COATES "H"

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

Gas lease lease 162136District 04Field 460895002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$4.8 M
Aug 1996 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$48 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 56 leases and 56 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1971-02-13
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
933 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 1999-09-14.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: TO FILE MOST CURRENT TEST OR TEST FILED ON PREVIOUS SURVEY.

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 Gas111997-10-14136215
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
CondensateDisposition9,329 bbl$401,840
GasProduction1,484,994 Mcf$4,426,992
Total$4,828,831

228,972 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 26.4132, -98.4159. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.41317, -98.41594 · 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
15,340 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 15,340 ft.

Completions filed
Aug 1996
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-21532300115,340 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 202679385106.413.05$9,579
Apr 20263735298.932.87$4,671
Mar 20264925489.753.15$5,198
Feb 20264642463.503.75$4,511
Jan 20267115059.138.00$5,398
Dec 2025607356.664.41$3,722
Nov 20254036358.593.93$3,769
Oct 20252921259.383.30$2,423
Sep 20252818462.743.08$2,323
Aug 20251231563.933.01$1,717
Jul 20253822166.743.32$3,269
Jun 20251326266.483.13$1,684
May 20251142460.553.23$2,037
Apr 20252427262.363.54$2,460
Mar 20252621267.704.27$2,665
Feb 20254621770.884.34$4,202
Jan 20256123674.324.28$5,543
Dec 20245227668.993.12$4,449
Nov 20241862969.052.20$2,626
Oct 20245029571.372.28$4,242
Sep 20241812569.612.36$1,549
Aug 20244917475.632.06$4,065
Jul 20243917679.932.15$3,495
Jun 20244311978.082.63$3,671
May 20246824378.812.20$5,893
Apr 20244417284.451.66$4,001
Mar 20244223080.301.55$3,728
Feb 20243822176.091.78$3,286
Jan 20245526473.023.30$4,887
Dec 20233839371.262.61$3,734
Nov 20232381877.892.81$4,088
Oct 202332285.443.09$2,740
Sep 20235725589.042.74$5,773
Aug 20234718380.522.67$4,274
Jul 20238526774.852.64$7,068
Jun 20233551768.962.26$3,581
May 2023561,75070.622.23$7,853
Apr 2023621,70178.122.24$8,650
Mar 20233321672.852.39$2,921
Feb 20235633275.112.47$5,025
Jan 20235546776.533.39$5,791
Dec 20223620176.415.73$3,902
Nov 20223710585.005.65$3,738
Oct 20224121887.185.86$4,853
Sep 20223410584.888.16$3,743
Aug 2022355694.529.13$3,819
Jul 202222127101.587.54$3,193
Jun 202246120115.097.98$6,251
May 202252360109.378.43$8,723
Apr 202255351104.226.84$8,132
Mar 202240309108.885.08$5,924
Feb 20226139991.054.86$7,493
Jan 2022571,10781.844.54$9,688
Dec 20215116471.323.90$4,277
Nov 20213628077.435.24$4,254
Oct 20214711779.795.71$4,419
Sep 20213626669.865.35$3,938
Aug 20216021966.024.22$4,886
Jul 20216838770.783.98$6,354
Jun 20213827169.493.38$3,557
May 20214538463.483.02$4,015
Apr 20215036560.362.76$4,025
