BRIGHT & SCHIFF HAMMAN GAS UNIT

Operated by MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 561136) in the MONTE CHRISTO (VX-ECKART-EE CNS) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 175489District 04Field 625560882 tax incentive programmesGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.5 M
Nov 1999 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
319
no gaps in the span
Streams
1
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 58 leases and 58 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
2005-12-01
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 2006-05-16.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: ALLOCATION FORMULA SUSPENDED.

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 Gas112000-05-24141781
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
GasProduction367,074 Mcf$1,497,963
Total$1,497,963

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 26.4302, -98.3113. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.43021, -98.31128 · 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
9,972 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 9,972 ft.

Completions filed
Oct 2008
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-21532691159,972 ftOct 2008

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 (319)

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

319 months

May 20260106.413.05$0
Apr 2026098.932.87$0
Mar 2026089.753.15$0
Feb 2026063.503.75$0
Jan 2026059.138.00$0
Dec 2025056.664.41$0
Nov 2025058.593.93$0
Oct 2025059.383.30$0
Sep 2025062.743.08$0
Aug 2025063.933.01$0
Jul 2025066.743.32$0
Jun 2025066.483.13$0
May 2025060.553.23$0
Apr 2025062.363.54$0
Mar 2025067.704.27$0
Feb 2025070.884.34$0
Jan 2025074.324.28$0
Dec 2024068.993.12$0
Nov 2024069.052.20$0
Oct 2024071.372.28$0
Sep 2024069.612.36$0
Aug 2024075.632.06$0
Jul 2024079.932.15$0
Jun 2024078.082.63$0
May 2024078.812.20$0
Apr 2024084.451.66$0
Mar 2024080.301.55$0
Feb 2024076.091.78$0
Jan 2024073.023.30$0
Dec 2023071.262.61$0
Nov 2023077.892.81$0
Oct 2023085.443.09$0
Sep 2023089.042.74$0
Aug 2023080.522.67$0
Jul 2023074.852.64$0
Jun 2023068.962.26$0
May 2023070.622.23$0
Apr 2023078.122.24$0
Mar 2023072.852.39$0
Feb 2023075.112.47$0
Jan 2023076.533.39$0
Dec 2022076.415.73$0
Nov 2022085.005.65$0
Oct 2022087.185.86$0
Sep 2022084.888.16$0
Aug 2022094.529.13$0
Jul 20220101.587.54$0
Jun 20220115.097.98$0
May 20220109.378.43$0
Apr 20220104.226.84$0
Mar 20220108.885.08$0
Feb 2022091.054.86$0
Jan 2022081.844.54$0
Dec 2021071.323.90$0
Nov 2021077.435.24$0
Oct 2021079.795.71$0
Sep 2021069.865.35$0
Aug 2021066.024.22$0
Jul 2021070.783.98$0
Jun 2021069.493.38$0
May 2021063.483.02$0
Apr 2021060.362.76$0
Mar 2021061.302.72$0
Feb 2021057.805.55$0
Jan 2021050.412.81$0
Dec 2020044.642.68$0
Nov 2020038.772.71$0
Oct 2020036.972.48$0
Sep 2020037.091.99$0
Aug 2020039.982.39$0
Jul 2020038.371.83$0
Jun 2020034.901.69$0
May 2020016.921.81$0
Apr 2020014.751.80$0
Mar 2020030.341.86$0
Feb 2020049.881.98$0
Jan 2020057.252.09$0
Dec 2019059.012.30$0
Nov 2019055.302.75$0
Oct 2019053.472.42$0
Sep 2019055.052.66$0
