MERTA, MARY

Operated by LODI DRILLING & SERVICE CO. (P-5 505341) in the TRANS-TEX (2800,E.) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 53712District 03Field 90970426GasSaveExport
Value, all time
$292 k
Jan 1993 – May 2019
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
317
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 10 leases and 10 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1969-12-22
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
no field rule filed
From a lease line
no field rule filed

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: EXEMPT FIELD EFF 4-1-00

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
GasProduction128,647 Mcf$291,647
Total$291,647

56,373 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 (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 29.2159, -96.3958. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

29.21593, -96.39583 · 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
5,212 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
46.7 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 5,212 ft.

Completions filed
Sep 1972
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
May 2019
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 46.7 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 46.7 years and 46.7 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-4813045925,212 ftSep 1972May 2019Yes

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 (317)

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

317 months

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 201352693.623.91$2,058
Feb 2013091.233.42$0
Jan 201310691.603.42$363
Dec 201229486.773.42$1,006
Nov 201221586.953.62$779
Oct 2012089.383.40$0
Sep 201223094.672.92$671
Aug 2012092.662.91$0
Jul 2012085.133.02$0
Jun 201223679.822.52$594
May 201228691.612.49$712
Apr 2012265101.652.00$529
Mar 2012191105.052.22$424
Feb 2012264101.102.57$679
Jan 201225298.092.73$689
Dec 201119096.873.24$616
Nov 201129695.723.31$980
Oct 201113784.983.65$500
Sep 201123983.623.99$953
Aug 201129683.404.15$1,228
Jul 201125194.144.52$1,134
Jun 201121492.904.64$993
May 201129198.134.40$1,282
Apr 2011366105.964.33$1,586
Mar 201135596.364.06$1,440
Feb 201137085.644.18$1,547
Jan 201137586.504.59$1,721
Dec 201017185.734.35$743
Nov 201036480.843.80$1,382
Oct 201029778.103.51$1,042
Sep 201033272.633.98$1,321
Aug 201033573.684.42$1,480
Jul 201030972.554.74$1,464
Jun 201037470.364.91$1,836
May 201024771.124.24$1,046
Apr 201030481.694.12$1,253
Mar 201032378.394.39$1,418
Feb 201017773.585.44$963
Jan 201028974.365.96$1,724
Dec 200926071.445.48$1,426
Nov 200926374.593.75$987
Oct 200914972.544.11$612
Sep 2009065.543.06$0
Aug 200922167.423.22$711
Jul 200921361.133.46$738
Jun 200919766.163.90$767
May 200935254.743.93$1,382
Apr 200925146.773.59$900
Mar 200930742.144.06$1,246
Feb 200932132.814.63$1,487
Jan 200920635.865.37$1,106
Dec 200830337.105.98$1,811
Nov 200826955.496.86$1,845
Oct 200825175.246.92$1,737
Sep 200899101.767.88$780
Aug 2008224114.228.48$1,900
Jul 2008302131.0811.39$3,440
Jun 2008316131.3313.03$4,118
May 2008354123.1711.57$4,097
Apr 2008368110.3110.45$3,847
Mar 2008192101.909.66$1,856
Feb 200814692.538.77$1,281
Jan 200829690.388.21$2,429
Dec 200731888.337.30$2,322
Nov 200734491.677.29$2,508
Oct 200727782.856.92$1,917
Sep 200728275.846.24$1,761
Aug 200725069.066.39$1,597
Jul 200722270.906.39$1,418
Jun 200721462.007.55$1,615
May 200718758.747.85$1,467
Apr 200716659.617.81$1,296
Mar 200713156.927.30$957
Feb 200711955.108.22$978
Jan 200714650.306.73$982
Dec 200619756.656.92$1,363
Nov 200611954.207.62$906
Oct 200610654.906.01$637
Sep 200614160.085.04$710
Aug 200620668.717.34$1,512
Jul 200620669.376.34$1,307
Jun 200614966.286.38$951
May 200619766.016.42$1,266
Apr 200618964.397.36$1,391
Mar 200623756.707.08$1,679
Feb 200623557.597.75$1,822
Jan 200631460.598.93$2,805
Dec 200532254.9413.42$4,320
Nov 200523754.6910.59$2,509
Oct 200522158.3413.80$3,049
Sep 200518861.4512.08$2,271
Aug 200529161.519.80$2,851
Jul 200522355.697.84$1,749
