ACELA

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

Gas lease lease 180289District 04Field 804088002 tax incentive programmesGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$590 k
Nov 2000 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$4 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
307
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 19 leases and 19 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1974-11-11
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
no field rule filed
From a lease line
no field rule filed

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: AOF-1 AND AOF-2 EFFECTIVE 10/01/98.

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 Gas112001-03-22143083
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
GasProduction119,165 Mcf$589,819
Total$589,819

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 27.0618, -99.4027. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.06183, -99.40270 · 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
8,900 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 8,900 ft.

Completions filed
Nov 2000
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-5053418728,900 ftNov 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 (307)

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

307 months

May 2026225106.413.05$685
Apr 202623398.932.87$669
Mar 202612189.753.15$381
Feb 20265363.503.75$199
Jan 20264859.138.00$384
Dec 20255356.664.41$234
Nov 20253758.593.93$145
Oct 20258759.383.30$288
Sep 20255962.743.08$182
Aug 20254963.933.01$148
Jul 20256366.743.32$209
Jun 20256466.483.13$200
May 20258960.553.23$288
Apr 20257562.363.54$266
Mar 20258867.704.27$376
Feb 20255470.884.34$234
Jan 20254674.324.28$197
Dec 20246668.993.12$206
Nov 20247569.052.20$165
Oct 20246071.372.28$137
Sep 20245769.612.36$135
Aug 20243475.632.06$70
Jul 20244479.932.15$94
Jun 20241278.082.63$32
May 20241378.812.20$29
Apr 20245784.451.66$95
Mar 2024980.301.55$14
Feb 20245376.091.78$95
Jan 202425773.023.30$848
Dec 202310671.262.61$277
Nov 2023477.892.81$11
Oct 20235285.443.09$161
Sep 202315789.042.74$429
Aug 202323680.522.67$631
Jul 202312574.852.64$330
Jun 20237968.962.26$178
May 20238370.622.23$185
Apr 20239278.122.24$206
Mar 20235472.852.39$129
Feb 20234175.112.47$101
Jan 20235276.533.39$176
Dec 20225876.415.73$332
Nov 20226885.005.65$384
Oct 20222287.185.86$129
Sep 20222284.888.16$180
Aug 20224994.529.13$447
Jul 202258101.587.54$437
Jun 202249115.097.98$391
May 202292109.378.43$776
Apr 202278104.226.84$533
Mar 202270108.885.08$355
Feb 20225391.054.86$258
Jan 20224681.844.54$209
Dec 20217271.323.90$281
Nov 20214277.435.24$220
Oct 20215979.795.71$337
Sep 20215969.865.35$316
Aug 202111966.024.22$502
Jul 202117570.783.98$697
Jun 202133269.493.38$1,122
May 202128563.483.02$860
Apr 202143960.362.76$1,211
Mar 202135061.302.72$951
Feb 202138357.805.55$2,125
Jan 202142250.412.81$1,186
Dec 202053244.642.68$1,423
Nov 202050238.772.71$1,359
Oct 202045736.972.48$1,133
Sep 202049937.091.99$994
Aug 202028539.982.39$680
Jul 202042738.371.83$779
Jun 202052134.901.69$881
May 202053716.921.81$975
