BENTSEN TRACT I

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

Gas lease lease 211581District 04Field 415372502 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$11.4 M
Aug 2005 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$3 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
250
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 250 leases and 251 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
2000-01-25
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
0 ft
minimum
From a lease line
467 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 80 acres. The field rule took effect on 2006-11-14.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: TEST, THE PREVIOUS TEST MUST BE USED.

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 Gas112009-05-29192044
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
CondensateDisposition30,278 bbl$1,932,769
GasProduction1,283,698 Mcf$9,496,490
Total$11,429,259

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 26.5292, -98.4839. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.52916, -98.48388 · 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
10,300 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 10,300 ft.

Completions filed
Aug 2005
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-42733772410,300 ftAug 2005

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 (250)

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

250 months

May 2026069106.413.05$210
Apr 202606398.932.87$181
Mar 202606489.753.15$202
Feb 2026013663.503.75$510
Jan 202604259.138.00$336
Dec 202505756.664.41$252
Nov 202506158.593.93$240
Oct 202505159.383.30$169
Sep 202506262.743.08$191
Aug 202506763.933.01$202
Jul 202506266.743.32$206
Jun 202506366.483.13$197
May 202501660.553.23$52
Apr 20250062.363.54$0
Mar 202502667.704.27$111
Feb 202506070.884.34$260
Jan 202507974.324.28$338
Dec 202406868.993.12$212
Nov 202406469.052.20$141
Oct 202406571.372.28$148
Sep 202406469.612.36$151
Aug 202406475.632.06$132
Jul 202407579.932.15$161
Jun 202407378.082.63$192
May 202407478.812.20$163
Apr 202406584.451.66$108
Mar 202408080.301.55$124
Feb 202406976.091.78$123
Jan 202409173.023.30$300
Dec 202308071.262.61$209
Nov 202308577.892.81$239
Oct 202309185.443.09$281
Sep 202307989.042.74$216
Aug 202307580.522.67$200
Jul 202308174.852.64$214
Jun 202308668.962.26$194
May 202309970.622.23$221
Apr 2023012378.122.24$275
Mar 2023016472.852.39$392
Feb 202309675.112.47$237
Jan 2023013776.533.39$464
Dec 2022016776.415.73$957
Nov 2022020785.005.65$1,169
Oct 2022029387.185.86$1,718
Sep 2022047984.888.16$3,910
Aug 2022044994.529.13$4,098
Jul 20220502101.587.54$3,786
Jun 20220467115.097.98$3,725
May 20220300109.378.43$2,530
Apr 20220166104.226.84$1,135
Mar 20220252108.885.08$1,279
Feb 2022046591.054.86$2,259
Jan 202209781.844.54$440
Dec 2021013371.323.90$519
Nov 2021013377.435.24$697
Oct 2021017479.795.71$994
Sep 2021022269.865.35$1,188
Aug 2021039666.024.22$1,671
Jul 2021062270.783.98$2,477
Jun 2021010269.493.38$345
May 2021013463.483.02$404
Apr 2021011860.362.76$325
