VERGARA

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 156483District 04Field 932154002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$4.3 M
Sep 1995 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
369
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
High Cost Gas111996-01-10133404
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
CondensateDisposition33,776 bbl$623,985
GasProduction3,149,878 Mcf$3,681,739
Total$4,305,724

1,905,592 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 16 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 27.5979, -99.1199. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.59790, -99.11988 · 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
9,900 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 9,900 ft.

Completions filed
Sep 1995
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-4793632689,900 ftSep 1995

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 (369)

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

369 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 20201039.982.39$40
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 20190859.012.30$18
Nov 201914655.302.75$182
Oct 2019013053.472.42$314
Sep 2019142055.052.66$1,171
Aug 2019123553.112.30$595
Jul 2019012956.272.46$317
Jun 201976752.782.49$536
May 201906758.482.74$184
Apr 201909862.632.75$270
Mar 201905656.803.06$171
Feb 201906550.852.79$181
Jan 2019011046.033.23$355
Dec 2018015546.594.19$649
Nov 2018011452.934.24$483
Oct 2018023761.443.40$805
Sep 2018045059.543.11$1,399
Aug 2018033559.403.07$1,027
Jul 2018019965.142.93$583
Jun 2018041760.183.08$1,283
May 2018068065.382.90$1,973
Apr 2018066263.842.90$1,920
Mar 2018018461.222.79$513
Feb 2018041561.782.77$1,148
Jan 2018071162.874.01$2,851
Dec 201701057.272.92$29
Nov 2017015455.423.12$480
Oct 2017043249.292.98$1,289
Sep 2017052147.523.09$1,608
Aug 2017016745.373.00$502
Jul 2017012843.873.09$395
Jun 2017114942.493.09$502
May 2017045945.373.26$1,498
Apr 2017057047.933.21$1,831
Mar 2017018446.772.98$549
Feb 2017015550.452.95$458
Jan 2017017349.413.42$591
Dec 2016015948.763.72$592
Nov 2016514842.492.64$604
Oct 2016012946.193.09$399
Sep 2016011141.553.10$344
Aug 2016011641.442.92$339
Jul 2016013541.622.92$395
Jun 2016018545.352.69$497
May 2016022242.521.99$442
Apr 2016012636.561.99$251
Mar 2016018233.011.79$327
Feb 2016016426.472.06$338
Jan 2016213527.352.36$374
Dec 2015025632.362.00$512
Nov 2015023838.792.17$516
Oct 2015030943.552.43$750
Sep 2015045242.992.76$1,247
Aug 2015070440.162.87$2,022
Jul 2015063548.152.95$1,870
Jun 2015060656.152.88$1,747
May 2015074555.212.96$2,202
Apr 2015066149.822.71$1,789
Mar 2015031042.892.93$910
Feb 2015132944.662.98$667
Jan 201504343.433.10$133
Dec 2014010154.693.59$363
Nov 201409170.464.25$387
Oct 2014019878.303.90$772
Sep 201406186.164.05$247
Aug 201409189.394.04$367
Jul 20144011996.564.18$4,360
Jun 2014018298.164.74$862
May 2014029294.734.73$1,380
Apr 2014049395.944.81$2,371
Mar 2014053895.895.06$2,721
Feb 2014044097.406.19$2,724
Jan 20147684090.404.86$10,953
Dec 2013060591.824.35$2,634
Nov 2013010488.853.74$389
Oct 2013017797.423.78$669
Sep 20130147104.113.72$547
Aug 20130106104.253.52$373
Jul 201340133102.523.72$4,595
Jun 2013019194.403.93$751
May 2013031294.834.15$1,295
Apr 2013035593.964.28$1,520
Mar 2013067593.623.91$2,641
