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 185464District 04Field 932154002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$12.7 M
Sep 2001 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$120 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
297
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 Gas112001-12-27145820
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
CondensateDisposition16,658 bbl$1,041,530
GasProduction2,673,028 Mcf$11,649,510
Total$12,691,040

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 27.6315, -98.9666. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.63148, -98.96658 · 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
11,560 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 11,560 ft.

Completions filed
Apr 2007
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-47937801311,560 ftApr 2007

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 (297)

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

297 months

May 20261631,340106.413.05$21,426
Apr 202601,32098.932.87$3,788
Mar 202601,43689.753.15$4,523
Feb 202601,42263.503.75$5,333
Jan 202601,39259.138.00$11,133
Dec 202501,51756.664.41$6,695
Nov 202501,71658.593.93$6,738
Oct 20251772,00859.383.30$17,146
Sep 202502,10762.743.08$6,483
Aug 202502,70663.933.01$8,158
Jul 202502,75566.743.32$9,133
Jun 20251652,68466.483.13$19,367
May 202502,82960.553.23$9,144
Apr 202502,66462.363.54$9,439
Mar 202502,78567.704.27$11,887
Feb 202502,52870.884.34$10,974
Jan 202502,87374.324.28$12,293
Dec 202403,02468.993.12$9,439
Nov 202402,91669.052.20$6,411
Oct 20241933,10871.372.28$20,865
Sep 202402,97169.612.36$7,025
Aug 202403,09375.632.06$6,383
Jul 202403,16479.932.15$6,792
Jun 202403,08478.082.63$8,123
May 20241813,15278.812.20$21,194
Apr 20241742,71684.451.66$19,201
Mar 202403,15680.301.55$4,876
Feb 202403,03176.091.78$5,406
Jan 202403,17173.023.30$10,457
Dec 20231843,11771.262.61$21,249
Nov 202302,99877.892.81$8,417
Oct 202303,21985.443.09$9,938
Sep 202303,05689.042.74$8,358
Aug 202303,18980.522.67$8,524
Jul 202303,38774.852.64$8,948
Jun 202303,25468.962.26$7,349
May 20231913,32870.622.23$20,901
Apr 202303,26378.122.24$7,302
Mar 20231793,42372.852.39$21,232
Feb 202303,03475.112.47$7,481
Jan 202303,44276.533.39$11,661
Dec 202203,62676.415.73$20,774
Nov 202203,86585.005.65$21,823
Oct 20221833,34487.185.86$35,562
Sep 202203,32784.888.16$27,161
Aug 202203,47294.529.13$31,690
Jul 202203,436101.587.54$25,915
Jun 202203,414115.097.98$27,234
May 202203,524109.378.43$29,718
Apr 202203,507104.226.84$23,979
Mar 20221913,224108.885.08$37,162
Feb 202202,98791.054.86$14,513
Jan 202203,89781.844.54$17,683
Dec 202103,90171.323.90$15,210
Nov 202103,71377.435.24$19,444
Oct 202103,93579.795.71$22,484
Sep 202103,85269.865.35$20,612
Aug 20211854,03066.024.22$29,223
Jul 202104,11870.783.98$16,398
Jun 202104,00969.493.38$13,553
May 20211864,22163.483.02$24,545
Apr 202103,98660.362.76$10,995
Mar 202104,18161.302.72$11,360
Feb 20211883,88357.805.55$32,409
Jan 202104,04350.412.81$11,362
Dec 202004,43944.642.68$11,876
Nov 202001,32638.772.71$3,589
Oct 202001,42736.972.48$3,537
Sep 202003,94237.091.99$7,849
Aug 202004,33639.982.39$10,342
Jul 20201884,46838.371.83$15,368
Jun 20201783,95434.901.69$12,896
May 202004,42016.921.81$8,021
Apr 202003,38214.751.80$6,102
Mar 202004,84530.341.86$8,993
Feb 202004,21849.881.98$8,354
Jan 20201874,87757.252.09$20,922
Dec 201904,79859.012.30$11,056
Nov 201904,79855.302.75$13,198
Oct 201904,80553.472.42$11,621
Sep 20191884,58755.052.66$22,538
Aug 201904,62453.112.30$10,655
Jul 201904,62056.272.46$11,365
