HESTER UNIT

Operated by MERICA OIL OPERATING COMPANY LLC (P-5 101171) 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 23604District 03Field 34733500OilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$5.0 M
Oct 1998 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
332
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
OilDisposition16,195 bbl$896,822
Casinghead gasProduction731,272 Mcf$4,088,751
Total$4,985,572

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 30.3198, -96.5926. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

30.31983, -96.59263 · 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
10,080 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 10,080 ft.

Completions filed
Oct 1998
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-051321151H10,080 ftOct 1998

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 (332)

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

332 months

May 202600106.413.05$0
Apr 20260098.932.87$0
Mar 20260089.753.15$0
Feb 20260063.503.75$0
Jan 20260059.138.00$0
Dec 20250056.664.41$0
Nov 20250058.593.93$0
Oct 20250059.383.30$0
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 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 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 20230068.962.26$0
May 20230070.622.23$0
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
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 20220084.888.16$0
Aug 20220094.529.13$0
Jul 202200101.587.54$0
Jun 202200115.097.98$0
May 2022790109.378.43$8,640
Apr 202200104.226.84$0
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 20210066.024.22$0
Jul 20210070.783.98$0
Jun 20210069.493.38$0
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 20200038.772.71$0
Oct 20200036.972.48$0
Sep 20200037.091.99$0
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 20200049.881.98$0
Jan 20200057.252.09$0
Dec 20190059.012.30$0
Nov 20190055.302.75$0
Oct 20190053.472.42$0
Sep 20190055.052.66$0
Aug 20190053.112.30$0
Jul 2019015156.272.46$371
Jun 201908352.782.49$207
May 2019014258.482.74$389
Apr 2019010362.632.75$283
Mar 201907356.803.06$224
Feb 201905550.852.79$154
Jan 201902546.033.23$81
Dec 20180646.594.19$25
Nov 20180852.934.24$34
Oct 20180061.443.40$0
Sep 20180459.543.11$12
Aug 20180659.403.07$18
Jul 20180365.142.93$9
Jun 201804160.183.08$126
May 20180065.382.90$0
Apr 20180063.842.90$0
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
Feb 2018116661.782.77$862
Jan 201803862.874.01$152
Dec 20170057.272.92$0
Nov 20170355.423.12$9
Oct 20170049.292.98$0
Sep 20170047.523.09$0
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 20170046.772.98$0
Feb 20170050.452.95$0
Jan 201702849.413.42$96
Dec 201602048.763.72$74
Nov 201602142.492.64$56
Oct 201622946.193.09$182
Sep 201624041.553.10$207
Aug 201612541.442.92$115
Jul 201617241.622.92$252
Jun 201609045.352.69$242
May 2016212242.521.99$328
Apr 2016415736.561.99$459
Mar 2016210133.011.79$247
Feb 201615426.472.06$138
Jan 2016450427.352.36$1,301
Dec 201518227232.362.00$6,434
Nov 2015546638.792.17$1,204
Oct 201505643.552.43$136
Sep 201502542.992.76$69
Aug 201501940.162.87$55
Jul 201503348.152.95$97
Jun 201505356.152.88$153
May 201515555.212.96$218
