COATES "A"

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 174060District 04Field 460945002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$14.1 M
Jun 1999 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$914
at the published price for each month
Months reported
324
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 Gas111999-10-27141055
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
CondensateDisposition49,822 bbl$1,490,541
GasProduction3,272,986 Mcf$12,638,776
Total$14,129,317

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 26.4019, -98.4256. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.40188, -98.42562 · 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
12,850 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 12,850 ft.

Completions filed
Jun 1999
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-215326411712,850 ftJun 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 (324)

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

324 months

May 202610106.413.05$106
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 20251058.593.93$59
Oct 20251059.383.30$59
Sep 202541262.743.08$288
Aug 202501463.933.01$42
Jul 202512466.743.32$146
Jun 202506866.483.13$213
May 202508460.553.23$272
Apr 2025110562.363.54$434
Mar 202519267.704.27$460
Feb 202534370.884.34$399
Jan 2025813574.324.28$1,172
Dec 2024219068.993.12$731
Nov 2024117069.052.20$443
Oct 2024213771.372.28$455
Sep 2024110369.612.36$313
Aug 2024218375.632.06$529
Jul 2024222379.932.15$639
Jun 20249124178.082.63$7,740
May 2024446878.812.20$1,344
Apr 2024755784.451.66$1,515
Mar 2024260480.301.55$1,094
Feb 2024256976.091.78$1,167
Jan 2024650373.023.30$2,097
Dec 2023159171.262.61$1,614
Nov 202311,02377.892.81$2,950
Oct 2023241685.443.09$1,455
Sep 2023738289.042.74$1,668
Aug 2023339580.522.67$1,297
Jul 2023530474.852.64$1,177
Jun 2023230368.962.26$822
May 2023837270.622.23$1,394
Apr 2023435578.122.24$1,107
Mar 2023340072.852.39$1,176
Feb 2023844175.112.47$1,688
Jan 2023449476.533.39$1,980
Dec 2022357176.415.73$3,501
Nov 2022352185.005.65$3,197
Oct 2022853687.185.86$3,840
Sep 2022354784.888.16$4,720
Aug 2022363194.529.13$6,043
Jul 20222578101.587.54$4,562
Jun 20227535115.097.98$5,073
May 20223552109.378.43$4,983
Apr 20228595104.226.84$4,902
Mar 20222621108.885.08$3,370
Feb 2022359191.054.86$3,145
Jan 2022369981.844.54$3,417
Dec 202118465871.323.90$15,689
Nov 2021263377.435.24$3,470
Oct 2021363179.795.71$3,845
Sep 2021263669.865.35$3,543
Aug 2021381366.024.22$3,629
Jul 20211095170.783.98$4,495
Jun 2021273769.493.38$2,631
May 2021282863.483.02$2,626
Apr 2021376360.362.76$2,286
Mar 2021782561.302.72$2,671
Feb 2021368757.805.55$3,985
Jan 20211277350.412.81$2,777
Dec 2020375644.642.68$2,157
Nov 2020481438.772.71$2,358
Oct 2020276936.972.48$1,980
Sep 2020485137.091.99$1,843
Aug 2020770639.982.39$1,964
Jul 20202292638.371.83$2,534
Jun 202018999134.901.69$8,271
May 20201596816.921.81$2,010
Apr 2020999314.751.80$1,925
Mar 2020382630.341.86$1,624
Feb 20201796149.881.98$2,751
Jan 202051,07557.252.09$2,538
Dec 20192091159.012.30$3,279
Nov 201981,05955.302.75$3,355
Oct 201981,05153.472.42$2,970
Sep 201931,12755.052.66$3,160
Aug 2019251,18553.112.30$4,058
Jul 201991,24156.272.46$3,559
Jun 2019111,16452.782.49$3,480
May 2019111,17858.482.74$3,871
Apr 2019181,05262.632.75$4,021
Mar 20191861,15256.803.06$14,092
Feb 20191186250.852.79$2,966
Jan 201961,10446.033.23$3,840
Dec 2018131,13646.594.19$5,360
Nov 201891,10052.934.24$5,137
Oct 201841,12161.443.40$4,055
Sep 20181096059.543.11$3,579
Aug 2018131,39259.403.07$5,041
Jul 201851,40565.142.93$4,445
Jun 2018151,31460.183.08$4,946
May 2018141,36865.382.90$4,884
Apr 201871,39163.842.90$4,482
Mar 2018111,28261.222.79$4,246
Feb 2018131,16761.782.77$4,031
Jan 201871,30762.874.01$5,680
