VAN SCHERPE GAS UNIT "B"

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

Gas lease lease 226391District 04Field 460886002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$17.9 M
Mar 2007 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$184 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
231
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 34 leases and 34 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1970-01-06
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 1999-07-27.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: 10-1. FOR TEST DUE 4-1 PRIOR TEST TO BE FILED.

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 Gas112007-11-05177948
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
CondensateDisposition82,870 bbl$5,981,854
GasProduction2,169,602 Mcf$11,875,229
Total$17,857,084

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 26.4169, -98.4856. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

26.41685, -98.48560 · 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
12,420 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 12,420 ft.

Completions filed
Mar 2007
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-215336001412,420 ftMar 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 (231)

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

231 months

May 20261982,185106.413.05$27,724
Apr 202662,08298.932.87$6,568
Mar 202652,57089.753.15$8,543
Feb 20261821,28763.503.75$16,384
Jan 2026111,54059.138.00$12,967
Dec 20251951,77056.664.41$18,860
Nov 202592,41958.593.93$10,025
Oct 20251842,63759.383.30$19,641
Sep 2025122,64762.743.08$8,897
Aug 20251903,02463.933.01$21,263
Jul 20252012,96266.743.32$23,234
Jun 2025152,98966.483.13$10,349
May 20252043,30360.553.23$23,029
Apr 2025213,14962.363.54$12,467
Mar 20252053,23367.704.27$27,678
Feb 2025102,08170.884.34$9,742
Jan 20251952,60674.324.28$25,643
Dec 2024132,96168.993.12$10,139
Nov 20241922,94469.052.20$19,730
Oct 20241983,17171.372.28$21,366
Sep 2024122,76769.612.36$7,378
Aug 202462,87875.632.06$6,393
Jul 20241992,86779.932.15$22,060
Jun 20241973,27778.082.63$24,013
May 202493,01378.812.20$7,333
Apr 20241923,09184.451.66$21,343
Mar 2024253,09580.301.55$6,790
Feb 20242002,91576.091.78$20,417
Jan 202482,73873.023.30$9,613
Dec 20232133,78171.262.61$25,050
Nov 2023132,96977.892.81$9,348
Oct 20231922,80985.443.09$25,077
Sep 2023123,02489.042.74$9,339
Aug 202352,76380.522.67$7,788
Jul 20232293,05274.852.64$25,203
Jun 2023173,33368.962.26$8,700
May 2023203,48170.622.23$9,166
Apr 2023263,20778.122.24$9,208
Mar 2023354,00172.852.39$12,125
Feb 2023182,21075.112.47$6,801
Jan 2023313,39176.533.39$13,860
Dec 2022292,95076.415.73$19,117
Nov 2022212,74585.005.65$17,284
Oct 2022313,51287.185.86$23,296
Sep 20222033,07184.888.16$42,301
Aug 2022272,95294.529.13$29,495
Jul 2022273,011101.587.54$25,452
Jun 20222192,914115.097.98$48,450
May 2022343,294109.378.43$31,497
Apr 20222443,073104.226.84$46,442
Mar 2022363,279108.885.08$20,565
Feb 2022533,08391.054.86$19,805
Jan 2022373,29781.844.54$17,989
Dec 2021613,25671.323.90$17,046
Nov 2021393,25477.435.24$20,060
Oct 2021293,54479.795.71$22,564
