VAN SCHERPE GAS UNIT "B"

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

Gas lease lease 175358District 04Field 460887002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$5.6 M
Oct 1999 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$113 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
320
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 23 leases and 23 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1971-01-13
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 1999-07-27.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: 10-1. FOR TEST DUE 4-1 PRIOR TEST TO BE FILED.

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 Gas112000-07-31141803
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
CondensateDisposition55,919 bbl$2,388,326
GasProduction732,092 Mcf$3,230,210
Total$5,618,536

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 26.4049, -98.4825. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.40492, -98.48248 · 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
12,339 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 12,339 ft.

Completions filed
Oct 1999
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-21532674912,339 ftOct 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 (320)

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

320 months

May 2026191869106.413.05$22,971
Apr 2026082898.932.87$2,376
Mar 20262385289.753.15$4,748
Feb 202619878363.503.75$15,510
Jan 20262387059.138.00$8,318
Dec 202518486556.664.41$14,243
Nov 20251685658.593.93$4,298
Oct 202519195359.383.30$14,491
Sep 20251795562.743.08$4,005
Aug 202519296763.933.01$15,190
Jul 2025895766.743.32$3,707
Jun 2025889266.483.13$3,323
May 202519290560.553.23$14,551
Apr 20251682962.363.54$3,935
Mar 20253290067.704.27$6,008
Feb 202520279170.884.34$17,751
Jan 2025885474.324.28$4,249
Dec 2024485268.993.12$2,935
Nov 202417090069.052.20$13,717
Oct 2024094271.372.28$2,149
Sep 2024094969.612.36$2,244
Aug 2024490575.632.06$2,170
Jul 202418296079.932.15$16,608
Jun 202418086078.082.63$16,320
May 2024898678.812.20$2,798
Apr 20241695184.451.66$2,929
Mar 202418778280.301.55$16,224
Feb 2024068276.091.78$1,216
Jan 202419089673.023.30$16,829
Dec 2023596171.262.61$2,865
Nov 2023083677.892.81$2,347
Oct 202319081285.443.09$18,740
Sep 2023080789.042.74$2,207
Aug 202319388380.522.67$17,901
Jul 20231376874.852.64$3,002
Jun 202319193768.962.26$15,288
May 2023131,02570.622.23$3,201
Apr 20232061,05478.122.24$18,451
Mar 20231796272.852.39$3,541
Feb 202320666675.112.47$17,115
Jan 20232386176.533.39$4,677
Dec 20221574876.415.73$5,432
Nov 202219463885.005.65$20,092
Oct 20221679687.185.86$6,062
Sep 20221081484.888.16$7,494
Aug 202218679394.529.13$24,819
Jul 20229695101.587.54$6,156
Jun 20229640115.097.98$6,141
May 202214714109.378.43$7,552
Apr 2022202806104.226.84$26,564
Mar 2022195873108.885.08$25,663
Feb 20221571991.054.86$4,859
Jan 20221180481.844.54$4,549
Dec 202120488271.323.90$17,988
Nov 20211293777.435.24$5,836
Oct 2021896179.795.71$6,129
Sep 202119995969.865.35$19,034
Aug 202119487166.024.22$16,484
Jul 20211094170.783.98$4,455
Jun 2021111,02469.493.38$4,226
May 202131,04563.483.02$3,344
Apr 202119488960.362.76$14,162
Mar 2021397361.302.72$2,827
Feb 20211971,10857.805.55$17,534
Jan 2021181,26450.412.81$4,460
Dec 2020161,45044.642.68$4,594
Nov 20202061,33738.772.71$11,605
Oct 2020171,21536.972.48$3,640
Sep 20202590337.091.99$2,725
Aug 2020181,62939.982.39$4,605
Jul 202020587138.371.83$9,456
Jun 202020285134.901.69$8,488
May 202071,06816.921.81$2,057
Apr 2020141,17714.751.80$2,330
Mar 202051,42930.341.86$2,804
Feb 20201951,04349.881.98$11,792
Jan 202051,29557.252.09$2,999
Dec 20192001,42659.012.30$15,088
Nov 201971,04855.302.75$3,270
Oct 2019151,31653.472.42$3,985
Sep 20191921,13555.052.66$13,586
Aug 20192791753.112.30$3,547
Jul 20191456356.272.46$2,173
Jun 20191894252.782.49$3,297
May 201919884658.482.74$13,897
Apr 2019161,05962.632.75$3,915
