LA COPITA GAS UNIT

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

Gas lease lease 213687District 04Field 507006202 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$19.1 M
Oct 2005 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$67 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
248
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 118 leases and 118 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1995-04-25
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
600 ft
minimum
From a lease line
467 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 20 acres. The field rule took effect on 2006-03-28.

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 Gas112006-10-02169617
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
CondensateDisposition47,319 bbl$3,451,496
GasProduction2,939,100 Mcf$15,654,512
Total$19,106,008

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 26.5789, -98.5100. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.57894, -98.50996 · 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
9,738 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 9,738 ft.

Completions filed
Oct 2005
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-4273383659,738 ftOct 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 (248)

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

248 months

May 20260361106.413.05$1,100
Apr 2026087198.932.87$2,500
Mar 202602,34589.753.15$7,385
Feb 202602,18463.503.75$8,191
Jan 202602,45359.138.00$19,619
Dec 202502,54956.664.41$11,250
Nov 202502,62658.593.93$10,311
Oct 202501,23859.383.30$4,091
Sep 2025022062.743.08$677
Aug 2025021063.933.01$633
Jul 2025020066.743.32$663
Jun 2025031466.483.13$982
May 2025030860.553.23$996
Apr 2025027462.363.54$971
Mar 2025029967.704.27$1,276
Feb 2025025770.884.34$1,116
Jan 2025031174.324.28$1,331
Dec 2024030568.993.12$952
Nov 2024029169.052.20$640
Oct 2024031171.372.28$710
Sep 2024029569.612.36$697
Aug 2024031675.632.06$652
Jul 2024034079.932.15$730
Jun 2024034878.082.63$917
May 2024032978.812.20$723
Apr 2024037184.451.66$616
Mar 2024031280.301.55$482
Feb 2024038276.091.78$681
Jan 2024066673.023.30$2,196
Dec 2023080171.262.61$2,091
Nov 2023079077.892.81$2,218
Oct 2023088885.443.09$2,742
Sep 2023073289.042.74$2,002
Aug 2023073380.522.67$1,959
Jul 2023077274.852.64$2,039
Jun 2023077168.962.26$1,741
May 2023073970.622.23$1,646
Apr 2023068078.122.24$1,522
Mar 2023077172.852.39$1,845
Feb 2023075675.112.47$1,864
Jan 2023083476.533.39$2,825
Dec 2022177876.415.73$4,534
Nov 2022777685.005.65$4,976
Oct 20221888687.185.86$6,765
Sep 20221265284.888.16$6,341
Aug 20221164094.529.13$6,881
Jul 202214912101.587.54$8,301
Jun 202214556115.097.98$6,047
May 202219917109.378.43$9,811
Apr 202221664104.226.84$6,729
Mar 2022231,007108.885.08$7,616
Feb 2022191,12391.054.86$7,186
Jan 2022221,09281.844.54$6,756
Dec 20212385471.323.90$4,970
Nov 20212082977.435.24$5,890
Oct 202151,11979.795.71$6,793
Sep 202101,17869.865.35$6,303
Aug 202101,26366.024.22$5,331
Jul 202101,35570.783.98$5,396
Jun 202101,41369.493.38$4,777
May 202101,55763.483.02$4,699
Apr 202101,56560.362.76$4,317
Mar 202101,62461.302.72$4,412
Feb 202101,82457.805.55$10,119
