PLASEK, JOHN "C"

Operated by BETRO, INC. (P-5 68324) 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 16979District 03Field 97502500NGPA filingOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$569 k
Jan 1993 – Mar 2014
Value, last 12 filed months
$12 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
255
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

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
NGPA2none

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
OilDisposition14,408 bbl$381,425
Casinghead gasProduction57,150 Mcf$187,890
Total$569,315

17,191 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 (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 30.4919, -96.8605. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.2 miles.

30.49193, -96.86048 · 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%
2 of 2 wells
With a plug date
100.0%
2 of 2 wells
Median depth
4,028 ft
2 wells filed one
Completion to plug
29.4 years
median over 2 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
2100.0%
A plug date is filed
2100.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
2100.0%
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

Between 4,010 and 4,045 ft, median 4,028 ft, over the 2 wells that filed a depth.

Completions filed
Oct 1983 – Jan 1984
2 of 2 wells
Plug dates filed
Nov 2012 – Oct 2013
2 of 2 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 29.4 years across the 2 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 29.3 years and 29.6 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

2 wells

42-0513259924,010 ftJan 1984Oct 2013Yes
42-0513252614,045 ftOct 1983Nov 2012Yes

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 (255)

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

255 months

Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 20140097.406.19$0
Jan 20140090.404.86$0
Dec 20130091.824.35$0
Nov 20130088.853.74$0
Oct 20130097.423.78$0
Sep 20131100104.113.72$11,452
Aug 201305104.253.52$18
Jul 201304102.523.72$15
Jun 20130594.403.93$20
May 20130594.834.15$21
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 20130593.623.91$20
Feb 20130691.233.42$21
Jan 20130991.603.42$31
Dec 20120686.773.42$21
Nov 20120686.953.62$22
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 20120094.672.92$0
Aug 201201692.662.91$47
Jul 2012011785.133.02$353
Jun 20120079.822.52$0
May 201202591.612.49$62
Apr 2012039101.652.00$78
Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 2012075101.102.57$193
Jan 201204598.092.73$123
Dec 20110696.873.24$19
Nov 20110995.723.31$30
Oct 201101584.983.65$55
Sep 201109683.623.99$383
Aug 201101483.404.15$58
Jul 201109194.144.52$411
Jun 2011010092.904.64$464
May 2011012298.134.40$537
Apr 20110108105.964.33$468
Mar 201108696.364.06$349
Feb 201105985.644.18$247
Jan 201106586.504.59$298
Dec 201001085.734.35$43
Nov 201008480.843.80$319
Oct 201007378.103.51$256
Sep 20100072.633.98$0
Aug 2010010873.684.42$477
Jul 2010014772.554.74$696
Jun 20100070.364.91$0
May 201006271.124.24$263
Apr 201004181.694.12$169
Mar 201004178.394.39$180
Feb 20100273.585.44$11
Jan 201007674.365.96$453
Dec 200902471.445.48$132
Nov 200908974.593.75$334
Oct 200908172.544.11$333
Sep 200902465.543.06$74
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 2009019161.133.46$662
Jun 2009020666.163.90$802
May 2009017154.743.93$671
Apr 200909846.773.59$352
Mar 2009015442.144.06$625
Feb 2009013232.814.63$612
Jan 200918114535.865.37$7,269
Dec 2008011837.105.98$705
Nov 2008018255.496.86$1,249
Oct 2008018175.246.92$1,253
Sep 20080136101.767.88$1,071
Aug 20080194114.228.48$1,646
Jul 20080183131.0811.39$2,084
Jun 20080176131.3313.03$2,294
May 20080124123.1711.57$1,435
Apr 2008062110.3110.45$648
Mar 20080140101.909.66$1,353
Feb 2008010992.538.77$956
Jan 2008013590.388.21$1,108
Dec 2007013988.337.30$1,015
Nov 2007013091.677.29$948
Oct 200708082.856.92$554
Sep 200709575.846.24$593
Aug 2007010769.066.39$684
Jul 2007014170.906.39$901
Jun 2007112562.007.55$1,006
May 2007011458.747.85$894
Apr 20077222259.617.81$6,025
Mar 2007027056.927.30$1,972
Feb 200719721955.108.22$12,654
Jan 2007025850.306.73$1,736
Dec 2006020756.656.92$1,432
Nov 200619416854.207.62$11,795
Oct 2006020254.906.01$1,215
Sep 2006020560.085.04$1,033
Aug 2006020468.717.34$1,497
Jul 200619122069.376.34$14,645
Jun 2006023066.286.38$1,468
May 2006025066.016.42$1,606
Apr 200618725864.397.36$13,940
Mar 2006024156.707.08$1,707
Feb 2006022157.597.75$1,713
Jan 200619625260.598.93$14,127
Dec 2005028854.9413.42$3,864
