EL GATO

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

Gas lease lease 130011District 04Field 27963400NGPA filingCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$787 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 19 leases and 19 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1981-09-14
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 80 acres. The field rule took effect on 2004-05-12.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: ACRE UNITS.

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
CondensateDisposition5,860 bbl$189,697
GasProduction670,754 Mcf$597,544
Total$787,241

487,819 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 27.7593, -99.0676. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.75928, -99.06760 · 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
9,300 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 9,300 ft.

Completions filed
Nov 1992
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-47934742199,300 ftNov 1992

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 201207105.052.22$16
Feb 2012014101.102.57$36
Jan 201204798.092.73$129
Dec 201105396.873.24$172
Nov 201105995.723.31$195
Oct 201104584.983.65$164
Sep 201102983.623.99$116
Aug 201103283.404.15$133
Jul 201102694.144.52$117
Jun 201103892.904.64$176
May 201105198.134.40$225
Apr 2011055105.964.33$238
Mar 201106696.364.06$268
Feb 201106385.644.18$263
Jan 201107186.504.59$326
Dec 201007185.734.35$309
Nov 201006580.843.80$247
Oct 2010536078.103.51$4,350
Sep 2010615372.633.98$4,641
Aug 20101773573.684.42$13,196
Jul 2010596872.554.74$4,603
Jun 20101187470.364.91$8,666
May 20101778271.124.24$12,936
Apr 2010228081.694.12$2,127
Mar 201008778.394.39$382
Feb 2010688473.585.44$5,461
Jan 2010717274.365.96$5,709
Dec 2009715971.445.48$5,396
Nov 20091086374.593.75$8,292
Oct 20091116772.544.11$8,327
Sep 2009707565.543.06$4,818
Aug 20091057867.423.22$7,330
Jul 2009673061.133.46$4,200
Jun 20091046966.163.90$7,149
May 2009688154.743.93$4,040
Apr 20099714546.773.59$5,057
Mar 2009484742.144.06$2,213
Feb 200905132.814.63$236
Jan 200906935.865.37$371
Dec 200808037.105.98$478
Nov 200809355.496.86$638
Oct 200809575.246.92$658
Sep 2008094101.767.88$740
Aug 20080107114.228.48$908
Jul 20080189131.0811.39$2,153
Jun 20080136131.3313.03$1,772
May 20080142123.1711.57$1,644
Apr 20080134110.3110.45$1,401
Mar 2008073101.909.66$705
Feb 200805192.538.77$447
Jan 2008012990.388.21$1,059
Dec 200709288.337.30$672
Nov 2007010591.677.29$766
Oct 200708382.856.92$575
Sep 200708875.846.24$549
Aug 200708969.066.39$569
Jul 200704870.906.39$307
Jun 200707162.007.55$536
May 200705958.747.85$463
Apr 200706859.617.81$531
Mar 2007010956.927.30$796
Feb 200709855.108.22$805
Jan 2007016350.306.73$1,096
Dec 2006016056.656.92$1,107
Nov 2006015454.207.62$1,173
Oct 2006015954.906.01$956
Sep 2006015160.085.04$761
Aug 2006015268.717.34$1,116
Jul 2006015969.376.34$1,009
Jun 2006013966.286.38$887
May 2006014966.016.42$957
Apr 2006014264.397.36$1,045
Mar 2006012656.707.08$892
Feb 20061813757.597.75$2,099
Jan 2006516560.598.93$1,777
Dec 2005015754.9413.42$2,106
Nov 200506454.6910.59$678
Oct 200509558.3413.80$1,311
Sep 2005015361.4512.08$1,848
Aug 2005012561.519.80$1,225
Jul 2005012855.697.84$1,004
Jun 2005014152.337.38$1,041
May 2005015045.226.65$998
Apr 2005015749.207.36$1,156
Mar 2005016050.377.15$1,145
Feb 2005018045.226.31$1,136
Jan 2005217043.166.32$1,161
Dec 2004013639.866.75$918
Nov 2004018445.286.33$1,165
Oct 2004020149.706.52$1,310
Sep 200408143.245.28$428
Aug 200404842.375.55$266
Jul 2004016138.286.08$980
Jun 2004019136.106.43$1,229
May 20040037.486.49$0
Apr 2004010534.475.86$615
Mar 2004024634.365.53$1,360
Feb 2004813732.455.51$1,014
Jan 20045032.036.30$160
Dec 200333730.266.30$324
Nov 2003078928.804.60$3,626
Oct 200301,06428.174.76$5,064
Sep 2003067026.314.75$3,182
Aug 2003078129.765.13$4,006
Jul 2003078129.415.17$4,038
Jun 2003070628.565.98$4,224
May 2003085226.595.97$5,089
Apr 2003082826.675.41$4,477