Aug 2019053.112.30$0
Jul 2019056.272.46$0
Jun 2019052.782.49$0
May 2019058.482.74$0
Apr 2019062.632.75$0
Mar 2019056.803.06$0
Feb 2019050.852.79$0
Jan 2019046.033.23$0
Dec 2018046.594.19$0
Nov 2018052.934.24$0
Oct 2018061.443.40$0
Sep 2018059.543.11$0
Aug 2018059.403.07$0
Jul 2018065.142.93$0
Jun 2018060.183.08$0
May 2018065.382.90$0
Apr 2018063.842.90$0
Mar 2018061.222.79$0
Feb 2018061.782.77$0
Jan 2018062.874.01$0
Dec 2017057.272.92$0
Nov 2017055.423.12$0
Oct 2017049.292.98$0
Sep 2017047.523.09$0
Aug 2017045.373.00$0
Jul 2017043.873.09$0
Jun 2017042.493.09$0
May 2017045.373.26$0
Apr 2017047.933.21$0
Mar 2017046.772.98$0
Feb 2017050.452.95$0
Jan 2017049.413.42$0
Dec 2016048.763.72$0
Nov 2016042.492.64$0
Oct 2016046.193.09$0
Sep 2016041.553.10$0
Aug 2016041.442.92$0
Jul 2016041.622.92$0
Jun 2016045.352.69$0
May 2016042.521.99$0
Apr 2016036.561.99$0
Mar 2016033.011.79$0
Feb 2016026.472.06$0
Jan 2016027.352.36$0
Dec 2015032.362.00$0
Nov 2015038.792.17$0
Oct 2015043.552.43$0
Sep 2015042.992.76$0
Aug 2015040.162.87$0
Jul 2015048.152.95$0
Jun 2015056.152.88$0
May 2015055.212.96$0
Apr 2015049.822.71$0
Mar 2015042.892.93$0
Feb 2015044.662.98$0
Jan 2015043.433.10$0
Dec 2014054.693.59$0
Nov 2014070.464.25$0
Oct 2014078.303.90$0
Sep 2014086.164.05$0
Aug 2014089.394.04$0
Jul 2014096.564.18$0
Jun 2014098.164.74$0
May 2014094.734.73$0
Apr 2014095.944.81$0
Mar 2014095.895.06$0
Feb 2014097.406.19$0
Jan 2014090.404.86$0
Dec 2013091.824.35$0
Nov 2013088.853.74$0
Oct 2013097.423.78$0
Sep 20130104.113.72$0
Aug 20130104.253.52$0
Jul 20130102.523.72$0
Jun 2013094.403.93$0
May 2013094.834.15$0
Apr 2013093.964.28$0
Mar 2013093.623.91$0
Feb 2013091.233.42$0
Jan 2013091.603.42$0
Dec 2012086.773.42$0
Nov 2012086.953.62$0
Oct 2012089.383.40$0
Sep 2012094.672.92$0
Aug 2012092.662.91$0
Jul 2012085.133.02$0
Jun 2012079.822.52$0
May 2012091.612.49$0
Apr 20120101.652.00$0
Mar 20120105.052.22$0
Feb 20120101.102.57$0
Jan 2012098.092.73$0
Dec 2011096.873.24$0
Nov 2011095.723.31$0
Oct 2011084.983.65$0
Sep 2011083.623.99$0
Aug 2011083.404.15$0
Jul 2011094.144.52$0
Jun 2011092.904.64$0
May 2011098.134.40$0
Apr 20110105.964.33$0
Mar 2011096.364.06$0
Feb 2011085.644.18$0
Jan 2011086.504.59$0
Dec 2010085.734.35$0
Nov 2010080.843.80$0
Oct 2010078.103.51$0
Sep 2010072.633.98$0
Aug 2010073.684.42$0
Jul 2010072.554.74$0
Jun 2010070.364.91$0
May 2010071.124.24$0
Apr 2010081.694.12$0
Mar 20107978.394.39$347
Feb 201031373.585.44$1,703
Jan 201036574.365.96$2,177
Dec 200923171.445.48$1,267
Nov 200931374.593.75$1,174
Oct 20096972.544.11$284
Sep 2009065.543.06$0
Aug 2009067.423.22$0
Jul 200930561.133.46$1,057
Jun 200933566.163.90$1,305
May 200926054.743.93$1,021
Apr 2009046.773.59$0
Mar 2009042.144.06$0
Feb 2009032.814.63$0
Jan 200914335.865.37$768
Dec 200851637.105.98$3,084
Nov 200819555.496.86$1,338
Oct 2008075.246.92$0
Sep 20083,111101.767.88$24,506
Aug 2008858114.228.48$7,278
Jul 2008201131.0811.39$2,289
Jun 2008408131.3313.03$5,317
May 2008162123.1711.57$1,875
Apr 2008232110.3110.45$2,426
Mar 2008250101.909.66$2,416
Feb 200812692.538.77$1,105
Jan 200823690.388.21$1,937
Dec 200726088.337.30$1,899
