VAQUILLAS RANCH A

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 159546District 04Field 932154002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.2 M
Aug 1996 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$9 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
358
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 Gas111996-12-17135438
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
CondensateDisposition4,563 bbl$108,547
GasProduction342,813 Mcf$1,129,966
Total$1,238,513

53,105 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 5 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 27.5517, -99.0455. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.55170, -99.04546 · 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
11,996 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 11,996 ft.

Completions filed
Aug 1996
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-4793579711111,996 ftAug 1996

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 (358)

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

358 months

May 20260223106.413.05$679
Apr 2026020798.932.87$594
Mar 2026020589.753.15$646
Feb 2026018963.503.75$709
Jan 2026020759.138.00$1,656
Dec 2025021656.664.41$953
Nov 2025021258.593.93$832
Oct 2025021059.383.30$694
Sep 2025020362.743.08$625
Aug 2025021063.933.01$633
Jul 2025120466.743.32$743
Jun 2025020166.483.13$629
May 2025126360.553.23$911
Apr 2025021462.363.54$758
Mar 2025120867.704.27$956
Feb 2025018970.884.34$820
Jan 2025121974.324.28$1,011
Dec 2024023568.993.12$734
Nov 2024121369.052.20$537
Oct 2024122471.372.28$582
Sep 2024225069.612.36$730
Aug 2024028775.632.06$592
Jul 2024130279.932.15$728
Jun 2024044678.082.63$1,175
May 2024140078.812.20$958
Apr 2024124184.451.66$484
Mar 2024125980.301.55$480
Feb 2024029076.091.78$517
Jan 2024148773.023.30$1,679
Dec 2023022571.262.61$587
Nov 2023020877.892.81$584
Oct 2023122985.443.09$792
Sep 2023021089.042.74$574
Aug 2023121380.522.67$650
Jul 2023021674.852.64$571
Jun 2023221968.962.26$633
May 2023022970.622.23$510
Apr 2023122678.122.24$584
Mar 2023126572.852.39$707
Feb 2023029775.112.47$732
Jan 2023225976.533.39$1,030
Dec 2022025776.415.73$1,472
Nov 2022024385.005.65$1,372
Oct 2022126187.185.86$1,618
Sep 2022125284.888.16$2,142
Aug 2022026494.529.13$2,410
Jul 20220268101.587.54$2,021
Jun 20221292115.097.98$2,444
May 20221327109.378.43$2,867
Apr 20221292104.226.84$2,101
Mar 20221219108.885.08$1,221
Feb 2022020291.054.86$981
Jan 2022123781.844.54$1,157
Dec 2021025571.323.90$994
Nov 2021128077.435.24$1,544
Oct 202101079.795.71$57
Sep 202101569.865.35$80
Aug 2021216866.024.22$841
Jul 2021025870.783.98$1,027
Jun 2021122569.493.38$830
May 2021019663.483.02$591
Apr 2021020460.362.76$563
Mar 2021224161.302.72$777
Feb 2021117057.805.55$1,001
Jan 2021031050.412.81$871
Dec 2020029744.642.68$795
Nov 2020120438.772.71$591
Oct 2020027536.972.48$682
