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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 121860District 04Field 93215400NGPA filingCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$703 k
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 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
CondensateDisposition1,009 bbl$47,990
GasProduction104,029 Mcf$655,175
Total$703,165

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 27.7487, -99.0656. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.74874, -99.06561 · 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
10,100 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 10,100 ft.

Completions filed
Feb 1988
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-479343851310,100 ftFeb 1988

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 20212077.435.24$155
Oct 20210079.795.71$0
Sep 20212069.865.35$140
Aug 20212066.024.22$132
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 20207038.772.71$271
Oct 2020413436.972.48$480
Sep 20200037.091.99$0
Aug 202054039.982.39$2,159
Jul 2020564138.371.83$2,224
Jun 2020593934.901.69$2,125
May 202004316.921.81$78
Apr 2020244414.751.80$433
Mar 2020534630.341.86$1,693
Feb 2020319249.881.98$1,729
Jan 202062057.252.09$3,550
Dec 201904459.012.30$101
Nov 2019763755.302.75$4,305
Oct 201905153.472.42$123
Sep 2019143555.052.66$864
Aug 20190053.112.30$0
Jul 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 20190052.782.49$0
May 201917058.482.74$994
Apr 2019303762.632.75$1,981
Mar 2019203656.803.06$1,246
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 2015049143.433.10$1,522
Dec 2014057354.693.59$2,058
Nov 2014026870.464.25$1,139
Oct 201402,23278.303.90$8,707
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 2012021579.822.52$542
May 20120091.612.49$0
Apr 20120437101.652.00$873
Mar 20120562105.052.22$1,249
Feb 20120257101.102.57$661
Jan 2012031698.092.73$864
Dec 2011038496.873.24$1,244
Nov 2011038395.723.31$1,268
Oct 2011047384.983.65$1,726
Sep 2011056583.623.99$2,252
Aug 2011061483.404.15$2,548
Jul 2011093994.144.52$4,242
Jun 2011021092.904.64$974
May 2011040198.134.40$1,766
Apr 20110288105.964.33$1,248
Mar 2011045096.364.06$1,826
Feb 2011032585.644.18$1,358
Jan 2011070386.504.59$3,226
Dec 2010050685.734.35$2,200
Nov 2010037180.843.80$1,408
Oct 2010037178.103.51$1,302
Sep 2010023972.633.98$951
Aug 2010042873.684.42$1,891
Jul 2010044472.554.74$2,103
Jun 2010059470.364.91$2,917
May 2010043071.124.24$1,821
Apr 2010060981.694.12$2,511
Mar 20101451178.394.39$3,340
Feb 2010061173.585.44$3,325
Jan 20102484274.365.96$6,806
Dec 2009078471.445.48$4,299
Nov 2009047774.593.75$1,789
Oct 20091566672.544.11$3,826
Sep 2009038265.543.06$1,171
Aug 20091551967.423.22$2,682
Jul 20091462561.133.46$3,021
Jun 2009059366.163.90$2,310
May 2009059054.743.93$2,316
Apr 200901,09246.773.59$3,918
Mar 20091868542.144.06$3,539
Feb 2009062532.814.63$2,896
Jan 20091281735.865.37$4,818
Dec 2008081037.105.98$4,841
Nov 2008946255.496.86$3,669
Oct 2008658375.246.92$4,487
Sep 20083602101.767.88$5,047
Aug 20080676114.228.48$5,735
Jul 20080740131.0811.39$8,428
Jun 20080666131.3313.03$8,680
May 20080688123.1711.57$7,963
Apr 20080627110.3110.45$6,555
Mar 20080641101.909.66$6,195
Feb 2008064892.538.77$5,683
Jan 2008057490.388.21$4,710
Dec 2007059688.337.30$4,352
Nov 2007070091.677.29$5,104
Oct 2007057082.856.92$3,946
Sep 2007066475.846.24$4,146
Aug 2007075169.066.39$4,797
Jul 2007073570.906.39$4,695
Jun 2007073362.007.55$5,533
May 2007079758.747.85$6,253
Apr 2007068559.617.81$5,347
Mar 2007085956.927.30$6,272
Feb 2007080355.108.22$6,597
Jan 2007090750.306.73$6,101
Dec 200601,05356.656.92$7,285
Nov 200601,34854.207.62$10,268
Oct 2006091354.906.01$5,491
Sep 2006078160.085.04$3,934
Aug 2006098768.717.34$7,245
Jul 2006094269.376.34$5,975
Jun 2006087966.286.38$5,611
May 2006087266.016.42$5,603
Apr 2006090864.397.36$6,683
Mar 200601,02856.707.08$7,281
Feb 20061893357.597.75$8,268
Jan 200651,21460.598.93$11,148
