BIRDWELL UNIT I

Operated by CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C. (P-5 144535) in the IOLA, SOUTH (SUB-CLARKSVILLE) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 17036District 03Field 44646500NGPA filingOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$633 k
Jan 1993 – Aug 2014
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
260
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 18 leases and 28 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1982-07-03
as the register files it
Field class
Oil
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 80 acres.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: 80 AC OPTIONAL 3250 DIA. FOR 80 AC

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
NGPA1none

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
OilDisposition29,833 bbl$575,674
Casinghead gasProduction64,633 Mcf$56,876
Total$632,550

46,171 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 30.7339, -96.1680. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.3 miles.

30.73387, -96.16801 · 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
9,233 ft
2 wells filed one
Completion to plug
27.2 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 9,170 and 9,295 ft, median 9,233 ft, over the 2 wells that filed a depth.

Completions filed
Oct 1983 – Aug 1985
2 of 2 wells
Plug dates filed
Jun 2009 – Mar 2014
2 of 2 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 27.2 years across the 2 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 26.4 years and 27.8 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

2 wells

42-0413132529,295 ftAug 1985Mar 2014Yes
42-0413101419,170 ftOct 1983Jun 2009Yes

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 (260)

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

260 months

Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 20140096.564.18$0
Jun 20140098.164.74$0
May 20140094.734.73$0
Apr 20140095.944.81$0
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 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 201300104.253.52$0
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 20130094.403.93$0
May 20130094.834.15$0
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 20130093.623.91$0
Feb 20130091.233.42$0
Jan 20130091.603.42$0
Dec 20120086.773.42$0
Nov 20120086.953.62$0
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 20120094.672.92$0
Aug 20120092.662.91$0
Jul 20120085.133.02$0
Jun 20120079.822.52$0
May 20120091.612.49$0
Apr 201200101.652.00$0
Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 201200101.102.57$0
Jan 20120098.092.73$0
Dec 20110096.873.24$0
Nov 20110095.723.31$0
Oct 20110084.983.65$0
Sep 20110083.623.99$0
Aug 20110083.404.15$0
Jul 20110094.144.52$0
Jun 20110092.904.64$0
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 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 20100072.554.74$0
Jun 20100070.364.91$0
May 20100071.124.24$0
Apr 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 20100078.394.39$0
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 20090061.133.46$0
Jun 20090066.163.90$0
May 20090054.743.93$0
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 20090042.144.06$0
Feb 20090032.814.63$0
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 200800114.228.48$0
Jul 200800131.0811.39$0
Jun 200800131.3313.03$0
May 200800123.1711.57$0
Apr 200800110.3110.45$0
Mar 200800101.909.66$0
Feb 20080092.538.77$0
Jan 20080090.388.21$0
Dec 20070088.337.30$0
Nov 20070091.677.29$0
Oct 20070082.856.92$0
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 20070069.066.39$0
Jul 20070070.906.39$0
Jun 20070062.007.55$0
May 20070058.747.85$0
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 20070056.927.30$0
Feb 20070055.108.22$0
Jan 20070050.306.73$0
Dec 2006115056.656.92$6,515
Nov 20060054.207.62$0
Oct 20060054.906.01$0
Sep 20060060.085.04$0
Aug 20060068.717.34$0
Jul 2006186069.376.34$12,903
Jun 20060066.286.38$0
May 2006161066.016.42$10,628
Apr 20060064.397.36$0
Mar 20060056.707.08$0
Feb 2006128057.597.75$7,372
Jan 2006121060.598.93$7,331
Dec 20050054.9413.42$0
Nov 2005179054.6910.59$9,790
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 20050045.226.65$0
Apr 20050049.207.36$0
Mar 2005184050.377.15$9,268
Feb 20050045.226.31$0
Jan 20050043.166.32$0
