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 88451District 04Field 35566500NGPA filingCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$672 k
Jan 1993 – Jan 2014
Value, last 12 filed months
$17 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
253
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
CondensateDisposition257 bbl$11,866
GasProduction187,172 Mcf$660,414
Total$672,280

52,227 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 48 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 28.0149, -99.9858. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

28.01489, -99.98583 · 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
4,655 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
33.6 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 4,655 ft.

Completions filed
Jun 1980
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Jan 2014
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 33.6 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 33.6 years and 33.6 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-47932626344,655 ftJun 1980Jan 2014Yes

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 (253)

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

253 months

Jan 20140090.404.86$0
Dec 2013025791.824.35$1,119
Nov 2013037888.853.74$1,413
Oct 2013039097.423.78$1,474
Sep 20130398104.113.72$1,480
Aug 20130425104.253.52$1,497
Jul 20131422102.523.72$1,671
Jun 2013040294.403.93$1,581
May 2013243794.834.15$2,003
Apr 2013244693.964.28$2,098
Mar 2013240493.623.91$1,768
Feb 2013133491.233.42$1,233
Jan 2013126491.603.42$994
Dec 2012420786.773.42$1,055
Nov 2012018986.953.62$685
Oct 2012122289.383.40$844
Sep 2012022394.672.92$651
Aug 2012019492.662.91$564
Jul 2012120685.133.02$707
Jun 2012118379.822.52$541
May 2012118291.612.49$544
Apr 20121201101.652.00$503
Mar 20121224105.052.22$603
Feb 20121202101.102.57$620
Jan 2012124098.092.73$754
Dec 2011126496.873.24$952
Nov 20110095.723.31$0
Oct 20110084.983.65$0
Sep 201102783.623.99$108
Aug 2011121783.404.15$984
Jul 2011123094.144.52$1,133
Jun 2011126792.904.64$1,332
May 2011124498.134.40$1,173
Apr 20113228105.964.33$1,306
Mar 2011328696.364.06$1,449
Feb 2011442485.644.18$2,115
Jan 2011236386.504.59$1,839
Dec 2010535985.734.35$1,989
Nov 2010237880.843.80$1,596
Oct 2010240978.103.51$1,591
Sep 2010339272.633.98$1,778
Aug 2010242173.684.42$2,008
Jul 2010240872.554.74$2,078
Jun 2010251370.364.91$2,660
May 2010252771.124.24$2,374
Apr 2010253581.694.12$2,369
Mar 2010170078.394.39$3,150
Feb 2010352473.585.44$3,073
Jan 2010251774.365.96$3,232
Dec 2009258771.445.48$3,362
Nov 2009341674.593.75$1,784
Oct 2009139372.544.11$1,688
Sep 2009252665.543.06$1,743
Aug 2009256967.423.22$1,966
Jul 2009057861.133.46$2,002
Jun 2009253366.163.90$2,208
May 2009249354.743.93$2,045
Apr 2009147746.773.59$1,758
Mar 2009251442.144.06$2,171
Feb 2009042032.814.63$1,946
Jan 2009747835.865.37$2,818
Dec 2008145837.105.98$2,775
Nov 2008656155.496.86$4,182
Oct 2008162075.246.92$4,367
Sep 20083564101.767.88$4,748
Aug 20080646114.228.48$5,480
Jul 20081662131.0811.39$7,671
Jun 20081654131.3313.03$8,655
May 20082709123.1711.57$8,453
Apr 20081692110.3110.45$7,345
Mar 20082759101.909.66$7,539
Feb 2008271492.538.77$6,447
Jan 2008176490.388.21$6,360
Dec 2007175588.337.30$5,601
Nov 2007275891.677.29$5,710
Oct 2007077582.856.92$5,365
Sep 2007376775.846.24$5,017
Aug 2007061769.066.39$3,941
Jul 2007065570.906.39$4,184
Jun 2007071162.007.55$5,367
May 2007067658.747.85$5,304
Apr 2007067659.617.81$5,276
Mar 2007067556.927.30$4,929
Feb 2007057255.108.22$4,700
Jan 2007066150.306.73$4,446
Dec 2006067456.656.92$4,663
Nov 2006066454.207.62$5,058
Oct 2006071854.906.01$4,318
Sep 2006070260.085.04$3,536
Aug 2006079368.717.34$5,821
Jul 2006076969.376.34$4,878
Jun 2006064566.286.38$4,118
May 2006075666.016.42$4,857
Apr 2006083264.397.36$6,124
Mar 2006087956.707.08$6,226
Feb 2006078857.597.75$6,108
Jan 2006082460.598.93$7,361
Dec 2005082554.9413.42$11,068
Nov 2005078654.6910.59$8,322
Oct 2005085258.3413.80$11,754
Sep 2005077061.4512.08$9,301
Aug 2005085861.519.80$8,406
Jul 2005082455.697.84$6,463
Jun 2005086252.337.38$6,362
May 2005084645.226.65$5,627
Apr 2005073449.207.36$5,403
Mar 2005073850.377.15$5,280
Feb 2005067545.226.31$4,261
