MORTON "A"

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 18842District 03Field 97502500OilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$573 k
Jan 1993 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$20 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
OilDisposition12,651 bbl$560,014
Casinghead gasProduction6,866 Mcf$13,045
Total$573,059

3,156 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 (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 30.5260, -96.8923. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

30.52604, -96.89227 · 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
0.0%
0 of 1 wells
With a plug date
0.0%
0 of 1 wells
Median depth
3,440 ft
1 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.
1100.0%

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 3,440 ft.

Completions filed
Sep 1985
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-0513283723,440 ftSep 1985

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 2026900106.413.05$9,577
Apr 20260098.932.87$0
Mar 20260089.753.15$0
Feb 20260063.503.75$0
Jan 202685059.138.00$5,026
Dec 20250056.664.41$0
Nov 20250058.593.93$0
Oct 202585059.383.30$5,047
Sep 20250062.743.08$0
Aug 20250063.933.01$0
Jul 20250066.743.32$0
Jun 20250066.483.13$0
May 20250060.553.23$0
Apr 20250062.363.54$0
Mar 20250067.704.27$0
Feb 202576070.884.34$5,387
Jan 20250074.324.28$0
Dec 20240068.993.12$0
Nov 202484069.052.20$5,800
Oct 20240071.372.28$0
Sep 20240069.612.36$0
Aug 20240075.632.06$0
Jul 20240079.932.15$0
Jun 20240078.082.63$0
May 202480078.812.20$6,305
Apr 20241084.451.66$84
Mar 20240080.301.55$0
Feb 202478076.091.78$5,935
Jan 20240073.023.30$0
Dec 20230071.262.61$0
Nov 20230077.892.81$0
Oct 20230085.443.09$0
Sep 20230089.042.74$0
Aug 20230080.522.67$0
Jul 20230074.852.64$0
Jun 2023169068.962.26$11,654
May 20230070.622.23$0
Apr 202382078.122.24$6,406
Mar 20230072.852.39$0
Feb 20231075.112.47$75
Jan 20230076.533.39$0
Dec 20220076.415.73$0
Nov 202286085.005.65$7,310
Oct 20220087.185.86$0
Sep 202286084.888.16$7,300
Aug 20220094.529.13$0
Jul 2022890101.587.54$9,041
Jun 202200115.097.98$0
May 202200109.378.43$0
Apr 2022830104.226.84$8,650
Mar 202200108.885.08$0
Feb 20220091.054.86$0
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 2021157066.024.22$10,365
Jul 20210070.783.98$0
Jun 202189069.493.38$6,185
May 20210063.483.02$0
Apr 20210060.362.76$0
Mar 20210061.302.72$0
Feb 20210057.805.55$0
Jan 20210050.412.81$0
Dec 20200044.642.68$0
Nov 202086038.772.71$3,334
Oct 20200036.972.48$0
Sep 202083037.091.99$3,078
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 202081049.881.98$4,040
Jan 20200057.252.09$0
Dec 20190059.012.30$0
Nov 20190055.302.75$0
Oct 201983053.472.42$4,438
Sep 20190055.052.66$0
Aug 201979053.112.30$4,196
Jul 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 201985052.782.49$4,486
May 20190058.482.74$0
Apr 20190062.632.75$0
Mar 201904756.803.06$144
Feb 20190050.852.79$0
Jan 201982046.033.23$3,774
Dec 20180046.594.19$0
Nov 20180052.934.24$0
Oct 20180061.443.40$0
Sep 20180059.543.11$0
Aug 201891059.403.07$5,405
Jul 20180065.142.93$0
Jun 20180060.183.08$0
May 20180065.382.90$0
Apr 201881063.842.90$5,171
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
Feb 20180061.782.77$0
Jan 201885062.874.01$5,344
Dec 20170057.272.92$0
Nov 20170055.423.12$0
Oct 2017803449.292.98$4,045
Sep 201784047.523.09$3,992
Aug 20170045.373.00$0
Jul 20170043.873.09$0
Jun 20170042.493.09$0
May 20170045.373.26$0
Apr 201783947.933.21$4,007
Mar 201797046.772.98$4,537
Feb 20171050.452.95$50
Jan 20170049.413.42$0
Dec 20160048.763.72$0
