SANTA MARIA

Operated by MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 561136) in the BIG MAC (8260) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 164170District 04Field 079487002 tax incentive programmesGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$12.9 M
Jun 1997 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$142 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
348
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 6 leases and 6 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1980-04-06
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 11/01/97.

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 Gas111997-10-21137182
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
GasProduction3,289,942 Mcf$12,874,911
Total$12,874,911

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 27.0613, -99.3770. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.06133, -99.37701 · 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
9,708 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 9,708 ft.

Completions filed
Jun 1997
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-5053357929,708 ftJun 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 (348)

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

348 months

May 20263,536106.413.05$10,770
Apr 20263,34498.932.87$9,596
Mar 20263,16289.753.15$9,959
Feb 20262,91063.503.75$10,913
Jan 20262,85559.138.00$22,834
Dec 20253,53356.664.41$15,592
Nov 20253,07158.593.93$12,058
Oct 20253,09959.383.30$10,242
Sep 20253,37362.743.08$10,378
Aug 20253,12363.933.01$9,415
Jul 20253,12666.743.32$10,363
Jun 20253,13866.483.13$9,818
May 20253,47660.553.23$11,236
Apr 20253,10662.363.54$11,005
Mar 20253,20367.704.27$13,671
Feb 20253,58170.884.34$15,545
Jan 20253,73774.324.28$15,989
Dec 20243,68768.993.12$11,508
Nov 20244,09469.052.20$9,000
Oct 20244,07671.372.28$9,299
Sep 20244,19869.612.36$9,926
Aug 20242,91875.632.06$6,022
Jul 20242379.932.15$49
Jun 20241,83878.082.63$4,841
May 20243,11978.812.20$6,857
Apr 20242,72684.451.66$4,523
Mar 20243,43480.301.55$5,306
Feb 20243,16376.091.78$5,642
Jan 20244,07373.023.30$13,431
Dec 20234,51771.262.61$11,793
Nov 20234,22477.892.81$11,859
Oct 202394085.443.09$2,902
Sep 20231,78089.042.74$4,868
Aug 20233,87280.522.67$10,349
Jul 20234,07274.852.64$10,757
Jun 20232,94568.962.26$6,651
May 20234,07270.622.23$9,070
Apr 20233,77378.122.24$8,443
Mar 20233,01872.852.39$7,223
Feb 20233,20375.112.47$7,898
Jan 20232,62276.533.39$8,883
Dec 20223,74576.415.73$21,455
Nov 20223,10085.005.65$17,503
Oct 20223,72887.185.86$21,860
Sep 20223,96084.888.16$32,328
Aug 20224,72194.529.13$43,089
Jul 20223,955101.587.54$29,829
Jun 20221,977115.097.98$15,771
May 20223,616109.378.43$30,494
Apr 20223,882104.226.84$26,544
Mar 20223,305108.885.08$16,778
Feb 20223,54391.054.86$17,215
Jan 20223,77581.844.54$17,130
Dec 20213,36571.323.90$13,121
Nov 20212,85877.435.24$14,967
Oct 20212,65079.795.71$15,142
Sep 20213,82969.865.35$20,489
Aug 20213,50966.024.22$14,810
