MORTON, JOHNNY

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

Oil lease lease 11790District 03Field 97502500OilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$839 k
Jan 1993 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$21 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 71 leases and 138 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1977-07-09
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
no field rule filed
From a lease line
no field rule filed

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
OilDisposition19,518 bbl$838,856
Casinghead gasProduction46 Mcf$6
Total$838,862

44 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 44 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 (2)

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 30.5181, -96.8879. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles. 1 well has no surveyed location and is left out of it.

30.51813, -96.88790 · centre of 1 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 2 wells
With a plug date
0.0%
0 of 2 wells
Median depth
3,500 ft
2 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.
2100.0%

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 3,495 and 3,504 ft, median 3,500 ft, over the 2 wells that filed a depth.

Completions filed
Feb 1978 – Nov 1978
2 of 2 wells

2 wells

42-0513035923,495 ftNov 1978
42-0513031813,504 ftFeb 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 202600106.413.05$0
Apr 20260098.932.87$0
Mar 20260089.753.15$0
Feb 20260063.503.75$0
Jan 20260059.138.00$0
Dec 2025173056.664.41$9,802
Nov 20250058.593.93$0
Oct 20250059.383.30$0
Sep 20250062.743.08$0
Aug 20250063.933.01$0
Jul 2025167066.743.32$11,146
Jun 20250066.483.13$0
May 20250060.553.23$0
Apr 20250062.363.54$0
Mar 20250067.704.27$0
Feb 20250070.884.34$0
Jan 2025172074.324.28$12,783
Dec 20240068.993.12$0
Nov 20240069.052.20$0
Oct 2024165071.372.28$11,776
Sep 20240069.612.36$0
Aug 2024173075.632.06$13,084
Jul 20240079.932.15$0
Jun 20240078.082.63$0
May 20241078.812.20$79
Apr 20240084.451.66$0
Mar 20240080.301.55$0
Feb 20240076.091.78$0
Jan 2024169073.023.30$12,340
Dec 20230071.262.61$0
Nov 20230077.892.81$0
Oct 20230085.443.09$0
Sep 2023169089.042.74$15,048
Aug 20230080.522.67$0
Jul 20230074.852.64$0
Jun 20230068.962.26$0
May 20230070.622.23$0
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
Mar 20230072.852.39$0
Feb 20230075.112.47$0
Jan 2023181076.533.39$13,852
Dec 20220076.415.73$0
Nov 20220085.005.65$0
Oct 20220087.185.86$0
Sep 20220084.888.16$0
Aug 20220094.529.13$0
Jul 20221730101.587.54$17,573
Jun 202200115.097.98$0
May 202200109.378.43$0
Apr 202200104.226.84$0
Mar 202200108.885.08$0
Feb 2022181091.054.86$16,480
Jan 20220081.844.54$0
Dec 20210071.323.90$0
Nov 20210077.435.24$0
Oct 20210079.795.71$0
Sep 20210069.865.35$0
Aug 2021167066.024.22$11,025
Jul 20210070.783.98$0
Jun 20210069.493.38$0
May 20210063.483.02$0
Apr 20210060.362.76$0
Mar 2021170061.302.72$10,421
Feb 20210057.805.55$0
Jan 20210050.412.81$0
Dec 20200044.642.68$0
Nov 20200038.772.71$0
Oct 2020175036.972.48$6,470
Sep 20200037.091.99$0
Aug 20200039.982.39$0
Jul 20200038.371.83$0
Jun 20200034.901.69$0
May 20200016.921.81$0
Apr 20200014.751.80$0
Mar 20200030.341.86$0
Feb 2020175049.881.98$8,729
Jan 20200057.252.09$0
Dec 20190059.012.30$0
Nov 20190055.302.75$0
Oct 2019174053.472.42$9,304
Sep 20190055.052.66$0
Aug 20190053.112.30$0
Jul 2019165056.272.46$9,285
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 2018166052.934.24$8,786
Oct 20180061.443.40$0
Sep 20180059.543.11$0
Aug 20180059.403.07$0
Jul 20180065.142.93$0
Jun 2018169060.183.08$10,170
May 20180065.382.90$0
Apr 20180063.842.90$0
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
Feb 20180061.782.77$0
