VAQUILLAS RANCH "A"

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

Gas lease lease 116187District 04Field 93215400NGPA filingCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.0 M
Jan 1993 – Dec 2022
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
360
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 909 leases and 909 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1998-02-24
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
1,200 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: NO P-15 OR PLAT REQUIRED.

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
NGPA1none

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
CondensateDisposition294 bbl$5,437
GasProduction341,444 Mcf$1,002,184
Total$1,007,621

127,097 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 27.5780, -99.0417. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.57802, -99.04169 · 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
11,285 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
37.7 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 11,285 ft.

Completions filed
Apr 1985
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Dec 2022
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 37.7 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 37.7 years and 37.7 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-479338451411,285 ftApr 1985Dec 2022Yes

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 (360)

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

360 months

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 20150044.662.98$0
Jan 20150043.433.10$0
Dec 20140054.693.59$0
Nov 20140070.464.25$0
Oct 20140078.303.90$0
Sep 20140086.164.05$0
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 20140096.564.18$0
Jun 20140098.164.74$0
May 20140094.734.73$0
Apr 20140095.944.81$0
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 20140097.406.19$0
Jan 20140090.404.86$0
Dec 20130091.824.35$0
Nov 20130088.853.74$0
Oct 20130097.423.78$0
Sep 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 201300104.253.52$0
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 20130094.403.93$0
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 20120086.773.42$0
Nov 20120086.953.62$0
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 20120094.672.92$0
Aug 20120092.662.91$0
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 20110096.873.24$0
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 20110098.134.40$0
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 20100073.684.42$0
Jul 20100072.554.74$0
Jun 20100070.364.91$0
May 20100071.124.24$0
Apr 2010022181.694.12$911
Mar 20100478.394.39$18
Feb 201002373.585.44$125
Jan 201006074.365.96$358
Dec 200909871.445.48$537
Nov 20090074.593.75$0
Oct 200906772.544.11$275
Sep 200906065.543.06$184
Aug 200903067.423.22$97
Jul 200908361.133.46$288
Jun 200905266.163.90$203
May 20090054.743.93$0
Apr 200906746.773.59$240
Mar 2009032842.144.06$1,331
Feb 2009027632.814.63$1,279
Jan 200901735.865.37$91
Dec 2008032337.105.98$1,931
Nov 200802955.496.86$199
Oct 2008033975.246.92$2,347
Sep 20080336101.767.88$2,647
Aug 20080412114.228.48$3,495
Jul 200801,004131.0811.39$11,435
Jun 20080863131.3313.03$11,247
May 20080694123.1711.57$8,033
Apr 20080627110.3110.45$6,555
Mar 20080869101.909.66$8,398
Feb 2008092392.538.77$8,095
Jan 2008083590.388.21$6,852
Dec 2007036188.337.30$2,636
Nov 200701091.677.29$73
Oct 20070082.856.92$0
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 20070069.066.39$0
Jul 2007086970.906.39$5,551
Jun 200701,05462.007.55$7,956
May 200701,50258.747.85$11,785
Apr 2007082759.617.81$6,455
Mar 200701,23756.927.30$9,033
Feb 200704,23855.108.22$34,819
Jan 2007065550.306.73$4,406
Dec 200601,53056.656.92$10,585
Nov 200601,25954.207.62$9,590
Oct 200601,61354.906.01$9,700
Sep 200601,40660.085.04$7,082
Aug 200602,02868.717.34$14,885
Jul 200603,33769.376.34$21,166
Jun 20060066.286.38$0
May 2006044966.016.42$2,885
Apr 200601,26164.397.36$9,282
Mar 2006072156.707.08$5,107
Feb 2006067257.597.75$5,209
Jan 200601,39060.598.93$12,417
Dec 200501,27054.9413.42$17,038
Nov 2005092254.6910.59$9,763
Oct 200501,30758.3413.80$18,031
Sep 200501,06561.4512.08$12,864
Aug 200501,17761.519.80$11,531
Jul 200501,49855.697.84$11,750
Jun 200501,95052.337.38$14,393
May 200502,38945.226.65$15,890
Apr 2005039749.207.36$2,922
Mar 200504,98450.377.15$35,660
