MELANIE UNIT

Operated by MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC (P-5 521544) in the GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 23178District 03Field 34733500OilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$7.2 M
Nov 1996 – Aug 2025
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
346
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 5,900 leases and 6,985 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1960-10-29
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
0 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 80 acres. The field rule took effect on 2025-09-30.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: DKT OG-25-00028011: UFT FIELD, ALLOCATION FORMULA SUSPENDED

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
OilDisposition28,090 bbl$1,051,868
Casinghead gasProduction1,459,619 Mcf$6,158,511
Total$7,210,379

91,772 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 2 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 30.2788, -96.7231. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

30.27882, -96.72307 · 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%
1 of 1 wells
With a plug date
100.0%
1 of 1 wells
Median depth
10,036 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
3.8 years
median over 1 well

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
1100.0%
A plug date is filed
1100.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
1100.0%
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

The one well that filed a depth was drilled to 10,036 ft.

Completions filed
Oct 2001
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Aug 2005
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 3.8 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 3.8 years and 3.8 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-287316101RE10,036 ftOct 2001Aug 2005Yes

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 (346)

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

346 months

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 20250070.884.34$0
Jan 20250074.324.28$0
Dec 20240068.993.12$0
Nov 20240069.052.20$0
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 20240078.812.20$0
Apr 20240084.451.66$0
Mar 20240080.301.55$0
Feb 20240076.091.78$0
Jan 2024152073.023.30$11,099
Dec 20230071.262.61$0
Nov 20230077.892.81$0
Oct 202302385.443.09$71
Sep 202301089.042.74$27
Aug 202301780.522.67$45
Jul 202302074.852.64$53
Jun 202301568.962.26$34
May 20230370.622.23$7
Apr 20230378.122.24$7
Mar 20230072.852.39$0
Feb 20230075.112.47$0
Jan 20230076.533.39$0
Dec 20220076.415.73$0
Nov 20220085.005.65$0
Oct 20220087.185.86$0
Sep 202201084.888.16$82
Aug 202201,23994.529.13$11,309
Jul 202201,332101.587.54$10,046
Jun 20221871,359115.097.98$32,363
May 202201,265109.378.43$10,668
Apr 202201,086104.226.84$7,426
Mar 202201,136108.885.08$5,767
Feb 202201,33191.054.86$6,467
Jan 202201,19981.844.54$5,441
Dec 202101,20571.323.90$4,698
Nov 202101,20577.435.24$6,310
Oct 20211781,22079.795.71$21,174
Sep 202101,19569.865.35$6,394
Aug 202101,19866.024.22$5,056
Jul 202101,21870.783.98$4,850
Jun 202101,35069.493.38$4,564
May 202101,72863.483.02$5,215
Apr 2021095660.362.76$2,637
