VAQUILLAS RANCH

Operated by HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 386310) in the VAQUILLAS RANCH (LOBO CONS.) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 173779District 04Field 932154002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$5.6 M
Jul 1999 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
323
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 909 leases and 909 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1998-02-24
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and 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 2010-11-02.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: NO P-15 OR PLAT REQUIRED.

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 Gas112000-01-07141230
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
CondensateDisposition27 bbl$1,024
GasProduction1,326,232 Mcf$5,559,556
Total$5,560,580

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 27.5233, -99.0522. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.52334, -99.05222 · 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
100.0%
1 of 1 wells
With a plug date
100.0%
1 of 1 wells
Median depth
12,100 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
26.9 years
median over 1 well

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
1100.0%
A plug date is filed
1100.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
1100.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
00.0%

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 12,100 ft.

Completions filed
Jul 1999
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Jun 2026
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 26.9 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 26.9 years and 26.9 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-4793721817712,100 ftJul 1999Jun 2026Yes

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 (323)

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

323 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 201801361.443.40$44
Sep 20180059.543.11$0
Aug 20180659.403.07$18
Jul 20180065.142.93$0
Jun 201803,47060.183.08$10,677
May 201801365.382.90$38
Apr 201802263.842.90$64
Mar 201802861.222.79$78
Feb 201802061.782.77$55
Jan 201803362.874.01$132
Dec 20170857.272.92$23
Nov 201702755.423.12$84
Oct 2017027349.292.98$815
Sep 2017050047.523.09$1,544
Aug 2017045745.373.00$1,373
Jul 2017052443.873.09$1,618
Jun 2017043642.493.09$1,346
May 2017048545.373.26$1,583
Apr 2017052947.933.21$1,699
Mar 2017056746.772.98$1,692
Feb 2017041450.452.95$1,222
Jan 2017047949.413.42$1,638
Dec 2016047448.763.72$1,765
Nov 2016057442.492.64$1,518
Oct 2016070346.193.09$2,172
Sep 2016095441.553.10$2,958
Aug 201601,49941.442.92$4,384
Jul 201601,39241.622.92$4,071
Jun 201601,54645.352.69$4,152
May 201601,61942.521.99$3,223
Apr 201601,48036.561.99$2,947
Mar 201601,63033.011.79$2,924
Feb 201601,46226.472.06$3,017
Jan 201601,60527.352.36$3,795
Dec 201501,48832.362.00$2,978
Nov 201501,50638.792.17$3,264
Oct 201501,58843.552.43$3,853
Sep 201501,26742.992.76$3,495
Aug 201501,37140.162.87$3,938
Jul 201501,47048.152.95$4,329
Jun 201501,39556.152.88$4,022
May 201501,46055.212.96$4,315
Apr 201501,42749.822.71$3,862
Mar 201501,47242.892.93$4,320
Feb 201501,31244.662.98$3,905
Jan 201501,53743.433.10$4,766
Dec 201401,58254.693.59$5,682
Nov 201401,58570.464.25$6,739
Oct 201401,21078.303.90$4,720
Sep 201401,53686.164.05$6,214
Aug 201401,55289.394.04$6,263
Jul 201401,59596.564.18$6,666
Jun 201401,53298.164.74$7,257
May 201401,63194.734.73$7,709
Apr 201401,59195.944.81$7,651
Mar 201401,63395.895.06$8,258
Feb 201401,53697.406.19$9,511
Jan 201401,71590.404.86$8,336
Dec 201301,76691.824.35$7,690
Nov 201301,75488.853.74$6,557
Oct 201302,34197.423.78$8,847
Sep 20130450104.113.72$1,673
Aug 201301,823104.253.52$6,422
Jul 201301,592102.523.72$5,919
Jun 201301,78994.403.93$7,037
May 201301,84794.834.15$7,663
Apr 201301,25493.964.28$5,370
Mar 201301,85493.623.91$7,254
Feb 201301,27991.233.42$4,374
Jan 201301,23391.603.42$4,217
Dec 201201,86686.773.42$6,382
Nov 201201,84186.953.62$6,674
Oct 201201,82389.383.40$6,198
Sep 201201,26994.672.92$3,703
Aug 201201,66092.662.91$4,828
Jul 201201,65985.133.02$5,012
Jun 201201,82679.822.52$4,600
May 201201,91591.612.49$4,765
Apr 201201,869101.652.00$3,732
Mar 201202,097105.052.22$4,660
Feb 201201,434101.102.57$3,686
Jan 201202,07098.092.73$5,660
Dec 201102,03196.873.24$6,580
Nov 201101,45895.723.31$4,828
Oct 201101,98284.983.65$7,231
Sep 201101,83783.623.99$7,322
Aug 201101,95183.404.15$8,095
Jul 201101,79594.144.52$8,108
Jun 201101,83192.904.64$8,496
May 201101,79798.134.40$7,915
Apr 201101,767105.964.33$7,657
Mar 201101,94596.364.06$7,892
Feb 201102,00085.644.18$8,360
Jan 201102,20686.504.59$10,123
