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 170930District 04Field 460945002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$657 k
Aug 1998 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
334
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 Gas111999-01-21139968
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
CondensateDisposition1,303 bbl$28,803
GasProduction159,852 Mcf$628,615
Total$657,418

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 26.3974, -98.4299. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.39744, -98.42994 · 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
15,200 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 15,200 ft.

Completions filed
Nov 1998
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-215325591115,200 ftNov 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 (334)

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

334 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 201827161.782.77$1,671
Jan 20180062.874.01$0
Dec 201702957.272.92$85
Nov 20170055.423.12$0
Oct 20170049.292.98$0
Sep 20170047.523.09$0
Aug 201701145.373.00$33
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 20150055.212.96$0
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 20140078.303.90$0
Sep 20140086.164.05$0
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 20140096.564.18$0
Jun 20140098.164.74$0
May 20140094.734.73$0
Apr 20140095.944.81$0
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 20140097.406.19$0
Jan 20140090.404.86$0
Dec 20130091.824.35$0
Nov 20130088.853.74$0
Oct 20130097.423.78$0
Sep 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 201300104.253.52$0
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 20130094.403.93$0
May 20130094.834.15$0
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 20130093.623.91$0
Feb 20130091.233.42$0
Jan 20130091.603.42$0
Dec 20120086.773.42$0
Nov 20120086.953.62$0
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 20120094.672.92$0
Aug 20120092.662.91$0
Jul 20120085.133.02$0
Jun 20120079.822.52$0
May 20120091.612.49$0
Apr 201200101.652.00$0
Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 201200101.102.57$0
Jan 20120098.092.73$0
Dec 20110096.873.24$0
Nov 20110095.723.31$0
Oct 20110084.983.65$0
Sep 20110083.623.99$0
Aug 20110083.404.15$0
Jul 20110094.144.52$0
Jun 20110092.904.64$0
May 20110098.134.40$0
Apr 201100105.964.33$0
Mar 20110096.364.06$0
Feb 20110085.644.18$0
Jan 20110086.504.59$0
Dec 20100085.734.35$0
Nov 20100080.843.80$0
Oct 20100078.103.51$0
Sep 20100072.633.98$0
Aug 20100073.684.42$0
Jul 20100072.554.74$0
Jun 20100070.364.91$0
May 20100071.124.24$0
Apr 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 20100078.394.39$0
Feb 20100073.585.44$0
Jan 20100074.365.96$0
Dec 20090071.445.48$0
Nov 20090074.593.75$0
Oct 20090072.544.11$0
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 20090061.133.46$0
Jun 20090066.163.90$0
May 20090054.743.93$0
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 20090042.144.06$0
Feb 20090032.814.63$0
Jan 20090035.865.37$0
Dec 20080037.105.98$0
Nov 20080055.496.86$0
Oct 20080075.246.92$0
Sep 200800101.767.88$0
Aug 200800114.228.48$0
Jul 200800131.0811.39$0
Jun 200800131.3313.03$0
May 200800123.1711.57$0
Apr 200800110.3110.45$0
Mar 200800101.909.66$0
Feb 20080092.538.77$0
Jan 20080090.388.21$0
Dec 20070088.337.30$0
Nov 20070091.677.29$0
Oct 20070082.856.92$0
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 20070069.066.39$0
Jul 20070470.906.39$26
Jun 20070062.007.55$0
