BENTSEN BROS. - STATE

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 214065District 04Field 507006202 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$15.5 M
Oct 2005 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$527 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 Gas112006-10-02169612
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
CondensateDisposition42,623 bbl$3,174,618
GasProduction2,490,362 Mcf$12,320,277
Total$15,494,895

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 26.5740, -98.5096. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.57399, -98.50959 · 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
9,000 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 9,000 ft.

Completions filed
Feb 2016
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-42733872119,000 ftFeb 2016

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 20263921,715106.413.05$46,936
Apr 20264361,44298.932.87$47,272
Mar 20265651,25489.753.15$54,658
Feb 202645586363.503.75$32,129
Jan 202638854059.138.00$27,261
Dec 20255693,33856.664.41$46,971
Nov 20255703,63658.593.93$47,673
Oct 20256214,36859.383.30$51,311
Sep 20254614,51762.743.08$42,822
Aug 20255234,47963.933.01$46,939
Jul 20254963,84266.743.32$45,840
Jun 20253883,79966.483.13$37,680
May 20253311,81360.553.23$25,902
Apr 20252001,86762.363.54$19,087
Mar 202539211,26667.704.27$74,625
Feb 202530717,94870.884.34$99,670
Jan 202515917,15174.324.28$85,201
Dec 202403,15168.993.12$9,835
Nov 202403,22169.052.20$7,081
Oct 202403,32371.372.28$7,581
Sep 202403,21169.612.36$7,592
Aug 202403,19275.632.06$6,587
Jul 202403,25679.932.15$6,989
Jun 202403,35178.082.63$8,826
May 202402,81378.812.20$6,184
Apr 202403,13484.451.66$5,200
Mar 202402,62180.301.55$4,050
Feb 202402,94576.091.78$5,253
Jan 202403,27873.023.30$10,810
Dec 202303,33271.262.61$8,699
Nov 202303,69377.892.81$10,368
Oct 202302,13785.443.09$6,598
Sep 202302,41189.042.74$6,594
Aug 202303,11880.522.67$8,334
Jul 202302,93974.852.64$7,764
Jun 202303,22868.962.26$7,290
May 202303,37370.622.23$7,513
Apr 202303,33578.122.24$7,463
Mar 202302,89172.852.39$6,919
Feb 202302,54575.112.47$6,275
Jan 202302,86476.533.39$9,702
Dec 202212,99776.415.73$17,246
Nov 202252,94185.005.65$17,030
Oct 2022153,07087.185.86$19,309
Sep 2022103,14284.888.16$26,499
Aug 202293,39694.529.13$31,847
Jul 2022113,683101.587.54$28,895
Jun 2022103,804115.097.98$31,496
May 2022144,022109.378.43$35,449
Apr 2022163,326104.226.84$24,409
Mar 2022173,486108.885.08$19,547
Feb 2022142,90591.054.86$15,390
Jan 2022163,34481.844.54$16,483
Dec 2021173,55371.323.90$15,066
Nov 2021152,30177.435.24$13,211
Oct 202173,32179.795.71$19,534
Sep 202103,04969.865.35$16,315
Aug 202102,48766.024.22$10,497
Jul 202101,98770.783.98$7,912
Jun 202102,10969.493.38$7,130
May 202102,24863.483.02$6,784
Apr 202102,46160.362.76$6,788
Mar 202102,89161.302.72$7,855
Feb 202102,29257.805.55$12,716
Jan 202112,90650.412.81$8,217
Dec 2020102,96444.642.68$8,376
Nov 2020172,78938.772.71$8,208
Oct 2020172,71236.972.48$7,350
Sep 2020172,49037.091.99$5,588
Aug 2020172,79939.982.39$7,356
Jul 2020182,74438.371.83$5,699
