RICHARDS, L.C. ET AL

Operated by ERNEST OPERATING COMPANY (P-5 253480) in the NOACK COW HERD, EAST (NAVARRO) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 11707District 03Field 65609500OilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.7 M
Jan 1993 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$62 k
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 17 leases and 53 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1976-07-01
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
1,200 ft
minimum
From a lease line
467 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 40 acres.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: PER DOCKET 3-69079 EFF 2-25-80, TEMP RULES MADE PERMANENT

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
OilDisposition37,966 bbl$1,665,770
Casinghead gasProduction18,474 Mcf$25,934
Total$1,691,705

9,653 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 48 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 (5)

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 30.4942, -96.9259. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.4 miles.

30.49424, -96.92556 · 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
20.0%
1 of 5 wells
With a plug date
20.0%
1 of 5 wells
Median depth
3,481 ft
5 wells filed one
Completion to plug
19.3 years
median over 1 well

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
120.0%
A plug date is filed
120.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
120.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
480.0%

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 3,432 and 3,513 ft, median 3,481 ft, over the 5 wells that filed a depth.

Completions filed
Jan 1978 – Jan 1982
5 of 5 wells
Plug dates filed
May 2001
1 of 5 wells; 4 filed none

Last completion to plug: a median of 19.3 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 19.3 years and 19.3 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

5 wells

42-2873109553,476 ftJan 1982May 2001Yes
42-2873045133,432 ftJul 1979
42-2873045243,481 ftMay 1979
42-2873032923,500 ftApr 1978
42-2873026913,513 ftJan 1978