Mar 2003090431.146.10$5,511
Feb 2003089533.487.93$7,094
Jan 200301,28230.315.58$7,156
Dec 200201,31626.914.85$6,388
Nov 200201,29124.664.14$5,341
Oct 200201,64026.464.23$6,936
Sep 200201,52227.443.64$5,533
Aug 2002014725.963.16$465
Jul 200203624.583.06$110
Jun 200227023.733.34$641
May 200215024.663.58$370
Apr 20022643223.653.51$2,132
Mar 2002171,69722.003.10$5,639
Feb 2002121,14118.222.38$2,929
Jan 200271,85817.172.38$4,534
Dec 2001142,79116.932.36$6,836
Nov 2001035618.072.41$856
Oct 2001020219.782.53$511
Sep 200101,63524.262.25$3,681
Aug 2001122,13024.873.05$6,802
Jul 2001223,39823.933.20$11,390
Jun 2001153,48024.563.82$13,676
May 2001321,06225.524.31$5,391
Apr 2001262,73824.685.34$15,250
Mar 2001251,58324.545.38$9,124
Feb 200101,34427.755.77$7,751
Jan 2001171,29727.478.40$11,360
Dec 2000141,31326.889.12$12,354
Nov 2000181,32832.215.66$8,094
Oct 2000261,23531.235.15$7,167
Sep 2000171,54531.875.19$8,555
Aug 2000241,29729.644.54$6,601
Jul 2000221,18828.534.09$5,486
Jun 2000143,19529.304.40$14,459
May 2000183,24727.263.68$12,439
Apr 2000172,79424.513.12$9,123
Mar 2000182,29728.422.86$7,080
Feb 2000372,46827.622.73$7,751
Jan 2000132,91625.272.48$7,562
Dec 1999191,10024.282.42$3,127
Nov 1999151,01523.192.43$2,818
Oct 1999121,04120.982.80$3,170
Sep 1999141,19921.752.62$3,445
Aug 1999191,95419.262.88$5,985
Jul 1999202,06017.892.37$5,245
Jun 1999292,15015.942.36$5,541
May 1999282,38015.792.32$5,966
Apr 1999173,06515.102.21$7,024
Mar 19993396912.471.84$2,193
Feb 1999313,3949.981.82$6,479
Jan 1999223,10410.381.90$6,126
Dec 1998264,1829.201.77$7,655
Nov 1998163,85710.892.19$8,605
Oct 1998175,99812.421.97$12,022
Sep 199811,81312.592.08$3,788
Aug 199861,76611.301.91$3,436
Jul 1998101,12611.742.24$2,637
Jun 1998121,05511.242.24$2,495
May 1998201,17012.622.21$2,834
Apr 19981376413.042.51$2,084
Mar 1998281,14712.802.31$3,007
Feb 199871,90613.952.30$4,480
Jan 1998102,21314.702.15$4,916
Dec 1997112,36816.322.41$5,889
Nov 1997102,02618.193.09$6,439
Oct 199795,34619.253.15$17,012
Sep 199794,90617.742.95$14,656
Aug 199794,70117.862.55$12,171
Jul 1997145,08117.582.25$11,663
Jun 1997125,00817.242.26$11,511
May 1997125,33518.972.31$12,543
Apr 1997174,76717.882.08$10,233
Mar 1997205,01218.951.94$10,098
Feb 1997284,84420.492.21$11,259
Jan 1997365,92523.483.54$21,818
Dec 1996406,87123.32$933
Nov 1996225,85021.97$483
Oct 1996364,35123.31$839
Sep 1996284,06722.22$622
Aug 1996244,39820.26$486
Jul 1996333,73519.55$645
Jun 1996183,37718.73$337
May 1996393,60019.43$758
Apr 1996344,05221.51$731
Mar 1996834,59519.38$1,609
Feb 199604,01916.98$0
Jan 1996754,19417.07$1,280
Dec 1995353,68117.19$602
Nov 199504,36416.00$0
Oct 1995266,04615.43$401
Sep 1995226,32116.18$356
Aug 199506,35915.92$0
Jul 1995116,00815.24$168
Jun 199506,44816.41$0
May 199567,36017.56$105
Apr 199587,43717.73$142
Mar 1995207,47916.44$329
Feb 199506,15416.58$0
Jan 1995347,28015.92$541
Dec 1994216,50015.03$316
Nov 1994215,50615.90$334
Oct 1994327,13915.58$499
Sep 1994407,83515.29$612
Aug 1994199,86116.13$306
Jul 1994208,37617.56$351
Jun 1994607,72017.09$1,025
May 1994385,94015.88$603
Apr 19944410,95514.14$622
Mar 19944513,16112.46$561
Feb 1994567,82912.50$700
Jan 19949413,20112.66$1,190
Dec 19935913,06912.33$727
Nov 19935910,77914.49$855
Oct 19938914,00515.85$1,411
Sep 19936117,67115.03$917
Aug 19938519,57715.66$1,331
Jul 19937720,60015.46$1,190
Jun 19937317,90016.79$1,226
May 199312622,30817.68$2,228
Apr 199321122,80218.05$3,809
Mar 199324326,50018.14$4,408
Feb 199336229,17117.90$6,480
Jan 199351841,36816.93$8,770

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.

Mar 2012 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             0 bbl  × $105.05 =         $0
Gas                    7 Mcf  × $  2.22 =        $16

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Month total                                      $16

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/130011 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.