HOWELL, J. J.

Operated by MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 561136) in the LA COPITA (VICKSBURG CONS.) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 156755District 04Field 507006202 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$9.7 M
Dec 1995 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$108 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
366
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 118 leases and 118 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1995-04-25
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
600 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 2006-03-28.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: TEST, THE PREVIOUS TEST MUST BE USED.

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 Gas111997-10-21134222
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
CondensateDisposition84,605 bbl$2,179,349
GasProduction3,243,809 Mcf$7,503,413
Total$9,682,763

906,191 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 13 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 26.5894, -98.5058. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.58937, -98.50579 · 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
9,630 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 9,630 ft.

Completions filed
Nov 1999
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-4273277969,630 ftNov 1999

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 (366)

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

366 months

May 202611230106.413.05$12,009
Apr 2026522198.932.87$5,205
Mar 20261444089.753.15$13,050
Feb 2026663463.503.75$4,319
Jan 20261293259.138.00$7,884
Dec 20252925856.664.41$16,801
Nov 20251443458.593.93$8,570
Oct 20251535959.383.30$9,280
Sep 20251416862.743.08$9,056
Aug 20251407063.933.01$9,161
Jul 20251078366.743.32$7,416
Jun 2025813666.483.13$5,498
May 20252059060.553.23$12,704
Apr 20251408462.363.54$9,028
Mar 20251308767.704.27$9,172
Feb 2025857870.884.34$6,363
Jan 20251098574.324.28$8,465
Dec 20241699268.993.12$11,946
Nov 2024788569.052.20$5,573
Oct 202410711371.372.28$7,894
Sep 202410211969.612.36$7,382
Aug 20241048975.632.06$8,049
Jul 20241175479.932.15$9,468
Jun 202411711578.082.63$9,438
May 20248811078.812.20$7,177
Apr 2024895984.451.66$7,614
Mar 202416110980.301.55$13,097
Feb 202411713876.091.78$9,149
Jan 202412611673.023.30$9,583
Dec 20237511371.262.61$5,640
Nov 2023558977.892.81$4,534
Oct 2023638185.443.09$5,633
Sep 20236410889.042.74$5,994
Aug 20236911880.522.67$5,871
Jul 2023596574.852.64$4,588
Jun 2023332768.962.26$2,337
May 2023635370.622.23$4,567
Apr 2023867178.122.24$6,877
Mar 2023687072.852.39$5,121
Feb 2023362475.112.47$2,763
Jan 202343876.533.39$3,318
Dec 2022835076.415.73$6,628
Nov 2022536785.005.65$4,883
Oct 20221614587.185.86$14,300
Sep 20224281,03884.888.16$44,803
Aug 20226174,08094.529.13$95,558
Jul 20227437,443101.587.54$131,610
Jun 202261911,742115.097.98$164,909
May 202252111,239109.378.43$151,761
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 2010012381.694.12$507
Mar 2010041878.394.39$1,834
Feb 2010027573.585.44$1,497
Jan 20100074.365.96$0
Dec 2009014671.445.48$801
Nov 2009036874.593.75$1,381
Oct 2009020972.544.11$859
Sep 2009037365.543.06$1,143
Aug 2009038967.423.22$1,252
Jul 2009040061.133.46$1,386
Jun 2009037966.163.90$1,476
May 2009040554.743.93$1,590
Apr 2009039746.773.59$1,424
Mar 2009041242.144.06$1,672
Feb 2009041732.814.63$1,932
Jan 2009046635.865.37$2,503
Dec 20080037.105.98$0
Nov 20080055.496.86$0
Oct 20080075.246.92$0
Sep 200800101.767.88$0
Aug 200800114.228.48$0
Jul 200800131.0811.39$0
Jun 200800131.3313.03$0
May 200800123.1711.57$0
Apr 200800110.3110.45$0
Mar 200800101.909.66$0
Feb 20080092.538.77$0
Jan 20080090.388.21$0
Dec 20070088.337.30$0
Nov 20070091.677.29$0
Oct 20070082.856.92$0
Sep 200702675.846.24$162
Aug 2007016069.066.39$1,022
Jul 2007037970.906.39$2,421
Jun 2007018062.007.55$1,359
May 2007022758.747.85$1,781
Apr 2007010059.617.81$781
Mar 2007018356.927.30$1,336
Feb 2007023955.108.22$1,964
Jan 2007036250.306.73$2,435
Dec 2006023356.656.92$1,612
Nov 2006034954.207.62$2,659
Oct 2006037254.906.01$2,237
Sep 2006020860.085.04$1,048
Aug 2006040968.717.34$3,002
Jul 2006067069.376.34$4,250
Jun 2006048566.286.38$3,096
May 2006043966.016.42$2,821
Apr 2006049064.397.36$3,607