Jun 201905,16952.782.49$12,877
May 201905,31958.482.74$14,576
Apr 20191835,38362.632.75$26,268
Mar 20191865,02656.803.06$25,955
Feb 201904,96450.852.79$13,861
Jan 20191214,90246.033.23$21,394
Dec 201804,92646.594.19$20,617
Nov 201802,79552.934.24$11,843
Oct 201805,33261.443.40$18,119
Sep 201805,54659.543.11$17,237
Aug 20181835,99159.403.07$29,242
Jul 201804,45365.142.93$13,056
Jun 201805,06460.183.08$15,582
May 201806,10965.382.90$17,721
Apr 2018736,30563.842.90$22,950
Mar 201806,31761.222.79$17,604
Feb 201806,57561.782.77$18,187
Jan 20181917,09462.874.01$40,450
Dec 201706,58557.272.92$19,238
Nov 20171945,19455.423.12$26,948
Oct 201701,56049.292.98$4,655
Sep 201701,45347.523.09$4,486
Aug 201701,53745.373.00$4,618
Jul 201701,48543.873.09$4,585
Jun 201701,43642.493.09$4,433
May 201701,49345.373.26$4,872
Apr 201701,39847.933.21$4,490
Mar 201701,49646.772.98$4,464
Feb 20172561,56750.452.95$17,542
Jan 201701,49649.413.42$5,115
Dec 201601,15448.763.72$4,296
Nov 201601,43542.492.64$3,795
Oct 201601,49246.193.09$4,611
Sep 201601,45541.553.10$4,511
Aug 20161461,25941.442.92$9,732
Jul 201601,49741.622.92$4,378
Jun 201601,38045.352.69$3,706
May 201601,48242.521.99$2,951
Apr 2016811,52736.561.99$6,002
Mar 201601,55633.011.79$2,791
Feb 201601,24726.472.06$2,573
Jan 2016131,41627.352.36$3,703
Dec 20151761,69232.362.00$9,082
Nov 201501,51138.792.17$3,275
Oct 201501,19443.552.43$2,897
Sep 201501,51842.992.76$4,187
Aug 2015671,74540.162.87$7,703
Jul 2015741,76148.152.95$8,749
Jun 201501,77456.152.88$5,114
May 201501,88655.212.96$5,574
Apr 201501,62849.822.71$4,406
Mar 20151111,75942.892.93$9,923
Feb 201501,54444.662.98$4,595
Jan 201501,92143.433.10$5,956
Dec 20141311,94654.693.59$14,153
Nov 201401,85670.464.25$7,891
Oct 201401,90778.303.90$7,439
Sep 2014851,76086.164.05$14,444
Aug 201401,75289.394.04$7,070
Jul 2014791,45496.564.18$13,705
Jun 201401,80298.164.74$8,536
May 2014841,88494.734.73$16,862
Apr 201401,85495.944.81$8,916
Mar 2014771,94795.895.06$17,229
Feb 201401,48497.406.19$9,189
Jan 2014761,90190.404.86$16,111
Dec 201301,93591.824.35$8,426
Nov 20131981,88788.853.74$24,646
Oct 201301,99197.423.78$7,525
Sep 201301,843104.113.72$6,852
Aug 201302,045104.253.52$7,204
Jul 201302,006102.523.72$7,458
Jun 20131922,00094.403.93$25,992
May 201302,07394.834.15$8,601
Apr 201301,99093.964.28$8,522
Mar 20131951,89193.623.91$25,655
Feb 201301,88791.233.42$6,453
Jan 201302,17391.603.42$7,431
Dec 201202,03786.773.42$6,967
Nov 201201,97286.953.62$7,148
Oct 20121942,07789.383.40$24,401
Sep 201202,05894.672.92$6,006
Aug 201201,59692.662.91$4,641
Jul 201201,03385.133.02$3,120
Jun 201201,32679.822.52$3,340
May 20121911,58191.612.49$21,432
Apr 201202,266101.652.00$4,525
Mar 201202,297105.052.22$5,104
Feb 201202,217101.102.57$5,698
Jan 20121852,10198.092.73$23,891
Dec 201101,96596.873.24$6,366
Nov 201102,21595.723.31$7,334
Oct 201102,35684.983.65$8,596
Sep 201102,50483.623.99$9,980
Aug 20111842,57183.404.15$26,014
Jul 201102,49994.144.52$11,289
Jun 201102,32092.904.64$10,765
May 201101,37798.134.40$6,065
Apr 20111862,006105.964.33$28,401
Mar 201102,28596.364.06$9,271
Feb 201102,32285.644.18$9,706
Jan 20111922,46486.504.59$27,915
Dec 201002,34785.734.35$10,204
Nov 201002,49680.843.80$9,473
Oct 20101852,55478.103.51$23,410
Sep 201002,31872.633.98$9,224
Aug 201002,93473.684.42$12,966
Jul 20102882,98772.554.74$35,042
Jun 201003,06570.364.91$15,050
May 201003,32771.124.24$14,091
Apr 201002,52981.694.12$10,426
Mar 20101923,02578.394.39$28,327
Feb 201002,95073.585.44$16,055
Jan 201003,03374.365.96$18,089
Dec 20091852,78771.445.48$28,500
Nov 200903,20374.593.75$12,016
