BENTSEN BROS. - STATE

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

Gas lease lease 173707District 04Field 507006202 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$24.1 M
Apr 1999 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$42 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
326
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 118 leases and 118 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
600 ft
minimum
From a lease line
467 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 20 acres. The field rule took effect on 2006-03-28.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: TEST, THE PREVIOUS TEST MUST BE USED.

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 Gas112000-01-24141364
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
CondensateDisposition82,666 bbl$2,747,037
GasProduction4,799,110 Mcf$21,378,008
Total$24,125,045

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 26.5762, -98.5051. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.57618, -98.50506 · 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
10,218 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 10,218 ft.

Completions filed
Dec 2002
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-42733150910,218 ftDec 2002

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 (326)

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

326 months

May 20268756106.413.05$3,154
Apr 20261049198.932.87$2,398
Mar 20261373689.753.15$3,485
Feb 20261258963.503.75$2,971
Jan 20261577859.138.00$7,109
Dec 2025141,06656.664.41$5,498
Nov 2025752358.593.93$2,464
Oct 20251165559.383.30$2,818
Sep 2025965862.743.08$2,589
Aug 20251062063.933.01$2,508
Jul 20251282466.743.32$3,533
Jun 20251287766.483.13$3,542
May 2025141,17360.553.23$4,639
Apr 2025973162.363.54$3,151
Mar 2025964067.704.27$3,341
Feb 2025839570.884.34$2,282
Jan 2025121,15574.324.28$5,834
Dec 2024131,48368.993.12$5,526
Nov 2024760769.052.20$1,818
Oct 2024111,17471.372.28$3,463
Sep 20241371969.612.36$2,605
Aug 2024151,97775.632.06$5,214
Jul 20241082279.932.15$2,564
Jun 2024101,23278.082.63$4,026
May 2024856678.812.20$1,875
Apr 2024764984.451.66$1,668
Mar 2024987680.301.55$2,076
Feb 2024649276.091.78$1,334
Jan 2024939873.023.30$1,970
Dec 2023646671.262.61$1,644
Nov 2023831977.892.81$1,519
Oct 2023879285.443.09$3,129
Sep 2023873689.042.74$2,725
Aug 2023872980.522.67$2,593
Jul 20231065474.852.64$2,476
Jun 20231169268.962.26$2,321
May 20231073670.622.23$2,346
Apr 2023141,46978.122.24$4,381
Mar 2023182,26872.852.39$6,739
Feb 2023161,57275.112.47$5,078
Jan 2023221,98876.533.39$8,418
Dec 2022202,96476.415.73$18,509
Nov 2022133,61085.005.65$21,488
Oct 2022183,99587.185.86$24,995
Sep 2022134,17884.888.16$35,211
Aug 2022134,37694.529.13$41,169
Jul 2022165,570101.587.54$43,635
Jun 2022146,717115.097.98$55,194
May 2022197,105109.378.43$61,995
Apr 2022222,989104.226.84$22,730
Mar 2022241,833108.885.08$11,918
Feb 2022202,37691.054.86$13,366
Jan 2022232,82781.844.54$14,710
Dec 2021243,33571.323.90$14,715
Nov 2021204,25577.435.24$23,831
Oct 202143,58679.795.71$20,809