Sep 2020123537.091.99$505
Aug 2020025439.982.39$606
Jul 2020329238.371.83$648
Jun 2020032434.901.69$548
May 2020035716.921.81$648
Apr 2020245314.751.80$847
Mar 2020118230.341.86$368
Feb 2020013249.881.98$261
Jan 2020035057.252.09$733
Dec 2019140559.012.30$992
Nov 2019136155.302.75$1,048
Oct 2019028153.472.42$680
Sep 2019015855.052.66$420
Aug 2019125153.112.30$632
Jul 2019030356.272.46$745
Jun 2019142352.782.49$1,107
May 2019139058.482.74$1,127
Apr 2019142662.632.75$1,234
Mar 2019260256.803.06$1,957
Feb 2019145850.852.79$1,330
Jan 2019027746.033.23$894
Dec 2018129846.594.19$1,294
Nov 2018225352.934.24$1,178
Oct 2018028361.443.40$962
Sep 2018033259.543.11$1,032
Aug 2018144559.403.07$1,424
Jul 2018284565.142.93$2,608
Jun 2018125760.183.08$851
May 2018027365.382.90$792
Apr 2018228663.842.90$957
Mar 2018128661.222.79$858
Feb 2018022361.782.77$617
Jan 2018128762.874.01$1,214
Dec 2017327457.272.92$972
Nov 2017025155.423.12$783
Oct 2017027949.292.98$832
Sep 2017026147.523.09$806
Aug 2017010545.373.00$315
Jul 2017033043.873.09$1,019
Jun 2017330842.493.09$1,078
May 2017031545.373.26$1,028
Apr 2017131047.933.21$1,044
Mar 2017132646.772.98$1,019
Feb 2017229450.452.95$969
Jan 2017227149.413.42$1,025
Dec 2016128948.763.72$1,125
Nov 2016230942.492.64$902
Oct 2016036946.193.09$1,140
Sep 2016060641.553.10$1,879
Aug 2016016541.442.92$483
Jul 2016133041.622.92$1,007
Jun 2016130945.352.69$875
May 2016031542.521.99$627
Apr 2016141536.561.99$863
Mar 2016061433.011.79$1,102
Feb 2016080026.472.06$1,651
Jan 2016034527.352.36$816
Dec 20150232.362.00$4
Nov 20150038.792.17$0
Oct 2015137543.552.43$954
Sep 2015030342.992.76$836
Aug 2015236040.162.87$1,114
Jul 2015240548.152.95$1,289
Jun 2015044956.152.88$1,294
May 2015083455.212.96$2,465
Apr 201501,07749.822.71$2,915
Mar 201501,22842.892.93$3,604
Feb 2015025444.662.98$756
Jan 2015034743.433.10$1,076
Dec 2014033854.693.59$1,214
Nov 2014032770.464.25$1,390
Oct 2014035878.303.90$1,397
Sep 2014048286.164.05$1,950
Aug 2014030189.394.04$1,215
Jul 2014031696.564.18$1,321
Jun 2014032598.164.74$1,539
May 2014032994.734.73$1,555
Apr 20140095.944.81$0
Mar 2014036795.895.06$1,856
Feb 2014028997.406.19$1,789
Jan 2014035990.404.86$1,745
Dec 2013042691.824.35$1,855
Nov 2013044488.853.74$1,660
Oct 2013037297.423.78$1,406
Sep 20130376104.113.72$1,398
Aug 20130433104.253.52$1,525
Jul 20130653102.523.72$2,428
Jun 2013042294.403.93$1,660
May 2013036194.834.15$1,498
Apr 2013035593.964.28$1,520
Mar 2013037593.623.91$1,467
Feb 2013033791.233.42$1,153
Jan 2013036791.603.42$1,255
Dec 2012039686.773.42$1,354
Nov 2012043286.953.62$1,566
Oct 2012045389.383.40$1,540
Sep 2012028594.672.92$832
Aug 2012030892.662.91$896
Jul 2012030585.133.02$921
Jun 2012027779.822.52$698
May 2012036291.612.49$901
Apr 20120615101.652.00$1,228
Mar 2012010105.052.22$22
Feb 20120439101.102.57$1,128
Jan 2012042698.092.73$1,165
Dec 2011051196.873.24$1,656
