MARTIN, S. J. A

Operated by VARAS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY, (P-5 102824) in the CERRITO CREEK (LOBO CONS.) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 165820District 04Field 167243002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.9 M
Dec 1997 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
342
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 58 leases and 58 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
2008-05-29
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
0 ft
minimum
From a lease line
467 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 20 acres. The field rule took effect on 2008-05-29.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: HORIZONTAL WELLS. ALLOCATION FORMULA SUSPENDED.

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 Gas111998-03-17138143
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
CondensateDisposition1,616 bbl$104,633
GasProduction433,199 Mcf$1,776,551
Total$1,881,184

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 27.3901, -99.2534. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.39009, -99.25343 · 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
9,630 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 9,630 ft.

Completions filed
Dec 1997
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-4793679819,630 ftDec 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 (342)

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

342 months

May 202600106.413.05$0
Apr 20260098.932.87$0
Mar 20260089.753.15$0
Feb 20260063.503.75$0
Jan 20260059.138.00$0
Dec 20250056.664.41$0
Nov 20250058.593.93$0
Oct 20250059.383.30$0
Sep 20250062.743.08$0
Aug 20250063.933.01$0
Jul 20250066.743.32$0
Jun 20250066.483.13$0
May 20250060.553.23$0
Apr 20250062.363.54$0
Mar 20250067.704.27$0
Feb 20250070.884.34$0
Jan 202518074.324.28$1,338
Dec 20240068.993.12$0
Nov 20240069.052.20$0
Oct 20240071.372.28$0
Sep 20240069.612.36$0
Aug 20240075.632.06$0
Jul 20240079.932.15$0
Jun 20240078.082.63$0
May 20240078.812.20$0
Apr 20240084.451.66$0
Mar 20240080.301.55$0
Feb 20240076.091.78$0
Jan 20240073.023.30$0
Dec 20230071.262.61$0
Nov 20230077.892.81$0
Oct 20230085.443.09$0
Sep 20230089.042.74$0
Aug 20230080.522.67$0
Jul 20230074.852.64$0
Jun 20230068.962.26$0
May 20230070.622.23$0
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
Mar 20230072.852.39$0
Feb 20230075.112.47$0
Jan 2023010676.533.39$359
Dec 2022059976.415.73$3,432
Nov 2022018985.005.65$1,067
Oct 2022086287.185.86$5,055
Sep 2022012584.888.16$1,020
Aug 20220094.529.13$0
Jul 20220435101.587.54$3,281
Jun 20220479115.097.98$3,821
May 202271496109.378.43$11,948
Apr 202237583104.226.84$7,842
Mar 20220561108.885.08$2,848
Feb 2022042791.054.86$2,075
Jan 2022062781.844.54$2,845
Dec 2021076771.323.90$2,991
Nov 2021055677.435.24$2,912
Oct 2021045879.795.71$2,617
Sep 2021026969.865.35$1,439
Aug 2021058066.024.22$2,448
Jul 2021091370.783.98$3,636
