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 131207District 04Field 279634002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$995 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
High Cost Gas111992-02-11124914
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
CondensateDisposition3,094 bbl$140,277
GasProduction340,272 Mcf$855,215
Total$995,492

142,630 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 27.7702, -99.0691. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.77021, -99.06914 · 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
9,100 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 9,100 ft.

Completions filed
Jun 1989
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-47934841209,100 ftJun 1989

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 20120508101.652.00$1,014
Mar 20120412105.052.22$916
Feb 20120354101.102.57$910
Jan 2012038098.092.73$1,039
Dec 2011039896.873.24$1,289
Nov 2011036495.723.31$1,205
Oct 2011075184.983.65$2,740
Sep 201101,37483.623.99$5,476
Aug 201101,31383.404.15$5,448
Jul 201101,36394.144.52$6,157
Jun 201101,57692.904.64$7,312
May 201102,00898.134.40$8,845
Apr 201102,538105.964.33$10,998
Mar 201103,27696.364.06$13,292
Feb 201103,20485.644.18$13,393
Jan 201103,32086.504.59$15,235
Dec 201002,48085.734.35$10,782
Nov 201002,92680.843.80$11,105
Oct 2010521,54678.103.51$9,486
Sep 20106084572.633.98$7,720
Aug 201017751173.684.42$15,300
Jul 20106040672.554.74$6,276
Jun 201011847170.364.91$10,615
May 20101771,14271.124.24$17,425
Apr 2010231,33081.694.12$7,362
Mar 201001,44978.394.39$6,359
Feb 2010681,32273.585.44$12,198
Jan 2010721,78574.365.96$16,000
Dec 2009711,14371.445.48$11,340
Nov 200910886274.593.75$11,290
Oct 200911166472.544.11$10,781
Sep 20096994265.543.06$7,409
Aug 20091051,17067.423.22$10,845
Jul 2009681,54361.133.46$9,503
Jun 20091041,15166.163.90$11,364
May 20096792854.743.93$7,311
Apr 2009972,05846.773.59$11,920
Mar 2009481,71042.144.06$8,964
Feb 200902,04732.814.63$9,484
Jan 200901,32935.865.37$7,138
Dec 2008054137.105.98$3,234
Nov 2008083055.496.86$5,694
Oct 2008082375.246.92$5,697
Sep 20080793101.767.88$6,247
Aug 20080591114.228.48$5,013
Jul 200801,282131.0811.39$14,601
Jun 200801,142131.3313.03$14,883
May 200801,179123.1711.57$13,646
Apr 20080303110.3110.45$3,168
Mar 200801,372101.909.66$13,259
Feb 200801,88492.538.77$16,524
Jan 2008026690.388.21$2,183
Dec 2007082788.337.30$6,039
Nov 200701,06991.677.29$7,795
Oct 200701,86582.856.92$12,909
Sep 2007095175.846.24$5,938
Aug 2007077969.066.39$4,976
Jul 2007024170.906.39$1,539
Jun 2007029662.007.55$2,234
May 2007030758.747.85$2,409
Apr 2007022959.617.81$1,787
Mar 2007032356.927.30$2,359
Feb 2007027355.108.22$2,243
Jan 2007029650.306.73$1,991
Dec 2006035656.656.92$2,463
Nov 2006028354.207.62$2,156
Oct 2006032754.906.01$1,967
Sep 2006038260.085.04$1,924
Aug 2006033568.717.34$2,459
Jul 2006036469.376.34$2,309
Jun 2006034666.286.38$2,209
May 2006038966.016.42$2,499
Apr 2006030564.397.36$2,245
Mar 2006040856.707.08$2,890
Feb 20061835957.597.75$3,819
Jan 2006533660.598.93$3,305
Dec 2005033554.9413.42$4,494
Nov 2005028554.6910.59$3,018
Oct 2005033458.3413.80$4,608
Sep 2005038261.4512.08$4,614
Aug 2005038461.519.80$3,762
Jul 2005036055.697.84$2,824
Jun 2005043152.337.38$3,181
May 2005041145.226.65$2,734
Apr 2005034849.207.36$2,561
Mar 2005041950.377.15$2,998
Feb 2005041245.226.31$2,601
Jan 2005045943.166.32$2,902
Dec 2004046139.866.75$3,112
Nov 2004040945.286.33$2,589
Oct 2004041449.706.52$2,697
Sep 2004042243.245.28$2,230
Aug 2004042942.375.55$2,381
Jul 2004044438.286.08$2,701
Jun 2004052136.106.43$3,352
May 2004072737.486.49$4,722
Apr 2004076934.475.86$4,505
Mar 200401,03534.365.53$5,724
Feb 2004082832.455.51$4,562
Jan 2004050132.036.30$3,156
Dec 2003042630.266.30$2,685
Nov 2003029428.804.60$1,351
Oct 2003053228.174.76$2,532
Sep 200302,23426.314.75$10,610
