RATHMELL, J. G.

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

Gas lease lease 165578District 04Field 435935002 tax incentive programmesGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$16.0 M
Nov 1997 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
343
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 122 leases and 122 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1976-08-26
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 80 acres. The field rule took effect on 1992-10-19.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: ALLOCATION FORMULA ADMINISTRATIVELY SUSPENDED EFFECTIVE 8/1/94.

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 Gas111998-02-02137917
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
GasProduction3,948,916 Mcf$15,978,087
Total$15,978,087

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 27.1596, -99.2672. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.15958, -99.26721 · 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
10,610 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 10,610 ft.

Completions filed
Nov 2000
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-505336791710,610 ftNov 2000

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 (343)

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

343 months

May 20260106.413.05$0
Apr 2026098.932.87$0
Mar 2026089.753.15$0
Feb 2026063.503.75$0
Jan 2026059.138.00$0
Dec 2025056.664.41$0
Nov 2025058.593.93$0
Oct 2025059.383.30$0
Sep 2025062.743.08$0
Aug 2025063.933.01$0
Jul 2025066.743.32$0
Jun 2025066.483.13$0
May 2025060.553.23$0
Apr 2025062.363.54$0
Mar 2025067.704.27$0
Feb 2025070.884.34$0
Jan 2025074.324.28$0
Dec 2024068.993.12$0
Nov 2024069.052.20$0
Oct 2024071.372.28$0
Sep 2024069.612.36$0
Aug 2024075.632.06$0
Jul 2024079.932.15$0
Jun 2024078.082.63$0
May 2024078.812.20$0
Apr 2024084.451.66$0
Mar 2024080.301.55$0
Feb 2024076.091.78$0
Jan 2024073.023.30$0
Dec 2023071.262.61$0
Nov 2023077.892.81$0
Oct 2023085.443.09$0
Sep 2023089.042.74$0
Aug 2023080.522.67$0
Jul 2023074.852.64$0
Jun 2023068.962.26$0
May 2023070.622.23$0
Apr 2023078.122.24$0
Mar 2023072.852.39$0
Feb 2023075.112.47$0
Jan 2023076.533.39$0
Dec 2022076.415.73$0
Nov 2022085.005.65$0
Oct 2022087.185.86$0
Sep 2022084.888.16$0
Aug 2022094.529.13$0
Jul 20220101.587.54$0
Jun 20220115.097.98$0
May 20220109.378.43$0
Apr 20220104.226.84$0
Mar 20220108.885.08$0
Feb 2022091.054.86$0
Jan 2022081.844.54$0
Dec 2021071.323.90$0
Nov 2021077.435.24$0
Oct 2021079.795.71$0
Sep 2021069.865.35$0
Aug 2021066.024.22$0
Jul 2021070.783.98$0
Jun 2021069.493.38$0
May 2021063.483.02$0
Apr 2021060.362.76$0
Mar 2021061.302.72$0
Feb 2021057.805.55$0
Jan 2021050.412.81$0
Dec 2020044.642.68$0
Nov 2020038.772.71$0
Oct 2020036.972.48$0
Sep 2020037.091.99$0
Aug 2020039.982.39$0
Jul 2020038.371.83$0
Jun 2020034.901.69$0
May 2020016.921.81$0
Apr 2020014.751.80$0
Mar 2020030.341.86$0
Feb 2020049.881.98$0
Jan 2020057.252.09$0
Dec 2019059.012.30$0
Nov 2019055.302.75$0
Oct 2019053.472.42$0
Sep 2019055.052.66$0
Aug 2019053.112.30$0
Jul 2019056.272.46$0
Jun 2019052.782.49$0
May 2019058.482.74$0
Apr 2019062.632.75$0
Mar 2019056.803.06$0
Feb 2019050.852.79$0
Jan 2019046.033.23$0
Dec 2018046.594.19$0
Nov 2018052.934.24$0
Oct 2018061.443.40$0
Sep 2018059.543.11$0
Aug 2018059.403.07$0
Jul 2018065.142.93$0
Jun 2018060.183.08$0
May 2018065.382.90$0
Apr 2018063.842.90$0
Mar 2018061.222.79$0
Feb 2018061.782.77$0
Jan 2018062.874.01$0
Dec 2017057.272.92$0
Nov 2017055.423.12$0
Oct 2017049.292.98$0
Sep 2017047.523.09$0
Aug 2017045.373.00$0
Jul 2017043.873.09$0
Jun 2017042.493.09$0
May 2017045.373.26$0
Apr 2017047.933.21$0
Mar 2017046.772.98$0
