MERCURIO

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

Gas lease lease 161561District 04Field 804088002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$8.7 M
Feb 1997 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$64 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
352
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 19 leases and 19 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1974-11-11
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

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: AOF-1 AND AOF-2 EFFECTIVE 10/01/98.

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 Gas111997-04-23136399
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
CondensateDisposition1 bbl$13
GasProduction2,685,061 Mcf$8,746,308
Total$8,746,321

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 27.0576, -99.4024. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.05761, -99.40240 · 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
8,750 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 8,750 ft.

Completions filed
Feb 1997
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-5053348718,750 ftFeb 1997

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 (352)

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

352 months

May 202601,642106.413.05$5,001
Apr 202601,47398.932.87$4,227
Mar 202601,33089.753.15$4,189
Feb 202601,25663.503.75$4,710
Jan 202601,48359.138.00$11,861
Dec 202501,25856.664.41$5,552
Nov 202501,10158.593.93$4,323
Oct 202501,30759.383.30$4,319
Sep 202501,34962.743.08$4,151
Aug 202501,55063.933.01$4,673
Jul 202501,82366.743.32$6,044
Jun 202501,55366.483.13$4,859
May 202501,64660.553.23$5,320
Apr 202501,51662.363.54$5,371
Mar 202501,65267.704.27$7,051
Feb 202501,28870.884.34$5,591
Jan 202501,40274.324.28$5,999
Dec 202401,41368.993.12$4,411
Nov 202401,76169.052.20$3,871
Oct 202401,53071.372.28$3,491
Sep 202401,35569.612.36$3,204
Aug 2024086975.632.06$1,793
Jul 202401,66379.932.15$3,570
Jun 202401,62678.082.63$4,283
May 202401,65378.812.20$3,634
Apr 202401,27284.451.66$2,111
Mar 202401,53380.301.55$2,369
Feb 202401,30176.091.78$2,321
Jan 202401,43273.023.30$4,722
Dec 202301,57671.262.61$4,114
Nov 202301,62377.892.81$4,557
Oct 2023049785.443.09$1,534
Sep 2023079689.042.74$2,177
Aug 202301,62180.522.67$4,333
Jul 202301,65074.852.64$4,359
Jun 202301,37568.962.26$3,105
May 202301,59470.622.23$3,550
Apr 202301,51478.122.24$3,388
Mar 202301,35972.852.39$3,252
Feb 202301,40275.112.47$3,457
Jan 202301,12876.533.39$3,821
Dec 202201,59176.415.73$9,115
Nov 202201,48085.005.65$8,356
Oct 202201,67987.185.86$9,845
Sep 202201,57984.888.16$12,890
Aug 202201,67594.529.13$15,288
Jul 202201,654101.587.54$12,475
Jun 20220854115.097.98$6,813
May 202201,443109.378.43$12,169
Apr 202201,602104.226.84$10,954
Mar 202201,228108.885.08$6,234
Feb 202201,29091.054.86$6,268
Jan 202201,30281.844.54$5,908
Dec 202101,27971.323.90$4,987
Nov 202101,04477.435.24$5,467
Oct 202101,10079.795.71$6,285
Sep 202101,63269.865.35$8,733
Aug 202101,75866.024.22$7,420
Jul 202101,05270.783.98$4,189
Jun 202101,68369.493.38$5,690