Nov 2011034895.723.31$1,152
Oct 2011038184.983.65$1,390
Sep 2011050583.623.99$2,013
Aug 2011013283.404.15$548
Jul 2011040894.144.52$1,843
Jun 2011035192.904.64$1,629
May 2011042298.134.40$1,859
Apr 20110439105.964.33$1,902
Mar 2011039296.364.06$1,590
Feb 2011036485.644.18$1,522
Jan 2011049586.504.59$2,271
Dec 2010050385.734.35$2,187
Nov 2010042980.843.80$1,628
Oct 2010044478.103.51$1,558
Sep 2010045272.633.98$1,799
Aug 2010047173.684.42$2,082
Jul 2010055672.554.74$2,633
Jun 2010044170.364.91$2,165
May 2010088971.124.24$3,765
Apr 2010041681.694.12$1,715
Mar 2010075278.394.39$3,300
Feb 2010036773.585.44$1,997
Jan 2010045574.365.96$2,714
Dec 2009051271.445.48$2,808
Nov 2009044174.593.75$1,654
Oct 2009048072.544.11$1,973
Sep 2009049765.543.06$1,523
Aug 2009046367.423.22$1,490
Jul 2009068661.133.46$2,377
Jun 2009056266.163.90$2,189
May 2009066554.743.93$2,611
Apr 2009049146.773.59$1,761
Mar 2009079342.144.06$3,219
Feb 2009039832.814.63$1,844
Jan 2009043035.865.37$2,310
Dec 2008044937.105.98$2,684
Nov 2008045255.496.86$3,101
Oct 2008051375.246.92$3,551
Sep 20080525101.767.88$4,135
Aug 20080654114.228.48$5,548
Jul 20080528131.0811.39$6,014
Jun 20080579131.3313.03$7,546
May 20080729123.1711.57$8,438
Apr 20080647110.3110.45$6,764
Mar 20080615101.909.66$5,943
Feb 2008057492.538.77$5,034
Jan 2008055290.388.21$4,530
Dec 2007052988.337.30$3,863
Nov 2007054691.677.29$3,981
Oct 2007058482.856.92$4,042
Sep 2007056575.846.24$3,528
Aug 2007058069.066.39$3,705
Jul 2007062870.906.39$4,012
Jun 2007065762.007.55$4,959
May 2007070458.747.85$5,524
Apr 2007287659.617.81$6,957
Mar 2007221,14056.927.30$9,576
Feb 2007141,18455.108.22$10,499
Jan 200781,00150.306.73$7,136
Dec 2006892056.656.92$6,818
Nov 2006787154.207.62$7,014
Oct 20061291054.906.01$6,131
Sep 2006465360.085.04$3,530
Aug 2006498168.717.34$7,475
Jul 2006582369.376.34$5,567
Jun 2006676866.286.38$5,301
May 2006677266.016.42$5,356
Apr 2006893964.397.36$7,427
Mar 20061751656.707.08$4,619
Feb 2006861957.597.75$5,259
Jan 20062279060.598.93$8,390
Dec 20051889854.9413.42$13,036
Nov 20051481954.6910.59$9,438
Oct 2005101,18358.3413.80$16,904
Sep 2005621161.4512.08$2,917
Aug 20051592861.519.80$10,014
Jul 20051786655.697.84$7,739
Jun 2005884952.337.38$6,685
May 2005786245.226.65$6,050
Apr 2005664249.207.36$5,021
Mar 200521,12650.377.15$8,157
Feb 200531,20445.226.31$7,735
Jan 200501,05243.166.32$6,651
Dec 200427039.866.75$552
Nov 200421,00245.286.33$6,434
Oct 2004082349.706.52$5,362
Sep 200401,06743.245.28$5,638
Aug 2004091242.375.55$5,062
Jul 200401,16738.286.08$7,100
Jun 200401,33536.106.43$8,588
May 200421,02737.486.49$6,745
Apr 2004685934.475.86$5,239
Mar 200471,12334.365.53$6,451
Feb 200471,22632.455.51$6,982
Jan 200441,55532.036.30$9,924
Dec 2003418730.266.30$1,299
Nov 2003598228.804.60$4,656
Oct 200361,28128.174.76$6,266
Sep 2003198526.314.75$4,704
Aug 2003195029.765.13$4,903
Jul 200311,37429.415.17$7,134
