NICHOLSON "A"

Operated by MERRITT OPERATING, INC. (P-5 561368) in the MARY LOU LEITCH (LOBO) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 158121District 04Field 57932240CondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$329 k
Feb 1996 – Jun 2020
Value, last 12 filed months
$1 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
293
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 1 leases and 1 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1998-01-01
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
no field rule filed
From a lease line
no field rule filed

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
CondensateDisposition663 bbl$9,499
GasProduction94,351 Mcf$319,247
Total$328,746

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 27.9346, -98.9167. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.93463, -98.91665 · 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
100.0%
1 of 1 wells
With a plug date
100.0%
1 of 1 wells
Median depth
8,525 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
24.3 years
median over 1 well

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
1100.0%
A plug date is filed
1100.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
1100.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
00.0%

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 8,525 ft.

Completions filed
Feb 1996
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Jun 2020
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 24.3 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 24.3 years and 24.3 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-4793641828,525 ftFeb 1996Jun 2020Yes

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 (293)

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

293 months

Jun 202039034.901.69$1,361
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 201205892.662.91$169
Jul 2012010185.133.02$305
Jun 2012012679.822.52$317
May 2012015391.612.49$381
Apr 20120117101.652.00$234
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 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 20100078.394.39$0
Feb 20100073.585.44$0
Jan 20100074.365.96$0
Dec 20090071.445.48$0
Nov 20090074.593.75$0
Oct 20090072.544.11$0
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 20090061.133.46$0
Jun 20090066.163.90$0
May 20090054.743.93$0
Apr 200902346.773.59$83
Mar 2009016842.144.06$682
Feb 2009015632.814.63$723
Jan 200901,05235.865.37$5,650
Dec 2008050437.105.98$3,012
Nov 2008032455.496.86$2,223
Oct 2008026075.246.92$1,800
Sep 20080207101.767.88$1,631
Aug 20080215114.228.48$1,824
Jul 20080325131.0811.39$3,702
Jun 20080623131.3313.03$8,119
May 20080442123.1711.57$5,116
Apr 20080764110.3110.45$7,988
Mar 20080793101.909.66$7,664
Feb 2008077492.538.77$6,788
Jan 2008052390.388.21$4,292
Dec 2007065188.337.30$4,754
Nov 200702,04391.677.29$14,897
Oct 20070082.856.92$0
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 20070069.066.39$0
Jul 20070470.906.39$26
Jun 200704062.007.55$302
May 200703258.747.85$251
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 20070056.927.30$0
Feb 20070355.108.22$25
Jan 20070050.306.73$0
Dec 2006020456.656.92$1,411
Nov 2006019054.207.62$1,447
Oct 20060054.906.01$0
Sep 20060060.085.04$0
Aug 20060068.717.34$0
Jul 2006010069.376.34$634
Jun 200604666.286.38$294
May 200608866.016.42$565
Apr 2006010764.397.36$788
Mar 200604156.707.08$290
Feb 200603957.597.75$302
Jan 200604160.598.93$366
Dec 200503954.9413.42$523
Nov 200503854.6910.59$402
Oct 200501058.3413.80$138
Sep 200504861.4512.08$580
Aug 2005020361.519.80$1,989
Jul 20050055.697.84$0
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 20050043.166.32$0
Dec 20040039.866.75$0
Nov 200404445.286.33$279
Oct 200402049.706.52$130
Sep 200402043.245.28$106
Aug 2004017942.375.55$994
Jul 200402238.286.08$134
Jun 20040036.106.43$0
May 20040037.486.49$0
Apr 200404234.475.86$246
Mar 200401734.365.53$94
Feb 20040032.455.51$0
Jan 200405232.036.30$328
Dec 200304130.266.30$258
Nov 200305028.804.60$230
Oct 200309928.174.76$471
Sep 200305626.314.75$266
Aug 2003043729.765.13$2,242
Jul 200301429.415.17$72
Jun 20030028.565.98$0
May 2003047826.595.97$2,855
Apr 20030026.675.41$0
Mar 2003051631.146.10$3,146
Feb 2003021033.487.93$1,664
Jan 2003020530.315.58$1,144
Dec 2002032426.914.85$1,573
Nov 2002020924.664.14$865
Oct 20020226.464.23$8
Sep 200205527.443.64$200
Aug 2002011125.963.16$351
Jul 2002050124.583.06$1,534
Jun 2002022623.733.34$754
May 2002032024.663.58$1,147
Apr 2002022123.653.51$776
Mar 2002016522.003.10$512
Feb 2002029018.222.38$689
Jan 2002022917.172.38$544
Dec 2001022316.932.36$527
Nov 2001034218.072.41$823
Oct 2001061319.782.53$1,550
Sep 2001067724.262.25$1,524
Aug 2001079524.873.05$2,427
Jul 2001096123.933.20$3,072
Jun 20010024.563.82$0
May 2001087725.524.31$3,778
Apr 2001089624.685.34$4,780
Mar 2001063424.545.38$3,409
Feb 2001049627.755.77$2,860
Jan 2001053327.478.40$4,477
Dec 2000018226.889.12$1,660
Nov 2000035332.215.66$1,997
Oct 2000034031.235.15$1,749
Sep 2000059231.875.19$3,070
Aug 2000093529.644.54$4,246
Jul 2000081228.534.09$3,321
Jun 2000087929.304.40$3,865
May 2000062927.263.68$2,315
Apr 200001,22424.513.12$3,814
Mar 200001,29428.422.86$3,701
Feb 200001,26627.622.73$3,452
Jan 200001,01725.272.48$2,523
Dec 199901,21324.282.42$2,940
Nov 1999074923.192.43$1,823
Oct 1999089420.982.80$2,507
Sep 1999088821.752.62$2,326
Aug 199901,04319.262.88$2,999
Jul 1999057217.892.37$1,357
Jun 1999068215.942.36$1,611
May 1999055415.792.32$1,286
Apr 199901,14515.102.21$2,528
Mar 1999701,20812.471.84$3,094
Feb 199906749.981.82$1,225
Jan 1999071310.381.90$1,355
Dec 199802419.201.77$427
Nov 199801,42510.892.19$3,115
Oct 199801,37312.421.97$2,704
Sep 199802,44312.592.08$5,088
Aug 199802,45911.301.91$4,690
Jul 19981823,67911.742.24$10,368
Jun 199803,18811.242.24$7,132
May 199803,44612.622.21$7,603
Apr 199803,20213.042.51$8,022
Mar 19981795,15912.802.31$14,206
Feb 199807,78413.952.30$17,896
Jan 19981938,15514.702.15$20,409
Dec 199708,06216.322.41$19,438
Nov 19970018.193.09$0
Oct 19970019.253.15$0
Sep 19970017.742.95$0
Aug 19970017.862.55$0
Jul 19970017.582.25$0
Jun 19970017.242.26$0
May 19970018.972.31$0
Apr 19970017.882.08$0
Mar 19970018.951.94$0
Feb 19970020.492.21$0
Jan 19970023.483.54$0
Dec 19960023.32$0
Nov 19960021.97$0
Oct 19960023.31$0
Sep 19960022.22$0
Aug 19960020.26$0
Jul 19960019.55$0
Jun 19960018.73$0
May 19960019.43$0
Apr 19960021.51$0
Mar 19960019.38$0
Feb 19960016.98$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.

Jun 2020 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate            39 bbl  × $ 34.90 =     $1,361
Gas                    0 Mcf  × $  1.69 =         $0

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Month total                                   $1,361

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/158121 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.