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 223391District 04Field 779730502 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$6.7 M
Oct 2006 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$55 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
236
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 Gas112007-05-22174951
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
CondensateDisposition3,938 bbl$264,372
GasProduction1,146,280 Mcf$6,434,839
Total$6,699,211

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 26.8284, -99.1860. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.82844, -99.18597 · 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
9,600 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 9,600 ft.

Completions filed
May 2007
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-5053567869,600 ftMay 2007

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 (236)

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

236 months

May 202601,533106.413.05$4,669
Apr 202601,45198.932.87$4,164
Mar 202601,37489.753.15$4,327
Feb 202601,48663.503.75$5,573
Jan 202601,51259.138.00$12,093
Dec 202501,29456.664.41$5,711
Nov 202501,17958.593.93$4,629
Oct 2025034659.383.30$1,143
Sep 2025080362.743.08$2,471
Aug 2025058663.933.01$1,767
Jul 202501,29066.743.32$4,277
Jun 202501,32066.483.13$4,130
May 202501,41860.553.23$4,583
Apr 2025181,10262.363.54$5,027
Mar 202501,09867.704.27$4,687
Feb 202501,22970.884.34$5,335
Jan 202501,40374.324.28$6,003
Dec 202401,19868.993.12$3,739
Nov 2024191,27869.052.20$4,122
Oct 202401,42871.372.28$3,258
Sep 202401,50769.612.36$3,563
Aug 202401,60275.632.06$3,306
Jul 202401,32279.932.15$2,838
Jun 202401,14478.082.63$3,013
May 202401,36978.812.20$3,010
Apr 202401,50384.451.66$2,494
Mar 202401,15780.301.55$1,788
Feb 202401,30876.091.78$2,333
Jan 202401,34573.023.30$4,435
Dec 2023181,14471.262.61$4,269
Nov 202301,14377.892.81$3,209
Oct 202301,71685.443.09$5,298
Sep 202301,55689.042.74$4,256
Aug 202301,17180.522.67$3,130
Jul 202301,20074.852.64$3,170
Jun 202301,28568.962.26$2,902
May 202351,21970.622.23$3,068
Apr 202301,38578.122.24$3,099
Mar 2023131,56872.852.39$4,700
Feb 202301,45075.112.47$3,575
Jan 202301,61676.533.39$5,475
Dec 202201,66776.415.73$9,550
Nov 202201,19585.005.65$6,747
Oct 202201,64887.185.86$9,663
Sep 202201,45184.888.16$11,846
Aug 202201,70494.529.13$15,553
Jul 20220949101.587.54$7,157
Jun 202231,403115.097.98$11,537
May 202201,393109.378.43$11,747
Apr 202201,319104.226.84$9,019
Mar 202201,519108.885.08$7,711
Feb 2022151,36591.054.86$7,998
Jan 202201,48381.844.54$6,729
Dec 202101,51871.323.90$5,919
Nov 202101,50977.435.24$7,902
Oct 2021171,36579.795.71$9,156
Sep 202101,33169.865.35$7,122
Aug 202101,53666.024.22$6,483
Jul 202101,52970.783.98$6,089
Jun 2021191,58769.493.38$6,685
May 202101,54763.483.02$4,668
Apr 202101,55160.362.76$4,278
Mar 202101,67661.302.72$4,554
Feb 202101,36157.805.55$7,551
Jan 202101,56650.412.81$4,401
Dec 202001,57744.642.68$4,219
Nov 202001,57638.772.71$4,266
Oct 202001,71236.972.48$4,243
Sep 2020161,77837.091.99$4,134
Aug 202001,61439.982.39$3,850
Jul 202001,70738.371.83$3,115
Jun 202001,72434.901.69$2,914
May 202001,81716.921.81$3,297
Apr 202001,71614.751.80$3,096
Mar 202001,98430.341.86$3,683
Feb 2020101,93349.881.98$4,327
Jan 202001,75157.252.09$3,668
Dec 201901,41459.012.30$3,258
Nov 201901,93155.302.75$5,312
Oct 201901,58053.472.42$3,821
Sep 2019181,73855.052.66$5,609
Aug 201901,74253.112.30$4,014
Jul 201902,05856.272.46$5,063
Jun 201902,11452.782.49$5,266
May 2019192,35858.482.74$7,573
Apr 201902,24162.632.75$6,164
Mar 2019112,09356.803.06$7,034
Feb 201901,91250.852.79$5,339
Jan 2019161,84146.033.23$6,680
Dec 201801,47146.594.19$6,157
Nov 201801,80852.934.24$7,661
Oct 2018094561.443.40$3,211
Sep 201801,73859.543.11$5,402
Aug 201801,47159.403.07$4,511
Jul 2018321,66765.142.93$6,972
Jun 201801,94560.183.08$5,985
May 201801,83765.382.90$5,329
Apr 201801,93263.842.90$5,604
Mar 201802,00261.222.79$5,579
Feb 2018331,82161.782.77$7,076
Jan 201802,05762.874.01$8,247
Dec 201702,14157.272.92$6,255
Nov 201702,13355.423.12$6,651
Oct 201702,24449.292.98$6,695
Sep 201702,26047.523.09$6,977
Aug 201702,19245.373.00$6,586
Jul 201702,21743.873.09$6,845
Jun 201701,94142.493.09$5,992
May 201702,02445.373.26$6,605
Apr 201701,89147.933.21$6,073