Jan 2021070750.412.81$1,987
Dec 202005644.642.68$150
Nov 202002338.772.71$62
Oct 2020022336.972.48$553
Sep 202009937.091.99$197
Aug 2020014239.982.39$339
Jul 202005238.371.83$95
Jun 202005434.901.69$91
May 202002316.921.81$42
Apr 202009514.751.80$171
Mar 202008930.341.86$165
Feb 202005349.881.98$105
Jan 202008157.252.09$170
Dec 201905,92359.012.30$13,649
Nov 201908,59155.302.75$23,631
Oct 201908,68653.472.42$21,007
Sep 201909,12455.052.66$24,245
Aug 201909,79853.112.30$22,578
Jul 201909,60256.272.46$23,622
Jun 201909,30552.782.49$23,181
May 201909,58958.482.74$26,277
Apr 201909,69762.632.75$26,674
Mar 2019010,35156.803.06$31,696
Feb 201909,41650.852.79$26,292
Jan 2019310,78646.033.23$34,957
Dec 20187411,16146.594.19$50,161
Nov 20182899,97652.934.24$57,567
Oct 20183137,65361.443.40$45,236
Sep 20182949,67459.543.11$47,572
Aug 201831410,93359.403.07$52,178
Jul 201832611,70065.142.93$55,539
Jun 201831411,96760.183.08$55,718
May 201828311,84865.382.90$52,871
Apr 201828512,17663.842.90$53,515
Mar 201828413,44861.222.79$54,864
Feb 201826812,30361.782.77$50,589
Jan 201827713,73162.874.01$72,467
Dec 201727514,07557.272.92$56,870
Nov 201728215,17855.423.12$62,959
Oct 201746215,47649.292.98$68,947
Sep 201753216,41147.523.09$75,946
Aug 201741914,12845.373.00$61,456
Jul 201753317,01043.873.09$75,897
Jun 201749512,93642.493.09$60,970
May 201754816,53645.373.26$78,826
Apr 201740617,60447.933.21$75,997
Mar 201729419,13846.772.98$70,852
Feb 201727317,92750.452.95$66,704
Jan 201748820,77349.413.42$95,131
Dec 201643522,12148.763.72$103,563
Nov 2016878,18542.492.64$25,341
Oct 2016272,43546.193.09$8,772
Sep 2016272,54641.553.10$9,016
Aug 2016282,88941.442.92$9,609
Jul 2016558241.622.92$1,910
Jun 201614445.352.69$164
May 2016315342.521.99$432
Apr 2016221,97336.561.99$4,733
Mar 2016242,05433.011.79$4,477
Feb 2016222,14026.472.06$4,999
Jan 2016877727.352.36$2,056
Dec 2015432632.362.00$782
Nov 2015221,82638.792.17$4,811
Oct 2015252,02543.552.43$6,003
Sep 2015383,44242.992.76$11,128
Aug 2015434,19640.162.87$13,780
Jul 2015272,17448.152.95$7,703
Jun 20151599956.152.88$3,722
May 2015720955.212.96$1,004
Apr 2015825,36449.822.71$18,603
Mar 2015795,32042.892.93$19,001
Feb 201524944.662.98$235
Jan 20151473743.433.10$2,893
Dec 2014633,43354.693.59$15,775
Nov 201416210,14970.464.25$54,566
Oct 201423615,44178.303.90$78,714
Sep 201416711,55386.164.05$61,126
Aug 20141137089.394.04$2,476
Jul 20141046,91296.564.18$38,932
Jun 201417812,77698.164.74$77,991
May 20141569,81794.734.73$61,179
Apr 20141549,29195.944.81$59,456
Mar 201417610,51295.895.06$70,034
Feb 20141709,99797.406.19$78,459
Jan 201420412,08090.404.86$77,159
Dec 20131719,84391.824.35$58,562
Nov 201315610,87388.853.74$54,507
Oct 201316310,75097.423.78$56,508
Sep 201315710,882104.113.72$56,802
Aug 201316711,698104.253.52$58,617
Jul 201317912,275102.523.72$63,986
Jun 201316612,47994.403.93$64,755
May 201319412,69794.834.15$71,078
Apr 201320713,33593.964.28$76,558
Mar 201322613,95693.623.91$75,766
Feb 201320212,87191.233.42$62,446
Jan 201324714,41491.603.42$71,920
Dec 201223313,77986.773.42$67,344
Nov 201223213,20286.953.62$68,029
Oct 201223914,90289.383.40$72,024
Sep 201224615,06394.672.92$67,249
Aug 201225115,36692.662.91$67,944
