DAVIS, W. J. "A"

Operated by MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 561136) in the JAVELINA (VICKSBURG CONS.) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 172438District 04Field 458410502 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$50.0 M
Nov 1998 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$14 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
331
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 246 leases and 246 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1995-04-25
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
0 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 20 acres. The field rule took effect on 2009-09-01.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: WITH DUPLICATE IN APRIL.

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 Gas111999-04-27140228
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
CondensateDisposition169,149 bbl$4,611,972
GasProduction11,778,400 Mcf$45,338,147
Total$49,950,118

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 26.4617, -98.3637. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.46170, -98.36370 · 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
15,884 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 15,884 ft.

Completions filed
Dec 2009
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-21532575215,884 ftDec 2009

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 (331)

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

331 months

May 20260241106.413.05$734
Apr 2026025498.932.87$729
Mar 2026029189.753.15$916
Feb 2026025863.503.75$968
Jan 2026027559.138.00$2,199
Dec 2025033056.664.41$1,456
Nov 2025033158.593.93$1,300
Oct 2025035859.383.30$1,183
Sep 2025035462.743.08$1,089
Aug 2025035463.933.01$1,067
Jul 2025032866.743.32$1,087
Jun 2025031066.483.13$970
May 2025033160.553.23$1,070
Apr 2025033262.363.54$1,176
Mar 2025039567.704.27$1,686
Feb 2025025370.884.34$1,098
Jan 2025025974.324.28$1,108
Dec 2024032268.993.12$1,005
Nov 2024033869.052.20$743
Oct 2024027871.372.28$634
Sep 2024026269.612.36$619
Aug 2024031075.632.06$640
Jul 2024025779.932.15$552
Jun 2024034978.082.63$919
May 2024021478.812.20$470
Apr 2024026084.451.66$431
Mar 2024028180.301.55$434
Feb 2024027376.091.78$487
Jan 2024032073.023.30$1,055
Dec 2023024671.262.61$642
Nov 2023029177.892.81$817
Oct 2023022085.443.09$679
Sep 2023010689.042.74$290
Aug 2023015080.522.67$401
Jul 2023537174.852.64$1,354
Jun 2023820668.962.26$1,017
May 20231433670.622.23$1,737
Apr 20232138178.122.24$2,493
Mar 20231714972.852.39$1,595
Feb 20231523875.112.47$1,713
Jan 20235076.533.39$383
Dec 20221428776.415.73$2,714
Nov 20221131685.005.65$2,719
Oct 20222147087.185.86$4,587
Sep 20221136884.888.16$3,938
Aug 20222040794.529.13$5,605
Jul 202221292101.587.54$4,335
Jun 20221396115.097.98$3,274
May 20220406109.378.43$3,424
Apr 20220414104.226.84$2,831
Mar 20220355108.885.08$1,802
Feb 2022029891.054.86$1,448
Jan 2022027181.844.54$1,230
Dec 2021033971.323.90$1,322
Nov 2021032477.435.24$1,697
Oct 2021029879.795.71$1,703