Nov 20160042.492.64$0
Oct 20160046.193.09$0
Sep 201683041.553.10$3,449
Aug 20160041.442.92$0
Jul 20160041.622.92$0
Jun 201685045.352.69$3,855
May 201679042.521.99$3,359
Apr 20160036.561.99$0
Mar 20160033.011.79$0
Feb 20160026.472.06$0
Jan 20160027.352.36$0
Dec 20150032.362.00$0
Nov 20150038.792.17$0
Oct 201585043.552.43$3,702
Sep 20150042.992.76$0
Aug 20150040.162.87$0
Jul 20150048.152.95$0
Jun 201587056.152.88$4,885
May 20150055.212.96$0
Apr 201592049.822.71$4,583
Mar 20150042.892.93$0
Feb 201577044.662.98$3,439
Jan 20150043.433.10$0
Dec 20140054.693.59$0
Nov 201483070.464.25$5,848
Oct 20140078.303.90$0
Sep 20140086.164.05$0
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 201486096.564.18$8,304
Jun 20140098.164.74$0
May 201483094.734.73$7,863
Apr 201486095.944.81$8,251
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 20140097.406.19$0
Jan 201485090.404.86$7,684
Dec 201385091.824.35$7,805
Nov 20130088.853.74$0
Oct 201388097.423.78$8,573
Sep 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 2013860104.253.52$8,966
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 20130094.403.93$0
May 20130094.834.15$0
Apr 201390093.964.28$8,456
Mar 20130093.623.91$0
Feb 201391091.233.42$8,302
Jan 20130091.603.42$0
Dec 201292086.773.42$7,983
Nov 20120086.953.62$0
Oct 201280089.383.40$7,150
Sep 20120094.672.92$0
Aug 201290092.662.91$8,339
Jul 20120085.133.02$0
Jun 201283079.822.52$6,625
May 201292091.612.49$8,428
Apr 201200101.652.00$0
Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 20127817101.102.57$7,929
Jan 20120098.092.73$0
Dec 20110096.873.24$0
Nov 20110095.723.31$0
Oct 20110084.983.65$0
Sep 20111083.623.99$84
Aug 201178083.404.15$6,505
Jul 20110094.144.52$0
Jun 201183092.904.64$7,711
May 201182098.134.40$8,047
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 2010851873.684.42$6,342
Jul 20100072.554.74$0
Jun 20100070.364.91$0
May 20100071.124.24$0
Apr 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 2010881878.394.39$6,977
Feb 20105073.585.44$368
Jan 20100074.365.96$0
Dec 200905571.445.48$302
Nov 200982074.593.75$6,116
Oct 200988072.544.11$6,384
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 200984061.133.46$5,135
Jun 20090066.163.90$0
May 20090054.743.93$0
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 200986142.144.06$3,628
Feb 20090032.814.63$0
Jan 20090035.865.37$0
Dec 200887037.105.98$3,228
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 2008830123.1711.57$10,223
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 200784070.906.39$5,956
Jun 20070062.007.55$0
May 20070058.747.85$0
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 20070056.927.30$0
Feb 200769055.108.22$3,802
Jan 20070050.306.73$0
Dec 20060056.656.92$0
Nov 20060054.207.62$0
Oct 20060054.906.01$0
Sep 200687060.085.04$5,227
Aug 20060068.717.34$0
Jul 20060069.376.34$0
Jun 20060066.286.38$0
May 20060066.016.42$0
Apr 20060064.397.36$0
Mar 20060056.707.08$0
Feb 200689057.597.75$5,126
Jan 20060060.598.93$0
Dec 20050054.9413.42$0
Nov 20050054.6910.59$0
Oct 20050058.3413.80$0
Sep 200588061.4512.08$5,408
Aug 20050061.519.80$0
Jul 20050055.697.84$0
Jun 20050052.337.38$0
May 200587045.226.65$3,934
Apr 20050049.207.36$0
Mar 20050050.377.15$0
Feb 20050045.226.31$0
Jan 20050043.166.32$0
Dec 20040039.866.75$0
Nov 20040045.286.33$0
Oct 20040049.706.52$0
Sep 2004881843.245.28$3,900
Aug 200402842.375.55$155
Jul 200403038.286.08$183
Jun 200402636.106.43$167
May 200489637.486.49$3,375
Apr 200401434.475.86$82
Mar 200402234.365.53$122
Feb 20040132.455.51$6
Jan 20040932.036.30$57
Dec 200301430.266.30$88
Nov 200302228.804.60$101
