VELA ESTATE

Operated by HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 386310) in the ROLETA (WILCOX CONSOLIDATED) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 111623District 04Field 77973050NGPA filingCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.6 M
Jan 1993 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
401
no gaps in the span
Streams
2
condensate, 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 345 leases and 345 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1995-01-09
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
933 ft
minimum
From a lease line
467 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 40 acres. The field rule took effect on 2010-11-02.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: PERMITTED/DRILLED/COMPLETED ON THE SAME LEASE.

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
NGPA2none

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
CondensateDisposition1,176 bbl$51,055
GasProduction663,857 Mcf$1,502,999
Total$1,554,054

289,736 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 41 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 26.7580, -99.2138. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.75797, -99.21377 · 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
8,507 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 8,507 ft.

Completions filed
Jul 1984
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-5053167328,507 ftJul 1984

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 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 202200109.378.43$0
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 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 20190052.782.49$0
May 20190058.482.74$0
Apr 20190062.632.75$0
Mar 20190056.803.06$0
Feb 20190050.852.79$0
Jan 20190046.033.23$0
Dec 20180046.594.19$0
Nov 20180052.934.24$0
Oct 20180061.443.40$0
Sep 20180059.543.11$0
Aug 20180059.403.07$0
Jul 20180065.142.93$0
Jun 20180060.183.08$0
May 20180065.382.90$0
Apr 20180063.842.90$0
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
Feb 20180061.782.77$0
Jan 20180062.874.01$0
Dec 20170057.272.92$0
Nov 20170055.423.12$0
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 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 20150042.992.76$0
Aug 20150040.162.87$0
Jul 20150048.152.95$0
Jun 20150056.152.88$0
May 20150055.212.96$0
Apr 20150049.822.71$0
Mar 20150042.892.93$0
Feb 201501644.662.98$48
Jan 201513143.433.10$140
Dec 201402654.693.59$93
Nov 201402470.464.25$102
Oct 201403178.303.90$121
Sep 20140786.164.05$28
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 201412696.564.18$205
Jun 201404498.164.74$208
May 201403694.734.73$170
Apr 201422895.944.81$327
Mar 201402495.895.06$121
Feb 201404297.406.19$260
Jan 201463690.404.86$717
Dec 201303191.824.35$135
Nov 201302488.853.74$90
Oct 201361797.423.78$649
Sep 2013032104.113.72$119
Aug 2013031104.253.52$109
Jul 2013029102.523.72$108
Jun 201302494.403.93$94
May 201303394.834.15$137
Apr 201334193.964.28$457
Mar 201304293.623.91$164
Feb 201304991.233.42$168
Jan 201309191.603.42$311
Dec 201205786.773.42$195
Nov 201215186.953.62$272
Oct 201205389.383.40$180
Sep 201205594.672.92$161
Aug 201203492.662.91$99
Jul 2012014585.133.02$438
Jun 2012536779.822.52$4,399
May 201204391.612.49$107
Apr 2012023101.652.00$46
Mar 2012068105.052.22$151
Feb 20120182101.102.57$468
Jan 2012031298.092.73$853
