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

Gas lease lease 218537District 04Field 932154002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$3.7 M
Feb 2006 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$46 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
244
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 909 leases and 909 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1998-02-24
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 2010-11-02.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: NO P-15 OR PLAT REQUIRED.

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 Gas112006-09-25168397
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
CondensateDisposition1,066 bbl$82,624
GasProduction693,265 Mcf$3,571,265
Total$3,653,889

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 27.7528, -99.0616. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

27.75285, -99.06156 · 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
9,109 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 9,109 ft.

Completions filed
Feb 2006
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-47939358299,109 ftFeb 2006

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 (244)

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

244 months

May 202602,629106.413.05$8,008
Apr 2026080698.932.87$2,313
Mar 202601,41589.753.15$4,456
Feb 2026058863.503.75$2,205
Jan 202601,95359.138.00$15,620
Dec 2025066656.664.41$2,939
Nov 2025047558.593.93$1,865
Oct 2025042059.383.30$1,388
Sep 2025034862.743.08$1,071
Aug 2025066563.933.01$2,005
Jul 2025090866.743.32$3,010
Jun 2025046566.483.13$1,455
May 2025057760.553.23$1,865
Apr 202502,00262.363.54$7,093
Mar 2025092767.704.27$3,957
Feb 2025035870.884.34$1,554
Jan 2025053174.324.28$2,272
Dec 2024038368.993.12$1,195
Nov 2024042669.052.20$937
Oct 202401,52671.372.28$3,481
Sep 202402,13469.612.36$5,046
Aug 202402,19975.632.06$4,538
Jul 202402,26979.932.15$4,871
Jun 2024089978.082.63$2,368
May 202401,87978.812.20$4,131
Apr 202401,71184.451.66$2,839
Mar 202402,07580.301.55$3,206
Feb 202401,56176.091.78$2,784
Jan 202402,07173.023.30$6,829
Dec 202302,21771.262.61$5,788
Nov 202302,32877.892.81$6,536
Oct 202302,26485.443.09$6,990
Sep 202301,76889.042.74$4,836
Aug 202302,28880.522.67$6,116
Jul 202302,37574.852.64$6,274
Jun 202302,32068.962.26$5,240
May 202302,23570.622.23$4,978
Apr 202302,42278.122.24$5,420
Mar 202301,51672.852.39$3,628
Feb 202302,34275.112.47$5,775
Jan 202302,35876.533.39$7,988
Dec 202202,24876.415.73$12,879
Nov 202202,40285.005.65$13,562
Oct 202202,52187.185.86$14,783
Sep 202202,42684.888.16$19,805
Aug 202202,56294.529.13$23,384
Jul 202202,617101.587.54$19,738
Jun 202202,328115.097.98$18,571
May 202202,682109.378.43$22,617
Apr 202202,399104.226.84$16,403
Mar 202202,624108.885.08$13,320
Feb 202202,40791.054.86$11,695
Jan 202202,77581.844.54$12,592
Dec 202102,64071.323.90$10,294
Nov 202102,44377.435.24$12,794
Oct 202102,64279.795.71$15,096
Sep 202102,72669.865.35$14,587
Aug 202102,92766.024.22$12,354
Jul 202102,35470.783.98$9,374
Jun 202102,45069.493.38$8,283
May 202102,70363.483.02$8,157
Apr 202102,64060.362.76$7,282
Mar 202102,95961.302.72$8,039
Feb 202102,65557.805.55$14,730
Jan 202102,39450.412.81$6,728
Dec 202002,67244.642.68$7,149
Nov 202002,74038.772.71$7,416
Oct 202002,80636.972.48$6,954
Sep 202001,09937.091.99$2,188
Aug 202001,99639.982.39$4,761
Jul 202001,60938.371.83$2,937
Jun 202002,17734.901.69$3,680
May 202002,47316.921.81$4,488
Apr 202002,34814.751.80$4,237
Mar 202002,43230.341.86$4,514
Feb 202001,89149.881.98$3,745
Jan 202001,97257.252.09$4,131
Dec 201901,83759.012.30$4,233
Nov 201902,32555.302.75$6,395
Oct 201901,87453.472.42$4,532
Sep 201902,25855.052.66$6,000
Aug 201902,11353.112.30$4,869
Jul 201902,20656.272.46$5,427
Jun 201902,08352.782.49$5,189
May 201902,14758.482.74$5,883
Apr 201901,36662.632.75$3,757
Mar 201902,08656.803.06$6,388
Feb 201902,05550.852.79$5,738
Jan 201901,97246.033.23$6,366
Dec 201802,13346.594.19$8,928
Nov 201801,73852.934.24$7,364
Oct 201802,88961.443.40$9,817
Sep 201802,33759.543.11$7,263
Aug 201802,04559.403.07$6,271
Jul 201802,01465.142.93$5,905
Jun 201802,34060.183.08$7,200
May 201802,56865.382.90$7,449
Apr 201802,53663.842.90$7,356
Mar 201802,57861.222.79$7,184
Feb 201802,46061.782.77$6,805
Jan 201802,14062.874.01$8,580
Dec 201702,40457.272.92$7,023
Nov 201702,00055.423.12$6,237
Oct 201702,15749.292.98$6,436
Sep 201702,27847.523.09$7,033
Aug 201702,03545.373.00$6,114
Jul 201703,07343.873.09$9,487