Mar 2019121,30756.803.06$4,684
Feb 20191991,66550.852.79$14,768
Jan 201971,12946.033.23$3,967
Dec 20182011,69446.594.19$16,455
Nov 2018171,16052.934.24$5,815
Oct 201819545861.443.40$13,537
Sep 201841,54059.543.11$5,024
Aug 20181971,25459.403.07$15,547
Jul 2018111,60365.142.93$5,416
Jun 2018151,40260.183.08$5,217
May 201881,59965.382.90$5,161
Apr 201810095063.842.90$9,140
Mar 20181041,11961.222.79$9,485
Feb 20181201,03061.782.77$10,263
Jan 20181195062.874.01$4,500
Dec 2017681,11457.272.92$7,149
Nov 20179292155.423.12$7,971
Oct 201715498349.292.98$10,524
Sep 201701,02447.523.09$3,161
Aug 20178099745.373.00$6,625
Jul 20171001,04043.873.09$7,598
Jun 201701,07942.493.09$3,331
May 20171301,15545.373.26$9,667
Apr 20171301,12847.933.21$9,854
Mar 2017531,18946.772.98$6,026
Feb 201701,09450.452.95$3,230
Jan 2017701,30649.413.42$7,924
Dec 20161271,10848.763.72$10,317
Nov 2016961,12242.492.64$7,046
Oct 20161051,18746.193.09$8,518
Sep 20161311,20441.553.10$9,176
Aug 201601,30841.442.92$3,825
Jul 2016971,41341.622.92$8,169
Jun 20161251,48045.352.69$9,644
May 2016332,00342.521.99$5,391
Apr 20166869836.561.99$3,876
Mar 20169198833.011.79$4,776
Feb 20161181,19426.472.06$5,587
Jan 2016361,10527.352.36$3,597
Dec 20151291,07632.362.00$6,328
Nov 2015095238.792.17$2,063
Oct 20151041,32343.552.43$7,740
Sep 20158174242.992.76$5,529
Aug 20154995440.162.87$4,708
Jul 201511889748.152.95$8,323
Jun 201519284956.152.88$13,228
May 2015077555.212.96$2,290
Apr 2015094449.822.71$2,555
Mar 20151931,69342.892.93$13,246
Feb 20150644.662.98$18
Jan 2015085043.433.10$2,636
Dec 20141891,15054.693.59$14,466
Nov 2014097470.464.25$4,141
Oct 20141781,50078.303.90$19,789
Sep 201401,31686.164.05$5,324
Aug 2014046089.394.04$1,856
Jul 20141811,18696.564.18$22,434
Jun 201401,05798.164.74$5,007
May 20141861,02994.734.73$22,483
Apr 2014097095.944.81$4,665
Mar 20141941,11695.895.06$24,246
Feb 2014095797.406.19$5,926
Jan 201419597790.404.86$22,377
Dec 201301,29691.824.35$5,643
Nov 2013073488.853.74$2,744
Oct 20131941,17997.423.78$23,355
Sep 201301,117104.113.72$4,153
Aug 20131921,007104.253.52$23,563
Jul 20130829102.523.72$3,082
Jun 201319194394.403.93$21,740
May 201301,01694.834.15$4,215
Apr 20131941,10693.964.28$22,965
Mar 2013084993.623.91$3,322
Feb 201301,05291.233.42$3,598
Jan 201317499991.603.42$19,355
Dec 201201,23786.773.42$4,231
Nov 201212790686.953.62$14,327
Oct 201211,26489.383.40$4,387
Sep 201216695294.672.92$18,494
Aug 201201,38892.662.91$4,037
Jul 201201,56285.133.02$4,718
Jun 20121931,47479.822.52$19,118
May 201201,24091.612.49$3,086
Apr 201201,215101.652.00$2,426
Mar 20121941,482105.052.22$23,673
Feb 20121877101.102.57$2,355
Jan 2012288498.092.73$2,613
Dec 201120050196.873.24$20,997
Nov 201101,14995.723.31$3,805
Oct 201111,68884.983.65$6,244
Sep 20111901,80483.623.99$23,078
Aug 20111921,83083.404.15$23,606
Jul 201101,38994.144.52$6,274
Jun 20111901,76192.904.64$25,822
May 20111911,16198.134.40$23,857
Apr 201131,070105.964.33$4,954
Mar 201111,26196.364.06$5,213
Feb 2011197985.644.18$4,178
Jan 201111,11986.504.59$5,221
Dec 20101941,42185.734.35$22,810
Nov 20101931,52080.843.80$21,371
Oct 201011,58378.103.51$5,633
Sep 20101921,22972.633.98$18,836
Aug 201011,12273.684.42$5,032
Jul 201001,48172.554.74$7,015
Jun 20101911,07970.364.91$18,737
May 20101681,73571.124.24$19,296
Apr 2010185181.694.12$3,590
Mar 201011,62078.394.39$7,188
Feb 20101951,42773.585.44$22,114
Jan 201011,47474.365.96$8,865
Dec 20091941,62171.445.48$22,749
Nov 200901,47374.593.75$5,526
Oct 20091941,63572.544.11$20,793
Sep 200901,38565.543.06$4,245
Aug 20091811,75467.423.22$17,848
Jul 20091781,17761.133.46$14,959
Jun 200901,24966.163.90$4,865
May 20091881,67354.743.93$16,859
Apr 200901,25646.773.59$4,506
Mar 20091931,65042.144.06$14,830
Feb 200901,68032.814.63$7,783
Jan 20091951,51435.865.37$15,124
Dec 200801,51837.105.98$9,073
Nov 20081991,42855.496.86$20,839
Oct 200811,12475.246.92$7,856
Sep 20081981,236101.767.88$29,885