Dec 201721,86657.272.92$5,566
Nov 201702,62155.423.12$8,173
Oct 201712,56349.292.98$7,696
Sep 201702,80847.523.09$8,669
Aug 201722,47745.373.00$7,533
Jul 201712,96243.873.09$9,188
Jun 201703,15042.493.09$9,725
May 20171283,65045.373.26$17,719
Apr 201723,38047.933.21$10,951
Mar 201723,62446.772.98$10,906
Feb 201743,28350.452.95$9,895
Jan 201733,46349.413.42$11,988
Dec 201633,65848.763.72$13,764
Nov 201663,50942.492.64$9,534
Oct 201633,74746.193.09$11,718
Sep 201633,14141.553.10$9,864
Aug 201623,62641.442.92$10,687
Jul 201623,27941.622.92$9,672
Jun 201623,26245.352.69$8,852
May 201613,14142.521.99$6,296
Apr 201602,81436.561.99$5,603
Mar 201623,02833.011.79$5,498
Feb 20161273,06326.472.06$9,683
Jan 201612,56027.352.36$6,080
Dec 201513,06932.362.00$6,175
Nov 201503,20438.792.17$6,944
Oct 201513,79343.552.43$9,248
Sep 2015723,90542.992.76$13,867
Aug 2015403,64540.162.87$12,077
Jul 201513,29948.152.95$9,764
Jun 201513,12656.152.88$9,068
May 201533,27755.212.96$9,851
Apr 201533,10549.822.71$8,553
Mar 201523,14042.892.93$9,301
Feb 201552,86044.662.98$8,735
Jan 201533,16943.433.10$9,956
Dec 201413,15254.693.59$11,375
Nov 201423,01370.464.25$12,952
Oct 201433,21978.303.90$12,792
Sep 201423,14886.164.05$12,907
Aug 201453,19189.394.04$13,323
Jul 201432,87596.564.18$12,306
Jun 201422,08398.164.74$10,063
May 201433,21094.734.73$15,456
Apr 201423,12595.944.81$15,220
Mar 20141733,18695.895.06$32,700
Feb 201442,99897.406.19$18,953
Jan 201413,33190.404.86$16,281
Dec 201323,36091.824.35$14,815
Nov 201313,43488.853.74$12,926
Oct 201373,13797.423.78$12,538
Sep 201343,282104.113.72$12,618
Aug 201353,291104.253.52$12,114
Jul 201303,235102.523.72$12,027
Jun 201313,25894.403.93$12,909
May 2013103,17494.834.15$14,117
Apr 2013963,07893.964.28$22,202
Mar 201303,06293.623.91$11,981
Feb 201352,83291.233.42$10,141
Jan 20131923,36391.603.42$29,088
Dec 201233,32086.773.42$11,615
Nov 201213,19086.953.62$11,651
Oct 201283,29689.383.40$11,920
Sep 201213,50794.672.92$10,330
Aug 201203,54892.662.91$10,318
Jul 201223,54985.133.02$10,891
Jun 20121883,48079.822.52$23,772
May 201203,65991.612.49$9,105
Apr 201213,605101.652.00$7,300
Mar 201223,795105.052.22$8,643
Feb 201223,531101.102.57$9,278
Jan 201223,49598.092.73$9,752
Dec 20111813,54496.873.24$29,015
Nov 201143,48795.723.31$11,929
Oct 201123,64284.983.65$13,458
Sep 201123,56583.623.99$14,377
Aug 201123,84983.404.15$16,138
Jul 20111913,84094.144.52$35,327
Jun 201103,77692.904.64$17,520
May 201153,75898.134.40$17,044
Apr 2011113,426105.964.33$16,011
Mar 2011113,73496.364.06$16,210
Feb 201173,41685.644.18$14,878
Jan 201173,71186.504.59$17,634
Dec 2010223,70185.734.35$17,977
Nov 20102073,65180.843.80$30,591
Oct 2010183,83378.103.51$14,855
Sep 201093,75872.633.98$15,609
Aug 2010173,76273.684.42$17,878
Jul 2010123,79772.554.74$18,855
Jun 2010113,65170.364.91$18,702
May 201063,57971.124.24$15,585
Apr 20102203,73681.694.12$33,374
Mar 20102073,90178.394.39$33,347
Feb 2010163,54373.585.44$20,460
Jan 2010144,11974.365.96$25,607
Dec 2009274,15871.445.48$24,730
Nov 2009114,04974.593.75$16,010
Oct 2009134,16372.544.11$18,054
Sep 2009113,96865.543.06$12,882
Aug 20091734,14067.423.22$24,988
Jul 2009104,15161.133.46$14,992
Jun 200974,07866.163.90$16,347
May 2009114,25354.743.93$17,298
Apr 2009194,18746.773.59$15,909
Mar 20092044,05242.144.06$25,044
Feb 2009403,46032.814.63$17,343
Jan 2009823,93835.865.37$24,092
Dec 2008424,29837.105.98$27,248
Nov 2008594,23055.496.86$32,293
Oct 2008574,19875.246.92$33,347
Sep 20082033,845101.767.88$50,945
Aug 2008243,489114.228.48$32,339
Jul 2008393,774131.0811.39$48,096
Jun 2008704,219131.3313.03$64,178
May 2008709,390123.1711.57$117,304
Apr 20081564,940110.3110.45$68,855
Mar 200803,680101.909.66$35,564
Feb 200803,86792.538.77$33,916
Jan 20083824,25090.388.21$69,400
