BENTSEN-WHITTINGTON GU1

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

Gas lease lease 182355District 04Field 021006252 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$30.3 M
Mar 2001 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$182 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
303
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 90 leases and 90 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1993-06-15
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 2001-11-06.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: AS A SINGLE RESERVOIR.

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 Gas112001-08-20144228
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
CondensateDisposition46,099 bbl$1,816,214
GasProduction5,811,526 Mcf$28,484,784
Total$30,300,998

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 26.7096, -98.4013. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.70958, -98.40133 · 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
10,100 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 10,100 ft.

1 well

42-42733328410,100 ft

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 (303)

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

303 months

May 20261561,757106.413.05$21,952
Apr 202602,19498.932.87$6,296
Mar 202605,48389.753.15$17,268
Feb 202604,27863.503.75$16,044
Jan 202605,21159.138.00$41,677
Dec 202504,50656.664.41$19,887
Nov 202503,71158.593.93$14,571
Oct 202504,42059.383.30$14,607
Sep 202503,51562.743.08$10,815
Aug 202502,14663.933.01$6,470
Jul 202502,11466.743.32$7,008
Jun 202501,58666.483.13$4,962
May 202502,11060.553.23$6,820
Apr 20251832,40562.363.54$19,933
Mar 202503,83967.704.27$16,386
Feb 202502,15970.884.34$9,372
Jan 202507,72974.324.28$33,070
Dec 20241838,03068.993.12$37,690
Nov 202408,41969.052.20$18,509
Oct 202408,56271.372.28$19,533
Sep 202408,80569.612.36$20,818
Aug 20241829,54175.632.06$33,454
Jul 202409,02479.932.15$19,371
Jun 202406,67378.082.63$17,577
May 202402,43778.812.20$5,358
Apr 202406,12384.451.66$10,159
Mar 202406,58380.301.55$10,172
Feb 20241798,02876.091.78$27,939
Jan 202408,69573.023.30$28,673
Dec 202309,77871.262.61$25,528
Nov 2023010,71477.892.81$30,080
Oct 20231793,80185.443.09$27,029
Sep 202305,08089.042.74$13,894
Aug 202306,46880.522.67$17,288
Jul 202307,07274.852.64$18,683
Jun 202307,02068.962.26$15,855
May 20231797,63970.622.23$29,656
Apr 202306,64078.122.24$14,859
Mar 202307,67672.852.39$18,370
Feb 202306,63675.112.47$16,362
Jan 202305,86476.533.39$19,866
Dec 202207,90576.415.73$45,288
Nov 20221847,81585.005.65$59,765
Oct 202208,17187.185.86$47,913
Sep 202208,23084.888.16$67,187
Aug 202208,67794.529.13$79,196
Jul 202207,547101.587.54$56,920
Jun 20221848,428115.097.98$88,408
May 202208,701109.378.43$73,376
Apr 202208,532104.226.84$58,338
Mar 20221818,347108.885.08$62,080
Feb 202207,55491.054.86$36,704
Jan 202208,24481.844.54$37,409
Dec 202108,39771.323.90$32,741
Nov 202108,19077.435.24$42,890
Oct 202108,61579.795.71$49,225
Sep 20211848,70469.865.35$59,429
Aug 202108,98266.024.22$37,909
Jul 202108,87270.783.98$35,329
Jun 202108,56769.493.38$28,962
May 202108,95663.483.02$27,026
Apr 202108,99760.362.76$24,818
Mar 20211699,04361.302.72$34,929
Feb 202108,23457.805.55$45,682
Jan 202109,23950.412.81$25,964
Dec 20201879,04444.642.68$32,545
Nov 202008,99138.772.71$24,335
Oct 202008,81836.972.48$21,855
Sep 202008,83537.091.99$17,591
Aug 202008,69439.982.39$20,736
Jul 202009,95338.371.83$18,165
Jun 20201799,40434.901.69$22,143
May 2020010,10316.921.81$18,334
Apr 202009,75814.751.80$17,607
Mar 2020010,24230.341.86$19,012
Feb 202009,48149.881.98$18,779
Jan 20201839,88357.252.09$31,179
Dec 201909,64159.012.30$22,216
Nov 201909,58855.302.75$26,374
Oct 2019010,03353.472.42$24,265
Sep 20191789,25355.052.66$34,387
Aug 201909,59653.112.30$22,113
Jul 201908,39256.272.46$20,645
