VAN DRESAR

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 200315District 04Field 021006252 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$8.4 M
Mar 2004 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$118 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
267
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 Gas112005-07-21164574
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
CondensateDisposition18,349 bbl$1,149,553
GasProduction1,301,494 Mcf$7,291,398
Total$8,440,951

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 26.7257, -98.3651. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.72569, -98.36510 · 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
10,500 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 10,500 ft.

Completions filed
Mar 2004
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-42733689110,500 ftMar 2004

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 (267)

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

267 months

May 202602,423106.413.05$7,380
Apr 202602,39998.932.87$6,884
Mar 202602,44189.753.15$7,688
Feb 202602,24963.503.75$8,434
Jan 202602,59059.138.00$20,715
Dec 202502,65356.664.41$11,709
Nov 202502,67158.593.93$10,488
Oct 202502,88859.383.30$9,544
Sep 202502,91062.743.08$8,954
Aug 202502,14363.933.01$6,461
Jul 202503,10666.743.32$10,297
Jun 202503,14566.483.13$9,840
May 202502,51260.553.23$8,120
Apr 202502,58762.363.54$9,166
Mar 202503,16167.704.27$13,492
Feb 202502,72470.884.34$11,824
Jan 202503,03374.324.28$12,977
Dec 202402,68268.993.12$8,372
Nov 202403,52069.052.20$7,739
Oct 20241023,97371.372.28$16,344
Sep 202403,78969.612.36$8,959
Aug 202403,92175.632.06$8,091
Jul 2024763,96179.932.15$14,577
Jun 202404,02478.082.63$10,599
May 20241404,64478.812.20$21,243
Apr 202404,31284.451.66$7,154
Mar 20241534,89180.301.55$19,843
Feb 202404,88876.091.78$8,718
Jan 20241094,53073.023.30$22,898
Dec 20231504,72871.262.61$23,032
Nov 202305,07377.892.81$14,243
Oct 20231095,75585.443.09$27,080
Sep 20231286,69189.042.74$29,697
Aug 202307,57380.522.67$20,242
Jul 20230074.852.64$0
Jun 20230068.962.26$0
May 20230070.622.23$0
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
Mar 20230072.852.39$0
Feb 20230075.112.47$0
Jan 20230076.533.39$0
Dec 20220076.415.73$0
Nov 20220085.005.65$0
Oct 20220087.185.86$0
Sep 20220084.888.16$0
Aug 20220094.529.13$0
Jul 202200101.587.54$0
Jun 202200115.097.98$0
May 202200109.378.43$0
Apr 202200104.226.84$0
Mar 202200108.885.08$0
Feb 20220091.054.86$0
Jan 20220081.844.54$0
Dec 20210071.323.90$0
Nov 20210077.435.24$0
Oct 20210079.795.71$0
Sep 20210069.865.35$0
Aug 20210066.024.22$0
Jul 20210070.783.98$0
Jun 20210069.493.38$0
May 20210063.483.02$0
Apr 20210060.362.76$0
Mar 20210061.302.72$0
Feb 20210057.805.55$0
Jan 20210050.412.81$0
Dec 20200044.642.68$0
Nov 20200038.772.71$0
Oct 20200036.972.48$0
Sep 20200037.091.99$0
Aug 20200039.982.39$0
Jul 20200038.371.83$0
Jun 20200034.901.69$0
May 20200016.921.81$0
Apr 20200014.751.80$0
Mar 20200030.341.86$0
Feb 20200049.881.98$0
Jan 20200057.252.09$0
Dec 20190059.012.30$0
