USA

Operated by MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 561136) in the BOB WEST (L-18, 20, 21, 22) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 159483District 04Field 100412282 tax incentive programmesGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$8.5 M
Apr 1996 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$22 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
362
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 95 leases and 95 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1992-08-31
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 Gas331996-09-053 dockets
NGPA3none

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
GasProduction4,038,011 Mcf$8,486,038
Total$8,486,038

1,444,345 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 9 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 26.5650, -99.1553. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.56504, -99.15534 · 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
12,233 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 12,233 ft.

Completions filed
Sep 1998
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-4273259530512,233 ftSep 1998

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 (362)

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

362 months

May 2026491106.413.05$1,496
Apr 202649998.932.87$1,432
Mar 202651889.753.15$1,631
Feb 202646963.503.75$1,759
Jan 202654159.138.00$4,327
Dec 202538856.664.41$1,712
Nov 202528058.593.93$1,099
Oct 202556159.383.30$1,854
Sep 202555562.743.08$1,708
Aug 202554563.933.01$1,643
Jul 202553766.743.32$1,780
Jun 202556266.483.13$1,758
May 202556860.553.23$1,836
Apr 202557762.363.54$2,044
Mar 202557467.704.27$2,450
Feb 202554170.884.34$2,348
Jan 202559874.324.28$2,559
Dec 202461768.993.12$1,926
Nov 202460469.052.20$1,328
Oct 202461871.372.28$1,410
Sep 202461669.612.36$1,456
Aug 202466675.632.06$1,374
Jul 202465079.932.15$1,395
Jun 202459878.082.63$1,575
May 202461378.812.20$1,348
Apr 202460384.451.66$1,001
Mar 202464180.301.55$990
Feb 202460776.091.78$1,083
Jan 202463673.023.30$2,097
Dec 202356271.262.61$1,467
Nov 202366377.892.81$1,861
Oct 202363985.443.09$1,973
Sep 202357689.042.74$1,575
Aug 202361680.522.67$1,646
Jul 202352874.852.64$1,395
Jun 202361868.962.26$1,396
May 202365570.622.23$1,459
Apr 202362778.122.24$1,403
Mar 202367272.852.39$1,608
Feb 202362975.112.47$1,551
Jan 202370776.533.39$2,395
Dec 202267776.415.73$3,879
Nov 202269785.005.65$3,935
Oct 202272787.185.86$4,263
Sep 202274184.888.16$6,049
Aug 202288794.529.13$8,096
Jul 2022410101.587.54$3,092
Jun 202268115.097.98$542
May 2022140109.378.43$1,181
Apr 2022219104.226.84$1,497
Mar 2022346108.885.08$1,756
Feb 202227091.054.86$1,312
Jan 202238981.844.54$1,765
Dec 202132071.323.90$1,248
Nov 202134377.435.24$1,796
Oct 202133079.795.71$1,886
Sep 202127669.865.35$1,477
Aug 202136166.024.22$1,524
Jul 202138870.783.98$1,545
Jun 202127869.493.38$940
May 202120363.483.02$613
Apr 202121060.362.76$579
Mar 202127761.302.72$753
