EL GATO

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 188726District 04Field 932154002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$5.1 M
Mar 2002 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$929
at the published price for each month
Months reported
291
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 Gas112002-07-11148055
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
CondensateDisposition2,301 bbl$101,943
GasProduction876,653 Mcf$4,964,054
Total$5,065,997

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 27.7543, -99.0506. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.75427, -99.05061 · 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
May 2006
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-47938018258,900 ftMay 2006

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 (291)

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

291 months

May 2026023106.413.05$70
Apr 202602498.932.87$69
Mar 202602489.753.15$76
Feb 202601663.503.75$60
Jan 202602359.138.00$184
Dec 202503056.664.41$132
Nov 202502258.593.93$86
Oct 202501659.383.30$53
Sep 202502262.743.08$68
Aug 20250563.933.01$15
Jul 202501766.743.32$56
Jun 202501966.483.13$59
May 202501360.553.23$42
Apr 2025013062.363.54$461
Mar 202505567.704.27$235
Feb 202505270.884.34$226
Jan 202502074.324.28$86
Dec 202401768.993.12$53
Nov 202402769.052.20$59
Oct 202405471.372.28$123
Sep 202401569.612.36$35
Aug 202401175.632.06$23
Jul 202401779.932.15$36
Jun 20240778.082.63$18
May 20240978.812.20$20
Apr 202402084.451.66$33
Mar 202404680.301.55$71
Feb 202404176.091.78$73
Jan 202403973.023.30$129
Dec 202302271.262.61$57
Nov 202304577.892.81$126
Oct 202304185.443.09$127
Sep 202304689.042.74$126
Aug 202304080.522.67$107
Jul 202305274.852.64$137
Jun 202302468.962.26$54
May 202305770.622.23$127
Apr 202304678.122.24$103
Mar 202306272.852.39$148
Feb 202304175.112.47$101
Jan 202306376.533.39$213
Dec 202209976.415.73$567
Nov 202206885.005.65$384
Oct 202208387.185.86$487
Sep 2022014484.888.16$1,176
Aug 2022013794.529.13$1,250
Jul 20220131101.587.54$988
Jun 2022038115.097.98$303
May 2022058109.378.43$489
Apr 2022055104.226.84$376
Mar 2022067108.885.08$340
Feb 2022026491.054.86$1,283
Jan 2022024281.844.54$1,098
Dec 2021024471.323.90$951
Nov 2021010377.435.24$539
Oct 2021038679.795.71$2,206
Sep 2021012069.865.35$642
Aug 202103366.024.22$139
Jul 202101970.783.98$76
Jun 20210069.493.38$0
May 202107063.483.02$211
Apr 202106660.362.76$182
Mar 202105961.302.72$160
Feb 202109657.805.55$533
Jan 202102950.412.81$82
Dec 202009144.642.68$243
Nov 202009038.772.71$244
Oct 2020010936.972.48$270
Sep 202003437.091.99$68
Aug 2020015939.982.39$379
Jul 2020029038.371.83$529
Jun 2020013634.901.69$230
May 202005416.921.81$98
Apr 202004514.751.80$81
Mar 2020014330.341.86$265
Feb 2020020849.881.98$412
Jan 2020014957.252.09$312
Dec 2019036859.012.30$848
Nov 2019037255.302.75$1,023
Oct 2019025653.472.42$619
Sep 2019024355.052.66$646
Aug 201909453.112.30$217
Jul 201905856.272.46$143
Jun 201901752.782.49$42
May 20190058.482.74$0
Apr 201901162.632.75$30
Mar 201902256.803.06$67
Feb 201903850.852.79$106
Jan 201906546.033.23$210
Dec 2018021746.594.19$908
