SALINAS, M.

Operated by MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 561136) in the JEFFRESS, S.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 164505District 04Field 460945002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$13.3 M
Jul 1997 – Mar 2023
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
309
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
1983-05-20
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 1999-10-05.

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 Gas111997-11-04137581
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
CondensateDisposition115,978 bbl$2,878,244
GasProduction3,089,100 Mcf$10,466,166
Total$13,344,410

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 26.3976, -98.4486. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.39757, -98.44864 · 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
100.0%
1 of 1 wells
With a plug date
100.0%
1 of 1 wells
Median depth
13,000 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
7.9 years
median over 1 well

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
1100.0%
A plug date is filed
1100.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
1100.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
00.0%

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 13,000 ft.

Completions filed
May 2015
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Apr 2023
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 7.9 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 7.9 years and 7.9 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-21532421613,000 ftMay 2015Apr 2023Yes

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 (309)

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

309 months

Mar 20230072.852.39$0
Feb 20230075.112.47$0
Jan 20230076.533.39$0
Dec 20220076.415.73$0
Nov 20220085.005.65$0
Oct 20220087.185.86$0
Sep 20220084.888.16$0
Aug 20220094.529.13$0
Jul 202200101.587.54$0
Jun 202200115.097.98$0
May 202200109.378.43$0
Apr 202200104.226.84$0
Mar 202200108.885.08$0
Feb 20220091.054.86$0
Jan 20220081.844.54$0
Dec 20210071.323.90$0
Nov 20210077.435.24$0
Oct 20210079.795.71$0
Sep 20210069.865.35$0
Aug 20210066.024.22$0
Jul 20210070.783.98$0
Jun 20210069.493.38$0
May 20210063.483.02$0
Apr 20210060.362.76$0
Mar 20210061.302.72$0
Feb 20210057.805.55$0
Jan 20210050.412.81$0
Dec 20200044.642.68$0
Nov 20200038.772.71$0
Oct 20200036.972.48$0
Sep 20200037.091.99$0
Aug 20200039.982.39$0
Jul 20200038.371.83$0
Jun 20200034.901.69$0
May 20200016.921.81$0
Apr 20200014.751.80$0
Mar 20200030.341.86$0
Feb 20200049.881.98$0
Jan 20200057.252.09$0
Dec 20190059.012.30$0
Nov 20190055.302.75$0
Oct 20190053.472.42$0
Sep 20190055.052.66$0
Aug 20190053.112.30$0
Jul 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 20190052.782.49$0
May 20190058.482.74$0
Apr 20190062.632.75$0
Mar 20190056.803.06$0
Feb 20190050.852.79$0
Jan 20190046.033.23$0
Dec 20180046.594.19$0
Nov 20180052.934.24$0
Oct 20180061.443.40$0
Sep 20180059.543.11$0
Aug 20180059.403.07$0
Jul 20180065.142.93$0
Jun 20180060.183.08$0
May 20180065.382.90$0
Apr 20180063.842.90$0
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
Feb 20180061.782.77$0
Jan 20180062.874.01$0
Dec 201742057.272.92$2,405
Nov 20170055.423.12$0
Oct 20170049.292.98$0
Sep 20170047.523.09$0
Aug 20170045.373.00$0
Jul 20170043.873.09$0
Jun 20170042.493.09$0
May 20170045.373.26$0
Apr 20170047.933.21$0
Mar 20170046.772.98$0
Feb 20170050.452.95$0
Jan 20170049.413.42$0
Dec 20160048.763.72$0
Nov 20160042.492.64$0
Oct 20160046.193.09$0
Sep 20160041.553.10$0
Aug 20160041.442.92$0
Jul 20160041.622.92$0
Jun 20160045.352.69$0
May 20160042.521.99$0
Apr 20160036.561.99$0
Mar 20160033.011.79$0
Feb 20160026.472.06$0
Jan 20160027.352.36$0
Dec 20150032.362.00$0
Nov 20150038.792.17$0