Jun 201903,46152.782.49$8,622
May 201903,17958.482.74$8,711
Apr 201902,98862.632.75$8,219
Mar 201902,92656.803.06$8,960
Feb 201904,08650.852.79$11,409
Jan 201904,65146.033.23$15,014
Dec 201805,43246.594.19$22,735
Nov 2018086052.934.24$3,644
Oct 201801,54361.443.40$5,243
Sep 20181683,62959.543.11$21,282
Aug 201805,44959.403.07$16,710
Jul 201806,68565.142.93$19,600
Jun 2018010,69660.183.08$32,911
May 201816911,24165.382.90$43,657
Apr 2018011,34163.842.90$32,898
Mar 2018012,28361.222.79$34,231
Feb 2018010,31061.782.77$28,519
Jan 201819411,16062.874.01$56,941
Dec 2017711,09557.272.92$32,815
Nov 2017010,49755.423.12$32,733
Oct 2017011,34549.292.98$33,850
Sep 20171919,11147.523.09$37,205
Aug 201706,25845.373.00$18,802
Jul 201705,92943.873.09$18,304
Jun 201705,68942.493.09$17,564
May 201707,13145.373.26$23,271
Apr 201708,58147.933.21$27,559
Mar 201707,74646.772.98$23,112
Feb 201705,99850.452.95$17,710
Jan 201705,14249.413.42$17,579
Dec 201606,11948.763.72$22,780
Nov 201605,60342.492.64$14,816
Oct 20161934,88246.193.09$24,001
Sep 201606,18641.553.10$19,181
Aug 201605,86341.442.92$17,145
Jul 201605,40841.622.92$15,815
Jun 201605,80645.352.69$15,594
May 201606,32442.521.99$12,591
Apr 201607,11836.561.99$14,172
Mar 20161797,58633.011.79$19,518
Feb 201606,32226.472.06$13,046
Jan 201606,91227.352.36$16,342
Dec 201506,81532.362.00$13,640
Nov 201509,63338.792.17$20,878
Oct 20158111,07543.552.43$30,402
Sep 2015011,14342.992.76$30,737
Aug 20151646,86840.162.87$26,315
Jul 201505,70648.152.95$16,805
Jun 201507,03656.152.88$20,284
May 20151937,85055.212.96$33,856
Apr 201506,69649.822.71$18,123
Mar 201506,20942.892.93$18,222
Feb 201506,27244.662.98$18,667
Jan 20151938,49843.433.10$34,731
Dec 201407,01754.693.59$25,201
Nov 201407,05070.464.25$29,975
Oct 201407,57978.303.90$29,565
Sep 201408,23886.164.05$33,326
Aug 2014010,53589.394.04$42,510
Jul 2014011,65496.564.18$48,709
Jun 201419211,15998.164.74$71,706
May 2014113,31594.734.73$63,029
Apr 2014113,40495.944.81$64,557
Mar 2014013,83295.895.06$69,946
Feb 20141949,54197.406.19$77,973
Jan 2014010,43190.404.86$50,702
Dec 201318210,94391.824.35$64,362
Nov 2013010,77988.853.74$40,295
Oct 2013012,34197.423.78$46,641
Sep 2013011,290104.113.72$41,973
Aug 201316811,721104.253.52$58,803
Jul 2013011,011102.523.72$40,936
Jun 2013111,58694.403.93$45,667
May 2013012,00994.834.15$49,826
Apr 201319813,05693.964.28$74,518
Mar 2013114,58793.623.91$57,171
Feb 201318313,17391.233.42$61,746
Jan 201309,59891.603.42$32,824
Dec 201227,80686.773.42$26,871
Nov 201208,96586.953.62$32,498
Oct 201219213,79389.383.40$64,053
Sep 2012017,17294.672.92$50,115
Aug 2012116,11692.662.91$46,961
Jul 201219214,90985.133.02$61,382
Jun 2012111279.822.52$362
May 201209,93891.612.49$24,729
Apr 201218,617101.652.00$17,308
Mar 20121310,376105.052.22$24,422
Feb 201209,795101.102.57$25,176
Jan 201207,20098.092.73$19,685
Dec 2011013,73496.873.24$44,495
Nov 201119414,00995.723.31$64,957
Oct 2011013,47384.983.65$49,157
Sep 2011012,00883.623.99$47,861
Aug 2011013,92183.404.15$57,763
Jul 2011014,70994.144.52$66,444
Jun 201117815,92992.904.64$90,445
May 2011016,76898.134.40$73,860
Apr 2011017,004105.964.33$73,683
Mar 2011116,59796.364.06$67,436
Feb 201119410,20885.644.18$59,283
Jan 2011011,77286.504.59$54,019
Dec 2010011,74985.734.35$51,082
Nov 201017911,56280.843.80$58,352
Oct 2010014,06178.103.51$49,339
Sep 201009,41272.633.98$37,455
Aug 201009,27073.684.42$40,967
Jul 2010012,18372.554.74$57,705
Jun 2010010,83570.364.91$53,204
May 2010010,53071.124.24$44,597
Apr 201008,17581.694.12$33,703
Mar 20101809,82778.394.39$57,238
Feb 201009,30073.585.44$50,614
Jan 201005,41174.365.96$32,272
Dec 200908,26471.445.48$45,318
Nov 200905,56074.593.75$20,858
Oct 200905,79572.544.11$23,819
Sep 200906,52465.543.06$19,994
Aug 200905,02867.423.22$16,183
Jul 200904,42261.133.46$15,320
Jun 200904,29866.163.90$16,741
