BENAVIDES "A"

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

Gas lease lease 219422District 04Field 779730502 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$8.8 M
Apr 2006 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$90 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
242
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 345 leases and 345 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1995-01-09
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
933 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: PERMITTED/DRILLED/COMPLETED ON THE SAME LEASE.

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 Gas112007-04-23174208
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
CondensateDisposition4,469 bbl$289,854
GasProduction1,545,636 Mcf$8,503,418
Total$8,793,272

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 26.8265, -99.1889. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.82648, -99.18893 · 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
11,290 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 11,290 ft.

1 well

42-50535511511,290 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 (242)

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

242 months

May 202602,068106.413.05$6,299
Apr 202602,21398.932.87$6,351
Mar 202602,02489.753.15$6,374
Feb 202601,77463.503.75$6,653
Jan 202602,14059.138.00$17,116
Dec 202502,18856.664.41$9,656
Nov 202502,16158.593.93$8,485
Oct 202501,79459.383.30$5,929
Sep 202502,07462.743.08$6,382
Aug 202501,08563.933.01$3,271
Jul 202501,98866.743.32$6,591
Jun 202502,11766.483.13$6,624
May 202502,01460.553.23$6,510
Apr 2025312,08762.363.54$9,328
Mar 202502,20267.704.27$9,399
Feb 202502,00170.884.34$8,686
Jan 202502,27874.324.28$9,747
Dec 202402,22168.993.12$6,933
Nov 2024312,12969.052.20$6,821
Oct 202402,11771.372.28$4,830
Sep 202402,07569.612.36$4,906
Aug 202402,10275.632.06$4,338
Jul 202402,24179.932.15$4,811
Jun 202402,11978.082.63$5,581
May 202402,25478.812.20$4,955
Apr 202402,26884.451.66$3,763
Mar 202402,51680.301.55$3,888
Feb 202402,22176.091.78$3,961
Jan 202402,63373.023.30$8,683
Dec 2023232,97471.262.61$9,403
Nov 202301,01077.892.81$2,836
Oct 202301,71385.443.09$5,289
Sep 202302,01989.042.74$5,522
Aug 202302,05180.522.67$5,482
Jul 202302,67874.852.64$7,075
Jun 202302,32268.962.26$5,244
May 202362,28370.622.23$5,509
Apr 202302,34278.122.24$5,241
Mar 2023182,70172.852.39$7,775
Feb 202302,66575.112.47$6,571
Jan 202302,54776.533.39$8,629
Dec 202202,55776.415.73$14,649
Nov 202201,23585.005.65$6,973
Oct 202202,12287.185.86$12,443
Sep 202202,35484.888.16$19,217
Aug 202203,17094.529.13$28,933
Jul 202201,637101.587.54$12,346
Jun 2022911,879115.097.98$25,462
May 202202,491109.378.43$21,007
Apr 202202,387104.226.84$16,321
Mar 202202,285108.885.08$11,600
Feb 2022301,97791.054.86$12,337
Jan 202202,42181.844.54$10,986
Dec 202102,24371.323.90$8,746
Nov 202102,41477.435.24$12,642
Oct 2021252,30479.795.71$15,160
Sep 202102,26569.865.35$12,120
Aug 202102,64366.024.22$11,155
Jul 202102,90670.783.98$11,572
