CASTILLO DEEP GU

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

Gas lease lease 174563District 04Field 460915002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$3.8 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 8 leases and 8 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1975-01-05
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
933 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 40 acres. The field rule took effect on 1999-09-01.

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 Gas112000-03-24141272
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
CondensateDisposition2,788 bbl$176,265
GasProduction695,163 Mcf$3,669,136
Total$3,845,401

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 26.4269, -98.4396. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.42692, -98.43960 · 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
13,310 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 13,310 ft.

Completions filed
Mar 2004
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-21532556413,310 ftMar 2004

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 20240169.052.20$2
Oct 20240371.372.28$7
Sep 20240069.612.36$0
Aug 20240075.632.06$0
Jul 20240079.932.15$0
Jun 202402778.082.63$71
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 2023016985.443.09$522
Sep 2023035489.042.74$968
Aug 2023063480.522.67$1,695
Jul 2023042974.852.64$1,133
Jun 2023015168.962.26$341
May 202307570.622.23$167
Apr 2023048178.122.24$1,076
Mar 2023028372.852.39$677
Feb 2023022975.112.47$565
Jan 2023024776.533.39$837
Dec 2022046276.415.73$2,647
Nov 2022048185.005.65$2,716
Oct 2022026087.185.86$1,525
Sep 2022010884.888.16$882
Aug 2022043794.529.13$3,989
Jul 20220446101.587.54$3,364
Jun 2022012115.097.98$96
May 20220481109.378.43$4,056
Apr 20220625104.226.84$4,274
Mar 20220402108.885.08$2,041
Feb 2022054391.054.86$2,638
Jan 2022062981.844.54$2,854
Dec 2021046971.323.90$1,829
Nov 20210077.435.24$0
Oct 20210079.795.71$0
Sep 2021014969.865.35$797
Aug 2021039166.024.22$1,650
Jul 2021055170.783.98$2,194
Jun 2021050569.493.38$1,707
May 2021061763.483.02$1,862
Apr 2021057160.362.76$1,575
Mar 2021057361.302.72$1,557
Feb 2021050957.805.55$2,824
Jan 2021045350.412.81$1,273
Dec 2020044744.642.68$1,196
Nov 2020048838.772.71$1,321
Oct 2020047936.972.48$1,187
Sep 2020061837.091.99$1,230
Aug 2020045239.982.39$1,078
Jul 20200938.371.83$16
Jun 202001234.901.69$20
May 202001716.921.81$31
Apr 202001914.751.80$34
Mar 202001830.341.86$33
Feb 202002549.881.98$50
Jan 202001757.252.09$36
Dec 20190959.012.30$21
Nov 20190955.302.75$25
Oct 20190053.472.42$0
Sep 201905355.052.66$141
Aug 2019049953.112.30$1,150
Jul 2019053656.272.46$1,319
Jun 2019014452.782.49$359
May 201901158.482.74$30
Apr 2019021562.632.75$591
Mar 2019027756.803.06$848
Feb 2019013750.852.79$383
Jan 201905346.033.23$171
Dec 2018031746.594.19$1,327
Nov 2018046752.934.24$1,979
Oct 2018032961.443.40$1,118
Sep 2018019159.543.11$594
Aug 20180159.403.07$3
Jul 20180065.142.93$0
Jun 20180060.183.08$0
May 20180165.382.90$3
Apr 20180063.842.90$0
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
Feb 2018011561.782.77$318
Jan 20180062.874.01$0
Dec 201792057.272.92$5,269
Nov 20170055.423.12$0
Oct 20170049.292.98$0
Sep 20170047.523.09$0
Aug 20170045.373.00$0
Jul 20170043.873.09$0
Jun 20170042.493.09$0
May 20170045.373.26$0
Apr 20170047.933.21$0
