OLD ZAPATA DEEP GU

Operated by VARAS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY, (P-5 102824) in the UREBENO, SOUTH (WILCOX 7000) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 172281District 04Field 927685802 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$6.6 M
Feb 1999 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$88 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
328
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 26 leases and 26 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1984-11-20
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
1,200 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 1992-06-30.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: ALLOC.FORM. SUSP. ADMIN. EFF 6-1-93.

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 Gas112000-03-24141025
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
CondensateDisposition12,538 bbl$488,032
GasProduction1,476,814 Mcf$6,128,864
Total$6,616,895

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 26.9019, -99.3053. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.90190, -99.30525 · 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
9,400 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 9,400 ft.

Completions filed
Feb 1999
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-5053389159,400 ftFeb 1999

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 (328)

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

328 months

May 202603,669106.413.05$11,175
Apr 202603,59798.932.87$10,322
Mar 202603,17789.753.15$10,006
Feb 202601,57363.503.75$5,899
Jan 202601,36659.138.00$10,925
Dec 20251111,83656.664.41$14,392
Nov 202501,36658.593.93$5,364
Oct 202501,60459.383.30$5,301
Sep 202501,46962.743.08$4,520
Aug 2025099863.933.01$3,009
Jul 202501,27766.743.32$4,234
Jun 202501,01566.483.13$3,176
May 202501,04960.553.23$3,391
Apr 202501,36062.363.54$4,819
Mar 202501,39367.704.27$5,946
Feb 2025066670.884.34$2,891
Jan 2025097374.324.28$4,163
Dec 202401,12068.993.12$3,496
Nov 202401,47569.052.20$3,243
Oct 2024098171.372.28$2,238
Sep 202401,01869.612.36$2,407
Aug 202401,33075.632.06$2,745
Jul 202401,55079.932.15$3,327
Jun 202401,41878.082.63$3,735
May 202402,11878.812.20$4,656
Apr 202402,29084.451.66$3,800
Mar 20240080.301.55$0
Feb 20240076.091.78$0
Jan 20240073.023.30$0
Dec 202301,01471.262.61$2,647
Nov 202301,48077.892.81$4,155
Oct 2023861,79685.443.09$12,893
Sep 202301,86089.042.74$5,087
Aug 202302,05980.522.67$5,503
Jul 202301,64574.852.64$4,346
Jun 202301,35468.962.26$3,058
May 2023441,87870.622.23$7,290
Apr 202301,83978.122.24$4,115
Mar 202301,71472.852.39$4,102
Feb 202301,48975.112.47$3,671
Jan 202301,94576.533.39$6,589
Dec 202201,92076.415.73$11,000
Nov 202201,40085.005.65$7,905
Oct 2022291,72187.185.86$12,620
Sep 202201,85284.888.16$15,119
Aug 202202,28494.529.13$20,846
Jul 202201,680101.587.54$12,671
Jun 202202,151115.097.98$17,159
May 20221312,359109.378.43$34,221
Apr 202202,614104.226.84$17,873
Mar 202201,605108.885.08$8,148
