DESPAIN, WALTER

Operated by HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 386310) in the VAQUILLAS RANCH (LOBO CONS.) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 179615District 04Field 932154002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$6.9 M
Oct 2000 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$85 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
308
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 909 leases and 909 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1998-02-24
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and 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 40 acres. The field rule took effect on 2010-11-02.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: NO P-15 OR PLAT REQUIRED.

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 Gas112001-01-16142965
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
CondensateDisposition350 bbl$11,972
GasProduction1,325,999 Mcf$6,870,620
Total$6,882,592

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 27.6190, -98.9696. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.61904, -98.96961 · 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
11,000 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 11,000 ft.

Completions filed
Oct 2000
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-47937543111,000 ftOct 2000

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 (308)

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

308 months

May 202601,572106.413.05$4,788
Apr 202601,68298.932.87$4,827
Mar 202601,82589.753.15$5,748
Feb 202601,63263.503.75$6,121
Jan 202601,83359.138.00$14,660
Dec 202501,89156.664.41$8,346
Nov 202501,87258.593.93$7,350
Oct 202501,99359.383.30$6,587
Sep 202501,96662.743.08$6,049
Aug 202502,09763.933.01$6,322
Jul 202502,24166.743.32$7,429
Jun 202502,23366.483.13$6,986
May 202502,31360.553.23$7,476
Apr 202501,85362.363.54$6,565
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 20200044.642.68$0
Nov 20200038.772.71$0
Oct 20200036.972.48$0
Sep 20200037.091.99$0
Aug 20200039.982.39$0
Jul 20200038.371.83$0
Jun 20200034.901.69$0
May 20200016.921.81$0
Apr 20200014.751.80$0
Mar 20200030.341.86$0
Feb 20200049.881.98$0
Jan 20200057.252.09$0
Dec 20190059.012.30$0
Nov 20190055.302.75$0
Oct 20190053.472.42$0
Sep 20190055.052.66$0
Aug 20190053.112.30$0
Jul 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 20190052.782.49$0
May 20190058.482.74$0
Apr 20190062.632.75$0
Mar 20190056.803.06$0
Feb 20190050.852.79$0
Jan 20190046.033.23$0
Dec 20180046.594.19$0
Nov 20180052.934.24$0
Oct 20180061.443.40$0
Sep 20180059.543.11$0
Aug 20180059.403.07$0
Jul 20180065.142.93$0
Jun 20180060.183.08$0
May 20180065.382.90$0
Apr 20180063.842.90$0
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
Feb 20180061.782.77$0
Jan 20180062.874.01$0
Dec 20170057.272.92$0
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 20170046.772.98$0
Feb 20170050.452.95$0
Jan 20170049.413.42$0
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 20160033.011.79$0
Feb 20160026.472.06$0
Jan 20160027.352.36$0
Dec 20150032.362.00$0
Nov 201502738.792.17$59
Oct 201501,49743.552.43$3,633
Sep 201501,30542.992.76$3,600
Aug 201501,31040.162.87$3,763
Jul 201501,99048.152.95$5,861
Jun 201501,85256.152.88$5,339
May 201501,73855.212.96$5,137
Apr 201501,82049.822.71$4,926
Mar 201501,99342.892.93$5,849
Feb 201501,87944.662.98$5,592
Jan 201502,15543.433.10$6,682
Dec 201402,23054.693.59$8,009
Nov 201402,34270.464.25$9,958
Oct 2014050778.303.90$1,978
Sep 20140086.164.05$0
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 20140096.564.18$0
Jun 20140098.164.74$0
May 20148994.734.73$800
Apr 201401,90995.944.81$9,181
Mar 201402,01495.895.06$10,184
Feb 201401,90397.406.19$11,783
Jan 201401,96190.404.86$9,532
Dec 201301,15591.824.35$5,029
Nov 201301,27788.853.74$4,774
Oct 201302,10997.423.78$7,971
Sep 201301,898104.113.72$7,056
Aug 201302,140104.253.52$7,538
Jul 201302,136102.523.72$7,941
Jun 201302,07994.403.93$8,178
May 201301,75494.834.15$7,277
Apr 201301,41893.964.28$6,073
Mar 201302,14793.623.91$8,401
Feb 201301,34591.233.42$4,600
Jan 201302,25691.603.42$7,715
Dec 201201,84486.773.42$6,307
Nov 201202,12686.953.62$7,707
Oct 201202,15289.383.40$7,316
Sep 201202,19894.672.92$6,415
Aug 201202,34392.662.91$6,814
Jul 201201,65785.133.02$5,005
Jun 201202,25179.822.52$5,670
May 201202,38191.612.49$5,925
Apr 201202,387101.652.00$4,766
Mar 201202,476105.052.22$5,502
Feb 201202,292101.102.57$5,891
Jan 201202,01098.092.73$5,496
Dec 201101,86496.873.24$6,039
Nov 201102,32295.723.31$7,689
