WALTER MEITZEN JR.

Operated by HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 386310) in the BENAVIDES (LOBO CONS.) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 162503District 04Field 070784752 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$5.4 M
Apr 1997 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$29 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
350
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 247 leases and 247 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1998-02-24
as the register files it
Field class
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: PERMITTED/DRILLED/COMPLETED ON THE SAME LEASE.

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 Gas111997-06-25136621
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
CondensateDisposition3,446 bbl$151,145
GasProduction1,636,561 Mcf$5,297,303
Total$5,448,448

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 27.5464, -99.1318. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.54638, -99.13184 · 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
9,300 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 9,300 ft.

Completions filed
Apr 1997
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-4793661529,300 ftApr 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 (350)

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

350 months

May 20260801106.413.05$2,440
Apr 2026078998.932.87$2,264
Mar 2026074889.753.15$2,356
Feb 2026034763.503.75$1,301
Jan 2026028959.138.00$2,311
Dec 2025029456.664.41$1,298
Nov 2025045258.593.93$1,775
Oct 2025087859.383.30$2,902
Sep 202501,05462.743.08$3,243
Aug 2025088263.933.01$2,659
Jul 202501,09366.743.32$3,624
Jun 202501,05666.483.13$3,304
May 2025099460.553.23$3,213
Apr 202501,06762.363.54$3,781
Mar 202501,09967.704.27$4,691
Feb 202501,01070.884.34$4,384
Jan 202501,14674.324.28$4,903
Dec 202401,15968.993.12$3,618
Nov 202401,26469.052.20$2,779
Oct 202401,37071.372.28$3,126
Sep 202401,42569.612.36$3,369
Aug 202401,62375.632.06$3,349
Jul 2024096679.932.15$2,074
Jun 2024092478.082.63$2,434
May 202401,06378.812.20$2,337
Apr 202401,03484.451.66$1,716
Mar 202401,28380.301.55$1,982
Feb 202401,10076.091.78$1,962
Jan 202401,00973.023.30$3,327
Dec 2023093671.262.61$2,444
Nov 202301,23877.892.81$3,476
Oct 202301,16085.443.09$3,581
Sep 2023084989.042.74$2,322
Aug 202301,37480.522.67$3,673
Jul 202301,41374.852.64$3,733
Jun 202301,23568.962.26$2,789
May 2023078270.622.23$1,742
Apr 2023077078.122.24$1,723
Mar 2023077372.852.39$1,850
Feb 2023071775.112.47$1,768
Jan 2023076876.533.39$2,602
Dec 2022077676.415.73$4,446
Nov 2022071885.005.65$4,054
Oct 2022085487.185.86$5,008
Sep 2022073184.888.16$5,968
Aug 202201,22994.529.13$11,217
Jul 202201,002101.587.54$7,557
Jun 20220865115.097.98$6,900
May 202201,098109.378.43$9,259
Apr 202201,065104.226.84$7,282
Mar 202201,113108.885.08$5,650
Feb 2022068291.054.86$3,314
Jan 2022082281.844.54$3,730
Dec 2021079671.323.90$3,104
Nov 2021081877.435.24$4,284
Oct 2021073679.795.71$4,205
Sep 2021071969.865.35$3,847
Aug 2021071266.024.22$3,005