Feb 202201,48391.054.86$7,206
Jan 202201,69181.844.54$7,673
Dec 2021481,44571.323.90$9,058
Nov 202101,32277.435.24$6,923
Oct 202101,33579.795.71$7,628
Sep 202101,49669.865.35$8,005
Aug 202101,85266.024.22$7,817
Jul 2021582,34770.783.98$13,451
Jun 202102,34769.493.38$7,934
May 202101,74563.483.02$5,266
Apr 202101,59860.362.76$4,408
Mar 202101,78161.302.72$4,839
Feb 2021521,66057.805.55$12,215
Jan 202102,67950.412.81$7,529
Dec 202002,27844.642.68$6,095
Nov 202002,22838.772.71$6,030
Oct 2020461,90336.972.48$6,417
Sep 202001,88237.091.99$3,747
Aug 202002,12739.982.39$5,073
Jul 202002,16638.371.83$3,953
Jun 202002,48734.901.69$4,204
May 202002,08216.921.81$3,778
Apr 202001,52814.751.80$2,757
Mar 2020542,38130.341.86$6,058
Feb 202002,91449.881.98$5,772
Jan 202003,03857.252.09$6,364
Dec 201903,26259.012.30$7,517
Nov 2019593,50555.302.75$12,904
Oct 201902,65353.472.42$6,416
Sep 201903,00355.052.66$7,980
Aug 201903,02453.112.30$6,968
Jul 201904,90556.272.46$12,067
Jun 2019884,67852.782.49$16,298
May 201901,91958.482.74$5,259
Apr 201902,06862.632.75$5,688
Mar 2019432,07156.803.06$8,784
Feb 201901,53950.852.79$4,297
Jan 2019381,98846.033.23$8,167
Dec 201801,89546.594.19$7,931
Nov 201802,60652.934.24$11,042
Oct 20181451,99961.443.40$15,702
Sep 201804,67959.543.11$14,542
Aug 201801,80859.403.07$5,544
Jul 2018682,33365.142.93$11,270
Jun 201802,09860.183.08$6,455
May 2018522,30965.382.90$10,098
Apr 201802,41963.842.90$7,017
Mar 2018322,62461.222.79$9,272
Feb 201802,38861.782.77$6,605
Jan 201804,65762.874.01$18,671
Dec 201710810,82557.272.92$37,811
Nov 201781,04055.423.12$3,686
Oct 201701,14649.292.98$3,419
Sep 2017321,10847.523.09$4,941
Aug 201701,15245.373.00$3,461
Jul 2017741,11643.873.09$6,692
Jun 201701,15142.493.09$3,553
May 201701,22145.373.26$3,985
Apr 20171101,26047.933.21$9,319
Mar 201701,38146.772.98$4,120
Feb 201701,29550.452.95$3,824
Jan 2017481,46749.413.42$7,387
Dec 201601,33348.763.72$4,963
Nov 201601,17142.492.64$3,097
Oct 2016741,24646.193.09$7,269
Sep 201601,29441.553.10$4,012
Aug 201601,21541.442.92$3,553
Jul 201601,34841.622.92$3,942
Jun 201601,18345.352.69$3,177
May 201601,39242.521.99$2,772
Apr 201601,20136.561.99$2,391
Mar 2016521,13933.011.79$3,760
Feb 201601,15126.472.06$2,375
Jan 201601,16427.352.36$2,752
Dec 2015261,22932.362.00$3,301
Nov 201501,14038.792.17$2,471
Oct 201501,27143.552.43$3,084
Sep 201501,29342.992.76$3,567
Aug 201501,41040.162.87$4,050
Jul 201501,38448.152.95$4,076
Jun 201501,31556.152.88$3,791
May 201501,51355.212.96$4,472
Apr 2015411,37349.822.71$5,759
Mar 201501,35942.892.93$3,988
Feb 201502,17044.662.98$6,458
Jan 201502,52043.433.10$7,814
Dec 201402,42654.693.59$8,713
Nov 201402,04870.464.25$8,708
Oct 201401,43178.303.90$5,582
Sep 201401,55086.164.05$6,270
Aug 201402,45789.394.04$9,914
Jul 201401,82696.564.18$7,632
Jun 2014672,30798.164.74$17,505
May 201401,75394.734.73$8,286
Apr 201402,76395.944.81$13,288
Mar 201403,28495.895.06$16,607
Feb 201401,50397.406.19$9,307
Jan 2014814,84890.404.86$30,887
