EL GATO

Operated by HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 386310) in the BIG COWBOY (LOBO) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 202171District 04Field 078002002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$6.2 M
May 2004 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$98 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
265
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 164 leases and 164 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1979-07-17
as the register files it
Field class
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: STATEWIDE RULES. NO P-15 & PLAT.

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 Gas112004-10-20158823
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
CondensateDisposition26,560 bbl$1,551,609
GasProduction710,117 Mcf$4,682,916
Total$6,234,525

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 27.7745, -99.0660. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.77450, -99.06601 · 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
8,800 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 8,800 ft.

Completions filed
May 2004
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-47938656268,800 ftMay 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 (265)

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

265 months

May 2026167177106.413.05$18,310
Apr 2026028998.932.87$829
Mar 202612948989.753.15$13,118
Feb 202621426263.503.75$14,572
Jan 202617730759.138.00$12,921
Dec 202515028656.664.41$9,761
Nov 2025020858.593.93$817
Oct 20259112759.383.30$5,823
Sep 2025014162.743.08$434
Aug 202530323563.933.01$20,079
Jul 2025026166.743.32$865
Jun 2025012666.483.13$394
May 20259912960.553.23$6,411
Apr 2025016562.363.54$585
Mar 202513715667.704.27$9,941
Feb 202514811970.884.34$11,007
Jan 2025016974.324.28$723
Dec 2024014968.993.12$465
Nov 20247816069.052.20$5,738
Oct 202428848571.372.28$21,661
Sep 2024095169.612.36$2,249
Aug 20247168775.632.06$6,787
Jul 202417932679.932.15$15,007
Jun 202418130578.082.63$14,936
May 2024031678.812.20$695
Apr 202417618784.451.66$15,173
Mar 2024029680.301.55$457
Feb 202416022476.091.78$12,574
Jan 2024021073.023.30$693
Dec 202311029571.262.61$8,609
Nov 202318028977.892.81$14,832
Oct 202317645885.443.09$16,451
Sep 2023042489.042.74$1,160
Aug 2023056580.522.67$1,510
Jul 20231071,16874.852.64$11,095
Jun 2023080468.962.26$1,816
May 202317215970.622.23$12,501
Apr 202318015878.122.24$14,415
Mar 202312214772.852.39$9,239
Feb 20238613775.112.47$6,797
Jan 2023015476.533.39$522
Dec 202235313276.415.73$27,729
Nov 2022014185.005.65$796
Oct 202218215687.185.86$16,782
Sep 2022014784.888.16$1,200
Aug 2022017094.529.13$1,552
Jul 202217883101.587.54$18,707
Jun 20220239115.097.98$1,907
May 2022261188109.378.43$30,131
Apr 2022094104.226.84$643
Mar 2022362169108.885.08$40,272
Feb 2022016491.054.86$797
Jan 20224822681.844.54$4,954
Dec 20211806471.323.90$13,087
Nov 202116411877.435.24$13,316
Oct 2021028179.795.71$1,606
Sep 202111645369.865.35$10,528
Aug 20211639866.024.22$11,175
Jul 2021013170.783.98$522
Jun 20218420169.493.38$6,517
May 202113537163.483.02$9,689
Apr 202114215560.362.76$8,999
Mar 2021017261.302.72$467
Feb 202112518757.805.55$8,262
Jan 2021018650.412.81$523
Dec 202013211944.642.68$6,211