Jun 2021021169.493.38$713
May 20210063.483.02$0
Apr 2021026460.362.76$728
Mar 2021035761.302.72$970
Feb 2021044557.805.55$2,469
Jan 2021041550.412.81$1,166
Dec 2020051444.642.68$1,375
Nov 2020049738.772.71$1,345
Oct 2020031036.972.48$768
Sep 2020029337.091.99$583
Aug 2020049939.982.39$1,190
Jul 2020051638.371.83$942
Jun 2020049834.901.69$842
May 2020052616.921.81$955
Apr 2020052414.751.80$946
Mar 2020054830.341.86$1,017
Feb 2020054049.881.98$1,070
Jan 2020060057.252.09$1,257
Dec 2019060059.012.30$1,383
Nov 2019044655.302.75$1,227
Oct 2019058753.472.42$1,420
Sep 2019060855.052.66$1,616
Aug 2019063053.112.30$1,452
Jul 2019053656.272.46$1,319
Jun 2019050452.782.49$1,256
May 2019048858.482.74$1,337
Apr 20195947062.632.75$4,988
Mar 2019053956.803.06$1,650
Feb 2019052550.852.79$1,466
Jan 2019057146.033.23$1,843
Dec 2018058546.594.19$2,448
Nov 2018059152.934.24$2,504
Oct 2018063561.443.40$2,158
Sep 2018078759.543.11$2,446
Aug 2018078159.403.07$2,395
Jul 201801,00165.142.93$2,935
Jun 2018074960.183.08$2,305
May 2018086465.382.90$2,506
Apr 2018085363.842.90$2,474
Mar 2018087861.222.79$2,447
Feb 2018081561.782.77$2,254
Jan 201801,07362.874.01$4,302
Dec 2017053757.272.92$1,569
Nov 2017081155.423.12$2,529
Oct 2017096749.292.98$2,885
Sep 2017097547.523.09$3,010
Aug 2017070145.373.00$2,106
Jul 2017050843.873.09$1,568
Jun 20171761,07442.493.09$10,794
May 2017092245.373.26$3,009
Apr 2017099147.933.21$3,183
Mar 2017076946.772.98$2,294
Feb 201701,01550.452.95$2,997
Jan 201701,04449.413.42$3,569
Dec 2016085648.763.72$3,187
Nov 201601,12142.492.64$2,964
Oct 201601,17146.193.09$3,619
Sep 201601,02941.553.10$3,191
Aug 201601,03641.442.92$3,030
Jul 2016099541.622.92$2,910
Jun 2016092545.352.69$2,484
May 201601,14742.521.99$2,284
Apr 201601,07136.561.99$2,132
Mar 201601,14833.011.79$2,060
Feb 201601,06726.472.06$2,202
Jan 201601,16127.352.36$2,745
Dec 201501,18932.362.00$2,380
Nov 201501,25038.792.17$2,709
Oct 201501,00643.552.43$2,441
Sep 201501,04642.992.76$2,885
Aug 201501,08040.162.87$3,102
Jul 2015086948.152.95$2,559
Jun 201501,26256.152.88$3,638
May 201501,30455.212.96$3,854
Apr 2015083349.822.71$2,255
Mar 201501,00842.892.93$2,958
Feb 20151711,14344.662.98$11,039
Jan 2015077243.433.10$2,394
Dec 201401,17954.693.59$4,234
Nov 201401,19970.464.25$5,098
Oct 201401,12178.303.90$4,373
Sep 201401,13586.164.05$4,592
Aug 201401,09589.394.04$4,418
Jul 201401,17996.564.18$4,928
Jun 201401,22398.164.74$5,793
May 201401,46894.734.73$6,939
Apr 2014082495.944.81$3,963
Mar 201401,11495.895.06$5,633
Feb 2014093497.406.19$5,783
Jan 201401,09390.404.86$5,313
Dec 2013082091.824.35$3,571
Nov 2013083588.853.74$3,121
Oct 2013088397.423.78$3,337
Sep 20130774104.113.72$2,878
Aug 20130971104.253.52$3,420
Jul 20130916102.523.72$3,405
Jun 2013080894.403.93$3,178
May 20134274094.834.15$7,053
Apr 2013080993.964.28$3,465
Mar 2013081893.623.91$3,201
Feb 2013075991.233.42$2,596
Jan 201301,00991.603.42$3,451
Dec 201201,09486.773.42$3,742
