SANDIA "C"

Operated by MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 561136) in the BOB WEST (L-12, 13, 14, 15) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 156039District 04Field 100411512 tax incentive programmesGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$4.9 M
May 1995 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$16 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
373
no gaps in the span
Streams
1
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 87 leases and 87 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1996-12-27
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
0 ft
minimum
From a lease line
467 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 20 acres. The field rule took effect on 2008-04-24.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: REMAIN SUSPENDED.

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 Gas111996-02-15134085
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
GasProduction5,785,454 Mcf$4,938,410
Total$4,938,410

3,893,231 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 20 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 26.5820, -99.1610. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.58204, -99.16098 · 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
13,574 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 13,574 ft.

Completions filed
Jun 2006
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-42732715313,574 ftJun 2006

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 (373)

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

373 months

May 2026409106.413.05$1,246
Apr 202639398.932.87$1,128
Mar 202640889.753.15$1,285
Feb 202634263.503.75$1,283
Jan 202630659.138.00$2,447
Dec 202533756.664.41$1,487
Nov 202534158.593.93$1,339
Oct 202533759.383.30$1,114
Sep 202535762.743.08$1,098
Aug 202538663.933.01$1,164
Jul 202536966.743.32$1,223
Jun 202536366.483.13$1,136
May 202539360.553.23$1,270
Apr 202537462.363.54$1,325
Mar 202538367.704.27$1,635
Feb 202535370.884.34$1,532
Jan 202539374.324.28$1,682
Dec 202441668.993.12$1,298
Nov 202436669.052.20$805
Oct 202439571.372.28$901
Sep 202437169.612.36$877
Aug 202440875.632.06$842
Jul 202438479.932.15$824
Jun 202439778.082.63$1,046
May 202439078.812.20$857
Apr 202439784.451.66$659
Mar 202441380.301.55$638
Feb 202440676.091.78$724
Jan 202437373.023.30$1,230
Dec 202336371.262.61$948
Nov 202336277.892.81$1,016
Oct 202343585.443.09$1,343
Sep 202352789.042.74$1,441
Aug 202356480.522.67$1,508
Jul 202356774.852.64$1,498
Jun 202354968.962.26$1,240
May 202357170.622.23$1,272
Apr 202357778.122.24$1,291
Mar 202362072.852.39$1,484
Feb 202357675.112.47$1,420
Jan 202359876.533.39$2,026
Dec 202220776.415.73$1,186
Nov 202249385.005.65$2,784
Oct 202263387.185.86$3,712
Sep 202274184.888.16$6,049
Aug 202290194.529.13$8,224
Jul 20221,085101.587.54$8,183
Jun 2022766115.097.98$6,111
May 20221,120109.378.43$9,445
Apr 2022862104.226.84$5,894
Mar 2022798108.885.08$4,051
Feb 202294291.054.86$4,577
Jan 20221,84681.844.54$8,377
Dec 20212,50371.323.90$9,760
Nov 20214,61277.435.24$24,152
Oct 20212,24579.795.71$12,828
Sep 2021069.865.35$0
Aug 2021066.024.22$0
Jul 2021070.783.98$0
Jun 2021069.493.38$0
May 2021063.483.02$0
Apr 2021060.362.76$0
Mar 2021061.302.72$0
Feb 2021057.805.55$0
Jan 2021050.412.81$0
Dec 2020044.642.68$0
Nov 2020038.772.71$0
Oct 2020036.972.48$0
Sep 2020037.091.99$0
Aug 2020039.982.39$0
Jul 2020038.371.83$0
Jun 2020034.901.69$0
May 2020016.921.81$0
Apr 2020014.751.80$0
Mar 2020030.341.86$0
Feb 2020049.881.98$0
Jan 2020057.252.09$0
Dec 2019059.012.30$0
Nov 2019055.302.75$0
Oct 2019053.472.42$0
Sep 2019055.052.66$0
Aug 2019053.112.30$0
Jul 2019056.272.46$0
Jun 2019052.782.49$0
May 2019058.482.74$0
Apr 2019062.632.75$0
Mar 2019056.803.06$0