Nov 202017516338.772.71$7,226
Oct 202013631236.972.48$5,801
Sep 2020073437.091.99$1,461
Aug 20205811239.982.39$2,586
Jul 20205911438.371.83$2,472
Jun 20206219134.901.69$2,487
May 2020017216.921.81$312
Apr 20202825914.751.80$880
Mar 20206835630.341.86$2,724
Feb 20204731549.881.98$2,968
Jan 20205638057.252.09$4,002
Dec 2019038959.012.30$896
Nov 201919868955.302.75$12,845
Oct 201901,11253.472.42$2,689
Sep 20191391,36055.052.66$11,266
Aug 201901,30353.112.30$3,003
Jul 20191751,43156.272.46$13,368
Jun 201901,47052.782.49$3,662
May 20191531,34058.482.74$12,619
Apr 2019731,31662.632.75$8,192
Mar 20191221,34656.803.06$11,051
Feb 201901,33950.852.79$3,739
Jan 20193561,56846.033.23$21,448
Dec 201810877946.594.19$8,292
Nov 201812625652.934.24$7,754
Oct 2018034461.443.40$1,169
Sep 201817429159.543.11$11,264
Aug 201815236159.403.07$10,136
Jul 201814213465.142.93$9,643
Jun 2018020560.183.08$631
May 201824526865.382.90$16,796
Apr 201818321363.842.90$12,301
Mar 201816031461.222.79$10,670
Feb 201815426161.782.77$10,236
Jan 201828532062.874.01$19,201
Dec 201718232857.272.92$11,381
Nov 201713922655.423.12$8,408
Oct 201729521849.292.98$15,191
Sep 2017031847.523.09$982
Aug 2017023545.373.00$706
Jul 201730143343.873.09$14,542
Jun 2017017242.493.09$531
May 201711721945.373.26$6,023
Apr 201712824347.933.21$6,915
Mar 201714829246.772.98$7,793
Feb 201712928450.452.95$7,347
Jan 201727232249.413.42$14,540
Dec 2016033848.763.72$1,258
Nov 201615231742.492.64$7,297
Oct 201618330146.193.09$9,383
Sep 201613425841.553.10$6,368
Aug 201610555841.442.92$5,983
Jul 2016053941.622.92$1,576
Jun 201614471445.352.69$8,448
May 2016076942.521.99$1,531
Apr 20166885636.561.99$4,190
Mar 201601,31233.011.79$2,354
Feb 20161171,51126.472.06$6,215
Jan 201612526227.352.36$4,038
Dec 20157351632.362.00$3,395
Nov 20157440338.792.17$3,744
Oct 20157622543.552.43$3,856
Sep 201517028942.992.76$8,105
Aug 20152411,21640.162.87$13,172
Jul 2015022148.152.95$651
Jun 201514010556.152.88$8,164
May 201518510955.212.96$10,536
Apr 201518129849.822.71$9,824
Mar 2015065842.892.93$1,931
Feb 201517090644.662.98$10,289
Jan 201501,08243.433.10$3,355
Dec 201401,66854.693.59$5,990
Nov 2014059770.464.25$2,538
Oct 2014094178.303.90$3,671
Sep 201401,42286.164.05$5,753
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 2014025696.564.18$1,070
Jun 2014023998.164.74$1,132
May 2014065094.734.73$3,072
Apr 2014030195.944.81$1,448
Mar 2014026995.895.06$1,360
Feb 2014029397.406.19$1,814
Jan 2014024990.404.86$1,210
Dec 2013041791.824.35$1,816
Nov 2013085388.853.74$3,189
Oct 201301,16597.423.78$4,403
Sep 201301,067104.113.72$3,967
Aug 201301,189104.253.52$4,188
Jul 201301,205102.523.72$4,480
Jun 201301,29694.403.93$5,098
May 201301,22394.834.15$5,074
Apr 201301,32093.964.28$5,653
Mar 201301,31593.623.91$5,145
Feb 201301,51191.233.42$5,167
Jan 201301,30891.603.42$4,473
Dec 2012097186.773.42$3,321
Nov 201201,01386.953.62$3,672
Oct 201201,01789.383.40$3,457
Sep 2012099294.672.92$2,895
Aug 201201,12392.662.91$3,266
Jul 201201,36285.133.02$4,114
Jun 201201,28379.822.52$3,232
May 2012461,17191.612.49$7,128
Apr 20120949101.652.00$1,895
Mar 2012441,131105.052.22$7,135
Feb 2012841,067101.102.57$11,235
Jan 2012088998.092.73$2,431
Dec 20117484196.873.24$9,893
Nov 2011097595.723.31$3,229
Oct 2011221,41384.983.65$7,025
