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 225619District 04Field 507006202 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$13.8 M
Jan 2007 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$247 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
233
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 Gas112008-09-11182824
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
CondensateDisposition32,607 bbl$2,533,381
GasProduction2,394,773 Mcf$11,310,501
Total$13,843,881

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 26.5644, -98.5093. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.56439, -98.50927 · 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
10,510 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 10,510 ft.

Completions filed
Nov 2009
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-427340461410,510 ftNov 2009

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 (233)

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

233 months

May 20262333,626106.413.05$35,838
Apr 202603,21898.932.87$9,235
Mar 202603,62689.753.15$11,420
Feb 202603,61463.503.75$13,554
Jan 202604,34159.138.00$34,719
Dec 202504,88556.664.41$21,559
Nov 202505,63558.593.93$22,125
Oct 202506,56859.383.30$21,706
Sep 202505,18962.743.08$15,966
Aug 202506,43463.933.01$19,397
Jul 202506,00566.743.32$19,908
Jun 202506,94266.483.13$21,720
May 20251011,05560.553.23$36,339
Apr 2025504,22162.363.54$18,074
Mar 2025921,70867.704.27$13,519
Feb 2025711,35670.884.34$10,919
Jan 2025671,31774.324.28$10,614
Dec 20241131,62468.993.12$12,865
Nov 2024851,15469.052.20$8,406
Oct 2024891,47771.372.28$9,722
Sep 20241011,48369.612.36$10,537
Aug 20241082,00875.632.06$12,312
Jul 2024942,00079.932.15$11,807
Jun 2024822,06178.082.63$11,831
May 2024702,23878.812.20$10,437
Apr 2024811,42784.451.66$9,208
Mar 20241011,86080.301.55$10,984
Feb 2024771,84276.091.78$9,144
Jan 2024911,39073.023.30$11,229
Dec 2023621,78371.262.61$9,073
Nov 2023602,60577.892.81$11,987
Oct 2023582,41085.443.09$12,396
Sep 2023562,06389.042.74$10,629
Aug 2023663,28080.522.67$14,081
Jul 2023795,83274.852.64$21,320
Jun 2023944,68968.962.26$17,072
May 2023821,35670.622.23$8,811
Apr 2023921,76378.122.24$11,132
Mar 20231081,92172.852.39$12,465
Feb 2023863,11175.112.47$14,130
Jan 20231264,96876.533.39$26,473
Dec 2022983,79876.415.73$29,247
Nov 2022344,11085.005.65$26,096
Oct 202272,90487.185.86$17,639
Sep 202253,54884.888.16$29,389
Aug 202255,68194.529.13$52,324
Jul 202264,857101.587.54$37,241
Jun 202253,248115.097.98$26,485
May 202275,694109.378.43$48,783
Apr 202284,584104.226.84$32,177
Mar 202294,825108.885.08$25,474
Feb 202273,52291.054.86$17,750
Jan 202285,32381.844.54$24,809
Dec 202195,24071.323.90$21,073
Nov 202184,91877.435.24$26,374
Oct 202145,02479.795.71$29,026
Sep 202104,93469.865.35$26,401
Aug 202104,98566.024.22$21,040
Jul 202105,22170.783.98$20,790
Jun 202104,76569.493.38$16,109
May 202105,08463.483.02$15,342
Apr 202105,01160.362.76$13,822
Mar 202105,45061.302.72$14,807
Feb 202104,02157.805.55$22,308
Jan 202105,23250.412.81$14,703
Dec 202015,20344.642.68$13,965
Nov 202044,88438.772.71$13,374
Oct 202044,67536.972.48$11,735
Sep 202044,85637.091.99$9,817
Aug 202045,61539.982.39$13,552
Jul 202055,22638.371.83$9,730
Jun 202045,40234.901.69$9,271
May 202055,43516.921.81$9,948
Apr 202045,34514.751.80$9,703
Mar 202055,52830.341.86$10,413
Feb 202065,06449.881.98$10,329
Jan 202065,65357.252.09$12,185
Dec 201975,34859.012.30$12,737
Nov 201975,38655.302.75$15,202
Oct 201985,57353.472.42$13,906
Sep 201985,39655.052.66$14,779
Aug 201995,63653.112.30$13,465
Jul 201995,78156.272.46$14,728
Jun 2019115,07752.782.49$13,228
May 2019595,53858.482.74$18,626
Apr 2019495,68462.632.75$18,704
Mar 2019495,87556.803.06$20,773
Feb 2019465,22550.852.79$16,928
Jan 2019566,04746.033.23$22,098
Dec 2018606,09546.594.19$28,306
Nov 2018686,05552.934.24$29,256
Oct 2018716,24261.443.40$25,573
Sep 2018696,18159.543.11$23,319
Aug 2018726,47659.403.07$24,136
Jul 2018756,53365.142.93$24,039
Jun 2018736,41460.183.08$24,129
May 2018986,65665.382.90$25,715
Apr 20181026,60063.842.90$25,657
Mar 20181026,95761.222.79$25,632
Feb 2018956,49561.782.77$23,835
Jan 20181007,32862.874.01$35,667
Dec 2017987,36957.272.92$27,141
Nov 2017965,15655.423.12$21,399
Oct 2017767,40549.292.98$25,840
Sep 2017598,07147.523.09$27,721
Aug 2017526,82645.373.00$22,867
Jul 2017618,53143.873.09$29,014
Jun 2017569,57942.493.09$31,953
May 2017636,42145.373.26$23,813
Apr 2017676,71447.933.21$24,774
Mar 2017476,98946.772.98$23,051