Mar 2006063656.707.08$4,505
Feb 2006070157.597.75$5,434
Jan 2006074360.598.93$6,637
Dec 2005079854.9413.42$10,705
Nov 2005075454.6910.59$7,984
Oct 2005081858.3413.80$11,285
Sep 2005080161.4512.08$9,675
Aug 2005074661.519.80$7,308
Jul 2005238255.697.84$3,108
Jun 20050052.337.38$0
May 20050045.226.65$0
Apr 20050049.207.36$0
Mar 20050050.377.15$0
Feb 20050045.226.31$0
Jan 2005234443.166.32$2,261
Dec 2004101,37939.866.75$9,708
Nov 200401,57745.286.33$9,983
Oct 200401,90549.706.52$12,411
Sep 200402,46643.245.28$13,030
Aug 200402,72142.375.55$15,103
Jul 20040038.286.08$0
Jun 20040036.106.43$0
May 20040037.486.49$0
Apr 20040034.475.86$0
Mar 20040034.365.53$0
Feb 20040032.455.51$0
Jan 20040032.036.30$0
Dec 20030030.266.30$0
Nov 20030028.804.60$0
Oct 20030028.174.76$0
Sep 20030026.314.75$0
Aug 20030029.765.13$0
Jul 20030029.415.17$0
Jun 20031877028.565.98$5,121
May 200330026,12626.595.97$164,019
Apr 200333830,37226.675.41$173,244
Mar 200339531,66531.146.10$205,331
Feb 200338727,22033.487.93$228,699
Jan 200325723,33030.315.58$138,019
Dec 200233936,79326.914.85$187,707
Nov 200234430,95224.664.14$136,530
Oct 200231931,41526.464.23$141,299
Sep 200245830,63127.443.64$123,917
Aug 200240324,09025.963.16$86,686
Jul 200253032,36624.583.06$112,124
Jun 200252832,22623.733.34$120,108
May 200240222,13724.663.58$89,252
Apr 200239522,00523.653.51$86,630
Mar 200255026,91422.003.10$95,607
Feb 20022019,38018.222.38$25,946
Jan 200212911,21717.172.38$28,863
Dec 20011019,37316.932.36$23,871
Nov 2001747,05418.072.41$18,306
Oct 200112812,15419.782.53$33,268
Sep 20011027,91924.262.25$20,303
Aug 20011107,15724.873.05$24,587
Jul 20014059,87523.933.20$41,263
Jun 20013137,68624.563.82$37,080
May 20012495,38425.524.31$29,545
Apr 20013376,62924.685.34$43,685
Mar 200153310,42724.545.38$69,140
Feb 200155611,91827.755.77$84,161
Jan 2001599,64027.478.40$82,585
Dec 20008914,79026.889.12$137,314
Nov 20008916,46332.215.66$96,014
Oct 200011520,52631.235.15$109,208
Sep 200013222,94931.875.19$123,232
Aug 200015025,01129.644.54$118,015
Jul 200020825,96628.534.09$112,129
Jun 200022524,91029.304.40$116,128
May 200023125,77627.263.68$101,146
Apr 200025524,58924.513.12$82,869
Mar 200028024,94228.422.86$79,285
Feb 200024226,68927.622.73$79,452
Jan 200082128,93225.272.48$92,513
Dec 199986528,97424.282.42$91,227
Nov 199944814,64623.192.43$46,037
Oct 19990020.982.80$0
Sep 19994021.752.62$87
Aug 19991295,79019.262.88$19,134
Jul 199942014,16917.892.37$41,128
Jun 199945513,94115.942.36$40,183
May 199941014,21115.792.32$39,458
Apr 199942312,55915.102.21$34,118
Mar 199955614,60912.471.84$33,789
Feb 199977118,9699.981.82$42,176
Jan 199929919,84810.381.90$40,814
Dec 199828118,4829.201.77$35,360
Nov 199838424,68510.892.19$58,136
Oct 199838929,41612.421.97$62,758
Sep 199826620,20212.592.08$45,422
Aug 199821618,70211.301.91$38,112
Jul 199819318,45011.742.24$43,543
Jun 199863559,81511.242.24$140,960
May 199862658,44512.622.21$136,850
Apr 199872861,55813.042.51$163,716
Mar 199881062,92412.802.31$155,687
Feb 199866152,59713.952.30$130,148
Jan 199880665,02814.702.15$151,970
Dec 19971,36465,14116.322.41$179,322
Nov 19971,31065,75218.193.09$226,888
Oct 19971,32369,71319.253.15$245,051
Sep 19971,07759,98117.742.95$196,343
Aug 19971,32163,21217.862.55$185,083
Jul 19972,77268,83017.582.25$203,389
Jun 19972,34766,53717.242.26$190,650
May 19972,59870,74318.972.31$212,594
Apr 19972,19470,38917.882.08$185,834
Mar 19971,66365,86118.951.94$159,228
Feb 19972,07074,51520.492.21$206,787
Jan 19972,30346,37823.483.54$218,239
Dec 19962,39146,92723.32$55,758
Nov 19962,38443,76821.97$52,376
Oct 19962,83547,92623.31$66,084
Sep 19963,36665,65922.22$74,793
Aug 19965,234101,44720.26$106,041
Jul 19963,429126,72619.55$67,037
Jun 19964,479136,45618.73$83,892
May 19964,515151,59019.43$87,726
Apr 19962,213102,11121.51$47,602
Mar 1996848,57419.38$1,628
Feb 199665646,98316.98$11,139
Jan 19969311,35417.07$1,588
Dec 199515416,67017.19$2,647

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
Condensate           112 bbl  × $106.41 =    $11,918
Gas                   30 Mcf  × $  3.05 =        $91

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Month total                                  $12,009

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/156755 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.