Jul 2021071570.783.98$2,847
Jun 2021076269.493.38$2,576
May 2021084163.483.02$2,538
Apr 2021083160.362.76$2,292
Mar 2021094461.302.72$2,565
Feb 202101,13257.805.55$6,280
Jan 202101,11150.412.81$3,122
Dec 2020095244.642.68$2,547
Nov 202001,71338.772.71$4,636
Oct 202001,01336.972.48$2,511
Sep 2020070437.091.99$1,402
Aug 2020083039.982.39$1,980
Jul 2020073638.371.83$1,343
Jun 2020073734.901.69$1,246
May 202001,06716.921.81$1,936
Apr 2020084114.751.80$1,517
Mar 2020097630.341.86$1,812
Feb 2020081449.881.98$1,612
Jan 2020089657.252.09$1,877
Dec 2019090459.012.30$2,083
Nov 2019079955.302.75$2,198
Oct 2019086953.472.42$2,102
Sep 201901,10155.052.66$2,926
Aug 2019099553.112.30$2,293
Jul 201901,09456.272.46$2,691
Jun 201901,15452.782.49$2,875
May 201901,03158.482.74$2,825
Apr 201901,21062.632.75$3,328
Mar 201901,16656.803.06$3,570
Feb 201901,00050.852.79$2,792
Jan 201901,16846.033.23$3,771
Dec 201801,16346.594.19$4,868
Nov 201801,43152.934.24$6,063
Oct 201801,05761.443.40$3,592
Sep 201801,11559.543.11$3,465
Aug 201801,33959.403.07$4,106
Jul 201801,36265.142.93$3,993
Jun 2018066960.183.08$2,058
May 2018076165.382.90$2,208
Apr 2018074963.842.90$2,173
Mar 2018073661.222.79$2,051
Feb 2018080361.782.77$2,221
Jan 2018086162.874.01$3,452
Dec 2017068957.272.92$2,013
Nov 2017078155.423.12$2,435
Oct 2017084449.292.98$2,518
Sep 2017093447.523.09$2,884
Aug 201701,00745.373.00$3,025
Jul 2017092843.873.09$2,865
Jun 201701,06342.493.09$3,282
May 201701,13945.373.26$3,717
Apr 201701,14547.933.21$3,677
Mar 201701,13646.772.98$3,389
Feb 201701,25850.452.95$3,714
Jan 201701,15149.413.42$3,935
Dec 201601,05048.763.72$3,909
Nov 201601,38142.492.64$3,652
Oct 201601,58346.193.09$4,892
Sep 201602,10141.553.10$6,514
Aug 201601,53741.442.92$4,495
Jul 201601,59041.622.92$4,650
Jun 201601,64345.352.69$4,413
May 201601,13642.521.99$2,262
Apr 2016097736.561.99$1,945
Mar 201601,01833.011.79$1,826
Feb 2016094026.472.06$1,940
Jan 2016095027.352.36$2,246
Dec 2015081632.362.00$1,633
Nov 2015079338.792.17$1,719
Oct 2015080843.552.43$1,961
Sep 2015084742.992.76$2,336
Aug 2015098840.162.87$2,838
Jul 2015098848.152.95$2,910
Jun 201501,62256.152.88$4,676
May 201501,34055.212.96$3,960
Apr 201502,27949.822.71$6,168
Mar 2015048242.892.93$1,415
Feb 201501,11844.662.98$3,327
Jan 201501,20343.433.10$3,730
Dec 201401,20654.693.59$4,331
Nov 201401,00470.464.25$4,269
Oct 2014077278.303.90$3,012
Sep 201401,16186.164.05$4,697
Aug 201401,20289.394.04$4,850
Jul 201401,21996.564.18$5,095
Jun 201401,14898.164.74$5,438
May 201401,16794.734.73$5,516
Apr 201401,16395.944.81$5,593
Mar 201401,18895.895.06$6,007
Feb 201401,09697.406.19$6,786
Jan 201401,27490.404.86$6,193
Dec 201301,22791.824.35$5,343
Nov 201301,23388.853.74$4,609
Oct 201301,25797.423.78$4,751
Sep 201301,239104.113.72$4,606
Aug 201301,102104.253.52$3,882
Jul 201301,241102.523.72$4,614
Jun 201301,12694.403.93$4,429
May 201301,16394.834.15$4,825
Apr 201301,15493.964.28$4,942
Mar 201301,23393.623.91$4,825
Feb 201301,12991.233.42$3,861
Jan 201301,29191.603.42$4,415
Dec 2012088986.773.42$3,041
Nov 2012040386.953.62$1,461