Mar 20213524261.302.72$2,803
Feb 20215013357.805.55$3,628
Jan 20216222250.412.81$3,749
Dec 20205216144.642.68$2,752
Nov 20206627238.772.71$3,295
Oct 20204033236.972.48$2,302
Sep 20205021637.091.99$2,285
Aug 20202821339.982.39$1,627
Jul 20205021938.371.83$2,318
Jun 20204420934.901.69$1,889
May 20202314616.921.81$654
Apr 20202716314.751.80$692
Mar 20201513330.341.86$702
Feb 20203225449.881.98$2,099
Jan 20202234857.252.09$1,988
Dec 2019268859.012.30$1,737
Nov 20194023055.302.75$2,845
Oct 20191825853.472.42$1,586
Sep 20191533855.052.66$1,724
Aug 20195626953.112.30$3,594
Jul 20193929056.272.46$2,908
Jun 20192933752.782.49$2,370
May 20194132658.482.74$3,291
Apr 20194033462.632.75$3,424
Mar 20194830756.803.06$3,666
Feb 20192222650.852.79$1,750
Jan 20194745946.033.23$3,645
Dec 20183641546.594.19$3,414
Nov 20184127052.934.24$3,314
Oct 20182010061.443.40$1,569
Sep 2018189359.543.11$1,361
Aug 20182232259.403.07$2,294
Jul 20181045565.142.93$1,985
Jun 20183544260.183.08$3,466
May 20182721665.382.90$2,392
Apr 20182626863.842.90$2,437
Mar 20182645361.222.79$2,854
Feb 20182316761.782.77$1,883
Jan 20183260462.874.01$4,433
Dec 20171737357.272.92$2,063
Nov 2017030555.423.12$951
Oct 2017047249.292.98$1,408
Sep 2017077647.523.09$2,396
Aug 2017033745.373.00$1,012
Jul 2017049243.873.09$1,519
Jun 2017147842.493.09$1,518
May 2017136145.373.26$1,223
Apr 2017115347.933.21$539
Mar 2017393846.772.98$2,939
Feb 2017226450.452.95$880
Jan 2017349049.413.42$1,823
Dec 2016248848.763.72$1,914
Nov 2016336942.492.64$1,103
Oct 2016136946.193.09$1,187
Sep 2016245441.553.10$1,491
Aug 2016077941.442.92$2,278
Jul 2016161641.622.92$1,843
Jun 2016033345.352.69$894
May 2016052742.521.99$1,049
Apr 201601,45636.561.99$2,899
Mar 2016098433.011.79$1,765
Feb 20160126.472.06$2
Jan 20160027.352.36$0
Dec 20150032.362.00$0
Nov 2015031638.792.17$685
Oct 2015043443.552.43$1,053
Sep 2015021042.992.76$579
Aug 2015054840.162.87$1,574
Jul 201501,54248.152.95$4,541
Jun 201501,17756.152.88$3,393
May 20150055.212.96$0
Apr 2015073649.822.71$1,992
Mar 2015038442.892.93$1,127
Feb 2015055944.662.98$1,664
Jan 2015017943.433.10$555
Dec 2014026954.693.59$966
Nov 2014020670.464.25$876
Oct 2014046878.303.90$1,826
Sep 201402286.164.05$89
Aug 201407589.394.04$303
Jul 2014035396.564.18$1,475
Jun 2014014698.164.74$692
May 2014019694.734.73$926
Apr 2014013695.944.81$654
Mar 2014019295.895.06$971
Feb 2014017097.406.19$1,053
Jan 2014042490.404.86$2,061
Dec 2013059691.824.35$2,595
Nov 2013084888.853.74$3,170
Oct 201301,33697.423.78$5,049
Sep 20130975104.113.72$3,625
Aug 20130967104.253.52$3,406
Jul 201302,084102.523.72$7,748
Jun 2013061794.403.93$2,427
May 20130394.834.15$12
Apr 2013032393.964.28$1,383
Mar 20130693.623.91$23
Feb 2013091191.233.42$3,116
Jan 2013064691.603.42$2,209
Dec 2012063786.773.42$2,179
Nov 2012044086.953.62$1,595
Oct 2012047189.383.40$1,601
Sep 2012032094.672.92$934
Aug 201201,26492.662.91$3,676
Jul 20126064185.133.02$7,044
Jun 2012081579.822.52$2,053
May 2012059391.612.49$1,476
Apr 20120602101.652.00$1,202
Mar 20120845105.052.22$1,878
Feb 20120384101.102.57$987
Jan 201201,05398.092.73$2,879