Oct 200903,28472.544.11$13,498
Sep 20091853,68365.543.06$23,412
Aug 200903,65867.423.22$11,773
Jul 200903,94361.133.46$13,661
Jun 20091733,71666.163.90$25,920
May 20091913,94854.743.93$25,954
Apr 200903,86946.773.59$13,880
Mar 200904,04342.144.06$16,411
Feb 200903,89932.814.63$18,064
Jan 200903,53835.865.37$19,003
Dec 200803,59537.105.98$21,488
Nov 200804,18655.496.86$28,717
Oct 20081884,91975.246.92$48,194
Sep 200805,930101.767.88$46,711
Aug 200808,332114.228.48$70,681
Jul 20081712,813131.0811.39$54,453
Jun 200809,794131.3313.03$127,642
May 20081929,281123.1711.57$131,070
Apr 20081864,057110.3110.45$62,933
Mar 20081919,258101.909.66$108,933
Feb 200808,39092.538.77$73,585
Jan 200806,18990.388.21$50,785
Dec 20071699,11788.337.30$81,500
Nov 200718811,66391.677.29$102,277
Oct 200718411,85482.856.92$97,298
Sep 200719112,01675.846.24$89,515
Aug 200719211,75369.066.39$88,337
Jul 200708,85570.906.39$56,565
Jun 20073569,49462.007.55$93,737
May 200796230,20558.747.85$293,505
Apr 200761220,68959.617.81$197,963
Mar 200702,95856.927.30$21,599
Feb 200703,23555.108.22$26,579
Jan 20071953,53650.306.73$33,595
Dec 200603,72556.656.92$25,771
Nov 200603,54554.207.62$27,004
Oct 200603,76254.906.01$22,624
Sep 200603,62860.085.04$18,275
Aug 200603,86068.717.34$28,332
Jul 200602,85369.376.34$18,096
Jun 200603,31266.286.38$21,143
May 200603,48766.016.42$22,404
Apr 200603,32264.397.36$24,452
Mar 20061693,96756.707.08$37,680
Feb 200601,92457.597.75$14,913
Jan 200602,90760.598.93$25,969
Dec 200503,78554.9413.42$50,777
Nov 200503,61554.6910.59$38,277
Oct 200503,69958.3413.80$51,031
Sep 200503,66361.4512.08$44,245
Aug 200503,89261.519.80$38,129
Jul 200503,08255.697.84$24,174
Jun 20051463,56852.337.38$33,976
May 200503,36545.226.65$22,381
Apr 2005075249.207.36$5,535
Mar 200502,28550.377.15$16,349
Feb 200507,25345.226.31$45,780
Jan 200508,28943.166.32$52,405
Dec 200408,43639.866.75$56,952
Nov 20041926,52245.286.33$49,981
Oct 200408,75749.706.52$57,053
Sep 200407,37643.245.28$38,974
Aug 200408,72242.375.55$48,413
Jul 20041844,81938.286.08$36,363
Jun 200405,32936.106.43$34,282
May 200408,27737.486.49$53,756
Apr 200403,25934.475.86$19,093
Mar 20044213,91534.365.53$78,395
Feb 2004029,70732.455.51$163,674
Jan 200418433,06332.036.30$214,179
Dec 20031233,89530.266.30$213,957
Nov 2003033,81228.804.60$155,372
Oct 2003036,68828.174.76$174,622
Sep 2003034,15926.314.75$162,233
Aug 200313638,62529.765.13$202,183
Jul 200320440,82029.415.17$217,073
Jun 2003041,75428.565.98$249,813
May 2003047,69626.595.97$284,873
Apr 20035850,22926.675.41$273,149
Mar 200318547,10331.146.10$292,903
Feb 20035646,80833.487.93$372,869
Jan 200310256,89730.315.58$320,693
Dec 200219063,88826.914.85$315,210
Nov 2002051,94824.664.14$214,907
Oct 20024438,20026.464.23$162,717
Sep 200212266,24327.443.64$244,154
Aug 20026279,92325.963.16$254,499
Jul 200212591,29524.583.06$282,596
Jun 2002146105,87223.733.34$356,891
May 200218325,42524.663.58$95,636
Apr 200229134,06923.653.51$126,543
Mar 200217352,01022.003.10$165,178
Feb 200269180,13918.222.38$202,975
Jan 2002040,26817.172.38$95,664
Dec 2001082,59216.932.36$195,281
Nov 2001084,45918.072.41$203,168
Oct 20010104,02319.782.53$263,062
Sep 20010118,95624.262.25$267,808

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           163 bbl  × $106.41 =    $17,345
Gas                1,340 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $4,081

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Month total                                  $21,426

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/185464 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.