Apr 202052514.751.80$947
Mar 202060830.341.86$1,129
Feb 202050149.881.98$992
Jan 202048557.252.09$1,016
Dec 201954759.012.30$1,260
Nov 201952755.302.75$1,450
Oct 201945653.472.42$1,103
Sep 201930055.052.66$797
Aug 201934553.112.30$795
Jul 201933256.272.46$817
Jun 201925052.782.49$623
May 201949358.482.74$1,351
Apr 201946162.632.75$1,268
Mar 201919156.803.06$585
Feb 20192750.852.79$75
Jan 20195146.033.23$165
Dec 20183946.594.19$163
Nov 2018052.934.24$0
Oct 20185161.443.40$173
Sep 2018059.543.11$0
Aug 2018059.403.07$0
Jul 20187465.142.93$217
Jun 2018060.183.08$0
May 2018065.382.90$0
Apr 2018063.842.90$0
Mar 2018061.222.79$0
Feb 20183561.782.77$97
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 20173345.373.00$99
Jul 2017043.873.09$0
Jun 20175042.493.09$154
May 2017245.373.26$7
Apr 20173747.933.21$119
Mar 20176146.772.98$182
Feb 20178550.452.95$251
Jan 20177049.413.42$239
Dec 20164748.763.72$175
Nov 201611442.492.64$301
Oct 20163446.193.09$105
Sep 2016041.553.10$0
Aug 20169441.442.92$275
Jul 201611641.622.92$339
Jun 20163345.352.69$89
May 20166042.521.99$119
Apr 2016036.561.99$0
Mar 20166533.011.79$117
Feb 201610126.472.06$208
Jan 20168327.352.36$196
Dec 201523532.362.00$470
Nov 2015038.792.17$0
Oct 201522643.552.43$548
Sep 201521342.992.76$588
Aug 201521840.162.87$626
Jul 201521048.152.95$618
Jun 201515056.152.88$432
May 201522355.212.96$659
Apr 201522549.822.71$609
Mar 201511342.892.93$332
Feb 20151144.662.98$33
Jan 20152143.433.10$65
Dec 20145654.693.59$201
Nov 20147870.464.25$332
Oct 20145678.303.90$218
Sep 20148986.164.05$360
Aug 201410989.394.04$440
Jul 20148296.564.18$343
Jun 20147598.164.74$355
May 20148194.734.73$383
Apr 20148195.944.81$390
Mar 20147495.895.06$374
Feb 20147597.406.19$464
Jan 20149690.404.86$467
Dec 20139991.824.35$431
Nov 201311788.853.74$437
Oct 20139597.423.78$359
Sep 2013100104.113.72$372
Aug 201336104.253.52$127
Jul 201390102.523.72$335
Jun 201313594.403.93$531
May 201310694.834.15$440
Apr 201313193.964.28$561
Mar 20136593.623.91$254
Feb 20134491.233.42$150
Jan 201310391.603.42$352
Dec 201210386.773.42$352
Nov 20129286.953.62$334
Oct 20129689.383.40$326
Sep 201212694.672.92$368
Aug 201212392.662.91$358
Jul 201213085.133.02$393
Jun 201210779.822.52$270
May 201211591.612.49$286
Apr 201291101.652.00$182
Mar 2012115105.052.22$256
Feb 2012110101.102.57$283
Jan 201210098.092.73$273
Dec 20119896.873.24$317
Nov 201110995.723.31$361
Oct 201110984.983.65$398
Sep 20119883.623.99$391
Aug 201110383.404.15$427
Jul 201111594.144.52$519
Jun 201112092.904.64$557
May 20116998.134.40$304
Apr 201188105.964.33$381
Mar 201111496.364.06$463
Feb 20118185.644.18$339
Jan 201111286.504.59$514
Dec 201010985.734.35$474
Nov 201010480.843.80$395
Oct 201012078.103.51$421
Sep 20106472.633.98$255
Aug 20109073.684.42$398
Jul 20106972.554.74$327
Jun 20107370.364.91$358
May 20105971.124.24$250
Apr 20106481.694.12$264
Mar 20104978.394.39$215
Feb 20105173.585.44$278
Jan 20104974.365.96$292
Dec 2009071.445.48$0
Nov 20097274.593.75$270
Oct 20093072.544.11$123
Sep 200912165.543.06$371
Aug 200910267.423.22$328
Jul 20097261.133.46$249
Jun 200915266.163.90$592