Aug 200811,389114.228.48$11,897
Jul 20081671,465131.0811.39$38,576
Jun 200811,032131.3313.03$13,581
May 200812,592123.1711.57$30,124
Apr 200811,321110.3110.45$13,921
Mar 20081811,243101.909.66$30,456
Feb 200801,50292.538.77$13,173
Jan 20081971,51590.388.21$30,237
Dec 200701,32888.337.30$9,697
Nov 200701,34391.677.29$9,793
Oct 200711,67382.856.92$11,663
Sep 20071951,70175.846.24$25,410
Aug 20071931,57969.066.39$23,415
Jul 200701,24270.906.39$7,934
Jun 200719796062.007.55$19,461
May 200701,04258.747.85$8,176
Apr 200719582459.617.81$18,055
Mar 200701,71856.927.30$12,545
Feb 20071972,13455.108.22$28,388
Jan 200702,36150.306.73$15,882
Dec 20062022,57256.656.92$29,238
Nov 200602,47254.207.62$18,830
Oct 200601,53554.906.01$9,231
Sep 20061672,16760.085.04$20,949
Aug 200601,75968.717.34$12,911
Jul 20061792,04869.376.34$25,407
Jun 200601,87166.286.38$11,944
May 20061521,82366.016.42$21,746
Apr 20061852,54664.397.36$30,652
Mar 20061912,52156.707.08$28,686
Feb 200602,39657.597.75$18,572
Jan 20061892,44460.598.93$33,285
Dec 20051962,72154.9413.42$47,272
Nov 20052032,80454.6910.59$40,792
Oct 20051973,21658.3413.80$55,860
Sep 200501,79261.4512.08$21,646
Aug 20051972,63561.519.80$37,932
Jul 20051972,60655.697.84$31,411
Jun 200502,39952.337.38$17,707
May 20051972,85345.226.65$27,884
Apr 20051832,99149.207.36$31,019
Mar 200502,79550.377.15$19,998
Feb 2005272,40245.226.31$16,382
Jan 20053743,31243.166.32$37,081
Dec 20041953,06639.866.75$28,472
Nov 20041933,06045.286.33$28,110
Oct 20041833,30749.706.52$30,641
Sep 20041423,26643.245.28$23,397
Aug 20042883,39642.375.55$31,053
Jul 20041902,93138.286.08$25,106
Jun 20041362,95736.106.43$23,932
May 20042453,88037.486.49$34,382
Apr 2004892,81734.475.86$19,571
Mar 20042903,92434.365.53$31,665
Feb 20041883,80632.455.51$27,070
Jan 20043713,89132.036.30$36,395
Dec 20031953,32630.266.30$26,860
Nov 20033723,41828.804.60$26,420
Oct 20031893,53128.174.76$22,130
Sep 20032593,89526.314.75$25,313
Aug 20031924,03629.765.13$26,417
Jul 20032763,47629.415.17$26,091
Jun 20032803,81828.565.98$30,840
May 20032933,74826.595.97$30,176
Apr 20032343,69126.675.41$26,199
Mar 20033403,91931.146.10$34,478
Feb 20033553,80733.487.93$42,059
Jan 20033694,72830.315.58$37,576
Dec 20023863,09726.914.85$25,419
Nov 20021901,26824.664.14$9,931
Oct 20023723,98726.464.23$26,705
Sep 20021934,30227.443.64$20,935
Aug 20023654,80125.963.16$24,667
Jul 20023693,65224.583.06$20,252
Jun 20023634,75823.733.34$24,497
May 20023854,19124.663.58$24,515
Apr 20023674,48023.653.51$24,415
Mar 20023764,39822.003.10$21,918
Feb 20023714,48518.222.38$17,415
Jan 20027335,57017.172.38$25,818
Dec 20015464,41316.932.36$19,678
Nov 20013664,53418.072.41$17,520
Oct 20017495,19819.782.53$27,960
Sep 20013605,80824.262.25$21,809
Aug 20011936,13524.873.05$23,531
Jul 20015605,55723.933.20$31,167
Jun 20013605,98524.563.82$31,729
May 20017366,15725.524.31$45,303
Apr 20013595,66324.685.34$39,074
Mar 20013856,76524.545.38$45,820
Feb 20013826,36227.755.77$47,291
Jan 20015647,25527.478.40$76,426
Dec 20005587,02126.889.12$79,048
Nov 20007617,29032.215.66$65,759
Oct 20005757,34131.235.15$55,730
Sep 20005717,29731.875.19$56,044
Aug 20007488,69829.644.54$61,666
Jul 20007449,37328.534.09$59,560
Jun 20007409,73729.304.40$64,498
May 200093311,23627.263.68$66,779
Apr 20001,12410,91924.513.12$61,573
Mar 20001,12511,95628.422.86$66,164
Feb 200093210,82527.622.73$55,256
Jan 20001,53815,26725.272.48$76,735
Dec 19991,73921,32824.282.42$93,916
Nov 19992,65127,92723.192.43$129,451
Oct 19993,14139,45320.982.80$176,513

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           191 bbl  × $106.41 =    $20,324
Gas                  869 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $2,647

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Month total                                  $22,971

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/175358 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.