Feb 202113757.805.55$760
Jan 202127050.412.81$759
Dec 202035344.642.68$944
Nov 202032338.772.71$874
Oct 202034136.972.48$845
Sep 202022737.091.99$452
Aug 202029139.982.39$694
Jul 202029138.371.83$531
Jun 202031034.901.69$524
May 202034016.921.81$617
Apr 202027714.751.80$500
Mar 202022530.341.86$418
Feb 202027049.881.98$535
Jan 202020757.252.09$434
Dec 201913559.012.30$311
Nov 201912355.302.75$338
Oct 201928353.472.42$684
Sep 201928755.052.66$763
Aug 201930853.112.30$710
Jul 201918956.272.46$465
Jun 201929152.782.49$725
May 201932558.482.74$891
Apr 201926062.632.75$715
Mar 201958156.803.06$1,779
Feb 201956750.852.79$1,583
Jan 201958246.033.23$1,879
Dec 201859946.594.19$2,507
Nov 201851552.934.24$2,182
Oct 201847961.443.40$1,628
Sep 201843359.543.11$1,346
Aug 201851859.403.07$1,588
Jul 201854465.142.93$1,595
Jun 201856560.183.08$1,738
May 201850865.382.90$1,474
Apr 201854763.842.90$1,587
Mar 201840461.222.79$1,126
Feb 201847061.782.77$1,300
Jan 201861962.874.01$2,482
Dec 201766957.272.92$1,955
Nov 201714655.423.12$455
Oct 201739049.292.98$1,164
Sep 201753947.523.09$1,664
Aug 201761045.373.00$1,833
Jul 201758743.873.09$1,812
Jun 201759442.493.09$1,834
May 201762845.373.26$2,049
Apr 201761947.933.21$1,988
Mar 201763146.772.98$1,883
Feb 201757650.452.95$1,701
Jan 201766149.413.42$2,260
Dec 201667148.763.72$2,498
Nov 201695642.492.64$2,528
Oct 201697246.193.09$3,004
Sep 201695541.553.10$2,961
Aug 201699741.442.92$2,916
Jul 20161,00541.622.92$2,939
Jun 201697445.352.69$2,616
May 20161,03642.521.99$2,063
Apr 201699436.561.99$1,979
Mar 20161,00233.011.79$1,798
Feb 201694126.472.06$1,942
Jan 201699427.352.36$2,350
Dec 20151,02432.362.00$2,049
Nov 20151,02138.792.17$2,213
Oct 20151,08243.552.43$2,626
Sep 20151,15242.992.76$3,178
Aug 201594640.162.87$2,717
Jul 201593248.152.95$2,745
Jun 201595156.152.88$2,742
May 201598255.212.96$2,902
Apr 201587149.822.71$2,357
Mar 201595342.892.93$2,797
Feb 201586544.662.98$2,574
Jan 20151,11143.433.10$3,445
Dec 20141,04554.693.59$3,753
Nov 201493970.464.25$3,992
Oct 201498978.303.90$3,858
Sep 201484786.164.05$3,426
Aug 20141,02189.394.04$4,120
Jul 20141,08696.564.18$4,539
Jun 20141,03498.164.74$4,898
May 20141,02294.734.73$4,831
Apr 201495895.944.81$4,607
Mar 20141,05395.895.06$5,325
Feb 201497197.406.19$6,012
Jan 201432590.404.86$1,580
Dec 20131,17591.824.35$5,117
Nov 20131,23788.853.74$4,624
Oct 20131,38197.423.78$5,219
Sep 2013809104.113.72$3,008
Aug 2013997104.253.52$3,512
Jul 2013958102.523.72$3,562
Jun 20131,06594.403.93$4,189
May 20131,17294.834.15$4,863
Apr 20131,13893.964.28$4,874
Mar 20131,20193.623.91$4,699
Feb 20131,07391.233.42$3,670
Jan 20131,17591.603.42$4,018
Dec 20121,19886.773.42$4,097
Nov 20121,13586.953.62$4,114
Oct 20121,16589.383.40$3,961
Sep 20121,13594.672.92$3,312
Aug 20121,20192.662.91$3,493
Jul 20121,22985.133.02$3,713
Jun 20121,20479.822.52$3,033
May 20121,24491.612.49$3,095
Apr 20121,188101.652.00$2,372
Mar 20121,080105.052.22$2,400
Feb 20121,179101.102.57$3,030
Jan 20121,49198.092.73$4,077