Feb 2019050.852.79$0
Jan 2019046.033.23$0
Dec 2018046.594.19$0
Nov 2018052.934.24$0
Oct 2018061.443.40$0
Sep 2018059.543.11$0
Aug 2018059.403.07$0
Jul 2018065.142.93$0
Jun 2018060.183.08$0
May 2018065.382.90$0
Apr 2018063.842.90$0
Mar 2018061.222.79$0
Feb 2018061.782.77$0
Jan 2018062.874.01$0
Dec 2017057.272.92$0
Nov 2017055.423.12$0
Oct 2017049.292.98$0
Sep 2017047.523.09$0
Aug 2017045.373.00$0
Jul 2017043.873.09$0
Jun 2017042.493.09$0
May 2017045.373.26$0
Apr 2017047.933.21$0
Mar 2017046.772.98$0
Feb 2017050.452.95$0
Jan 2017049.413.42$0
Dec 2016048.763.72$0
Nov 2016042.492.64$0
Oct 2016046.193.09$0
Sep 2016041.553.10$0
Aug 2016041.442.92$0
Jul 2016041.622.92$0
Jun 2016045.352.69$0
May 2016042.521.99$0
Apr 2016036.561.99$0
Mar 2016033.011.79$0
Feb 2016026.472.06$0
Jan 2016027.352.36$0
Dec 2015032.362.00$0
Nov 2015038.792.17$0
Oct 2015043.552.43$0
Sep 2015042.992.76$0
Aug 2015040.162.87$0
Jul 2015048.152.95$0
Jun 2015056.152.88$0
May 2015055.212.96$0
Apr 2015049.822.71$0
Mar 2015042.892.93$0
Feb 2015044.662.98$0
Jan 2015043.433.10$0
Dec 2014054.693.59$0
Nov 2014070.464.25$0
Oct 2014078.303.90$0
Sep 2014086.164.05$0
Aug 2014089.394.04$0
Jul 2014096.564.18$0
Jun 2014098.164.74$0
May 2014094.734.73$0
Apr 2014095.944.81$0
Mar 2014095.895.06$0
Feb 2014097.406.19$0
Jan 2014090.404.86$0
Dec 2013091.824.35$0
Nov 2013088.853.74$0
Oct 2013097.423.78$0
Sep 20130104.113.72$0
Aug 20130104.253.52$0
Jul 20130102.523.72$0
Jun 2013094.403.93$0
May 2013094.834.15$0
Apr 2013093.964.28$0
Mar 2013093.623.91$0
Feb 2013091.233.42$0
Jan 2013091.603.42$0
Dec 2012086.773.42$0
Nov 2012086.953.62$0
Oct 2012089.383.40$0
Sep 2012094.672.92$0
Aug 2012092.662.91$0
Jul 2012085.133.02$0
Jun 2012079.822.52$0
May 2012091.612.49$0
Apr 20120101.652.00$0
Mar 20120105.052.22$0
Feb 20120101.102.57$0
Jan 2012098.092.73$0
Dec 2011096.873.24$0
Nov 2011095.723.31$0
Oct 2011084.983.65$0
Sep 2011083.623.99$0
Aug 2011083.404.15$0
Jul 2011094.144.52$0
Jun 2011092.904.64$0
May 2011098.134.40$0
Apr 20110105.964.33$0
Mar 2011096.364.06$0
Feb 2011085.644.18$0
Jan 2011086.504.59$0
Dec 2010085.734.35$0
Nov 2010080.843.80$0
Oct 2010078.103.51$0
Sep 2010072.633.98$0
Aug 2010073.684.42$0
Jul 2010072.554.74$0
Jun 2010070.364.91$0
May 2010071.124.24$0
Apr 2010081.694.12$0
Mar 2010078.394.39$0
Feb 2010073.585.44$0
Jan 2010074.365.96$0
Dec 2009071.445.48$0
Nov 2009074.593.75$0
Oct 2009072.544.11$0
Sep 2009065.543.06$0
Aug 2009067.423.22$0
Jul 2009061.133.46$0
Jun 2009066.163.90$0
May 2009054.743.93$0
Apr 2009046.773.59$0
Mar 2009042.144.06$0
Feb 2009032.814.63$0
Jan 2009035.865.37$0
Dec 2008037.105.98$0
Nov 2008055.496.86$0
Oct 2008075.246.92$0
Sep 20080101.767.88$0
Aug 20080114.228.48$0
Jul 20080131.0811.39$0
Jun 2008106131.3313.03$1,381
May 2008527123.1711.57$6,100
Apr 2008760110.3110.45$7,946
Mar 2008457101.909.66$4,416
Feb 200843592.538.77$3,815
Jan 200854090.388.21$4,431
Dec 200795288.337.30$6,951
Nov 200792391.677.29$6,730
Oct 200743982.856.92$3,039
Sep 200742975.846.24$2,679
Aug 200751469.066.39$3,283
Jul 200747170.906.39$3,009
Jun 200742062.007.55$3,170
May 200743558.747.85$3,413
Apr 200743359.617.81$3,380
Mar 200744756.927.30$3,264
Feb 200733655.108.22$2,761
Jan 200744750.306.73$3,007
Dec 200642856.656.92$2,961
Nov 200641954.207.62$3,192
Oct 200646054.906.01$2,766
Sep 200642760.085.04$2,151
Aug 200650168.717.34$3,677
Jul 200652269.376.34$3,311
Jun 200646966.286.38$2,994
May 200663766.016.42$4,093
Apr 200658764.397.36$4,321
Mar 200662756.707.08$4,441
Feb 200657857.597.75$4,480
Jan 200664360.598.93$5,744
Dec 200563754.9413.42$8,546
Nov 200557754.6910.59$6,110
Oct 200552558.3413.80$7,243
Sep 200529361.4512.08$3,539
Aug 200553861.519.80$5,271
Jul 200525855.697.84$2,024
Jun 200528852.337.38$2,126
May 200570445.226.65$4,682
Apr 200552949.207.36$3,894
Mar 200568350.377.15$4,887
