CASTILLO DEEP GAS UNIT

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

Gas lease lease 194655District 04Field 460894902 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$7.5 M
Jan 2003 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$53 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
281
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 22 leases and 22 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
2000-03-29
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
933 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 2000-06-06.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: TO FILE MOST CURRENT TEST OR TEST FILED ON PREVIOUS SURVEY.

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 Gas112011-11-18204345
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
CondensateDisposition9,152 bbl$482,127
GasProduction1,208,311 Mcf$7,034,639
Total$7,516,765

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 26.4220, -98.4254. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.42200, -98.42542 · 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
14,100 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 14,100 ft.

Completions filed
Jan 2003
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-21532357214,100 ftJan 2003

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 (281)

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

281 months

May 20260624106.413.05$1,901
Apr 2026061298.932.87$1,756
Mar 2026066589.753.15$2,094
Feb 2026063763.503.75$2,389
Jan 2026073259.138.00$5,854
Dec 2025077556.664.41$3,420
Nov 202518363658.593.93$13,219
Oct 2025063459.383.30$2,095
Sep 2025060062.743.08$1,846
Aug 2025056863.933.01$1,712
Jul 2025070166.743.32$2,324
Jun 202518167566.483.13$14,145
May 2025075160.553.23$2,427
Apr 2025069162.363.54$2,448
Mar 2025071667.704.27$3,056
Feb 2025066770.884.34$2,895
Jan 2025074574.324.28$3,188
Dec 2024073868.993.12$2,304
Nov 2024070069.052.20$1,539
Oct 2024069171.372.28$1,576
Sep 2024069869.612.36$1,650
Aug 2024065175.632.06$1,343
Jul 2024074779.932.15$1,604
Jun 2024089278.082.63$2,350
May 2024077378.812.20$1,699
Apr 2024065384.451.66$1,083
Mar 2024070880.301.55$1,094
Feb 2024064676.091.78$1,152
Jan 2024070573.023.30$2,325
Dec 2023070171.262.61$1,830
Nov 2023068577.892.81$1,923
Oct 2023072985.443.09$2,251
Sep 2023063289.042.74$1,729
Aug 202319172280.522.67$17,309
Jul 2023068974.852.64$1,820
Jun 2023062668.962.26$1,414
May 2023065270.622.23$1,452
Apr 2023063578.122.24$1,421
Mar 2023066972.852.39$1,601
Feb 2023067675.112.47$1,667
Jan 2023077776.533.39$2,632
Dec 2022084076.415.73$4,812
Nov 2022074185.005.65$4,184
Oct 2022073187.185.86$4,286
Sep 2022070184.888.16$5,723
Aug 2022076294.529.13$6,955
Jul 20220790101.587.54$5,958
Jun 20220806115.097.98$6,430
May 20220840109.378.43$7,084
Apr 20220804104.226.84$5,497
Mar 20220760108.885.08$3,858
Feb 2022013691.054.86$661
Jan 2022029081.844.54$1,316
Dec 2021026571.323.90$1,033
Nov 2021033177.435.24$1,733
Oct 2021027879.795.71$1,588
Sep 2021031369.865.35$1,675
Aug 2021033266.024.22$1,401
Jul 2021043570.783.98$1,732
Jun 2021043669.493.38$1,474
May 2021036263.483.02$1,092
Apr 2021037760.362.76$1,040
Mar 2021038861.302.72$1,054
Feb 2021031957.805.55$1,770
Jan 2021027150.412.81$762
Dec 2020030544.642.68$816
Nov 2020032338.772.71$874
Oct 2020029536.972.48$731
Sep 2020035937.091.99$715