Nov 2012096786.953.62$3,505
Oct 201201,00489.383.40$3,413
Sep 201201,23794.672.92$3,610
Aug 20121511,08492.662.91$17,144
Jul 201201,26585.133.02$3,821
Jun 201201,56479.822.52$3,940
May 201201,18591.612.49$2,949
Apr 20120940101.652.00$1,877
Mar 201201,254105.052.22$2,786
Feb 201201,238101.102.57$3,182
Jan 201201,31698.092.73$3,598
Dec 201101,02296.873.24$3,311
Nov 2011097595.723.31$3,229
Oct 201101,07084.983.65$3,904
Sep 2011086483.623.99$3,444
Aug 2011087083.404.15$3,610
Jul 2011077894.144.52$3,514
Jun 2011050292.904.64$2,329
May 2011093798.134.40$4,127
Apr 20110932105.964.33$4,039
Mar 201115955596.364.06$17,573
Feb 2011097085.644.18$4,055
Jan 201101,16586.504.59$5,346
Dec 201001,69885.734.35$7,382
Nov 2010080080.843.80$3,036
Oct 2010087778.103.51$3,077
Sep 2010082272.633.98$3,271
Aug 201001,04273.684.42$4,605
Jul 2010094472.554.74$4,471
Jun 201001,04170.364.91$5,112
May 201001,23471.124.24$5,226
Apr 201001,05681.694.12$4,354
Mar 201001,13578.394.39$4,981
Feb 201001,00373.585.44$5,459
Jan 201001,27974.365.96$7,628
Dec 200901,26171.445.48$6,915
Nov 200901,21574.593.75$4,558
Oct 200901,28272.544.11$5,269
Sep 200914383165.543.06$11,919
Aug 200901,28067.423.22$4,120
Jul 200901,28761.133.46$4,459
Jun 200901,15366.163.90$4,491
May 2009075854.743.93$2,976
Apr 2009096146.773.59$3,448
Mar 200901,11942.144.06$4,542
Feb 2009511,02432.814.63$6,418
Jan 2009095735.865.37$5,140
Dec 2008075937.105.98$4,537
Nov 2008099455.496.86$6,819
Oct 200801,01275.246.92$7,005
Sep 20080930101.767.88$7,326
Aug 200801,225114.228.48$10,392
Jul 200801,197131.0811.39$13,633
Jun 200801,237131.3313.03$16,121
May 200801,241123.1711.57$14,364
Apr 200801,170110.3110.45$12,232
Mar 2008591,117101.909.66$16,807
Feb 200801,19192.538.77$10,446
Jan 200801,06090.388.21$8,698
Dec 200701,24888.337.30$9,113
Nov 200701,07191.677.29$7,809
Oct 200701,18182.856.92$8,175
Sep 200701,36375.846.24$8,511
Aug 200701,18469.066.39$7,563
Jul 200701,33170.906.39$8,502
Jun 2007096462.007.55$7,277
May 200701,29858.747.85$10,184
Apr 200701,29959.617.81$10,139
Mar 2007961,40756.927.30$15,738
Feb 200701,06355.108.22$8,734
Jan 200701,35350.306.73$9,101
Dec 200601,18756.656.92$8,212
Nov 200601,27154.207.62$9,682
Oct 2006341,19954.906.01$9,077
Sep 200601,42260.085.04$7,163
Aug 200601,44168.717.34$10,577
Jul 200601,24669.376.34$7,903
Jun 200601,92066.286.38$12,257
May 2006094966.016.42$6,097
Apr 20061661,38664.397.36$20,890
Mar 200601,51756.707.08$10,745
Feb 200601,39057.597.75$10,774
Jan 200601,69060.598.93$15,097
Dec 200501,73654.9413.42$23,289
Nov 200501,77754.6910.59$18,816
Oct 200501,08158.3413.80$14,913
Sep 200501,10761.4512.08$13,371
Aug 200501,04461.519.80$10,228
Jul 200501,24455.697.84$9,757
Jun 200501,63052.337.38$12,031
May 200501,10545.226.65$7,350
Apr 200501,12349.207.36$8,266
Mar 200501,23150.377.15$8,808
Feb 200501,66445.226.31$10,503
Jan 200501,88643.166.32$11,924
Dec 200402,65539.866.75$17,924
Nov 200401,57445.286.33$9,964
