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 170405District 04Field 460945002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$15.6 M
Jan 1998 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$91 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
341
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 Gas111998-12-07139804
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
CondensateDisposition53,737 bbl$1,847,743
GasProduction3,375,434 Mcf$13,738,355
Total$15,586,098

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 26.4049, -98.4457. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.40486, -98.44569 · 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
13,500 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 13,500 ft.

Completions filed
Jun 2005
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-21532458913,500 ftJun 2005

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 (341)

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

341 months

May 202601,640106.413.05$4,995
Apr 202601,57198.932.87$4,508
Mar 20261831,55989.753.15$21,334
Feb 202601,19063.503.75$4,463
Jan 202601,42859.138.00$11,421
Dec 202501,51856.664.41$6,699
Nov 202501,07658.593.93$4,225
Oct 202501,39859.383.30$4,620
Sep 202501,31762.743.08$4,052
Aug 202501,75863.933.01$5,300
Jul 20251451,48166.743.32$14,587
Jun 202501,58066.483.13$4,943
May 202501,81860.553.23$5,876
Apr 202502,76962.363.54$9,811
Mar 202502,41767.704.27$10,317
Feb 202502,12970.884.34$9,242
Jan 20251811,98374.324.28$21,937
Dec 202402,56468.993.12$8,003
Nov 202403,65369.052.20$8,031
Oct 202402,49171.372.28$5,683
Sep 202401,35669.612.36$3,206
Aug 20241771,77675.632.06$17,052
Jul 202401,61279.932.15$3,460
Jun 202401,09778.082.63$2,889
May 2024034878.812.20$765
Apr 202401,74084.451.66$2,887
Mar 202401,89580.301.55$2,928
Feb 202401,58976.091.78$2,834
Jan 20241831,90873.023.30$19,655
Dec 202302,08871.262.61$5,451
Nov 202302,10777.892.81$5,916
Oct 202301,75485.443.09$5,415
Sep 2023701,95689.042.74$11,583
Aug 202302,07980.522.67$5,557
Jul 202301,75174.852.64$4,626
Jun 202301,58268.962.26$3,573
May 202301,64670.622.23$3,666
Apr 202301,88278.122.24$4,211
Mar 202301,65372.852.39$3,956
Feb 20231701,53575.112.47$16,554
Jan 202301,88076.533.39$6,369
Dec 202202,07976.415.73$11,911
Nov 202201,58485.005.65$8,944
Oct 202201,74687.185.86$10,238
Sep 202201,96484.888.16$16,033
Aug 202202,30494.529.13$21,029
Jul 202202,366101.587.54$17,845
Jun 20221882,343115.097.98$40,328
May 202202,422109.378.43$20,425
Apr 202202,471104.226.84$16,896
Mar 202202,193108.885.08$11,133
Feb 202222,75491.054.86$13,563
Jan 202202,74081.844.54$12,433
Dec 202102,53771.323.90$9,892
Nov 20211842,50977.435.24$27,386
Oct 202101,88179.795.71$10,748
Sep 202101,81069.865.35$9,685
Aug 202111,77566.024.22$7,558
Jul 202111,87970.783.98$7,553
Jun 2021092169.493.38$3,114
May 2021087763.483.02$2,647
Apr 202101,39560.362.76$3,848
Mar 202111,37161.302.72$3,786
Feb 202101,50557.805.55$8,350
Jan 20211832,68350.412.81$16,765
Dec 202003,26744.642.68$8,741
Nov 202003,49138.772.71$9,449
Oct 20201933,41236.972.48$15,592