Feb 2013069691.233.42$2,380
Jan 2013019091.603.42$650
Dec 2012018686.773.42$636
Nov 2012023586.953.62$852
Oct 2012025289.383.40$857
Sep 2012021194.672.92$616
Aug 2012020592.662.91$596
Jul 2012018985.133.02$571
Jun 20121114279.822.52$1,236
May 2012012891.612.49$319
Apr 20120304101.652.00$607
Mar 2012042105.052.22$93
Feb 2012087101.102.57$224
Jan 201208098.092.73$219
Dec 201105996.873.24$191
Nov 2011025595.723.31$844
Oct 2011046884.983.65$1,708
Sep 20111660783.623.99$3,757
Aug 20110983.404.15$37
Jul 2011033594.144.52$1,513
Jun 2011065892.904.64$3,053
May 2011015898.134.40$696
Apr 20110226105.964.33$979
Mar 2011059996.364.06$2,430
Feb 20110085.644.18$0
Jan 20110086.504.59$0
Dec 2010018885.734.35$817
Nov 2010099480.843.80$3,773
Oct 2010026778.103.51$937
Sep 2010048672.633.98$1,934
Aug 2010080573.684.42$3,558
Jul 2010016172.554.74$763
Jun 2010017570.364.91$859
May 2010032871.124.24$1,389
Apr 2010076981.694.12$3,170
Mar 2010052378.394.39$2,295
Feb 201007973.585.44$430
Jan 2010015974.365.96$948
Dec 2009013871.445.48$757
Nov 2009016974.593.75$634
Oct 2009016372.544.11$670
Sep 2009028165.543.06$861
Aug 2009044267.423.22$1,423
Jul 2009043961.133.46$1,521
Jun 2009051166.163.90$1,990
May 2009075854.743.93$2,976
Apr 2009035046.773.59$1,256
Mar 2009023542.144.06$954
Feb 2009014632.814.63$676
Jan 2009017535.865.37$940
Dec 2008034837.105.98$2,080
Nov 2008018555.496.86$1,269
Oct 2008037975.246.92$2,623
Sep 20080646101.767.88$5,089
Aug 20080561114.228.48$4,759
Jul 20080992131.0811.39$11,298
Jun 20080513131.3313.03$6,686
May 20080359123.1711.57$4,155
Apr 20080205110.3110.45$2,143
Mar 20080229101.909.66$2,213
Feb 2008026392.538.77$2,307
Jan 2008038890.388.21$3,184
Dec 2007070088.337.30$5,111
Nov 2007032691.677.29$2,377
Oct 2007036282.856.92$2,506
Sep 2007020575.846.24$1,280
Aug 2007032469.066.39$2,070
Jul 2007054670.906.39$3,488
Jun 2007028962.007.55$2,182
May 2007027258.747.85$2,134
Apr 2007027059.617.81$2,107
Mar 2007037256.927.30$2,716
Feb 2007010055.108.22$822
Jan 2007053850.306.73$3,619
Dec 2006038556.656.92$2,664
Nov 2006025654.207.62$1,950
Oct 2006033454.906.01$2,009
Sep 2006050760.085.04$2,554
Aug 2006058668.717.34$4,301
Jul 2006070569.376.34$4,472
Jun 2006017666.286.38$1,124
May 2006023566.016.42$1,510
Apr 200607564.397.36$552
Mar 2006026356.707.08$1,863
Feb 2006022557.597.75$1,744
Jan 2006013960.598.93$1,242
Dec 2005018354.9413.42$2,455
Nov 2005019654.6910.59$2,075
Oct 2005071958.3413.80$9,919
Sep 2005038961.4512.08$4,699
Aug 2005025561.519.80$2,498
Jul 2005049655.697.84$3,890
Jun 2005034652.337.38$2,554
May 2005041045.226.65$2,727
Apr 2005049849.207.36$3,666
Mar 2005056650.377.15$4,050
Feb 2005025945.226.31$1,635
Jan 200501,07343.166.32$6,784
Dec 2004012939.866.75$871
Nov 2004015945.286.33$1,007
Oct 2004058949.706.52$3,837
Sep 2004073043.245.28$3,857
Aug 2004021542.375.55$1,193
Jul 2004113,56538.286.08$22,111
Jun 200401,73836.106.43$11,181
May 2004423,98137.486.49$27,429
Apr 200401,63334.475.86$9,567
Mar 2004531,32434.365.53$9,143
Feb 200401,28532.455.51$7,080
Jan 20042696832.036.30$6,931
Dec 20031336230.266.30$2,675
Nov 20031677228.804.60$4,008
Oct 20031173228.174.76$3,794
Sep 2003569726.314.75$3,442
Aug 2003029729.765.13$1,524
Jul 200301,06729.415.17$5,517
Jun 2003086928.565.98$5,199
May 200301,06126.595.97$6,337
Apr 200301,03026.675.41$5,570
Mar 200301,03931.146.10$6,334