Jun 202102,39469.493.38$8,093
May 202102,18263.483.02$6,585
Apr 202102,26460.362.76$6,245
Mar 202102,44561.302.72$6,643
Feb 202102,31257.805.55$12,827
Jan 202102,53350.412.81$7,118
Dec 202002,44344.642.68$6,536
Nov 202002,30638.772.71$6,241
Oct 202002,12136.972.48$5,257
Sep 2020182,46637.091.99$5,578
Aug 202002,63239.982.39$6,278
Jul 202002,55038.371.83$4,654
Jun 202002,28134.901.69$3,856
May 202002,58816.921.81$4,697
Apr 202002,48314.751.80$4,480
Mar 202002,57230.341.86$4,774
Feb 2020202,51749.881.98$5,983
Jan 202002,63857.252.09$5,526
Dec 201902,82359.012.30$6,505
Nov 201902,45955.302.75$6,764
Oct 201902,82353.472.42$6,828
Sep 2019262,71855.052.66$8,654
Aug 201902,74153.112.30$6,316
Jul 201902,90556.272.46$7,146
Jun 201902,94152.782.49$7,327
May 2019832,84358.482.74$12,645
Apr 201902,82662.632.75$7,773
Mar 2019233,06056.803.06$10,676
Feb 201902,37450.852.79$6,629
Jan 2019253,69746.033.23$13,085
Dec 201803,41846.594.19$14,306
Nov 201803,11152.934.24$13,182
Oct 201801,00561.443.40$3,415
Sep 201802,64159.543.11$8,208
Aug 201802,16559.403.07$6,639
Jul 2018253,13465.142.93$10,817
Jun 201802,65060.183.08$8,154
May 201803,16865.382.90$9,190
Apr 201802,89763.842.90$8,404
Mar 201803,20761.222.79$8,937
Feb 2018253,04161.782.77$9,956
Jan 201803,46962.874.01$13,908
Dec 201702,59557.272.92$7,581
Nov 201702,45555.423.12$7,656
Oct 201703,62849.292.98$10,825
Sep 201703,06147.523.09$9,450
Aug 201702,26645.373.00$6,808
Jul 201703,15143.873.09$9,728
Jun 201702,78942.493.09$8,610
May 201703,15345.373.26$10,290
Apr 201702,60347.933.21$8,360
Mar 201773,27646.772.98$10,102
Feb 201703,27150.452.95$9,658
Jan 201702,99349.413.42$10,232
Dec 201603,18848.763.72$11,868
Nov 201602,92842.492.64$7,743
Oct 201603,23446.193.09$9,994
Sep 201602,77641.553.10$8,607
Aug 201613,18541.442.92$9,355
Jul 201603,17941.622.92$9,296
Jun 201603,33145.352.69$8,947
May 201602,87942.521.99$5,732
Apr 201603,19836.561.99$6,367
Mar 201603,20433.011.79$5,748
Feb 201603,00726.472.06$6,205
Jan 201603,36827.352.36$7,963
Dec 201503,39332.362.00$6,791
Nov 201503,14538.792.17$6,816
Oct 201503,52843.552.43$8,561
Sep 201503,26542.992.76$9,006
Aug 2015773,45440.162.87$13,014
Jul 201503,79048.152.95$11,162
Jun 201503,50256.152.88$10,096
May 201503,75755.212.96$11,104
Apr 201503,70549.822.71$10,028
Mar 201503,81442.892.93$11,193
Feb 201503,65944.662.98$10,890
Jan 201503,29043.433.10$10,201
Dec 201403,52554.693.59$12,660
Nov 201403,24770.464.25$13,806
Oct 201403,68078.303.90$14,356
Sep 201403,62986.164.05$14,681
Aug 201403,77189.394.04$15,216
Jul 201403,97896.564.18$16,626
Jun 201403,39198.164.74$16,063
May 201403,44294.734.73$16,269
Apr 201403,46995.944.81$16,683
Mar 201403,50495.895.06$17,719
Feb 201403,52797.406.19$21,839
Jan 201403,82590.404.86$18,592
Dec 201303,68691.824.35$16,051
Nov 201304,28188.853.74$16,004
Oct 201304,42997.423.78$16,739
Sep 201304,063104.113.72$15,105
Aug 201304,021104.253.52$14,164
Jul 201303,968102.523.72$14,752
Jun 201304,34694.403.93$17,095
May 201304,85294.834.15$20,131
Apr 201304,64693.964.28$19,897