Feb 200587645.226.31$5,529
Jan 200561943.166.32$3,913
Dec 20044039.866.75$270
Nov 200491845.286.33$5,811
Oct 200471249.706.52$4,639
Sep 200482243.245.28$4,343
Aug 20041,26442.375.55$7,016
Jul 20041,49838.286.08$9,114
Jun 200496636.106.43$6,214
May 200473437.486.49$4,767
Apr 20041,51434.475.86$8,870
Mar 200487634.365.53$4,844
Feb 20041,08532.455.51$5,978
Jan 20041,36932.036.30$8,624
Dec 20031,31030.266.30$8,255
Nov 20031,38228.804.60$6,351
Oct 20031,41528.174.76$6,735
Sep 200385626.314.75$4,065
Aug 200365429.765.13$3,355
Jul 200371829.415.17$3,713
Jun 200398628.565.98$5,899
May 20031,03026.595.97$6,152
Apr 200384326.675.41$4,558
Mar 200350931.146.10$3,103
Feb 200335633.487.93$2,822
Jan 200398530.315.58$5,498
Dec 200297126.914.85$4,713
Nov 200272024.664.14$2,979
Oct 20021,44326.464.23$6,103
Sep 20021,10627.443.64$4,021
Aug 20021,29225.963.16$4,088
Jul 20021,35224.583.06$4,140
Jun 20021,57223.733.34$5,248
May 20021,26324.663.58$4,527
Apr 20021,46723.653.51$5,153
Mar 20021,50622.003.10$4,673
Feb 200294718.222.38$2,250
Jan 20021,11917.172.38$2,658
Dec 20011,53216.932.36$3,622
Nov 20011,23918.072.41$2,980
Oct 20011,44319.782.53$3,649
Sep 20011,61724.262.25$3,640
Aug 20011,51224.873.05$4,616
Jul 20012,13823.933.20$6,835
Jun 20012,07524.563.82$7,935
May 20012,05125.524.31$8,834
Apr 20012,16624.685.34$11,556
Mar 20012,38724.545.38$12,834
Feb 20012,26327.755.77$13,051
Jan 20012,59727.478.40$21,812
Dec 20002,66626.889.12$24,321
Nov 20002,83532.215.66$16,040
Oct 20003,07931.235.15$15,843
Sep 20003,03531.875.19$15,741
Aug 20003,54029.644.54$16,074
Jul 20003,27828.534.09$13,406
Jun 20002,63729.304.40$11,596
May 20004,35327.263.68$16,018
Apr 20002,08724.513.12$6,503
Mar 20001,81928.422.86$5,202
Feb 20005,75227.622.73$15,683
Jan 20008,91825.272.48$22,121
Dec 19999,66624.282.42$23,428
Nov 199921,43223.192.43$52,165
Oct 199910,36520.982.80$29,060
Sep 199916,56221.752.62$43,373
Aug 199922,58919.262.88$64,957
Jul 199924,95317.892.37$59,198
Jun 199921,59915.942.36$51,019
May 199926,32115.792.32$61,092
Apr 199926,27715.102.21$58,021
Mar 199927,88212.471.84$51,256
Feb 199926,8609.981.82$48,826
Jan 199927,15910.381.90$51,601
Dec 199829,2159.201.77$51,808
Nov 199830,31510.892.19$66,260
Oct 199832,35912.421.97$63,722
Sep 199831,87412.592.08$66,381
Aug 199833,49111.301.91$63,879
Jul 199836,87411.742.24$82,497
Jun 199838,50611.242.24$86,148
May 199841,11312.622.21$90,709
Apr 199842,18913.042.51$105,697
Mar 199844,76012.802.31$103,371
Feb 199836,30513.952.30$83,470
Jan 199854,51614.702.15$117,471
Dec 199758,89616.322.41$142,004
Nov 199761,08718.193.09$188,653
Oct 199763,75819.253.15$200,826
Sep 199764,66617.742.95$191,080
Aug 199776,21417.862.55$194,707
Jul 199784,72617.582.25$190,374
Jun 199785,75617.242.26$193,568
May 199794,98618.972.31$219,275
Apr 1997106,07817.882.08$220,937
Mar 1997114,55718.951.94$222,142
Feb 199795,56520.492.21$210,807
Jan 1997109,21423.483.54$386,585
Dec 1996124,09823.32$0
Nov 1996129,80821.97$0
Oct 1996155,27123.31$0
Sep 1996171,38522.22$0
Aug 1996193,52120.26$0
Jul 1996192,10319.55$0
Jun 1996190,99518.73$0
May 1996197,44619.43$0
Apr 1996210,45321.51$0
Mar 1996214,11819.38$0
Feb 1996213,17516.98$0
Jan 1996224,44117.07$0
Dec 1995221,51617.19$0
Nov 1995203,77616.00$0
Oct 1995217,14615.43$0
Sep 1995222,56416.18$0
Aug 1995226,48815.92$0
Jul 1995264,50715.24$0
Jun 1995261,75916.41$0
May 199558,66117.56$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.

May 2026 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Gas                  409 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $1,246

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Month total                                   $1,246

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/156039 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.