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 20261660106.413.05$17,664
Apr 20260098.932.87$0
Mar 2026138089.753.15$12,386
Feb 20260063.503.75$0
Jan 2026169059.138.00$9,993
Dec 20250056.664.41$0
Nov 20250058.593.93$0
Oct 20250059.383.30$0
Sep 2025178062.743.08$11,168
Aug 20250063.933.01$0
Jul 20251066.743.32$67
Jun 2025168066.483.13$11,169
May 20250060.553.23$0
Apr 20250062.363.54$0
Mar 2025167067.704.27$11,306
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 2024176078.082.63$13,742
May 20240078.812.20$0
Apr 20240084.451.66$0
Mar 2024168080.301.55$13,490
Feb 20240076.091.78$0
Jan 20240073.023.30$0
Dec 2023182071.262.61$12,969
Nov 20230077.892.81$0
Oct 2023178085.443.09$15,208
Sep 20230089.042.74$0
Aug 20230080.522.67$0
Jul 2023178074.852.64$13,323
Jun 20230068.962.26$0
May 2023175070.622.23$12,359
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
Mar 2023354072.852.39$25,789
Feb 20230075.112.47$0
Jan 20230076.533.39$0
Dec 2022176076.415.73$13,448
Nov 20220085.005.65$0
Oct 20220087.185.86$0
Sep 2022171084.888.16$14,514
Aug 20220094.529.13$0
Jul 202200101.587.54$0
Jun 20221700115.097.98$19,565
May 202200109.378.43$0
Apr 202200104.226.84$0
Mar 20221700108.885.08$18,510
Feb 20220091.054.86$0
Jan 20220081.844.54$0
Dec 2021167071.323.90$11,910
Nov 20210077.435.24$0
Oct 20210079.795.71$0
Sep 20210069.865.35$0
Aug 2021166066.024.22$10,959
Jul 20210070.783.98$0
Jun 20210069.493.38$0
May 20210063.483.02$0
Apr 2021178060.362.76$10,744
Mar 20210061.302.72$0
Feb 20210057.805.55$0
Jan 20210050.412.81$0
Dec 2020175044.642.68$7,812
Nov 20200038.772.71$0
Oct 20200036.972.48$0
Sep 20200037.091.99$0
Aug 2020171039.982.39$6,837
Jul 20200038.371.83$0
Jun 20200034.901.69$0
May 20200016.921.81$0
Apr 20200014.751.80$0
Mar 2020173030.341.86$5,249
Feb 20200049.881.98$0
Jan 2020175057.252.09$10,019
Dec 20190059.012.30$0
Nov 20190055.302.75$0
Oct 2019170053.472.42$9,090
Sep 20190055.052.66$0
Aug 20190053.112.30$0
Jul 2019167056.272.46$9,397
Jun 20190052.782.49$0
May 20190058.482.74$0
Apr 2019176062.632.75$11,023
Mar 20190056.803.06$0
Feb 2019165050.852.79$8,390
Jan 2019155046.033.23$7,135
Dec 20180046.594.19$0
Nov 20180052.934.24$0
Oct 2018163061.443.40$10,015
Sep 20180059.543.11$0
Aug 2018149059.403.07$8,851
Jul 20180065.142.93$0
Jun 2018166060.183.08$9,990
May 20180065.382.90$0
Apr 2018170063.842.90$10,853
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
Feb 2018182061.782.77$11,244
Jan 20180062.874.01$0
Dec 2017144057.272.92$8,247
Nov 2017174055.423.12$9,643
Oct 20170049.292.98$0
Sep 2017172047.523.09$8,173
Aug 2017166045.373.00$7,531
Jul 20170043.873.09$0
Jun 2017166042.493.09$7,053
May 20170045.373.26$0
Apr 2017128047.933.21$6,135
Mar 2017172046.772.98$8,044
Feb 20170050.452.95$0
Jan 2017175049.413.42$8,647
Dec 20160048.763.72$0
Nov 20160042.492.64$0
Oct 2016177046.193.09$8,176
Sep 2016170041.553.10$7,064
Aug 20160041.442.92$0
Jul 2016169041.622.92$7,034
Jun 2016172045.352.69$7,800
May 20160042.521.99$0
Apr 2016172036.561.99$6,288
Mar 20160033.011.79$0
Feb 2016171026.472.06$4,526
Jan 20160027.352.36$0
Dec 2015171032.362.00$5,534
Nov 20150038.792.17$0
Oct 2015172043.552.43$7,491
Sep 20150042.992.76$0
Aug 2015346040.162.87$13,895
Jul 20150048.152.95$0
Jun 20150056.152.88$0
May 2015178055.212.96$9,827
Apr 20150049.822.71$0
Mar 20150042.892.93$0
Feb 2015168044.662.98$7,503
Jan 2015155043.433.10$6,732
Dec 20140054.693.59$0
Nov 2014167070.464.25$11,767
Oct 2014171078.303.90$13,389
Sep 20140086.164.05$0
Aug 2014179089.394.04$16,001
Jul 20140096.564.18$0
Jun 2014182098.164.74$17,865
May 20140094.734.73$0