Aug 200301,08329.765.13$5,555
Jul 200301,08229.415.17$5,595
Jun 2003099428.565.98$5,947
May 200301,28626.595.97$7,681
Apr 200301,13126.675.41$6,116
Mar 2003301,11131.146.10$7,707
Feb 20031593833.487.93$7,937
Jan 2003291,72630.315.58$10,514
Dec 20021329726.914.85$1,791
Nov 2002173,24724.664.14$13,852
Oct 200214,75326.464.23$20,127
Sep 2002083427.443.64$3,032
Aug 200203,80325.963.16$12,033
Jul 2002183,60724.583.06$11,486
Jun 200203,74023.733.34$12,485
May 200204,82324.663.58$17,286
Apr 200206,11123.653.51$21,464
Mar 200245,55422.003.10$17,321
Feb 200286,38818.222.38$15,322
Jan 200251,62717.172.38$3,951
Dec 2001241,83616.932.36$4,747
Nov 2001613918.072.41$443
Oct 2001451119.782.53$1,371
Sep 2001019024.262.25$428
Aug 2001117424.873.05$556
Jul 20012423.933.20$61
Jun 2001139224.563.82$1,524
May 2001426525.524.31$1,244
Apr 20012137924.685.34$2,540
Mar 2001453824.545.38$2,991
Feb 200102927.755.77$167
Jan 20011027.478.40$27
Dec 2000025026.889.12$2,281
Nov 20001112432.215.66$1,056
Oct 20001577531.235.15$4,456
Sep 20001278331.875.19$4,443
Aug 20002072229.644.54$3,871
Jul 20001593828.534.09$4,264
Jun 2000270129.304.40$3,141
May 2000768527.263.68$2,711
Apr 2000645324.513.12$1,559
Mar 2000241128.422.86$1,232
Feb 2000446827.622.73$1,386
Jan 20000025.272.48$0
Dec 19990024.282.42$0
Nov 19990023.192.43$0
Oct 199915020.982.80$315
Sep 1999282,15821.752.62$6,260
Aug 19992183019.262.88$2,791
Jul 19992632917.892.37$1,246
Jun 19992944215.942.36$1,506
May 19992857715.792.32$1,781
Apr 19991752915.102.21$1,425
Mar 19992238712.471.84$986
Feb 1999232799.981.82$737
Jan 19992173610.381.90$1,616
Dec 1998216289.201.77$1,307
Nov 1998161,80710.892.19$4,124
Oct 1998232,97112.421.97$6,136
Sep 1998173,05612.592.08$6,579
Aug 1998293,84511.301.91$7,661
Jul 19981490011.742.24$2,178
Jun 19982163711.242.24$1,661
May 1998516312.622.21$423
Apr 199839213.042.51$270
Mar 19981118012.802.31$557
Feb 1998496313.952.30$2,270
Jan 199841,51514.702.15$3,323
Dec 199781,82216.322.41$4,524
Nov 199763,01518.193.09$9,420
Oct 1997253919.253.15$1,736
Sep 1997112817.742.95$396
Aug 19970017.862.55$0
Jul 1997028617.582.25$643
Jun 1997011117.242.26$251
May 1997098018.972.31$2,262
Apr 199732,86117.882.08$6,012
Mar 199761,80718.951.94$3,618
Feb 199762,17620.492.21$4,923
Jan 199723,43423.483.54$12,202
Dec 199603,96323.32$0
Nov 199602,73421.97$0
Oct 199602,09023.31$0
Sep 199602,69922.22$0
Aug 199602,03620.26$0
Jul 199691,15819.55$176
Jun 1996152,87518.73$281
May 1996431,94619.43$835
Apr 1996352,08021.51$753
Mar 1996393,34019.38$756
Feb 1996423,34416.98$713
Jan 1996613,52117.07$1,041
Dec 1995912,53717.19$1,564
Nov 199502,61716.00$0
Oct 1995263,91915.43$401
Sep 1995252,63116.18$405
Aug 199502,76215.92$0
Jul 1995184,24715.24$274
Jun 199503,91316.41$0
May 1995153,88517.56$263
Apr 1995135,47117.73$230
Mar 1995154,07916.44$247
Feb 199502,93316.58$0
Jan 1995456415.92$64
Dec 1994225215.03$30
Nov 1994352415.90$48
Oct 199441,05415.58$62
Sep 199461,83115.29$92
Aug 199432,07616.13$48
Jul 199432,79717.56$53
Jun 199483,24817.09$137
May 199463,05515.88$95
Apr 199471,34614.14$99
Mar 199483,90112.46$100
Feb 1994113,42412.50$138
Jan 1994243,64312.66$304
Dec 1993111,60112.33$136
Nov 1993113,81114.49$159
Oct 1993133,92815.85$206
Sep 199393,44215.03$135
Aug 1993124,55915.66$188
Jul 1993114,84515.46$170
Jun 1993123,24616.79$201
May 19931878717.68$318
Apr 1993186,00318.05$325
Mar 199365,33918.14$109
Feb 1993103,18617.90$179
Jan 1993153,38816.93$254

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 2012 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             0 bbl  × $101.65 =         $0
Gas                  508 Mcf  × $  2.00 =     $1,014

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Month total                                   $1,014

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/131207 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.