VELA ESTATE

Operated by HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 386310) in the ROLETA (WILCOX CONSOLIDATED) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 165921District 04Field 779730502 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$14.3 M
Jul 1997 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$11 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
347
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 345 leases and 345 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1995-01-09
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 2010-11-02.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: PERMITTED/DRILLED/COMPLETED ON THE SAME LEASE.

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 Gas112000-10-19142604
NGPA2none

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
CondensateDisposition16,347 bbl$451,379
GasProduction3,144,671 Mcf$13,845,550
Total$14,296,929

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 26.7492, -99.2078. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.74921, -99.20782 · 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
9,337 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 9,337 ft.

Completions filed
Aug 2008
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-50533540159,337 ftAug 2008

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 (347)

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

347 months

May 20260152106.413.05$463
Apr 2026014898.932.87$425
Mar 2026015589.753.15$488
Feb 2026012963.503.75$484
Jan 2026013359.138.00$1,064
Dec 2025043356.664.41$1,911
Nov 2025048958.593.93$1,920
Oct 2025034759.383.30$1,147
Sep 2025022062.743.08$677
Aug 2025037663.933.01$1,134
Jul 2025021166.743.32$700
Jun 2025031666.483.13$989
May 2025031560.553.23$1,018
Apr 2025031562.363.54$1,116
Mar 2025035267.704.27$1,502
Feb 2025028870.884.34$1,250
Jan 2025010674.324.28$454
Dec 2024038568.993.12$1,202
Nov 2024057069.052.20$1,253
Oct 2024036471.372.28$830
Sep 2024031969.612.36$754
Aug 2024024175.632.06$497
Jul 2024027579.932.15$590
Jun 2024052278.082.63$1,375
May 202403678.812.20$79
Apr 202403284.451.66$53
Mar 202403580.301.55$54
Feb 202405076.091.78$89
Jan 202408973.023.30$293
Dec 2023030571.262.61$796
Nov 2023030077.892.81$842
Oct 2023046585.443.09$1,436
Sep 2023043389.042.74$1,184
Aug 2023013580.522.67$361
Jul 2023034374.852.64$906
Jun 2023036668.962.26$827
May 2023050670.622.23$1,127
Apr 2023045078.122.24$1,007
Mar 2023034572.852.39$826
Feb 2023036375.112.47$895
Jan 2023040576.533.39$1,372
Dec 2022050376.415.73$2,882
Nov 2022023785.005.65$1,338
Oct 2022036387.185.86$2,129
Sep 2022043184.888.16$3,519
Aug 2022061194.529.13$5,577
Jul 20220630101.587.54$4,752
Jun 20220688115.097.98$5,488
May 20220143109.378.43$1,206
Apr 20220557104.226.84$3,809
Mar 20220780108.885.08$3,960
Feb 2022079491.054.86$3,858
Jan 2022041181.844.54$1,865
Dec 2021018171.323.90$706
Nov 2021074877.435.24$3,917
Oct 2021078379.795.71$4,474
Sep 2021020669.865.35$1,102
Aug 2021018366.024.22$772
Jul 2021031870.783.98$1,266
Jun 202108369.493.38$281
May 202106963.483.02$208
Apr 202108760.362.76$240