Dec 2011077196.873.24$2,498
Nov 2011031995.723.31$1,056
Oct 2011068984.983.65$2,514
Sep 2011074683.623.99$2,973
Aug 2011066883.404.15$2,772
Jul 20114368094.144.52$7,120
Jun 201121,45292.904.64$6,923
May 2011050598.134.40$2,224
Apr 201101,422105.964.33$6,162
Mar 201111,84396.364.06$7,574
Feb 201111,53385.644.18$6,494
Jan 201111,52786.504.59$7,094
Dec 201011,84185.734.35$8,090
Nov 201021,86980.843.80$7,255
Oct 201012,19078.103.51$7,763
Sep 201003,45472.633.98$13,745
Aug 20100173.684.42$4
Jul 201001,08472.554.74$5,134
Jun 201001,54670.364.91$7,591
May 201001,62271.124.24$6,870
Apr 201012,05681.694.12$8,558
Mar 201012,72778.394.39$12,046
Feb 201003,43573.585.44$18,695
Jan 201001,54574.365.96$9,215
Dec 200908671.445.48$472
Nov 200901,75374.593.75$6,576
Oct 2009087472.544.11$3,592
Sep 2009034065.543.06$1,042
Aug 200902,31867.423.22$7,460
Jul 2009077861.133.46$2,695
Jun 200902,07266.163.90$8,070
May 200901,45654.743.93$5,716
Apr 2009020746.773.59$743
Mar 2009090842.144.06$3,686
Feb 200902,00832.814.63$9,303
Jan 200901,19435.865.37$6,413
Dec 200802,10837.105.98$12,600
Nov 200802,22855.496.86$15,285
Oct 200801,66475.246.92$11,518
Sep 200801,123101.767.88$8,846
Aug 200801,876114.228.48$15,914
Jul 200801,765131.0811.39$20,102
Jun 200801,550131.3313.03$20,201
May 200803,216123.1711.57$37,223
Apr 200801,075110.3110.45$11,239
Mar 200802,133101.909.66$20,613
Feb 2008011192.538.77$974
Jan 200802,52590.388.21$20,719
Dec 200702,82288.337.30$20,606
Nov 200702,24691.677.29$16,377
Oct 200701,63482.856.92$11,311
Sep 200701,98075.846.24$12,363
Aug 200703,14469.066.39$20,084
Jul 200701,31270.906.39$8,381
Jun 200702,08462.007.55$15,731
May 200702,31058.747.85$18,125
Apr 200702,67759.617.81$20,895
Mar 200701,57956.927.30$11,530
Feb 200701,18755.108.22$9,752
Jan 200701,85350.306.73$12,465
Dec 2006732,51656.656.92$21,542
Nov 200602,28154.207.62$17,375
Oct 200602,59154.906.01$15,582
Sep 200602,39060.085.04$12,039
Aug 200602,60568.717.34$19,120
Jul 200602,18469.376.34$13,853
Jun 200602,29466.286.38$14,645
May 200602,46566.016.42$15,838
Apr 200603,01964.397.36$22,221
Mar 200601,64356.707.08$11,637
Feb 200601,98157.597.75$15,355
Jan 200601,73560.598.93$15,499
Dec 200502,32854.9413.42$31,231
Nov 200501,55254.6910.59$16,433
Oct 200502,58358.3413.80$35,634
Sep 200502,10261.4512.08$25,390
Aug 200503,17961.519.80$31,144
Jul 200502,45955.697.84$19,288
Jun 200502,75152.337.38$20,305
May 200501,34545.226.65$8,946
Apr 200502,84849.207.36$20,963
Mar 200502,48350.377.15$17,766
Feb 200503,22545.226.31$20,356
Jan 2005363,10543.166.32$21,184
Dec 200402,82139.866.75$19,045
Nov 200403,18945.286.33$20,188
Oct 200403,67249.706.52$23,923
Sep 2004963,88843.245.28$24,695
Aug 200403,64242.375.55$20,216
Jul 200404,32338.286.08$26,302
Jun 200404,98136.106.43$32,043
May 200402,48837.486.49$16,159
Apr 200402,03934.475.86$11,945
Mar 200403,41834.365.53$18,902
Feb 20041394,47332.455.51$29,155
Jan 200403,00032.036.30$18,899
Dec 200303,09630.266.30$19,510
Nov 200302,00328.804.60$9,204
Oct 200303,24628.174.76$15,450
Sep 200304,19326.314.75$19,914
Aug 200304,97729.765.13$25,531