Mar 201701546.772.98$45
Feb 20170050.452.95$0
Jan 201705149.413.42$174
Dec 20160048.763.72$0
Nov 20160042.492.64$0
Oct 20160046.193.09$0
Sep 20160041.553.10$0
Aug 20160041.442.92$0
Jul 20160041.622.92$0
Jun 20160045.352.69$0
May 20160042.521.99$0
Apr 20160036.561.99$0
Mar 201602033.011.79$36
Feb 201605626.472.06$116
Jan 201609327.352.36$220
Dec 201502532.362.00$50
Nov 20150038.792.17$0
Oct 20150043.552.43$0
Sep 20150042.992.76$0
Aug 20150040.162.87$0
Jul 20150048.152.95$0
Jun 201507256.152.88$208
May 20150055.212.96$0
Apr 2015042349.822.71$1,145
Mar 2015031042.892.93$910
Feb 201501944.662.98$57
Jan 201504043.433.10$124
Dec 201406954.693.59$248
Nov 201409970.464.25$421
Oct 2014024678.303.90$960
Sep 201403686.164.05$146
Aug 201402889.394.04$113
Jul 201401696.564.18$67
Jun 201401598.164.74$71
May 201404494.734.73$208
Apr 201402895.944.81$135
Mar 201402295.895.06$111
Feb 201401497.406.19$87
Jan 20140090.404.86$0
Dec 201303,97091.824.35$17,287
Nov 20130088.853.74$0
Oct 20131154697.423.78$3,135
Sep 201341,304104.113.72$5,264
Aug 201314173104.253.52$2,069
Jul 201337174102.523.72$4,440
Jun 2013251,21094.403.93$7,119
May 2013391,39594.834.15$9,486
Apr 2013361,26793.964.28$8,809
Mar 201301,22893.623.91$4,805
Feb 2013181,22091.233.42$5,814
Jan 2013561,46991.603.42$10,153
Dec 201271,40786.773.42$5,420
Nov 201281,43486.953.62$5,894
Oct 2012111,46089.383.40$5,947
Sep 201221,40794.672.92$4,296
Aug 2012861,52492.662.91$12,401
Jul 201211,58785.133.02$4,879
Jun 201241,56879.822.52$4,269
May 201201,60691.612.49$3,996
Apr 201221,500101.652.00$3,199
Mar 201221,564105.052.22$3,685
Feb 201241,466101.102.57$4,172
Jan 201231,25698.092.73$3,728
Dec 201141,44096.873.24$5,053
Nov 201131,44995.723.31$5,085
Oct 201141,66884.983.65$6,426
Sep 201131,70983.623.99$7,063
Aug 201131,86183.404.15$7,972
Jul 201101,78294.144.52$8,050
Jun 201121,83492.904.64$8,695
May 201161,93698.134.40$9,117
Apr 2011141,883105.964.33$9,643
Mar 2011191,98496.364.06$9,881
Feb 2011121,72185.644.18$8,221
Jan 201101,61286.504.59$7,397
Dec 201001,68285.734.35$7,313
Nov 201001,83680.843.80$6,968
Oct 2010161,90878.103.51$7,945
Sep 2010101,82972.633.98$8,005
Aug 2010161,91073.684.42$9,620
Jul 2010121,95172.554.74$10,111
Jun 2010141,79470.364.91$9,794
May 201071,84171.124.24$8,295
Apr 2010201,78681.694.12$8,997
Mar 2010141,89878.394.39$9,427
Feb 2010141,77573.585.44$10,690
Jan 2010162,03974.365.96$13,351
Dec 2009171,62671.445.48$10,131
Nov 2009111,75674.593.75$7,408
Oct 2009121,87472.544.11$8,573
Sep 200921,87065.543.06$5,862
Aug 200971,95867.423.22$6,774
Jul 2009172,01061.133.46$8,003
Jun 2009131,96066.163.90$8,494
May 2009112,09154.743.93$8,811
Apr 2009132,07546.773.59$8,052
Mar 2009182,11842.144.06$9,355
Feb 2009301,77532.814.63$9,208
Jan 2009402,00035.865.37$12,176
Dec 2008542,00337.105.98$13,976
Nov 2008421,90355.496.86$15,386
Oct 2008462,07175.246.92$17,796
Sep 2008561,827101.767.88$20,090
Aug 2008371,978114.228.48$21,006
Jul 2008662,231131.0811.39$34,061
Jun 2008644,253131.3313.03$63,833
May 20085320,989123.1711.57$249,461
Apr 2008502,423110.3110.45$30,848
Mar 200802,471101.909.66$23,880
Feb 200807,23192.538.77$63,420
Jan 200802,34890.388.21$19,267
Dec 200702,64488.337.30$19,306
Nov 20072002,82391.677.29$38,918
Oct 200702,63882.856.92$18,260
Sep 200702,83975.846.24$17,727
Aug 200703,06869.066.39$19,598
Jul 200703,20170.906.39$20,448
Jun 200713,38762.007.55$25,629