Sep 20212263,62969.865.35$35,207
Aug 2021513,89166.024.22$19,789
Jul 2021403,76370.783.98$17,816
Jun 2021364,15969.493.38$16,562
May 2021143,77763.483.02$12,286
Apr 2021394,12760.362.76$13,738
Mar 20211983,36961.302.72$21,291
Feb 20212292,44257.805.55$26,784
Jan 20212334,51250.412.81$24,425
Dec 2020425,02944.642.68$15,330
Nov 2020614,56538.772.71$14,720
Oct 2020474,97336.972.48$14,063
Sep 2020594,18637.091.99$10,523
Aug 20202375,20039.982.39$21,878
Jul 2020424,15738.371.83$9,199
Jun 2020563,80234.901.69$8,381
May 2020194,11516.921.81$7,789
Apr 2020364,01314.751.80$7,772
Mar 20201954,81730.341.86$14,858
Feb 20202254,07749.881.98$19,298
Jan 2020134,34457.252.09$9,844
Dec 20192265,16959.012.30$25,248
Nov 20192074,61055.302.75$24,128
Oct 2019354,43953.472.42$12,607
Sep 2019124,50655.052.66$12,634
Aug 20192334,61753.112.30$23,014
Jul 20192144,22656.272.46$22,438
Jun 2019463,40152.782.49$10,900
May 20192273,91858.482.74$24,012
Apr 2019343,77762.632.75$12,519
Mar 2019323,69956.803.06$13,144
Feb 20191923,72150.852.79$20,153
Jan 20192044,04246.033.23$22,438
Dec 2018254,43046.594.19$19,706
Nov 20182272,06552.934.24$20,765
Oct 2018172,94161.443.40$11,038
Sep 20181985,63759.543.11$29,309
Aug 2018247,84059.403.07$25,467
Jul 20182107,05065.142.93$34,349
Jun 20182168,77060.183.08$39,983
May 2018199,04365.382.90$27,474
Apr 20181497,09463.842.90$30,090
Mar 20181176,38361.222.79$24,951
Feb 20181186,24261.782.77$24,556
Jan 20181536,49062.874.01$35,640
Dec 20171707,65857.272.92$32,109
Nov 20171454,86655.423.12$23,210
Oct 20171585,01249.292.98$22,742
Sep 20171314,84247.523.09$21,174
Aug 20171555,09345.373.00$22,334
Jul 20171965,35643.873.09$25,134
Jun 2017795,12042.493.09$19,164
May 20172265,63845.373.26$28,653
Apr 20171275,15847.933.21$22,653
Mar 20171375,54746.772.98$22,958
Feb 20172534,99650.452.95$27,515
Jan 20172025,70949.413.42$29,499
Dec 20162235,92848.763.72$32,942
Nov 20161875,61242.492.64$22,786
Oct 20161775,50746.193.09$25,194
Sep 20162335,71441.553.10$27,398
Aug 20161375,87141.442.92$22,846
Jul 20161725,97741.622.92$24,637
Jun 20161745,90845.352.69$23,759
May 20161686,12642.521.99$19,340
Apr 20162445,82236.561.99$20,512
Mar 20161885,88433.011.79$16,762
Feb 20162125,71626.472.06$17,407
Jan 20162086,28427.352.36$20,546
Dec 20151436,37332.362.00$17,382
Nov 20151816,08838.792.17$20,216
Oct 20153166,68543.552.43$29,983
Sep 20151436,33442.992.76$23,619
Aug 20153096,84940.162.87$32,083
Jul 201516,91148.152.95$20,402
Jun 20153756,19656.152.88$38,918
May 20151926,73255.212.96$30,496
Apr 201506,01149.822.71$16,269
Mar 20151876,30342.892.93$26,518
Feb 20151945,70244.662.98$25,634
Jan 20151946,47743.433.10$28,508
Dec 201426,63954.693.59$23,952
Nov 20141826,26570.464.25$39,462
Oct 20141906,68678.303.90$40,959
Sep 20141956,45086.164.05$42,894
Aug 20141936,46789.394.04$43,347
Jul 20141826,85296.564.18$46,213
Jun 20143776,50798.164.74$67,829
May 20141896,77094.734.73$49,903
Apr 20141966,09095.944.81$48,092
Mar 20143856,55195.895.06$70,045
Feb 20141926,66497.406.19$59,964
Jan 20141977,46090.404.86$54,070
Dec 20131917,28891.824.35$49,273
Nov 20133856,85388.853.74$59,826
Oct 20131927,07097.423.78$45,425
