RATHMELL, J. G.

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

Gas lease lease 177281District 04Field 435935002 tax incentive programmesGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$10.8 M
Jun 2000 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$54 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
312
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 122 leases and 122 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1976-08-26
as the register files it
Field class
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 80 acres. The field rule took effect on 1992-10-19.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: ALLOCATION FORMULA ADMINISTRATIVELY SUSPENDED EFFECTIVE 8/1/94.

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 Gas112000-08-25142114
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
GasProduction2,173,811 Mcf$10,751,463
Total$10,751,463

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 27.1573, -99.2712. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.15733, -99.27115 · 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
10,600 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 10,600 ft.

Completions filed
Apr 2001
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-505340772510,600 ftApr 2001

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 (312)

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

312 months

May 2026894106.413.05$2,723
Apr 202699098.932.87$2,841
Mar 20261,15289.753.15$3,628
Feb 20261,15363.503.75$4,324
Jan 20261,17059.138.00$9,358
Dec 20251,04656.664.41$4,616
Nov 20251,07858.593.93$4,233
Oct 20251,27159.383.30$4,200
Sep 20251,14962.743.08$3,535
Aug 20251,70463.933.01$5,137
Jul 20251,55366.743.32$5,149
Jun 20251,47666.483.13$4,618
May 20251,99660.553.23$6,452
Apr 20252,24862.363.54$7,965
Mar 20251,89267.704.27$8,076
Feb 20251,54870.884.34$6,720
Jan 20251,82774.324.28$7,817
Dec 20242,17468.993.12$6,786
Nov 20241,86569.052.20$4,100
Oct 20242,23271.372.28$5,092
Sep 20241,69169.612.36$3,998
Aug 20241,59575.632.06$3,291
Jul 20241,65679.932.15$3,555
Jun 20241,72878.082.63$4,552
May 20241,71878.812.20$3,777
Apr 20241,88584.451.66$3,128
Mar 20241,99880.301.55$3,087
Feb 202484476.091.78$1,505
Jan 202494773.023.30$3,123
Dec 20231,09371.262.61$2,854
Nov 202372477.892.81$2,033
Oct 20231,16685.443.09$3,600
Sep 202384289.042.74$2,303
Aug 20231,16780.522.67$3,119
Jul 20231,12374.852.64$2,967
Jun 202371068.962.26$1,604
May 202372870.622.23$1,622
Apr 20231,00978.122.24$2,258
Mar 20231,22072.852.39$2,920
Feb 202388675.112.47$2,185
Jan 20231,20576.533.39$4,082
Dec 20221,15176.415.73$6,594
Nov 20221,03685.005.65$5,849
Oct 202245787.185.86$2,680
Sep 202229884.888.16$2,433
Aug 202237594.529.13$3,423
Jul 2022281101.587.54$2,119
Jun 2022288115.097.98$2,297
May 2022611109.378.43$5,153
Apr 2022866104.226.84$5,921
Mar 2022423108.885.08$2,147
Feb 202275891.054.86$3,683
Jan 20221,05181.844.54$4,769
Dec 202186071.323.90$3,353
Nov 20211,14177.435.24$5,975
Oct 202177679.795.71$4,434
Sep 20212,36969.865.35$12,676
Aug 20212,81666.024.22$11,885
Jul 20213,09870.783.98$12,336
Jun 20212,84169.493.38$9,604
May 20211,68663.483.02$5,088
Apr 20211,24360.362.76$3,429
Mar 202177261.302.72$2,097
Feb 202172157.805.55$4,000
Jan 2021050.412.81$0
Dec 202038444.642.68$1,027
Nov 202038838.772.71$1,050
Oct 202048536.972.48$1,202
Sep 202036837.091.99$733
Aug 202022039.982.39$525
Jul 202033838.371.83$617
Jun 202034834.901.69$588
May 202035716.921.81$648
Apr 202034514.751.80$623
Mar 202037030.341.86$687
Feb 202031949.881.98$632
Jan 202028957.252.09$605
Dec 201927359.012.30$629
Nov 201939755.302.75$1,092
Oct 201945953.472.42$1,110
Sep 201948455.052.66$1,286