Jun 201702,91842.493.09$9,009
May 2017172,94845.373.26$10,392
Apr 2017183,43347.933.21$11,888
Mar 201702,62646.772.98$7,835
Feb 201703,16150.452.95$9,333
Jan 2017123,53149.413.42$12,665
Dec 201602,72148.763.72$10,130
Nov 2016112,73842.492.64$7,708
Oct 201602,80546.193.09$8,668
Sep 201601,36541.553.10$4,232
Aug 201601,50741.442.92$4,407
Jul 201603,80741.622.92$11,133
Jun 201603,74445.352.69$10,056
May 201603,25642.521.99$6,483
Apr 201653,42836.561.99$7,008
Mar 201601,70933.011.79$3,066
Feb 2016233,33526.472.06$7,491
Jan 201692,96627.352.36$7,259
Dec 2015263,74032.362.00$8,327
Nov 201503,55038.792.17$7,694
Oct 201501,88243.552.43$4,567
Sep 2015095642.992.76$2,637
Aug 2015066540.162.87$1,910
Jul 2015062648.152.95$1,844
Jun 2015055956.152.88$1,612
May 2015049555.212.96$1,463
Apr 201504849.822.71$130
Mar 2015050242.892.93$1,473
Feb 2015053144.662.98$1,580
Jan 2015085343.433.10$2,645
Dec 2014062854.693.59$2,255
Nov 2014655170.464.25$2,766
Oct 2014051578.303.90$2,009
Sep 201422975686.164.05$22,789
Aug 2014659789.394.04$2,945
Jul 2014060096.564.18$2,508
Jun 2014058598.164.74$2,771
May 2014059094.734.73$2,789
Apr 2014075195.944.81$3,612
Mar 2014091895.895.06$4,642
Feb 2014057897.406.19$3,579
Jan 2014074790.404.86$3,631
Dec 2013093891.824.35$4,085
Nov 201301,79288.853.74$6,699
Oct 201301,75697.423.78$6,637
Sep 201301,478104.113.72$5,495
Aug 201301,420104.253.52$5,002
Jul 201301,421102.523.72$5,283
Jun 201302,58194.403.93$10,152
May 201301,94794.834.15$8,078
Apr 201302,04293.964.28$8,745
Mar 201302,35893.623.91$9,227
Feb 201302,46791.233.42$8,437
Jan 201302,33891.603.42$7,996
Dec 201202,62386.773.42$8,971
Nov 201202,72586.953.62$9,878
Oct 201202,26689.383.40$7,704
Sep 201202,04894.672.92$5,977
Aug 201201,38192.662.91$4,016
Jul 201201,70285.133.02$5,141
Jun 201201,54679.822.52$3,894
May 201201,57691.612.49$3,922
Apr 201201,420101.652.00$2,835
Mar 201201,736105.052.22$3,858
Feb 201201,413101.102.57$3,632
Jan 201201,22498.092.73$3,347
Dec 201101,29796.873.24$4,202
Nov 201101,31895.723.31$4,364
Oct 201101,92084.983.65$7,005
Sep 201102,53483.623.99$10,100
Aug 201102,09983.404.15$8,709
Jul 201102,64294.144.52$11,935
Jun 201102,92592.904.64$13,572
May 201102,22298.134.40$9,788
Apr 201102,339105.964.33$10,136
Mar 201103,00596.364.06$12,192
Feb 201102,74385.644.18$11,466
Jan 201101,20986.504.59$5,548
Dec 201001,54085.734.35$6,696
Nov 201001,21780.843.80$4,619
Oct 201001,21178.103.51$4,249
Sep 201001,70672.633.98$6,789
Aug 201002,09573.684.42$9,259
Jul 201002,14072.554.74$10,136
Jun 201001,99470.364.91$9,791
May 201002,62071.124.24$11,096
Apr 201002,38881.694.12$9,845
Mar 201002,31978.394.39$10,177
Feb 201002,13373.585.44$11,609
Jan 201001,54874.365.96$9,232
Dec 200901,50471.445.48$8,248
Nov 200901,46674.593.75$5,500
Oct 200901,49772.544.11$6,153
Sep 200901,45865.543.06$4,468
Aug 200901,67767.423.22$5,397
Jul 200901,59961.133.46$5,540
Jun 200901,58266.163.90$6,162
May 200901,56354.743.93$6,136
Apr 200903,15046.773.59$11,301
Mar 200901,79942.144.06$7,302
Feb 200901,58332.814.63$7,334
Jan 200901,70335.865.37$9,147
Dec 200801,74237.105.98$10,412
Nov 200802,28755.496.86$15,690
Oct 200801,96075.246.92$13,567
Sep 200801,794101.767.88$14,132
Aug 200802,267114.228.48$19,231
Jul 200803,056131.0811.39$34,806
Jun 20081775,803131.3313.03$98,874
May 200806,425123.1711.57$74,365
Apr 200807,396110.3110.45$77,324
Mar 200807,412101.909.66$71,630
Feb 200804,51392.538.77$39,582
Jan 200806,87790.388.21$56,431
Dec 200707,92588.337.30$57,868
Nov 200708,26091.677.29$60,229
Oct 200706,49882.856.92$44,979
Sep 20071718,32575.846.24$64,951
Aug 200709,80469.066.39$62,627
Jul 200706,06770.906.39$38,756
Jun 200706,37262.007.55$48,099
May 200709,17958.747.85$72,021
Apr 200708,80859.617.81$68,748
Mar 200709,83256.927.30$71,793
Feb 200709,58055.108.22$78,709
Jan 200718011,18950.306.73$84,321
Dec 2006012,09956.656.92$83,706
Nov 2006012,62654.207.62$96,178
Oct 2006014,45954.906.01$86,954
Sep 2006013,64260.085.04$68,717
Aug 200617615,61968.717.34$126,735
Jul 200609,03069.376.34$57,275
Jun 200607,72866.286.38$49,335
May 2006012,30566.016.42$79,060
Apr 2006014,07364.397.36$103,584
Mar 2006017,34356.707.08$122,839
Feb 200607,72157.597.75$59,846

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                2,629 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $8,008

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Month total                                   $8,008

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/218537 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.