HOPKINS, M. A. GAS UNIT

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

Gas lease lease 165894District 04Field 458410502 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$27.3 M
Sep 1997 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$422 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
345
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 246 leases and 246 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1995-04-25
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
0 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 20 acres. The field rule took effect on 2009-09-01.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: WITH DUPLICATE IN APRIL.

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 Gas111998-02-02137826
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
CondensateDisposition82,538 bbl$3,185,895
GasProduction5,921,870 Mcf$24,110,976
Total$27,296,871

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 26.4780, -98.4015. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.47796, -98.40154 · 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
14,101 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 14,101 ft.

Completions filed
Apr 2004
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-215323931114,101 ftApr 2004

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 (345)

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

345 months

May 20262502,254106.413.05$33,468
Apr 20262912,22698.932.87$35,177
Mar 20263072,39889.753.15$35,106
Feb 20263232,76163.503.75$30,865
Jan 20263613,16859.138.00$46,683
Dec 20253373,17356.664.41$33,098
Nov 20253563,35858.593.93$34,043
Oct 20253163,15059.383.30$29,174
Sep 20253563,34662.743.08$32,631
Aug 20253284,31763.933.01$33,984
Jul 20253924,49366.743.32$41,057
Jun 20253534,34266.483.13$37,052
May 20253584,57160.553.23$36,452
Apr 20253314,61462.363.54$36,989
Mar 20253915,11767.704.27$48,312
Feb 20253345,27970.884.34$46,589
Jan 20254756,27274.324.28$62,138
Dec 20244586,42768.993.12$51,658
Nov 20244306,29169.052.20$43,522
Oct 20244026,53871.372.28$43,607
Sep 20243597,15769.612.36$41,912
Aug 20243477,44475.632.06$41,605
Jul 20243495,90979.932.15$40,580
Jun 20244145,54878.082.63$46,938
May 20243375,94478.812.20$39,627
Apr 20243817,44684.451.66$44,530
Mar 20243538,04180.301.55$40,770
Feb 20243187,54976.091.78$37,661
Jan 20243738,81873.023.30$56,315
Dec 20233758,94871.262.61$50,083
Nov 20233889,00977.892.81$55,515
Oct 202340510,02585.443.09$65,553
Sep 202336110,52089.042.74$60,916
Aug 202341311,28380.522.67$63,413
Jul 202352312,22274.852.64$71,435
Jun 202350313,24968.962.26$64,609
May 2023809,38570.622.23$26,554
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
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 20170057.272.92$0
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 20171042.493.09$42
May 2017232645.373.26$1,128
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 20150743.552.43$17
Sep 20150142.992.76$3
Aug 20150040.162.87$0
Jul 20150848.152.95$24
Jun 20150256.152.88$6
May 20150255.212.96$6
Apr 20150849.822.71$22
Mar 201502042.892.93$59
Feb 201501444.662.98$42
Jan 2015630943.433.10$1,219
Dec 201401654.693.59$57
Nov 201401870.464.25$77
Oct 201401078.303.90$39
Sep 201402086.164.05$81
Aug 201401489.394.04$56
Jul 201401096.564.18$42
Jun 20140098.164.74$0
May 2014842594.734.73$2,767
Apr 2014231,15095.944.81$7,737
Mar 2014321,51395.895.06$10,719
Feb 2014331,50997.406.19$12,558