Dec 200704,45388.337.30$32,516
Nov 200704,38491.677.29$31,967
Oct 200704,74882.856.92$32,866
Sep 200704,82375.846.24$30,116
Aug 20071815,06069.066.39$44,823
Jul 200705,14570.906.39$32,866
Jun 200704,71562.007.55$35,591
May 200705,08358.747.85$39,883
Apr 200704,80659.617.81$37,512
Mar 20071035,31656.927.30$44,680
Feb 200704,66155.108.22$38,295
Jan 2007355,39950.306.73$38,079
Dec 200605,58156.656.92$38,612
Nov 20061895,56554.207.62$52,635
Oct 200605,47154.906.01$32,902
Sep 200605,37760.085.04$27,085
Aug 200605,87068.717.34$43,085
Jul 20061976,16269.376.34$52,750
Jun 200606,10766.286.38$38,986
May 200605,81766.016.42$37,374
Apr 20061915,79664.397.36$54,960
Mar 200606,29856.707.08$44,608
Feb 200605,48457.597.75$42,507
Jan 200606,42260.598.93$57,370
Dec 200506,44854.9413.42$86,503
Nov 20051916,33454.6910.59$77,513
Oct 200506,54058.3413.80$90,224
Sep 200506,55961.4512.08$79,226
Aug 200506,94261.519.80$68,010
Jul 20051727,00355.697.84$64,508
Jun 200506,86452.337.38$50,663
May 200507,19545.226.65$47,855
Apr 20051617,03649.207.36$59,710
Mar 20053927,54450.377.15$73,721
Feb 200506,99045.226.31$44,120
Jan 200507,94143.166.32$50,205
Dec 200408,07039.866.75$54,481
Nov 20042037,91045.286.33$59,265
Oct 200408,40749.706.52$54,772
Sep 200408,33643.245.28$44,047
Aug 20041708,76142.375.55$55,832
Jul 200408,57138.286.08$52,148
Jun 200408,59736.106.43$55,305
May 20041839,21037.486.49$66,674
Apr 200408,96434.475.86$52,515
Mar 20041869,44534.365.53$58,623
Feb 200409,07832.455.51$50,016
Jan 200409,83832.036.30$61,976
Dec 200318910,11230.266.30$69,441
Nov 2003010,02028.804.60$46,044
Oct 200319910,60028.174.76$56,058
Sep 2003010,71526.314.75$50,889
Aug 200312311,31029.765.13$61,678
Jul 20033811,41729.415.17$60,153
Jun 200312611,29228.565.98$71,158
May 2003111,89726.595.97$71,084
Apr 200310011,50226.675.41$64,862
Mar 20037212,37231.146.10$77,662
Feb 200325911,83233.487.93$102,450
Jan 200317412,10830.315.58$72,861
Dec 20021,17513,60326.914.85$97,645
Nov 20021,59013,50124.664.14$95,063
Oct 20021,32214,48626.464.23$96,243
Sep 20021,15214,46827.443.64$84,205
Aug 20021,29314,58225.963.16$79,706
Jul 20021,12315,74224.583.06$75,802
Jun 20021,24815,97123.733.34$82,930
May 20021,31917,03724.663.58$93,587
Apr 20021,64317,01323.653.51$98,612
Mar 20021,11818,42322.003.10$81,757
Feb 20021,52417,02818.222.38$68,220
Jan 20021,67919,49117.172.38$75,133
Dec 20012,27820,78516.932.36$87,711
Nov 20012,02816,96718.072.41$77,460
Oct 20012,08120,26819.782.53$92,418
Sep 20011,48621,77124.262.25$85,064
Aug 2001023,12924.873.05$70,617
Jul 200119624,21523.933.20$82,108
Jun 200118324,25024.563.82$97,230
May 200136726,07425.524.31$121,675
Apr 200118725,47124.685.34$140,511
Mar 200118327,39024.545.38$151,752
Feb 200117925,96127.755.77$154,686
Jan 200137829,91227.478.40$261,607
Dec 2000030,79726.889.12$280,946
Nov 200056431,53632.215.66$196,597
Oct 200019035,03031.235.15$186,181
Sep 200018940,50631.875.19$216,108
Aug 200058345,57529.644.54$224,225
Jul 200017651,10928.534.09$214,044
Jun 200036556,25029.304.40$258,040
May 200037164,76327.263.68$248,425
Apr 200054762,94124.513.12$209,531
Mar 20001,11172,89228.422.86$240,028
Feb 200057279,11327.622.73$231,500
Jan 2000950101,70725.272.48$276,291
Dec 19991,14688,25324.282.42$241,725
Nov 199977578,90323.192.43$210,021
Oct 19991,361112,90620.982.80$345,109
Sep 19991,367157,03521.752.62$440,983
Aug 19991,838266,04519.262.88$800,439
Jul 19992,900460,37417.892.37$1,144,058
Jun 1999619,99715.942.36$47,331

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             1 bbl  × $106.41 =       $106
Gas                    0 Mcf  × $  3.05 =         $0

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                     $106

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/174060 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.