BRISCOE "E"

Operated by SM ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 788997) in the GOLD RIVER, NORTH (OLMOS) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 77179District 04Field 35566500NGPA filingCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$358 k
Jan 1993 – Sep 2014
Value, last 12 filed months
$2 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
261
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 830 leases and 840 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1978-10-01
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and 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 2005-10-25.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: REMAIN SUSPENDED.

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
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
CondensateDisposition50 bbl$3,351
GasProduction111,486 Mcf$354,815
Total$358,166

37,105 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 47 months, carries no value here. No free Texas wellhead gas price exists before 1997, so those months are left out of the total rather than valued at zero. The total above is therefore a floor, not an estimate.

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 28.0332, -99.9590. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

28.03320, -99.95895 · 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
100.0%
1 of 1 wells
With a plug date
100.0%
1 of 1 wells
Median depth
4,806 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
33.8 years
median over 1 well

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
1100.0%
A plug date is filed
1100.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
1100.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
00.0%

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 4,806 ft.

Completions filed
Feb 1980
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Nov 2013
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 33.8 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 33.8 years and 33.8 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-47930380174,806 ftFeb 1980Nov 2013Yes

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 (261)

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

261 months

Sep 20140086.164.05$0
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 20140096.564.18$0
Jun 20140098.164.74$0
May 20140094.734.73$0
Apr 20140095.944.81$0
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 20140097.406.19$0
Jan 20140090.404.86$0
Dec 20130091.824.35$0
Nov 20132088.853.74$178
Oct 20131212297.423.78$1,630
Sep 20130466104.113.72$1,732
Aug 20130163104.253.52$574
Jul 20131128102.523.72$578
Jun 2013013694.403.93$535
May 2013316794.834.15$977
Apr 2013116893.964.28$813
Mar 20130093.623.91$0
Feb 201307391.233.42$250
Jan 201306891.603.42$233
Dec 201206486.773.42$219
Nov 201206486.953.62$232
Oct 201207089.383.40$238
Sep 201208694.672.92$251
Aug 201204392.662.91$125
Jul 201204585.133.02$136
Jun 201204979.822.52$123
May 201201091.612.49$25
Apr 201202101.652.00$4
Mar 201202105.052.22$4
Feb 201202101.102.57$5
Jan 20120298.092.73$5
Dec 20110296.873.24$6
Nov 20110395.723.31$10
Oct 20110084.983.65$0
Sep 20110283.623.99$8
Aug 20110383.404.15$12
Jul 20110394.144.52$14
Jun 20110492.904.64$19
May 20110498.134.40$18
Apr 201104105.964.33$17
Mar 20110496.364.06$16
Feb 20110385.644.18$13
Jan 20110286.504.59$9
Dec 20100285.734.35$9
Nov 20100380.843.80$11
Oct 20100378.103.51$11
Sep 20100372.633.98$12
Aug 20100373.684.42$13
Jul 20100472.554.74$19
Jun 20100570.364.91$25
May 20100371.124.24$13
Apr 20100281.694.12$8
Mar 20100378.394.39$13
Feb 20100373.585.44$16
Jan 20100374.365.96$18
Dec 20090371.445.48$16
Nov 200925474.593.75$352
Oct 2009124172.544.11$1,063
Sep 2009132865.543.06$1,071
Aug 2009131167.423.22$1,068
Jul 2009029461.133.46$1,019
Jun 2009129766.163.90$1,223
May 2009328354.743.93$1,275
Apr 2009125746.773.59$969
Mar 2009027042.144.06$1,096
Feb 2009026632.814.63$1,232
Jan 2009127935.865.37$1,534
Dec 2008031137.105.98$1,859
Nov 2008431855.496.86$2,404
Oct 2008041775.246.92$2,886
Sep 20080260101.767.88$2,048
Aug 20080384114.228.48$3,257
Jul 20081394131.0811.39$4,619
Jun 20080407131.3313.03$5,304
May 20081400123.1711.57$4,753
Apr 20080349110.3110.45$3,649
Mar 20080356101.909.66$3,440
Feb 2008040092.538.77$3,508
Jan 2008042290.388.21$3,463
Dec 2007037888.337.30$2,760
Nov 2007137791.677.29$2,841
Oct 2007036782.856.92$2,540
Sep 2007034475.846.24$2,148
Aug 2007038269.066.39$2,440
Jul 2007039570.906.39$2,523
Jun 2007037862.007.55$2,853
May 2007040258.747.85$3,154
Apr 2007039459.617.81$3,075
Mar 2007037456.927.30$2,731
Feb 2007059455.108.22$4,880
Jan 2007035650.306.73$2,395
Dec 2006029656.656.92$2,048
Nov 2006034754.207.62$2,643