Nov 200518928354.6910.59$13,333
Oct 2005022958.3413.80$3,159
Sep 2005018361.4512.08$2,210
Aug 2005020261.519.80$1,979
Jul 20055423655.697.84$4,858
Jun 200518125052.337.38$11,317
May 2005027945.226.65$1,856
Apr 200519127549.207.36$11,421
Mar 2005027650.377.15$1,975
Feb 2005188045.226.31$8,501
Jan 2005025243.166.32$1,593
Dec 20040039.866.75$0
Nov 200417729245.286.33$9,863
Oct 2004029149.706.52$1,896
Sep 2004022843.245.28$1,205
Aug 200418435942.375.55$9,789
Jul 2004027738.286.08$1,685
Jun 200419126736.106.43$8,613
May 2004026137.486.49$1,695
Apr 2004027534.475.86$1,611
Mar 200417827234.365.53$7,620
Feb 2004024532.455.51$1,350
Jan 200419326532.036.30$7,851
Dec 20030030.266.30$0
Nov 2003027028.804.60$1,241
Oct 200318829928.174.76$6,719
Sep 2003027826.314.75$1,320
Aug 2003028329.765.13$1,452
Jul 200319128129.415.17$7,070
Jun 2003026228.565.98$1,568
May 2003027326.595.97$1,631
Apr 200319124026.675.41$6,392
Mar 2003024531.146.10$1,494
Feb 200319324733.487.93$8,419
Jan 2003025830.315.58$1,440
Dec 2002027526.914.85$1,335
Nov 200217328024.664.14$5,425
Oct 2002028826.464.23$1,218
Sep 200218427627.443.64$6,052
Aug 2002026825.963.16$848
Jul 20020024.583.06$0
Jun 200218926223.733.34$5,360
May 2002034524.663.58$1,236
Apr 2002028123.653.51$987
Mar 200218826822.003.10$4,968
Feb 2002023318.222.38$554
Jan 200219523617.172.38$3,909
Dec 2001019216.932.36$454
Nov 2001022018.072.41$529
Oct 2001030019.782.53$759
Sep 200119122224.262.25$5,133
Aug 2001025424.873.05$776
Jul 2001027623.933.20$882
Jun 200119627424.563.82$5,862
May 2001031125.524.31$1,340
Apr 2001029224.685.34$1,558
Mar 200119930724.545.38$6,534
Feb 2001027227.755.77$1,569
Jan 200119326327.478.40$7,511
Dec 2000027726.889.12$2,527
Nov 200019125332.215.66$7,584
Oct 2000024431.235.15$1,256
Sep 2000024531.875.19$1,271
Aug 200019128829.644.54$6,969
Jul 2000027028.534.09$1,104
Jun 2000025929.304.40$1,139
May 200018625327.263.68$6,001
Apr 2000024524.513.12$763
Mar 2000028228.422.86$806
Feb 200017927627.622.73$5,696
Jan 2000032525.272.48$806
Dec 199918142924.282.42$5,434
Nov 1999032923.192.43$801
Oct 199917431920.982.80$4,545
Sep 1999028621.752.62$749
Aug 199917333019.262.88$4,281
Jul 1999032117.892.37$762
Jun 199917529815.942.36$3,493
May 1999032615.792.32$757
Apr 1999031415.102.21$693
Mar 199917129612.471.84$2,677
Feb 199902869.981.82$520
Jan 199917832010.381.90$2,456
Dec 199803499.201.77$619
Nov 199817629610.892.19$2,564
Oct 1998034412.421.97$677
Sep 199817934112.592.08$2,964
Aug 1998038911.301.91$742
Jul 199817643911.742.24$3,048
Jun 1998041611.242.24$931
May 199817541512.622.21$3,124
Apr 1998033713.042.51$844
Mar 199818635312.802.31$3,196
Feb 1998030313.952.30$697
Jan 199818028014.702.15$3,249
Dec 199718033316.322.41$3,741
Nov 199718038118.193.09$4,451
Oct 1997038319.253.15$1,206
Sep 199721240517.742.95$4,958
Aug 199717641617.862.55$4,206
Jul 19970017.582.25$0
Jun 199718035517.242.26$3,905
May 1997041218.972.31$951
Apr 199718539717.882.08$4,135
Mar 1997040918.951.94$793
Feb 199718437120.492.21$4,589
Jan 1997045223.483.54$1,600
Dec 199618340023.32$4,268
Nov 199618343021.97$4,021
Oct 199617744523.31$4,126
Sep 199617948922.22$3,977
Aug 199618557420.26$3,748
Jul 199636156319.55$7,058
Jun 199637156118.73$6,949
May 1996046219.43$0
Apr 199618528821.51$3,979
Mar 1996031219.38$0
Feb 1996027516.98$0
Jan 199615728317.07$2,680
Dec 199519029117.19$3,266
Nov 1995025216.00$0
Oct 1995023415.43$0
Sep 1995028616.18$0
Aug 1995033315.92$0
Jul 199518233315.24$2,774
Jun 1995031816.41$0
May 1995025117.56$0
Apr 199519430017.73$3,440
Mar 1995037616.44$0
Feb 19958632516.58$1,426
Jan 1995027415.92$0
Dec 199417936915.03$2,690
Nov 1994031315.90$0
Oct 199417734715.58$2,758
Sep 1994035015.29$0
Aug 199417433816.13$2,807
Jul 1994012217.56$0
Jun 199418328717.09$3,127
May 1994035715.88$0
Apr 199418730614.14$2,644
Mar 1994028412.46$0
Feb 1994033212.50$0
Jan 199416636812.66$2,102
Dec 1993038612.33$0
Nov 199314138114.49$2,043
Oct 199317940815.85$2,837
Sep 1993037815.03$0
Aug 199318540915.66$2,897
Jul 1993046315.46$0
Jun 1993034216.79$0
May 199316536917.68$2,917
Apr 1993039618.05$0
Mar 199315539618.14$2,812
Feb 199319038817.90$3,401
Jan 1993044716.93$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.

Sep 2013 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  110 bbl  × $104.11 =    $11,452
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  3.72 =         $0

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                  $11,452

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/16979 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.