DAVIS, W. J. "A"

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

Gas lease lease 179431District 04Field 458410502 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$15.7 M
Aug 2000 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
310
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 246 leases and 246 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1995-04-25
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
0 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 20 acres. The field rule took effect on 2009-09-01.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: WITH DUPLICATE IN APRIL.

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 Gas112001-01-26143092
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
CondensateDisposition44,129 bbl$2,247,714
GasProduction2,091,092 Mcf$13,488,635
Total$15,736,349

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 26.4600, -98.3728. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.45999, -98.37284 · 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
15,300 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 15,300 ft.

Completions filed
Aug 2005
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-21532780615,300 ftAug 2005

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 (310)

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

310 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 20240069.052.20$0
Oct 20240071.372.28$0
Sep 20240069.612.36$0
Aug 20240075.632.06$0
Jul 20240079.932.15$0
Jun 20240078.082.63$0
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 20230085.443.09$0
Sep 20230089.042.74$0
Aug 20230080.522.67$0
Jul 20230074.852.64$0
Jun 20230068.962.26$0
May 20230070.622.23$0
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
Mar 20230072.852.39$0
Feb 20230075.112.47$0
Jan 20230076.533.39$0
Dec 20220076.415.73$0
Nov 20220085.005.65$0
Oct 20220087.185.86$0
Sep 20220084.888.16$0
Aug 20220094.529.13$0
Jul 202200101.587.54$0
Jun 202200115.097.98$0
May 202200109.378.43$0
Apr 202200104.226.84$0
Mar 202200108.885.08$0
Feb 20220091.054.86$0
Jan 20220081.844.54$0
Dec 20210071.323.90$0
Nov 20210077.435.24$0
Oct 20210079.795.71$0
Sep 20210069.865.35$0
Aug 20210066.024.22$0
Jul 20210070.783.98$0
Jun 20210069.493.38$0
May 20210063.483.02$0
Apr 20210060.362.76$0
Mar 20210061.302.72$0
Feb 20210057.805.55$0
Jan 20210050.412.81$0
Dec 20200544.642.68$13
Nov 2020032038.772.71$866
Oct 2020019236.972.48$476
Sep 2020015537.091.99$309
Aug 202003839.982.39$91
Jul 202002638.371.83$47
Jun 202003534.901.69$59
May 202003016.921.81$54
Apr 202009614.751.80$173
Mar 2020028130.341.86$522
Feb 2020017749.881.98$351
Jan 2020032657.252.09$683
Dec 2019022659.012.30$521
Nov 2019067455.302.75$1,854
Oct 201901,20853.472.42$2,922
Sep 201909455.052.66$250
Aug 2019033953.112.30$781
Jul 201921,81656.272.46$4,580
Jun 2019531,97952.782.49$7,727
May 2019802,00758.482.74$10,178
Apr 2019941,86962.632.75$11,028
Mar 2019982,72756.803.06$13,917
Feb 2019772,53050.852.79$10,980
Jan 2019763,43946.033.23$14,600
Dec 2018424,39946.594.19$20,369
Nov 201803,58052.934.24$15,169
Oct 201822,03461.443.40$7,035
Sep 20181032,25559.543.11$13,141
Aug 20181402,48459.403.07$15,933
Jul 20181222,68165.142.93$15,807
Jun 20181302,05560.183.08$14,146
May 20181592,46965.382.90$17,558
Apr 20181472,09663.842.90$15,465
Mar 20181752,32061.222.79$17,179
Feb 20181612,11261.782.77$15,789
Jan 20181722,47162.874.01$20,721
Dec 20171892,52157.272.92$18,189
Nov 20171082,15455.423.12$12,702
Oct 20171272,76049.292.98$14,495