Mar 201305,58493.623.91$21,849
Feb 201304,51791.233.42$15,448
Jan 201301,88791.603.42$6,453
Dec 201202,81086.773.42$9,611
Nov 201206,43386.953.62$23,319
Oct 201205,44889.383.40$18,521
Sep 201204,35794.672.92$12,715
Aug 201203,74392.662.91$10,885
Jul 201204,83085.133.02$14,590
Jun 201205,87179.822.52$14,789
May 201203,75991.612.49$9,354
Apr 201203,729101.652.00$7,446
Mar 201205,171105.052.22$11,490
Feb 201206,200101.102.57$15,935
Jan 201204,88798.092.73$13,361
Dec 201101,03596.873.24$3,353
Nov 20111264,84495.723.31$28,101
Oct 201104,39484.983.65$16,032
Sep 201104,23883.623.99$16,892
Aug 201104,92283.404.15$20,423
Jul 201105,09594.144.52$23,015
Jun 201104,96992.904.64$23,056
May 201105,32598.134.40$23,456
Apr 201105,438105.964.33$23,564
Mar 201105,14796.364.06$20,883
Feb 201104,56285.644.18$19,069
Jan 201105,40286.504.59$24,789
Dec 201005,56685.734.35$24,200
Nov 201005,75080.843.80$21,823
Oct 201005,42478.103.51$19,032
Sep 201005,33972.633.98$21,246
Aug 201005,97373.684.42$26,397
Jul 201006,07172.554.74$28,755
Jun 201006,05170.364.91$29,713
May 201005,51071.124.24$23,336
Apr 201006,00481.694.12$24,753
Mar 201006,55578.394.39$28,768
Feb 201005,91873.585.44$32,208
Jan 201006,91874.365.96$41,260
Dec 20091706,85471.445.48$49,730
Nov 200906,00874.593.75$22,539
Oct 200907,24172.544.11$29,762
Sep 200906,17765.543.06$18,931
Aug 200906,55167.423.22$21,084
Jul 200906,55061.133.46$22,692
Jun 200907,66766.163.90$29,863
May 200907,33654.743.93$28,799
Apr 200907,44346.773.59$26,702
Mar 200908,72842.144.06$35,427
Feb 200906,85732.814.63$31,768
Jan 200908,58535.865.37$46,110
Dec 200806,19537.105.98$37,028
Nov 200808,22755.496.86$56,440
Oct 200807,15475.246.92$49,520
Sep 200808,468101.767.88$66,703
Aug 200808,862114.228.48$75,177
Jul 200808,967131.0811.39$102,129
Jun 200809,074131.3313.03$118,258
May 200809,590123.1711.57$110,997
Apr 2008010,180110.3110.45$106,430
Mar 2008010,711101.909.66$103,512
Feb 2008010,48592.538.77$91,960
Jan 2008011,67090.388.21$95,761
Dec 2007012,30488.337.30$89,843
Nov 2007013,70391.677.29$99,918
Oct 2007011,01882.856.92$76,266
Sep 2007013,65075.846.24$85,233
Aug 2007014,69169.066.39$93,845
Jul 200714715,63770.906.39$110,311
Jun 2007016,18062.007.55$122,134
May 2007019,26058.747.85$151,119
Apr 2007019,56859.617.81$152,732
Mar 20075924,65156.927.30$183,359
Feb 200720422,07955.108.22$192,641
Jan 200718334,45350.306.73$240,965
Dec 200618039,60056.656.92$284,167
Nov 200618029,59054.207.62$235,157
Oct 200617922,85654.906.01$147,279
Sep 200617927,76460.085.04$150,607
Aug 200618040,63868.717.34$310,647
Jul 200635059,09969.376.34$399,130
Jun 200635562,00966.286.38$419,387
May 2006859133,74466.016.42$916,008
Apr 200653384,04464.397.36$652,924

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                2,068 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $6,299

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Month total                                   $6,299

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/219422 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.