Apr 2014176095.944.81$16,885
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 2014151097.406.19$14,707
Jan 2014180090.404.86$16,272
Dec 20130091.824.35$0
Nov 20130088.853.74$0
Oct 2013181097.423.78$17,633
Sep 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 20131680104.253.52$17,514
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 2013165094.403.93$15,576
May 20130094.834.15$0
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 2013180093.623.91$16,852
Feb 20130091.233.42$0
Jan 20130091.603.42$0
Dec 2012171086.773.42$14,838
Nov 20120086.953.62$0
Oct 2012167089.383.40$14,926
Sep 2012160094.672.92$15,147
Aug 20120092.662.91$0
Jul 2012117085.133.02$9,960
Jun 2012147079.822.52$11,734
May 2012181091.612.49$16,581
Apr 201200101.652.00$0
Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 20121840101.102.57$18,602
Jan 20120098.092.73$0
Dec 2011176096.873.24$17,049
Nov 2011174095.723.31$16,655
Oct 20110084.983.65$0
Sep 2011166083.623.99$13,881
Aug 2011358083.404.15$29,857
Jul 20110094.144.52$0
Jun 20110092.904.64$0
May 20110098.134.40$0
Apr 201100105.964.33$0
Mar 2011172096.364.06$16,574
Feb 20110085.644.18$0
Jan 20110086.504.59$0
Dec 20100085.734.35$0
Nov 20100080.843.80$0
Oct 20100078.103.51$0
Sep 20100072.633.98$0
Aug 20100073.684.42$0
Jul 2010163072.554.74$11,826
Jun 20100070.364.91$0
May 20100071.124.24$0
Apr 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 20100078.394.39$0
Feb 2010170073.585.44$12,509
Jan 20100074.365.96$0
Dec 2009170071.445.48$12,145
Nov 20090074.593.75$0
Oct 2009173072.544.11$12,549
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 20090061.133.46$0
Jun 2009171066.163.90$11,313
May 20090054.743.93$0
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 20090042.144.06$0
Feb 20090032.814.63$0
Jan 2009169035.865.37$6,060
Dec 2008178037.105.98$6,604
Nov 20085055.496.86$277
Oct 20080075.246.92$0
Sep 20081770101.767.88$18,012
Aug 200800114.228.48$0
Jul 200800131.0811.39$0
Jun 20081760131.3313.03$23,114
May 20081730123.1711.57$21,308
Apr 200800110.3110.45$0
Mar 20081760101.909.66$17,934
Feb 2008174092.538.77$16,100
Jan 20080090.388.21$0
Dec 2007174088.337.30$15,369
Nov 20070091.677.29$0
Oct 2007176082.856.92$14,582
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 2007167069.066.39$11,533
Jul 2007175070.906.39$12,408
Jun 20070062.007.55$0
May 2007176058.747.85$10,338
Apr 2007168059.617.81$10,014
Mar 20070056.927.30$0
Feb 2007153055.108.22$8,430
Jan 20070050.306.73$0
Dec 2006175056.656.92$9,914
Nov 20060054.207.62$0
Oct 2006168054.906.01$9,223
Sep 20060060.085.04$0
Aug 20060068.717.34$0
Jul 20060069.376.34$0
Jun 2006172066.286.38$11,400
May 20060066.016.42$0
Apr 2006178064.397.36$11,461
Mar 20060056.707.08$0
Feb 2006175057.597.75$10,078
Jan 20060060.598.93$0
Dec 2005175054.9413.42$9,615
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 2005179045.226.65$8,094
Apr 20050049.207.36$0
Mar 2005175050.377.15$8,815
Feb 20050045.226.31$0
Jan 20050043.166.32$0
Dec 2004178039.866.75$7,095
Nov 20040045.286.33$0
Oct 2004174049.706.52$8,648
Sep 20040043.245.28$0
Aug 2004176042.375.55$7,457
Jul 20040038.286.08$0
Jun 2004173036.106.43$6,245
May 2004174037.486.49$6,522
Apr 2004173034.475.86$5,963
Mar 2004175034.365.53$6,013
Feb 20040032.455.51$0
Jan 2004175032.036.30$5,605
Dec 2003177030.266.30$5,356
Nov 20030328.804.60$14
Oct 20031835928.174.76$5,436
Sep 2003179026.314.75$4,709
Aug 20031765529.765.13$5,520
Jul 200305129.415.17$264
Jun 20031786928.565.98$5,497
May 20030026.595.97$0
Apr 20030026.675.41$0
Mar 2003177231.146.10$5,524
Feb 20031768433.487.93$6,558
Jan 200307230.315.58$402