Dec 2011030096.873.24$972
Nov 2011042095.723.31$1,391
Oct 2011044984.983.65$1,638
Sep 2011049683.623.99$1,977
Aug 2011141483.404.15$1,801
Jul 2011058594.144.52$2,643
Jun 2011031792.904.64$1,471
May 2011048298.134.40$2,123
Apr 20110151105.964.33$654
Mar 2011018596.364.06$751
Feb 20117529385.644.18$7,648
Jan 2011014086.504.59$642
Dec 2010017585.734.35$761
Nov 2010119880.843.80$832
Oct 2010121578.103.51$833
Sep 2010021672.633.98$860
Aug 2010127273.684.42$1,276
Jul 2010133772.554.74$1,669
Jun 2010023170.364.91$1,134
May 2010031171.124.24$1,317
Apr 2010035981.694.12$1,480
Mar 2010033178.394.39$1,453
Feb 2010031673.585.44$1,720
Jan 2010038174.365.96$2,272
Dec 2009040171.445.48$2,199
Nov 2009043674.593.75$1,636
Oct 2009049072.544.11$2,014
Sep 2009153865.543.06$1,714
Aug 2009058167.423.22$1,870
Jul 2009158261.133.46$2,077
Jun 2009046066.163.90$1,792
May 2009052254.743.93$2,049
Apr 2009162446.773.59$2,285
Mar 200911,14042.144.06$4,669
Feb 2009069632.814.63$3,225
Jan 2009029335.865.37$1,574
Dec 2008042337.105.98$2,528
Nov 2008054755.496.86$3,753
Oct 2008059075.246.92$4,084
Sep 20080603101.767.88$4,750
Aug 20080468114.228.48$3,970
Jul 20080655131.0811.39$7,460
Jun 20080705131.3313.03$9,188
May 20081692123.1711.57$8,133
Apr 200896695110.3110.45$17,856
Mar 20081721101.909.66$7,070
Feb 2008169092.538.77$6,144
Jan 2008575190.388.21$6,614
Dec 2007180588.337.30$5,966
Nov 2007184691.677.29$6,260
Oct 2007294282.856.92$6,686
Sep 2007095175.846.24$5,938
Aug 200711,09469.066.39$7,057
Jul 200711,14170.906.39$7,360
Jun 2007297362.007.55$7,469
May 200701,14758.747.85$9,000
Apr 200701,12959.617.81$8,812
Mar 200721,25356.927.30$9,263
Feb 200711,24655.108.22$10,292
Jan 2007882350.306.73$5,939
Dec 2006040356.656.92$2,788
Nov 20061045954.207.62$4,038
Oct 2006154154.906.01$3,308
Sep 2006562260.085.04$3,434
Aug 200611274168.717.34$13,134
Jul 2006098269.376.34$6,229
Jun 2006187866.286.38$5,671
May 2006399466.016.42$6,584
Apr 200641,08364.397.36$8,229
Mar 200621,22056.707.08$8,755
Feb 200611,15957.597.75$9,041
Jan 200631,56860.598.93$14,189
Dec 200531,14554.9413.42$15,525
Nov 200511,17254.6910.59$12,464
Oct 200511,32458.3413.80$18,324
Sep 200521,60161.4512.08$19,461
Aug 200521,34761.519.80$13,319
Jul 200501,32755.697.84$10,409
Jun 200531,35752.337.38$10,173
May 200511,47245.226.65$9,836
Apr 200541,63649.207.36$12,239
Mar 200521,56750.377.15$11,312
Feb 200521,52045.226.31$9,685
Jan 200522,06843.166.32$13,161
Dec 200402,26539.866.75$15,291
Nov 2004614,77345.286.33$32,977
Oct 20040049.706.52$0
Sep 20040043.245.28$0
Aug 20040042.375.55$0
Jul 20040038.286.08$0
Jun 20040036.106.43$0
May 200401,50637.486.49$9,781
Apr 200401,42934.475.86$8,372
Mar 200401,70434.365.53$9,423
Feb 200401,93332.455.51$10,650
Jan 200401,51032.036.30$9,512
Dec 200301,68930.266.30$10,643
Nov 200301,42128.804.60$6,530
Oct 200301,58728.174.76$7,554
Sep 200301,63226.314.75$7,751
Aug 200301,72829.765.13$8,864
Jul 200301,64529.415.17$8,506
Jun 200302,14628.565.98$12,839
May 2003292,32226.595.97$14,640
Apr 200302,20126.675.41$11,901
Mar 200302,29131.146.10$13,966
Feb 200302,05933.487.93$16,319
Jan 200302,44130.315.58$13,626
Dec 200292,43726.914.85$12,071
Nov 200202,44224.664.14$10,102
Oct 200252,60026.464.23$11,128
Sep 200202,52327.443.64$9,172
Aug 200202,56925.963.16$8,129
Jul 200232,58024.583.06$7,973
Jun 200202,57023.733.34$8,579
May 200202,59224.663.58$9,290
Apr 200202,50523.653.51$8,798