Oct 200402,62149.706.52$17,076
Sep 200402,39943.245.28$12,676
Aug 200402,06642.375.55$11,468
Jul 200402,18738.286.08$13,306
Jun 200402,35136.106.43$15,124
May 200402,03237.486.49$13,197
Apr 200401,77934.475.86$10,422
Mar 200401,61134.365.53$8,909
Feb 200401,60532.455.51$8,843
Jan 200401,83132.036.30$11,535
Dec 200301,73230.266.30$10,914
Nov 200302,06828.804.60$9,503
Oct 200301,81628.174.76$8,644
Sep 200301,98326.314.75$9,418
Aug 200302,22929.765.13$11,434
Jul 200302,06629.415.17$10,683
Jun 200302,06828.565.98$12,373
May 200302,32826.595.97$13,904
Apr 200302,25626.675.41$12,199
Mar 200302,22931.146.10$13,588
Feb 2003042033.487.93$3,329
Jan 200302,08030.315.58$11,611
Dec 200201,71426.914.85$8,319
Nov 20021711,18024.664.14$9,098
Oct 200201,58226.464.23$6,690
Sep 200201,56527.443.64$5,689
Aug 200202,16325.963.16$6,844
Jul 200202,05224.583.06$6,283
Jun 200202,25323.733.34$7,521
May 200201,54124.663.58$5,523
Apr 20021064523.653.51$2,502
Mar 200201,16922.003.10$3,627
Feb 200202,54418.222.38$6,044
Jan 200201,93417.172.38$4,595
Dec 200101,57416.932.36$3,722
Nov 200101,08118.072.41$2,600
Oct 200101,14019.782.53$2,883
Sep 200111,08424.262.25$2,465
Aug 200101,46524.873.05$4,473
Jul 200102,54723.933.20$8,143
Jun 200101,79624.563.82$6,868
May 200102,78025.524.31$11,974
Apr 200101,85424.685.34$9,892
Mar 2001094824.545.38$5,097
Feb 2001098027.755.77$5,652
Jan 200101,38427.478.40$11,624
Dec 2000082026.889.12$7,480
Nov 200001,43532.215.66$8,119
Oct 200001,39731.235.15$7,188
Sep 200002,05631.875.19$10,663
Aug 2000083429.644.54$3,787
Jul 200001,53128.534.09$6,261
Jun 200001,53029.304.40$6,728
May 200001,67227.263.68$6,153
Apr 200001,99624.513.12$6,220
Mar 200002,35228.422.86$6,726
Feb 2000091927.622.73$2,506
Jan 200002,68525.272.48$6,660
Dec 1999095124.282.42$2,305
Nov 199901,79623.192.43$4,371
Oct 199901,52720.982.80$4,281
Sep 199901,52921.752.62$4,004
Aug 199901,44519.262.88$4,155
Jul 199901,44017.892.37$3,416
Jun 199901,82415.942.36$4,308
May 199901,89015.792.32$4,387
Apr 199902,11915.102.21$4,679
Mar 199902,05612.471.84$3,780
Feb 199902,4379.981.82$4,430
Jan 199903,29210.381.90$6,255
Dec 199803,4389.201.77$6,097
Nov 199802,92610.892.19$6,395
Oct 199802,88212.421.97$5,675
Sep 199804,35612.592.08$9,072
Aug 199804,20211.301.91$8,015
Jul 199803,52211.742.24$7,880
Jun 199804,75911.242.24$10,647
May 199805,33812.622.21$11,777
Apr 199815,78313.042.51$14,501
Mar 199807,60412.802.31$17,561
Feb 199809,15213.952.30$21,042
Jan 1998032,40314.702.15$69,822
Dec 1997014,13816.322.41$34,088

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.

Jan 2025 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate            18 bbl  × $ 74.32 =     $1,338
Gas                    0 Mcf  × $  4.28 =         $0

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Month total                                   $1,338

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/165820 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.