Dec 200501,64954.9413.42$22,122
Nov 200501,18054.6910.59$12,494
Oct 200501,10558.3413.80$15,244
Sep 200501,03861.4512.08$12,538
Aug 200501,12961.519.80$11,061
Jul 200501,10655.697.84$8,675
Jun 2005151,13352.337.38$9,148
May 200551,24045.226.65$8,474
Apr 2005281,27549.207.36$10,762
Mar 2005241,31150.377.15$10,589
Feb 2005261,32345.226.31$9,526
Jan 2005241,63743.166.32$11,385
Dec 2004341,70939.866.75$12,893
Nov 2004261,88345.286.33$13,097
Oct 2004331,93049.706.52$14,214
Sep 2004331,84643.245.28$11,181
Aug 2004321,99642.375.55$12,435
Jul 2004352,37438.286.08$15,784
Jun 2004282,27836.106.43$15,665
May 200402,95137.486.49$19,166
Apr 200403,87434.475.86$22,696
Mar 200403,18734.365.53$17,625
Feb 2004030832.455.51$1,697
Jan 20040232.036.30$13
Dec 2003040730.266.30$2,565
Nov 2003056728.804.60$2,605
Oct 2003046928.174.76$2,232
Sep 2003043726.314.75$2,075
Aug 2003044729.765.13$2,293
Jul 2003045929.415.17$2,373
Jun 2003046828.565.98$2,800
May 2003050726.595.97$3,028
Apr 2003053526.675.41$2,893
Mar 2003059131.146.10$3,603
Feb 2003051733.487.93$4,098
Jan 2003064330.315.58$3,589
Dec 2002056426.914.85$2,738
Nov 2002073724.664.14$3,049
Oct 2002079326.464.23$3,354
Sep 2002055727.443.64$2,025
Aug 2002089425.963.16$2,829
Jul 2002041124.583.06$1,258
Jun 2002032623.733.34$1,088
May 2002028524.663.58$1,021
Apr 20020023.653.51$0
Mar 20020022.003.10$0
Feb 20020018.222.38$0
Jan 20020017.172.38$0
Dec 20010016.932.36$0
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 20010024.563.82$0
May 20010025.524.31$0
Apr 20010024.685.34$0
Mar 20010024.545.38$0
Feb 20010027.755.77$0
Jan 20010027.478.40$0
Dec 20000026.889.12$0
Nov 20000032.215.66$0
Oct 20000031.235.15$0
Sep 20000031.875.19$0
Aug 20000029.644.54$0
Jul 20000028.534.09$0
Jun 20000029.304.40$0
May 20000027.263.68$0
Apr 20000024.513.12$0
Mar 20000028.422.86$0
Feb 20000027.622.73$0
Jan 20000025.272.48$0
Dec 19990024.282.42$0
Nov 19990023.192.43$0
Oct 19990020.982.80$0
Sep 19990021.752.62$0
Aug 19990019.262.88$0
Jul 19990017.892.37$0
Jun 19990015.942.36$0
May 19990015.792.32$0
Apr 19990015.102.21$0
Mar 19990012.471.84$0
Feb 1999009.981.82$0
Jan 19990010.381.90$0
Dec 1998009.201.77$0
Nov 19980010.892.19$0
Oct 19980012.421.97$0
Sep 19980012.592.08$0
Aug 19980011.301.91$0
Jul 19980011.742.24$0
Jun 19980011.242.24$0
May 19980012.622.21$0
Apr 19980013.042.51$0
Mar 19980012.802.31$0
Feb 19980013.952.30$0
Jan 19980014.702.15$0
Dec 19970016.322.41$0
Nov 19970018.193.09$0
Oct 19970019.253.15$0
Sep 19970017.742.95$0
Aug 19970017.862.55$0
Jul 19970017.582.25$0
Jun 19970017.242.26$0
May 19970018.972.31$0
Apr 19970017.882.08$0
Mar 19970018.951.94$0
Feb 19970020.492.21$0
Jan 19970023.483.54$0
Dec 19960023.32$0
Nov 19960021.97$0
Oct 19960023.31$0
Sep 19960022.22$0
Aug 19960020.26$0
Jul 19960019.55$0
Jun 19960018.73$0
May 19960019.43$0
Apr 19960021.51$0
Mar 19960019.38$0
Feb 19960016.98$0
Jan 19960017.07$0
Dec 19950017.19$0
Nov 19950016.00$0
Oct 19950015.43$0
Sep 19950016.18$0
Aug 19950015.92$0
Jul 19950015.24$0
Jun 19950016.41$0
May 19950017.56$0
Apr 19950017.73$0
Mar 19950016.44$0
Feb 19950016.58$0
Jan 19950015.92$0
Dec 19940015.03$0
Nov 19940015.90$0
Oct 19940015.58$0
Sep 19940015.29$0
Aug 19940016.13$0
Jul 19940017.56$0
Jun 19940017.09$0
May 19940015.88$0
Apr 19940014.14$0
Mar 19940012.46$0
Feb 19940012.50$0
Jan 19940012.66$0
Dec 19930012.33$0
Nov 19930014.49$0
Oct 19930015.85$0
Sep 19930015.03$0
Aug 19930015.66$0
Jul 19930015.46$0
Jun 19930016.79$0
May 19930017.68$0
Apr 19930018.05$0
Mar 19930018.14$0
Feb 19930017.90$0
Jan 19930016.93$0

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.

Nov 2021 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             2 bbl  × $ 77.43 =       $155
Gas                    0 Mcf  × $  5.24 =         $0

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Month total                                     $155

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/121860 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.