Nov 20190055.302.75$0
Oct 20191053.472.42$53
Sep 20190055.052.66$0
Aug 20190053.112.30$0
Jul 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 20190052.782.49$0
May 20190058.482.74$0
Apr 20190062.632.75$0
Mar 20190056.803.06$0
Feb 20190050.852.79$0
Jan 20190046.033.23$0
Dec 20180046.594.19$0
Nov 20180052.934.24$0
Oct 20180061.443.40$0
Sep 20180059.543.11$0
Aug 20180059.403.07$0
Jul 20180165.142.93$3
Jun 20180060.183.08$0
May 20180165.382.90$3
Apr 20180063.842.90$0
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
Feb 20180061.782.77$0
Jan 201811362.874.01$115
Dec 20171057.272.92$57
Nov 20170755.423.12$22
Oct 20170049.292.98$0
Sep 20170047.523.09$0
Aug 20170145.373.00$3
Jul 20170243.873.09$6
Jun 20170242.493.09$6
May 20170145.373.26$3
Apr 201701047.933.21$32
Mar 20170746.772.98$21
Feb 201701650.452.95$47
Jan 201701,40749.413.42$4,810
Dec 20161842,44248.763.72$18,063
Nov 201632,50542.492.64$6,752
Oct 201662,47146.193.09$7,913
Sep 20162012,80841.553.10$17,058
Aug 2016122,68541.442.92$8,349
Jul 2016212,78641.622.92$9,021
Jun 2016112,90945.352.69$8,312
May 2016203,12342.521.99$7,068
Apr 2016152,98336.561.99$6,488
Mar 20161753,16933.011.79$11,462
Feb 2016102,87226.472.06$6,191
Jan 201693,02627.352.36$7,401
Dec 20151983,07932.362.00$12,570
Nov 2015103,10738.792.17$7,122
Oct 2015103,18943.552.43$8,174
Sep 201572,96642.992.76$8,482
Aug 201573,09040.162.87$9,157
Jul 201553,15448.152.95$9,530
Jun 201553,07056.152.88$9,131
May 2015122,97055.212.96$9,440
Apr 201513,31349.822.71$9,017
Mar 201523,36842.892.93$9,970
Feb 201552,99444.662.98$9,134
Jan 20151973,35243.433.10$18,949
Dec 201453,49954.693.59$12,840
Nov 2014103,47770.464.25$15,488
Oct 201472,87378.303.90$11,756
Sep 20142013,28286.164.05$30,595
Aug 2014252,77489.394.04$13,428
Jul 2014263,25496.564.18$16,111
Jun 2014153,34998.164.74$17,336
May 201462,97194.734.73$14,611
Apr 2014103,50395.944.81$17,806
Mar 201493,66595.895.06$19,396
Feb 20141813,30297.406.19$38,075
Jan 201403,89290.404.86$18,918
Dec 201303,66191.824.35$15,942
Nov 20131783,54188.853.74$29,053
Oct 201303,72197.423.78$14,063
Sep 2013193,586104.113.72$15,310
Aug 201383,743104.253.52$14,019
Jul 20131903,757102.523.72$33,446
Jun 201303,48494.403.93$13,704
May 2013103,71094.834.15$16,341
Apr 201383,82493.964.28$17,128
Mar 20132153,67793.623.91$34,516
Feb 201303,73891.233.42$12,784
Jan 201314,29791.603.42$14,787
Dec 201204,31686.773.42$14,761
Nov 201264,36686.953.62$16,348
Oct 20121854,40789.383.40$31,518
Sep 201204,24094.672.92$12,374
Aug 201274,44192.662.91$13,564
Jul 2012104,40485.133.02$14,155
Jun 20124479.822.52$329
May 201214,55091.612.49$11,413
Apr 201204,708101.652.00$9,401
Mar 201244,766105.052.22$11,011
Feb 201204,473101.102.57$11,497
Jan 20121884,48598.092.73$30,703
Dec 201144,75196.873.24$15,779
Nov 201154,63995.723.31$15,840
Oct 20111804,66184.983.65$32,302
Sep 201114,81583.623.99$19,275
Aug 201134,77583.404.15$20,063
Jul 20111914,96694.144.52$40,413
Jun 201134,82492.904.64$22,661
May 201105,09598.134.40$22,443
Apr 20111755,055105.964.33$40,448
Mar 201195,47996.364.06$23,097
Feb 201184,71785.644.18$20,402