Jun 200311,26228.565.98$7,579
May 200321,25126.595.97$7,525
Apr 200311,17126.675.41$6,359
Mar 2003193131.146.10$5,707
Feb 200321,29233.487.93$10,307
Jan 200332,99330.315.58$16,798
Dec 2002056826.914.85$2,757
Nov 20020124.664.14$4
Oct 200213726.464.23$183
Sep 2002291527.443.64$3,381
Aug 200221,00325.963.16$3,226
Jul 2002286324.583.06$2,691
Jun 2002284323.733.34$2,862
May 200221,59424.663.58$5,762
Apr 200231,22223.653.51$4,363
Mar 200221,23922.003.10$3,888
Feb 2002096118.222.38$2,283
Jan 200201,40017.172.38$3,326
Dec 200101,36616.932.36$3,230
Nov 200101,54818.072.41$3,724
Oct 200121,57219.782.53$4,015
Sep 200121,04324.262.25$2,397
Aug 2001276424.873.05$2,382
Jul 200121,15023.933.20$3,725
Jun 200131,13924.563.82$4,429
May 200141,10425.524.31$4,857
Apr 200131,48524.685.34$7,997
Mar 200171,09124.545.38$6,037
Feb 2001131,90327.755.77$11,336
Jan 2001191,36527.478.40$11,986
Dec 2000161,45026.889.12$13,658
Nov 2000978132.215.66$4,709
Oct 20001087031.235.15$4,789
Sep 200081,09531.875.19$5,934
Aug 2000055529.644.54$2,520
Jul 200001,40628.534.09$5,750
Jun 2000063829.304.40$2,805
May 2000374927.263.68$2,838
Apr 2000181,21724.513.12$4,233
Mar 2000141,42928.422.86$4,484
Feb 2000171,03227.622.73$3,283
Jan 2000251,65325.272.48$4,732
Dec 1999231,66824.282.42$4,601
Nov 199901,77223.192.43$4,313
Oct 199901,83220.982.80$5,136
Sep 199901,36521.752.62$3,575
Aug 199901,71919.262.88$4,943
Jul 199901,53317.892.37$3,637
Jun 199901,78415.942.36$4,214
May 199901,70115.792.32$3,948
Apr 199902,00615.102.21$4,429
Mar 199901,86212.471.84$3,423
Feb 199901,8029.981.82$3,276
Jan 199902,27910.381.90$4,330
Dec 199802,2089.201.77$3,915
Nov 199802,33110.892.19$5,095
Oct 199802,75712.421.97$5,429
Sep 199802,58912.592.08$5,392
Aug 199802,08211.301.91$3,971
Jul 199891,55411.742.24$3,582
Jun 1998101,87911.242.24$4,316
May 1998153,66712.622.21$8,280
Apr 1998133,25713.042.51$8,329
Mar 1998183,69612.802.31$8,766
Feb 1998203,38213.952.30$8,055
Jan 1998263,27014.702.15$7,428
Dec 19978810,77316.322.41$27,411
Nov 19971014,43418.193.09$15,531
Oct 19971014,28119.253.15$15,429
Sep 19971154,77317.742.95$16,144
Aug 19971405,83217.862.55$17,400
Jul 19971556,59817.582.25$17,550
Jun 19971656,00517.242.26$16,399
May 19971986,02318.972.31$17,660
Apr 19971343,01617.882.08$8,678
Mar 19971223,19818.951.94$8,513
Feb 19971143,40120.492.21$9,838
Jan 19971304,09123.483.54$17,533
Dec 19963506,74123.32$8,162
Nov 19963235,71421.97$7,096
Oct 199648310,22823.31$11,259
Sep 199661315,42022.22$13,621
Aug 199650115,00220.26$10,150

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             0 bbl  × $106.41 =         $0
Gas                  223 Mcf  × $  3.05 =       $679

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Month total                                     $679

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/159546 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.