May 20099254.743.93$361
Apr 20098046.773.59$287
Mar 200911742.144.06$475
Feb 200919032.814.63$880
Jan 200910735.865.37$575
Dec 20087437.105.98$442
Nov 200811055.496.86$755
Oct 200813275.246.92$914
Sep 2008156101.767.88$1,229
Aug 2008113114.228.48$959
Jul 200898131.0811.39$1,116
Jun 2008162131.3313.03$2,111
May 200885123.1711.57$984
Apr 2008101110.3110.45$1,056
Mar 2008131101.909.66$1,266
Feb 20089492.538.77$824
Jan 200815790.388.21$1,288
Dec 200710388.337.30$752
Nov 200712891.677.29$933
Oct 200713282.856.92$914
Sep 20079675.846.24$599
Aug 200719869.066.39$1,265
Jul 200713670.906.39$869
Jun 200718262.007.55$1,374
May 200716258.747.85$1,271
Apr 200710659.617.81$827
Mar 200712656.927.30$920
Feb 200730355.108.22$2,489
Jan 200714150.306.73$948
Dec 200610656.656.92$733
Nov 200633454.207.62$2,544
Oct 200629854.906.01$1,792
Sep 200612560.085.04$630
Aug 200613468.717.34$984
Jul 200622269.376.34$1,408
Jun 200612466.286.38$792
May 200619266.016.42$1,234
Apr 200619764.397.36$1,450
Mar 200625556.707.08$1,806
Feb 200620657.597.75$1,597
Jan 200644660.598.93$3,984
Dec 200526754.9413.42$3,582
Nov 200517554.6910.59$1,853
Oct 20059658.3413.80$1,324
Sep 200530861.4512.08$3,720
Aug 200528061.519.80$2,743
Jul 200527355.697.84$2,141
Jun 200538252.337.38$2,820
May 200523045.226.65$1,530
Apr 200561649.207.36$4,534
Mar 200587550.377.15$6,261
Feb 200514845.226.31$934
Jan 200531943.166.32$2,017
Dec 200436439.866.75$2,457
Nov 200416445.286.33$1,038
Oct 200427149.706.52$1,766
Sep 200412843.245.28$676
Aug 200428342.375.55$1,571
Jul 200421338.286.08$1,296
Jun 200419436.106.43$1,248
May 200428237.486.49$1,831
Apr 200422534.475.86$1,318
Mar 200442734.365.53$2,361
Feb 200433532.455.51$1,846
Jan 200427832.036.30$1,751
Dec 200337530.266.30$2,363
Nov 20031,02728.804.60$4,719
Oct 200314328.174.76$681
Sep 200343426.314.75$2,061
Aug 200386429.765.13$4,432
Jul 20031,24029.415.17$6,412
Jun 200363228.565.98$3,781
May 200333726.595.97$2,013
Apr 200383626.675.41$4,520
Mar 200360231.146.10$3,670
Feb 200357833.487.93$4,581
Jan 200368930.315.58$3,846
Dec 200294526.914.85$4,587
Nov 200286424.664.14$3,574
Oct 20021,40026.464.23$5,921
Sep 20021,61327.443.64$5,864
Aug 20021,13625.963.16$3,594
Jul 200297724.583.06$2,991
Jun 20021,08923.733.34$3,635
May 20021,56924.663.58$5,623
Apr 20021,75623.653.51$6,168
Mar 20021,83522.003.10$5,693
Feb 20021,85318.222.38$4,402
Jan 20021,89717.172.38$4,507
Dec 20011,91616.932.36$4,530
Nov 200186018.072.41$2,069
Oct 200133119.782.53$837
Sep 20011,37324.262.25$3,091
Aug 20011,52224.873.05$4,647
Jul 20012,98423.933.20$9,540
Jun 20013,90624.563.82$14,937
May 20015,27425.524.31$22,717
Apr 20015,45624.685.34$29,110
Mar 20015,78224.545.38$31,087
Feb 20016,37127.755.77$36,742
Jan 20018,80527.478.40$73,951
Dec 20005,24926.889.12$47,884
Nov 20005,36232.215.66$30,338

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                  225 Mcf  × $  3.05 =       $685

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Month total                                     $685

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/180289 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.