Mar 2021013161.302.72$356
Feb 2021014157.805.55$782
Jan 2021015850.412.81$444
Dec 2020018644.642.68$498
Nov 2020019938.772.71$539
Oct 2020021036.972.48$520
Sep 2020019037.091.99$378
Aug 2020022239.982.39$529
Jul 2020039438.371.83$719
Jun 2020041234.901.69$696
May 2020036416.921.81$661
Apr 2020036814.751.80$664
Mar 2020155430.341.86$1,059
Feb 2020041849.881.98$828
Jan 2020068257.252.09$1,429
Dec 201901,33359.012.30$3,072
Nov 2019185855.302.75$2,415
Oct 2019266253.472.42$1,708
Sep 201961,57355.052.66$4,510
Aug 201941,24253.112.30$3,074
Jul 2019599956.272.46$2,739
Jun 2019398152.782.49$2,602
May 201921,34358.482.74$3,797
Apr 201931,58862.632.75$4,556
Mar 201921,85856.803.06$5,803
Feb 201921,91450.852.79$5,446
Jan 201942,52146.033.23$8,322
Dec 201822,22346.594.19$9,397
Nov 201822,51752.934.24$10,771
Oct 201822,38161.443.40$8,214
Sep 201841,32559.543.11$4,356
Aug 201812,47259.403.07$7,640
Jul 201832,38965.142.93$7,200
Jun 201881,07360.183.08$3,783
May 2018111,97265.382.90$6,440
Apr 201862,47863.842.90$7,571
Mar 201852,27561.222.79$6,646
Feb 201842,18961.782.77$6,302
Jan 201834,77562.874.01$19,333
Dec 20170057.272.92$0
Nov 20170055.423.12$0
Oct 20170049.292.98$0
Sep 201701147.523.09$34
Aug 20170245.373.00$6
Jul 20170343.873.09$9
Jun 20170042.493.09$0
May 2017282945.373.26$1,365
Apr 20172347.933.21$105
Mar 20171146.772.98$50
Feb 20172250.452.95$107
Jan 20174249.413.42$204
Dec 2016422248.763.72$1,022
Nov 2016111,55742.492.64$4,585
Oct 2016531,20746.193.09$6,178
Sep 2016412,68341.553.10$10,023
Aug 2016964,40541.442.92$16,860
Jul 2016384,30641.622.92$14,174
Jun 20163369645.352.69$3,366
May 2016311,55742.521.99$4,418
Apr 2016422,27236.561.99$6,059
Mar 2016483,08333.011.79$7,115
Feb 2016803,17526.472.06$8,670
Jan 20161254,19127.352.36$13,328
Dec 2015853,79432.362.00$10,344
Nov 2015722,80338.792.17$8,868
Oct 2015371243.552.43$1,640
Sep 20153499142.992.76$4,195
Aug 2015672,10040.162.87$8,723
Jul 20155472448.152.95$4,732
Jun 20151021,70456.152.88$10,640
May 2015152,09455.212.96$7,017
Apr 2015112,21449.822.71$6,540
Mar 201531,46942.892.93$4,440
Feb 201592,71444.662.98$8,479
Jan 20151414,15143.433.10$18,994
Dec 2014822,23054.693.59$12,493
Nov 2014088270.464.25$3,750
Oct 2014749078.303.90$2,460
Sep 201403,03986.164.05$12,294
Aug 201431,53589.394.04$6,462
Jul 2014484696.564.18$3,922
Jun 201402,87698.164.74$13,623
May 201461,26094.734.73$6,524
Apr 20141197495.944.81$5,739
Mar 2014861,58495.895.06$16,257
Feb 201402,46397.406.19$15,251
Jan 2014362,70190.404.86$16,383
Dec 2013352,95791.824.35$16,090
Nov 2013372,87488.853.74$14,031
Oct 201302,63897.423.78$9,970
Sep 20131533,798104.113.72$30,049
Aug 2013243,131104.253.52$13,531
Jul 2013253,153102.523.72$14,285
Jun 2013583,24194.403.93$18,223
May 2013253,38294.834.15$16,403
Apr 2013243,15993.964.28$15,784
Mar 2013913,36193.623.91$21,671
Feb 201303,04691.233.42$10,417
Jan 2013453,51891.603.42$16,153
Dec 2012413,90486.773.42$16,910
Nov 2012713,24386.953.62$17,929
Oct 20124134389.383.40$4,831
Sep 2012523,69694.672.92$15,709
Aug 2012264,96792.662.91$16,854
Jul 20122414885.133.02$2,490
Jun 2012503,34579.822.52$12,417