Aug 2020033439.982.39$797
Jul 202018233638.371.83$7,597
Jun 2020036634.901.69$619
May 2020033416.921.81$606
Apr 2020042914.751.80$774
Mar 2020043230.341.86$802
Feb 202018449849.881.98$10,164
Jan 2020040957.252.09$857
Dec 2019021859.012.30$502
Nov 2019042555.302.75$1,169
Oct 2019057353.472.42$1,386
Sep 2019029355.052.66$779
Aug 2019036053.112.30$830
Jul 2019058456.272.46$1,437
Jun 2019067852.782.49$1,689
May 201901958.482.74$52
Apr 2019034662.632.75$952
Mar 2019051056.803.06$1,562
Feb 2019028550.852.79$796
Jan 2019052546.033.23$1,695
Dec 2018056346.594.19$2,356
Nov 2018047152.934.24$1,996
Oct 2018050461.443.40$1,713
Sep 2018062459.543.11$1,939
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 2018013262.874.01$529
Dec 2017123357.272.92$784
Nov 2017020755.423.12$646
Oct 2017044249.292.98$1,319
Sep 2017046547.523.09$1,436
Aug 2017056345.373.00$1,691
Jul 2017058243.873.09$1,797
Jun 2017173142.493.09$2,299
May 2017053045.373.26$1,730
Apr 2017016947.933.21$543
Mar 2017040246.772.98$1,199
Feb 2017016550.452.95$487
Jan 2017025749.413.42$879
Dec 2016537848.763.72$2,875
Nov 2016048842.492.64$1,290
Oct 2016073946.193.09$2,284
Sep 201631,20341.553.10$3,855
Aug 201621,21441.442.92$3,633
Jul 201611,66541.622.92$4,911
Jun 2016251,24745.352.69$4,483
May 201611,11142.521.99$2,255
Apr 2016242,09436.561.99$5,047
Mar 201643,54033.011.79$6,483
Feb 2016753,00126.472.06$8,178
Jan 201622,21527.352.36$5,292
Dec 201532,75932.362.00$5,619
Nov 2015993,02938.792.17$10,405
Oct 201533,50443.552.43$8,633
Sep 201513,24442.992.76$8,991
Aug 20151352,54840.162.87$12,741
Jul 201512,00748.152.95$5,959
Jun 201523,12956.152.88$9,133
May 201544,87755.212.96$14,635
Apr 201534,64549.822.71$12,721
Mar 20151795,05742.892.93$22,518
Feb 201574,25044.662.98$12,961
Jan 20152003,77643.433.10$20,394
Dec 201414,58554.693.59$16,521
Nov 201434,27970.464.25$18,405
Oct 201434,69878.303.90$18,562
Sep 201424,83186.164.05$19,716
Aug 20141844,65289.394.04$35,219
Jul 201434,78796.564.18$20,297
Jun 201434,70198.164.74$22,563
May 201415,33494.734.73$25,306
Apr 20141775,36695.944.81$42,787
Mar 201434,19595.895.06$21,501
Feb 201441,74997.406.19$11,219
Jan 201423,45990.404.86$16,994
Dec 201331,22891.824.35$5,623
Nov 201341,92588.853.74$7,552
Oct 201341,34697.423.78$5,477
Sep 2013150523104.113.72$17,561
Aug 201331,225104.253.52$4,628
Jul 201333,984102.523.72$15,119
Jun 201324,23694.403.93$16,851
May 201334,71394.834.15$19,839
Apr 20131352,85593.964.28$24,911
Mar 201303,80893.623.91$14,900
Feb 201313,56891.233.42$12,293
Jan 201364,09291.603.42$14,544
Dec 20121754,79086.773.42$31,567
Nov 201244,74486.953.62$17,545
Oct 201264,96689.383.40$17,419
Sep 201205,26394.672.92$15,360
Aug 20121674,89392.662.91$29,704
Jul 201201,87185.133.02$5,652
Jun 201222,47379.822.52$6,389
May 201211,58591.612.49$4,036
Apr 201232,163101.652.00$4,624
Mar 201223,728105.052.22$8,494
Feb 201244,040101.102.57$10,788
Jan 20121875,32498.092.73$32,899
Dec 201144,58196.873.24$15,229
Nov 201125,08095.723.31$17,013
Oct 201115,60384.983.65$20,528
Sep 20111635,85183.623.99$36,951
Aug 201113,92683.404.15$16,374
Jul 201104,60694.144.52$20,806
Jun 201125,60692.904.64$26,197
May 20111675,98198.134.40$42,733
Apr 201154,886105.964.33$21,702
Mar 201144,42696.364.06$18,343
Feb 201134,72785.644.18$20,016
Jan 20111735,35986.504.59$39,556
Dec 201012,95885.734.35$12,946
Nov 201014,09780.843.80$15,630