Sep 2021029769.865.35$1,589
Aug 2021033766.024.22$1,422
Jul 2021035570.783.98$1,414
Jun 2021033569.493.38$1,133
May 2021034563.483.02$1,041
Apr 2021042960.362.76$1,183
Mar 20210061.302.72$0
Feb 20210057.805.55$0
Jan 20210250.412.81$6
Dec 2020026244.642.68$701
Nov 2020013438.772.71$363
Oct 2020020936.972.48$518
Sep 2020016637.091.99$331
Aug 2020017839.982.39$425
Jul 2020018038.371.83$329
Jun 2020016434.901.69$277
May 2020017616.921.81$319
Apr 2020017814.751.80$321
Mar 2020020130.341.86$373
Feb 2020019249.881.98$380
Jan 2020020257.252.09$423
Dec 2019019659.012.30$452
Nov 2019026555.302.75$729
Oct 2019023353.472.42$564
Sep 2019021455.052.66$569
Aug 2019037953.112.30$873
Jul 2019043756.272.46$1,075
Jun 2019044652.782.49$1,111
May 2019048558.482.74$1,329
Apr 2019042362.632.75$1,164
Mar 2019043056.803.06$1,317
Feb 2019042150.852.79$1,176
Jan 2019049846.033.23$1,608
Dec 2018055746.594.19$2,331
Nov 2018049052.934.24$2,076
Oct 2018049661.443.40$1,685
Sep 2018053859.543.11$1,672
Aug 2018058759.403.07$1,800
Jul 2018060965.142.93$1,786
Jun 2018059460.183.08$1,828
May 2018062365.382.90$1,807
Apr 2018059863.842.90$1,735
Mar 2018063561.222.79$1,770
Feb 2018059461.782.77$1,643
Jan 2018043162.874.01$1,728
Dec 2017086857.272.92$2,536
Nov 2017092555.423.12$2,884
Oct 2017097249.292.98$2,900
Sep 2017069947.523.09$2,158
Aug 2017069545.373.00$2,088
Jul 2017688343.873.09$2,989
Jun 20171790942.493.09$3,529
May 20171797145.373.26$3,940
Apr 20172398547.933.21$4,266
Mar 2017251,02746.772.98$4,233
Feb 20172494450.452.95$3,998
Jan 2017281,05649.413.42$4,994
Dec 2016281,07348.763.72$5,360
Nov 2016271,07942.492.64$4,000
Oct 2016261,11746.193.09$4,653
Sep 2016251,06241.553.10$4,332
Aug 2016271,11541.442.92$4,380
Jul 2016261,11841.622.92$4,352
Jun 2016161,04045.352.69$3,519
May 201601,08042.521.99$2,150
Apr 201601,15936.561.99$2,308
Mar 2016078533.011.79$1,408
Feb 201601,38226.472.06$2,852
Jan 201601,12227.352.36$2,653
Dec 201501,26532.362.00$2,532
Nov 201511,30138.792.17$2,858
Oct 2015221,45943.552.43$4,498
Sep 2015533542.992.76$1,139
Aug 2015171,07540.162.87$3,771
Jul 2015221,35948.152.95$5,062
Jun 20151378156.152.88$2,981
May 2015229455.212.96$979
Apr 2015843749.822.71$1,581
Mar 2015744342.892.93$1,600
Feb 2015316544.662.98$625
Jan 2015634743.433.10$1,337
Dec 2014849854.693.59$2,226
Nov 20140070.464.25$0
Oct 2014529978.303.90$1,558
Sep 2014530886.164.05$1,677
Aug 2014319289.394.04$1,043
Jul 2014420396.564.18$1,235
Jun 20141055798.164.74$3,620
May 20140094.734.73$0
Apr 20141155395.944.81$3,715
Mar 20141254795.895.06$3,917
Feb 2014311297.406.19$986
Jan 20141461790.404.86$4,265
Dec 2013452,09791.824.35$13,263
Nov 2013331,72388.853.74$9,373
Oct 2013949297.423.78$2,736
Sep 201317924104.113.72$5,205
Aug 2013553,111104.253.52$16,693
Jul 2013553,130102.523.72$17,275
Jun 20130294.403.93$8
May 20130094.834.15$0
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 20130093.623.91$0
Feb 201301091.233.42$34
Jan 20130091.603.42$0
Dec 2012853286.773.42$2,514
Nov 2012151,00986.953.62$4,962
Oct 2012161,04889.383.40$4,993