May 200905,32154.743.93$20,889
Apr 200907,55946.773.59$27,118
Mar 20091397,28542.144.06$35,427
Feb 200907,66632.814.63$35,517
Jan 20091838,89935.865.37$54,359
Dec 200827,37137.105.98$44,132
Nov 200867,49555.496.86$51,751
Oct 20082068,55875.246.92$74,738
Sep 2008811,342101.767.88$90,156
Aug 20081111,019114.228.48$94,731
Jul 200820710,899131.0811.39$151,267
Jun 2008812,043131.3313.03$158,003
May 200837114,115123.1711.57$209,067
Apr 2008812,956110.3110.45$136,336
Mar 200820011,912101.909.66$135,498
Feb 2008010,99892.538.77$96,459
Jan 2008012,95290.388.21$106,281
Dec 200720824,36088.337.30$196,249
Nov 2007023,53691.677.29$171,617
Oct 200719720,89282.856.92$160,935
Sep 2007021,75175.846.24$135,817
Aug 200719723,59169.066.39$164,303
Jul 2007024,93270.906.39$159,264
Jun 200719723,11362.007.55$186,681
May 2007024,91558.747.85$195,490
Apr 2007022,73359.617.81$177,436
Mar 2007021,32056.927.30$155,678
Feb 2007021,16855.108.22$173,916
Jan 20079325,45850.306.73$175,930
Dec 20065827,90656.656.92$196,352
Nov 200618029,24754.207.62$232,544
Oct 200618622,09554.906.01$143,086
Sep 2006023,92360.085.04$120,505
Aug 200619731,37068.717.34$243,789
Jul 2006023,21369.376.34$147,234
Jun 200619526,69666.286.38$183,349
May 200618424,54966.016.42$169,873
Apr 200619625,56664.397.36$200,798
Mar 2006029,71956.707.08$210,497
Feb 200619531,06757.597.75$252,034
Jan 200620130,98060.598.93$288,933
Dec 200520227,94154.9413.42$385,938
Nov 200519725,06154.6910.59$276,130
Oct 2005027,69858.3413.80$382,115
Sep 200540633,60561.4512.08$430,864
Aug 200519833,95361.519.80$344,811
Jul 200519835,86855.697.84$292,362
Jun 200519827,90852.337.38$216,351
May 200539635,91745.226.65$256,797
Apr 200516735,91749.207.36$272,583
Mar 200539538,01050.377.15$291,853
Feb 200520035,65045.226.31$234,064
Jan 200519534,15943.166.32$224,376
Dec 200419523,33739.866.75$165,323
Nov 200439831,53545.286.33$217,651
Oct 200419934,33649.706.52$233,593
Sep 200439437,26643.245.28$213,946
Aug 200439232,95442.375.55$199,525
Jul 200438939,13738.286.08$253,007
Jun 200419636,57636.106.43$242,370
May 200435642,62937.486.49$290,200
Apr 200419835,70434.475.86$215,996
Mar 200436348,75334.365.53$282,084
Feb 200439235,52932.455.51$208,472
Jan 200459644,89332.036.30$301,900
Dec 200319445,93530.266.30$295,336
Nov 200357754,81928.804.60$268,520
Oct 200338856,02328.174.76$277,579
Sep 200339160,01826.314.75$295,334
Aug 200376663,68329.765.13$349,472
Jul 200338570,89029.415.17$377,884
Jun 200338970,01528.565.98$430,007
May 200358882,41426.595.97$507,867
Apr 200378577,93826.675.41$442,369
Mar 200358786,66231.146.10$546,574
Feb 200380179,49733.487.93$656,901
Jan 200397294,53530.315.58$557,159
Dec 2002991105,03326.914.85$536,473
Nov 20021,011113,01124.664.14$492,453
Oct 20021,781129,45826.464.23$594,619
Sep 2002788101,26227.443.64$389,730
Aug 200277878,42625.963.16$268,349
Jul 200277686,00024.583.06$282,385
Jun 200272790,24923.733.34$318,525
May 200254858,32924.663.58$222,565
Apr 200236639,10023.653.51$145,988
Mar 200254145,63722.003.10$153,501
Feb 200253346,19218.222.38$119,449
Jan 200271766,35117.172.38$169,940
Dec 20011,10792,46516.932.36$237,366
Nov 20011,28175,59918.072.41$205,003
Oct 200171840,57019.782.53$116,799
Sep 20011,09466,12224.262.25$175,402
Aug 20011,60977,94124.873.05$277,982
Jul 20011,62781,36223.933.20$299,055
Jun 20011,99387,93224.563.82$385,214
May 2001086,70925.524.31$373,483
Apr 20012,40280,13624.685.34$486,833
Mar 20011849,90224.545.38$57,753

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           156 bbl  × $106.41 =    $16,600
Gas                1,757 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $5,352

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Month total                                  $21,952

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/182355 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.