Sep 20131906,946104.113.72$45,604
Aug 20131926,075104.253.52$41,416
Jul 20133856,337102.523.72$63,030
Jun 20131986,41394.403.93$43,916
May 20131906,63294.834.15$45,534
Apr 20131846,08593.964.28$43,348
Mar 20131956,06493.623.91$41,984
Feb 20133885,93391.233.42$55,688
Jan 20131996,77791.603.42$41,405
Dec 20123806,64786.773.42$55,706
Nov 20123946,61686.953.62$58,241
Oct 20123886,85589.383.40$57,984
Sep 20121926,72094.672.92$37,788
Aug 20123797,18292.662.91$56,005
Jul 20123707,07285.133.02$52,861
Jun 20123847,00479.822.52$48,294
May 20123847,52091.612.49$53,890
Apr 20123937,301101.652.00$54,527
Mar 20124077,746105.052.22$59,968
Feb 20123956,541101.102.57$56,746
Jan 20122027,48998.092.73$40,290
Dec 20113406,95096.873.24$55,452
Nov 20113867,55195.723.31$61,951
Oct 20113778,46584.983.65$62,922
Sep 20111938,07283.623.99$48,312
Aug 20115759,12383.404.15$85,809
Jul 20113799,16994.144.52$77,098
Jun 20113839,10892.904.64$77,841
May 20111929,84198.134.40$62,189
Apr 20113929,383105.964.33$82,195
Mar 201157610,06596.364.06$96,340
Feb 20111947,99785.644.18$50,041
Jan 20115889,23686.504.59$93,244
Dec 20104069,85285.734.35$77,640
Nov 201039210,10380.843.80$70,034
Oct 201038710,61578.103.51$67,472
Sep 201038610,18272.633.98$68,554
Aug 201057210,99673.684.42$90,740
Jul 201039111,28572.554.74$81,818
Jun 201038411,10570.364.91$81,548
May 201038511,70771.124.24$76,963
Apr 201053911,73181.694.12$92,394
Mar 201057712,43178.394.39$99,787
Feb 201058411,31573.585.44$104,551
Jan 201039712,75074.365.96$105,563
Dec 200958712,94371.445.48$112,911
Nov 200956112,74774.593.75$89,665
Oct 200957713,46572.544.11$97,200
Sep 200956113,30765.543.06$77,551
Aug 200937514,22967.423.22$71,079
Jul 200971914,70461.133.46$94,894
Jun 200955314,79866.163.90$94,225
May 200958015,72754.743.93$93,489
Apr 200958015,43646.773.59$82,503
Mar 200977817,01942.144.06$101,865
Feb 200958016,62232.814.63$96,040
Jan 200977418,87235.865.37$129,117
Dec 200859119,47237.105.98$138,313
Nov 200879219,57455.496.86$178,233
Oct 200878721,18175.246.92$205,828
Sep 200856820,128101.767.88$216,350
Aug 200878321,698114.228.48$273,499
Jul 200878322,539131.0811.39$359,342
Jun 200875723,116131.3313.03$400,679
May 200876251,965123.1711.57$695,314
Apr 200896425,427110.3110.45$372,175
Mar 200898126,082101.909.66$352,022
Feb 200898827,09792.538.77$329,076
Jan 200878327,97490.388.21$300,315
Dec 20071,17534,77888.337.30$357,736
Nov 20071,11438,22791.677.29$380,860
Oct 20071,36941,57882.856.92$401,224
Sep 20071,72741,11075.846.24$387,673
Aug 200796451,35069.066.39$394,595
Jul 20072,91561,40870.906.39$598,944
Jun 20074,11077,09962.007.55$836,798
May 20076,829127,39358.747.85$1,400,697
Apr 20079,526141,30859.617.81$1,670,782
Mar 200701,11156.927.30$8,112

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           198 bbl  × $106.41 =    $21,069
Gas                2,185 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $6,655

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Month total                                  $27,724

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/226391 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.