Jan 2005069743.166.32$4,407
Dec 2004071739.866.75$4,841
Nov 2004069545.286.33$4,400
Oct 2004054749.706.52$3,564
Sep 2004057243.245.28$3,022
Aug 2004069342.375.55$3,847
Jul 2004074038.286.08$4,502
Jun 2004078836.106.43$5,069
May 2004098337.486.49$6,384
Apr 2004082034.475.86$4,804
Mar 2004059534.365.53$3,290
Feb 2004054432.455.51$2,997
Jan 2004054532.036.30$3,433
Dec 2003077030.266.30$4,852
Nov 2003077028.804.60$3,538
Oct 2003097628.174.76$4,645
Sep 2003096026.314.75$4,559
Aug 2003083429.765.13$4,278
Jul 2003086029.415.17$4,447
Jun 2003093528.565.98$5,594
May 2003094226.595.97$5,626
Apr 2003094026.675.41$5,083
Mar 200301,03431.146.10$6,303
Feb 2003083633.487.93$6,626
Jan 2003090730.315.58$5,063
Dec 2002072526.914.85$3,519
Nov 2002075724.664.14$3,132
Oct 2002082926.464.23$3,506
Sep 2002181027.443.64$2,972
Aug 200201,13725.963.16$3,598
Jul 200211,69124.583.06$5,202
Jun 200201,12723.733.34$3,762
May 200201,07524.663.58$3,853
Apr 200211,04823.653.51$3,705
Mar 200201,08022.003.10$3,351
Feb 200211,10718.222.38$2,648
Jan 200201,13917.172.38$2,706
Dec 200111,12116.932.36$2,667
Nov 200101,12118.072.41$2,697
Oct 200101,01119.782.53$2,557
Sep 2001182924.262.25$1,891
Aug 2001187524.873.05$2,696
Jul 200101,07423.933.20$3,434
Jun 2001181624.563.82$3,145
May 2001071925.524.31$3,097
Apr 2001055824.685.34$2,977
Mar 2001176824.545.38$4,154
Feb 2001055627.755.77$3,207
Jan 2001065027.478.40$5,459
Dec 2000060526.889.12$5,519
Nov 2000161332.215.66$3,501
Oct 2000055431.235.15$2,851
Sep 2000058831.875.19$3,050
Aug 2000164529.644.54$2,958
Jul 2000061028.534.09$2,495
Jun 2000170329.304.40$3,121
May 2000170327.263.68$2,614
Apr 2000082524.513.12$2,571
Mar 2000165328.422.86$1,896
Feb 2000168727.622.73$1,901
Jan 2000089925.272.48$2,230
Dec 1999174524.282.42$1,830
Nov 1999069323.192.43$1,687
Oct 1999071620.982.80$2,007
Sep 1999068421.752.62$1,791
Aug 1999070219.262.88$2,019
Jul 1999070717.892.37$1,677
Jun 1999072915.942.36$1,722
May 1999373515.792.32$1,753
Apr 1999074115.102.21$1,636
Mar 1999066012.471.84$1,213
Feb 199906109.981.82$1,109
Jan 1999175010.381.90$1,435
Dec 199807169.201.77$1,270
Nov 1998080710.892.19$1,764
Oct 1998179112.421.97$1,570
Sep 1998087712.592.08$1,826
Aug 199801,00811.301.91$1,923
Jul 1998170111.742.24$1,580
Jun 1998091811.242.24$2,054
May 1998095612.622.21$2,109
Apr 1998191513.042.51$2,305
Mar 1998095512.802.31$2,206
Feb 1998076813.952.30$1,766
Jan 1998188514.702.15$1,922
Dec 1997078016.322.41$1,881
Nov 1997076018.193.09$2,347
Oct 1997183519.253.15$2,649
Sep 1997083717.742.95$2,473
Aug 1997094517.862.55$2,414
Jul 1997299117.582.25$2,262
Jun 1997094817.242.26$2,140
May 1997188718.972.31$2,067
Apr 1997088417.882.08$1,841
Mar 1997097218.951.94$1,885
Feb 1997489320.492.21$2,052
Jan 1997387423.483.54$3,164
Dec 1996096123.32$0
Nov 1996089421.97$0
Oct 1996392623.31$70
Sep 1996386222.22$67
Aug 1996090820.26$0
Jul 1996090019.55$0
Jun 1996089218.73$0
May 1996091719.43$0
Apr 1996693721.51$129
Mar 199631,00319.38$58
Feb 1996090016.98$0
Jan 1996695317.07$102
Dec 1995093817.19$0
Nov 199501,01416.00$0
Oct 199501,08115.43$0
Sep 199521,00716.18$32
Aug 199531,11115.92$48
Jul 199551,10815.24$76
Jun 199501,05716.41$0
May 199501,10017.56$0
Apr 199501,05317.73$0
Mar 199521,06416.44$33
Feb 1995398416.58$50
Jan 199551,06915.92$80
Dec 199401,08415.03$0
Nov 199431,09115.90$48
Oct 199401,14415.58$0
Sep 1994099115.29$0
Aug 199401,07716.13$0
Jul 199421,07017.56$35
Jun 199471,18917.09$120
May 199441,24815.88$64
Apr 199471,32014.14$99
Mar 199401,26412.46$0
Feb 199401,17912.50$0
Jan 199401,23512.66$0
Dec 199371,35112.33$86
Nov 199301,19014.49$0
Oct 199331,25315.85$48
Sep 199331,37515.03$45
Aug 199371,28715.66$110
Jul 199331,21615.46$46
Jun 199331,15916.79$50
May 199331,40217.68$53
Apr 1993098618.05$0
Mar 199331,24518.14$54
Feb 199331,08317.90$54
Jan 199361,14916.93$102

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.

Dec 2013 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             0 bbl  × $ 91.82 =         $0
Gas                  257 Mcf  × $  4.35 =     $1,119

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Month total                                   $1,119

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/88451 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.