COOK, WALTER JR.

Operated by RILEY EXPLORATION OPG CO, LLC (P-5 712153) in the SERBIN (TAYLOR SAND) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 19796District 03Field 82265500OilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$789 k
Jan 1993 – Aug 2017
Value, last 12 filed months
$4 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
296
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 444 leases and 641 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1985-11-19
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
660 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 20 acres. The field rule took effect on 2013-08-06.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: 1500 FT DIAGONAL.

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
OilDisposition25,177 bbl$686,674
Casinghead gasProduction65,983 Mcf$102,171
Total$788,845

33,921 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.

Every month this lease reported (296)

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

296 months

Aug 20170045.373.00$0
Jul 20170043.873.09$0
Jun 20170042.493.09$0
May 20170045.373.26$0
Apr 20170047.933.21$0
Mar 201795046.772.98$4,443
Feb 20170050.452.95$0
Jan 20170049.413.42$0
Dec 20160048.763.72$0
Nov 20160042.492.64$0
Oct 20160046.193.09$0
Sep 20160041.553.10$0
Aug 20160041.442.92$0
Jul 20160041.622.92$0
Jun 20160045.352.69$0
May 20160042.521.99$0
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 20150043.552.43$0
Sep 201553042.992.76$2,278
Aug 20150040.162.87$0
Jul 2015153048.152.95$7,367
Jun 20150056.152.88$0
May 20150055.212.96$0
Apr 20150049.822.71$0
Mar 20150042.892.93$0
Feb 20150044.662.98$0
Jan 2015114043.433.10$4,951
Dec 20140054.693.59$0
Nov 20140070.464.25$0
Oct 20140078.303.90$0
Sep 201444086.164.05$3,791
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 201463096.564.18$6,083
Jun 20140098.164.74$0
May 201481094.734.73$7,673
Apr 20140095.944.81$0
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 20140097.406.19$0
Jan 2014199090.404.86$17,990
Dec 20130091.824.35$0
Nov 20130088.853.74$0
Oct 20130097.423.78$0
Sep 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 2013210104.253.52$2,189
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 2013189094.403.93$17,842
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 2012111086.773.42$9,631
Nov 20120086.953.62$0
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 20120094.672.92$0
Aug 2012191092.662.91$17,698
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 2011189096.873.24$18,308
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 2011183098.134.40$17,958
Apr 201100105.964.33$0
Mar 20110096.364.06$0
Feb 20110085.644.18$0
Jan 20110086.504.59$0
Dec 2010173085.734.35$14,831
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 2010169071.124.24$12,019
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 2009187074.593.75$13,948
Oct 20090072.544.11$0
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 20090061.133.46$0
Jun 2009190066.163.90$12,570
May 20090054.743.93$0
Apr 2009192046.773.59$8,980
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 20081900114.228.48$21,702
Jul 200810131.0811.39$131
Jun 200800131.3313.03$0
May 200800123.1711.57$0
Apr 20081830110.3110.45$20,187
Mar 200800101.909.66$0
Feb 20080092.538.77$0
Jan 20080090.388.21$0
Dec 2007182088.337.30$16,076
Nov 20070091.677.29$0
Oct 20070082.856.92$0
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 20070069.066.39$0
Jul 2007182070.906.39$12,904
Jun 20070062.007.55$0
May 20070058.747.85$0
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 2007186056.927.30$10,587
Feb 20070055.108.22$0
Jan 20070050.306.73$0
Dec 20060056.656.92$0
Nov 2006190054.207.62$10,298
Oct 20060054.906.01$0
Sep 20060060.085.04$0
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 20060057.597.75$0
Jan 20060060.598.93$0
Dec 20050054.9413.42$0
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 20050045.226.65$0
Apr 2005179049.207.36$8,807
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 2004177043.245.28$7,653
Aug 20040042.375.55$0
Jul 20040038.286.08$0
Jun 20040036.106.43$0
May 20040037.486.49$0
Apr 20040034.475.86$0