Feb 2017050.452.95$0
Jan 2017049.413.42$0
Dec 2016048.763.72$0
Nov 2016042.492.64$0
Oct 2016046.193.09$0
Sep 2016041.553.10$0
Aug 2016041.442.92$0
Jul 2016041.622.92$0
Jun 2016045.352.69$0
May 2016042.521.99$0
Apr 2016036.561.99$0
Mar 2016033.011.79$0
Feb 2016026.472.06$0
Jan 2016027.352.36$0
Dec 2015032.362.00$0
Nov 2015038.792.17$0
Oct 2015043.552.43$0
Sep 2015042.992.76$0
Aug 2015040.162.87$0
Jul 2015048.152.95$0
Jun 2015056.152.88$0
May 2015055.212.96$0
Apr 2015049.822.71$0
Mar 20154,52042.892.93$13,265
Feb 20154,09444.662.98$12,185
Jan 20154,61943.433.10$14,322
Dec 20143,39754.693.59$12,200
Nov 20143,97870.464.25$16,914
Oct 20143,85478.303.90$15,034
Sep 20143,88086.164.05$15,696
Aug 20143,98489.394.04$16,076
Jul 20144,22696.564.18$17,663
Jun 20143,67898.164.74$17,422
May 20144,11094.734.73$19,426
Apr 20145,01995.944.81$24,137
Mar 20144,57195.895.06$23,115
Feb 20144,99997.406.19$30,954
Jan 20144,70590.404.86$22,870
Dec 20134,73691.824.35$20,623
Nov 20134,58288.853.74$17,129
Oct 20135,06397.423.78$19,135
Sep 20134,696104.113.72$17,459
Aug 20134,943104.253.52$17,412
Jul 20135,031102.523.72$18,704
Jun 20135,71094.403.93$22,460
May 20135,20994.834.15$21,613
Apr 20135,29093.964.28$22,655
Mar 20135,56693.623.91$21,779
Feb 20134,87091.233.42$16,655
Jan 20135,46791.603.42$18,697
Dec 20125,75686.773.42$19,686
Nov 20125,52986.953.62$20,042
Oct 20125,80189.383.40$19,722
Sep 20125,56394.672.92$16,235
Aug 20125,75392.662.91$16,731
Jul 20125,62085.133.02$16,977
Jun 20125,02879.822.52$12,666
May 20125,67991.612.49$14,131
Apr 20125,414101.652.00$10,811
Mar 20125,852105.052.22$13,004
Feb 20126,143101.102.57$15,789
Jan 20126,95498.092.73$19,013
Dec 20116,57596.873.24$21,301
Nov 20116,72695.723.31$22,272
Oct 20116,45484.983.65$23,548
Sep 20116,39183.623.99$25,473
Aug 20116,69283.404.15$27,767
Jul 20116,86194.144.52$30,993
Jun 20116,18592.904.64$28,698
May 20116,22098.134.40$27,398
Apr 20116,457105.964.33$27,980
Mar 20117,07896.364.06$28,718
Feb 20115,71885.644.18$23,901
Jan 20116,94886.504.59$31,883
Dec 20107,19685.734.35$31,286
Nov 20107,05380.843.80$26,768
Oct 20106,03878.103.51$21,187
Sep 20106,76672.633.98$26,925
Aug 20107,23273.684.42$31,961
Jul 20107,29272.554.74$34,538
Jun 20106,42770.364.91$31,559
May 20106,76471.124.24$28,647
Apr 20106,98281.694.12$28,785
Mar 20107,23778.394.39$31,761
Feb 20106,94573.585.44$37,797
Jan 20107,36274.365.96$43,908
Dec 20097,74271.445.48$42,455
Nov 20097,04874.593.75$26,441
Oct 20097,77272.544.11$31,945
Sep 20097,75065.543.06$23,752
Aug 20098,67667.423.22$27,924
Jul 20098,12961.133.46$28,163
Jun 20097,52566.163.90$29,310
May 20098,54954.743.93$33,561
Apr 20099,23646.773.59$33,134
Mar 20099,51142.144.06$38,605
Feb 20097,53532.814.63$34,910
Jan 20098,24335.865.37$44,273
Dec 20087,60637.105.98$45,462
Nov 20088,36155.496.86$57,359
Oct 20088,51775.246.92$58,955
Sep 20087,900101.767.88$62,229
Aug 20089,405114.228.48$79,783
Jul 20089,399131.0811.39$107,049
Jun 20089,198131.3313.03$119,874
May 20089,057123.1711.57$104,828
Apr 20089,261110.3110.45$96,822
Mar 20089,632101.909.66$93,084
Feb 20089,71792.538.77$85,224
Jan 200810,85090.388.21$89,032
Dec 200711,08288.337.30$80,920
Nov 20073,78791.677.29$27,614
Oct 20074,01182.856.92$27,764
Sep 20074,00875.846.24$25,027
Aug 200710,50469.066.39$67,099
Jul 200710,70870.906.39$68,402
Jun 200710,14162.007.55$76,549
May 200710,74558.747.85$84,308
Apr 200710,37259.617.81$80,956
Mar 200710,37756.927.30$75,773
Feb 20077,04055.108.22$57,841
Jan 20077,37550.306.73$49,611
Dec 200611,72456.656.92$81,112
Nov 200611,72554.207.62$89,315
Oct 200611,97854.906.01$72,033
Sep 200612,22560.085.04$61,580
Aug 200611,12168.717.34$81,627
Jul 200611,38869.376.34$72,231