Oct 2003872728.174.76$2,579
Sep 200303826.314.75$180
Aug 2003884729.765.13$2,860
Jul 200303929.415.17$202
Jun 2003894128.565.98$2,787
May 2003883726.595.97$2,561
Apr 200303826.675.41$205
Mar 2003894131.146.10$3,021
Feb 2003793733.487.93$2,938
Jan 200303830.315.58$212
Dec 200202026.914.85$97
Nov 2002912824.664.14$2,360
Oct 2002871926.464.23$2,382
Sep 200202527.443.64$91
Aug 2002894025.963.16$2,437
Jul 200204924.583.06$150
Jun 2002894923.733.34$2,276
May 2002904724.663.58$2,388
Apr 2002904723.653.51$2,294
Mar 20020022.003.10$0
Feb 20020018.222.38$0
Jan 200249017.172.38$841
Dec 20010116.932.36$2
Nov 20010118.072.41$2
Oct 2001180219.782.53$3,565
Sep 20010024.262.25$0
Aug 200189324.873.05$2,223
Jul 20010223.933.20$6
Jun 200102424.563.82$92
May 2001893525.524.31$2,422
Apr 200101424.685.34$75
Mar 2001902624.545.38$2,348
Feb 200102427.755.77$138
Jan 2001915327.478.40$2,945
Dec 200004726.889.12$429
Nov 2000903432.215.66$3,091
Oct 200003731.235.15$190
Sep 2000884231.875.19$3,022
Aug 2000885229.644.54$2,844
Jul 200005628.534.09$229
Jun 2000854629.304.40$2,693
May 200003627.263.68$132
Apr 200004024.513.12$125
Mar 200001628.422.86$46
Feb 20001622127.622.73$4,532
Jan 200004625.272.48$114
Dec 199901624.282.42$39
Nov 199902723.192.43$66
Oct 1999894020.982.80$1,979
Sep 199903321.752.62$86
Aug 1999884219.262.88$1,816
Jul 199904417.892.37$104
Jun 1999894515.942.36$1,525
May 199905315.792.32$123
Apr 1999894215.102.21$1,437
Mar 199905312.471.84$97
Feb 199989489.981.82$975
Jan 199905410.381.90$103
Dec 199889559.201.77$916
Nov 199805110.892.19$111
Oct 1998914912.421.97$1,227
Sep 199805212.592.08$108
Aug 1998885211.301.91$1,094
Jul 1998805011.742.24$1,051
Jun 199805011.242.24$112
May 1998875012.622.21$1,208
Apr 199805813.042.51$145
Mar 199806112.802.31$141
Feb 19988711213.952.30$1,471
Jan 199806214.702.15$134
Dec 1997916416.322.41$1,639
Nov 199705918.193.09$182
Oct 1997905419.253.15$1,903
Sep 199704817.742.95$142
Aug 1997894917.862.55$1,715
Jul 199705817.582.25$130
Jun 1997885317.242.26$1,637
May 199716612018.972.31$3,426
Apr 199705617.882.08$117
Mar 199706218.951.94$120
Feb 199705920.492.21$130
Jan 1997887523.483.54$2,332
Dec 1996886723.32$2,052
Nov 199606621.97$0
Oct 1996896823.31$2,075
Sep 199606222.22$0
Aug 1996906820.26$1,823
Jul 1996906319.55$1,760
Jun 199606018.73$0
May 1996906819.43$1,749
Apr 1996876321.51$1,871
Mar 199606619.38$0
Feb 1996896116.98$1,511
Jan 1996917017.07$1,553
Dec 199517017.19$17
Nov 1995817116.00$1,296
Oct 1995898115.43$1,373
Sep 1995888516.18$1,424
Aug 19958814015.92$1,401
Jul 199502715.24$0
Jun 1995881616.41$1,444
May 199501917.56$0
Apr 199502817.73$0
Mar 1995824716.44$1,348
Feb 199504216.58$0
Jan 1995886815.92$1,401
Dec 199406515.03$0
Nov 199407415.90$0
Oct 1994877815.58$1,355
Sep 1994877715.29$1,330
Aug 199408416.13$0
Jul 1994878417.56$1,528
Jun 1994898617.09$1,521
May 1994857315.88$1,350
Apr 199405014.14$0
Mar 199408312.46$0
Feb 1994206112.50$250
Jan 199406612.66$0
Dec 19931636412.33$2,010
Nov 199306114.49$0
Oct 1993897715.85$1,411
Sep 1993908415.03$1,353
Aug 19938810015.66$1,378
Jul 1993878615.46$1,345
Jun 1993885416.79$1,478
May 1993886317.68$1,556
Apr 1993896818.05$1,606
Mar 199305318.14$0
Feb 1993884717.90$1,575
Jan 1993914216.93$1,541

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                   90 bbl  × $106.41 =     $9,577
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  3.05 =         $0

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Month total                                   $9,577

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/18842 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.