Sep 202103,34069.865.35$17,872
Aug 202103,35366.024.22$14,152
Jul 202104,08670.783.98$16,271
Jun 202103,92669.493.38$13,272
May 202104,73863.483.02$14,298
Apr 202104,62960.362.76$12,769
Mar 202104,91161.302.72$13,343
Feb 202104,85657.805.55$26,941
Jan 202134,04050.412.81$11,505
Dec 2020332,85044.642.68$9,098
Nov 2020533,81938.772.71$12,391
Oct 2020564,60836.972.48$13,491
Sep 2020554,94237.091.99$11,880
Aug 2020545,30639.982.39$14,814
Jul 2020575,40538.371.83$12,052
Jun 2020534,92334.901.69$10,171
May 2020705,18716.921.81$10,598
Apr 2020584,95814.751.80$9,802
Mar 2020633,77030.341.86$8,909
Feb 2020713,90349.881.98$11,272
Jan 2020795,71757.252.09$16,498
Dec 2019855,64759.012.30$18,029
Nov 2019945,61755.302.75$20,649
Oct 2019965,75553.472.42$19,052
Sep 20191035,60155.052.66$20,554
Aug 20191125,91053.112.30$19,567
Jul 20191205,89756.272.46$21,259
Jun 20191235,79152.782.49$20,918
May 201965,92858.482.74$16,596
Apr 201905,90662.632.75$16,246
Mar 201906,29556.803.06$19,276
Feb 201905,46750.852.79$15,265
Jan 201906,28746.033.23$20,296
Dec 2018176,20546.594.19$26,763
Nov 20181276,10352.934.24$32,582
Oct 20181386,25861.443.40$29,744
Sep 20181335,23459.543.11$24,186
Aug 20181396,19359.403.07$27,248
Jul 20181456,36565.142.93$28,107
Jun 20181376,31560.183.08$27,675
May 2018436,62065.382.90$22,015
Apr 201874,96363.842.90$14,844
Mar 201876,43661.222.79$18,365
Feb 201875,99661.782.77$17,018
Jan 201876,92262.874.01$28,193
Dec 201776,60857.272.92$19,706
Nov 201756,04955.423.12$19,140
Oct 201706,69649.292.98$19,979
Sep 201747,03047.523.09$21,894
Aug 201765,58645.373.00$17,055
Jul 201776,60643.873.09$20,702
Jun 201766,32642.493.09$19,785
May 201776,39945.373.26$21,200
Apr 201735,87447.933.21$19,009
Mar 201726,72846.772.98$20,168
Feb 201725,42050.452.95$16,104
Jan 201746,96649.413.42$24,013
Dec 201677,50648.763.72$28,285
Nov 2016618,01242.492.64$23,778
Oct 20161056,60846.193.09$25,270
Sep 20161117,36241.553.10$27,439
Aug 2016996,59641.442.92$23,392
Jul 2016976,69641.622.92$23,619
Jun 2016966,50745.352.69$21,830
May 20161207,54642.521.99$20,127
Apr 2016457,49536.561.99$16,568
Mar 2016327,42233.011.79$14,371
Feb 2016266,26126.472.06$13,609
Jan 2016286,86427.352.36$16,995
Dec 2015266,50032.362.00$13,851
Nov 2015327,42938.792.17$17,342
Oct 2015428,56643.552.43$22,615
Sep 2015979,14042.992.76$29,382
Aug 2015838,50340.162.87$27,758
Jul 2015675,23648.152.95$18,646
Jun 2015794,89056.152.88$18,533
May 2015674,19355.212.96$16,091
Apr 20151217,95449.822.71$27,556
Mar 20151117,04842.892.93$25,445
Feb 2015835,48144.662.98$20,019
Jan 2015221,20043.433.10$4,676
Dec 2014955,51554.693.59$25,002
Nov 20141147,59170.464.25$40,308
Oct 2014754,53578.303.90$23,563
Sep 20141398,93586.164.05$48,122
Aug 20141579,46489.394.04$52,223
Jul 20141359,44396.564.18$52,504
Jun 20141399,80798.164.74$60,099
May 201417210,89194.734.73$67,771
Apr 20141599,62095.944.81$61,518
Mar 201417610,71595.895.06$71,060
Feb 20141126,62197.406.19$51,906
Jan 20141327,74690.404.86$49,584
Dec 20131468,40191.824.35$49,988
Nov 20131147,94288.853.74$39,818
Oct 20131218,22997.423.78$42,888
Sep 2013795,478104.113.72$28,590
Aug 2013896,235104.253.52$31,242