Mar 20040034.365.53$0
Feb 20040032.455.51$0
Jan 20040032.036.30$0
Dec 20030030.266.30$0
Nov 2003017428.804.60$800
Oct 2003018428.174.76$876
Sep 200318118626.314.75$5,645
Aug 2003020029.765.13$1,026
Jul 2003021029.415.17$1,086
Jun 2003018128.565.98$1,083
May 2003018426.595.97$1,099
Apr 2003017326.675.41$935
Mar 200318217631.146.10$6,740
Feb 2003018933.487.93$1,498
Jan 2003019430.315.58$1,083
Dec 2002020026.914.85$971
Nov 200217619224.664.14$5,134
Oct 2002017526.464.23$740
Sep 2002019727.443.64$716
Aug 2002019825.963.16$627
Jul 200217522724.583.06$4,997
Jun 2002020423.733.34$681
May 2002021224.663.58$760
Apr 2002021123.653.51$741
Mar 2002022022.003.10$683
Feb 200218321118.222.38$3,836
Jan 2002023317.172.38$554
Dec 2001021916.932.36$518
Nov 2001321718.072.41$576
Oct 200117942819.782.53$4,623
Sep 2001024124.262.25$543
Aug 2001032124.873.05$980
Jul 200117634723.933.20$5,321
Jun 2001023524.563.82$899
May 200118038425.524.31$6,248
Apr 2001026524.685.34$1,414
Mar 200118036124.545.38$6,358
Feb 2001033527.755.77$1,932
Jan 2001023927.478.40$2,007
Dec 200018240426.889.12$8,578
Nov 200018147932.215.66$8,540
Oct 2000051931.235.15$2,671
Sep 200017852331.875.19$8,385
Aug 200018046129.644.54$7,428
Jul 2000044428.534.09$1,816
Jun 200017945129.304.40$7,228
May 200018044527.263.68$6,544
Apr 2000044424.513.12$1,384
Mar 200018237728.422.86$6,251
Feb 2000043727.622.73$1,191
Jan 200018748425.272.48$5,926
Dec 199918549224.282.42$5,684
Nov 199918045323.192.43$5,277
Oct 199918148820.982.80$5,166
Sep 1999145921.752.62$1,224
Aug 199918151719.262.88$4,973
Jul 199925251517.892.37$5,730
Jun 199917747415.942.36$3,941
May 1999150615.792.32$1,190
Apr 199918149615.102.21$3,828
Mar 199918049912.471.84$3,162
Feb 19991814649.981.82$2,650
Jan 199918349710.381.90$2,844
Dec 19981854499.201.77$2,498
Nov 1998348810.892.19$1,099
Oct 199818653912.421.97$3,372
Sep 199820347612.592.08$3,547
Aug 199821852211.301.91$3,459
Jul 19981253711.742.24$1,342
Jun 199819052511.242.24$3,310
May 199818457712.622.21$3,595
Apr 199819656013.042.51$3,959
Mar 199822250312.802.31$4,003
Feb 19981746913.952.30$1,315
Jan 199819550014.702.15$3,944
Dec 199719745516.322.41$4,312
Nov 199719648818.193.09$5,072
Oct 199720755019.253.15$5,717
Sep 199720754917.742.95$5,294
Aug 19971957917.862.55$1,819
Jul 199721057517.582.25$4,984
Jun 199721153517.242.26$4,845
May 199720051718.972.31$4,987
Apr 19972653717.882.08$1,583
Mar 199719359918.951.94$4,819
Feb 199718051420.492.21$4,822
Jan 199736256823.483.54$10,510
Dec 19962352123.32$536
Nov 199619555121.97$4,284
Oct 199619956323.31$4,639
Sep 199619656922.22$4,355
Aug 199620065720.26$4,052
Jul 199621764819.55$4,242
Jun 199621665518.73$4,046
May 199622155719.43$4,294
Apr 19962059021.51$430
Mar 199619864019.38$3,837
Feb 199620465816.98$3,464
Jan 199638862017.07$6,623
Dec 199521267717.19$3,644
Nov 199521768716.00$3,472
Oct 199519065815.43$2,932
Sep 199520768816.18$3,349
Aug 199520473815.92$3,248
Jul 199537481215.24$5,700
Jun 199520373816.41$3,331
May 199520476617.56$3,582
Apr 199521574117.73$3,812
Mar 199520876516.44$3,420
Feb 199536369416.58$6,019
Jan 199518571715.92$2,945
Dec 199437073415.03$5,561
Nov 199420973415.90$3,323
Oct 199419861915.58$3,085
Sep 199437778815.29$5,764
Aug 199418778316.13$3,016
Jul 199437280617.56$6,532
Jun 199418583217.09$3,162
May 199438278515.88$6,066
Apr 199420277514.14$2,856
Mar 199437570512.46$4,673
Feb 199419568412.50$2,438
Jan 199440472212.66$5,115
Dec 199320978512.33$2,577
Nov 199339878514.49$5,767
Oct 199320878115.85$3,297
Sep 199338588015.03$5,787
Aug 199337197515.66$5,810
Jul 199339290715.46$6,060
Jun 199337987916.79$6,363
May 199337297317.68$6,577
Apr 199318653018.05$3,357
Mar 199336050818.14$6,530
Feb 199318643317.90$3,329
Jan 199318360816.93$3,098

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.

Mar 2017 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                   95 bbl  × $ 46.77 =     $4,443
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  2.98 =         $0

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Month total                                   $4,443

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/19796 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.