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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 125456District 04Field 93215400NGPA filingCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$788 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
CondensateDisposition1,032 bbl$32,038
GasProduction215,635 Mcf$756,093
Total$788,131

81,799 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 47 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 27.7491, -99.0546. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.74913, -99.05465 · 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
9,200 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 9,200 ft.

Completions filed
Oct 1987
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-47934570179,200 ftOct 1987

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 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 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 20100078.394.39$0
Feb 20100073.585.44$0
Jan 20100074.365.96$0
Dec 20090071.445.48$0
Nov 20090074.593.75$0
Oct 20090072.544.11$0
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 20098061.133.46$489
Jun 20090066.163.90$0
May 20090054.743.93$0
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 20091816742.144.06$1,436
Feb 2009013032.814.63$602
Jan 20091115335.865.37$1,216
Dec 2008017337.105.98$1,034
Nov 2008917355.496.86$1,686
Oct 2008627875.246.92$2,376
Sep 20083315101.767.88$2,787
Aug 20080216114.228.48$1,832
Jul 20080229131.0811.39$2,608
Jun 20080209131.3313.03$2,724
May 20080138123.1711.57$1,597
Apr 20080159110.3110.45$1,662
Mar 20080141101.909.66$1,363
Feb 2008014992.538.77$1,307
Jan 2008013490.388.21$1,100
Dec 2007013488.337.30$978
Nov 2007017891.677.29$1,298
Oct 2007021282.856.92$1,467
Sep 2007037275.846.24$2,323
Aug 2007030469.066.39$1,942
Jul 2007039970.906.39$2,549
Jun 2007041062.007.55$3,095
May 2007040558.747.85$3,178
Apr 2007022159.617.81$1,725
Mar 2007027156.927.30$1,979
Feb 2007222055.108.22$1,918
Jan 2007120650.306.73$1,436
Dec 2006121156.656.92$1,516
Nov 2006120954.207.62$1,646
Oct 2006122054.906.01$1,378
Sep 200618460.085.04$483
Aug 2006328468.717.34$2,291
Jul 2006224969.376.34$1,718
Jun 200681,92366.286.38$12,806
May 2006122,68866.016.42$18,063
Apr 200682,03764.397.36$15,508
Mar 200641,69356.707.08$12,218
Feb 2006946657.597.75$4,130
Jan 2006281,34060.598.93$13,667
Dec 2005585054.9413.42$11,678
Nov 200591,69354.6910.59$18,418
Oct 200581,20158.3413.80$17,035
Sep 200581,02161.4512.08$12,824
Aug 200562,01361.519.80$20,090
Jul 2005112,49955.697.84$20,214
Jun 200531,70752.337.38$12,756
May 200572,80145.226.65$18,946
Apr 2005161,59949.207.36$12,557
Mar 2005598750.377.15$7,314
Feb 2005018945.226.31$1,193
Jan 200591,23343.166.32$8,184
Dec 2004192,38739.866.75$16,872
Nov 2004112,59345.286.33$16,913
Oct 2004183,04449.706.52$20,727
Sep 200463,87743.245.28$20,745
Aug 2004365,63142.375.55$32,781
Jul 2004265,55438.286.08$34,787
Jun 2004114,22736.106.43$27,589
May 200431,40037.486.49$9,205
Apr 2004382434.475.86$4,931
Mar 2004197134.365.53$5,404
Feb 2004491132.455.51$5,149
Jan 200401,07832.036.30$6,791
Dec 2003050930.266.30$3,208
Nov 200301,47928.804.60$6,796
Oct 200301,61128.174.76$7,668
Sep 200301,80126.314.75$8,554
Aug 200302,22129.765.13$11,393
Jul 200302,70029.415.17$13,961
Jun 200302,02228.565.98$12,098
May 200302,79026.595.97$16,664
Apr 200302,70326.675.41$14,616
Mar 200301,42931.146.10$8,711
Feb 200301,94333.487.93$15,400
Jan 200303,25930.315.58$18,192
Dec 200252,03726.914.85$10,022
Nov 20024833024.664.14$2,549
Oct 2002793,84726.464.23$18,360
Sep 2002824,66227.443.64$19,197
Aug 2002368,35325.963.16$27,365
Jul 200201,13824.583.06$3,484
Jun 20023041223.733.34$2,087
May 200201,99224.663.58$7,139
Apr 200246,92823.653.51$24,428
Mar 200202,18322.003.10$6,773
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 1998040814.702.15$879
Dec 1997036016.322.41$868
Nov 1997069218.193.09$2,137
Oct 1997010319.253.15$324
Sep 19970017.742.95$0
Aug 19970017.862.55$0
Jul 1997016217.582.25$364
Jun 1997018717.242.26$422
May 1997048518.972.31$1,120
Apr 199731,07317.882.08$2,288
Mar 199731,88918.951.94$3,720
Feb 199761,91320.492.21$4,343
Jan 199702,42523.483.54$8,584
Dec 19960023.32$0
Nov 199602,83021.97$0
Oct 199601,42523.31$0
Sep 1996093222.22$0
Aug 199641,74820.26$81
Jul 1996111,61919.55$215
Jun 1996171,26718.73$318
May 1996311,81019.43$602
Apr 1996261,98821.51$559
Mar 1996143,06619.38$271
Feb 1996670916.98$102
Jan 199662,17717.07$102
Dec 199502,41717.19$0
Nov 199502,67216.00$0
Oct 1995080515.43$0
Sep 1995097816.18$0
Aug 199503,54515.92$0
Jul 199501,31615.24$0
Jun 1995086116.41$0
May 199503,09717.56$0
Apr 1995085017.73$0
Mar 1995151,09516.44$247
Feb 1995163,84916.58$265
Jan 1995133,79215.92$207
Dec 199471,15315.03$105
Nov 199441,23515.90$64
Oct 1994777015.58$109
Sep 1994791715.29$107
Aug 19941392816.13$210
Jul 19941299017.56$211
Jun 1994891317.09$137
May 1994151,57215.88$238
Apr 1994241,96014.14$339
Mar 1994211,39212.46$262
Feb 1994121,29312.50$150
Jan 1994766012.66$89
Dec 19931795412.33$210
Nov 1993104,06114.49$145
Oct 1993122,06615.85$190
Sep 199392,84315.03$135
Aug 19931072815.66$157
Jul 199373,24815.46$108
Jun 1993164316.79$17
May 1993094717.68$0
Apr 1993140818.05$18
Mar 1993231518.14$36
Feb 199363,67517.90$107
Jan 199343,28016.93$68

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.

Jul 2009 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             8 bbl  × $ 61.13 =       $489
Gas                    0 Mcf  × $  3.46 =         $0

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                     $489

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/125456 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.