Oct 2012075289.383.40$2,557
Sep 201201,00594.672.92$2,933
Aug 201201,07192.662.91$3,115
Jul 201201,16685.133.02$3,522
Jun 201201,15879.822.52$2,917
May 201201,11691.612.49$2,777
Apr 20120830101.652.00$1,657
Mar 201201,688105.052.22$3,751
Feb 201201,588101.102.57$4,082
Jan 201202,49398.092.73$6,816
Dec 201102,25196.873.24$7,293
Nov 201101,77295.723.31$5,868
Oct 201102,61184.983.65$9,526
Sep 201101,83483.623.99$7,310
Aug 201101,09983.404.15$4,560
Jul 201101,18194.144.52$5,335
Jun 201101,30492.904.64$6,050
May 2011197998.134.40$4,410
Apr 2011142,345105.964.33$11,645
Mar 201103,00096.364.06$12,172
Feb 201102,26985.644.18$9,484
Jan 201103,14686.504.59$14,436
Dec 201002,18385.734.35$9,491
Nov 201002,71380.843.80$10,297
Oct 201031,68578.103.51$6,147
Sep 2010311,00272.633.98$6,239
Aug 2010471,72173.684.42$11,069
Jul 20101143,81272.554.74$26,326
Jun 2010813,13670.364.91$21,098
May 20101083,34871.124.24$21,860
Apr 20101435,05681.694.12$32,526
Mar 2010771,14478.394.39$11,057
Feb 2010912,05273.585.44$17,864
Jan 2010982,09174.365.96$19,758
Dec 20092745471.445.48$4,419
Nov 2009891,58574.593.75$12,585
Oct 20091272,37772.544.11$18,983
Sep 200902,31765.543.06$7,101
Aug 200901,64067.423.22$5,278
Jul 200901,98761.133.46$6,884
Jun 200901,86766.163.90$7,272
May 200902,06554.743.93$8,107
Apr 200902,43946.773.59$8,750
Mar 200902,19742.144.06$8,918
Feb 200903,16032.814.63$14,640
Jan 200902,18835.865.37$11,752
Dec 200802,00337.105.98$11,972
Nov 200802,46255.496.86$16,890
Oct 200801,73875.246.92$12,030
Sep 200801,973101.767.88$15,542
Aug 200802,838114.228.48$24,075
Jul 200802,751131.0811.39$31,332
Jun 200804,489131.3313.03$58,503
May 20080364123.1711.57$4,213
Apr 200801,239110.3110.45$12,954
Mar 200801,898101.909.66$18,342
Feb 200805,85792.538.77$51,369
Jan 2008053690.388.21$4,398
Dec 200702,60388.337.30$19,007
Nov 200703,42991.677.29$25,003
Oct 200701,29582.856.92$8,964
Sep 2007151,34575.846.24$9,536
Aug 2007141,26269.066.39$9,028
Jul 2007392,91170.906.39$21,360
Jun 2007444,01862.007.55$33,058
May 2007424,02958.747.85$34,080
Apr 2007191,52659.617.81$13,043
Mar 2007231,49156.927.30$12,196
Feb 2007301,70855.108.22$15,686
Jan 2007664,08850.306.73$30,819
Dec 2006342,20156.656.92$17,154
Nov 2006372,72954.207.62$22,794
Oct 200604,19154.906.01$25,204
Sep 200605,31760.085.04$26,783
Aug 200602,22568.717.34$16,331
Jul 200601,53969.376.34$9,762
Jun 200601,18666.286.38$7,571
May 200601,67466.016.42$10,755
Apr 200602,20764.397.36$16,245
Mar 200691,88656.707.08$13,869
Feb 200671,17757.597.75$9,526
Jan 200681,74360.598.93$16,056
Dec 200581,72754.9413.42$23,608
Nov 200581,67354.6910.59$18,152
Oct 200581,71658.3413.80$24,140
Sep 200501,54061.4512.08$18,602
Aug 200501,71961.519.80$16,841
Jul 200501,80755.697.84$14,173
Jun 200504,72352.337.38$34,861
May 20050045.226.65$0
Apr 200501,29149.207.36$9,502
Mar 200501,89350.377.15$13,544
Feb 200511,80845.226.31$11,457
Jan 2005101,72143.166.32$11,312
Dec 200491,74639.866.75$12,146
Nov 2004101,79845.286.33$11,835
Oct 2004141,82749.706.52$12,599
Sep 2004101,75843.245.28$9,722
Aug 200462,82742.375.55$15,946
Jul 200472,91738.286.08$18,016