Jun 200521052.337.38$1,550
May 200514445.226.65$958
Apr 200514149.207.36$1,038
Mar 200512950.377.15$923
Feb 200576245.226.31$4,810
Jan 200590743.166.32$5,734
Dec 200491039.866.75$6,143
Nov 200486045.286.33$5,444
Oct 200418749.706.52$1,218
Sep 200420343.245.28$1,073
Aug 200410342.375.55$572
Jul 200410238.286.08$621
Jun 200413136.106.43$843
May 200410537.486.49$682
Apr 200410134.475.86$592
Mar 20049634.365.53$531
Feb 200410132.455.51$556
Jan 20045932.036.30$372
Dec 20037030.266.30$441
Nov 20038928.804.60$409
Oct 2003028.174.76$0
Sep 20039126.314.75$432
Aug 200317729.765.13$908
Jul 200319929.415.17$1,029
Jun 200319728.565.98$1,179
May 200322126.595.97$1,320
Apr 200321026.675.41$1,136
Mar 200310931.146.10$664
Feb 2003033.487.93$0
Jan 20039130.315.58$508
Dec 20024126.914.85$199
Nov 20022024.664.14$83
Oct 200212126.464.23$512
Sep 200221027.443.64$763
Aug 200212025.963.16$380
Jul 200226024.583.06$796
Jun 200223123.733.34$771
May 200225324.663.58$907
Apr 200223623.653.51$829
Mar 200222122.003.10$686
Feb 200228718.222.38$682
Jan 200228717.172.38$682
Dec 200121116.932.36$499
Nov 200125818.072.41$621
Oct 200132919.782.53$832
Sep 20011,18624.262.25$2,670
Aug 200118824.873.05$574
Jul 200121023.933.20$671
Jun 200123124.563.82$883
May 200124725.524.31$1,064
Apr 200125924.685.34$1,382
Mar 200138324.545.38$2,059
Feb 200125427.755.77$1,465
Jan 200121927.478.40$1,839
Dec 200025726.889.12$2,344
Nov 200023632.215.66$1,335
Oct 200022531.235.15$1,158
Sep 200024031.875.19$1,245
Aug 200072429.644.54$3,288
Jul 2000028.534.09$0
Jun 200070029.304.40$3,078
May 200087527.263.68$3,220
Apr 200095924.513.12$2,988
Mar 200067828.422.86$1,939
Feb 200077627.622.73$2,116
Jan 200079725.272.48$1,977
Dec 19991,10824.282.42$2,685
Nov 199949423.192.43$1,202
Oct 199977320.982.80$2,167
Sep 199992921.752.62$2,433
Aug 19991,13619.262.88$3,267
Jul 199995717.892.37$2,270
Jun 199979115.942.36$1,868
May 199994415.792.32$2,191
Apr 199980215.102.21$1,771
Mar 199980912.471.84$1,487
Feb 19998809.981.82$1,600
Jan 199946710.381.90$887
Dec 19989479.201.77$1,679
Nov 199871810.892.19$1,569
Oct 199895312.421.97$1,877
Sep 199860512.592.08$1,260
Aug 199867611.301.91$1,289
Jul 199878211.742.24$1,750
Jun 199889911.242.24$2,011
May 199877912.622.21$1,719
Apr 199875313.042.51$1,887
Mar 199897312.802.31$2,247
Feb 199881513.952.30$1,874
Jan 199870914.702.15$1,528
Dec 199793116.322.41$2,245
Nov 199795218.193.09$2,940
Oct 199776119.253.15$2,397
Sep 199771117.742.95$2,101
Aug 199794117.862.55$2,404
Jul 19971,10917.582.25$2,492
Jun 199777417.242.26$1,747
May 199788118.972.31$2,034
Apr 199790517.882.08$1,885
Mar 199797418.951.94$1,889
Feb 19971,03520.492.21$2,283
Jan 19971,10623.483.54$3,915
Dec 199628123.32$0
Nov 199692821.97$0
Oct 19961,15123.31$0
Sep 199693022.22$0
Aug 19961,04420.26$0
Jul 19961,03219.55$0
Jun 19961,02718.73$0
May 19961,06619.43$0
Apr 199696621.51$0
Mar 19961,06419.38$0
Feb 19961,12916.98$0
Jan 19961,21417.07$0
Dec 19951,24817.19$0
Nov 19951,02216.00$0
Oct 19951,20415.43$0
Sep 19951,15716.18$0
Aug 19951,42415.92$0
Jul 199582515.24$0
Jun 199594816.41$0
May 19951,16617.56$0
Apr 19951,26317.73$0
Mar 19951,32316.44$0
Feb 199581816.58$0
Jan 19951,16615.92$0
Dec 19941,07415.03$0
Nov 19941,11415.90$0
Oct 19941,28315.58$0
Sep 19941,64115.29$0
Aug 19941,55816.13$0
Jul 19941,70717.56$0
Jun 19941,45217.09$0
May 19941,62015.88$0
Apr 19941,62014.14$0
Mar 19941,91412.46$0
Feb 19941,78012.50$0
Jan 19942,10812.66$0
Dec 19931,87512.33$0
Nov 19932,04314.49$0
Oct 19932,10815.85$0
Sep 19931,89815.03$0
Aug 19931,61415.66$0
Jul 19931,17415.46$0
Jun 1993016.79$0
May 199326517.68$0
Apr 199328318.05$0
Mar 199335918.14$0
Feb 199322717.90$0
Jan 199326016.93$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.

Mar 2013 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Gas                  526 Mcf  × $  3.91 =     $2,058

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Month total                                   $2,058

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/53712 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.