Jan 2018173062.874.01$10,877
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 2017164043.873.09$7,195
Jun 20170042.493.09$0
May 20170045.373.26$0
Apr 20170047.933.21$0
Mar 20170046.772.98$0
Feb 2017179050.452.95$9,031
Jan 20170049.413.42$0
Dec 20160048.763.72$0
Nov 20160042.492.64$0
Oct 20160046.193.09$0
Sep 2016177041.553.10$7,354
Aug 20160041.442.92$0
Jul 20160041.622.92$0
Jun 2016175045.352.69$7,936
May 20160042.521.99$0
Apr 20160036.561.99$0
Mar 20161033.011.79$33
Feb 2016161026.472.06$4,262
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 2015165055.212.96$9,110
Apr 20150049.822.71$0
Mar 20150042.892.93$0
Feb 20150044.662.98$0
Jan 2015172043.433.10$7,470
Dec 20140054.693.59$0
Nov 20140070.464.25$0
Oct 20140078.303.90$0
Sep 20140086.164.05$0
Aug 2014179089.394.04$16,001
Jul 20140096.564.18$0
Jun 20140098.164.74$0
May 20140094.734.73$0
Apr 2014164095.944.81$15,734
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 20140097.406.19$0
Jan 20140090.404.86$0
Dec 20130091.824.35$0
Nov 2013175088.853.74$15,549
Oct 20130097.423.78$0
Sep 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 201300104.253.52$0
Jul 20131620102.523.72$16,608
Jun 20130094.403.93$0
May 20130094.834.15$0
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 20130093.623.91$0
Feb 2013159091.233.42$14,506
Jan 20130091.603.42$0
Dec 20120086.773.42$0
Nov 2012154086.953.62$13,390
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 20120094.672.92$0
Aug 20120092.662.91$0
Jul 20120085.133.02$0
Jun 2012165079.822.52$13,170
May 20120091.612.49$0
Apr 201200101.652.00$0
Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 20121670101.102.57$16,884
Jan 20120098.092.73$0
Dec 20110096.873.24$0
Nov 20110095.723.31$0
Oct 2011162084.983.65$13,767
Sep 20110083.623.99$0
Aug 20110083.404.15$0
Jul 20110094.144.52$0
Jun 2011334092.904.64$31,029
May 20110098.134.40$0
Apr 201100105.964.33$0
Mar 20110096.364.06$0
Feb 20110085.644.18$0
Jan 20110086.504.59$0
Dec 2010156085.734.35$13,374
Nov 20100080.843.80$0
Oct 20100078.103.51$0
Sep 2010159072.633.98$11,548
Aug 20100073.684.42$0
Jul 20100072.554.74$0
Jun 20100070.364.91$0
May 20100071.124.24$0
Apr 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 2010173078.394.39$13,561
Feb 20100073.585.44$0
Jan 20100074.365.96$0
Dec 20090071.445.48$0
Nov 20090074.593.75$0
Oct 20090072.544.11$0
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 2009171061.133.46$10,453
Jun 20090066.163.90$0
May 2009158054.743.93$8,649
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 20090042.144.06$0
Feb 2009171032.814.63$5,611
Jan 20090035.865.37$0
Dec 20080037.105.98$0
Nov 20080055.496.86$0
Oct 20080075.246.92$0
Sep 200800101.767.88$0
Aug 20081760114.228.48$20,103
Jul 200800131.0811.39$0
Jun 200800131.3313.03$0
May 200800123.1711.57$0
Apr 20081720110.3110.45$18,973
Mar 200800101.909.66$0
Feb 20080092.538.77$0
Jan 20080090.388.21$0
Dec 20070088.337.30$0
Nov 2007176091.677.29$16,134
Oct 20070082.856.92$0
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 20070069.066.39$0
Jul 2007163070.906.39$11,557
Jun 20070062.007.55$0
May 20070058.747.85$0
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 2007152056.927.30$8,652
Feb 20070055.108.22$0
Jan 20070050.306.73$0
Dec 2006171056.656.92$9,687
Nov 20060054.207.62$0
Oct 20060054.906.01$0
Sep 20060060.085.04$0
Aug 2006163068.717.34$11,200
Jul 20060069.376.34$0
Jun 20060066.286.38$0
May 20060066.016.42$0
Apr 2006178064.397.36$11,461
Mar 20060056.707.08$0
Feb 20060057.597.75$0
Jan 20061060.598.93$61
Dec 2005173054.9413.42$9,505
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 2005177045.226.65$8,004
Apr 20050049.207.36$0
Mar 20050050.377.15$0
Feb 20050045.226.31$0
Jan 2005169043.166.32$7,294
Dec 20040039.866.75$0