Mar 202108461.302.72$228
Feb 202109057.805.55$499
Jan 2021012850.412.81$360
Dec 2020010644.642.68$284
Nov 202005038.772.71$135
Oct 202009136.972.48$226
Sep 2020011337.091.99$225
Aug 2020030739.982.39$732
Jul 202006138.371.83$111
Jun 202001634.901.69$27
May 202003016.921.81$54
Apr 202001,88714.751.80$3,405
Mar 202002,22130.341.86$4,123
Feb 202002,09649.881.98$4,151
Jan 202002,33957.252.09$4,900
Dec 201901,93459.012.30$4,457
Nov 201902,11055.302.75$5,804
Oct 201901,81353.472.42$4,385
Sep 201902,04955.052.66$5,445
Aug 201901,60353.112.30$3,694
Jul 2019076956.272.46$1,892
Jun 2019053752.782.49$1,338
May 201902,55458.482.74$6,999
Apr 201902,14862.632.75$5,909
Mar 201902,33456.803.06$7,147
Feb 201902,48350.852.79$6,933
Jan 201902,77346.033.23$8,952
Dec 201802,64046.594.19$11,050
Nov 201802,31352.934.24$9,801
Oct 201801,86961.443.40$6,351
Sep 201805059.543.11$155
Aug 201801,10759.403.07$3,395
Jul 201801,67465.142.93$4,908
Jun 201802,70460.183.08$8,320
May 201802,99665.382.90$8,691
Apr 201802,92663.842.90$8,488
Mar 201803,06861.222.79$8,550
Feb 201802,81061.782.77$7,773
Jan 201803,15162.874.01$12,633
Dec 201703,25657.272.92$9,512
Nov 201703,16555.423.12$9,870
Oct 201703,05949.292.98$9,127
Sep 201703,14047.523.09$9,694
Aug 201703,28045.373.00$9,854
Jul 201703,35943.873.09$10,370
Jun 201702,85242.493.09$8,805
May 201703,34045.373.26$10,900
Apr 201703,23547.933.21$10,390
Mar 201703,42646.772.98$10,222
Feb 201703,04250.452.95$8,982
Jan 201703,50449.413.42$11,979
Dec 201603,46148.763.72$12,885
Nov 201603,41742.492.64$9,036
Oct 201602,50446.193.09$7,738
Sep 201603,34641.553.10$10,375
Aug 201603,41541.442.92$9,987
Jul 201603,50141.622.92$10,238
Jun 201603,45645.352.69$9,282
May 201602,73842.521.99$5,451
Apr 201603,12136.561.99$6,214
Mar 201603,18833.011.79$5,719
Feb 201603,13526.472.06$6,469
Jan 201603,51127.352.36$8,301
Dec 201503,92932.362.00$7,864
Nov 201503,84238.792.17$8,327
Oct 201503,40743.552.43$8,267
Sep 201503,79342.992.76$10,463
Aug 201503,91340.162.87$11,240
Jul 201503,45648.152.95$10,178
Jun 201503,70956.152.88$10,693
May 201503,62155.212.96$10,702
Apr 201504,09649.822.71$11,086
Mar 201504,33542.892.93$12,722
Feb 201504,01244.662.98$11,940
Jan 201503,88043.433.10$12,030
Dec 201403,54454.693.59$12,728
Nov 201402,84870.464.25$12,109
Oct 201403,65478.303.90$14,254
Sep 2014283,48986.164.05$16,527
Aug 201403,87689.394.04$15,640
Jul 201403,81596.564.18$15,945
Jun 201403,38098.164.74$16,011
May 201402,58294.734.73$12,204
Apr 201402,86295.944.81$13,764
Mar 201403,02195.895.06$15,277
Feb 201402,68797.406.19$16,638
Jan 201401,77790.404.86$8,638
Dec 201301,87791.824.35$8,173
Nov 201301,19488.853.74$4,464
Oct 2013653,07597.423.78$17,954
Sep 201303,501104.113.72$13,016
Aug 201353,612104.253.52$13,245
Jul 201314,033102.523.72$15,096
Jun 201374,17894.403.93$17,095
May 201304,10694.834.15$17,036
Apr 201324,20393.964.28$18,188
Mar 201343,99293.623.91$15,995
Feb 201333,86491.233.42$13,488
Jan 201304,10691.603.42$14,042
Dec 201254,37586.773.42$15,397
Nov 201213,91186.953.62$14,264
Oct 201204,05989.383.40$13,799
Sep 201201,94194.672.92$5,665
Aug 20120092.662.91$0
Jul 20120085.133.02$0