Sep 20121094.672.92$95
Aug 2012322,07292.662.91$8,991
Jul 20121694585.133.02$4,217
Jun 2012452,84079.822.52$10,746
May 2012472,94891.612.49$11,641
Apr 2012201,230101.652.00$4,489
Mar 2012582,861105.052.22$12,450
Feb 2012684,416101.102.57$18,225
Jan 20120098.092.73$0
Dec 20110096.873.24$0
Nov 20111168495.723.31$3,318
Oct 2011463,21084.983.65$15,621
Sep 2011352,65083.623.99$13,489
Aug 2011423,33883.404.15$17,353
Jul 2011261,97694.144.52$11,374
Jun 2011382,62692.904.64$15,715
May 2011503,70798.134.40$21,235
Apr 2011563,264105.964.33$20,078
Mar 2011623,48496.364.06$20,110
Feb 2011783,62285.644.18$21,820
Jan 20111765,30286.504.59$39,554
Dec 20101805,52785.734.35$39,461
Nov 20101855,66080.843.80$36,437
Oct 20102046,02678.103.51$37,077
Sep 20102206,60072.633.98$42,243
Aug 20102116,25473.684.42$43,185
Jul 20102447,22472.554.74$51,919
Jun 20101233,87370.364.91$27,672
May 20102677,68171.124.24$51,520
Apr 20102868,36981.694.12$57,866
Mar 201037810,85078.394.39$77,248
Feb 20101679,57773.585.44$64,409
Jan 201069115,86774.365.96$146,015
Dec 20091007,95671.445.48$50,773
Nov 2009261,90374.593.75$9,078
Oct 20091459,77372.544.11$50,688
Sep 2009715,40165.543.06$21,206
Aug 20092067.423.22$135
Jul 2009524,57761.133.46$19,036
Jun 2009645,75966.163.90$26,666
May 2009938,71554.743.93$39,304
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 2009161,52842.144.06$6,876
Feb 2009191,13432.814.63$5,877
Jan 2009482,83635.865.37$16,953
Dec 2008714,01637.105.98$26,638
Nov 20081549,05055.496.86$70,632
Oct 2008784,71475.246.92$38,499
Sep 2008774,314101.767.88$41,817
Aug 2008885,435114.228.48$56,157
Jul 20081507,091131.0811.39$100,424
Jun 20081225,731131.3313.03$90,712
May 20081265,850123.1711.57$83,229
Apr 20081667,034110.3110.45$91,851
Mar 20081376,022101.909.66$72,157
Feb 20081747,47392.538.77$81,643
Jan 20081606,61890.388.21$68,766
Dec 20071395,97288.337.30$55,885
Nov 20071628,04091.677.29$73,476
Oct 20071337,91982.856.92$65,834
Sep 20071045,71575.846.24$43,573
Aug 20071679,37969.066.39$71,446
Jul 20071028,50370.906.39$61,548
Jun 20071149,54362.007.55$79,103
May 2007786,37658.747.85$54,610
Apr 2007665,22559.617.81$44,716
Mar 200716213,94656.927.30$111,054
Feb 20071088,54755.108.22$76,173
Jan 200712911,32850.306.73$82,690
Dec 200613011,99856.656.92$90,372
Nov 200613911,89654.207.62$98,151
Oct 200619817,84354.906.01$118,174
Sep 200619617,80360.085.04$101,453
Aug 200617918,09068.717.34$145,078
Jul 200611711,98869.376.34$84,153
Jun 200610110,04766.286.38$70,833
May 200614513,87166.016.42$98,693
Apr 200624315,57364.397.36$130,272
Mar 200629317,00456.707.08$137,051
Feb 200620210,56457.597.75$93,516
Jan 200635120,07760.598.93$200,621
Dec 200536418,01654.9413.42$261,690
Nov 200533621,22354.6910.59$243,093
Oct 200538423,01958.3413.80$339,967
Sep 200524019,73261.4512.08$253,091
Aug 200531124,59861.519.80$260,112
Jul 200525722,66155.697.84$192,057
Jun 200525923,84352.337.38$189,540
May 200530124,66445.226.65$177,655
Apr 200534025,06949.207.36$201,248
Mar 20051589,10350.377.15$73,089
Feb 20052029345.226.31$2,754
Jan 200559024,33743.166.32$179,328