Oct 201102,45384.983.65$8,950
Sep 201102,54283.623.99$10,132
Aug 201102,50783.404.15$10,402
Jul 201101,79394.144.52$8,099
Jun 201102,42892.904.64$11,266
May 201102,67998.134.40$11,801
Apr 201102,547105.964.33$11,037
Mar 201102,73096.364.06$11,077
Feb 201102,54185.644.18$10,621
Jan 201102,89386.504.59$13,275
Dec 201002,91385.734.35$12,665
Nov 201002,73680.843.80$10,384
Oct 201003,01578.103.51$10,579
Sep 201002,59772.633.98$10,335
Aug 201002,91573.684.42$12,882
Jul 201003,00172.554.74$14,214
Jun 201002,90770.364.91$14,275
May 201002,82071.124.24$11,943
Apr 201002,99081.694.12$12,327
Mar 201003,14278.394.39$13,789
Feb 201002,88573.585.44$15,701
Jan 201003,16574.365.96$18,876
Dec 200903,35171.445.48$18,376
Nov 200903,19574.593.75$11,986
Oct 200903,27472.544.11$13,457
Sep 200903,23865.543.06$9,924
Aug 200903,35267.423.22$10,788
Jul 200903,55361.133.46$12,309
Jun 200903,47866.163.90$13,547
May 200903,65054.743.93$14,329
Apr 200903,60746.773.59$12,940
Mar 200903,79542.144.06$15,404
Feb 200903,46732.814.63$16,063
Jan 200903,85935.865.37$20,727
Dec 200803,93937.105.98$23,544
Nov 200803,88155.496.86$26,625
Oct 200804,07575.246.92$28,207
Sep 200804,039101.767.88$31,816
Aug 200804,191114.228.48$35,552
Jul 200804,379131.0811.39$49,874
Jun 200804,429131.3313.03$57,722
May 200803,964123.1711.57$45,880
Apr 200801,325110.3110.45$13,853
Mar 200804,504101.909.66$43,527
Feb 200804,36992.538.77$38,319
Jan 200803,70390.388.21$30,386
Dec 200704,69988.337.30$34,312
Nov 200704,41091.677.29$32,156
Oct 200704,63082.856.92$32,049
Sep 200704,59875.846.24$28,711
Aug 200704,91769.066.39$31,410
Jul 200705,02170.906.39$32,074
Jun 200705,01162.007.55$37,825
May 200705,28558.747.85$41,468
Apr 200702,59259.617.81$20,231
Mar 200705,95656.927.30$43,491
Feb 200703,16655.108.22$26,012
Jan 200701,08450.306.73$7,292
Dec 200605,84356.656.92$40,424
Nov 200604,68354.207.62$35,673
Oct 200605,50054.906.01$33,076
Sep 200605,97960.085.04$30,117
Aug 200606,10368.717.34$44,796
Jul 200606,23969.376.34$39,572
Jun 200606,32266.286.38$40,359
May 200606,87866.016.42$44,191
Apr 200607,14564.397.36$52,591
Mar 20061047,53056.707.08$59,231
Feb 200603,74457.597.75$29,020
Jan 20060060.598.93$0
Dec 2005016354.9413.42$2,187
Nov 200501354.6910.59$138
Oct 200505,23158.3413.80$72,166
Sep 200502,33661.4512.08$28,217
Aug 200502,73261.519.80$26,765
Jul 200506,95955.697.84$54,584
Jun 200506,83452.337.38$50,442
May 200506,78545.226.65$45,128
Apr 200506,87749.207.36$50,618
Mar 200507,53850.377.15$53,933
Feb 200506,23645.226.31$39,361
Jan 200507,53343.166.32$47,625
Dec 200406,63939.866.75$44,820
Nov 200407,90645.286.33$50,048
Oct 200408,62549.706.52$56,193
Sep 200407,99043.245.28$42,218
Aug 200409,60242.375.55$53,297
Jul 200402,57138.286.08$15,642
Jun 200403,67636.106.43$23,648
May 200408,92337.486.49$57,951
Apr 200401,94934.475.86$11,418
Mar 200402,50834.365.53$13,870
Feb 200408,22832.455.51$45,333
Jan 200408,96432.036.30$56,470
Dec 200307,65130.266.30$48,214
Nov 200309,25828.804.60$42,542
Oct 200308,72728.174.76$41,537
Sep 200308,84526.314.75$42,008
Aug 2003010,37129.765.13$53,200
Jul 2003010,77529.415.17$55,716
Jun 2003010,30728.565.98$61,666
May 2003011,26226.595.97$67,264
Apr 2003011,91026.675.41$64,401
Mar 2003013,44931.146.10$81,986
Feb 2003012,86133.487.93$101,935
Jan 2003012,74430.315.58$71,138
Dec 200209,65926.914.85$46,882
Nov 2002014,56124.664.14$60,238
Oct 2002015,13226.464.23$63,995
Sep 2002015,49727.443.64$56,335
Aug 2002016,40125.963.16$51,895
Jul 2002016,47124.583.06$50,430
Jun 2002016,27023.733.34$54,313
May 2002017,21024.663.58$61,681
Apr 2002817,18923.653.51$60,562
Mar 20021018,68222.003.10$58,185
Feb 2002417,00618.222.38$40,474
Jan 20024819,40217.172.38$46,917
Dec 20011620,45016.932.36$48,623
Nov 2001419,18018.072.41$46,210
Oct 2001020,38719.782.53$51,556
Sep 2001019,87824.262.25$44,752
Aug 200111820,32924.873.05$65,002
Jul 2001527,06423.933.20$86,645
Jun 2001026,91324.563.82$102,920
May 2001025,57225.524.31$110,147
Apr 2001021,17324.685.34$112,965
Mar 20012524,55524.545.38$132,632
Feb 2001026,71727.755.77$154,079
Jan 2001029,36827.478.40$246,655
Dec 2000046,42226.889.12$423,485
Nov 2000062,04932.215.66$351,073
Oct 20000101,87231.235.15$524,182

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             0 bbl  × $106.41 =         $0
Gas                1,572 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $4,788

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Month total                                   $4,788

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/179615 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.