Mar 202101,47961.302.72$4,018
Feb 202101,15457.805.55$6,402
Jan 20211411,26450.412.81$10,660
Dec 202001,47244.642.68$3,938
Nov 20201791,48338.772.71$10,954
Oct 202001,56236.972.48$3,871
Sep 202001,87137.091.99$3,725
Aug 202001,43539.982.39$3,423
Jul 202001,55338.371.83$2,834
Jun 2020092034.901.69$1,555
May 20201831,47816.921.81$5,779
Apr 202001,56214.751.80$2,818
Mar 202001,98430.341.86$3,683
Feb 2020095349.881.98$1,888
Jan 202001,40457.252.09$2,941
Dec 201901,41859.012.30$3,268
Nov 20191881,52255.302.75$14,583
Oct 201901,85053.472.42$4,474
Sep 201901,13055.052.66$3,003
Aug 201901,54953.112.30$3,569
Jul 201901,49456.272.46$3,675
Jun 201901,63652.782.49$4,076
May 2019095558.482.74$2,617
Apr 201901,82762.632.75$5,026
Mar 201901,77856.803.06$5,444
Feb 20191801,36150.852.79$12,953
Jan 201901,84846.033.23$5,966
Dec 201801,90146.594.19$7,957
Nov 2018058052.934.24$2,458
Oct 201801,80461.443.40$6,130
Sep 201801,36759.543.11$4,249
Aug 201801,54559.403.07$4,738
Jul 20181711,77765.142.93$16,349
Jun 201801,75560.183.08$5,400
May 201801,98865.382.90$5,767
Apr 201801,77063.842.90$5,134
Mar 20181791,91561.222.79$16,295
Feb 201801,47661.782.77$4,083
Jan 201801,70062.874.01$6,816
Dec 201701,48057.272.92$4,324
Nov 201701,75155.423.12$5,460
Oct 201701,87849.292.98$5,603
Sep 201701,84747.523.09$5,702
Aug 201701,54945.373.00$4,654
Jul 201701,94643.873.09$6,008
Jun 201701,92142.493.09$5,931
May 20171921,89845.373.26$14,905
Apr 201701,81547.933.21$5,829
Mar 201701,88846.772.98$5,633
Feb 201701,92750.452.95$5,690
Jan 201701,87049.413.42$6,393
Dec 20161911,74748.763.72$15,817
Nov 201601,76642.492.64$4,670
Oct 201602,06946.193.09$6,394
Sep 201601,98941.553.10$6,167
Aug 201601,90941.442.92$5,583
Jul 201602,03741.622.92$5,957
Jun 20161901,95545.352.69$13,867
May 201601,99442.521.99$3,970
Apr 201601,99736.561.99$3,976
Mar 201602,10533.011.79$3,776
Feb 201602,26226.472.06$4,668
Jan 20161961,89627.352.36$9,843
Dec 201501,95932.362.00$3,921
Nov 201501,59338.792.17$3,453
Oct 201501,71143.552.43$4,152
Sep 201501,49442.992.76$4,121
Aug 20151841,63440.162.87$12,083
Jul 201501,56748.152.95$4,615
Jun 201501,66056.152.88$4,786
May 201501,94855.212.96$5,757
Apr 201501,67049.822.71$4,520
Mar 201501,44342.892.93$4,235
Feb 201501,39044.662.98$4,137
Jan 201501,48943.433.10$4,617
Dec 201401,63554.693.59$5,872
Nov 201401,56370.464.25$6,646
Oct 201401,72578.303.90$6,729
Sep 201401,73286.164.05$7,007
Aug 201401,75789.394.04$7,090
Jul 201401,80596.564.18$7,544
Jun 201401,66598.164.74$7,887
May 201401,93294.734.73$9,132
Apr 201401,73695.944.81$8,349
Mar 201401,71995.895.06$8,693
Feb 201401,69697.406.19$10,502
Jan 201402,07290.404.86$10,071
Dec 201302,21791.824.35$9,654
Nov 201302,31788.853.74$8,662
Oct 20131892,46497.423.78$27,725
Sep 201302,425104.113.72$9,016
Aug 201302,497104.253.52$8,796
Jul 201302,624102.523.72$9,755
Jun 201302,66294.403.93$10,471
May 20131863,12394.834.15$30,596
Apr 201301,46393.964.28$6,265
Mar 2013512,42793.623.91$14,271
Feb 201302,33491.233.42$7,982
Jan 201302,59391.603.42$8,868
Dec 201202,55686.773.42$8,742
Nov 20121882,34486.953.62$24,844
Oct 201202,47589.383.40$8,414
Sep 201202,37194.672.92$6,920
Aug 201202,46392.662.91$7,163
Jul 201202,57885.133.02$7,788