Jul 201225715,17985.133.02$67,731
Jun 201225115,60179.822.52$59,334
May 201225616,41491.612.49$64,295
Apr 201221614,248101.652.00$50,407
Mar 201228117,562105.052.22$68,543
Feb 201221313,050101.102.57$55,076
Jan 201228416,78898.092.73$73,757
Dec 201135720,61596.873.24$101,370
Nov 201130019,19495.723.31$92,273
Oct 201132020,73984.983.65$102,861
Sep 201131421,46683.623.99$111,816
Aug 201130521,66583.404.15$115,332
Jul 201132923,90894.144.52$138,970
Jun 201131820,64192.904.64$125,314
May 201131620,84898.134.40$122,841
Apr 201133830,880105.964.33$169,626
Mar 201136520,04796.364.06$116,509
Feb 201138317,47085.644.18$105,824
Jan 201141820,78686.504.59$131,539
Dec 201043018,78185.734.35$118,519
Nov 201054829,74480.843.80$157,189
Oct 201042829,20978.103.51$135,918
Sep 201026119,78372.633.98$97,682
Aug 201034031,42573.684.42$163,930
Jul 201030327,01572.554.74$149,939
Jun 201041934,84570.364.91$200,584
May 201052539,30671.124.24$203,808
Apr 201060839,45381.694.12$212,320
Mar 201062938,25278.394.39$217,183
Feb 201050336,13673.585.44$233,676
Jan 201058440,17374.365.96$283,022
Dec 200953738,82271.445.48$251,253
Nov 200952338,01274.593.75$181,613
Oct 200932627,93972.544.11$138,484
Sep 200917829,20865.543.06$101,181
Aug 200923631,49967.423.22$117,291
Jul 200924931,66861.133.46$124,935
Jun 200926530,97766.163.90$138,188
May 200933232,04954.743.93$143,990
Apr 20096930,22346.773.59$111,652
Mar 20095732,43942.144.06$134,072
Feb 20095629,67032.814.63$139,298
Jan 20096033,61635.865.37$182,703
Dec 20084329,99837.105.98$180,898
Nov 2008119,01755.496.86$62,470
Oct 20083122,97675.246.92$161,372
Sep 200820326,416101.767.88$228,738
Aug 200820518,597114.228.48$181,174
Jul 200843732,618131.0811.39$428,782
Jun 200838327,660131.3313.03$410,782
May 200845330,264123.1711.57$406,080
Apr 200853028,523110.3110.45$356,668
Mar 200865235,493101.909.66$409,446
Feb 200868039,08492.538.77$405,710
Jan 200842534,90090.388.21$324,791
Dec 200780548,26288.337.30$423,513
Nov 2007723,15891.677.29$29,627
Oct 200714313,63482.856.92$106,222
Sep 200712713,42375.846.24$93,447
Aug 20071019,12569.066.39$65,265
Jul 20072189,24570.906.39$74,513
Jun 200747514,16162.007.55$136,344
May 200756517,50258.747.85$170,514
Apr 200733012,66559.617.81$118,524
Mar 200752717,85156.927.30$160,344
Feb 200747615,89555.108.22$156,821
Jan 200744319,80250.306.73$155,488
Dec 200649320,95656.656.92$172,911
Nov 200639819,98854.207.62$173,830
Oct 200639123,27854.906.01$161,455
Sep 200624514,71460.085.04$88,837
Aug 200625014,96268.717.34$126,997
Jul 200650916,31769.376.34$138,804
Jun 200675725,58266.286.38$213,486
May 200661118,59766.016.42$159,818
Apr 200640511,81964.397.36$113,071
Mar 200654114,36056.707.08$132,385
Feb 200657615,91057.597.75$156,492
Jan 200675624,60260.598.93$265,584
Dec 200591634,60554.9413.42$514,565
Nov 20051,44757,00054.6910.59$682,675
Oct 20051,57854,05058.3413.80$837,721

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                  361 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $1,100

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                   $1,100

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/213687 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.