Nov 20180652.934.24$25
Oct 20180061.443.40$0
Sep 2018013359.543.11$413
Aug 201809259.403.07$282
Jul 2018013765.142.93$402
Jun 2018013860.183.08$425
May 2018013765.382.90$397
Apr 2018012763.842.90$368
Mar 2018014461.222.79$401
Feb 2018015961.782.77$440
Jan 2018022962.874.01$918
Dec 2017013657.272.92$397
Nov 2017013455.423.12$418
Oct 2017023649.292.98$704
Sep 2017017047.523.09$525
Aug 2017011345.373.00$340
Jul 2017016743.873.09$516
Jun 201709442.493.09$290
May 2017015345.373.26$499
Apr 2017010147.933.21$324
Mar 2017011546.772.98$343
Feb 201705050.452.95$148
Jan 2017018949.413.42$646
Dec 2016013948.763.72$517
Nov 2016020642.492.64$545
Oct 2016013446.193.09$414
Sep 2016017141.553.10$530
Aug 2016022541.442.92$658
Jul 2016034141.622.92$997
Jun 2016010245.352.69$274
May 2016023642.521.99$470
Apr 2016024936.561.99$496
Mar 2016034133.011.79$612
Feb 2016028026.472.06$578
Jan 2016028627.352.36$676
Dec 20150432.362.00$8
Nov 2015025338.792.17$548
Oct 2015025243.552.43$612
Sep 201505442.992.76$149
Aug 201501140.162.87$32
Jul 2015023448.152.95$689
Jun 20150056.152.88$0
May 2015021455.212.96$632
Apr 2015045649.822.71$1,234
Mar 2015033442.892.93$980
Feb 2015027644.662.98$821
Jan 2015054143.433.10$1,677
Dec 20140354.693.59$11
Nov 2014211470.464.25$626
Oct 2014052178.303.90$2,032
Sep 20142314386.164.05$2,560
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 201401,71596.564.18$7,168
Jun 201401,03298.164.74$4,888
May 2014084094.734.73$3,970
Apr 201401,96195.944.81$9,431
Mar 2014074195.895.06$3,747
Feb 2014052797.406.19$3,263
Jan 201401,03490.404.86$5,026
Dec 2013017291.824.35$749
Nov 2013075888.853.74$2,834
Oct 2013075697.423.78$2,857
Sep 20130954104.113.72$3,547
Aug 201301,101104.253.52$3,878
Jul 201301,040102.523.72$3,866
Jun 201301,45394.403.93$5,715
May 201301,31394.834.15$5,448
Apr 201301,11193.964.28$4,758
Mar 201301,80493.623.91$7,059
Feb 201301,99691.233.42$6,826
Jan 201302,17091.603.42$7,421
Dec 201202,38686.773.42$8,161
Nov 201202,18886.953.62$7,931
Oct 201201,84489.383.40$6,269
Sep 201202,58294.672.92$7,535
Aug 201202,72592.662.91$7,925
Jul 2012066985.133.02$2,021
Jun 2012079979.822.52$2,013
May 2012097691.612.49$2,429
Apr 20120678101.652.00$1,354
Mar 201201,236105.052.22$2,746
Feb 201201,778101.102.57$4,570
Jan 201202,28698.092.73$6,250
Dec 201102,02096.873.24$6,544
Nov 201101,26195.723.31$4,176
Oct 201102,69084.983.65$9,815
Sep 201102,09883.623.99$8,362
Aug 201102,33783.404.15$9,697
Jul 201102,44194.144.52$11,027
Jun 201101,56792.904.64$7,271
May 201101,39598.134.40$6,145
Apr 201102,094105.964.33$9,074
Mar 201102,39696.364.06$9,721
Feb 201102,08785.644.18$8,724
Jan 201102,28086.504.59$10,462
Dec 201002,43185.734.35$10,569
Nov 2010202,30380.843.80$10,357
Oct 201002,66378.103.51$9,344
Sep 201002,28672.633.98$9,097
Aug 2010212,35873.684.42$11,968
Jul 201002,42172.554.74$11,467
Jun 201002,52670.364.91$12,404
May 201002,67071.124.24$11,308
Apr 201002,63981.694.12$10,880
Mar 2010192,71178.394.39$13,387
Feb 201002,50773.585.44$13,644
Jan 2010162,31374.365.96$14,985
Dec 200902,68071.445.48$14,696
Nov 200902,74274.593.75$10,287
Oct 2009162,67472.544.11$12,151
Sep 200902,58365.543.06$7,916
Aug 2009152,94667.423.22$10,493