Sep 201101,40883.623.99$5,612
Aug 201101,11483.404.15$4,622
Jul 201101,45494.144.52$6,568
Jun 201101,63692.904.64$7,591
May 201101,09398.134.40$4,814
Apr 20110990105.964.33$4,290
Mar 201101,35996.364.06$5,514
Feb 201101,22985.644.18$5,137
Jan 201101,67786.504.59$7,695
Dec 201001,64485.734.35$7,148
Nov 201001,49780.843.80$5,682
Oct 201001,50178.103.51$5,267
Sep 201001,49572.633.98$5,949
Aug 201001,64073.684.42$7,248
Jul 201001,84472.554.74$8,734
Jun 201001,81670.364.91$8,917
May 201001,86571.124.24$7,899
Apr 2010901,88681.694.12$15,127
Mar 20101112,03078.394.39$17,610
Feb 20101521,74573.585.44$20,681
Jan 2010722,41874.365.96$19,775
Dec 2009712,18471.445.48$17,049
Nov 20091081,46174.593.75$13,537
Oct 20091111,59672.544.11$14,612
Sep 2009702,07265.543.06$10,938
Aug 20091072,29167.423.22$14,588
Jul 2009692,15861.133.46$11,694
Jun 20091102,19266.163.90$15,815
May 2009752,40454.743.93$13,543
Apr 20091294,17946.773.59$21,025
Mar 20091142,29342.144.06$14,111
Feb 20091752,36532.814.63$16,699
Jan 20092802,66235.865.37$24,338
Dec 20082822,71837.105.98$26,708
Nov 20083042,41555.496.86$33,437
Oct 20082562,73275.246.92$38,172
Sep 20081002,949101.767.88$33,406
Aug 20081602,980114.228.48$43,555
Jul 200804,862131.0811.39$55,375
Jun 200805,351131.3313.03$69,738
May 200804,450123.1711.57$51,506
Apr 200805,196110.3110.45$54,323
Mar 200806,008101.909.66$58,062
Feb 200804,90092.538.77$42,976
Jan 200806,49790.388.21$53,313
Dec 200705,15488.337.30$37,634
Nov 200705,81591.677.29$42,401
Oct 200704,03682.856.92$27,937
Sep 200705,03675.846.24$31,446
Aug 200705,56469.066.39$35,543
Jul 200706,63070.906.39$42,352
Jun 200706,36762.007.55$48,061
May 200706,59858.747.85$51,770
Apr 200705,12059.617.81$39,963
Mar 2007536,18956.927.30$48,209
Feb 20073725,65455.108.22$66,950
Jan 20072146,60150.306.73$55,168
Dec 20062036,57756.656.92$57,003
Nov 20061036,53054.207.62$55,325
Oct 20061937,59254.906.01$56,252
Sep 20061046,92360.085.04$41,121
Aug 20062067,60468.717.34$69,967
Jul 2006917,81469.376.34$55,875
Jun 20061858,16666.286.38$64,393
May 20061908,26666.016.42$65,651
Apr 20062928,43064.397.36$80,851
Mar 20062038,98356.707.08$75,136
Feb 20062898,56757.597.75$83,047
Jan 2006839,83560.598.93$92,888
Dec 200524311,24954.9413.42$164,260
Nov 20052459,30554.6910.59$111,924
Oct 200532310,23558.3413.80$160,043
Sep 200532310,06361.4512.08$141,399
Aug 200523311,28861.519.80$124,919
Jul 200535711,65555.697.84$111,299
Jun 200514611,89152.337.38$95,408
May 20056011,85045.226.65$81,529
Apr 200525712,54049.207.36$104,945
Mar 200523513,39850.377.15$107,698
Feb 200526513,73845.226.31$98,696
Jan 200525316,57143.166.32$115,685
Dec 200433916,94939.866.75$127,937
Nov 200425917,70445.286.33$123,801
Oct 200433018,87649.706.52$139,380
Sep 200433620,08743.245.28$120,666
Aug 200432023,56142.375.55$144,338
Jul 200438130,20438.286.08$198,351
Jun 200451328,13236.106.43$199,493
May 200495641,84837.486.49$307,616

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           167 bbl  × $106.41 =    $17,770
Gas                  177 Mcf  × $  3.05 =       $539

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Month total                                  $18,310

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/202171 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.