May 200702,52558.747.85$19,812
Apr 2007055259.617.81$4,308
Mar 200701,66156.927.30$12,129
Feb 2007059055.108.22$4,847
Jan 200703,51750.306.73$23,658
Dec 200602,59956.656.92$17,981
Nov 200603,37554.207.62$25,709
Oct 200603,53754.906.01$21,271
Sep 200603,36160.085.04$16,930
Aug 200603,54068.717.34$25,983
Jul 200603,36769.376.34$21,356
Jun 200603,74966.286.38$23,933
May 200603,59266.016.42$23,079
Apr 200603,23864.397.36$23,833
Mar 200603,74956.707.08$26,554
Feb 200604,75857.597.75$36,880
Jan 200605,86560.598.93$52,394
Dec 200505,61454.9413.42$75,314
Nov 200506,33854.6910.59$67,109
Oct 200506,64058.3413.80$91,604
Sep 200506,54761.4512.08$79,081
Aug 200505,54861.519.80$54,353
Jul 20051785,81955.697.84$55,555
Jun 200506,09352.337.38$44,973
May 200506,40545.226.65$42,601
Apr 200506,08649.207.36$44,796
Mar 200504,43250.377.15$31,710
Feb 200503,65045.226.31$23,039
Jan 200503,63743.166.32$22,994
Dec 200403,62339.866.75$24,459
Nov 20041474,44545.286.33$34,795
Oct 200405,15949.706.52$33,611
Sep 200405,60843.245.28$29,632
Aug 20041946,74042.375.55$45,631
Jul 20041927,85838.286.08$55,159
Jun 200408,62136.106.43$55,459
May 2004010,62137.486.49$68,979
Apr 2004013,16934.475.86$77,150
Mar 200402,31434.365.53$12,797
Feb 2004064332.455.51$3,543
Jan 200407732.036.30$485
Dec 2003029730.266.30$1,872
Nov 2003083528.804.60$3,837
Oct 2003013828.174.76$657
Sep 2003078826.314.75$3,743
Aug 200302,73329.765.13$14,020
Jul 200302,78829.415.17$14,416
Jun 200303,19128.565.98$19,092
May 200303,18726.595.97$19,035
Apr 200301,30926.675.41$7,078
Mar 200382,36831.146.10$14,685
Feb 200312,27333.487.93$18,049
Jan 200301,44130.315.58$8,044
Dec 200202,71926.914.85$13,197
Nov 20021871,66224.664.14$11,487
Oct 200201,50126.464.23$6,348
Sep 200202,34127.443.64$8,510
Aug 200202,58725.963.16$8,186
Jul 2002103,13624.583.06$9,847
Jun 2002265723.733.34$2,241
May 200232,35024.663.58$8,496
Apr 200201,55823.653.51$5,472
Mar 200203,30022.003.10$10,239
Feb 200202,47418.222.38$5,877
Jan 2002232,05417.172.38$5,275
Dec 200102,88616.932.36$6,824
Nov 200102,22518.072.41$5,352
Oct 200103,46719.782.53$8,768
Sep 200104,38524.262.25$9,872
Aug 200103,60924.873.05$11,019
Jul 200102,89723.933.20$9,262
Jun 200103,83624.563.82$14,669
May 200103,24325.524.31$13,969
Apr 200104,03624.685.34$21,533
Mar 200104,89524.545.38$26,318
Feb 200103,43927.755.77$19,833
Jan 200105,00227.478.40$42,011
Dec 200006,19126.889.12$56,477
Nov 200006,72032.215.66$38,022
Oct 2000255,34831.235.15$28,299
Sep 200004,67831.875.19$24,262
Aug 200004,92129.644.54$22,345
Jul 200006,63928.534.09$27,152
Jun 200007,28829.304.40$32,047
May 200008,04827.263.68$29,615
Apr 2000013,32324.513.12$41,514
Mar 2000010,36528.422.86$29,641
Feb 200006,50927.622.73$17,747
Jan 200007,78625.272.48$19,313
Dec 199908,76224.282.42$21,237
Nov 1999013,45223.192.43$32,742
Oct 1999018,19220.982.80$51,005
Sep 19993817,91921.752.62$47,754
Aug 19999020,59419.262.88$60,954
Jul 199915956,79217.892.37$137,576

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.

Nov 2024 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             0 bbl  × $ 69.05 =         $0
Gas                    1 Mcf  × $  2.20 =         $2

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Month total                                       $2

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/174563 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.