Jul 20212,18270.783.98$8,689
Jun 20213,92169.493.38$13,255
May 20214,23263.483.02$12,771
Apr 20214,17760.362.76$11,522
Mar 20214,01161.302.72$10,898
Feb 20213,64357.805.55$20,211
Jan 20212,91350.412.81$8,186
Dec 2020044.642.68$0
Nov 202029538.772.71$798
Oct 20203,88836.972.48$9,636
Sep 20204,47837.091.99$8,916
Aug 20204,09739.982.39$9,772
Jul 20203,86838.371.83$7,060
Jun 20204,14634.901.69$7,008
May 20204,29116.921.81$7,787
Apr 20204,26814.751.80$7,701
Mar 20204,42030.341.86$8,205
Feb 20204,01349.881.98$7,948
Jan 20204,36557.252.09$9,144
Dec 20194,62059.012.30$10,646
Nov 20194,55055.302.75$12,516
Oct 20194,49253.472.42$10,864
Sep 20194,39555.052.66$11,679
Aug 20194,25253.112.30$9,798
Jul 20194,46656.272.46$10,987
Jun 20194,37052.782.49$10,887
May 20194,52958.482.74$12,411
Apr 20194,82862.632.75$13,280
Mar 20194,66356.803.06$14,279
Feb 20194,00550.852.79$11,183
Jan 20194,41346.033.23$14,246
Dec 20184,71146.594.19$19,718
Nov 20184,39452.934.24$18,618
Oct 20184,66461.443.40$15,849
Sep 20184,69759.543.11$14,598
Aug 20184,63959.403.07$14,226
Jul 20184,67165.142.93$13,695
Jun 20184,30960.183.08$13,258
May 20184,08865.382.90$11,858
Apr 20184,35363.842.90$12,627
Mar 20184,36261.222.79$12,156
Feb 20184,03761.782.77$11,167
Jan 20184,12762.874.01$16,546
Dec 20174,67657.272.92$13,661
Nov 20174,54255.423.12$14,164
Oct 20174,77849.292.98$14,256
Sep 20174,54447.523.09$14,029
Aug 20175,05445.373.00$15,184
Jul 20175,44043.873.09$16,795
Jun 20173,04242.493.09$9,392
May 20174,26645.373.26$13,922
Apr 20175,20147.933.21$16,704
Mar 20175,00546.772.98$14,933
Feb 20175,22850.452.95$15,436
Jan 20175,89749.413.42$20,161
Dec 20166,65348.763.72$24,768
Nov 20167,01942.492.64$18,561
Oct 20161,45746.193.09$4,503
Sep 20161741.553.10$53
Aug 20164,93741.442.92$14,437
Jul 20165,06741.622.92$14,818
Jun 20165,23745.352.69$14,066
May 20165,71442.521.99$11,377
Apr 20165,17436.561.99$10,302
Mar 20165,43633.011.79$9,752
Feb 20165,52926.472.06$11,410
Jan 20166,23727.352.36$14,747
Dec 20156,74432.362.00$13,498
Nov 20157,76938.792.17$16,838
Oct 20153,79243.552.43$9,202
Sep 2015042.992.76$0
Aug 2015040.162.87$0
Jul 2015048.152.95$0
Jun 2015056.152.88$0
May 20153,38255.212.96$9,995
Apr 20154,58349.822.71$12,404
Mar 20157,36942.892.93$21,626
Feb 20154,52044.662.98$13,452
Jan 20153,04443.433.10$9,438
Dec 20144,38154.693.59$15,734
Nov 20144,73270.464.25$20,120
Oct 20144,98678.303.90$19,450
Sep 20144,68886.164.05$18,965
Aug 20144,04689.394.04$16,326
Jul 20143,27996.564.18$13,705
Jun 20144,45598.164.74$21,103
May 20144,80394.734.73$22,702
Apr 20144,14195.944.81$19,915
Mar 20144,73495.895.06$23,939
Feb 20144,62697.406.19$28,644
Jan 20144,58590.404.86$22,286
Dec 20135,48891.824.35$23,897
Nov 20134,76088.853.74$17,794
Oct 20134,49097.423.78$16,969
Sep 20135,122104.113.72$19,042
Aug 20132,765104.253.52$9,740
Jul 20134,865102.523.72$18,087
Jun 20133,65094.403.93$14,357
May 20133,81294.834.15$15,816
Apr 20136,68893.964.28$28,642
Mar 20132,00993.623.91$7,861
Feb 20131,76991.233.42$6,050
Jan 20135,41891.603.42$18,529