Mar 200202,60322.003.10$8,076
Feb 200202,56018.222.38$6,082
Jan 200203,02817.172.38$7,194
Dec 200102,72216.932.36$6,436
Nov 200102,60418.072.41$6,264
Oct 200102,73619.782.53$6,919
Sep 200102,76124.262.25$6,216
Aug 200102,91024.873.05$8,885
Jul 200103,00223.933.20$9,598
Jun 200102,96124.563.82$11,323
May 200103,30325.524.31$14,227
Apr 200102,58724.685.34$13,802
Mar 200103,35324.545.38$18,027
Feb 200102,75927.755.77$15,911
Jan 200103,09127.478.40$25,961
Dec 200003,47126.889.12$31,664
Nov 200003,27832.215.66$18,547
Oct 200003,48631.235.15$17,937
Sep 200003,55031.875.19$18,412
Aug 200003,58929.644.54$16,297
Jul 200003,58628.534.09$14,666
Jun 200003,62629.304.40$15,944
May 200003,77227.263.68$13,880
Apr 200002,94624.513.12$9,180
Mar 200003,01028.422.86$8,608
Feb 200002,81527.622.73$7,675
Jan 200003,12925.272.48$7,761
Dec 199902,30624.282.42$5,589
Nov 199902,41523.192.43$5,878
Oct 199903,11820.982.80$8,742
Sep 199903,10421.752.62$8,129
Aug 199903,19719.262.88$9,193
Jul 199903,57817.892.37$8,488
Jun 199903,09415.942.36$7,308
May 199902,70515.792.32$6,278
Apr 199913,41615.102.21$7,558
Mar 199913,31512.471.84$6,107
Feb 199912,9199.981.82$5,316
Jan 199923,86010.381.90$7,355
Dec 199812,7759.201.77$4,930
Nov 199813,52610.892.19$7,718
Oct 199813,95212.421.97$7,795
Sep 199815,87012.592.08$12,238
Aug 199813,46811.301.91$6,626
Jul 199833,80611.742.24$8,550
Jun 199812,75211.242.24$6,168
May 199813,34112.622.21$7,384
Apr 199823,89013.042.51$9,772
Mar 199823,98312.802.31$9,224
Feb 199823,68413.952.30$8,498
Jan 199823,25914.702.15$7,052
Dec 199713,72316.322.41$8,993
Nov 199723,84818.193.09$11,920
Oct 199713,98119.253.15$12,559
Sep 199713,57317.742.95$10,576
Aug 199703,98917.862.55$10,191
Jul 199704,23917.582.25$9,525
Jun 199704,01817.242.26$9,069
May 199704,59518.972.31$10,608
Apr 1997114,17717.882.08$29,545
Mar 1997213,49118.951.94$26,199
Feb 1997211,80720.492.21$26,086
Jan 1997212,69123.483.54$44,969
Dec 1996311,71323.32$70
Nov 1996110,19221.97$22
Oct 1996212,31223.31$47
Sep 1996212,11822.22$44
Aug 1996213,80920.26$41
Jul 1996218,01819.55$39
Jun 1996217,49118.73$37
May 1996218,51819.43$39
Apr 1996316,87321.51$65
Mar 1996318,11119.38$58
Feb 199628,97716.98$34
Jan 199636,74917.07$51
Dec 199536,46717.19$52
Nov 199536,56616.00$48
Oct 199526,43215.43$31
Sep 199536,58416.18$49
Aug 199537,60015.92$48
Jul 199537,25015.24$46
Jun 199529,61416.41$33
May 199545,99917.56$70
Apr 199526,28117.73$35
Mar 199549,81016.44$66
Feb 199512,70016.58$17
Jan 19952015.92$32
Dec 1994218615.03$30
Nov 1994318015.90$48
Oct 1994418615.58$62
Sep 1994318015.29$46
Aug 1994220716.13$32
Jul 199441,86017.56$70
Jun 199442,99617.09$68
May 199454,72515.88$79
Apr 199433,99114.14$42
Mar 1994543712.46$62
Feb 19940012.50$0
Jan 19940012.66$0
Dec 19930012.33$0
Nov 19938714.49$116
Oct 19932182815.85$333
Sep 19931051115.03$150
Aug 1993088115.66$0
Jul 199301,00015.46$0
Jun 19930016.79$0
May 19930017.68$0
Apr 199353018.05$957
Mar 19931087,38818.14$1,959
Feb 199314711,49317.90$2,631
Jan 199314812,49616.93$2,506

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.

Feb 2015 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             0 bbl  × $ 44.66 =         $0
Gas                   16 Mcf  × $  2.98 =        $48

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                      $48

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. 04/G/111623 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.