Jun 201202,13079.822.52$5,366
May 201204,74991.612.49$11,817
Apr 201204,046101.652.00$8,079
Mar 201203,252105.052.22$7,226
Feb 201203,933101.102.57$10,109
Jan 201204,45798.092.73$12,186
Dec 201103,07396.873.24$9,956
Nov 201104,12895.723.31$13,669
Oct 2011924,40784.983.65$23,897
Sep 201101,79383.623.99$7,147
Aug 201103,81783.404.15$15,838
Jul 201104,05894.144.52$18,331
Jun 201103,19992.904.64$14,843
May 201104,56198.134.40$20,090
Apr 201103,275105.964.33$14,191
Mar 201104,43696.364.06$17,998
Feb 201103,43385.644.18$14,350
Jan 201104,28786.504.59$19,672
Dec 2010744,77885.734.35$27,118
Nov 201013,87580.843.80$14,788
Oct 201013,64878.103.51$12,879
Sep 201004,59972.633.98$18,302
Aug 201004,67473.684.42$20,656
Jul 201003,81972.554.74$18,089
Jun 201004,64970.364.91$22,828
May 20101225,27571.124.24$31,017
Apr 201004,10281.694.12$16,911
Mar 201004,70178.394.39$20,631
Feb 201014,41273.585.44$24,085
Jan 201004,58174.365.96$27,322
Dec 200913,57071.445.48$19,648
Nov 200993,92574.593.75$15,396
Oct 200905,53272.544.11$22,738
Sep 200944,88765.543.06$15,240
Aug 200934,77467.423.22$15,567
Jul 200934,00461.133.46$14,055
Jun 2009287566.163.90$3,540
May 200974,61954.743.93$18,516
Apr 200944,92446.773.59$17,852
Mar 200979,25442.144.06$37,857
Feb 200935,45532.814.63$25,371
Jan 20091555,64935.865.37$35,899
Dec 200845,73537.105.98$34,427
Nov 200804,62155.496.86$31,702
Oct 200822,52175.246.92$17,601
Sep 20083914101.767.88$7,505
Aug 200802,598114.228.48$22,039
Jul 200857,551131.0811.39$86,657
Jun 200826,974131.3313.03$91,152
May 200856,370123.1711.57$74,344
Apr 200846,650110.3110.45$69,966
Mar 2008106,927101.909.66$67,962
Feb 200867,03992.538.77$62,291
Jan 20081868,03490.388.21$82,736
Dec 2007128,48188.337.30$62,988
Nov 200758,70191.677.29$63,903
Oct 200787,35382.856.92$51,560
Sep 200716,40175.846.24$40,045
Aug 200799,25669.066.39$59,748
Jul 20071979,40170.906.39$74,020
Jun 2007167,85062.007.55$60,247
May 200709,33758.747.85$73,261
Apr 200789,24759.617.81$72,652
Mar 2007810,39656.927.30$76,367
Feb 20071947,76255.108.22$74,462
Jan 200754,82350.306.73$32,695
Dec 200659,64756.656.92$67,025
Nov 200679,52954.207.62$72,966
Oct 2006168,82054.906.01$53,920
Sep 200645,52060.085.04$28,046
Aug 200669,66368.717.34$71,338
Jul 2006011,80169.376.34$74,851
Jun 200612411,49666.286.38$81,608
May 200608,72266.016.42$56,039
Apr 2006411,49664.397.36$84,874
Mar 200619011,58756.707.08$92,843
Feb 200649,99157.597.75$77,672
Jan 20061712,31160.598.93$111,008
Dec 200521912,42154.9413.42$178,665
Nov 2005612,33354.6910.59$130,915
Oct 20051112,18758.3413.80$168,771
Sep 20051112,62661.4512.08$153,185
Aug 200518813,37961.519.80$142,636
Jul 2005013,85355.697.84$108,658
Jun 2005613,13552.337.38$97,264
May 20051112,49645.226.65$83,610
Apr 20051413,24349.207.36$98,164
Mar 200520613,58350.377.15$107,561
Feb 20051212,41345.226.31$78,893
Jan 200564,98543.166.32$31,775
Dec 20041611,33339.866.75$77,148
Nov 2004915,35445.286.33$97,605
Oct 200420816,86249.706.52$120,195
Sep 2004015,07043.245.28$79,628
Aug 200419,27242.375.55$51,508
Jul 2004215,00338.286.08$91,358
Jun 200418812,76336.106.43$88,891
May 2004016,57237.486.49$107,628