Dec 20125,68086.773.42$19,427
Nov 20125,23486.953.62$18,973
Oct 20126,32489.383.40$21,500
Sep 20124,83294.672.92$14,102
Aug 20126,12392.662.91$17,807
Jul 20125,17885.133.02$15,642
Jun 20125,45779.822.52$13,746
May 20124,64391.612.49$11,553
Apr 20125,290101.652.00$10,563
Mar 20125,460105.052.22$12,133
Feb 20125,438101.102.57$13,977
Jan 20125,94298.092.73$16,246
Dec 20115,92496.873.24$19,192
Nov 20115,80395.723.31$19,215
Oct 20115,62184.983.65$20,508
Sep 20115,03983.623.99$20,084
Aug 20115,77383.404.15$23,954
Jul 20116,19094.144.52$27,962
Jun 20115,74492.904.64$26,651
May 20115,45298.134.40$24,015
Apr 20115,608105.964.33$24,301
Mar 20116,07496.364.06$24,644
Feb 20115,31785.644.18$22,225
Jan 20116,13086.504.59$28,129
Dec 20106,21985.734.35$27,039
Nov 20106,36480.843.80$24,153
Oct 20106,72578.103.51$23,597
Sep 20106,12272.633.98$24,362
Aug 20106,21073.684.42$27,444
Jul 20106,62872.554.74$31,393
Jun 20106,29670.364.91$30,916
May 20106,47171.124.24$27,406
Apr 20106,54781.694.12$26,991
Mar 20106,37478.394.39$27,973
Feb 20105,13973.585.44$27,968
Jan 20106,35174.365.96$37,878
Dec 20096,79271.445.48$37,246
Nov 20096,49274.593.75$24,355
Oct 20095,71572.544.11$23,490
Sep 20095,67465.543.06$17,389
Aug 20096,05667.423.22$19,491
Jul 20096,50261.133.46$22,526
Jun 20095,02766.163.90$19,580
May 20096,68054.743.93$26,224
Apr 20096,15146.773.59$22,067
Mar 20096,22742.144.06$25,275
Feb 20095,42132.814.63$25,115
Jan 20096,54535.865.37$35,153
Dec 20086,02137.105.98$35,988
Nov 20086,36855.496.86$43,687
Oct 20085,93075.246.92$41,047
Sep 20084,391101.767.88$34,588
Aug 20086,180114.228.48$52,425
Jul 20086,578131.0811.39$74,920
Jun 20086,549131.3313.03$85,351
May 20087,338123.1711.57$84,932
Apr 20087,665110.3110.45$80,137
Mar 20087,487101.909.66$72,355
Feb 20086,69592.538.77$58,719
Jan 20088,49490.388.21$69,699
Dec 20078,20988.337.30$59,942
Nov 20075,77591.677.29$42,110
Oct 20077,72982.856.92$53,500
Sep 20077,81875.846.24$48,817
Aug 20077,94869.066.39$50,771
Jul 20075,67970.906.39$36,277
Jun 20077,43062.007.55$56,085
May 200710,68358.747.85$83,822
Apr 20077,81959.617.81$61,029
Mar 20077,67656.927.30$56,050
Feb 20078,01255.108.22$65,827
Jan 200711,77850.306.73$79,229
Dec 20069,04656.656.92$62,584
Nov 20069,07654.207.62$69,136
Oct 20067,83054.906.01$47,088
Sep 20068,78360.085.04$44,242
Aug 20066,81468.717.34$50,014
Jul 20069,88469.376.34$62,692
Jun 20068,80466.286.38$56,204
May 20065,06166.016.42$32,517
Apr 20068,20164.397.36$60,363
Mar 20069,53556.707.08$67,536
Feb 20068,60057.597.75$66,660
Jan 20069,38860.598.93$83,866
Dec 20059,66354.9413.42$129,633
Nov 20058,52654.6910.59$90,277
Oct 20058,72758.3413.80$120,396
Sep 20059,27561.4512.08$112,033
Aug 20059,36861.519.80$91,777
Jul 20059,17655.697.84$71,973
Jun 20059,61352.337.38$70,954
May 20059,05945.226.65$60,253
Apr 20057,84649.207.36$57,750
Mar 20058,82550.377.15$63,142
Feb 20058,29845.226.31$52,376
Jan 20059,90943.166.32$62,647
Dec 200411,50139.866.75$77,644
Nov 200410,11245.286.33$64,013
Oct 20049,67549.706.52$63,034
Sep 200411,07243.245.28$58,503
