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 170223District 04Field 460945002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$5.7 M
Jun 1998 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
336
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 Gas111998-11-13139732
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
CondensateDisposition33,198 bbl$845,284
GasProduction1,349,308 Mcf$4,853,486
Total$5,698,770

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 26.3979, -98.4337. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.39794, -98.43365 · 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
12,750 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 12,750 ft.

Completions filed
Jun 1998
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-215325331012,750 ftJun 1998

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 (336)

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

336 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 20250074.324.28$0
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 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 201723057.272.92$1,317
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 20150155.212.96$3
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 2014014078.303.90$546
Sep 201413351886.164.05$13,555
Aug 2014041289.394.04$1,662
Jul 2014128996.564.18$1,304
Jun 2014017698.164.74$834
May 2014050294.734.73$2,373
Apr 2014049495.944.81$2,376
Mar 2014056395.895.06$2,847
Feb 2014065697.406.19$4,062
Jan 2014162690.404.86$3,133
Dec 2013051691.824.35$2,247
Nov 2013055688.853.74$2,078
Oct 2013059497.423.78$2,245
Sep 20130722104.113.72$2,684
Aug 201352727104.253.52$7,982
Jul 20130773102.523.72$2,874
Jun 2013066894.403.93$2,628
May 2013087294.834.15$3,618
Apr 201312828193.964.28$13,230
Mar 2013159893.623.91$2,434
Feb 2013477791.233.42$3,022
Jan 2013093391.603.42$3,191
Dec 201261,41386.773.42$5,353
Nov 2012101,50486.953.62$6,321
Oct 2012948389.383.40$2,446
Sep 20121121,34294.672.92$14,520
Aug 201211,75692.662.91$5,199
Jul 20121972,36285.133.02$23,906
Jun 201261,77979.822.52$4,960
May 2012298791.612.49$2,639
Apr 20122959101.652.00$2,118
Mar 20122965105.052.22$2,354
Feb 20121642101.102.57$1,751
Jan 201211,09798.092.73$3,097
Dec 2011080196.873.24$2,595
Nov 201118887695.723.31$20,896
Oct 2011055684.983.65$2,029
Sep 201111,43383.623.99$5,795
Aug 2011031483.404.15$1,303
Jul 201101,11794.144.52$5,046
Jun 201101,19992.904.64$5,563
May 201101,72498.134.40$7,594
Apr 201112,529105.964.33$11,065
Mar 20111921,06096.364.06$22,802
Feb 201142,13385.644.18$9,258
Jan 201102,24286.504.59$10,288
Dec 201001,14485.734.35$4,974
Nov 20101942,47680.843.80$25,080
Oct 201001,05078.103.51$3,684
Sep 201001,10672.633.98$4,401
Aug 201001,22573.684.42$5,414
Jul 201001,36172.554.74$6,446
Jun 2010073570.364.91$3,609
May 20101931,07071.124.24$18,258
Apr 201002,24581.694.12$9,255
Mar 201002,19078.394.39$9,611
Feb 201001,06773.585.44$5,807
Jan 20101941,69174.365.96$24,511
Dec 200902,41471.445.48$13,238
Nov 200922,22774.593.75$8,504
Oct 200921,21972.544.11$5,155
Sep 200902,11765.543.06$6,488
Aug 200912,26167.423.22$7,344
Jul 20091631,85061.133.46$16,374
Jun 200942,70866.163.90$10,812
May 20091982,73454.743.93$21,572
Apr 200921,56246.773.59$5,697
Mar 2009112,46742.144.06$10,477
Feb 200951,72632.814.63$8,161
Jan 2009932,39535.865.37$16,199
Dec 20081992,07937.105.98$19,809
Nov 200802,82255.496.86$19,360
Oct 200801,49975.246.92$10,376
Sep 20081721,603101.767.88$30,130
Aug 200801,405114.228.48$11,919
Jul 200871,596131.0811.39$19,095
Jun 20081651,484131.3313.03$41,010
May 200826,760123.1711.57$78,489
Apr 200801,253110.3110.45$13,100
Mar 200801,747101.909.66$16,883
Feb 200802,18792.538.77$19,181
Jan 200802,82990.388.21$23,214
Dec 200701,84988.337.30$13,501
Nov 200701,96591.677.29$14,328
Oct 20071943,04582.856.92$37,150
Sep 200701,77875.846.24$11,102
Aug 200702,02669.066.39$12,942
Jul 200702,21170.906.39$14,124