Nov 20040045.286.33$0
Oct 20040049.706.52$0
Sep 20040043.245.28$0
Aug 2004172042.375.55$7,288
Jul 20040038.286.08$0
Jun 20040036.106.43$0
May 20040037.486.49$0
Apr 2004172034.475.86$5,929
Mar 20040034.365.53$0
Feb 20040032.455.51$0
Jan 20040032.036.30$0
Dec 2003174030.266.30$5,265
Nov 20030028.804.60$0
Oct 20030028.174.76$0
Sep 20030026.314.75$0
Aug 20030029.765.13$0
Jul 2003162029.415.17$4,764
Jun 20030028.565.98$0
May 20030026.595.97$0
Apr 20030026.675.41$0
Mar 20030031.146.10$0
Feb 2003173033.487.93$5,792
Jan 20030030.315.58$0
Dec 20020026.914.85$0
Nov 2002176024.664.14$4,340
Oct 20020026.464.23$0
Sep 20020027.443.64$0
Aug 20020025.963.16$0
Jul 2002176024.583.06$4,326
Jun 20020023.733.34$0
May 20020024.663.58$0
Apr 2002173023.653.51$4,091
Mar 20020022.003.10$0
Feb 20020018.222.38$0
Jan 20020017.172.38$0
Dec 2001178016.932.36$3,014
Nov 20010018.072.41$0
Oct 20010019.782.53$0
Sep 2001172024.262.25$4,173
Aug 20010024.873.05$0
Jul 20010023.933.20$0
Jun 2001176024.563.82$4,323
May 20010025.524.31$0
Apr 2001170024.685.34$4,196
Mar 20010024.545.38$0
Feb 20010027.755.77$0
Jan 20010027.478.40$0
Dec 2000168026.889.12$4,516
Nov 2000166032.215.66$5,347
Oct 20000031.235.15$0
Sep 2000155031.875.19$4,940
Aug 20000029.644.54$0
Jul 20000028.534.09$0
Jun 2000174029.304.40$5,098
May 20000027.263.68$0
Apr 20000024.513.12$0
Mar 20000028.422.86$0
Feb 2000168027.622.73$4,640
Jan 20000025.272.48$0
Dec 1999173024.282.42$4,200
Nov 19990023.192.43$0
Oct 19990020.982.80$0
Sep 19990021.752.62$0
Aug 19990019.262.88$0
Jul 1999169017.892.37$3,023
Jun 19990015.942.36$0
May 1999174015.792.32$2,747
Apr 19990015.102.21$0
Mar 1999171012.471.84$2,132
Feb 1999009.981.82$0
Jan 19990010.381.90$0
Dec 199816009.201.77$1,472
Nov 19980010.892.19$0
Oct 1998165012.421.97$2,049
Sep 19980012.592.08$0
Aug 1998171011.301.91$1,932
Jul 1998173011.742.24$2,031
Jun 19980011.242.24$0
May 19980012.622.21$0
Apr 1998328013.042.51$4,277
Mar 1998169012.802.31$2,163
Feb 19980013.952.30$0
Jan 19980014.702.15$0
Dec 19970016.322.41$0
Nov 1997173018.193.09$3,147
Oct 1997173019.253.15$3,330
Sep 19970017.742.95$0
Aug 19970017.862.55$0
Jul 1997175017.582.25$3,077
Jun 19970117.242.26$2
May 1997170018.972.31$3,225
Apr 1997177017.882.08$3,165
Mar 1997163018.951.94$3,089
Feb 19975020.492.21$102
Jan 19970123.483.54$4
Dec 1996172123.32$4,011
Nov 19960121.97$0
Oct 19960023.31$0
Sep 19960122.22$0
Aug 1996174120.26$3,525
Jul 1996169119.55$3,304
Jun 19960118.73$0
May 1996178119.43$3,459
Apr 19960021.51$0
Mar 1996165119.38$3,198
Feb 19960116.98$0
Jan 1996172117.07$2,936
Dec 1995190117.19$3,266
Nov 1995162116.00$2,592
Oct 19950115.43$0
Sep 19950116.18$0
Aug 1995346115.92$5,508
Jul 19950115.24$0
Jun 1995167116.41$2,740
May 19950117.56$0
Apr 1995345117.73$6,117
Mar 1995166116.44$2,729
Feb 19950116.58$0
Jan 1995177115.92$2,818
Dec 19940015.03$0
Nov 19940115.90$0
Oct 1994170115.58$2,649
Sep 1994177115.29$2,706
Aug 1994179116.13$2,887
Jul 1994169117.56$2,968
Jun 19940117.09$0
May 1994169115.88$2,684
Apr 19940114.14$0
Mar 19940112.46$0
Feb 1994138112.50$1,725
Jan 19940112.66$0
Dec 1993170112.33$2,096
Nov 19930114.49$0
Oct 19930115.85$0
Sep 1993166115.03$2,495
Aug 19930115.66$0
Jul 1993174115.46$2,690
Jun 19930116.79$0
May 1993335117.68$5,923
Apr 19930018.05$0
Mar 19930118.14$0
Feb 19930117.90$0
Jan 1993162116.93$2,743

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.

Dec 2025 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  173 bbl  × $ 56.66 =     $9,802
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  4.41 =         $0

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Month total                                   $9,802

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/11790 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.