Jul 20131016,850102.523.72$35,821
Jun 20131047,74894.403.93$40,294
May 20131389,12694.834.15$50,951
Apr 20131308,41293.964.28$48,240
Mar 20131368,39193.623.91$45,565
Feb 20131278,12191.233.42$39,359
Jan 20131488,64591.603.42$43,122
Dec 20121468,67286.773.42$42,328
Nov 20121337,57786.953.62$39,031
Oct 20121388,71089.383.40$41,946
Sep 20121167,46194.672.92$32,756
Aug 2012281,51992.662.91$7,012
Jul 2012925,32585.133.02$23,918
Jun 20121217,49479.822.52$28,536
May 20121328,42191.612.49$33,047
Apr 20121157,623101.652.00$26,911
Mar 20126112,887105.052.22$35,044
Feb 20121287,929101.102.57$33,320
Jan 20121287,59498.092.73$33,318
Dec 20111498,56496.873.24$42,179
Nov 20111227,80095.723.31$37,506
Oct 20111348,76284.983.65$43,356
Sep 20111067,21483.623.99$37,617
Aug 20111037,29783.404.15$38,868
Jul 20111067,72294.144.52$44,861
Jun 20111006,43792.904.64$39,157
May 20111187,99198.134.40$46,778
Apr 20112312,956105.964.33$58,579
Mar 20112513,28396.364.06$56,303
Feb 20112913,30385.644.18$58,090
Jan 20113618,35786.504.59$87,350
Dec 20103415,81985.734.35$71,692
Nov 2010238,55180.843.80$34,313
Oct 2010369,83878.103.51$37,332
Sep 201036711,22372.633.98$71,317
Aug 20103327,24373.684.42$56,471
Jul 20104339,34472.554.74$75,672
Jun 20104068,47770.364.91$70,192
May 20101953,80571.124.24$29,983
Apr 201004,38081.694.12$18,057
Mar 201006,33678.394.39$27,807
Feb 201005,34073.585.44$29,062
Jan 201006,69374.365.96$39,918
Dec 200906,41271.445.48$35,162
Nov 200906,37474.593.75$23,912
Oct 200926,39872.544.11$26,442
Sep 2009919,85565.543.06$36,167
Aug 200915313,52167.423.22$53,833
Jul 200916514,26061.133.46$59,490
Jun 200918815,56666.163.90$73,068
May 200918011,02654.743.93$53,139
Apr 20092110,44646.773.59$38,457
Mar 20091610,66642.144.06$43,968
Feb 20091912,52132.814.63$58,633
Jan 20092414,38335.865.37$78,112
Dec 20081410,76637.105.98$64,869
Nov 200887,54955.496.86$52,233
Oct 200877,01175.246.92$49,057
Sep 200848,020101.767.88$63,581
Aug 200836,228114.228.48$53,175
Jul 200889,921131.0811.39$114,043
Jun 200888,898131.3313.03$117,015
May 200899,125123.1711.57$106,724
Apr 200867,589110.3110.45$80,004
Mar 200846,721101.909.66$65,360
Feb 200869,07592.538.77$80,148
Jan 2008511,27490.388.21$92,963
Dec 200779,03488.337.30$66,584
Nov 200777,65191.677.29$56,430
Oct 2007511,54782.856.92$80,342
Sep 2007327,14175.846.24$47,016
Aug 2007311,17569.066.39$71,592
Jul 20071810,67070.906.39$69,436
Jun 20073412,69662.007.55$97,943
May 20073814,72958.747.85$117,800
Apr 200783,40259.617.81$27,030
Mar 20072410,68356.927.30$79,373
Feb 20072711,97155.108.22$99,841
Jan 2007276,30750.306.73$43,784
Dec 20065010,65156.656.92$76,521
Nov 20064310,19854.207.62$80,014
Oct 20064713,22654.906.01$82,119
Sep 20064714,17460.085.04$74,221
Aug 20064412,80268.717.34$96,989
Jul 20064511,58769.376.34$76,615
Jun 20065314,42366.286.38$95,588
May 20065613,51966.016.42$90,556
Apr 20066916,11464.397.36$123,050
Mar 20067716,38656.707.08$120,427
Feb 20068016,58057.597.75$133,121
Jan 200642216,30060.598.93$171,182
Dec 200536416,28454.9413.42$238,455
Nov 200536816,96154.6910.59$199,716
Oct 200543320,36958.3413.80$306,267