May 2012273,14091.612.49$10,287
Apr 2012803,854101.652.00$15,828
Mar 2012333,940105.052.22$12,222
Feb 2012583,645101.102.57$15,232
Jan 2012543,39798.092.73$14,585
Dec 2011613,77196.873.24$18,126
Nov 2011303,52495.723.31$14,541
Oct 2011524,03984.983.65$19,155
Sep 2011234,02583.623.99$17,966
Aug 2011234,23883.404.15$19,503
Jul 2011654,37694.144.52$25,887
Jun 20112324,63992.904.64$43,077
May 2011484,39398.134.40$24,061
Apr 2011514,534105.964.33$25,051
Mar 2011494,48896.364.06$22,931
Feb 2011234,27685.644.18$19,843
Jan 20112434,90986.504.59$43,546
Dec 2010465,28285.734.35$26,908
Nov 2010445,26180.843.80$23,524
Oct 20102504,04478.103.51$33,715
Sep 2010465,49572.633.98$25,208
Aug 2010435,73373.684.42$28,504
Jul 2010435,83672.554.74$30,762
Jun 20102335,87470.364.91$45,238
May 2010406,16871.124.24$28,968
Apr 20102665,75181.694.12$45,439
Mar 2010426,37578.394.39$31,270
Feb 2010495,67073.585.44$34,464
Jan 20102146,60874.365.96$55,324
Dec 20092396,24771.445.48$51,331
Nov 2009366,14974.593.75$25,753
Oct 20092197,36972.544.11$46,175
Sep 2009406,40665.543.06$22,254
Aug 20092168,86667.423.22$43,098
Jul 2009464,73261.133.46$19,206
Jun 2009377,63266.163.90$32,175
May 20092277,54554.743.93$42,046
Apr 20092386,84346.773.59$35,681
Mar 20092447,67942.144.06$41,451
Feb 2009306,69932.814.63$32,021
Jan 20091767,62335.865.37$47,254
Dec 2008618,76737.105.98$54,665
Nov 2008297,20855.496.86$51,059
Oct 20085738,73875.246.92$103,597
Sep 2008011,967101.767.88$94,265
Aug 200804,450114.228.48$37,749
Jul 2008268,779131.0811.39$103,396
Jun 2008648,859131.3313.03$123,861
May 200809,950123.1711.57$115,164
Apr 200809,156110.3110.45$95,725
Mar 200839210,374101.909.66$140,200
Feb 200807,98792.538.77$70,051
Jan 20081999,98990.388.21$99,953
Dec 200719810,20188.337.30$91,977
Nov 2007010,50991.677.29$76,628
Oct 200739111,18982.856.92$109,844
Sep 200719611,87775.846.24$89,027
Aug 2007012,33969.066.39$78,821
Jul 200720011,92870.906.39$90,375
Jun 200735312,18562.007.55$113,864
May 200719812,76958.747.85$111,820
Apr 200719713,27459.617.81$115,349
Mar 200758615,62956.927.30$147,478
Feb 200719312,27855.108.22$111,510
Jan 200740015,96250.306.73$127,494
Dec 200635216,50056.656.92$134,095
Nov 200659316,72554.207.62$159,543
Oct 200637718,02154.906.01$129,072
Sep 200639518,60460.085.04$117,444
Aug 200639021,14168.717.34$181,970
Jul 200638722,27569.376.34$168,131
Jun 200656923,52666.286.38$187,900
May 200659126,43666.016.42$208,863
Apr 200658027,94164.397.36$243,005
Mar 200672229,30256.707.08$248,481
Feb 200656526,96157.597.75$241,516
Jan 200636735,57360.598.93$340,022
Dec 200599941,36854.9413.42$609,853
Nov 20051,55249,41854.6910.59$608,136
Oct 20051,59366,27858.3413.80$1,007,291
Sep 20053,85088,25361.4512.08$1,302,590
Aug 20055,51286,50261.519.80$1,186,489

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                   69 Mcf  × $  3.05 =       $210

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Month total                                     $210

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/211581 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.