Jan 20111995,60286.504.59$42,920
Dec 2010245,60485.734.35$26,422
Nov 20101895,64280.843.80$36,692
Oct 201005,68378.103.51$19,941
Sep 201035,79872.633.98$23,291
Aug 20101966,11073.684.42$41,444
Jul 2010145,98172.554.74$29,345
Jun 201075,88770.364.91$29,400
May 20101736,50071.124.24$39,833
Apr 20102005,73781.694.12$39,990
Mar 201056,52378.394.39$29,019
Feb 20102086,73573.585.44$51,959
Jan 201017,09574.365.96$42,390
Dec 20091797,02271.445.48$51,295
Nov 20091797,12274.593.75$40,070
Oct 200917,17872.544.11$29,576
Sep 20091947,10465.543.06$34,487
Aug 20091937,10667.423.22$35,883
Jul 200906,77561.133.46$23,472
Jun 20091877,31166.163.90$40,848
May 2009138,06754.743.93$32,381
Apr 20092147,53346.773.59$37,033
Mar 20092138,05242.144.06$41,659
Feb 2009167,29232.814.63$34,309
Jan 20092008,02335.865.37$50,264
Dec 20083938,27837.105.98$64,059
Nov 20081998,07055.496.86$66,406
Oct 20082018,47275.246.92$73,766
Sep 20082047,609101.767.88$80,696
Aug 20082008,156114.228.48$92,032
Jul 20082176,661131.0811.39$104,309
Jun 20081886,372131.3313.03$107,734
May 20082044,339123.1711.57$75,348
Apr 20080726110.3110.45$7,590
Mar 200800101.909.66$0
Feb 20081947,55992.538.77$84,248
Jan 20082179,39490.388.21$96,697
Dec 200708,76788.337.30$64,016
Nov 20071939,33191.677.29$85,731
Oct 200708,19782.856.92$56,739
Sep 20072228,50475.846.24$69,937
Aug 200709,51469.066.39$60,775
Jul 200719810,40770.906.39$80,517
Jun 200719511,17362.007.55$96,429
May 2007013,12658.747.85$102,990
Apr 200715314,29259.617.81$120,672
Mar 200702,10556.927.30$15,371
Feb 200702,66555.108.22$21,896
Jan 20071943,21050.306.73$31,351
Dec 200605,16956.656.92$35,761
Nov 200604,58554.207.62$34,926
Oct 200603,80054.906.01$22,852
Sep 20061717,34560.085.04$47,272
Aug 200609,72668.717.34$71,388
Jul 200619718,18369.376.34$128,996
Jun 200675835,04166.286.38$273,938
May 20061956,11466.016.42$52,154
Apr 200609,00364.397.36$66,266
Mar 200618910,17056.707.08$82,750
Feb 200607,81357.597.75$60,560
Jan 20062008,87260.598.93$91,374
Dec 200520012,22354.9413.42$174,964
Nov 2005011,52954.6910.59$122,074
Oct 200519911,27958.3413.80$167,212
Sep 200519610,51861.4512.08$139,091
Aug 200505,29461.519.80$51,864
Jul 2005010,08055.697.84$79,064
Jun 20051917,06652.337.38$62,149
May 200506,54945.226.65$43,558
Apr 200519914,49749.207.36$116,496
Mar 2005015,27050.377.15$109,255
Feb 200520213,41445.226.31$93,803
Jan 200520114,38743.166.32$99,633
Dec 200420114,63239.866.75$106,794
Nov 200419916,04945.286.33$110,608
Oct 200419513,71749.706.52$99,059
Sep 2004015,58643.245.28$82,355
Aug 200437716,06842.375.55$105,161
Jul 200420216,54138.286.08$108,371
Jun 200438945,23436.106.43$305,034
May 20041,16138,35237.486.49$292,594
Apr 200478541,49034.475.86$270,126
Mar 20041,35896,48334.365.53$580,225

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                2,423 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $7,380

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Month total                                   $7,380

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/200315 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.