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 218886District 04Field 415372502 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$19.6 M
Nov 2005 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$210 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
247
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 Gas112009-05-29192042
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
CondensateDisposition46,921 bbl$3,023,059
GasProduction2,903,598 Mcf$16,550,063
Total$19,573,122

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 26.5257, -98.4865. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.52571, -98.48651 · 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
9,450 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 9,450 ft.

1 well

42-4273387959,450 ft

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 (247)

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

247 months

May 2026264,538106.413.05$16,589
Apr 2026134,41098.932.87$13,942
Mar 2026274,18589.753.15$15,604
Feb 2026113,73663.503.75$14,710
Jan 2026114,23059.138.00$34,482
Dec 2025274,67556.664.41$22,162
Nov 202594,64658.593.93$18,770
Oct 202594,30159.383.30$14,749
Sep 2025184,40362.743.08$14,677
Aug 2025173,83263.933.01$12,639
Jul 202594,52066.743.32$15,585
Jun 2025264,51666.483.13$15,858
May 202594,63860.553.23$15,536
Apr 2025184,49762.363.54$17,056
Mar 2025183,54567.704.27$16,350
Feb 2025184,39070.884.34$20,332
Jan 2025194,99374.324.28$22,776
Dec 2024184,75968.993.12$16,096
Nov 2024184,57769.052.20$11,305
Oct 202494,85371.372.28$11,714
Sep 2024274,13369.612.36$11,651
Aug 202494,98875.632.06$10,974
Jul 2024194,28879.932.15$10,723
Jun 2024194,86278.082.63$14,290
May 202463,59178.812.20$8,367
Apr 2024134,80584.451.66$9,070
Mar 2024225,09580.301.55$9,639
Feb 2024324,40076.091.78$10,283
Jan 2024995,57473.023.30$25,610
Dec 2023265,72071.262.61$16,786
Nov 2023255,86377.892.81$18,408
Oct 2023546,29685.443.09$24,051
Sep 2023654,86289.042.74$19,085
Aug 2023804,82780.522.67$19,344
Jul 202374,39774.852.64$12,140
Jun 202301,08468.962.26$2,448
May 202301,88470.622.23$4,196
Apr 202301,44978.122.24$3,243
Mar 202302,26172.852.39$5,411
Feb 202301,11075.112.47$2,737
Jan 202302,34476.533.39$7,941
Dec 2022142,53476.415.73$15,587
Nov 2022274,21185.005.65$26,071
Oct 2022494,73687.185.86$32,043
Sep 20221194,60484.888.16$47,686
Aug 2022804,67794.529.13$50,249
Jul 2022934,704101.587.54$44,925
Jun 2022674,798115.097.98$45,986
May 2022584,895109.378.43$47,623
Apr 2022334,718104.226.84$35,699
Mar 2022335,187108.885.08$29,924
Feb 2022604,52791.054.86$27,459
Jan 2022465,19081.844.54$27,315
Dec 2021565,37471.323.90$24,948
Nov 2021475,12277.435.24$30,462
Oct 2021345,05279.795.71$31,579
Sep 2021135,01169.865.35$27,722
Aug 2021155,24966.024.22$23,144
Jul 2021155,22770.783.98$21,876
Jun 202145,08769.493.38$17,475
May 202105,10263.483.02$15,396
Apr 202105,06660.362.76$13,974
Mar 202105,22961.302.72$14,207
Feb 202104,62357.805.55$25,648
Jan 202185,58150.412.81$16,087
Dec 202005,38744.642.68$14,413
Nov 202005,06738.772.71$13,714
Oct 202005,18136.972.48$12,841
Sep 202094,91937.091.99$10,128
Aug 2020535,06939.982.39$14,209