Aug 2019053.112.30$0
Jul 20191,04056.272.46$2,558
Jun 20191,27452.782.49$3,174
May 20194,36458.482.74$11,959
Apr 20194,20662.632.75$11,569
Mar 20194,47956.803.06$13,715
Feb 20193,72450.852.79$10,398
Jan 20193,93846.033.23$12,713
Dec 20183,39346.594.19$14,201
Nov 20183,25052.934.24$13,771
Oct 20183,84461.443.40$13,062
Sep 20183,47159.543.11$10,788
Aug 20183,56059.403.07$10,917
Jul 20183,82965.142.93$11,226
Jun 20183,33760.183.08$10,268
May 20182,92565.382.90$8,485
Apr 20183,37263.842.90$9,782
Mar 20183,14761.222.79$8,770
Feb 20183,11561.782.77$8,616
Jan 20183,29462.874.01$13,207
Dec 20173,02557.272.92$8,838
Nov 20173,03555.423.12$9,464
Oct 20173,86349.292.98$11,526
Sep 20174,50747.523.09$13,914
Aug 20174,39945.373.00$13,216
Jul 20174,50643.873.09$13,911
Jun 20174,69542.493.09$14,495
May 20173,51845.373.26$11,481
Apr 20172,61047.933.21$8,382
Mar 20173,42646.772.98$10,222
Feb 20172,04650.452.95$6,041
Jan 20171,87949.413.42$6,424
Dec 20162,58248.763.72$9,612
Nov 20162,20342.492.64$5,826
Oct 20163,67146.193.09$11,344
Sep 20162,80641.553.10$8,700
Aug 20163,03441.442.92$8,872
Jul 20162,08641.622.92$6,100
Jun 20162,03645.352.69$5,468
May 20163,38042.521.99$6,730
Apr 20162,31436.561.99$4,607
Mar 20164,13933.011.79$7,425
Feb 20163,25326.472.06$6,713
Jan 20162,05427.352.36$4,856
Dec 20153,19832.362.00$6,401
Nov 20153,85738.792.17$8,359
Oct 20152,73143.552.43$6,627
Sep 20152,68742.992.76$7,412
Aug 20152,55840.162.87$7,348
Jul 20152,64748.152.95$7,796
Jun 20152,56456.152.88$7,392
May 2015055.212.96$0
Apr 20152,91749.822.71$7,895
Mar 20152,57542.892.93$7,557
Feb 20152,33244.662.98$6,940
Jan 20152,79743.433.10$8,672
Dec 20147,77754.693.59$27,930
Nov 20142,99170.464.25$12,717
Oct 20142,74078.303.90$10,689
Sep 20142,86786.164.05$11,598
Aug 20142,94489.394.04$11,879
Jul 20142,78896.564.18$11,653
Jun 20142,58998.164.74$12,264
May 20143,33694.734.73$15,768
Apr 20142,47395.944.81$11,893
Mar 20142,66895.895.06$13,492
Feb 20142,78997.406.19$17,269
Jan 20143,07590.404.86$14,947
Dec 20132,74791.824.35$11,962
Nov 20132,56888.853.74$9,600
Oct 20132,25897.423.78$8,534
Sep 20132,174104.113.72$8,082
Aug 20132,702104.253.52$9,518
Jul 20133,037102.523.72$11,291
Jun 20132,63194.403.93$10,349
May 20133,24794.834.15$13,472
Apr 20133,01093.964.28$12,891
Mar 20132,96293.623.91$11,590
Feb 20132,97991.233.42$10,188
Jan 20133,13291.603.42$10,711
Dec 20123,13386.773.42$10,715
Nov 20122,96486.953.62$10,744
Oct 20123,16289.383.40$10,750
Sep 20123,00694.672.92$8,773
Aug 20123,30792.662.91$9,617
Jul 20123,66185.133.02$11,059
Jun 20123,21679.822.52$8,101
May 20123,59391.612.49$8,941
Apr 20123,359101.652.00$6,707
Mar 20123,131105.052.22$6,957
Feb 20123,351101.102.57$8,613
Jan 20123,96698.092.73$10,843
Dec 20114,38996.873.24$14,219
Nov 20113,98295.723.31$13,186
Oct 20114,16184.983.65$15,182
Sep 20114,15783.623.99$16,569
Aug 20114,15683.404.15$17,245
Jul 20113,27694.144.52$14,798
Jun 20114,03692.904.64$18,727
May 20115,03198.134.40$22,161
Apr 20114,067105.964.33$17,623
Mar 20114,67496.364.06$18,964
Feb 20113,88385.644.18$16,231
Jan 20114,70786.504.59$21,599
Dec 20104,68885.734.35$20,382
Nov 20104,80780.843.80$18,244
Oct 20105,13678.103.51$18,022
Sep 20104,86272.633.98$19,348
Aug 20105,06173.684.42$22,366
Jul 20105,25372.554.74$24,881
Jun 20104,98570.364.91$24,478
May 20104,76971.124.24$20,198
Apr 20104,02881.694.12$16,606
Mar 20104,94078.394.39$21,680
Feb 20104,01473.585.44$21,846
Jan 20104,90174.365.96$29,230
Dec 20094,78671.445.48$26,245
Nov 20095,01074.593.75$18,795
Oct 20094,89772.544.11$20,128
Sep 20094,96065.543.06$15,201
Aug 20095,01567.423.22$16,141
Jul 20095,32661.133.46$18,452
Jun 20095,22066.163.90$20,332
May 20095,41854.743.93$21,270