Jul 200305,36429.415.17$27,736
Jun 200302,86528.565.98$17,141
May 200301,80826.595.97$10,799
Apr 200302,07626.675.41$11,226
Mar 200302,60731.146.10$15,892
Feb 200302,55033.487.93$20,211
Jan 200302,77430.315.58$15,485
Dec 20021951,89126.914.85$14,426
Nov 200273,54624.664.14$14,842
Oct 200204,24826.464.23$17,965
Sep 200205,05727.443.64$18,383
Aug 200205,16625.963.16$16,346
Jul 200204,65224.583.06$14,243
Jun 200205,66723.733.34$18,918
May 200206,91524.663.58$24,783
Apr 200205,71123.653.51$20,059
Mar 200204,33922.003.10$13,463
Feb 200204,50018.222.38$10,691
Jan 200205,46517.172.38$12,983
Dec 200105,92716.932.36$14,014
Nov 200106,01818.072.41$14,476
Oct 200106,46619.782.53$16,352
Sep 200106,49024.262.25$14,611
Aug 200106,02524.873.05$18,395
Jul 200106,58623.933.20$21,056
Jun 20011976,54224.563.82$29,856
May 200106,85125.524.31$29,509
Apr 200105,76924.685.34$30,779
Mar 200106,69724.545.38$36,006
Feb 200106,86327.755.77$39,579
Jan 200106,96627.478.40$58,506
Dec 200007,48026.889.12$68,236
Nov 20001818,29132.215.66$52,740
Oct 200007,44831.235.15$38,324
Sep 2000127,84431.875.19$41,065
Aug 200038111,45329.644.54$63,298
Jul 200008,66828.534.09$35,450
Jun 200009,29629.304.40$40,877
May 200007,88627.263.68$29,019
Apr 200009,16424.513.12$28,555
Mar 2000010,46928.422.86$29,939
Feb 200009,91427.622.73$27,031
Jan 2000011,41525.272.48$28,315
Dec 199918515,88924.282.42$43,002
Nov 1999020,67223.192.43$50,315
Oct 199935,14020.982.80$14,474
Sep 199989,15521.752.62$24,150
Aug 199906,81719.262.88$19,603
Jul 199928,51517.892.37$20,237
Jun 199909,04115.942.36$21,356
May 1999110,03115.792.32$23,298
Apr 199918410,39115.102.21$25,722
Mar 1999110,59412.471.84$19,488
Feb 199909,1739.981.82$16,675
Jan 199918611,88610.381.90$24,513
Dec 1998111,9279.201.77$21,160
Nov 199817911,83910.892.19$27,826
Oct 1998114,11212.421.97$27,802
Sep 1998113,91212.592.08$28,986
Aug 1998113,80411.301.91$26,340
Jul 1998214,34111.742.24$32,108
Jun 199818313,82611.242.24$32,989
May 1998215,66312.622.21$34,583
Apr 199819115,75013.042.51$41,950
Mar 1998116,44012.802.31$37,980
Feb 199819018,02913.952.30$44,102
Jan 1998021,84614.702.15$47,074
Dec 199716323,80916.322.41$60,066
Nov 199718718,63318.193.09$60,945
Oct 1997015,21819.253.15$47,934
Sep 1997021,14017.742.95$62,466
Aug 1997021,71117.862.55$55,466
Jul 199718327,43417.582.25$64,860
Jun 19971026,51417.242.26$60,020
May 199720134,33018.972.31$83,064
Apr 199721839,74917.882.08$86,686
Mar 199742453,02718.951.94$110,862
Feb 19973037,59220.492.21$83,539
Jan 199765482,75323.483.54$308,277
Dec 199646124,81723.32$1,073
Nov 199619418,07921.97$4,262
Oct 1996424,64723.31$93
Sep 199618030,71122.22$4,000
Aug 1996030,71820.26$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
Condensate            79 bbl  × $106.41 =     $8,406
Gas                  385 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $1,173

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Month total                                   $9,579

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/162136 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.