Oct 20150043.552.43$0
Sep 20150042.992.76$0
Aug 20150040.162.87$0
Jul 20150048.152.95$0
Jun 20150056.152.88$0
May 20150055.212.96$0
Apr 20150049.822.71$0
Mar 20150042.892.93$0
Feb 20150044.662.98$0
Jan 20150043.433.10$0
Dec 20140054.693.59$0
Nov 20140070.464.25$0
Oct 20140078.303.90$0
Sep 20140086.164.05$0
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 2014139296.564.18$13,430
Jun 201413198.164.74$245
May 201421,74594.734.73$8,437
Apr 201421,12895.944.81$5,617
Mar 20141901,51395.895.06$25,870
Feb 201411,03897.406.19$6,525
Jan 201420492290.404.86$22,923
Dec 201311,87091.824.35$8,235
Nov 20131051,75088.853.74$15,871
Oct 2013021297.423.78$801
Sep 201311,341104.113.72$5,090
Aug 201311,536104.253.52$5,515
Jul 20131631,697102.523.72$23,020
Jun 201301,95594.403.93$7,690
May 201302,01394.834.15$8,352
Apr 201331,95293.964.28$8,642
Mar 20132041,93593.623.91$26,670
Feb 201331,50591.233.42$5,421
Jan 201392,25891.603.42$8,547
Dec 20121912,72386.773.42$25,886
Nov 2012542,53386.953.62$13,877
Oct 20121802,10389.383.40$23,238
Sep 20122072,55794.672.92$27,059
Aug 201222,74592.662.91$8,168
Jul 20121962,84785.133.02$25,286
Jun 2012132,68679.822.52$7,804
May 2012222,65591.612.49$8,622
Apr 20122022,214101.652.00$24,954
Mar 201252,744105.052.22$6,623
Feb 20121992,792101.102.57$27,295
Jan 201252,95998.092.73$8,581
Dec 20111943,06996.873.24$28,736
Nov 20111962,90995.723.31$28,394
Oct 201102,95384.983.65$10,774
Sep 201132,71683.623.99$11,076
Aug 20111843,09983.404.15$28,204
Jul 20111953,15994.144.52$32,627
Jun 201103,02892.904.64$14,050
May 20111852,93698.134.40$31,087
Apr 201123,031105.964.33$13,346
Mar 20113763,98696.364.06$52,404
Feb 2011113,34485.644.18$14,920
Jan 201103,96686.504.59$18,199
Dec 201092,47085.734.35$11,511
Nov 20101921,64580.843.80$21,765
Oct 201001,60178.103.51$5,618
Sep 201001,51072.633.98$6,009
Aug 20101992,00173.684.42$23,505
Jul 201011,52972.554.74$7,315
Jun 201002,27570.364.91$11,171
May 20102052,41471.124.24$24,803
Apr 201052,33481.694.12$10,031
Mar 20101982,40078.394.39$26,054
Feb 201021,90973.585.44$10,537
Jan 20101992,14474.365.96$27,585
Dec 200922,18271.445.48$12,108
Nov 20091962,03674.593.75$22,258
Oct 200992,97672.544.11$12,885
Sep 20091922,78065.543.06$21,104
Aug 200942,45867.423.22$8,181
Jul 20091912,95561.133.46$21,913
Jun 20091273,08966.163.90$20,434
May 200932,91754.743.93$11,616
Apr 200932,99246.773.59$10,874
Mar 20092174,04542.144.06$25,563
Feb 2009363,99832.814.63$19,704
Jan 20092064,07135.865.37$29,253
Dec 200844,19437.105.98$25,217
Nov 20082174,51955.496.86$43,043
Oct 20082094,61075.246.92$47,635
Sep 200862,968101.767.88$23,990
Aug 20082093,280114.228.48$51,696
Jul 20081973,393131.0811.39$64,467
Jun 2008103,165131.3313.03$42,562
May 20083057,767123.1711.57$127,464
Apr 200894,272110.3110.45$45,656
Mar 20082293,996101.909.66$61,953
Feb 20081973,30992.538.77$47,250
Jan 200803,37690.388.21$27,703
Dec 20071773,60188.337.30$41,929
Nov 20071833,73391.677.29$43,996
Oct 20071903,82982.856.92$42,246
Sep 200704,82275.846.24$30,109
Aug 20073925,39569.066.39$61,534
Jul 200703,41270.906.39$21,796
Jun 20071813,65462.007.55$38,804
May 200703,50458.747.85$27,493
Apr 20071955,25859.617.81$52,664
Mar 20071935,46756.927.30$50,905
Feb 200704,81755.108.22$39,576
Jan 20071934,42350.306.73$39,461
Dec 20061815,10856.656.92$45,593
Nov 20061955,02654.207.62$48,854
Oct 20061885,06854.906.01$40,799
Sep 20061964,93260.085.04$36,619
Aug 20061815,01868.717.34$49,268
Jul 20061965,35369.376.34$47,549
Jun 200604,93366.286.38$31,492
May 20061945,37466.016.42$47,334
Apr 20061935,83464.397.36$55,368
Mar 20061906,08156.707.08$53,844
Feb 200605,79157.597.75$44,887
Jan 20061606,24360.598.93$65,465
Dec 20051496,42954.9413.42$94,434
Nov 20052126,02554.6910.59$75,389
Oct 20051906,29558.3413.80$97,929
Sep 200505,93961.4512.08$71,737