Jul 2009142,80861.133.46$10,584
Jun 200902,92366.163.90$11,385
May 200903,07754.743.93$12,080
Apr 200905,83446.773.59$20,929
Mar 2009173,13642.144.06$13,445
Feb 200902,84732.814.63$13,190
Jan 2009113,17935.865.37$17,469
Dec 200803,28037.105.98$19,605
Nov 200893,30155.496.86$23,145
Oct 200863,19275.246.92$22,546
Sep 200833,151101.767.88$25,126
Aug 200803,632114.228.48$30,810
Jul 200803,276131.0811.39$37,312
Jun 200803,304131.3313.03$43,060
May 200803,546123.1711.57$41,042
Apr 200803,427110.3110.45$35,829
Mar 200803,256101.909.66$31,466
Feb 200803,24292.538.77$28,434
Jan 200803,50590.388.21$28,761
Dec 200703,72188.337.30$27,171
Nov 200703,71391.677.29$27,074
Oct 200703,47182.856.92$24,026
Sep 200703,61275.846.24$22,554
Aug 200703,52169.066.39$22,492
Jul 200703,62470.906.39$23,150
Jun 200703,63362.007.55$27,424
May 200704,03258.747.85$31,636
Apr 200704,11659.617.81$32,126
Mar 200731,29856.927.30$9,649
Feb 20071730255.108.22$3,418
Jan 20071992350.306.73$7,165
Dec 2006332,02756.656.92$15,893
Nov 2006172,33154.207.62$18,678
Oct 2006325,34754.906.01$33,913
Sep 2006144,67760.085.04$24,400
Aug 2006192,83368.717.34$22,099
Jul 20061184769.376.34$6,135
Jun 2006363,51766.286.38$24,838
May 2006315,25066.016.42$35,778
Apr 2006556,61764.397.36$52,246
Mar 2006387,86056.707.08$57,826
Feb 2006607,55657.597.75$62,023
Jan 2006707,98160.598.93$75,538
Dec 2005248,90854.9413.42$120,823
Nov 2005257,39554.6910.59$79,668
Oct 2005328,16358.3413.80$114,482
Sep 2005348,51261.4512.08$104,906
Aug 2005249,02561.519.80$89,893
Jul 2005408,59555.697.84$69,644
Jun 2005148,06952.337.38$60,290
May 2005348,02245.226.65$54,893
Apr 2005647,93949.207.36$61,584
Mar 2005488,41050.377.15$62,590
Feb 200588,45845.226.31$53,748
Jan 2005329,08243.166.32$58,799
Dec 2004228,87339.866.75$60,779
Nov 2004108,46345.286.33$54,027
Oct 2004119,35249.706.52$61,476
Sep 2004269,47543.245.28$51,189
Aug 2004119,96142.375.55$55,756
Jul 20049811,90038.286.08$76,153
Jun 20043011,37336.106.43$74,246
May 20047812,25337.486.49$82,502
Apr 20046310,53034.475.86$63,861
Mar 200423611,08834.365.53$69,427
Feb 200449,37432.455.51$51,777
Jan 20046013,08832.036.30$84,371
Dec 200314114,50830.266.30$95,691
Nov 200314616,23728.804.60$78,816
Oct 2003013,22528.174.76$62,946
Sep 200317710,02026.314.75$52,245
Aug 2003012,42629.765.13$63,742
Jul 2003013,26529.415.17$68,591
Jun 200316213,46128.565.98$85,163
May 2003014,71726.595.97$87,900
Apr 2003013,18826.675.41$71,311
Mar 2003018,06231.146.10$110,107
Feb 2003013,08533.487.93$103,710
Jan 2003017,72730.315.58$98,953
Dec 2002016,53726.914.85$80,267
Nov 2002016,13524.664.14$66,750
Oct 2002025,67626.464.23$108,587
Sep 2002020,67727.443.64$75,165
Aug 2002030,46825.963.16$96,406
Jul 2002030,28324.583.06$92,719
Jun 2002038,47623.733.34$128,442
May 2002010,82924.663.58$38,811
Apr 200207,56123.653.51$26,557
Mar 20020022.003.10$0

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                   23 Mcf  × $  3.05 =        $70

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Month total                                      $70

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/188726 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.