Sep 2020133,92237.091.99$8,291
Aug 202053,41439.982.39$8,343
Jul 20201944,66938.371.83$15,965
Jun 20201874,36034.901.69$13,896
May 202042,31716.921.81$4,272
Apr 202032,71114.751.80$4,936
Mar 202021,60930.341.86$3,047
Feb 202061,78949.881.98$3,843
Jan 202022,02757.252.09$4,361
Dec 201951,18859.012.30$3,033
Nov 201961,21955.302.75$3,685
Oct 201931,90253.472.42$4,760
Sep 201921,61755.052.66$4,407
Aug 201992,27953.112.30$5,730
Jul 201952,32756.272.46$6,006
Jun 20191882,60552.782.49$16,412
May 201952,88258.482.74$8,190
Apr 201972,36262.632.75$6,936
Mar 201952,10556.803.06$6,730
Feb 201941,90650.852.79$5,525
Jan 20191743,39146.033.23$18,956
Dec 201861,75146.594.19$7,608
Nov 201853,16052.934.24$13,654
Oct 201823,33461.443.40$11,452
Sep 201832,85759.543.11$9,058
Aug 20181953,87259.403.07$23,457
Jul 201822,99565.142.93$8,911
Jun 201862,80560.183.08$8,992
May 201852,79065.382.90$8,420
Apr 20181312,79663.842.90$16,474
Mar 201852,85861.222.79$8,271
Feb 201851,89461.782.77$5,548
Jan 20181852,79762.874.01$22,845
Dec 201733,47157.272.92$10,312
Nov 201704,95455.423.12$15,448
Oct 20171895,80649.292.98$26,639
Sep 201703,40247.523.09$10,503
Aug 20171501,76745.373.00$12,114
Jul 201701,81443.873.09$5,600
Jun 201701,69242.493.09$5,224
May 201702,77645.373.26$9,059
Apr 2017081347.933.21$2,611
Mar 20171902,91246.772.98$17,575
Feb 2017222,89550.452.95$9,658
Jan 2017223,25549.413.42$12,215
Dec 2016433,38148.763.72$14,684
Nov 201653,13142.492.64$8,492
Oct 20161953,66246.193.09$20,324
Sep 201623,82041.553.10$11,928
Aug 201643,67441.442.92$10,910
Jul 201614,06441.622.92$11,926
Jun 20161573,51145.352.69$16,550
May 201603,74742.521.99$7,460
Apr 201603,74936.561.99$7,464
Mar 201603,66133.011.79$6,568
Feb 201603,05026.472.06$6,294
Jan 20161803,26127.352.36$12,633
Dec 201513,55832.362.00$7,153
Nov 201504,64438.792.17$10,065
Oct 20151435,00743.552.43$18,378
Sep 201513,32742.992.76$9,220
Aug 201523,32540.162.87$9,631
Jul 20151622,34648.152.95$14,709
Jun 201533,84456.152.88$11,250
May 20151774,47655.212.96$23,001
Apr 2015125,17449.822.71$14,602
Mar 201534,05042.892.93$12,014
Feb 20151956,26544.662.98$27,355
Jan 201533,16243.433.10$9,934
Dec 201412,30954.693.59$8,347
Nov 20141732,22570.464.25$21,650
Oct 2014132,43178.303.90$10,501
Sep 201482,41686.164.05$10,463
Aug 201442,48189.394.04$10,369
Jul 201482,55096.564.18$11,430
Jun 201412,46598.164.74$11,775
May 20141902,49094.734.73$29,768
Apr 201422,45295.944.81$11,984
Mar 201433,09295.895.06$15,923
Feb 20141914,20897.406.19$44,659
Jan 201465,72590.404.86$28,370
Dec 20131973,05191.824.35$31,374
Nov 201305,30488.853.74$19,828
Oct 201304,69397.423.78$17,737
Sep 201314,403104.113.72$16,473
Aug 20131324,912104.253.52$31,064
Jul 201324,873102.523.72$18,322
Jun 20131905,02194.403.93$37,686
May 201304,98694.834.15$20,687
Apr 20131114,85793.964.28$31,230
Mar 2013124,80993.623.91$19,940
Feb 20132044,63491.233.42$34,459
Jan 201395,33991.603.42$19,083
Dec 2012125,32586.773.42$19,254
Nov 20121825,05586.953.62$34,149
Oct 2012195,24689.383.40$19,533
Sep 2012825,14994.672.92$22,790
Aug 201215,62192.662.91$16,439