Oct 2006036254.906.01$2,177
Sep 2006035360.085.04$1,778
Aug 2006036368.717.34$2,664
Jul 2006039269.376.34$2,486
Jun 2006038466.286.38$2,451
May 2006041366.016.42$2,654
Apr 2006040164.397.36$2,952
Mar 2006041456.707.08$2,932
Feb 2006037557.597.75$2,907
Jan 2006039360.598.93$3,511
Dec 2005039354.9413.42$5,272
Nov 2005038654.6910.59$4,087
Oct 2005038858.3413.80$5,353
Sep 2005038761.4512.08$4,675
Aug 2005040361.519.80$3,948
Jul 2005039655.697.84$3,106
Jun 2005038352.337.38$2,827
May 2005038145.226.65$2,534
Apr 2005039949.207.36$2,937
Mar 2005038050.377.15$2,719
Feb 2005035945.226.31$2,266
Jan 2005040043.166.32$2,529
Dec 2004040339.866.75$2,721
Nov 2004037245.286.33$2,355
Oct 2004039949.706.52$2,600
Sep 2004044843.245.28$2,367
Aug 2004051842.375.55$2,875
Jul 2004051538.286.08$3,133
Jun 2004050636.106.43$3,255
May 2004046137.486.49$2,994
Apr 2004052734.475.86$3,087
Mar 2004043034.365.53$2,378
Feb 2004041432.455.51$2,281
Jan 2004044532.036.30$2,803
Dec 2003045830.266.30$2,886
Nov 2003042528.804.60$1,953
Oct 2003046528.174.76$2,213
Sep 2003044026.314.75$2,090
Aug 2003044129.765.13$2,262
Jul 2003044629.415.17$2,306
Jun 2003042328.565.98$2,531
May 2003049026.595.97$2,927
Apr 2003049126.675.41$2,655
Mar 2003056031.146.10$3,414
Feb 2003044733.487.93$3,543
Jan 2003048230.315.58$2,691
Dec 2002059226.914.85$2,873
Nov 2002045424.664.14$1,878
Oct 2002063826.464.23$2,698
Sep 2002034327.443.64$1,247
Aug 2002043425.963.16$1,373
Jul 2002041124.583.06$1,258
Jun 2002047523.733.34$1,586
May 2002063724.663.58$2,283
Apr 2002060023.653.51$2,107
Mar 2002057122.003.10$1,772
Feb 2002051818.222.38$1,231
Jan 2002054217.172.38$1,288
Dec 2001050516.932.36$1,194
Nov 2001146018.072.41$1,125
Oct 2001145919.782.53$1,181
Sep 2001048124.262.25$1,083
Aug 2001253624.873.05$1,686
Jul 2001057023.933.20$1,822
Jun 2001046424.563.82$1,774
May 2001052025.524.31$2,240
Apr 2001045524.685.34$2,428
Mar 2001158124.545.38$3,148
Feb 2001044727.755.77$2,578
Jan 2001053727.478.40$4,510
Dec 2000144126.889.12$4,050
Nov 2000033432.215.66$1,890
Oct 2000042531.235.15$2,187
Sep 2000046831.875.19$2,427
Aug 2000049229.644.54$2,234
Jul 2000148028.534.09$1,992
Jun 2000053129.304.40$2,335
May 2000054327.263.68$1,998
Apr 2000053924.513.12$1,680
Mar 2000050328.422.86$1,438
Feb 2000048827.622.73$1,331
Jan 2000159625.272.48$1,504
Dec 1999151524.282.42$1,273
Nov 1999050823.192.43$1,236
Oct 1999054620.982.80$1,531
Sep 1999054321.752.62$1,422
Aug 1999055019.262.88$1,582
Jul 1999054617.892.37$1,295
Jun 1999055315.942.36$1,306
May 1999057215.792.32$1,328
Apr 1999054915.102.21$1,212
Mar 1999052312.471.84$961
Feb 199904659.981.82$845
Jan 1999155810.381.90$1,071
Dec 199805339.201.77$945
Nov 1998052710.892.19$1,152
Oct 1998059812.421.97$1,178
Sep 1998051212.592.08$1,066
Aug 1998062511.301.91$1,192
Jul 1998061511.742.24$1,376
Jun 1998065811.242.24$1,472
May 1998067712.622.21$1,494
Apr 1998054713.042.51$1,370
Mar 1998065512.802.31$1,513
Feb 1998058213.952.30$1,338
Jan 1998064314.702.15$1,386
Dec 1997065916.322.41$1,589
Nov 1997067018.193.09$2,069
Oct 1997168219.253.15$2,167
Sep 1997062517.742.95$1,847
Aug 1997073817.862.55$1,885
Jul 1997074917.582.25$1,683
Jun 1997072817.242.26$1,643
May 1997066118.972.31$1,526
Apr 1997068817.882.08$1,433
Mar 1997072718.951.94$1,410
Feb 1997084020.492.21$1,853
Jan 1997074723.483.54$2,644
Dec 1996080123.32$0
Nov 1996072521.97$0
Oct 1996071823.31$0
Sep 1996067922.22$0
Aug 1996068520.26$0
Jul 1996171219.55$20
Jun 1996069318.73$0
May 1996076419.43$0
Apr 1996190621.51$22
Mar 199601,03519.38$0
Feb 1996076116.98$0
Jan 1996092017.07$0
Dec 1995082717.19$0
Nov 1995080016.00$0
Oct 1995087715.43$0
Sep 1995086016.18$0
Aug 1995084515.92$0
Jul 199501,33615.24$0
Jun 1995039316.41$0
May 1995074417.56$0
Apr 1995069917.73$0
Mar 1995070616.44$0
Feb 1995070316.58$0
Jan 1995071215.92$0
Dec 1994078015.03$0
Nov 1994076915.90$0
Oct 1994077715.58$0
Sep 1994079615.29$0
Aug 1994082116.13$0
Jul 1994083217.56$0
Jun 1994084517.09$0
May 1994084915.88$0
Apr 1994088414.14$0
Mar 1994099112.46$0
Feb 1994091312.50$0
Jan 199401,21512.66$0
Dec 1993060812.33$0
Nov 19930014.49$0
Oct 1993046215.85$0
Sep 1993059615.03$0
Aug 1993066615.66$0
Jul 1993077815.46$0
Jun 1993066716.79$0
May 1993074017.68$0
Apr 1993074618.05$0
Mar 1993083518.14$0
Feb 1993073317.90$0
Jan 1993090116.93$0

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.

Nov 2013 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             2 bbl  × $ 88.85 =       $178
Gas                    0 Mcf  × $  3.74 =         $0

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Month total                                     $178

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/77179 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.