May 20070258.747.85$16
Apr 200703859.617.81$297
Mar 200704856.927.30$350
Feb 2007057455.108.22$4,716
Jan 2007038950.306.73$2,617
Dec 2006010256.656.92$706
Nov 2006016954.207.62$1,287
Oct 2006025654.906.01$1,540
Sep 2006012360.085.04$620
Aug 2006026468.717.34$1,938
Jul 2006070969.376.34$4,497
Jun 2006076766.286.38$4,896
May 2006069966.016.42$4,491
Apr 2006063364.397.36$4,659
Mar 2006064156.707.08$4,540
Feb 2006074857.597.75$5,798
Jan 2006069360.598.93$6,191
Dec 2005077154.9413.42$10,343
Nov 2005073254.6910.59$7,751
Oct 2005077158.3413.80$10,637
Sep 2005075561.4512.08$9,120
Aug 2005076861.519.80$7,524
Jul 2005086155.697.84$6,753
Jun 2005070452.337.38$5,196
May 2005084445.226.65$5,614
Apr 200501,00149.207.36$7,368
Mar 200501,09350.377.15$7,820
Feb 2005082545.226.31$5,207
Jan 200501,08243.166.32$6,841
Dec 2004094539.866.75$6,380
Nov 2004072045.286.33$4,558
Oct 2004088949.706.52$5,792
Sep 200401,02043.245.28$5,390
Aug 2004085442.375.55$4,740
Jul 2004063138.286.08$3,839
Jun 2004085236.106.43$5,481
May 2004078837.486.49$5,118
Apr 2004093634.475.86$5,484
Mar 200401,01434.365.53$5,608
Feb 2004091632.455.51$5,047
Jan 200401,21532.036.30$7,654
Dec 200301,20130.266.30$7,568
Nov 2003079628.804.60$3,658
Oct 200311,18028.174.76$5,645
Sep 200301,09626.314.75$5,205
Aug 2003078229.765.13$4,011
Jul 200301,38029.415.17$7,136
Jun 200301,04528.565.98$6,252
May 200301,51726.595.97$9,061
Apr 200302,24826.675.41$12,156
Mar 2003017231.146.10$1,049
Feb 2003084933.487.93$6,729
Jan 200301,77430.315.58$9,903
Dec 200203,57226.914.85$17,338
Nov 200201,40524.664.14$5,812
Oct 200229367126.464.23$10,591
Sep 2002077627.443.64$2,821
Aug 2002073625.963.16$2,329
Jul 2002068224.583.06$2,088
Jun 2002072923.733.34$2,434
May 2002030524.663.58$1,093
Apr 200201,40423.653.51$4,931
Mar 200202,29822.003.10$7,130
Feb 200201,95718.222.38$4,649
Jan 200201,95717.172.38$4,649
Dec 200101,81516.932.36$4,291
Nov 200101,04418.072.41$2,511
Oct 2001076719.782.53$1,940
Sep 2001075324.262.25$1,695
Aug 200101,10524.873.05$3,374
Jul 200102,47023.933.20$7,897
Jun 200103,09624.563.82$11,840
May 200102,57825.524.31$11,104
Apr 200102,18524.685.34$11,658
Mar 200102,23524.545.38$12,016
Feb 200102,18027.755.77$12,572
Jan 200101,94427.478.40$16,327
Dec 2000020326.889.12$1,852
Nov 20001904732.215.66$6,386
Oct 2000074431.235.15$3,828
Sep 200001,18631.875.19$6,151
Aug 200001,54829.644.54$7,029
Jul 200001,53228.534.09$6,266
Jun 200001,30129.304.40$5,721
May 200001,03227.263.68$3,798
Apr 200001,50224.513.12$4,680
Mar 200001,94228.422.86$5,554
Feb 200002,81727.622.73$7,681
Jan 200002,16825.272.48$5,378
Dec 199902,12424.282.42$5,148
Nov 199901,32823.192.43$3,232
Oct 19991842,23820.982.80$10,135
Sep 199902,26921.752.62$5,942
Aug 199901,10019.262.88$3,163
Jul 199911,66117.892.37$3,958
Jun 199941,72115.942.36$4,129
May 19995481,53415.792.32$12,213
Apr 199912,01715.102.21$4,469
Mar 199912,08612.471.84$3,847
Feb 199912,3419.981.82$4,265
Jan 199912,69510.381.90$5,131
Dec 199823,0569.201.77$5,438
Nov 199874,00910.892.19$8,839
Oct 199875,75912.421.97$11,428
Sep 1998119,01012.592.08$18,903
Aug 19982418,29111.301.91$35,159

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.

Feb 2018 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate            27 bbl  × $ 61.78 =     $1,668
Gas                    1 Mcf  × $  2.77 =         $3

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Month total                                   $1,671

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/170930 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.