Dec 201002,22685.734.35$9,678
Nov 201001,98780.843.80$7,541
Oct 201002,43478.103.51$8,541
Sep 201001,95872.633.98$7,792
Aug 201002,38473.684.42$10,536
Jul 201002,58272.554.74$12,230
Jun 201002,00470.364.91$9,840
May 201002,28371.124.24$9,669
Apr 201001,95881.694.12$8,072
Mar 201001,97678.394.39$8,672
Feb 201001,61473.585.44$8,784
Jan 201002,32874.365.96$13,884
Dec 200902,47671.445.48$13,578
Nov 200902,45874.593.75$9,221
Oct 200902,13272.544.11$8,763
Sep 200902,05165.543.06$6,286
Aug 200902,64867.423.22$8,523
Jul 200901,99861.133.46$6,922
Jun 200902,08466.163.90$8,117
May 200902,65254.743.93$10,411
Apr 200902,14046.773.59$7,677
Mar 200902,67842.144.06$10,870
Feb 200902,47232.814.63$11,453
Jan 200902,82435.865.37$15,168
Dec 200802,77237.105.98$16,569
Nov 200802,91355.496.86$19,984
Oct 200802,22875.246.92$15,422
Sep 200802,796101.767.88$22,024
Aug 200803,185114.228.48$27,018
Jul 200802,337131.0811.39$26,617
Jun 200803,669131.3313.03$47,817
May 200800123.1711.57$0
Apr 200802,072110.3110.45$21,662
Mar 200803,058101.909.66$29,553
Feb 200803,18192.538.77$27,899
Jan 200802,76690.388.21$22,697
Dec 200703,00288.337.30$21,921
Nov 200702,64991.677.29$19,316
Oct 200703,05482.856.92$21,140
Sep 200702,87675.846.24$17,958
Aug 200703,05869.066.39$19,534
Jul 200702,02670.906.39$12,942
Jun 200702,77562.007.55$20,947
May 200702,52158.747.85$19,780
Apr 200702,88059.617.81$22,479
Mar 200702,63356.927.30$19,226
Feb 200701,49355.108.22$12,266
Jan 200702,04350.306.73$13,743
Dec 200603,03156.656.92$20,970
Nov 200602,86054.207.62$21,786
Oct 200603,31754.906.01$19,948
Sep 200603,34260.085.04$16,834
Aug 200603,58368.717.34$26,299
Jul 200603,64069.376.34$23,088
Jun 200603,54866.286.38$22,650
May 200603,85966.016.42$24,794
Apr 200608,46564.397.36$62,306
Mar 200603,71656.707.08$26,320
Feb 200603,53457.597.75$27,392
Jan 200603,77960.598.93$33,759
Dec 200503,81254.9413.42$51,140
Nov 200503,82954.6910.59$40,543
Oct 200504,54458.3413.80$62,688
Sep 200502,81861.4512.08$34,039
Aug 200504,22361.519.80$41,372
Jul 200504,27855.697.84$33,555
Jun 200504,15552.337.38$30,668
May 200504,41845.226.65$29,385
Apr 200504,25949.207.36$31,348
Mar 200504,53850.377.15$32,469
Feb 200503,97045.226.31$25,058
Jan 200504,52043.166.32$28,576
Dec 200454,73639.866.75$32,172
Nov 200404,56745.286.33$28,911
Oct 200404,57049.706.52$29,774
Sep 200404,85943.245.28$25,674
Aug 200403,74342.375.55$20,776
Jul 200405,22738.286.08$31,802
Jun 200405,28136.106.43$33,973
May 2004225,98037.486.49$39,662
Apr 200405,32234.475.86$31,179
Mar 200401,12134.365.53$6,199
Feb 200404,45632.455.51$24,551
Jan 200405,69432.036.30$35,870
Dec 200304,42230.266.30$27,866
Nov 200305,28728.804.60$24,295
Oct 200304,13828.174.76$19,695
Sep 200304,21326.314.75$20,009
Aug 200305,97929.765.13$30,671
Jul 200306,04229.415.17$31,242
Jun 200306,02328.565.98$36,035
May 200306,70026.595.97$40,017
Apr 200307,40326.675.41$40,030
Mar 200304,92631.146.10$30,029
Feb 200303,00433.487.93$23,809
Jan 200306,21430.315.58$34,687
Dec 200206,46926.914.85$31,399
Nov 200206,90024.664.14$28,545
Oct 200207,47726.464.23$31,621
Sep 200207,29627.443.64$26,522
Aug 200207,99825.963.16$25,307
Jul 200208,48724.583.06$25,985
Jun 200209,99623.733.34$33,369
May 200205,67124.663.58$20,325
Apr 200208,11723.653.51$28,510
Mar 200208,86922.003.10$27,518
Feb 200207,78118.222.38$18,485
Jan 200205,24117.172.38$12,451
Dec 200109,14716.932.36$21,627
Nov 200109,10418.072.41$21,900
Oct 2001010,47819.782.53$26,498
Sep 2001010,68324.262.25$24,051
Aug 2001011,68324.873.05$35,670
Jul 2001012,28223.933.20$39,267
Jun 2001012,72524.563.82$48,662
May 2001013,88325.524.31$59,799
Apr 2001015,24224.685.34$81,321
Mar 2001015,55124.545.38$83,609
Feb 2001011,98627.755.77$69,124
Jan 2001015,73127.478.40$132,121
Dec 2000016,50126.889.12$150,530
Nov 2000014,00632.215.66$79,246
Oct 2000016,04431.235.15$82,554
Sep 2000015,96931.875.19$82,823
Aug 2000017,20929.644.54$78,142
Jul 2000016,56528.534.09$67,747
Jun 2000017,42629.304.40$76,626
May 2000020,11227.263.68$74,007
Apr 2000020,98724.513.12$65,395
Mar 2000023,43228.422.86$67,010
Feb 2000023,99427.622.73$65,420
Jan 2000028,30725.272.48$70,216
Dec 1999032,01424.282.42$77,593
Nov 1999034,85023.192.43$84,825
Oct 1999046,02920.982.80$129,052
Sep 1999045,89521.752.62$120,192
Aug 1999080,53319.262.88$231,581
Jul 19990163,13917.892.37$387,026

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.

Oct 2018 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             0 bbl  × $ 61.44 =         $0
Gas                   13 Mcf  × $  3.40 =        $44

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Month total                                      $44

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/173779 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.