Dec 200442218,38239.866.75$140,919
Nov 200480834,13045.286.33$252,643
Oct 200492538,06449.706.52$293,963
Sep 200465138,57743.245.28$231,986
Aug 200463840,66842.375.55$252,766
Jul 200472540,73838.286.08$275,610
Jun 200468340,93036.106.43$287,960
May 200468038,55637.486.49$275,891
Apr 200474740,37734.475.86$262,296
Mar 200463542,81534.365.53$258,592
Feb 200466447,33132.455.51$282,323
Jan 200477951,07832.036.30$346,724
Dec 200376250,94130.266.30$344,070
Nov 200370350,70128.804.60$253,226
Oct 200350237,95928.174.76$194,813
Sep 200359349,69326.314.75$251,612
Aug 200364155,20629.765.13$302,267
Jul 200373461,99429.415.17$342,148
Jun 200367154,23828.565.98$343,668
May 200368052,31126.595.97$330,518
Apr 200370953,46326.675.41$307,998
Mar 200381558,27531.146.10$380,626
Feb 200375152,50033.487.93$441,252
Jan 200387360,43730.315.58$363,822
Dec 200297260,97826.914.85$322,129
Nov 200298461,97324.664.14$280,645
Oct 200299364,90726.464.23$300,774
Sep 200292863,68927.443.64$256,987
Aug 200298471,06625.963.16$250,409
Jul 20021,00572,76024.583.06$247,477
Jun 200290574,53423.733.34$270,288
May 20021,03676,86024.663.58$301,014
Apr 20021,16776,32623.653.51$295,681
Mar 20021,25279,50322.003.10$274,220
Feb 20021,18775,90018.222.38$201,941
Jan 20021,56390,72117.172.38$242,361
Dec 20011,75497,85416.932.36$261,061
Nov 20011,77299,15618.072.41$270,542
Oct 20012,082114,40219.782.53$330,491
Sep 20011,611115,04824.262.25$298,093
Aug 20011,877135,39524.873.05$460,064
Jul 20011,835144,39023.933.20$505,538
Jun 20011,932153,44124.563.82$634,233
May 20012,071166,16025.524.31$768,556
Apr 20012,035162,90224.685.34$919,358
Mar 20011,266180,18924.545.38$999,843
Feb 20011,164169,69627.755.77$1,010,951
Jan 20011,541195,93127.478.40$1,687,909
Dec 20001,666202,13926.889.12$1,888,795
Nov 20001,735211,68332.215.66$1,253,587
Oct 20001,791226,52631.235.15$1,221,522
Sep 20003,287226,35431.875.19$1,278,742
Aug 20002,929224,49529.644.54$1,106,191
Jul 20003,168244,83528.534.09$1,091,697
Jun 20003,264235,97029.304.40$1,133,254
May 20003,232250,49927.263.68$1,009,878
Apr 20003,353252,95724.513.12$870,396
Mar 20004,159276,47528.422.86$908,848
Feb 20004,318270,94927.622.73$858,006
Jan 20005,385299,40525.272.48$878,753
Dec 19995,185311,70824.282.42$881,385
Nov 19995,409307,81723.192.43$874,658
Oct 19995,785347,96120.982.80$1,096,951
Sep 19995,068303,44021.752.62$904,893
Aug 19995,920348,79319.262.88$1,117,008
Jul 19996,605384,51617.892.37$1,030,378
Jun 19996,435390,40715.942.36$1,024,754
May 19996,941421,92315.792.32$1,088,890
Apr 19997,280455,85215.102.21$1,116,472
Mar 19995,683477,18212.471.84$948,085
Feb 19994,014337,8879.981.82$654,267
Jan 199979894,22210.381.90$187,300
Dec 199818446,0319.201.77$83,320
Nov 199839550,34610.892.19$114,344

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                  241 Mcf  × $  3.05 =       $734

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                     $734

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/172438 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.