Feb 200301,13433.487.93$8,988
Jan 200301,13930.315.58$6,358
Dec 200201,51226.914.85$7,339
Nov 200201,61524.664.14$6,681
Oct 200201,63426.464.23$6,910
Sep 200202,07127.443.64$7,529
Aug 200202,08125.963.16$6,585
Jul 200202,51424.583.06$7,697
Jun 200202,38723.733.34$7,968
May 200202,49924.663.58$8,956
Apr 200203,01323.653.51$10,583
Mar 200202,76322.003.10$8,573
Feb 200203,01618.222.38$7,165
Jan 200203,42117.172.38$8,127
Dec 200103,13216.932.36$7,405
Nov 200103,81518.072.41$9,177
Oct 200104,27619.782.53$10,813
Sep 200104,13524.262.25$9,309
Aug 200104,57324.873.05$13,962
Jul 200104,83423.933.20$15,455
Jun 200104,94724.563.82$18,918
May 200105,39725.524.31$23,247
Apr 200105,68724.685.34$30,342
Mar 200106,15024.545.38$33,065
Feb 200106,40327.755.77$36,927
Jan 200105,64027.478.40$47,369
Dec 200006,89026.889.12$62,854
Nov 200047,96032.215.66$45,167
Oct 20006314,94831.235.15$78,882
Sep 20004815,34831.875.19$81,132
Aug 20004814,86529.644.54$68,921
Jul 20004717,32528.534.09$72,196
Jun 200010217,42229.304.40$79,597
May 20006618,15127.263.68$68,590
Apr 20008619,61124.513.12$63,216
Mar 200010937,82528.422.86$111,268
Feb 20004315,10127.622.73$42,361
Jan 20004915,91825.272.48$40,723
Dec 1999447,46424.282.42$19,159
Nov 1999408,82023.192.43$22,395
Oct 19995514,34720.982.80$41,379
Sep 199921114,98221.752.62$43,825
Aug 1999010,81519.262.88$31,100
Jul 199913112,87717.892.37$32,893
Jun 1999018,92815.942.36$44,710
May 1999019,30515.792.32$44,807
Apr 199913918,01715.102.21$41,881
Mar 1999018,00012.471.84$33,090
Feb 199915016,3799.981.82$31,271
Jan 1999018,00110.381.90$34,201
Dec 199816717,6759.201.77$32,880
Nov 19984516,45510.892.19$36,456
Oct 199816918,11412.421.97$37,769
Sep 1998011,94312.592.08$24,873
Aug 199817214,15911.301.91$28,950
Jul 1998019,07511.742.24$42,676
Jun 199816515,42211.242.24$36,358
May 1998016,34512.622.21$36,063
Apr 199816521,32713.042.51$55,583
Mar 199817024,94412.802.31$59,783
Feb 1998023,57413.952.30$54,200
Jan 199818327,30414.702.15$61,524
Dec 199717727,09616.322.41$68,220
Nov 199716623,15818.193.09$74,537
Oct 1997033,28519.253.15$104,842
Sep 199717033,62617.742.95$102,377
Aug 199717838,55417.862.55$101,675
Jul 199733740,52017.582.25$96,970
Jun 199716240,62717.242.26$94,496
May 199734543,67218.972.31$107,361
Apr 199734543,54117.882.08$96,855
Mar 199735445,41618.951.94$94,776
Feb 199753044,27820.492.21$108,533
Jan 199754054,99423.483.54$207,341
Dec 199653454,20723.32$12,453
Nov 199651561,60821.97$11,315
Oct 199652870,38923.31$12,308
Sep 199669773,27822.22$15,487
Aug 199686683,23320.26$17,545
Jul 199686993,35919.55$16,989
Jun 19961,05099,94118.73$19,667
May 19961,057116,27019.43$20,538
Apr 19961,385126,76621.51$29,791
Mar 19961,795152,36919.38$34,787
Feb 19962,015168,81716.98$34,215
Jan 19962,720214,62317.07$46,430
Dec 19953,678201,32817.19$63,225
Nov 19953,389154,77216.00$54,224
Oct 19953,689165,09815.43$56,921
Sep 19952,62269,53416.18$42,424

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.

Aug 2020 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             1 bbl  × $ 39.98 =        $40
Gas                    0 Mcf  × $  2.39 =         $0

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Month total                                      $40

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/156483 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.