Jul 2020835,21038.371.83$12,694
Jun 20201015,07534.901.69$12,103
May 20201025,40016.921.81$11,525
Apr 2020745,44914.751.80$10,924
Mar 20202235,66330.341.86$17,278
Feb 20201025,19049.881.98$15,367
Jan 20201235,14857.252.09$17,825
Dec 20191515,29959.012.30$21,121
Nov 2019955,23155.302.75$19,642
Oct 2019395,74953.472.42$15,990
Sep 201904,99655.052.66$13,276
Aug 201905,56353.112.30$12,819
Jul 201905,77056.272.46$14,195
Jun 201905,55752.782.49$13,844
May 201905,62958.482.74$15,425
Apr 201905,39962.632.75$14,851
Mar 201905,61656.803.06$17,197
Feb 201905,46950.852.79$15,271
Jan 201946,02246.033.23$19,624
Dec 201886,08246.594.19$25,829
Nov 2018256,01352.934.24$26,802
Oct 2018426,54361.443.40$24,814
Sep 2018675,77659.543.11$21,941
Aug 2018276,81259.403.07$22,493
Jul 2018556,78965.142.93$23,487
Jun 2018795,08160.183.08$20,388
May 20181135,26765.382.90$22,666
Apr 2018566,26763.842.90$21,754
Mar 2018416,65661.222.79$21,059
Feb 2018434,83461.782.77$16,028
Jan 2018885,85262.874.01$28,995
Dec 2017616,60757.272.92$22,796
Nov 2017587,28755.423.12$25,938
Oct 2017527,84249.292.98$25,961
Sep 2017607,53347.523.09$26,108
Aug 2017146,34045.373.00$19,683
Jul 2017547,77643.873.09$26,376
Jun 2017777,34742.493.09$25,954
May 2017596,51045.373.26$23,922
Apr 20171575,24847.933.21$24,379
Mar 2017227,11746.772.98$22,264
Feb 20172006,76250.452.95$30,055
Jan 20172043,62149.413.42$22,459
Dec 20161426,94848.763.72$32,790
Nov 20161077,23442.492.64$23,676
Oct 20162367,34346.193.09$33,593
Sep 20161256,12341.553.10$24,179
Aug 20162086,80741.442.92$28,526
Jul 20161327,11641.622.92$26,303
Jun 20162447,68245.352.69$31,698
May 20161556,52942.521.99$19,590
Apr 20162516,45536.561.99$22,029
Mar 20162876,38133.011.79$20,921
Feb 20164656,99426.472.06$26,742
Jan 20163966,15627.352.36$25,386
Dec 20152295,01532.362.00$17,448
Nov 20151584,70938.792.17$16,335
Oct 20151806,30743.552.43$23,143
Sep 2015786,50742.992.76$21,302
Aug 20151785,96940.162.87$24,294
Jul 20151376,62848.152.95$26,117
Jun 20152507,16556.152.88$34,693
May 2015384,40055.212.96$15,102
Apr 2015405,72749.822.71$17,493
Mar 2015367,42342.892.93$23,328
Feb 20153532,08244.662.98$97,045
Jan 201548612,05943.433.10$58,497
Dec 20141827,40054.693.59$36,530
Nov 201401,89170.464.25$8,040
Oct 2014415,43578.303.90$24,412
Sep 2014013,23186.164.05$53,525
Aug 20142026,94389.394.04$46,073
Jul 2014276,92496.564.18$31,547
Jun 2014013,82198.164.74$65,468
May 20142009,27094.734.73$62,761
Apr 2014265,08395.944.81$26,939
Mar 20142644,55995.895.06$48,369
Feb 201407,64297.406.19$47,319
Jan 201471,06690.404.86$5,814
Dec 201383591.824.35$7,643
Nov 2013476,00988.853.74$26,639
Oct 201301,59497.423.78$6,024
Sep 20132746,038104.113.72$50,974
Aug 2013517,131104.253.52$30,436
Jul 2013526,490102.523.72$29,459
Jun 2013876,84994.403.93$35,153
May 2013556,85494.834.15$33,653
Apr 2013557,30493.964.28$36,448
Mar 20133447,43393.623.91$61,290
Feb 201307,13991.233.42$24,415
Jan 20131018,30691.603.42$37,657
Dec 20122938,30186.773.42$53,814
Nov 20121348,92386.953.62$43,997
Oct 201211184689.383.40$12,797
Sep 20128710,17494.672.92$37,928
Aug 20126111,24992.662.91$38,366
Jul 20126433285.133.02$6,451