Jun 20121882,62579.822.52$21,619
May 201202,64891.612.49$6,589
Apr 201202,709101.652.00$5,409
Mar 201202,179105.052.22$4,842
Feb 20121832,370101.102.57$24,593
Jan 201202,64498.092.73$7,229
Dec 201102,73096.873.24$8,844
Nov 201102,63995.723.31$8,738
Oct 20111782,79684.983.65$25,328
Sep 201102,69983.623.99$10,758
Aug 201102,82583.404.15$11,722
Jul 201102,88494.144.52$13,028
Jun 201102,72592.904.64$12,644
May 20111792,85898.134.40$30,154
Apr 201102,919105.964.33$12,649
Mar 201103,09996.364.06$12,574
Feb 201102,66385.644.18$11,131
Jan 20111952,99986.504.59$30,629
Dec 201002,93985.734.35$12,778
Nov 201002,80980.843.80$10,661
Oct 20101902,91978.103.51$25,081
Sep 201002,95472.633.98$11,755
Aug 201003,04173.684.42$13,439
Jul 201003,01372.554.74$14,271
Jun 201003,16970.364.91$15,561
May 20101933,42071.124.24$28,211
Apr 201002,50981.694.12$10,344
Mar 201003,30478.394.39$14,500
Feb 201002,92573.585.44$15,919
Jan 20101923,24674.365.96$33,637
Dec 200903,23371.445.48$17,729
Nov 200903,13274.593.75$11,750
Oct 20091933,25272.544.11$27,367
Sep 200903,39465.543.06$10,402
Aug 200903,52467.423.22$11,342
Jul 200903,72961.133.46$12,919
Jun 20091933,77466.163.90$27,469
May 200903,86454.743.93$15,169
Apr 20091953,57746.773.59$21,953
Mar 200903,81642.144.06$15,489
Feb 200903,15832.814.63$14,631
Jan 200903,60235.865.37$19,346
Dec 200803,55237.105.98$21,231
Nov 20081953,76855.496.86$36,670
Oct 200804,19775.246.92$29,052
Sep 200803,058101.767.88$24,088
Aug 200803,841114.228.48$32,583
Jul 20081963,964131.0811.39$70,839
Jun 200803,944131.3313.03$51,401
May 200803,959123.1711.57$45,823
Apr 200803,894110.3110.45$40,711
Mar 20081944,091101.909.66$59,304
Feb 200803,83992.538.77$33,670
Jan 200804,06090.388.21$33,315
Dec 20071974,14088.337.30$47,631
Nov 200704,23891.677.29$30,902
Oct 200704,41882.856.92$30,581
Sep 20071884,35575.846.24$41,451
Aug 200704,59469.066.39$29,346
Jul 200704,57770.906.39$29,238
Jun 20071944,59662.007.55$46,721
May 200704,80758.747.85$37,717
Apr 20071984,61959.617.81$47,855
Mar 200704,98056.927.30$36,364
Feb 20071954,63855.108.22$48,850
Jan 200704,25750.306.73$28,636
Dec 200604,05956.656.92$28,082
Nov 20061994,05154.207.62$41,644
Oct 200604,29554.906.01$25,829
Sep 200604,22960.085.04$21,302
Aug 20061954,73468.717.34$48,146
Jul 200604,60669.376.34$29,215
Jun 200604,83366.286.38$30,853
May 20061965,14066.016.42$45,962
Apr 200605,04564.397.36$37,134
Mar 20061975,58756.707.08$50,742
Feb 200604,88357.597.75$37,849
Jan 20062035,58460.598.93$62,183
Dec 200505,07554.9413.42$68,083
Nov 20051734,93854.6910.59$61,747
Oct 200505,18458.3413.80$71,517
Sep 20051935,16861.4512.08$74,284
Aug 20051976,40061.519.80$74,817
Jul 200506,95255.697.84$54,529
Jun 20051926,92452.337.38$61,154
May 200507,41545.226.65$49,318
Apr 20051986,77549.207.36$59,609
Mar 200507,19650.377.15$51,487
Feb 20051986,81045.226.31$51,938
Jan 20051977,56643.166.32$56,336
Dec 200407,21439.866.75$48,702
Nov 20041907,66845.286.33$57,145
Oct 20041958,55649.706.52$65,435
Sep 200407,42743.245.28$39,244
Aug 20041858,34542.375.55$54,159
Jul 20042008,57738.286.08$59,840
Jun 20041809,02436.106.43$64,550
May 200419,64237.486.49$62,658
Apr 200420111,92934.475.86$76,814
Mar 20041975,47334.365.53$37,035
Feb 20041997,82832.455.51$49,587