Feb 2017416,21350.452.95$20,413
Jan 2017716,96049.413.42$27,303
Dec 2016687,25648.763.72$30,329
Nov 20161117,22042.492.64$23,809
Oct 20161277,08946.193.09$27,773
Sep 20161196,93541.553.10$26,447
Aug 20161207,00441.442.92$25,455
Jul 20161167,09441.622.92$25,573
Jun 20161096,48045.352.69$22,347
May 20161337,25642.521.99$20,102
Apr 2016826,91536.561.99$16,766
Mar 2016637,25233.011.79$15,090
Feb 2016617,45926.472.06$17,007
Jan 2016708,46127.352.36$21,919
Dec 2015729,21832.362.00$20,779
Nov 2015769,74238.792.17$24,062
Oct 2015708,79343.552.43$24,385
Sep 2015938,62642.992.76$27,792
Aug 2015968,96640.162.87$29,610
Jul 2015987,66348.152.95$27,287
Jun 20151177,09156.152.88$27,012
May 20151187,81655.212.96$29,615
Apr 20151097,04449.822.71$24,495
Mar 20151418,81142.892.93$31,905
Feb 20151307,99444.662.98$29,597
Jan 201516610,13643.433.10$38,637
Dec 20141699,98754.693.59$45,110
Nov 20141419,19070.464.25$49,009
Oct 20141338,53078.303.90$43,689
Sep 20141358,65286.164.05$46,633
Aug 20141529,12789.394.04$50,416
Jul 20141349,48696.564.18$52,587
Jun 20141258,88298.164.74$54,343
May 20141499,33394.734.73$58,228
Apr 20141509,16495.944.81$58,462
Mar 20141508,94795.895.06$59,627
Feb 20141468,63097.406.19$67,657
Jan 20141639,53090.404.86$61,058
Dec 201317710,24391.824.35$60,855
Nov 20131359,40388.853.74$47,146
Oct 20131469,62797.423.78$50,607
Sep 20131449,952104.113.72$51,991
Aug 201315110,535104.253.52$52,852
Jul 201315710,744102.523.72$56,039
Jun 201314711,00894.403.93$57,176
May 201317811,74194.834.15$65,594
Apr 201316110,31193.964.28$59,285
Mar 201318811,63193.623.91$63,111
Feb 20131579,93891.233.42$48,310
Jan 201321112,28491.603.42$61,338
Dec 201222113,22786.773.42$64,415
Nov 20121699,64386.953.62$49,650
Oct 201217010,83689.383.40$52,034
Sep 20121207,32094.672.92$32,723
Aug 20121368,21192.662.91$36,481
Jul 201218711,01985.133.02$49,206
Jun 201218811,68979.822.52$44,451
May 201219412,19591.612.49$48,117
Apr 201219813,330101.652.00$46,744
Mar 2012476,826105.052.22$20,105
Feb 201220212,459101.102.57$52,445
Jan 201223513,99298.092.73$61,306
Dec 201125414,61696.873.24$71,957
Nov 201121713,81995.723.31$66,530
Oct 201123915,42284.983.65$76,578
Sep 201124316,70283.623.99$86,890
Aug 201122315,73883.404.15$83,900
Jul 201126019,05894.144.52$110,566
Jun 201121113,68792.904.64$83,108
May 201122014,20398.134.40$84,150
Apr 201141034,058105.964.33$191,026
Mar 201144722,29096.364.06$133,511
Feb 201148619,94985.644.18$125,007
Jan 201155525,12486.504.59$163,296
Dec 201054421,59585.734.35$140,527
Nov 20101848,90780.843.80$48,680
Oct 201030719,18978.103.51$91,309
Sep 201016413,90972.633.98$67,262
Aug 201023123,85773.684.42$122,453
Jul 201022722,81772.554.74$124,541
Jun 201028026,17770.364.91$148,240
May 201035129,96171.124.24$151,855
Apr 201019441,55681.694.12$187,170
Mar 201031144,89578.394.39$221,409
Feb 20106811,21573.585.44$66,040
Jan 201011417,84874.365.96$114,924
Dec 200922135,95671.445.48$212,962
Nov 20091,00744,75874.593.75$243,022
Oct 20091,07615,89972.544.11$143,402
Sep 200941611,65465.543.06$62,981
Aug 200958313,39367.423.22$82,411
Jul 200963513,94961.133.46$87,144
Jun 200960212,37166.163.90$88,013
May 200978313,38654.743.93$95,412
Apr 200913211,64546.773.59$47,950
Mar 200910711,96542.144.06$53,075
Feb 200911612,11632.814.63$59,939
Jan 200912312,79735.865.37$73,143
Dec 200810713,82837.105.98$86,622
Nov 20087712,04255.496.86$86,885
Oct 20088213,15775.246.92$97,242
Sep 200812912,361101.767.88$110,496
Aug 200820114,101114.228.48$142,577
Jul 200827014,709131.0811.39$202,919
Jun 200829615,674131.3313.03$243,147
May 200836318,037123.1711.57$253,476
Apr 200827017,126110.3110.45$208,834
Mar 200832720,705101.909.66$233,416
Feb 200837624,70292.538.77$251,442
Jan 200833933,28390.388.21$303,750
Dec 200736923,49288.337.30$204,132
Nov 200774131,27291.677.29$295,954
Oct 200772230,78582.856.92$272,911
Sep 200778836,34575.846.24$286,706
Aug 20071,05542,85969.066.39$346,639
Jul 2007054,06270.906.39$345,345
Jun 2007042,57862.007.55$321,398
May 2007040,95958.747.85$321,376
Apr 2007023,99259.617.81$187,262
Mar 2007031,04156.927.30$226,660
Feb 200759,79255.108.22$80,727
Jan 20073723,66550.306.73$43,366

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           233 bbl  × $106.41 =    $24,794
Gas                3,626 Mcf  × $  3.05 =    $11,044

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Month total                                  $35,838

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/225619 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.