Jan 2014311,39490.404.86$9,578
Dec 2013291,38891.824.35$8,707
Nov 20131369888.853.74$3,764
Oct 201328297.423.78$505
Sep 2013155104.113.72$309
Aug 2013145104.253.52$263
Jul 2013137102.523.72$240
Jun 201313094.403.93$212
May 201302394.834.15$95
Apr 201302393.964.28$99
Mar 201301893.623.91$70
Feb 201301091.233.42$34
Jan 201301391.603.42$44
Dec 201201986.773.42$65
Nov 201213786.953.62$221
Oct 2012744289.383.40$2,128
Sep 2012854694.672.92$2,351
Aug 2012212292.662.91$540
Jul 2012213585.133.02$578
Jun 201202179.822.52$53
May 201201191.612.49$27
Apr 2012020101.652.00$40
Mar 20125192105.052.22$952
Feb 20122143101.102.57$570
Jan 2012413498.092.73$759
Dec 2011473,16196.873.24$14,794
Nov 20111107,61295.723.31$35,735
Oct 20111389,50484.983.65$46,403
Sep 20111259,57383.623.99$48,609
Aug 20111259,82783.404.15$51,200
Jul 20111299,84094.144.52$56,594
Jun 20111278,93692.904.64$53,260
May 20111249,47498.134.40$53,899
Apr 20114911,135105.964.33$53,443
Mar 20115211,01596.364.06$49,702
Feb 2011428,46685.644.18$38,985
Jan 20119110,58086.504.59$56,421
Dec 20108811,28885.734.35$56,622
Nov 20108810,77180.843.80$47,993
Oct 20109210,62078.103.51$44,450
Sep 20108610,47272.633.98$47,919
Aug 20108810,51373.684.42$52,945
Jul 2010656,45072.554.74$35,266
Jun 2010647,13370.364.91$39,529
May 201007,32471.124.24$31,019
Apr 201006,88681.694.12$28,389
Mar 201007,99778.394.39$35,096
Feb 201007,08273.585.44$38,543
Jan 201008,34074.365.96$49,741
Dec 200908,50871.445.48$46,656
Nov 200908,61174.593.75$32,304
Oct 2009010,36572.544.11$42,603
Sep 2009010,83265.543.06$33,197
Aug 20092211,67167.423.22$39,046
Jul 20096309,66061.133.46$71,979
Jun 20095759,25166.163.90$74,075
May 20096639,33254.743.93$72,928
Apr 20096288,64546.773.59$60,386
Mar 20091,3619,67842.144.06$96,636
Feb 200909,76632.814.63$45,246
Jan 2009010,69435.865.37$57,437
Dec 2008011,20137.105.98$66,950
Nov 2008011,54755.496.86$79,217
Oct 2008011,36175.246.92$78,641
Sep 2008010,572101.767.88$83,277
Aug 2008512,035114.228.48$102,664
Jul 200849711,479131.0811.39$195,886
Jun 200855812,854131.3313.03$240,804
May 200852713,679123.1711.57$223,235
Apr 200861013,883110.3110.45$212,434
Mar 200862214,750101.909.66$205,927
Feb 200853314,53592.538.77$176,799
Jan 200865318,06990.388.21$207,287
Dec 200731614,90488.337.30$136,741
Nov 200734116,47991.677.29$151,419
Oct 200726713,63682.856.92$116,509
Sep 200743320,54675.846.24$161,131
Aug 200723621,51069.066.39$153,703
Jul 200721221,84370.906.39$154,563
Jun 200721121,62862.007.55$176,340
May 200723221,14758.747.85$179,553
Apr 200724019,84759.617.81$169,216
Mar 200722120,45256.927.30$161,919
Feb 200720122,37055.108.22$194,867
Jan 200719817,46650.306.73$127,451
Dec 200619318,89056.656.92$141,623
Nov 200614815,67954.207.62$127,456
Oct 200619220,16054.906.01$131,779
Sep 200613320,07960.085.04$109,133
Aug 200613419,81068.717.34$154,611
Jul 200613220,94669.376.34$142,012
Jun 200612923,42266.286.38$158,073
May 200613926,86666.016.42$181,789
Apr 200621526,93164.397.36$212,069
Mar 200644723,44156.707.08$191,376
Feb 200642620,16457.597.75$180,827
Jan 200647122,52160.598.93$229,725
Dec 200550822,58654.9413.42$330,910
Nov 200547022,16554.6910.59$260,396
Oct 200553023,93158.3413.80$361,067
Sep 20057823,62661.4512.08$290,172
Aug 20056920,65561.519.80$206,598
Jul 20050055.697.84$0
Jun 2005144,62852.337.38$34,892
May 20055122,12745.226.65$149,476
Apr 20055725,56049.207.36$190,938
Mar 20055929,92650.377.15$217,089
Feb 20055528,81445.226.31$184,359