Jul 20122035,44485.133.02$33,727
Jun 20122035,56879.822.52$30,229
May 2012155,87891.612.49$16,000
Apr 201265,728101.652.00$12,048
Mar 20121985,954105.052.22$34,030
Feb 201245,490101.102.57$14,515
Jan 20121865,65498.092.73$33,703
Dec 20111815,86296.873.24$36,525
Nov 201195,80695.723.31$20,087
Oct 201105,95084.983.65$21,709
Sep 201135,78283.623.99$23,297
Aug 20111896,45683.404.15$42,551
Jul 20111896,25294.144.52$46,034
Jun 201107,09992.904.64$32,939
May 201144,20198.134.40$18,897
Apr 20111966,199105.964.33$47,630
Mar 20111997,30396.364.06$48,806
Feb 2011146,66085.644.18$29,038
Jan 20111956,16286.504.59$45,144
Dec 2010196,20885.734.35$28,620
Nov 201005,90880.843.80$22,423
Oct 20101946,04778.103.51$36,370
Sep 201006,55972.633.98$26,101
Aug 201006,61673.684.42$29,238
Jul 201017,14072.554.74$33,891
Jun 20101917,10870.364.91$48,342
May 2010157,63071.124.24$33,382
Apr 20101987,30081.694.12$46,270
Mar 20101937,73378.394.39$49,067
Feb 201036,99773.585.44$38,301
Jan 20102008,15474.365.96$63,503
Dec 200947,21171.445.48$39,829
Nov 20091967,69774.593.75$43,495
Oct 2009178,16772.544.11$34,802
Sep 2009677,88665.543.06$28,560
Aug 20091988,33567.423.22$40,175
Jul 20091928,56461.133.46$41,407
Jun 200938,65466.163.90$33,906
May 20092019,09454.743.93$46,704
Apr 20091959,01446.773.59$41,458
Mar 2009159,56842.144.06$39,469
Feb 20092099,24532.814.63$49,689
Jan 200927610,49035.865.37$66,239
Dec 2008811,29337.105.98$67,797
Nov 20081996,82555.496.86$57,864
Oct 20081898,56975.246.92$73,535
Sep 200847,111101.767.88$56,421
Aug 20081965,859114.228.48$72,089
Jul 20081808,100131.0811.39$115,849
Jun 200805,606131.3313.03$73,061
May 200818214,306123.1711.57$187,999
Apr 20081957,690110.3110.45$101,908
Mar 20081406,411101.909.66$76,222
Feb 20082017,59392.538.77$85,194
Jan 200808,23290.388.21$67,550
Dec 20071947,34288.337.30$70,747
Nov 20071986,75391.677.29$67,392
Oct 200706,91382.856.92$47,852
Sep 20071797,76975.846.24$62,086
Aug 20071939,24269.066.39$72,366
Jul 20071979,17370.906.39$72,564
Jun 200709,29962.007.55$70,193
May 20071959,17058.747.85$83,405
Apr 20071928,33159.617.81$76,470
Mar 200709,36256.927.30$68,361
Feb 200708,61755.108.22$70,797
Jan 200709,78450.306.73$65,816
Dec 2006010,14956.656.92$70,215
Nov 200619410,12654.207.62$87,649
Oct 200608,17654.906.01$49,169
Sep 2006010,13160.085.04$51,032
Aug 20061978,24368.717.34$74,039
Jul 200606,73569.376.34$42,718
Jun 200609,92666.286.38$63,366
May 2006010,18466.016.42$65,432
Apr 2006010,79664.397.36$79,464
Mar 2006011,94556.707.08$84,605
Feb 2006010,37857.597.75$80,441
Jan 2006011,16460.598.93$99,732
Dec 20054910,95054.9413.42$149,591
Nov 2005010,26254.6910.59$108,658
Oct 2005012,21258.3413.80$168,474
Sep 2005011,52061.4512.08$139,150
Aug 200519010,83761.519.80$117,855
Jul 2005010,15255.697.84$79,629
Jun 200509,50252.337.38$70,135
May 2005010,45345.226.65$69,525
Apr 2005011,14949.207.36$82,062
Mar 200519912,58250.377.15$100,046
Feb 2005011,30745.226.31$71,369
Jan 20055610,74043.166.32$70,317
Dec 200419411,71039.866.75$86,788
Nov 200418511,25645.286.33$79,632
Oct 2004011,88549.706.52$77,432
Sep 200419910,84543.245.28$65,909