Dec 20040039.866.75$0
Nov 2004182045.286.33$8,241
Oct 20044049.706.52$199
Sep 2004180043.245.28$7,783
Aug 20040042.375.55$0
Jul 20040038.286.08$0
Jun 20040136.106.43$6
May 200401037.486.49$65
Apr 200403434.475.86$199
Mar 200403234.365.53$177
Feb 200403832.455.51$209
Jan 200405032.036.30$315
Dec 200302030.266.30$126
Nov 200303828.804.60$175
Oct 200301028.174.76$48
Sep 20031881326.314.75$5,008
Aug 2003018329.765.13$939
Jul 2003027429.415.17$1,417
Jun 2003022428.565.98$1,340
May 200317818226.595.97$5,820
Apr 20030026.675.41$0
Mar 20030131.146.10$6
Feb 200302533.487.93$198
Jan 200304030.315.58$223
Dec 2002010026.914.85$485
Nov 200218311424.664.14$4,984
Oct 200226626.464.23$332
Sep 200205827.443.64$211
Aug 200215712225.963.16$4,462
Jul 200217910524.583.06$4,721
Jun 2002018123.733.34$604
May 200217819724.663.58$5,096
Apr 2002122723.653.51$821
Mar 200218114322.003.10$4,426
Feb 2002414218.222.38$410
Jan 20020017.172.38$0
Dec 20010016.932.36$0
Nov 20010118.072.41$2
Oct 20010019.782.53$0
Sep 20010024.262.25$0
Aug 20013024.873.05$75
Jul 2001013923.933.20$444
Jun 200117629824.563.82$5,462
May 200108425.524.31$362
Apr 20010024.685.34$0
Mar 200117721924.545.38$5,521
Feb 2001325727.755.77$1,565
Jan 200118223227.478.40$6,948
Dec 200017919026.889.12$6,545
Nov 2000016832.215.66$951
Oct 2000017731.235.15$911
Sep 200017716831.875.19$6,512
Aug 20001729.644.54$61
Jul 20000728.534.09$29
Jun 200017832129.304.40$6,627
May 2000025727.263.68$946
Apr 2000177024.513.12$4,338
Mar 2000181028.422.86$5,144
Feb 2000021627.622.73$589
Jan 200018522525.272.48$5,233
Dec 199919020324.282.42$5,105
Nov 1999118623.192.43$476
Oct 199916317320.982.80$3,905
Sep 199918419521.752.62$4,513
Aug 199918232419.262.88$4,437
Jul 199923717.892.37$124
Jun 19990015.942.36$0
May 19990015.792.32$0
Apr 199906715.102.21$148
Mar 199902512.471.84$46
Feb 19991783519.981.82$2,414
Jan 1999144910.381.90$863
Dec 19983584399.201.77$4,072
Nov 1998045110.892.19$986
Oct 199835647812.421.97$5,363
Sep 1998051612.592.08$1,075
Aug 199835547811.301.91$4,923
Jul 199835352211.742.24$5,312
Jun 1998051811.242.24$1,159
May 199818052112.622.21$3,421
Apr 199835258713.042.51$6,061
Mar 1998170312.802.31$1,636
Feb 199818546713.952.30$3,654
Jan 199817852914.702.15$3,756
Dec 199718252116.322.41$4,226
Nov 199736752318.193.09$8,291
Oct 1997053519.253.15$1,685
Sep 199718254417.742.95$4,836
Aug 199718229017.862.55$3,991
Jul 1997026517.582.25$595
Jun 199735428517.242.26$6,746
May 1997028718.972.31$663
Apr 199735125217.882.08$6,801
Mar 199736027618.951.94$7,357
Feb 1997030720.492.21$677
Jan 199718356223.483.54$6,286
Dec 199618332823.32$4,268
Nov 199631166321.97$6,833
Oct 199618376623.31$4,266
Sep 199634872222.22$7,733
Aug 199618080520.26$3,647
Jul 199635673919.55$6,960
Jun 199653682618.73$10,039
May 199636082919.43$6,995
Apr 199655083721.51$11,831
Mar 199636578119.38$7,074
Feb 199635772616.98$6,062
Jan 199636081717.07$6,145
Dec 199535980717.19$6,171
Nov 199555071116.00$8,800
Oct 199535987015.43$5,539
Sep 199536182316.18$5,841
Aug 19953591,27715.92$5,715
Jul 19953601,26715.24$5,486
Jun 19955471,08016.41$8,976
May 199518588517.56$3,249
Apr 199533986617.73$6,010
Mar 199535782616.44$5,869
Feb 199518278916.58$3,018
Jan 199517951715.92$2,850
Dec 19945341,03815.03$8,026
Nov 19943541,01215.90$5,629
Oct 19947101,13115.58$11,062
Sep 19943521,20015.29$5,382
Aug 19943561,29716.13$5,742
Jul 19947001,22117.56$12,292
Jun 19943481,25917.09$5,947
May 19946931,11915.88$11,005
Apr 19943561,05414.14$5,034
Mar 19943451,05612.46$4,299
Feb 19941,07084812.50$13,375
Jan 1994093012.66$0
Dec 19935371,12712.33$6,621
Nov 19936981,04614.49$10,114
Oct 19933301,12615.85$5,231
Sep 199335099315.03$5,261
Aug 19937021,13515.66$10,993
Jul 19933561,21415.46$5,504
Jun 19937031,10716.79$11,803
May 19933471,23517.68$6,135
Apr 19936841,21418.05$12,346
Mar 19933501,18318.14$6,349
Feb 199368287217.90$12,208
Jan 19933601,19716.93$6,095

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 2006 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  115 bbl  × $ 56.65 =     $6,515
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  6.92 =         $0

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Month total                                   $6,515

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/17036 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.