Dec 201301,48191.824.35$6,449
Nov 201301,60688.853.74$6,004
Oct 201301,74997.423.78$6,610
Sep 201303,396104.113.72$12,625
Aug 201302,486104.253.52$8,757
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 2013451,00494.403.93$8,197
May 201303,07894.834.15$12,771
Apr 201302,40993.964.28$10,317
Mar 201301,52293.623.91$5,955
Feb 201301,42491.233.42$4,870
Jan 201301,47991.603.42$5,058
Dec 2012521,41686.773.42$9,355
Nov 201201,67586.953.62$6,072
Oct 201201,62089.383.40$5,507
Sep 2012321,68894.672.92$7,956
Aug 201201,80992.662.91$5,261
Jul 201202,07185.133.02$6,256
Jun 201201,78179.822.52$4,486
May 201201,94591.612.49$4,840
Apr 201221,765101.652.00$3,728
Mar 201201,853105.052.22$4,118
Feb 201201,793101.102.57$4,608
Jan 201202,10898.092.73$5,763
Dec 201102,35396.873.24$7,623
Nov 201172,54595.723.31$9,097
Oct 201102,43584.983.65$8,884
Sep 201102,65783.623.99$10,590
Aug 201102,55583.404.15$10,602
Jul 201102,51494.144.52$11,356
Jun 201102,06892.904.64$9,595
May 201103,06398.134.40$13,492
Apr 2011842,135105.964.33$18,152
Mar 201102,31396.364.06$9,385
Feb 201102,40285.644.18$10,040
Jan 20111742,66486.504.59$27,276
Dec 201002,52385.734.35$10,969
Nov 201002,67280.843.80$10,141
Oct 2010482,48478.103.51$12,465
Sep 2010552,33572.633.98$13,287
Aug 201002,68273.684.42$11,853
Jul 201002,68972.554.74$12,736
Jun 20101563,14670.364.91$26,424
May 201003,65071.124.24$15,459
Apr 201002,25981.694.12$9,313
Mar 201004,81278.394.39$21,118
Feb 201004,63573.585.44$25,225
Jan 201005,32674.365.96$31,765
Dec 20091124,58771.445.48$33,155
Nov 200905,18474.593.75$19,448
Oct 200906,07972.544.11$24,986
Sep 200903,00365.543.06$9,203
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 200902,50161.133.46$8,665
Jun 2009743,53966.163.90$18,680
May 200903,48754.743.93$13,689
Apr 2009564,03546.773.59$17,095
Mar 2009444,27142.144.06$19,190
Feb 200902,86232.814.63$13,260
Jan 200903,70335.865.37$19,889
Dec 2008423,69637.105.98$23,650
Nov 200803,59855.496.86$24,684
Oct 2008193,52875.246.92$25,850
Sep 200804,180101.767.88$32,926
Aug 200804,164114.228.48$35,323
Jul 2008294,238131.0811.39$52,070
Jun 200804,888131.3313.03$63,704
May 20081094,806123.1711.57$69,052
Apr 200803,928110.3110.45$41,067
Mar 200805,193101.909.66$50,186
Feb 200806,86092.538.77$60,166
Jan 2008665,32890.388.21$49,685
Dec 2007594,39988.337.30$37,333
Nov 200706,59291.677.29$48,067
Oct 200702,69782.856.92$18,669
Sep 200703,07275.846.24$19,182
Aug 200703,46969.066.39$22,160
Jul 200702,87270.906.39$18,346
Jun 200703,24262.007.55$24,472
May 200706,94058.747.85$54,453
Apr 200709,95459.617.81$77,693
Mar 2007232,63656.927.30$20,557
Feb 200702,09955.108.22$17,245
Jan 200702,58150.306.73$17,362
Dec 2006442,27356.656.92$18,218
Nov 200602,22454.207.62$16,941
Oct 200602,26354.906.01$13,609
Sep 2006493,75960.085.04$21,879
Aug 200603,09068.717.34$22,680
Jul 2006322,95269.376.34$20,944
Jun 200603,60966.286.38$23,039
May 200603,19366.016.42$20,515
Apr 2006713,49964.397.36$30,326
Mar 200603,23656.707.08$22,920
Feb 200602,86457.597.75$22,199
Jan 20061633,06060.598.93$37,212
