.85$51,911
Apr 200711,06859.617.81$86,388
Mar 200713,40956.927.30$97,912
Feb 200715,18655.108.22$124,768
Jan 20076,72350.306.73$45,225
Dec 20067,32256.656.92$50,657
Nov 200610,49754.207.62$79,961
Oct 200611,31254.906.01$68,028
Sep 200612,80460.085.04$64,496
Aug 200613,85168.717.34$101,665
Jul 200614,87169.376.34$94,323
Jun 200612,95566.286.38$82,703
May 200616,96766.016.42$109,013
Apr 200619,08364.397.36$140,460
Mar 200620,62256.707.08$146,064
Feb 200618,39757.597.75$142,597
Jan 200620,70860.598.93$184,991
Dec 200520,78554.9413.42$278,839
Nov 200519,83754.6910.59$210,042
Oct 200523,46858.3413.80$323,759
Sep 200518,18461.4512.08$219,645
Aug 200520,89361.519.80$204,685
Jul 200522,00755.697.84$172,615
Jun 200522,39652.337.38$165,306
May 200521,97945.226.65$146,186
Apr 200522,40549.207.36$164,912
Mar 200517,72150.377.15$126,792
Feb 200520,88145.226.31$131,799
Jan 200523,58243.166.32$149,090
Dec 200424,06739.866.75$162,478
Nov 200422,27445.286.33$141,004
Oct 200423,15549.706.52$150,857
Sep 200422,56643.245.28$119,236
Aug 200423,52842.375.55$130,596
Jul 200421,57238.286.08$131,248
Jun 200421,08036.106.43$135,608
May 200424,60937.486.49$159,825
Apr 200424,34134.475.86$142,601
Mar 200424,69234.365.53$136,550
Feb 200424,47232.455.51$134,831
Jan 200428,52832.036.30$179,716
Dec 200331,56130.266.30$198,886
Nov 200331,30528.804.60$143,851
Oct 200331,27928.174.76$148,877
Sep 200328,29326.314.75$134,374
Aug 200331,74429.765.13$162,838
Jul 200333,97729.415.17$175,690
Jun 200333,57028.565.98$200,848
May 200334,49226.595.97$206,010
Apr 200332,88126.675.41$177,797
Mar 200334,84531.146.10$212,417
Feb 200331,29533.487.93$248,040
Jan 200340,28430.315.58$224,867
Dec 200242,49726.914.85$206,270
Nov 200241,54624.664.14$171,874
Oct 200237,33026.464.23$157,873
Sep 200235,51727.443.64$129,111
Aug 200241,53725.963.16$131,430
Jul 200243,27924.583.06$132,510
Jun 200243,40123.733.34$144,883
May 200250,48224.663.58$180,927
Apr 200251,22223.653.51$179,908
Mar 200253,53822.003.10$166,113
Feb 200244,60318.222.38$105,962
Jan 200251,13217.172.38$121,473
Dec 200160,48916.932.36$143,020
Nov 200160,03018.072.41$144,403
Oct 200160,84219.782.53$153,862
Sep 200157,11824.262.25$128,591
Aug 200160,17824.873.05$183,733
Jul 200155,82023.933.20$178,461
Jun 200161,62124.563.82$235,649
May 200168,31225.524.31$294,242
Apr 200164,96824.685.34$346,625
Mar 200173,57624.545.38$395,577
Feb 200179,53127.755.77$458,662
Jan 200188,42827.478.40$742,686
Dec 200087,44926.889.12$797,754
Nov 200079,46132.215.66$449,590
Oct 200094,51331.235.15$486,317
Sep 200092,30831.875.19$478,755
Aug 200051,17229.644.54$232,359
Jul 200092,42228.534.09$377,983
Jun 200065,38229.304.40$287,501
May 2000111,08527.263.68$408,765
Apr 2000101,40024.513.12$315,962
Mar 2000105,28128.422.86$301,077
Feb 2000102,96727.622.73$280,740
Jan 2000126,82125.272.48$314,579
Dec 1999128,15724.282.42$310,617
Nov 1999131,42123.192.43$319,877
Oct 1999131,49520.982.80$368,674
Sep 199916,81321.752.62$44,031
Aug 199972,30219.262.88$207,912
Jul 1999138,97617.892.37$329,702
Jun 1999136,15015.942.36$321,600
May 1999134,98415.792.32$313,301
Apr 1999136,89915.102.21$302,280
Mar 1999128,80112.471.84$236,779
Feb 1999114,5559.981.82$208,237
Jan 1999121,08610.381.90$230,057
Dec 1998118,3709.201.77$209,908
Nov 1998134,97110.892.19$295,009
Oct 1998149,57112.421.97$294,537
Sep 199865,30512.592.08$136,006
Aug 199874,89111.301.91$142,843
Jul 1998141,96511.742.24$317,614
Jun 1998142,24511.242.24$318,240
May 1998151,47812.622.21$334,212
Apr 1998148,81313.042.51$372,826
Mar 1998155,33012.802.31$358,725
Feb 1998142,33113.952.30$327,237
Jan 1998164,19914.702.15$353,814
Dec 1997165,90616.322.41$400,016
Nov 1997162,21418.193.09$500,959
Oct 1997168,65319.253.15$531,227
Sep 1997175,29717.742.95$517,982
Aug 1997174,70917.862.55$446,336
Jul 1997185,36417.582.25$416,502
Jun 1997187,86417.242.26$424,047
May 1997186,32218.972.31$430,124
Apr 1997181,98317.882.08$379,031
Mar 1997177,05718.951.94$343,338
Feb 1997140,35720.492.21$309,614
Jan 199719,01123.483.54$67,293
Dec 1996023.32$0
Nov 1996021.97$0
Oct 1996023.31$0
Sep 1996022.22$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.

Aug 2009 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Gas                   49 Mcf  × $  3.22 =       $158

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Month total                                     $158

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/161719 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.