Apr 20095,37546.773.59$19,283
Mar 20095,73742.144.06$23,286
Feb 20095,05232.814.63$23,406
Jan 20095,51235.865.37$29,605
Dec 20085,47037.105.98$32,695
Nov 20085,41355.496.86$37,135
Oct 20085,61775.246.92$38,881
Sep 20085,665101.767.88$44,624
Aug 20086,336114.228.48$53,748
Jul 20085,372131.0811.39$61,184
Jun 20086,010131.3313.03$78,326
May 20086,587123.1711.57$76,240
Apr 20086,230110.3110.45$65,134
Mar 20086,485101.909.66$62,671
Feb 20086,14692.538.77$53,904
Jan 20086,54090.388.21$53,665
Dec 20076,53088.337.30$47,682
Nov 20076,73691.677.29$49,117
Oct 20076,76182.856.92$46,800
Sep 20076,14875.846.24$38,389
Aug 20076,74369.066.39$43,074
Jul 20076,89870.906.39$44,064
Jun 20077,38262.007.55$55,723
May 20076,86158.747.85$53,833
Apr 20076,44159.617.81$50,273
Mar 20077,81356.927.30$57,050
Feb 20077,06055.108.22$58,005
Jan 20077,03050.306.73$47,290
Dec 20067,63356.656.92$52,808
Nov 20066,61154.207.62$50,359
Oct 20068,19854.906.01$49,301
Sep 20067,94260.085.04$40,005
Aug 20068,48668.717.34$62,287
Jul 20067,22969.376.34$45,852
Jun 20067,85366.286.38$50,133
May 20067,99666.016.42$51,374
Apr 20068,73464.397.36$64,286
Mar 20069,24156.707.08$65,453
Feb 20067,57757.597.75$58,730
Jan 20069,17060.598.93$81,919
Dec 20059,72354.9413.42$130,438
Nov 20059,05954.6910.59$95,920
Oct 20059,61058.3413.80$132,577
Sep 20058,37161.4512.08$101,113
Aug 20057,50561.519.80$73,525
Jul 20058,49455.697.84$66,624
Jun 200510,05752.337.38$74,231
May 200511,05045.226.65$73,495
Apr 20059,64449.207.36$70,984
Mar 200510,98050.377.15$78,561
Feb 200510,93845.226.31$69,040
Jan 200513,21143.166.32$83,523
Dec 200413,25539.866.75$89,486
Nov 20048,11545.286.33$51,371
Oct 200410,17249.706.52$66,272
Sep 20049,36443.245.28$49,478
Aug 20049,36142.375.55$51,960
Jul 20048,61338.286.08$52,403
Jun 20049,28936.106.43$59,756
May 200410,01837.486.49$65,063
Apr 200410,91834.475.86$63,963
Mar 200411,68934.365.53$64,642
Feb 200411,13032.455.51$61,322
Jan 200410,25532.036.30$64,603
Dec 200310,77030.266.30$67,869
Nov 200310,06028.804.60$46,227
Oct 200311,32928.174.76$53,922
Sep 200312,02726.314.75$57,121
Aug 20039,03629.765.13$46,352
Jul 20039,58129.415.17$49,542
Jun 200311,31128.565.98$67,673
May 200311,88926.595.97$71,009
Apr 20039,97126.675.41$53,916
Mar 200311,22231.146.10$68,410
Feb 200311,19433.487.93$88,722
Jan 200314,42530.315.58$80,521
Dec 200213,13126.914.85$63,735
Nov 200213,38924.664.14$55,390
Oct 200215,44726.464.23$65,327
Sep 200215,42327.443.64$56,066
Aug 200217,11725.963.16$54,161
Jul 200219,65724.583.06$60,185
Jun 200220,14923.733.34$67,262
May 200221,17724.663.58$75,898
Apr 200221,82223.653.51$76,646
Mar 200222,48522.003.10$69,765
Feb 200220,59318.222.38$48,922
Jan 200224,34217.172.38$57,829
Dec 200125,05716.932.36$59,245
Nov 200127,16718.072.41$65,351
Oct 200131,00419.782.53$78,405
Sep 200128,81924.262.25$64,881
Aug 200132,76224.873.05$100,028
Jul 200138,01723.933.20$121,543
Jun 200140,05924.563.82$153,192
May 200146,18825.524.31$198,947
Apr 200126,46124.685.34$141,178
Mar 200123,84724.545.38$128,212
Feb 200130,38727.755.77$175,244
Jan 200140,80227.478.40$342,686
Dec 200032,78626.889.12$299,090
Nov 200035,72432.215.66$202,126
Oct 200050,04931.235.15$257,527
Sep 200036,23131.875.19$187,912
Aug 200052,91429.644.54$240,269
Jul 200081,17228.534.09$331,973
Jun 2000104,86229.304.40$461,104

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
Gas                  894 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $2,723

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Month total                                   $2,723

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/177281 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.