Dec 200207726.914.85$374
Nov 20021786624.664.14$4,663
Oct 20021786326.464.23$4,976
Sep 200206727.443.64$244
Aug 20021781125.963.16$4,656
Jul 20021726624.583.06$4,430
Jun 200208923.733.34$297
May 200209624.663.58$344
Apr 20021786123.653.51$4,424
Mar 200207222.003.10$223
Feb 200217712718.222.38$3,527
Jan 200209917.172.38$235
Dec 2001011916.932.36$281
Nov 20011816918.072.41$3,437
Oct 200108319.782.53$210
Sep 20010024.262.25$0
Aug 20011762624.873.05$4,457
Jul 20011803423.933.20$4,416
Jun 20011741924.563.82$4,346
May 200103325.524.31$142
Apr 200107224.685.34$384
Mar 200108624.545.38$462
Feb 200107027.755.77$404
Jan 20011795627.478.40$5,387
Dec 20000026.889.12$0
Nov 20001785532.215.66$6,045
Oct 200008131.235.15$417
Sep 20001816131.875.19$6,085
Aug 20001769429.644.54$5,643
Jul 20001777728.534.09$5,365
Jun 200017811529.304.40$5,721
May 2000013527.263.68$497
Apr 200018013924.513.12$4,845
Mar 20000028.422.86$0
Feb 200017513427.622.73$5,199
Jan 200017818025.272.48$4,945
Dec 1999013524.282.42$327
Nov 1999013023.192.43$316
Oct 1999010220.982.80$286
Sep 19991726021.752.62$3,898
Aug 19991734619.262.88$3,464
Jul 199907417.892.37$176
Jun 199909415.942.36$222
May 199907815.792.32$181
Apr 199915311815.102.21$2,571
Mar 19990012.471.84$0
Feb 199901189.981.82$215
Jan 1999014710.381.90$279
Dec 19981791279.201.77$1,872
Nov 1998011510.892.19$251
Oct 199817817412.421.97$2,553
Sep 199817714712.592.08$2,535
Aug 1998017411.301.91$332
Jul 199817616211.742.24$2,429
Jun 199817017111.242.24$2,293
May 199835821912.622.21$5,001
Apr 199818121913.042.51$2,909
Mar 1998023712.802.31$547
Feb 199817821413.952.30$2,975
Jan 199817720914.702.15$3,052
Dec 1997020416.322.41$492
Nov 1997018718.193.09$578
Oct 199718022419.253.15$4,171
Sep 1997018717.742.95$553
Aug 1997021517.862.55$549
Jul 199717920717.582.25$3,612
Jun 1997017717.242.26$400
May 199736021618.972.31$7,328
Apr 1997020817.882.08$433
Mar 199716824018.951.94$3,649
Feb 1997019620.492.21$432
Jan 199717626323.483.54$5,063
Dec 1996032423.32$0
Nov 199617821721.97$3,911
Oct 199617824123.31$4,149
Sep 199635723922.22$7,933
Aug 1996025920.26$0
Jul 1996023119.55$0
Jun 199617926418.73$3,353
May 199634426019.43$6,684
Apr 199603421.51$0
Mar 199617911019.38$3,469
Feb 199609416.98$0
Jan 199617622517.07$3,004
Dec 199517424417.19$2,991
Nov 1995027016.00$0
Oct 199535426215.43$5,462
Sep 199517625016.18$2,848
Aug 199517615715.92$2,802
Jul 199534513115.24$5,258
Jun 199517216016.41$2,823
May 1995017617.56$0
Apr 199517524717.73$3,103
Mar 199535828416.44$5,886
Feb 199535324116.58$5,853
Jan 199517826915.92$2,834
Dec 199418222215.03$2,735
Nov 199435626015.90$5,660
Oct 199417019815.58$2,649
Sep 199417927315.29$2,737
Aug 199435017216.13$5,646
Jul 199417826417.56$3,126
Jun 199418130817.09$3,093
May 199434325215.88$5,447
Apr 199434733514.14$4,907
Mar 199418041812.46$2,243
Feb 199418031012.50$2,250
Jan 199417935112.66$2,266
Dec 199318032912.33$2,219
Nov 199336032014.49$5,216
Oct 199318133315.85$2,869
Sep 199317611115.03$2,645
Aug 1993180115.66$2,819
Jul 1993528115.46$8,163
Jun 1993342116.79$5,742
May 1993354117.68$6,259
Apr 1993343118.05$6,191
Mar 1993357118.14$6,476
Feb 1993349117.90$6,247
Jan 1993181116.93$3,064

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
Oil                  166 bbl  × $106.41 =    $17,664
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  3.05 =         $0

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Month total                                  $17,664

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/O/11707 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.