Apr 201511249.822.71$82
Mar 201505542.892.93$161
Feb 2015213144.662.98$479
Jan 20151579243.433.10$3,107
Dec 20141381854.693.59$3,649
Nov 2014096370.464.25$4,095
Oct 201401,01678.303.90$3,963
Sep 2014061386.164.05$2,480
Aug 20140989.394.04$36
Jul 201425596.564.18$423
Jun 201404898.164.74$227
May 20140094.734.73$0
Apr 2014157295.944.81$2,847
Mar 2014070395.895.06$3,555
Feb 2014182197.406.19$5,181
Jan 201462,04690.404.86$10,487
Dec 20131912,17991.824.35$27,026
Nov 201392,22088.853.74$9,099
Oct 201382,75097.423.78$11,173
Sep 201321,437104.113.72$5,551
Aug 20131662,924104.253.52$27,606
Jul 201372,808102.523.72$11,157
Jun 201324,20494.403.93$16,725
May 201303,87094.834.15$16,057
Apr 20131762,54093.964.28$27,415
Mar 201352,34393.623.91$9,636
Feb 201331,46591.233.42$5,284
Jan 201312,19191.603.42$7,585
Dec 20121783,38686.773.42$27,026
Nov 201203,08586.953.62$11,183
Oct 201202,61289.383.40$8,880
Sep 201201,19194.672.92$3,476
Aug 201222,37992.662.91$7,104
Jul 20121641,27785.133.02$17,819
Jun 2012577479.822.52$2,349
May 201202,50591.612.49$6,233
Apr 201201,783101.652.00$3,560
Mar 201271,846105.052.22$4,837
Feb 20121661,979101.102.57$21,869
Jan 201202,28998.092.73$6,258
Dec 201102,75796.873.24$8,932
Nov 201103,10595.723.31$10,282
Oct 201103,13884.983.65$11,449
Sep 20111692,01283.623.99$22,151
Aug 201113,20683.404.15$13,386
Jul 201183,58694.144.52$16,952
Jun 201101,63492.904.64$7,582
May 20111812,96198.134.40$30,804
Apr 2011123,255105.964.33$15,376
Mar 2011163,68396.364.06$16,485
Feb 20111692,73185.644.18$25,889
Jan 201105,36286.504.59$24,605
Dec 20101524,39285.734.35$32,126
Nov 201044,48080.843.80$17,326
Oct 20101724,49678.103.51$29,209
Sep 20101715,12172.633.98$32,799
Aug 201005,90873.684.42$26,110
Jul 20101734,98672.554.74$36,167
Jun 20101634,71770.364.91$34,631
May 201004,73271.124.24$20,041
Apr 20101722,90481.694.12$26,023
Mar 201005,91678.394.39$25,963
Feb 20102005,29773.585.44$43,544
Jan 201075,11174.365.96$31,003
Dec 20091885,98271.445.48$46,235
Nov 200966,01774.593.75$23,020
Oct 20091726,53372.544.11$39,329
Sep 200905,84165.543.06$17,901
Aug 20091726,10367.423.22$31,239
Jul 20091776,52661.133.46$33,429
Jun 20091807,13566.163.90$39,700
May 200907,21454.743.93$28,320
Apr 20091827,06046.773.59$33,840
Mar 20091807,61342.144.06$38,486
Feb 200906,41132.814.63$29,702
Jan 20091826,61435.865.37$42,050
Dec 20081858,00037.105.98$54,681
Nov 200807,67155.496.86$52,626
Oct 20081846,99575.246.92$62,263
Sep 200806,298101.767.88$49,610
Aug 20081642,582114.228.48$40,635
Jul 20081867,242131.0811.39$106,863
Jun 20081956,812131.3313.03$114,388
May 20081785,118123.1711.57$81,161
Apr 200835,687110.3110.45$59,788
Mar 20081827,534101.909.66$91,355
Feb 20081707,08092.538.77$77,826
Jan 20081796,80290.388.21$71,993
Dec 200707,31488.337.30$53,407
Nov 20071656,82791.677.29$64,906
Oct 20071767,05682.856.92$63,423
Sep 200707,11975.846.24$44,452
Aug 20071837,32469.066.39$59,423
Jul 20071866,59770.906.39$55,329
Jun 20071837,37862.007.55$67,038
May 200707,92558.747.85$62,182
Apr 20071837,47759.617.81$69,268
Mar 20071857,14156.927.30$62,674
Feb 20071477,81855.108.22$72,332
Jan 200708,47750.306.73$57,024
Dec 20061588,59856.656.92$68,435
Nov 20061788,20554.207.62$72,149
Oct 20061788,31954.906.01$59,801