Jun 200611,28566.286.38$72,042
May 200611,66866.016.42$74,967
Apr 200610,98564.397.36$80,855
Mar 200612,54856.707.08$88,876
Feb 200610,05357.597.75$77,922
Jan 200614,99160.598.93$133,919
Dec 200515,41554.9413.42$206,798
Nov 200513,35754.6910.59$141,429
Oct 200514,81658.3413.80$204,398
Sep 200513,46261.4512.08$162,608
Aug 200512,23061.519.80$119,815
Jul 200512,70355.697.84$99,638
Jun 200513,71052.337.38$101,194
May 200515,27145.226.65$101,570
Apr 200514,91649.207.36$109,789
Mar 200516,18750.377.15$115,816
Feb 200514,37845.226.31$90,753
Jan 200516,36943.166.32$103,488
Dec 200417,13239.866.75$115,660
Nov 200417,45745.286.33$110,510
Oct 200417,95149.706.52$116,953
Sep 200416,12243.245.28$85,187
Aug 200417,30842.375.55$96,071
Jul 200417,26738.286.08$105,056
Jun 200416,77836.106.43$107,933
May 200417,06537.486.49$110,830
Apr 200417,45334.475.86$102,248
Mar 200418,70534.365.53$103,441
Feb 200417,00432.455.51$93,686
Jan 200418,96332.036.30$119,460
Dec 200316,83730.266.30$106,101
Nov 200314,76528.804.60$67,848
Oct 200314,92628.174.76$71,042
Sep 200315,98126.314.75$75,900
Aug 200318,39229.765.13$94,346
Jul 200317,45229.415.17$90,242
Jun 200317,61228.565.98$105,372
May 200320,23426.595.97$120,851
Apr 200319,71526.675.41$106,605
Mar 200321,39631.146.10$130,431
Feb 200317,40033.487.93$137,910
Jan 200319,64630.315.58$109,665
Dec 200218,20126.914.85$88,343
Nov 200218,84624.664.14$77,965
Oct 200220,17026.464.23$85,301
Sep 200220,26427.443.64$73,664
Aug 200221,12325.963.16$66,837
Jul 200221,63724.583.06$66,247
Jun 200219,96323.733.34$66,641
May 200221,54624.663.58$77,221
Apr 200222,84323.653.51$80,232
Mar 200222,12622.003.10$68,651
Feb 200219,45018.222.38$46,207
Jan 200221,70417.172.38$51,562
Dec 200122,71216.932.36$53,700
Nov 200123,63018.072.41$56,842
Oct 200125,99219.782.53$65,731
Sep 200125,33824.262.25$57,044
Aug 200126,72624.873.05$81,599
Jul 200128,26223.933.20$90,356
Jun 200128,28524.563.82$108,166
May 200129,70925.524.31$127,966
Apr 200129,11624.685.34$155,343
Mar 200132,87724.545.38$176,761
Feb 200129,46727.755.77$169,939
Jan 200134,30827.478.40$288,145
Dec 200034,50126.889.12$314,735
Nov 200037,23532.215.66$210,676
Oct 200014,63431.235.15$75,299
Sep 200018,53731.875.19$96,142
Aug 200029,30629.644.54$133,071
Jul 200029,74028.534.09$121,629
Jun 200031,77729.304.40$139,731
May 200033,65527.263.68$123,842
Apr 200032,72624.513.12$101,974
Mar 200039,16928.422.86$112,014
Feb 200034,46327.622.73$93,963
Jan 200035,63025.272.48$88,380
Dec 199936,20824.282.42$87,758
Nov 199935,58023.192.43$86,601
Oct 199936,45520.982.80$102,209
Sep 199937,45121.752.62$98,079
Aug 199939,68019.262.88$114,104
Jul 199943,37617.892.37$102,904
Jun 199942,52515.942.36$100,448
May 199943,21015.792.32$100,291
Apr 199940,91215.102.21$90,336
Mar 199943,62312.471.84$80,193
Feb 199946,6169.981.82$84,738
Jan 199964,92910.381.90$123,362
Dec 199841,8619.201.77$74,233
Nov 199847,43210.892.19$103,673
Oct 199882,11412.421.97$161,700
Sep 199876,10412.592.08$158,496
Aug 1998100,28211.301.91$191,273
Jul 199882,95011.742.24$185,582
Jun 199868,33911.242.24$152,893
May 199873,50112.622.21$162,168
Apr 199880,32613.042.51$201,243
Mar 199892,53112.802.31$213,695
Feb 1998104,06813.952.30$239,266
Jan 1998132,11614.702.15$284,682
Dec 199793,73416.322.41$226,002
Nov 19977,00218.193.09$21,624

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.

Mar 2015 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Gas                4,520 Mcf  × $  2.93 =    $13,265

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Month total                                  $13,265

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/165578 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.