Apr 200418816,79634.475.86$104,879
Mar 2004016,66834.365.53$92,176
Feb 2004015,59732.455.51$85,934
Jan 20048716,99832.036.30$109,868
Dec 200318417,97630.266.30$118,846
Nov 2003015,67828.804.60$72,043
Oct 2003014,53828.174.76$69,196
Sep 2003119,48326.314.75$92,558
Aug 200318117,02729.765.13$92,730
Jul 2003219,08329.415.17$98,734
Jun 2003120,41328.565.98$122,159
May 200318622,31426.595.97$138,220
Apr 2003122,89526.675.41$123,826
Mar 200318627,37831.146.10$172,689
Feb 200318520,57533.487.93$169,269
Jan 200319127,57830.315.58$159,731
Dec 200218622,78926.914.85$115,618
Nov 2002015,97724.664.14$66,096
Oct 200218415,30926.464.23$69,612
Sep 2002012,00727.443.64$43,648
Aug 2002011,51925.963.16$36,448
Jul 2002012,54724.583.06$38,416
Jun 20021829,18523.733.34$34,981
May 2002010,89024.663.58$39,030
Apr 2002011,63023.653.51$40,848
Mar 200208,44422.003.10$26,199
Feb 20021858,62418.222.38$23,859
Jan 2002010,14217.172.38$24,094
Dec 2001010,40116.932.36$24,592
Nov 2001011,18118.072.41$26,896
Oct 200118411,38719.782.53$32,436
Sep 200108,44424.262.25$19,010
Aug 2001018,53624.873.05$56,593
Jul 200118221,48823.933.20$73,054
Jun 200118226,80624.563.82$106,980
May 2001029,83425.524.31$128,505
Apr 200118924,10024.685.34$133,246
Mar 200118029,71724.545.38$164,189
Feb 200118128,31627.755.77$168,323
Jan 200118431,77027.478.40$271,883
Dec 200037337,53726.889.12$352,458
Nov 200018539,31032.215.66$228,375
Oct 200018343,13431.235.15$227,661
Sep 200018044,50831.875.19$236,577
Aug 200035947,07729.644.54$224,406
Jul 200037553,57428.534.09$229,803
Jun 200017759,14429.304.40$265,257
May 200037063,80827.263.68$244,884
Apr 200035863,60724.513.12$206,974
Mar 2000028,42328.422.86$81,283
Feb 2000015,88127.622.73$43,300
Jan 200018916,96025.272.48$46,845
Dec 1999014,52224.282.42$35,197
Nov 199918726,45923.192.43$68,737
Oct 1999023,53820.982.80$65,994
Sep 199918920,69521.752.62$58,308
Aug 199919022,59719.262.88$68,639
Jul 199919228,41617.892.37$70,848
Jun 199918721,60415.942.36$54,012
May 199918223,25615.792.32$56,851
Apr 199918920,98115.102.21$49,181
Mar 199918922,16912.471.84$43,111
Feb 199919719,5769.981.82$37,551
Jan 199918922,97310.381.90$45,609
Dec 199818926,8709.201.77$49,388
Nov 199818829,28510.892.19$66,056
Oct 199838432,80112.421.97$69,361
Sep 199819535,02912.592.08$75,407
Aug 199838041,97111.301.91$84,347
Jul 199857345,14011.742.24$107,717
Jun 199819630,72911.242.24$70,952
May 199819630,29912.622.21$69,323
Apr 199838832,57113.042.51$86,661
Mar 199820135,03612.802.31$83,486
Feb 199838530,18213.952.30$74,763
Jan 199819035,46914.702.15$79,221
Dec 199737436,77616.322.41$94,774
Nov 199729237,59418.193.09$121,412
Oct 199739437,82519.253.15$126,726
Sep 199739336,58017.742.95$115,061
Aug 199739040,67317.862.55$110,874
Jul 199719638,36417.582.25$89,647

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             0 bbl  × $106.41 =         $0
Gas                  152 Mcf  × $  3.05 =       $463

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                     $463

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/165921 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.