Feb 200506945.226.31$436
Jan 200504,77743.166.32$30,201
Dec 200401,89739.866.75$12,807
Nov 20047445.286.33$342
Oct 2004021849.706.52$1,420
Sep 2004049143.245.28$2,594
Aug 20040842.375.55$44
Jul 20040938.286.08$55
Jun 200401,04836.106.43$6,742
May 2004065437.486.49$4,247
Apr 200403,00834.475.86$17,622
Mar 2004070534.365.53$3,899
Feb 200453,40832.455.51$18,939
Jan 200483,66232.036.30$23,326
Dec 200303,09630.266.30$19,510
Nov 200301,67628.804.60$7,701
Oct 200301,54428.174.76$7,349
Sep 2003029926.314.75$1,420
Aug 2003280129.765.13$4,168
Jul 200301,08029.415.17$5,585
Jun 2003087728.565.98$5,247
May 200301,26226.595.97$7,538
Apr 2003094026.675.41$5,083
Mar 200301,98331.146.10$12,088
Feb 20030033.487.93$0
Jan 20030030.315.58$0
Dec 2002030626.914.85$1,485
Nov 200201,23924.664.14$5,126
Oct 2002056726.464.23$2,398
Sep 200201,49127.443.64$5,420
Aug 2002077025.963.16$2,436
Jul 2002401,21824.583.06$4,712
Jun 200201,91423.733.34$6,389
May 200201,87824.663.58$6,731
Apr 200203,23223.653.51$11,352
Mar 200203,97922.003.10$12,346
Feb 200208,39318.222.38$19,939
Jan 20020017.172.38$0
Dec 20010016.932.36$0
Nov 20010018.072.41$0
Oct 20010019.782.53$0
Sep 200104324.262.25$97
Aug 2001031424.873.05$959
Jul 200101,50323.933.20$4,805
Jun 200101,38124.563.82$5,281
May 2001083325.524.31$3,588
Apr 200101,51724.685.34$8,094
Mar 200101,54624.545.38$8,312
Feb 200101,21927.755.77$7,030
Jan 200101,27927.478.40$10,742
Dec 200001,59926.889.12$14,587
Nov 2000089732.215.66$5,075
Oct 200001,40831.235.15$7,245
Sep 200001,29931.875.19$6,737
Aug 200001,35329.644.54$6,144
Jul 200001,37828.534.09$5,636
Jun 200021,44629.304.40$6,417
May 200001,32727.263.68$4,883
Apr 200021,33524.513.12$4,209
Mar 200001,24628.422.86$3,563
Feb 2000071227.622.73$1,941
Jan 2000077925.272.48$1,932
Dec 199901,19224.282.42$2,889
Nov 199901,41823.192.43$3,451
Oct 199901,45720.982.80$4,085
Sep 199901,42521.752.62$3,732
Aug 199931,53519.262.88$4,472
Jul 199931,47317.892.37$3,548
Jun 1999069615.942.36$1,644
May 1999137515.792.32$886
Apr 199901,20815.102.21$2,667
Mar 199901,28112.471.84$2,355
Feb 199901,1219.981.82$2,038
Jan 199901,36510.381.90$2,593
Dec 199821,4169.201.77$2,529
Nov 199801,29810.892.19$2,837
Oct 199812,01312.421.97$3,976
Sep 199801,89112.592.08$3,938
Aug 199801,94411.301.91$3,708
Jul 199802,66611.742.24$5,965
Jun 1998572,96811.242.24$7,281
May 199803,26112.622.21$7,195
Apr 199804,09513.042.51$10,259
Mar 199803,67412.802.31$8,485
Feb 199802,75813.952.30$6,341
Jan 199821,80314.702.15$3,914
Dec 199703,57016.322.41$8,608
Nov 199703,20118.193.09$9,886
Oct 199703,29819.253.15$10,388
Sep 199703,49417.742.95$10,324
Aug 199703,06617.862.55$7,833
Jul 199702,77917.582.25$6,244
Jun 199701,81517.242.26$4,097
May 199713,95818.972.31$9,156
Apr 199701,88517.882.08$3,926
Mar 199712,56018.951.94$4,983
Feb 199701,65620.492.21$3,653
Jan 199743,79723.483.54$13,534
Dec 199614,03223.32$23
Nov 199612,38421.97$22
Oct 199612,50023.31$23
Sep 199613,34422.22$22
Aug 199603,09820.26$0
Jul 199611,94519.55$20
Jun 199602,48118.73$0
May 199602,91719.43$0
Apr 199613,69221.51$22
Mar 199602,12419.38$0
Feb 199602,06616.98$0
Jan 199602,16117.07$0
Dec 199512,03717.19$17
Nov 199501,90716.00$0
Oct 1995382,15115.43$586
Sep 199501,91016.18$0
Aug 199502,05415.92$0
Jul 199502,00515.24$0
Jun 199512,09716.41$16
May 199502,04317.56$0
Apr 199502,10017.73$0
Mar 199502,26116.44$0
Feb 199511,92316.58$17
Jan 199512,92315.92$16
Dec 199422,90815.03$30
Nov 199412,85315.90$16
Oct 199423,05615.58$31
Sep 199412,07515.29$15
Aug 199403,26516.13$0
Jul 199403,10517.56$0
Jun 199402,66117.09$0
May 199412,48715.88$16
Apr 199413,53314.14$14
Mar 199403,23812.46$0
Feb 199403,11912.50$0
Jan 199412,64312.66$13
Dec 199301,88012.33$0
Nov 199302,06014.49$0
Oct 1993212,32215.85$333
Sep 199312,68615.03$15
Aug 199303,49015.66$0
Jul 199302,15915.46$0
Jun 199302,14216.79$0
May 199302,74117.68$0
Apr 199363,33418.05$108
Mar 199303,81818.14$0
Feb 1993663,79417.90$1,181
Jan 199323,57316.93$34

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.

Apr 2010 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             0 bbl  × $ 81.69 =         $0
Gas                  221 Mcf  × $  4.12 =       $911

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Month total                                     $911

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/116187 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.