May 202101,68563.483.02$5,085
Apr 202101,68160.362.76$4,637
Mar 202101,61461.302.72$4,385
Feb 202101,45057.805.55$8,045
Jan 202101,60250.412.81$4,502
Dec 202001,58044.642.68$4,227
Nov 202001,67938.772.71$4,544
Oct 202001,72436.972.48$4,273
Sep 202001,73537.091.99$3,454
Aug 202001,50339.982.39$3,585
Jul 202001,58138.371.83$2,886
Jun 202001,78134.901.69$3,010
May 202001,81516.921.81$3,294
Apr 202001,85214.751.80$3,342
Mar 202001,96130.341.86$3,640
Feb 202001,89849.881.98$3,759
Jan 202002,07957.252.09$4,355
Dec 201902,06559.012.30$4,759
Nov 201902,08055.302.75$5,721
Oct 201902,23653.472.42$5,408
Sep 201902,08055.052.66$5,527
Aug 201902,30253.112.30$5,305
Jul 201902,30956.272.46$5,680
Jun 201902,13352.782.49$5,314
May 201902,18358.482.74$5,982
Apr 201902,22862.632.75$6,129
Mar 201902,31056.803.06$7,073
Feb 201902,30150.852.79$6,425
Jan 201902,40646.033.23$7,767
Dec 201802,29846.594.19$9,618
Nov 201802,47052.934.24$10,466
Oct 201802,38761.443.40$8,111
Sep 201802,55059.543.11$7,925
Aug 201802,81259.403.07$8,623
Jul 201802,55865.142.93$7,500
Jun 201802,32160.183.08$7,142
May 201802,13865.382.90$6,202
Apr 201802,04763.842.90$5,938
Mar 201802,15861.222.79$6,014
Feb 201801,96261.782.77$5,427
Jan 201801,90962.874.01$7,654
Dec 201702,26757.272.92$6,623
Nov 201701,86955.423.12$5,828
Oct 201701,87949.292.98$5,606
Sep 201701,95047.523.09$6,020
Aug 201701,88045.373.00$5,648
Jul 201702,16043.873.09$6,669
Jun 201701,22542.493.09$3,782
May 201701,76145.373.26$5,747
Apr 201701,96947.933.21$6,324
Mar 201701,85346.772.98$5,529
Feb 201701,92950.452.95$5,696
Jan 201702,13149.413.42$7,285
Dec 201602,37448.763.72$8,838
Nov 201602,50342.492.64$6,619
Oct 2016053646.193.09$1,656
Sep 20160241.553.10$6
Aug 201601,50641.442.92$4,404
Jul 201602,07041.622.92$6,053
Jun 201601,88545.352.69$5,063
May 201602,07542.521.99$4,131
Apr 201601,79836.561.99$3,580
Mar 201601,76933.011.79$3,174
Feb 201601,83926.472.06$3,795
Jan 201601,78727.352.36$4,225
Dec 201501,82432.362.00$3,651
Nov 201502,05138.792.17$4,445
Oct 201501,67843.552.43$4,072
Sep 201501,55842.992.76$4,298
Aug 201501,51840.162.87$4,360
Jul 201501,68248.152.95$4,954
Jun 201501,02656.152.88$2,958
May 201501,68155.212.96$4,968
Apr 201501,86149.822.71$5,037
Mar 201501,76742.892.93$5,186
Feb 201501,37744.662.98$4,098
Jan 201501,91743.433.10$5,944
Dec 201401,59054.693.59$5,710
Nov 201401,83970.464.25$7,819
Oct 201401,66478.303.90$6,491
Sep 201402,11086.164.05$8,536
Aug 201401,75289.394.04$7,070
Jul 201402,30096.564.18$9,613
Jun 201401,94198.164.74$9,194
May 201402,12294.734.73$10,030
Apr 201401,94995.944.81$9,373
Mar 201402,00895.895.06$10,154
Feb 201401,95997.406.19$12,130
Jan 201401,94990.404.86$9,474
Dec 201302,26091.824.35$9,841
Nov 201302,17488.853.74$8,127
Oct 201302,03797.423.78$7,699
Sep 201302,265104.113.72$8,421
Aug 201301,297104.253.52$4,569
Jul 201301,970102.523.72$7,324
Jun 201302,05494.403.93$8,079
May 201302,09294.834.15$8,680
Apr 201302,58093.964.28$11,049
Mar 2013085093.623.91$3,326
Feb 2013071091.233.42$2,428
Jan 201302,08491.603.42$7,127
Dec 201202,15186.773.42$7,357
Nov 201201,94086.953.62$7,032
Oct 201202,43289.383.40$8,268