Dec 20111,52396.873.24$4,934
Nov 20111,57495.723.31$5,212
Oct 20111,81584.983.65$6,622
Sep 20111,51683.623.99$6,042
Aug 20111,43183.404.15$5,938
Jul 20111,48694.144.52$6,713
Jun 20111,45592.904.64$6,751
May 20111,51598.134.40$6,673
Apr 20111,478105.964.33$6,405
Mar 20111,53896.364.06$6,240
Feb 20111,38885.644.18$5,802
Jan 20111,54386.504.59$7,080
Dec 20101,57885.734.35$6,861
Nov 20101,56780.843.80$5,947
Oct 20101,62178.103.51$5,688
Sep 20101,63172.633.98$6,491
Aug 20101,74773.684.42$7,721
Jul 20101,01572.554.74$4,808
Jun 20101,58170.364.91$7,763
May 20101,70271.124.24$7,208
Apr 20101,65281.694.12$6,811
Mar 20101,54478.394.39$6,776
Feb 20101,50173.585.44$8,169
Jan 20101,70274.365.96$10,151
Dec 20091,73471.445.48$9,509
Nov 20091,72374.593.75$6,464
Oct 20091,82072.544.11$7,481
Sep 20091,78665.543.06$5,474
Aug 20091,85867.423.22$5,980
Jul 20091,88561.133.46$6,531
Jun 20091,85066.163.90$7,206
May 20091,90454.743.93$7,475
Apr 20091,84946.773.59$6,633
Mar 20091,90942.144.06$7,749
Feb 20091,74432.814.63$8,080
Jan 20091,94035.865.37$10,420
Dec 20081,96737.105.98$11,757
Nov 20081,93355.496.86$13,261
Oct 20081,98875.246.92$13,761
Sep 20081,988101.767.88$15,660
Aug 20082,052114.228.48$17,407
Jul 20081,929131.0811.39$21,970
Jun 20082,035131.3313.03$26,521
May 20082,092123.1711.57$24,213
Apr 20082,048110.3110.45$21,412
Mar 20082,144101.909.66$20,720
Feb 20081,99992.538.77$17,532
Jan 20082,13790.388.21$17,536
Dec 20072,17288.337.30$15,860
Nov 20072,08191.677.29$15,174
Oct 20071,97982.856.92$13,699
Sep 20072,01975.846.24$12,607
Aug 20072,28469.066.39$14,590
Jul 20072,26770.906.39$14,481
Jun 20072,11662.007.55$15,973
May 20072,41158.747.85$18,917
Apr 20072,32359.617.81$18,131
Mar 20072,45156.927.30$17,897
Feb 20071,69155.108.22$13,893
Jan 20072,31350.306.73$15,559
Dec 20062,36656.656.92$16,369
Nov 20062,34554.207.62$17,863
Oct 20062,57454.906.01$15,480
Sep 20062,12560.085.04$10,704
Aug 20062,69668.717.34$19,788
Jul 20062,62469.376.34$16,643
Jun 20062,79966.286.38$17,868
May 20062,99266.016.42$19,224
Apr 20062,77364.397.36$20,411
Mar 20063,26856.707.08$23,147
Feb 20062,16357.597.75$16,766
Jan 20064,30160.598.93$38,422
Dec 20053,73254.9413.42$50,066
Nov 20053,31554.6910.59$35,101
Oct 20053,55458.3413.80$49,030
Sep 20053,70161.4512.08$44,704
Aug 20055,36461.519.80$52,550
Jul 20057,33855.697.84$57,557
Jun 20055,58352.337.38$41,208
May 20056,90345.226.65$45,913
Apr 20057,69749.207.36$56,654
Mar 20055,36750.377.15$38,400
Feb 20055,37045.226.31$33,895
Jan 20058,00643.166.32$50,616
Dec 20048,22939.866.75$55,555
Nov 20045,28145.286.33$33,431
Oct 20043,56149.706.52$23,200
Sep 20044,32643.245.28$22,858
Aug 20043,22842.375.55$17,918
Jul 20043,76438.286.08$22,901
Jun 20045,39336.106.43$34,693
May 20046,25537.486.49$40,624
Apr 20046,48434.475.86$37,986
Mar 20046,21934.365.53$34,392
Feb 20047,37632.455.51$40,639
Jan 20047,48532.036.30$47,153
Dec 20036,68630.266.30$42,133
Nov 20037,24028.804.60$33,269
Oct 20037,23928.174.76$34,455
Sep 20039,74726.314.75$46,292
Aug 200311,06529.765.13$56,760