Jun 2020162,84234.901.69$5,362
May 2020213,54116.921.81$6,781
Apr 2020183,64314.751.80$6,839
Mar 2020193,33130.341.86$6,760
Feb 2020222,74049.881.98$6,524
Jan 2020242,58857.252.09$6,795
Dec 2019263,46259.012.30$9,512
Nov 2019293,00955.302.75$9,881
Oct 2019293,72653.472.42$10,562
Sep 2019323,24855.052.66$10,392
Aug 2019344,18753.112.30$11,454
Jul 2019373,76956.272.46$11,354
Jun 2019383,38152.782.49$10,428
May 201933,91458.482.74$10,901
Apr 201904,27562.632.75$11,759
Mar 201904,27856.803.06$13,100
Feb 201903,90450.852.79$10,901
Jan 201904,11246.033.23$13,274
Dec 201874,25846.594.19$18,148
Nov 2018573,94152.934.24$19,716
Oct 2018614,62861.443.40$19,474
Sep 2018594,70259.543.11$18,127
Aug 2018624,69959.403.07$18,093
Jul 2018644,74365.142.93$18,075
Jun 2018624,88960.183.08$18,774
May 2018664,98265.382.90$18,767
Apr 2018654,82363.842.90$18,140
Mar 2018654,47661.222.79$16,453
Feb 2018614,80761.782.77$17,065
Jan 2018645,06462.874.01$24,327
Dec 2017625,11857.272.92$18,503
Nov 2017565,62055.423.12$20,629
Oct 201705,33149.292.98$15,906
Sep 201705,45547.523.09$16,841
Aug 201703,42845.373.00$10,299
Jul 201705,14643.873.09$15,887
Jun 201704,81742.493.09$14,871
May 201706,33645.373.26$20,677
Apr 201705,56847.933.21$17,882
Mar 201705,49446.772.98$16,392
Feb 201704,72950.452.95$13,963
Jan 201705,19649.413.42$17,764
Dec 201616,29948.763.72$23,499
Nov 201696,78942.492.64$18,335
Oct 201697,33446.193.09$23,080
Sep 201697,42241.553.10$23,387
Aug 2016107,99241.442.92$23,786
Jul 201697,61441.622.92$22,641
Jun 201664,85145.352.69$13,301
May 2016118,93742.521.99$18,262
Apr 201629,43636.561.99$18,861
Mar 2016010,40433.011.79$18,665
Feb 201608,42226.472.06$17,380
Jan 201604,22927.352.36$9,999
Dec 201503,94232.362.00$7,890
Nov 201503,67838.792.17$7,971
Oct 201533,69343.552.43$9,092
Sep 2015363,22942.992.76$10,455
Aug 2015433,45540.162.87$11,651
Jul 2015483,76848.152.95$13,408
Jun 2015603,66056.152.88$13,920
May 2015543,57755.212.96$13,553
Apr 2015483,09749.822.71$10,774
Mar 2015714,45542.892.93$16,119
Feb 2015674,15144.662.98$15,346
Jan 2015774,70543.433.10$17,933
Dec 2014643,80254.693.59$17,155
Nov 2014573,62970.464.25$19,446
Oct 2014805,15778.303.90$26,381
Sep 2014825,30286.164.05$28,514
Aug 2014925,62189.394.04$30,905
Jul 2014553,85996.564.18$21,440
Jun 2014634,40298.164.74$27,036
May 20141026,40694.734.73$39,941
Apr 20141046,33195.944.81$40,424
Mar 20141076,38195.895.06$42,528
Feb 2014995,83997.406.19$45,798
Jan 20141227,22190.404.86$46,128
Dec 2013975,55791.824.35$33,104
Nov 2013976,38788.853.74$32,495
Oct 201318912,23697.423.78$64,657
Sep 201322015,261104.113.72$79,641
Aug 201322415,708104.253.52$78,685
Jul 201321715,302102.523.72$79,136
Jun 2013806,32694.403.93$32,435
May 20133094.834.15$284
Apr 2013654,11993.964.28$23,747
Mar 20131086,60493.623.91$35,952
Feb 20131267,73791.233.42$37,955
Jan 201324814,43791.603.42$72,090
Dec 201227216,15386.773.42$78,847
Nov 201225014,17686.953.62$73,125
Oct 201227317,05189.383.40$82,369
Sep 201227916,99894.672.92$76,020
Aug 201230418,57092.662.91$82,173
Jul 201232919,42685.133.02$86,690
Jun 201232220,09079.822.52$76,310
May 201231119,85891.612.49$77,904
Apr 201228018,559101.652.00$65,521