Sep 201202,00194.672.92$5,840
Aug 201202,38892.662.91$6,945
Jul 201202,16585.133.02$6,540
Jun 201202,24179.822.52$5,645
May 201201,74191.612.49$4,332
Apr 201202,116101.652.00$4,225
Mar 201202,326105.052.22$5,169
Feb 201202,341101.102.57$6,017
Jan 201202,36198.092.73$6,455
Dec 201102,29696.873.24$7,438
Nov 201102,25495.723.31$7,464
Oct 201102,39484.983.65$8,735
Sep 201102,22883.623.99$8,880
Aug 201102,47283.404.15$10,257
Jul 201102,66194.144.52$12,020
Jun 201102,46192.904.64$11,419
May 201102,83098.134.40$12,466
Apr 201102,881105.964.33$12,484
Mar 201102,87296.364.06$11,653
Feb 201102,19485.644.18$9,171
Jan 201103,07786.504.59$14,120
Dec 201003,13085.734.35$13,608
Nov 201003,01180.843.80$11,428
Oct 201003,06278.103.51$10,744
Sep 201003,01072.633.98$11,978
Aug 201002,66273.684.42$11,764
Jul 201003,20772.554.74$15,190
Jun 201002,89770.364.91$14,225
May 201003,04071.124.24$12,875
Apr 201003,34481.694.12$13,786
Mar 201003,05378.394.39$13,399
Feb 201002,40373.585.44$13,078
Jan 201003,10574.365.96$18,519
Dec 200903,15871.445.48$17,318
Nov 200903,20974.593.75$12,039
Oct 200902,66972.544.11$10,970
Sep 200902,96365.543.06$9,081
Aug 200902,99167.423.22$9,627
Jul 200902,93261.133.46$10,158
Jun 200902,60966.163.90$10,162
May 200903,30854.743.93$12,986
Apr 200903,20446.773.59$11,494
Mar 200903,88742.144.06$15,777
Feb 200902,17132.814.63$10,058
Jan 200903,75035.865.37$20,141
Dec 200803,51537.105.98$21,010
Nov 200803,65855.496.86$25,095
Oct 200803,59575.246.92$24,885
Sep 200803,453101.767.88$27,200
Aug 200803,753114.228.48$31,837
Jul 200803,958131.0811.39$45,079
Jun 200803,438131.3313.03$44,806
May 200803,080123.1711.57$35,649
Apr 200803,517110.3110.45$36,770
Mar 200803,829101.909.66$37,004
Feb 200803,32092.538.77$29,118
Jan 200803,89590.388.21$31,961
Dec 200703,82788.337.30$27,945
Nov 200702,82391.677.29$20,584
Oct 200703,58082.856.92$24,781
Sep 200703,56675.846.24$22,267
Aug 200703,17669.066.39$20,288
Jul 200702,58770.906.39$16,526
Jun 200703,42662.007.55$25,861
May 200702,99558.747.85$23,500
Apr 200703,08359.617.81$24,063
Mar 200703,71256.927.30$27,105
Feb 200703,41355.108.22$28,041
Jan 200702,52750.306.73$16,999
Dec 200603,66156.656.92$25,328
Nov 200603,55154.207.62$27,050
Oct 200602,92354.906.01$17,578
Sep 200602,78960.085.04$14,049
Aug 200602,45768.717.34$18,034
Jul 200603,63569.376.34$23,056
Jun 200603,58166.286.38$22,861
May 200603,16466.016.42$20,329
Apr 200603,83764.397.36$28,242
Mar 200604,33856.707.08$30,726
Feb 200604,53457.597.75$35,144
Jan 200604,91360.598.93$43,889
Dec 200505,15554.9413.42$69,156
Nov 200504,54954.6910.59$48,167
Oct 200503,66858.3413.80$50,603
Sep 200504,29361.4512.08$51,855
Aug 200506,21061.519.80$60,838
Jul 200503,50255.697.84$27,468
Jun 200503,98952.337.38$29,443
May 200504,06245.226.65$27,017
Apr 200504,30349.207.36$31,672
Mar 200504,43650.377.15$31,739
Feb 200504,11045.226.31$25,942
Jan 200505,19243.166.32$32,825
Dec 200405,35639.866.75$36,159
Nov 200405,02745.286.33$31,823
Oct 200404,92649.706.52$32,093
Sep 200405,32343.245.28$28,126
Aug 200405,14442.375.55$28,553
Jul 200405,47038.286.08$33,280
Jun 200404,58636.106.43$29,502