Sep 200534716,68561.4512.08$222,861
Aug 200540818,02461.519.80$201,674
Jul 20054619,16855.697.84$152,909
Jun 20054919,85152.337.38$149,085
May 20054818,12245.226.65$122,703
Apr 20054414,79849.207.36$111,085
Mar 20054115,04750.377.15$109,725
Feb 20054214,90945.226.31$96,004
Jan 2005016,45143.166.32$104,007
Dec 2004017,20739.866.75$116,166
Nov 2004014,11545.286.33$89,354
Oct 2004018,06349.706.52$117,682
Sep 2004018,47243.245.28$97,604
Aug 2004022,44842.375.55$124,601
Jul 2004020,62038.286.08$125,456
Jun 2004017,87836.106.43$115,010
May 2004020,59437.486.49$133,749
Apr 2004021,84534.475.86$127,978
Mar 2004022,33534.365.53$123,516
Feb 2004321,41532.455.51$118,086
Jan 200412520,49632.036.30$133,121
Dec 200314923,50130.266.30$152,604
Nov 200316025,87128.804.60$123,489
Oct 200313626,44428.174.76$129,695
Sep 200312926,15626.314.75$127,618
Aug 200313929,10029.765.13$153,411
Jul 200328328,85329.415.17$157,517
Jun 200333829,50928.565.98$186,204
May 200330031,41426.595.97$195,603
Apr 200326929,09326.675.41$164,488
Mar 200331030,07531.146.10$192,992
Feb 200334029,13833.487.93$242,327
Jan 2003033,49930.315.58$186,993
Dec 2002020,59526.914.85$99,963
Nov 2002016,40524.664.14$67,867
Oct 2002025,77626.464.23$109,010
Sep 2002026,11727.443.64$94,941
Aug 2002624,84425.963.16$78,766
Jul 200233026,93124.583.06$90,568
Jun 200238531,81023.733.34$115,325
May 200236627,63524.663.58$108,069
Apr 200240830,52923.653.51$116,877
Mar 200252533,66422.003.10$116,000
Feb 200249231,09018.222.38$82,824
Jan 200220737,00217.172.38$91,459
Dec 200119337,15416.932.36$91,114
Nov 200118537,29318.072.41$93,052
Oct 200119737,59019.782.53$98,957
Sep 200122837,35924.262.25$89,638
Aug 200126640,63724.873.05$130,687
Jul 200144540,66923.933.20$140,671
Jun 200146642,67724.563.82$174,649
May 200156046,65325.524.31$215,241
Apr 200162747,97524.685.34$271,436
Mar 200168651,12024.545.38$291,678
Feb 200162849,00227.755.77$300,025
Jan 200187453,87327.478.40$476,475
Dec 200098156,55526.889.12$542,292
Nov 200091258,41132.215.66$359,865
Oct 20001,02463,41131.235.15$358,261
Sep 20001,06063,56331.875.19$363,452
Aug 20001,17568,36929.644.54$345,274
Jul 20001,80772,42228.534.09$347,742
Jun 20001,94967,78829.304.40$355,186
May 20002,10875,41027.263.68$334,954
Apr 20002,35574,67824.513.12$290,418
Mar 20002,79581,99128.422.86$313,908
Feb 20002,38386,55927.622.73$301,822
Jan 20004,80297,49725.272.48$363,188
Dec 19995,271105,32224.282.42$383,251
Nov 19995,520114,06223.192.43$405,635
Oct 19996,792131,63320.982.80$511,557
Sep 19995,069122,80521.752.62$431,859
Aug 19994,390138,98819.262.88$484,225
Jul 19994,35475,39717.892.37$256,763
Jun 199929013,58515.942.36$36,712
May 19991201,04915.792.32$4,330
Apr 19993411,34615.102.21$8,121

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             8 bbl  × $106.41 =       $851
Gas                  756 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $2,303

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Month total                                   $3,154

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/173707 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.