Jul 20035,87829.415.17$30,394
Jun 20032,79428.565.98$16,716
May 20033,42226.595.97$20,439
Apr 20034,17026.675.41$22,548
Mar 20034,69131.146.10$28,597
Feb 20033,69233.487.93$29,262
Jan 20033,69230.315.58$20,609
Dec 20028,22926.914.85$39,942
Nov 20022,36524.664.14$9,784
Oct 20024,25426.464.23$17,991
Sep 20023,68627.443.64$13,399
Aug 20023,93625.963.16$12,454
Jul 20023,86224.583.06$11,825
Jun 20023,73423.733.34$12,465
May 200210,61524.663.58$38,044
Apr 200213,38523.653.51$47,012
Mar 200215,58222.003.10$48,347
Feb 200211,72118.222.38$27,845
Jan 20025,04417.172.38$11,983
Dec 20014,61816.932.36$10,919
Nov 20015,13018.072.41$12,340
Oct 20014,92319.782.53$12,450
Sep 20014,66424.262.25$10,500
Aug 20014,40524.873.05$13,449
Jul 20014,82723.933.20$15,432
Jun 20016,94924.563.82$26,574
May 200112,81625.524.31$55,203
Apr 200113,21624.685.34$70,512
Mar 200113,97124.545.38$75,114
Feb 200113,13927.755.77$75,774
Jan 200115,06427.478.40$126,519
Dec 200014,88326.889.12$135,770
Nov 200014,28332.215.66$80,813
Oct 200016,36531.235.15$84,206
Sep 200015,89131.875.19$82,419
Aug 200017,93029.644.54$81,416
Jul 200018,78428.534.09$76,822
Jun 200018,75729.304.40$82,479
May 200017,37327.263.68$63,928
Apr 200018,06224.513.12$56,281
Mar 200019,05328.422.86$54,487
Feb 200018,79127.622.73$51,234
Jan 200020,47625.272.48$50,791
Dec 199919,56224.282.42$47,413
Nov 199916,53123.192.43$40,236
Oct 199920,74120.982.80$58,152
Sep 199918,21821.752.62$47,710
Aug 199923,69619.262.88$68,140
Jul 199924,44417.892.37$57,990
Jun 199924,43915.942.36$57,727
May 199927,32315.792.32$63,417
Apr 199926,47315.102.21$58,454
Mar 199928,66612.471.84$52,698
Feb 199926,9779.981.82$49,039
Jan 199930,56010.381.90$58,062
Dec 199833,5749.201.77$59,537
Nov 199826,73110.892.19$58,426
Oct 199826,16912.421.97$51,532
Sep 199824,18012.592.08$50,358
Aug 199836,57111.301.91$69,754
Jul 199836,06911.742.24$80,696
Jun 199845,15411.242.24$101,022
May 199852,62312.622.21$116,104
Apr 199846,23713.042.51$115,839
Mar 199839,72612.802.31$91,745
Feb 199837,28113.952.30$85,714
Jan 199842,98614.702.15$92,626
Dec 199754,35616.322.41$131,058
Nov 199756,44118.193.09$174,304
Oct 199758,35219.253.15$183,798
Sep 199758,83317.742.95$173,844
Aug 199770,39617.862.55$179,843
Jul 199777,50917.582.25$174,158
Jun 199782,58217.242.26$186,404
May 199790,67118.972.31$209,314
Apr 199787,38217.882.08$181,997
Mar 1997109,37818.951.94$212,099
Feb 1997118,82820.492.21$262,123
Jan 1997131,35423.483.54$464,954
Dec 1996135,11423.32$0
Nov 1996150,53621.97$0
Oct 1996107,31823.31$0
Sep 1996137,34822.22$0
Aug 1996167,85520.26$0
Jul 1996170,58219.55$0
Jun 1996191,86418.73$0
May 1996237,29219.43$0
Apr 1996146,43621.51$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                  491 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $1,496

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Month total                                   $1,496

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/159483 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.