Nov 200716891.677.29$1,225
Oct 200726982.856.92$1,862
Sep 200730275.846.24$1,886
Aug 200726869.066.39$1,712
Jul 200721670.906.39$1,380
Jun 200714262.007.55$1,072
May 200713958.747.85$1,091
Apr 200713059.617.81$1,015
Mar 200731956.927.30$2,329
Feb 200721355.108.22$1,750
Jan 200735350.306.73$2,375
Dec 200654456.656.92$3,764
Nov 200650954.207.62$3,877
Oct 200628354.906.01$1,702
Sep 200632460.085.04$1,632
Aug 200622368.717.34$1,637
Jul 200633669.376.34$2,131
Jun 200615266.286.38$970
May 200621166.016.42$1,356
Apr 200619564.397.36$1,435
Mar 200639056.707.08$2,762
Feb 200631357.597.75$2,426
Jan 2006060.598.93$0
Dec 200513654.9413.42$1,824
Nov 200543754.6910.59$4,627
Oct 200531658.3413.80$4,359
Sep 200524461.4512.08$2,947
Aug 200512961.519.80$1,264
Jul 20057255.697.84$565
Jun 200536252.337.38$2,672
May 200552345.226.65$3,479
Apr 200542349.207.36$3,113
Mar 200554350.377.15$3,885
Feb 200552145.226.31$3,289
Jan 200529543.166.32$1,865
Dec 200461339.866.75$4,138
Nov 200459045.286.33$3,735
Oct 200458849.706.52$3,831
Sep 200453443.245.28$2,822
Aug 200424742.375.55$1,371
Jul 200426538.286.08$1,612
Jun 200437736.106.43$2,425
May 200425737.486.49$1,669
Apr 200427934.475.86$1,635
Mar 200422034.365.53$1,217
Feb 200433432.455.51$1,840
Jan 200438632.036.30$2,432
Dec 200377530.266.30$4,884
Nov 200368928.804.60$3,166
Oct 200349228.174.76$2,342
Sep 200336326.314.75$1,724
Aug 200360729.765.13$3,114
Jul 200346129.415.17$2,384
Jun 200375128.565.98$4,493
May 200370526.595.97$4,211
Apr 200384926.675.41$4,591
Mar 200368531.146.10$4,176
Feb 200365233.487.93$5,168
Jan 200391030.315.58$5,080
Dec 200290026.914.85$4,368
Nov 200272824.664.14$3,012
Oct 200293726.464.23$3,963
Sep 200278727.443.64$2,861
Aug 20023,00125.963.16$9,496
Jul 20022,31224.583.06$7,079
Jun 20021,98723.733.34$6,633
May 20022,94824.663.58$10,566
Apr 20023,97123.653.51$13,947
Mar 20024,13022.003.10$12,814
Feb 20023,83618.222.38$9,113
Jan 20022,99917.172.38$7,125
Dec 20012,92016.932.36$6,904
Nov 20013,51718.072.41$8,460
Oct 20012,94719.782.53$7,453
Sep 20012,75124.262.25$6,193
Aug 20012,60124.873.05$7,941
Jul 20011,69823.933.20$5,429
Jun 20013,20724.563.82$12,264
May 20018,34525.524.31$35,945
Apr 200114,47224.685.34$77,213
Mar 200116,00624.545.38$86,055
Feb 200115,04027.755.77$86,737
Jan 20017,24627.478.40$60,857
Dec 200023726.889.12$2,162
Nov 20003,00232.215.66$16,985
Oct 20009,94231.235.15$51,157
Sep 200010,03831.875.19$52,062
Aug 200017,91529.644.54$81,348
Jul 200019,12228.534.09$78,204
Jun 200020,92829.304.40$92,026
May 200021,87927.263.68$80,509
Apr 200022,79524.513.12$71,029
Mar 200025,77528.422.86$73,710
Feb 200026,48927.622.73$72,222
Jan 200030,10325.272.48$74,670
Dec 199917,96624.282.42$43,545
Nov 1999023.192.43$0

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.

Mar 2010 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Gas                   79 Mcf  × $  4.39 =       $347

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Month total                                     $347

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/175489 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.