Mar 201792,18946.772.98$6,952
Feb 201701,98450.452.95$5,858
Jan 201702,20449.413.42$7,535
Dec 201602,12848.763.72$7,922
Nov 201602,23142.492.64$5,900
Oct 201642,41146.193.09$7,635
Sep 201602,12741.553.10$6,595
Aug 201602,17441.442.92$6,358
Jul 201602,14241.622.92$6,264
Jun 201602,17245.352.69$5,834
May 201602,31042.521.99$4,599
Apr 201602,34236.561.99$4,663
Mar 201602,34533.011.79$4,207
Feb 201601,96826.472.06$4,061
Jan 201602,43627.352.36$5,760
Dec 201502,72932.362.00$5,462
Nov 201502,29738.792.17$4,978
Oct 201502,67643.552.43$6,494
Sep 201502,63542.992.76$7,268
Aug 201502,65040.162.87$7,612
Jul 201502,66348.152.95$7,843
Jun 201502,92456.152.88$8,429
May 201503,08655.212.96$9,121
Apr 201503,22449.822.71$8,726
Mar 201503,29542.892.93$9,670
Feb 201502,51344.662.98$7,479
Jan 201502,43043.433.10$7,535
Dec 201403,00654.693.59$10,796
Nov 201402,85570.464.25$12,139
Oct 201402,85878.303.90$11,149
Sep 201403,16986.164.05$12,820
Aug 2014832,93689.394.04$19,266
Jul 201403,43796.564.18$14,365
Jun 201403,57898.164.74$16,949
May 201403,59394.734.73$16,983
Apr 201403,19595.944.81$15,365
Mar 201403,41995.895.06$17,289
Feb 201403,21797.406.19$19,920
Jan 201403,14190.404.86$15,268
Dec 201303,19791.824.35$13,921
Nov 201303,39988.853.74$12,706
Oct 201303,79097.423.78$14,324
Sep 201303,498104.113.72$13,005
Aug 201303,316104.253.52$11,681
Jul 201303,022102.523.72$11,235
Jun 201303,85794.403.93$15,171
May 201304,31394.834.15$17,895
Apr 201303,88693.964.28$16,642
Mar 201304,18893.623.91$16,387
Feb 201303,84891.233.42$13,160
Jan 201303,67491.603.42$12,565
Dec 201204,15386.773.42$14,204
Nov 201204,54286.953.62$16,465
Oct 201203,38789.383.40$11,515
Sep 201203,59894.672.92$10,500
Aug 201203,83092.662.91$11,138
Jul 201204,05185.133.02$12,237
Jun 201203,69179.822.52$9,298
May 201204,73291.612.49$11,775
Apr 201204,054101.652.00$8,095
Mar 201205,004105.052.22$11,119
Feb 201204,901101.102.57$12,597
Jan 201203,47698.092.73$9,504
Dec 201101,41196.873.24$4,571
Nov 2011983,79595.723.31$21,947
Oct 201103,85084.983.65$14,047
Sep 201103,81283.623.99$15,194
Aug 201104,98383.404.15$20,676
Jul 201105,02994.144.52$22,717
Jun 201103,99592.904.64$18,536
May 201104,09298.134.40$18,025
Apr 201104,173105.964.33$18,083
Mar 201104,71096.364.06$19,110
Feb 201104,94985.644.18$20,687
Jan 201105,33886.504.59$24,495
Dec 201005,03185.734.35$21,874
Nov 201004,70980.843.80$17,872
Oct 201004,84678.103.51$17,004
Sep 201004,85772.633.98$19,328
Aug 201006,08873.684.42$26,905
Jul 201006,17872.554.74$29,262
Jun 201005,68770.364.91$27,925
May 201006,16271.124.24$26,097
Apr 201005,61581.694.12$23,149
Mar 201006,99178.394.39$30,681
Feb 201005,45073.585.44$29,661
Jan 20101746,03474.365.96$48,926
Dec 200907,28471.445.48$39,944
Nov 200905,75874.593.75$21,601
Oct 200906,45572.544.11$26,532
Sep 200906,83365.543.06$20,941
Aug 200906,59267.423.22$21,216
Jul 20091746,26661.133.46$32,345
Jun 200907,22766.163.90$28,149
May 200907,03754.743.93$27,626
Apr 200908,38146.773.59$30,067
Mar 200907,60642.144.06$30,873
Feb 200907,29932.814.63$33,816
Jan 20091728,54835.865.37$52,079
Dec 200805,53137.105.98$33,060
Nov 200808,35555.496.86$57,318
Oct 200807,28875.246.92$50,447
Sep 200808,396101.767.88$66,136
Aug 200809,264114.228.48$78,587
Jul 20081699,575131.0811.39$131,206
Jun 200809,486131.3313.03$123,628
May 200809,527123.1711.57$110,268
Apr 2008010,801110.3110.45$112,923
Mar 200817212,030101.909.66$133,786
Feb 2008011,45892.538.77$100,493
Jan 200818512,74090.388.21$121,261
Dec 2007013,68688.337.30$99,935
Nov 2007014,27791.677.29$104,104
Oct 200716112,63482.856.92$100,791
Sep 2007017,00275.846.24$106,163
Aug 2007020,10169.066.39$128,404
Jul 200717224,69270.906.39$169,926
Jun 200718227,80562.007.55$221,169
May 200718239,88458.747.85$323,632
Apr 200734027,37359.617.81$233,919
Mar 200713938,64856.927.30$290,118
Feb 200733533,01755.108.22$289,726
Jan 200718322,31350.306.73$159,301
Dec 2006030,27856.656.92$209,477
Nov 200635670,06354.207.62$552,999
Oct 200636667,03154.906.01$423,204

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                1,533 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $4,669

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Month total                                   $4,669

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/223391 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.