Aug 20053996,37461.519.80$86,988
Jul 20051946,46655.697.84$61,521
Jun 20051976,34052.337.38$57,105
May 20051976,47845.226.65$51,995
Apr 20051816,25849.207.36$54,967
Mar 20051986,96150.377.15$59,778
Feb 20051955,90945.226.31$46,115
Jan 2005846,75243.166.32$46,313
Dec 20043887,14139.866.75$63,675
Nov 20041466,92745.286.33$50,462
Oct 20041977,30549.706.52$57,384
Sep 20041947,29743.245.28$46,945
Aug 20041997,75642.375.55$51,483
Jul 20041927,09738.286.08$50,529
Jun 20043487,54736.106.43$61,113
May 20041918,03537.486.49$59,343
Apr 20042478,12534.475.86$56,114
Mar 20042696,95134.365.53$47,683
Feb 20041925,64132.455.51$37,310
Jan 20042017,82932.036.30$55,758
Dec 20032007,22530.266.30$51,581
Nov 200304,58828.804.60$21,083
Oct 20031915,74028.174.76$32,701
Sep 20033405,37826.314.75$34,487
Aug 20031905,91129.765.13$35,976
Jul 20033428,11929.415.17$52,040
Jun 200306,61828.565.98$39,595
May 20033737,44126.595.97$54,361
Apr 20031949,32926.675.41$55,619
Mar 200344111,61931.146.10$84,563
Feb 200304,30433.487.93$34,113
Jan 200334710,78630.315.58$70,725
Dec 200237512,87026.914.85$72,559
Nov 200273410,73524.664.14$62,511
Oct 20021898,08626.464.23$39,198
Sep 20021959,37027.443.64$39,413
Aug 200238011,44425.963.16$46,075
Jul 200219313,43824.583.06$45,888
Jun 200238712,38223.733.34$50,518
May 200219710,85124.663.58$43,748
Apr 200237410,44023.653.51$45,514
Mar 200236411,65622.003.10$44,173
Feb 200219810,51318.222.38$28,583
Jan 200273211,84617.172.38$40,711
Dec 200139112,26516.932.36$35,619
Nov 200137312,18918.072.41$36,061
Oct 200137313,47219.782.53$41,447
Sep 200119412,97924.262.25$33,926
Aug 200116613,15224.873.05$44,284
Jul 200154014,43523.933.20$59,072
Jun 2001014,39524.563.82$55,049
May 200135515,79425.524.31$77,089
Apr 200137316,47124.685.34$97,084
Mar 200138014,07924.545.38$85,020
Feb 200119114,21027.755.77$87,250
Jan 200157116,36427.478.40$153,123
Dec 2000014,42226.889.12$131,565
Nov 200017515,27832.215.66$92,080
Oct 200037511,50131.235.15$70,890
Sep 200037711,87531.875.19$73,605
Aug 200057614,31829.644.54$82,087
Jul 200055914,84828.534.09$76,673
Jun 200074515,45829.304.40$89,801
May 200074915,12527.263.68$76,074
Apr 200075415,24324.513.12$65,978
Mar 200074518,24428.422.86$73,346
Feb 200055915,98627.622.73$59,025
Jan 200075119,59825.272.48$67,591
Dec 199975521,03624.282.42$69,317
Nov 199978919,72623.192.43$66,310
Oct 199977022,71820.982.80$79,849
Sep 199997123,28321.752.62$82,094
Aug 199995121,94419.262.88$81,418
Jul 199975224,25817.892.37$71,002
Jun 199995327,37615.942.36$79,856
May 199991429,71215.792.32$83,394
Apr 199991928,03415.102.21$75,777
Mar 199991529,89712.471.84$66,371
Feb 199993330,8119.981.82$65,319
Jan 19991,46936,26610.381.90$84,152
Dec 199891738,5809.201.77$76,851
Nov 19981,28839,69410.892.19$100,786
Oct 19981,62942,65012.421.97$104,219
Sep 19981,98543,04212.592.08$114,631
Aug 19981,66349,46611.301.91$113,141
Jul 19981,28333,80711.742.24$90,698
Jun 19982,36446,25911.242.24$130,065
May 19982,18950,20412.622.21$138,392
Apr 19982,03354,90013.042.51$164,053
Mar 19983,27870,63712.802.31$205,090
Feb 19983,48471,41713.952.30$212,799
Jan 19984,00592,91914.702.15$259,094
Dec 19973,866106,33016.322.41$319,465
Nov 19973,98598,83318.193.09$377,709
Oct 19975,877118,55719.253.15$486,565
Sep 19976,156151,83317.742.95$557,856
Aug 19979,565234,41717.862.55$769,705
Jul 199716,093371,81417.582.25$1,118,359

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.

Dec 2017 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate            42 bbl  × $ 57.27 =     $2,405
Gas                    0 Mcf  × $  2.92 =         $0

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Month total                                   $2,405

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/164505 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.