May 200405,29337.486.49$34,376
Apr 200405,80034.475.86$33,979
Mar 200406,96634.365.53$38,523
Feb 200406,34132.455.51$34,937
Jan 200407,76732.036.30$48,929
Dec 200303,58930.266.30$22,617
Nov 200304,90028.804.60$22,516
Oct 200305,03528.174.76$23,965
Sep 200304,77826.314.75$22,692
Aug 200305,24729.765.13$26,916
Jul 200305,44729.415.17$28,166
Jun 200304,13128.565.98$24,716
May 200303,79826.595.97$22,684
Apr 200305,23826.675.41$28,323
Mar 200304,61631.146.10$28,139
Feb 200303,98633.487.93$31,593
Jan 200303,88330.315.58$21,675
Dec 200204,68226.914.85$22,725
Nov 200202,69924.664.14$11,166
Oct 200203,34426.464.23$14,142
Sep 2002088227.443.64$3,206
Aug 200207,02225.963.16$22,219
Jul 200207,37924.583.06$22,593
Jun 200204,85623.733.34$16,210
May 200207,07524.663.58$25,357
Apr 200207,48923.653.51$26,304
Mar 200208,65022.003.10$26,839
Feb 200208,33518.222.38$19,801
Jan 200209,81917.172.38$23,327
Dec 200109,53416.932.36$22,542
Nov 200107,78318.072.41$18,722
Oct 200109,77619.782.53$24,722
Sep 200107,08724.262.25$15,955
Aug 200108,02424.873.05$24,499
Jul 200108,08923.933.20$25,861
Jun 200109,12824.563.82$34,907
May 200109,50025.524.31$40,920
Apr 200109,96624.685.34$53,172
Mar 200109,43324.545.38$50,716
Feb 200109,88127.755.77$56,985
Jan 200109,05327.478.40$76,034
Dec 200008,85426.889.12$80,771
Nov 200009,54232.215.66$53,989
Oct 200009,97731.235.15$51,337
Sep 2000011,98731.875.19$62,171
Aug 2000010,63329.644.54$48,282
Jul 2000011,71828.534.09$47,924
Jun 2000013,48929.304.40$59,315
May 2000011,42527.263.68$42,041
Apr 2000013,14324.513.12$40,954
Mar 2000013,85628.422.86$39,625
Feb 2000010,80027.622.73$29,446
Jan 2000011,73525.272.48$29,109
Dec 1999013,04124.282.42$31,608
Nov 1999014,30123.192.43$34,808
Oct 1999015,13820.982.80$42,443
Sep 1999016,77021.752.62$43,918
Aug 1999015,83719.262.88$45,541
Jul 1999019,08417.892.37$45,274
Jun 1999018,40615.942.36$43,477
May 1999021,08015.792.32$48,927
Apr 1999022,17115.102.21$48,955
Mar 1999026,37412.471.84$48,484
Feb 1999027,1619.981.82$49,373
Jan 1999034,12910.381.90$64,843
Dec 1998042,9489.201.77$76,161
Nov 1998054,80810.892.19$119,795
Oct 1998016,83512.421.97$33,152
Sep 1998017,70312.592.08$36,869
Aug 1998022,06111.301.91$42,078
Jul 1998024,06811.742.24$53,847
Jun 1998024,39911.242.24$54,587
May 1998132,33912.622.21$71,363
Apr 1998022,81913.042.51$57,169
Mar 1998034,79612.802.31$80,359
Feb 1998039,72813.952.30$91,340
Jan 1998048,82614.702.15$105,210
Dec 1997053,29716.322.41$128,504
Nov 1997059,75518.193.09$184,539
Oct 1997068,38319.253.15$215,394
Sep 1997083,97917.742.95$248,148
Aug 19970103,66317.862.55$264,832
Jul 19970112,66517.582.25$253,152
Jun 1997099,72417.242.26$225,097
May 19970152,46118.972.31$351,956
Apr 19970122,76017.882.08$255,682
Mar 19970113,77718.951.94$220,630
Feb 1997065,23420.492.21$143,900

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                1,642 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $5,001

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                   $5,001

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/161561 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.