Sep 2017591,65647.523.09$7,916
Aug 2017601,63045.373.00$7,619
Jul 2017351,03043.873.09$4,715
Jun 20171121,47842.493.09$9,322
May 2017842,01645.373.26$10,390
Apr 2017321,60547.933.21$6,688
Mar 2017442,13546.772.98$8,428
Feb 2017361,66950.452.95$6,744
Jan 2017552,50549.413.42$11,282
Dec 2016411,86548.763.72$8,942
Nov 2016492,34542.492.64$8,283
Oct 2016422,15846.193.09$8,609
Sep 2016462,33541.553.10$9,151
Aug 2016361,76041.442.92$6,639
Jul 2016542,74741.622.92$10,281
Jun 2016402,48745.352.69$8,494
May 201603,43642.521.99$6,841
Apr 2016089736.561.99$1,786
Mar 201602,59133.011.79$4,648
Feb 201603,03626.472.06$6,265
Jan 201602,55127.352.36$6,031
Dec 201522,59332.362.00$5,254
Nov 2015594838.792.17$2,249
Oct 2015362,31243.552.43$7,178
Sep 2015402,59042.992.76$8,864
Aug 2015271,73540.162.87$6,068
Jul 2015281,72848.152.95$6,437
Jun 2015392,40056.152.88$9,109
May 2015162,23655.212.96$7,492
Apr 2015422,45349.822.71$8,732
Mar 2015382,46542.892.93$8,864
Feb 2015422,25844.662.98$8,596
Jan 2015512,85243.433.10$11,058
Dec 2014583,42254.693.59$15,462
Nov 2014352,14070.464.25$11,565
Oct 2014342,17178.303.90$11,131
Sep 2014543,31986.164.05$18,079
Aug 2014291,75589.394.04$9,674
Jul 2014482,69696.564.18$15,903
Jun 2014462,58898.164.74$16,774
May 2014311,63994.734.73$10,683
Apr 2014392,00095.944.81$13,360
Mar 2014472,21395.895.06$15,698
Feb 20142195097.406.19$7,928
Jan 2014401,75490.404.86$12,142
Dec 2013512,38991.824.35$15,086
Nov 2013422,16588.853.74$11,825
Oct 2013402,10997.423.78$11,867
Sep 2013774,240104.113.72$23,780
Aug 2013532,997104.253.52$16,083
Jul 2013563,121102.523.72$17,344
Jun 2013653,45794.403.93$19,734
May 2013894,70894.834.15$27,974
Apr 2013362,01293.964.28$11,999
Mar 2013623,90293.623.91$21,072
Feb 2013533,29891.233.42$16,114
Jan 2013593,65791.603.42$17,911
Dec 2012422,66186.773.42$12,745
Nov 2012785,47086.953.62$26,611
Oct 2012352,30889.383.40$10,975
Sep 2012332,09094.672.92$9,224
Aug 2012603,76992.662.91$16,520
Jul 2012825,30285.133.02$22,997
Jun 2012301,82179.822.52$6,982
May 2012623,91991.612.49$15,432
Apr 2012291,901101.652.00$6,744
Mar 2012412,054105.052.22$8,871
Feb 2012472,896101.102.57$12,195
Jan 2012674,62398.092.73$19,212
Dec 2011634,43796.873.24$20,478
Nov 2011765,27295.723.31$24,732
Oct 2011785,37584.983.65$26,239
Sep 2011755,74283.623.99$29,158
Aug 2011755,94783.404.15$30,931
Jul 2011705,27394.144.52$30,409
Jun 2011926,56592.904.64$39,008
May 2011564,34398.134.40$24,625
Apr 201104,533105.964.33$19,643
Mar 201106,46496.364.06$26,227
Feb 201103,75485.644.18$15,692
Jan 201104,69786.504.59$21,554
Dec 201004,09585.734.35$17,804
Nov 201004,81080.843.80$18,256
Oct 201004,81678.103.51$16,899
Sep 201006,88772.633.98$27,407
Aug 201003,44873.684.42$15,238
Jul 201002,30272.554.74$10,903
Jun 2010271,81070.364.91$10,788
May 2010572,04671.124.24$12,719
Apr 20101235,40981.694.12$32,348
Mar 2010843,66878.394.39$22,682
Feb 201002,50773.585.44$13,644
Jan 201004,07374.365.96$24,292
Dec 200905,45171.445.48$29,892
Nov 20090074.593.75$0
Oct 200902,25772.544.11$9,277
Sep 200902,09065.543.06$6,405
Aug 200902,17967.423.22$7,013
Jul 20090061.133.46$0
Jun 200902,24066.163.90$8,725
May 200902,74654.743.93$10,780
Apr 200902,29446.773.59$8,230
Mar 200912,13442.144.06$8,704
Feb 20093559332.814.63$3,896
Jan 2009755,02035.865.37$29,652
Dec 2008352,32237.105.98$15,177
Nov 2008734,73255.496.86$36,514
Oct 2008352,38775.246.92$19,156
Sep 2008694,391101.767.88$41,610
Aug 2008362,369114.228.48$24,208
Jul 20082266,918131.0811.39$108,416
Jun 20081644,926131.3313.03$85,737
May 20082286,931123.1711.57$108,304