Jun 200702,02762.007.55$15,301
May 200701,87458.747.85$14,704
Apr 20071912,16159.617.81$28,253
Mar 200702,84056.927.30$20,738
Feb 200702,25655.108.22$18,535
Jan 200703,82850.306.73$25,750
Dec 200601,82356.656.92$12,612
Nov 20061952,36354.207.62$28,569
Oct 200602,78254.906.01$16,730
Sep 200602,15360.085.04$10,845
Aug 200602,19768.717.34$16,126
Jul 200602,48969.376.34$15,787
Jun 200602,49966.286.38$15,953
May 200602,53866.016.42$16,307
Apr 20061862,60164.397.36$31,121
Mar 200602,65056.707.08$18,770
Feb 200602,68957.597.75$20,843
Jan 200602,50860.598.93$22,405
Dec 20052002,87354.9413.42$49,530
Nov 200502,85754.6910.59$30,251
Oct 20051803,14858.3413.80$53,930
Sep 200503,02661.4512.08$36,551
Aug 200503,52461.519.80$34,524
Jul 200503,67555.697.84$28,825
Jun 200503,25152.337.38$23,996
May 200503,32045.226.65$22,082
Apr 200503,67549.207.36$27,050
Mar 20051973,71750.377.15$36,518
Feb 200503,32445.226.31$20,981
Jan 20051543,98643.166.32$31,847
Dec 200403,61839.866.75$24,425
Nov 200403,60145.286.33$22,796
Oct 20042013,97349.706.52$35,874
Sep 200404,06543.245.28$21,479
Aug 200404,66242.375.55$25,877
Jul 20041964,29138.286.08$33,610
Jun 200404,75336.106.43$30,576
May 20041844,42737.486.49$35,648
Apr 20042364,75834.475.86$36,009
Mar 200404,17134.365.53$23,066
Feb 20043994,84832.455.51$39,658
Jan 200405,18332.036.30$32,651
Dec 20032005,17430.266.30$38,657
Nov 200304,38528.804.60$20,150
Oct 200305,18428.174.76$24,674
Sep 20031855,45926.314.75$30,794
Aug 20031864,74729.765.13$29,886
Jul 200303,42629.415.17$17,715
Jun 20031735,69628.565.98$39,020
May 20031725,70026.595.97$38,618
Apr 20031935,90126.675.41$37,056
Mar 20031895,54831.146.10$39,706
Feb 20031915,22233.487.93$47,784
Jan 20031885,66930.315.58$37,343
Dec 20021855,89726.914.85$33,601
Nov 200206,08524.664.14$25,173
Oct 20023706,69626.464.23$38,108
Sep 200206,44327.443.64$23,422
Aug 20021806,58225.963.16$25,499
Jul 20021906,48324.583.06$24,520
Jun 20021906,80023.733.34$27,209
May 20021887,11024.663.58$30,118
Apr 20021936,79923.653.51$28,445
Mar 20021887,34922.003.10$26,938
Feb 200206,67618.222.38$15,860
Jan 20023717,63217.172.38$24,501
Dec 20011947,91516.932.36$21,999
Nov 20011817,83418.072.41$22,116
Oct 20011788,35219.782.53$24,642
Sep 20011658,18324.262.25$22,425
Aug 20011818,55624.873.05$30,624
Jul 20011768,85623.933.20$32,525
Jun 20013768,93024.563.82$43,384
May 20011878,78925.524.31$42,629
Apr 20013748,97524.685.34$57,115
Mar 20011878,88424.545.38$52,353
Feb 200109,16827.755.77$52,873
Jan 200119510,29227.478.40$91,797
Dec 200019710,34226.889.12$99,640
Nov 200018410,47132.215.66$65,172
Oct 20003749,74631.235.15$61,828
Sep 20001879,20631.875.19$53,707
Aug 200033510,55729.644.54$57,866
Jul 200037311,69028.534.09$58,451
Jun 200033912,36529.304.40$64,305
May 200037513,48727.263.68$59,851
Apr 200018313,41024.513.12$46,271
Mar 200037614,85228.422.86$53,159
Feb 200037113,47827.622.73$46,995
Jan 200039415,39825.272.48$48,151
Dec 199938415,92124.282.42$47,912
Nov 199958711,67423.192.43$42,027
Oct 199956616,23020.982.80$57,379
Sep 199936916,25121.752.62$50,585
Aug 199918618,50719.262.88$56,801
Jul 199935520,05917.892.37$53,938
Jun 199936220,16915.942.36$53,411
May 199974323,31215.792.32$65,840
Apr 199971425,08815.102.21$66,177
Mar 199972226,18512.471.84$57,140
Feb 199955822,3249.981.82$46,149
Jan 199974428,79210.381.90$62,426
Dec 199889432,5029.201.77$65,861
Nov 199892935,90710.892.19$88,599
Oct 19981,28743,29412.421.97$101,240
Sep 19981,26349,90612.592.08$119,836
Aug 19981,82767,17211.301.91$148,766
Jul 19983,043108,91011.742.24$279,386
Jun 19982,453110,85711.242.24$275,589

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            23 bbl  × $ 57.27 =     $1,317
Gas                    0 Mcf  × $  2.92 =         $0

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Month total                                   $1,317

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/170223 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.