Aug 2004011,68742.375.55$64,871
Jul 200419812,34838.286.08$82,707
Jun 200420012,18736.106.43$85,619
May 200419212,21837.486.49$86,547
Apr 200414112,90334.475.86$80,452
Mar 200438214,00434.365.53$90,570
Feb 2004012,17032.455.51$67,052
Jan 200440114,34532.036.30$103,212
Dec 200319613,75630.266.30$92,616
Nov 200319913,81728.804.60$69,223
Oct 2003015,21128.174.76$72,399
Sep 200317215,52426.314.75$78,254
Aug 2003016,50529.765.13$84,666
Jul 20033416,29429.415.17$85,254
Jun 200323516,91528.565.98$107,913
May 200318317,95826.595.97$112,123
Apr 200337018,05826.675.41$107,513
Mar 200315821,43731.146.10$135,601
Feb 200335923,40233.487.93$197,501
Jan 200337923,58430.315.58$143,134
Dec 200236214,40726.914.85$79,670
Nov 200218514,16324.664.14$63,154
Oct 200237314,86826.464.23$72,748
Sep 200218814,47527.443.64$57,778
Aug 200218214,37725.963.16$50,216
Jul 200219014,35224.583.06$48,613
Jun 200237615,31323.733.34$60,041
May 200217415,94624.663.58$61,441
Apr 200237915,36823.653.51$62,941
Mar 200218316,33822.003.10$54,718
Feb 200237214,99518.222.38$42,401
Jan 200237317,05217.172.38$46,915
Dec 200138017,49616.932.36$47,801
Nov 200118717,28318.072.41$44,954
Oct 200137218,08219.782.53$53,085
Sep 200136717,42624.262.25$48,135
Aug 200118117,84524.873.05$58,985
Jul 200118218,42923.933.20$63,274
Jun 200154618,35124.563.82$83,587
May 200118219,38925.524.31$88,159
Apr 200137419,54824.685.34$113,525
Mar 200118119,48324.545.38$109,191
Feb 200136718,29827.755.77$115,710
Jan 200119320,82127.478.40$180,172
Dec 200038219,98426.889.12$192,572
Nov 200036820,15132.215.66$125,868
Oct 200038521,07931.235.15$120,486
Sep 200037821,20831.875.19$122,042
Aug 200037221,49629.644.54$108,634
Jul 200036221,40228.534.09$97,857
Jun 200037622,15629.304.40$108,442
May 200037323,65327.263.68$97,205
Apr 200037723,44824.513.12$82,304
Mar 200055326,04028.422.86$90,184
Feb 200037623,30027.622.73$73,913
Jan 200056126,26225.272.48$79,319
Dec 199938226,58824.282.42$73,717
Nov 199940625,05023.192.43$70,387
Oct 199957125,66120.982.80$83,926
Sep 199955826,99921.752.62$82,843
Aug 199935028,00419.262.88$87,269
Jul 199918829,58917.892.37$73,559
Jun 199956229,88815.942.36$79,557
May 199956931,69015.792.32$82,538
Apr 199974431,65615.102.21$81,132
Mar 199990834,20312.471.84$74,199
Feb 199954532,8519.981.82$65,155
Jan 199973338,46110.381.90$80,683
Dec 199871940,5999.201.77$78,610
Nov 199874142,06710.892.19$100,016
Oct 19981,07945,46912.421.97$102,939
Sep 199899145,14812.592.08$106,503
Aug 19981,09749,92011.301.91$107,611
Jul 19981,05452,73911.742.24$130,365
Jun 19981,59756,85411.242.24$145,148
May 19981,41369,71812.622.21$171,654
Apr 19982,02683,75013.042.51$236,240
Mar 19981,55495,38412.802.31$240,175
Feb 19982,20192,83513.952.30$244,144
Jan 19981,49293,33514.702.15$223,050

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                1,640 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $4,995

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                   $4,995

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/170405 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.