Oct 201035,79778.103.51$20,575
Sep 20101804,86372.633.98$32,426
Aug 201025,63273.684.42$25,037
Jul 201025,46472.554.74$26,025
Jun 201024,76570.364.91$23,539
May 20101925,43471.124.24$36,669
Apr 201045,64381.694.12$23,591
Mar 201026,28478.394.39$27,735
Feb 201014,25773.585.44$23,242
Jan 20101775,75374.365.96$47,473
Dec 200956,34371.445.48$35,141
Nov 200946,11274.593.75$23,228
Oct 20091736,33472.544.11$38,584
Sep 200905,77665.543.06$17,702
Aug 200917,39567.423.22$23,868
Jul 200934,62961.133.46$16,221
Jun 200924,18866.163.90$16,445
May 200925,15054.743.93$20,327
Apr 200925,04546.773.59$18,192
Mar 200915,01542.144.06$20,398
Feb 200925,40332.814.63$25,098
Jan 200926,02235.865.37$32,416
Dec 200816,29237.105.98$37,645
Nov 200816,34755.496.86$43,598
Oct 200806,40775.246.92$44,349
Sep 200803,172101.767.88$24,986
Aug 200814,916114.228.48$41,817
Jul 200814,851131.0811.39$55,381
Jun 200815,659131.3313.03$73,883
May 2008116,414123.1711.57$190,104
Apr 200808,352110.3110.45$87,319
Mar 200808,435101.909.66$81,516
Feb 200807,27692.538.77$63,815
Jan 200807,42090.388.21$60,887
Dec 200707,06788.337.30$51,603
Nov 20071958,90091.677.29$82,772
Oct 200708,60382.856.92$59,550
Sep 200708,30575.846.24$51,858
Aug 200708,44169.066.39$53,921
Jul 200709,53170.906.39$60,883
Jun 200708,37962.007.55$63,248
May 200709,31458.747.85$73,080
Apr 200709,20659.617.81$71,855
Mar 200708,80156.927.30$64,265
Feb 200703,49455.108.22$28,707
Jan 200704,42550.306.73$29,766
Dec 200606,39156.656.92$44,216
Nov 200606,58254.207.62$50,138
Oct 200605,46954.906.01$32,889
Sep 20061738,16460.085.04$51,518
Aug 200608,44068.717.34$61,949
Jul 200608,87369.376.34$56,279
Jun 200606,94766.286.38$44,349
May 200608,79366.016.42$56,495
Apr 200609,25864.397.36$68,143
Mar 200609,76456.707.08$69,158
Feb 200606,96357.597.75$53,971
Jan 200606,52660.598.93$58,299
Dec 200508,28054.9413.42$111,080
Nov 200506,54254.6910.59$69,269
Oct 200508,20458.3413.80$113,180
Sep 200508,06061.4512.08$97,357
Aug 200507,77961.519.80$76,210
Jul 200508,73955.697.84$68,546
Jun 200508,57552.337.38$63,292
May 200507,20945.226.65$47,948
Apr 200509,57849.207.36$70,499
Mar 2005010,13950.377.15$72,543
Feb 200508,63545.226.31$54,503
Jan 2005011,79643.166.32$74,577
Dec 200419711,17339.866.75$83,282
Nov 200417810,67045.286.33$75,605
Oct 2004011,10749.706.52$72,363
Sep 2004011,53543.245.28$60,950
Aug 200419712,68942.375.55$78,779
Jul 20047512,58938.286.08$79,465
Jun 200420211,70636.106.43$82,597
May 2004011,90337.486.49$77,305
Apr 200417912,18134.475.86$77,532
Mar 200419514,63734.365.53$87,645
Feb 20041689,34132.455.51$56,917
Jan 200418211,84632.036.30$80,455
Dec 200318713,05730.266.30$87,939
Nov 200318714,24528.804.60$70,844
Oct 2003010,70428.174.76$50,947
Sep 200318013,79326.314.75$70,244
Aug 200317919,43429.765.13$105,018
Jul 200319019,96129.415.17$108,803
Jun 20031887,59828.565.98$50,828
May 200335724,85126.595.97$157,920
Apr 200337129,90126.675.41$171,578
Mar 200356147,12431.146.10$304,739
Feb 200349839,61233.487.93$330,633
Jan 2003611,94330.315.58$66,848

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                  624 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $1,901

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Month total                                   $1,901

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/194655 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.