Apr 20082857,914110.3110.45$114,178
Mar 20082406,950101.909.66$91,621
Feb 20082587,30392.538.77$87,924
Jan 20081905,25890.388.21$60,318
Dec 200707,19488.337.30$52,530
Nov 200705,18291.677.29$37,786
Oct 200708,64582.856.92$59,841
Sep 2007010,08375.846.24$62,960
Aug 2007311,05369.066.39$70,813
Jul 20071397,75370.906.39$59,381
Jun 200722912,76862.007.55$110,577
May 200736519,79058.747.85$176,718
Apr 200734018,21259.617.81$162,416
Mar 200735511,73356.927.30$105,881
Feb 200756217,44355.108.22$174,278
Jan 200751517,55350.306.73$143,981
Dec 200678728,58556.656.92$242,347
Nov 200691530,71654.207.62$283,572
Oct 200654218,95154.906.01$143,723
Sep 200646332,24260.085.04$190,226
Aug 200629022,32868.717.34$183,812
Jul 200637329,03569.376.34$210,037
Jun 200633025,09766.286.38$182,089
May 200634625,06666.016.42$183,889
Apr 200663030,80664.397.36$267,313
Mar 200682434,88156.707.08$293,780
Feb 200686333,35457.597.75$308,231
Jan 200695540,01360.598.93$415,312
Dec 20051,01136,69654.9413.42$547,836
Nov 200590742,20754.6910.59$496,508
Oct 20051,03445,42258.3413.80$686,955
Sep 20051,02947,50761.4512.08$637,069
Aug 20051,15851,46361.519.80$575,403
Jul 20051,04251,71055.697.84$463,624
Jun 200597150,22152.337.38$421,496
May 20051,05848,90045.226.65$373,084
Apr 20051,16848,20949.207.36$412,307
Mar 20051,30550,32450.377.15$425,795
Feb 20051,47459,40945.226.31$441,639
Jan 20051,24460,93443.166.32$438,928
Dec 20040039.866.75$0
Nov 20040045.286.33$0
Oct 20040049.706.52$0
Sep 20040043.245.28$0
Aug 20040042.375.55$0
Jul 20040038.286.08$0
Jun 200421,30136.106.43$8,442
May 200442,45837.486.49$16,114
Apr 200472,48334.475.86$14,788
Mar 200402,50734.365.53$13,864
Feb 200402,73432.455.51$15,063
Jan 200402,04232.036.30$12,864
Dec 200302,94230.266.30$18,539
Nov 200303,05328.804.60$14,029
Oct 200303,38128.174.76$16,092
Sep 200393,38526.314.75$16,313
Aug 2003113,63429.765.13$18,969
Jul 200393,78329.415.17$19,826
Jun 2003123,63028.565.98$22,061
May 2003144,02726.595.97$24,424
Apr 2003134,02026.675.41$22,084
Mar 200304,56331.146.10$27,816
Feb 200304,07733.487.93$32,314
Jan 200305,45330.315.58$30,439
Dec 200205,77226.914.85$28,016
Nov 200205,85024.664.14$24,201
Oct 200226,90026.464.23$29,234
Sep 20021726,75427.443.64$29,272
Aug 20021736,99125.963.16$26,612
Jul 20021887,70324.583.06$28,206
Jun 20021828,37923.733.34$32,290
May 20022179,09824.663.58$37,958
Apr 200227710,15123.653.51$42,205
Mar 200237011,46722.003.10$43,719
Feb 200237911,95318.222.38$35,302
Jan 20023509,96517.172.38$29,683
Dec 200142611,59916.932.36$34,637
Nov 200141411,37518.072.41$34,844
Oct 200143211,69119.782.53$38,110
Sep 200126210,90224.262.25$30,900
Aug 200132213,63124.873.05$49,626
Jul 200129213,33723.933.20$49,627
Jun 200132414,73824.563.82$64,318
May 200141419,44625.524.31$94,325
Apr 200130413,86424.685.34$81,472
Mar 200149318,92024.545.38$113,820
Feb 200141517,11727.755.77$110,231
Jan 200165524,18127.478.40$221,083
Dec 200091632,31526.889.12$319,416
Nov 200094533,07432.215.66$217,571
Oct 20001,39651,36331.235.15$307,885
Sep 20002,27898,03431.875.19$581,053
Aug 200017812,88829.644.54$63,797

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.

Dec 2020 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             0 bbl  × $ 44.64 =         $0
Gas                    5 Mcf  × $  2.68 =        $13

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Month total                                      $13

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/179431 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.