Aug 20049,91242.375.55$55,018
Jul 200410,75938.286.08$65,460
Jun 200410,06736.106.43$64,761
May 200410,06137.486.49$65,342
Apr 20049,92734.475.86$58,157
Mar 200412,56134.365.53$69,464
Feb 20049,78832.455.51$53,928
Jan 200411,94732.036.30$75,262
Dec 20038,73930.266.30$55,070
Nov 200310,55928.804.60$48,520
Oct 200311,77828.174.76$56,059
Sep 20039,73426.314.75$46,230
Aug 200310,05229.765.13$51,564
Jul 200311,57829.415.17$59,868
Jun 20039,74528.565.98$58,304
May 20037,87626.595.97$47,041
Apr 200311,83626.675.41$64,001
Mar 200310,82031.146.10$65,959
Feb 20039,87133.487.93$78,236
Jan 20037,92130.315.58$44,215
Dec 200210,75626.914.85$52,207
Nov 200212,22824.664.14$50,587
Oct 200210,69426.464.23$45,226
Sep 20029,61527.443.64$34,952
Aug 200212,72825.963.16$40,273
Jul 200210,67824.583.06$32,693
Jun 20029,02023.733.34$30,111
May 200210,56024.663.58$37,847
Apr 200210,08523.653.51$35,422
Mar 200211,92022.003.10$36,984
Feb 200212,03118.222.38$28,582
Jan 20028,81817.172.38$20,949
Dec 200111,72116.932.36$27,713
Nov 200113,76418.072.41$33,110
Oct 200113,24719.782.53$33,500
Sep 200110,45624.262.25$23,540
Aug 200111,28324.873.05$34,449
Jul 200114,74423.933.20$47,138
Jun 200114,68724.563.82$56,165
May 200116,27425.524.31$70,097
Apr 200116,07624.685.34$85,771
Mar 200115,99224.545.38$85,980
Feb 200112,59927.755.77$72,659
Jan 200115,34127.478.40$128,845
Dec 200016,80226.889.12$153,276
Nov 200016,60832.215.66$93,968
Oct 200025,27331.235.15$130,042
Sep 200018,16931.875.19$94,234
Aug 200019,14029.644.54$86,910
Jul 200018,11928.534.09$74,102
Jun 200018,87229.304.40$82,985
May 200018,99827.263.68$69,908
Apr 200019,72024.513.12$61,448
Mar 200019,29028.422.86$55,165
Feb 200016,71827.622.73$45,582
Jan 200018,40525.272.48$45,654
Dec 199917,78324.282.42$43,101
Nov 199916,95923.192.43$41,278
Oct 199918,44120.982.80$51,703
Sep 199919,11921.752.62$50,070
Aug 199919,65119.262.88$56,508
Jul 199921,25817.892.37$50,432
Jun 199918,76315.942.36$44,320
May 199921,03615.792.32$48,825
Apr 199921,04915.102.21$46,477
Mar 199923,38312.471.84$42,986
Feb 199921,8279.981.82$39,677
Jan 199922,72810.381.90$43,182
Dec 199827,1089.201.77$48,071
Nov 199829,11910.892.19$63,646
Oct 199831,68012.421.97$62,385
Sep 199832,59412.592.08$67,881
Aug 199833,72711.301.91$64,329
Jul 199835,03411.742.24$78,381
Jun 199838,89111.242.24$87,010
May 199842,81812.622.21$94,471
Apr 199848,80113.042.51$122,263
Mar 199856,22412.802.31$129,846
Feb 199844,92313.952.30$103,284
Jan 199843,92814.702.15$94,656
Dec 199750,20016.322.41$121,037
Nov 199757,62318.193.09$177,955
Oct 199771,12919.253.15$224,044
Sep 199781,62417.742.95$241,189
Aug 1997104,54117.862.55$267,075
Jul 1997112,66917.582.25$253,160
Jun 199740,66117.242.26$91,780

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                3,536 Mcf  × $  3.05 =    $10,770

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Month total                                  $10,770

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/164170 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.