Jan 200408,41532.036.30$53,011
Dec 20031938,53730.266.30$59,637
Nov 20031949,41828.804.60$48,864
Oct 200319810,23028.174.76$54,269
Sep 200319611,06826.314.75$57,723
Aug 2003112,06329.765.13$61,910
Jul 200318812,53329.415.17$70,335
Jun 200338612,59728.565.98$86,392
May 200319713,59826.595.97$86,455
Apr 2003200026.675.41$5,334
Mar 200320214,90431.146.10$97,146
Feb 200339714,79033.487.93$130,515
Jan 200320814,40830.315.58$86,731
Dec 20021997,09826.914.85$39,807
Nov 200219741424.664.14$6,571
Oct 200209,15626.464.23$38,722
Sep 20021939,91127.443.64$41,324
Aug 20021919,14125.963.16$33,882
Jul 20021948,82124.583.06$31,776
Jun 200209,08523.733.34$30,328
May 2002379024.663.58$9,346
Apr 2002196023.653.51$4,635
Mar 200219711,97222.003.10$41,480
Feb 2002196018.222.38$3,571
Jan 20021955,21717.172.38$15,742
Dec 2001391016.932.36$6,620
Nov 20012614,37718.072.41$35,054
Oct 2001160419.782.53$1,547
Sep 20011613,06824.262.25$10,813
Aug 200105,17424.873.05$15,797
Jul 20011965,38823.933.20$21,916
Jun 200105,27124.563.82$20,157
May 20011735,53825.524.31$28,269
Apr 20011985,46124.685.34$34,023
Mar 20012005,12324.545.38$32,452
Feb 200105,21727.755.77$30,087
Jan 200106,13427.478.40$51,518
Dec 20001974,29226.889.12$44,449
Nov 200005,27632.215.66$29,852
Oct 20001936,27031.235.15$38,290
Sep 200005,45231.875.19$28,277
Aug 20001916,66129.644.54$35,907
Jul 200005,72528.534.09$23,414
Jun 20001937,57829.304.40$38,977
May 200008,07127.263.68$29,699
Apr 20001687,33924.513.12$26,986
Mar 20001717,62828.422.86$26,674
Feb 20001836,12027.622.73$21,741
Jan 20001936,57425.272.48$21,184
Dec 19991927,41624.282.42$22,636
Nov 199907,18723.192.43$17,493
Oct 19993687,63820.982.80$29,135
Sep 199907,53821.752.62$19,741
Aug 199908,45419.262.88$24,310
Jul 19991928,23517.892.37$22,971
Jun 19991718,36615.942.36$22,487
May 19991894,11315.792.32$12,531
Apr 19991928,99815.102.21$22,767
Mar 1999193012.471.84$2,407
Feb 1999195119.981.82$1,966
Jan 19991952,14910.381.90$6,107
Dec 199819510,4539.201.77$20,331
Nov 199857211,41610.892.19$31,181
Oct 199837813,68212.421.97$31,637
Sep 199819115,50712.592.08$34,700
Aug 199804,26211.301.91$8,129
Jul 199816284111.742.24$3,783
Jun 199801,42011.242.24$3,177
May 199801,52412.622.21$3,362
Apr 19981921,25413.042.51$5,645
Mar 199802,62412.802.31$6,060
Feb 199803,40313.952.30$7,824
Jan 19982024,30214.702.15$12,239
Dec 199705,34316.322.41$12,883
Nov 19971894,43518.193.09$17,134
Oct 199707,15619.253.15$22,540
Sep 19971897,77717.742.95$26,333
Aug 1997014,03017.862.55$35,843
Jul 199738617,79217.582.25$46,763
Jun 199739319,86017.242.26$51,603
May 199738521,26218.972.31$56,387
Apr 199738222,73417.882.08$54,180
Mar 199738226,06918.951.94$57,790
Feb 199776626,38320.492.21$73,894
Jan 199777238,79723.483.54$155,456
Dec 199698249,54323.32$22,900
Nov 19961,12642,22921.97$24,738

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.

Jan 2024 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  152 bbl  × $ 73.02 =    $11,099
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  3.30 =         $0

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                  $11,099

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/23178 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.