Mar 201213828,800105.052.22$78,493
Feb 201231519,418101.102.57$81,755
Jan 201234820,72098.092.73$90,785
Dec 201137521,61696.873.24$106,356
Nov 201132720,92995.723.31$100,602
Oct 201134022,11484.983.65$109,577
Sep 201131421,44383.623.99$111,724
Aug 201130821,79783.404.15$116,130
Jul 201134424,87694.144.52$144,755
Jun 201136623,68192.904.64$143,878
May 201139526,39398.134.40$155,018
Apr 201124340,020105.964.33$199,166
Mar 201127327,16596.364.06$136,524
Feb 201129224,18485.644.18$126,096
Jan 201128625,68586.504.59$142,602
Dec 201034627,04785.734.35$147,256
Nov 201034533,98780.843.80$156,882
Oct 201029634,09778.103.51$142,760
Sep 201069832,32372.633.98$179,324
Aug 201047026,27873.684.42$150,762
Jul 201053029,08872.554.74$176,227
Jun 201050029,48270.364.91$179,948
May 201060127,43571.124.24$158,936
Apr 201072428,93481.694.12$178,429
Mar 201013828,05978.394.39$133,960
Feb 201012129,00173.585.44$166,737
Jan 201015636,32174.365.96$228,222
Dec 200913131,66971.445.48$183,024
Nov 200917142,60274.593.75$172,576
Oct 20096715,30572.544.11$67,768
Sep 20092511,20465.543.06$35,976
Aug 20093111,39667.423.22$38,768
Jul 20093110,82361.133.46$39,391
Jun 20093311,04866.163.90$45,215
May 2009379,87954.743.93$40,808
Apr 2009275,74946.773.59$21,887
Mar 20093710,19542.144.06$42,941
Feb 2009348,46532.814.63$40,334
Jan 2009358,87835.865.37$48,939
Dec 20083410,58537.105.98$64,529
Nov 20082910,97455.496.86$76,895
Oct 20083010,10075.246.92$72,169
Sep 2008566,042101.767.88$53,292
Aug 200818115,085114.228.48$148,640
Jul 200815910,047131.0811.39$135,271
Jun 200825915,872131.3313.03$240,868
May 200846617,318123.1711.57$257,841
Apr 200831714,923110.3110.45$190,986
Mar 200835416,998101.909.66$200,342
Feb 200831015,31392.538.77$162,988
Jan 200823516,94490.388.21$160,277
Dec 200739620,79288.337.30$186,801
Nov 20071517,20691.677.29$66,386
Oct 200710811,00282.856.92$85,103
Sep 2007798,89375.846.24$61,521
Aug 200712712,40969.066.39$88,039
Jul 20071687,23470.906.39$58,122
Jun 20072999,08562.007.55$87,116
May 200735210,95358.747.85$106,617
Apr 200727210,59659.617.81$98,918
Mar 200738113,01256.927.30$116,700
Feb 200738112,95555.108.22$127,431
Jan 200724812,53750.306.73$96,809
Dec 200631815,34256.656.92$124,157
Nov 200629616,80754.207.62$144,070
Oct 200629919,75654.906.01$135,224
Sep 200631821,69260.085.04$128,372
Aug 200641527,85468.717.34$232,961
Jul 20061,12730,46869.376.34$271,431
Jun 20061,17533,20966.286.38$289,881
May 20061,35335,40766.016.42$316,802
Apr 20061,39134,09664.397.36$340,529
Mar 20061,38530,86256.707.08$297,123
Feb 20061,32130,80257.597.75$314,826
Jan 200690024,61160.598.93$274,389
Dec 20051,05533,69054.9413.42$509,927
Nov 200567422,27154.6910.59$272,675
Oct 200537611,25158.3413.80$177,152

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           392 bbl  × $106.41 =    $41,713
Gas                1,715 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $5,224

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Month total                                  $46,936

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/214065 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.