Dec 200502,71354.9413.42$36,396
Nov 20051662,17054.6910.59$32,055
Oct 200503,68958.3413.80$50,893
Sep 200502,46461.4512.08$29,763
Aug 20051773,09961.519.80$41,248
Jul 200505,07855.697.84$39,830
Jun 200504,19952.337.38$30,993
May 20051813,55645.226.65$31,836
Apr 200503,60149.207.36$26,505
Mar 200503,77650.377.15$27,017
Feb 20051753,63345.226.31$30,845
Jan 200504,64143.166.32$29,341
Dec 200404,64839.866.75$31,379
Nov 20041784,41545.286.33$36,009
Oct 200404,37249.706.52$28,484
Sep 200404,10343.245.28$21,680
Aug 200404,36242.375.55$24,212
Jul 200403,87638.286.08$23,582
Jun 200403,52036.106.43$22,644
May 200405,85437.486.49$38,019
Apr 20041692,61434.475.86$21,139
Mar 200405,14634.365.53$28,458
Feb 20041764,96132.455.51$33,044
Jan 20041765,57132.036.30$40,733
Dec 20031736,13130.266.30$43,870
Nov 20031805,91228.804.60$32,351
Oct 20031776,57728.174.76$36,290
Sep 200306,74726.314.75$32,044
Aug 200308,94929.765.13$45,906
Jul 200307,33129.415.17$37,907
Jun 200305,80428.565.98$34,725
May 200305,91626.595.97$35,334
Apr 200305,32726.675.41$28,805
Mar 200305,47931.146.10$33,400
Feb 200305,35833.487.93$42,467
Jan 20032636,03330.315.58$41,648
Dec 20021825,35026.914.85$30,865
Nov 20021795,55524.664.14$27,395
Oct 20021835,09726.464.23$26,398
Sep 20021625,09027.443.64$22,948
Aug 20021805,77925.963.16$22,958
Jul 20021635,95724.583.06$22,245
Jun 20021805,72623.733.34$23,386
May 20023445,63324.663.58$28,672
Apr 200205,15023.653.51$18,088
Mar 20021697,34722.003.10$26,514
Feb 20021378,08718.222.38$21,708
Jan 20021438,71917.172.38$23,169
Dec 20019911,86416.932.36$29,727
Nov 20011465,97818.072.41$17,018
Oct 200106,21919.782.53$15,727
Sep 20011626,04624.262.25$17,542
Aug 20011656,40624.873.05$23,662
Jul 20011817,99823.933.20$29,902
Jun 20011757,98724.563.82$34,842
May 20011698,82625.524.31$42,329
Apr 20013178,97824.685.34$55,724
Mar 200118311,09224.545.38$64,126
Feb 20011719,26727.755.77$58,189
Jan 200117411,12627.478.40$98,224
Dec 2000010,43826.889.12$95,221
Nov 2000011,03232.215.66$62,419
Oct 200031511,13831.235.15$67,148
Sep 2000012,60831.875.19$65,391
Aug 2000014,96329.644.54$67,943
Jul 2000012,55328.534.09$51,339
Jun 2000015,28529.304.40$67,212
May 200016315,93227.263.68$63,069
Apr 200016418,11124.513.12$60,454
Mar 200016321,91828.422.86$67,312
Feb 200014522,98827.622.73$66,682
Jan 200014228,89925.272.48$75,272
Dec 199914629,34624.282.42$74,671
Nov 199925334,77123.192.43$90,499
Oct 199914414,73020.982.80$44,320
Sep 19991926,73821.752.62$70,436
Aug 1999031,67219.262.88$91,076
Jul 199915626,59817.892.37$65,891
Jun 199918138,59615.942.36$94,053
May 199918146,46015.792.32$110,693
Apr 199936156,37115.102.21$129,921
Mar 199918436,95312.471.84$70,226
Feb 199911410,7609.981.82$20,697

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                3,669 Mcf  × $  3.05 =    $11,175

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                  $11,175

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/172281 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.