Jun 200441,00336.106.43$6,597
May 2004164,98537.486.49$32,975
Apr 2004386,56434.475.86$39,765
Mar 20041034.365.53$34
Feb 2004122,37432.455.51$13,469
Jan 2004838332.036.30$2,669
Dec 2003483,83330.266.30$25,607
Nov 2003335,24728.804.60$25,061
Oct 2003081228.174.76$3,865
Sep 200302,24726.314.75$10,672
Aug 200303,21129.765.13$16,472
Jul 200301,78229.415.17$9,214
Jun 200302,05828.565.98$12,313
May 2003122,57726.595.97$15,711
Apr 20031113,75126.675.41$23,243
Mar 20031223,79631.146.10$26,940
Feb 20031223,42833.487.93$31,254
Jan 20031173,11030.315.58$20,906
Dec 2002761,36026.914.85$8,646
Nov 20021895,06724.664.14$25,623
Oct 2002764,97126.464.23$23,034
Sep 200204,85827.443.64$17,660
Aug 200203,36025.963.16$10,632
Jul 200202,59824.583.06$7,954
Jun 200201,85223.733.34$6,182
May 200212,62324.663.58$9,425
Apr 2002124,25023.653.51$15,211
Mar 2002124,20622.003.10$13,314
Feb 2002184,14618.222.38$10,178
Jan 2002146,20817.172.38$14,989
Dec 2001337,41716.932.36$18,095
Nov 2001318,95718.072.41$22,106
Oct 20013310,93119.782.53$28,296
Sep 200105,65124.262.25$12,722
Aug 200103,50424.873.05$10,698
Jul 200103,45223.933.20$11,036
Jun 200103,41624.563.82$13,063
May 200103,56625.524.31$15,360
Apr 200103,77324.685.34$20,130
Mar 200106,13424.545.38$32,979
Feb 200103,50227.755.77$20,196
Jan 200105,46427.478.40$45,891
Dec 200005,99126.889.12$54,653
Nov 200006,95032.215.66$39,323
Oct 200003,69331.235.15$19,002
Sep 200004,35931.875.19$22,608
Aug 200007,63029.644.54$34,646
Jul 2000012,09528.534.09$49,466
Jun 2000013,21429.304.40$58,105
May 2000011,87327.263.68$43,690
Apr 200007,10224.513.12$22,130
Mar 200005,48228.422.86$15,677
Feb 200006,03527.622.73$16,454
Jan 200009,24025.272.48$22,920
Dec 199906,72924.282.42$16,309
Nov 199906,04723.192.43$14,718
Oct 199906,32920.982.80$17,745
Sep 199908,58721.752.62$22,488
Aug 1999010,67319.262.88$30,691
Jul 199906,33017.892.37$15,017
Jun 199906,89715.942.36$16,291
May 199907,19615.792.32$16,702
Apr 199907,62515.102.21$16,836
Mar 199909,56212.471.84$17,578
Feb 199907,5279.981.82$13,683
Jan 1999010,62710.381.90$20,191
Dec 1998011,7039.201.77$20,753
Nov 1998010,29310.892.19$22,498
Oct 1998014,00212.421.97$27,573
Sep 1998012,46012.592.08$25,949
Aug 1998012,17211.301.91$23,216
Jul 1998020,14911.742.24$45,079
Jun 1998020,81411.242.24$46,567
May 1998022,21212.622.21$49,007
Apr 1998027,60113.042.51$69,150
Mar 1998031,37212.802.31$72,452
Feb 1998036,06013.952.30$82,907
Jan 1998037,04714.702.15$79,829
Dec 1997033,58116.322.41$80,967
Nov 1997021,29518.193.09$65,765
Oct 1997032,21619.253.15$101,475
Sep 1997037,35517.742.95$110,380
Aug 1997053,96317.862.55$137,861
Jul 1997074,29117.582.25$166,927
Jun 1997487105,45617.242.26$246,431
May 1997291185,58318.972.31$433,939
Apr 19970107,74617.882.08$224,411

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                  801 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $2,440

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                   $2,440

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/162503 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.