Jan 20055633,36443.166.32$213,351
Dec 20045331,98539.866.75$218,046
Nov 20046134,45845.286.33$220,896
Oct 20048142,13949.706.52$278,566
Sep 200410045,33743.245.28$243,880
Aug 200410554,59242.375.55$307,470
Jul 200413164,03238.286.08$394,597
Jun 200413368,88836.106.43$447,959
May 200419397,38737.486.49$639,721
Apr 2004273129,18834.475.86$766,253
Mar 200431019,61034.365.53$119,098
Feb 200417911,41932.455.51$68,723
Jan 200421313,23032.036.30$90,167
Dec 200321512,53630.266.30$85,503
Nov 200320913,56428.804.60$68,348
Oct 200320014,43228.174.76$74,325
Sep 200321614,77326.314.75$75,845
Aug 200321715,54229.765.13$86,184
Jul 200322515,38129.415.17$86,150
Jun 200324916,47228.565.98$105,663
May 200327317,34626.595.97$110,861
Apr 200327416,89226.675.41$98,647
Mar 200333616,88531.146.10$113,395
Feb 200333016,78733.487.93$144,100
Jan 200335817,82830.315.58$110,368
Dec 200242819,14026.914.85$104,418
Nov 200238817,84624.664.14$83,396
Oct 200239219,87026.464.23$94,405
Sep 20027121,07827.443.64$78,571
Aug 20027622,30225.963.16$72,540
Jul 20027921,38624.583.06$67,421
Jun 20026820,66923.733.34$70,612
May 20027520,88624.663.58$76,705
Apr 20028121,75823.653.51$78,337
Mar 2002022,90722.003.10$71,074
Feb 2002019,47118.222.38$46,257
Jan 2002023,80917.172.38$56,563
Dec 2001024,54216.932.36$58,027
Nov 2001024,11418.072.41$58,007
Oct 2001025,87019.782.53$65,422
Sep 2001725,47724.262.25$57,527
Aug 2001727,54524.873.05$84,273
Jul 2001726,94723.933.20$86,319
Jun 2001726,66124.563.82$102,128
May 2001728,53325.524.31$123,079
Apr 2001627,78424.685.34$148,385
Mar 2001029,46424.545.38$158,411
Feb 2001027,42827.755.77$158,179
Jan 2001031,70227.478.40$266,257
Dec 2000031,08526.889.12$283,573
Nov 2000029,88932.215.66$169,112
Oct 2000631,16031.235.15$160,521
Sep 200073432,32031.875.19$191,020
Aug 200069034,34929.644.54$176,422
Jul 200072336,23528.534.09$168,819
Jun 200075136,58329.304.40$182,869
May 200074938,61227.263.68$162,500
Apr 200074739,41824.513.12$141,135
Mar 200025242,27828.422.86$128,066
Feb 200032952,31927.622.73$151,735
Jan 200029739,59125.272.48$105,711
Dec 199938950,88124.282.42$132,766
Nov 199950567,66523.192.43$176,407
Oct 199951259,14120.982.80$176,556
Sep 19991,28985,43521.752.62$251,777
Aug 19991,33784,34119.262.88$268,282
Jul 19991,52989,94517.892.37$240,737
Jun 19991,38683,71515.942.36$219,836
May 199950431,23415.792.32$80,453
Apr 19991,21280,11515.102.21$195,199
Mar 19991,18778,35512.471.84$158,844
Feb 19991,18177,6389.981.82$152,916
Jan 19991,44296,42710.381.90$198,174
Dec 19981,474108,8749.201.77$206,629
Nov 19981,519104,82910.892.19$245,669
Oct 19981,557109,71812.421.97$235,396
Sep 19981,776113,88512.592.08$259,539
Aug 19981,885135,85211.301.91$280,418
Jul 19982,406166,85911.742.24$401,555
Jun 19982,637184,39111.242.24$442,172
May 19982,651168,04712.622.21$404,224
Apr 19982,736158,39113.042.51$432,499
Mar 19982,641169,01312.802.31$424,130
Feb 19981,22682,44413.952.30$206,652
Jan 19983,041150,17914.702.15$368,307
Dec 199710016.322.41$163
Nov 199785441,47818.193.09$143,629
Oct 199764942,87919.253.15$147,554
Sep 19970017.742.95$0

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           250 bbl  × $106.41 =    $26,603
Gas                2,254 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $6,865

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Month total                                  $33,468

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/165894 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.