Sep 200608,50260.085.04$42,826
Aug 20061839,68168.717.34$83,632
Jul 200616210,01269.376.34$74,742
Jun 20061609,04466.286.38$68,341
May 200609,60566.016.42$61,712
Apr 20063409,04464.397.36$88,461
Mar 200606,42456.707.08$45,501
Feb 20061755,96057.597.75$56,275
Jan 20061808,61960.598.93$87,902
Dec 20051777,22654.9413.42$106,664
Nov 20051695,89854.6910.59$71,693
Oct 200504,94758.3413.80$68,248
Sep 200501,85861.4512.08$22,443
Aug 20051674,13761.519.80$50,802
Jul 200506,10455.697.84$47,878
Jun 20051803,32152.337.38$33,932
May 200502,41445.226.65$16,056
Apr 200503,72749.207.36$27,433
Mar 20051784,84650.377.15$43,638
Feb 200504,44045.226.31$28,025
Jan 20051864,42343.166.32$35,991
Dec 200413,10439.866.75$20,995
Nov 20041954,77645.286.33$39,064
Oct 200403,90949.706.52$25,468
Sep 200402,79243.245.28$14,753
Aug 20041613,36242.375.55$25,483
Jul 20041772,91538.286.08$24,511
Jun 200401,23836.106.43$7,964
May 2004171537.486.49$4,681
Apr 200431,00834.475.86$6,009
Mar 200405334.365.53$293
Feb 20041328232.455.51$1,976
Jan 20041591,69132.036.30$15,745
Dec 200302,67730.266.30$16,869
Nov 20031792,25028.804.60$15,494
Oct 20031592,10828.174.76$14,512
Sep 200303,47626.314.75$16,509
Aug 200301,68629.765.13$8,649
Jul 20030029.415.17$0
Jun 2003186028.565.98$5,312
May 20030026.595.97$0
Apr 20030026.675.41$0
Mar 20030031.146.10$0
Feb 20030033.487.93$0
Jan 20030030.315.58$0
Dec 20020026.914.85$0
Nov 20020024.664.14$0
Oct 20020026.464.23$0
Sep 20021766027.443.64$5,048
Aug 20021762,77025.963.16$13,334
Jul 20021872,77024.583.06$13,078
Jun 2002037823.733.34$1,262
May 20020024.663.58$0
Apr 20020023.653.51$0
Mar 20020022.003.10$0
Feb 2002015918.222.38$378
Jan 200205717.172.38$135
Dec 20010416.932.36$9
Nov 20010018.072.41$0
Oct 20010019.782.53$0
Sep 20010024.262.25$0
Aug 20010024.873.05$0
Jul 20010023.933.20$0
Jun 2001085424.563.82$3,266
May 20011901,50825.524.31$11,344
Apr 200101,46624.685.34$7,822
Mar 200103,40824.545.38$18,323
Feb 20011834,50027.755.77$31,030
Jan 2001063527.478.40$5,333
Dec 200017863126.889.12$10,541
Nov 200001,79132.215.66$10,133
Oct 20001771,35731.235.15$12,510
Sep 20000031.875.19$0
Aug 20000029.644.54$0
Jul 20000028.534.09$0
Jun 20000029.304.40$0
May 200001927.263.68$70
Apr 200002,57624.513.12$8,027
Mar 20001799,09928.422.86$31,108
Feb 20001787,76227.622.73$26,079
Jan 20003457,45725.272.48$27,215
Dec 199907,11124.282.42$17,235
Nov 19990023.192.43$0
Oct 19991766,44020.982.80$21,748
Sep 19991857821.752.62$4,228
Aug 19991755,23119.262.88$18,413
Jul 199903,42717.892.37$8,130
Jun 199904715.942.36$111
May 199904415.792.32$102
Apr 19994296,82615.102.21$21,550
Mar 19993607,68612.471.84$18,619
Feb 199909,6659.981.82$17,569
Jan 19991815,81910.381.90$12,935
Dec 199870211,4369.201.77$26,738
Nov 199834016,19610.892.19$39,103
Oct 199805612.421.97$110

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 2022 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                   79 bbl  × $109.37 =     $8,640
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  8.43 =         $0

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Month total                                   $8,640

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/23604 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.