Jun 2012868,72079.822.52$28,831
May 2012597,23991.612.49$23,418
Apr 20121448,120101.652.00$30,852
Mar 2012688,329105.052.22$25,651
Feb 20121257,262101.102.57$31,303
Jan 20121288,09298.092.73$34,680
Dec 20111308,94596.873.24$41,573
Nov 2011576,70995.723.31$27,671
Oct 2011987,57084.983.65$35,947
Sep 2011447,58583.623.99$33,912
Aug 2011458,02983.404.15$37,068
Jul 20111288,65094.144.52$51,124
Jun 2011889,11092.904.64$50,445
May 2011928,82698.134.40$47,905
Apr 2011968,201105.964.33$45,709
Mar 20112858,64796.364.06$62,546
Feb 2011458,37185.644.18$38,844
Jan 20112889,65186.504.59$69,198
Dec 20109110,33885.734.35$52,748
Nov 201027410,38180.843.80$61,549
Oct 20101147,93478.103.51$36,743
Sep 20108410,08372.633.98$46,226
Aug 201026610,54073.684.42$66,179
Jul 20108010,82372.554.74$57,067
Jun 201026910,93470.364.91$72,617
May 20107411,37971.124.24$53,455
Apr 201011010,92181.694.12$54,010
Mar 201026511,38578.394.39$70,738
Feb 201027710,07373.585.44$75,203
Jan 20103911,86874.365.96$73,682
Dec 200932412,26071.445.48$90,377
Nov 20096311,50874.593.75$47,871
Oct 20096912,72072.544.11$57,288
Sep 20097312,70065.543.06$43,707
Aug 20097013,32367.423.22$47,599
Jul 200927613,72161.133.46$64,408
Jun 200925013,34066.163.90$68,499
May 20097014,92654.743.93$62,428
Apr 200928114,51646.773.59$65,219
Mar 200931715,03442.144.06$74,381
Feb 20096113,56332.814.63$64,839
Jan 200933115,43135.865.37$94,750
Dec 200841815,83537.105.98$110,156
Nov 20086215,86555.496.86$112,280
Oct 200844617,13775.246.92$152,179
Sep 2008015,896101.767.88$125,214
Aug 200835417,658114.228.48$190,227
Jul 20084918,781131.0811.39$220,328
Jun 200834717,696131.3313.03$276,197
May 2008020,894123.1711.57$241,833
Apr 200819819,599110.3110.45$226,746
Mar 200819821,710101.909.66$229,983
Feb 200819915,55292.538.77$154,814
Jan 2008122,32690.388.21$183,292
Dec 200719923,21388.337.30$187,078
Nov 200717023,84291.677.29$189,433
Oct 200756626,02882.856.92$227,058
Sep 200719727,33975.846.24$185,650
Aug 200738226,10569.066.39$193,138
Jul 200738929,19570.906.39$214,076
Jun 200719930,03862.007.55$239,078
May 200719832,95958.747.85$270,236
Apr 200739136,30759.617.81$306,691
Mar 200757643,91856.927.30$353,474
Feb 200739531,54855.108.22$280,963
Jan 200759742,84850.306.73$318,261
Dec 200660347,50456.656.92$362,814
Nov 200698548,32154.207.62$421,471
Oct 200659055,38054.906.01$365,435
Sep 20061,18756,18360.085.04$354,320
Aug 200698656,53068.717.34$482,674
Jul 20061,17568,85969.376.34$518,266
Jun 20061,51181,82866.286.38$622,529
May 20061,896111,89566.016.42$844,080
Apr 20063,011119,37964.397.36$1,072,565
Mar 200697346,97656.707.08$387,896
Feb 20062,46271,39757.597.75$695,193
Jan 20064,29494,87360.598.93$1,107,704
Dec 20052,59160,96554.9413.42$960,219
Nov 2005263,86054.6910.59$42,293

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            26 bbl  × $106.41 =     $2,767
Gas                4,538 Mcf  × $  3.05 =    $13,822

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Month total                                  $16,589

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/218886 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.