ELLIS, R. R.

Operated by WAGNER OIL COMPANY (P-5 891175) in the ODEM field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 1987District 04Field 66762001OilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$4.4 M
Jan 1993 – Sep 2015
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
273
no gaps in the span
Streams
2
oil, casinghead 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 30 leases and 78 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1940-04-14
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 20 acres.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: ONE WELL FIELD EFF. 1-1-91

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
OilDisposition89,690 bbl$3,519,829
Casinghead gasProduction245,079 Mcf$889,071
Total$4,408,901

60,651 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 (2)

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 27.9482, -97.6427. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.1 miles.

27.94817, -97.64273 · 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%
2 of 2 wells
With a plug date
100.0%
2 of 2 wells
Median depth
5,546 ft
2 wells filed one
Completion to plug
28.4 years
median over 2 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
2100.0%
A plug date is filed
2100.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
2100.0%
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

Between 5,542 and 5,549 ft, median 5,546 ft, over the 2 wells that filed a depth.

Completions filed
Apr 1981 – Apr 1995
2 of 2 wells
Plug dates filed
Aug 2015 – Oct 2017
2 of 2 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 28.4 years across the 2 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 25.5 years and 31.4 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

2 wells

42-4090377555,549 ftApr 1995Oct 2017Yes
42-4090377115,542 ftApr 1981Aug 2015Yes

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 (273)

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

273 months

Sep 20150042.992.76$0
Aug 20150040.162.87$0
Jul 20150048.152.95$0
Jun 20150056.152.88$0
May 20150055.212.96$0
Apr 20150049.822.71$0
Mar 20150042.892.93$0
Feb 20150044.662.98$0
Jan 20150043.433.10$0
Dec 20140054.693.59$0
Nov 20140070.464.25$0
Oct 20140078.303.90$0
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 201353088.853.74$4,709
Oct 20130097.423.78$0
Sep 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 201300104.253.52$0
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 20130094.403.93$0
May 20130094.834.15$0
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 20130093.623.91$0
Feb 20130091.233.42$0
Jan 20130091.603.42$0
Dec 20120086.773.42$0
Nov 20120086.953.62$0
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 20120094.672.92$0
Aug 20120092.662.91$0
Jul 20120085.133.02$0
Jun 2012135079.822.52$10,776
May 20123461,43191.612.49$35,258
Apr 20125111,220101.652.00$54,379
Mar 20123521,055105.052.22$39,322
Feb 20125231,271101.102.57$56,142
Jan 20123441,24998.092.73$37,158
Dec 201152785896.873.24$53,830
Nov 201153555895.723.31$53,058
Oct 201152578984.983.65$47,493
Sep 201163550183.623.99$55,096
Aug 201134936783.404.15$30,629
Jul 201117547394.144.52$18,611
Jun 201135252692.904.64$35,141
May 201132647198.134.40$34,065
Apr 2011340361105.964.33$37,591
Mar 201135246496.364.06$35,801
Feb 201117535485.644.18$16,467
Jan 201135334086.504.59$32,095
Dec 201016941085.734.35$16,271
Nov 201034349180.843.80$29,592
Oct 201034323178.103.51$27,599
Sep 201017832172.633.98$14,206
Aug 201034860573.684.42$28,314
Jul 201017535972.554.74$14,397
Jun 201035329270.364.91$26,271
May 201017647371.124.24$14,520
Apr 201032433881.694.12$27,861
Mar 201035433678.394.39$29,225
Feb 201036039573.585.44$28,639
Jan 201017752174.365.96$16,269
Dec 200934643571.445.48$27,104
Nov 200934135874.593.75$26,778
Oct 200935537872.544.11$27,305
Sep 200917436365.543.06$12,516
Aug 200933654467.423.22$24,404
Jul 200934467661.133.46$23,371
Jun 200935253266.163.90$25,360
May 200917254454.743.93$11,551
Apr 200934666946.773.59$18,582
Mar 20093471,07542.144.06$18,986
Feb 200917578832.814.63$9,393
Jan 200935481935.865.37$17,093
Dec 200852083937.105.98$24,307
Nov 20081711,43355.496.86$19,320
Oct 20083531,13975.246.92$34,444
Sep 2008345989101.767.88$42,898
Aug 2008175503114.228.48$24,255
Jul 20083491,112131.0811.39$58,412
Jun 20081801,176131.3313.03$38,966
May 20083461,321123.1711.57$57,906
Apr 20083511,199110.3110.45$51,254
Mar 20083511,302101.909.66$48,350
Feb 20083431,02692.538.77$40,736
Jan 20083561,06290.388.21$40,890
Dec 20075181,21088.337.30$54,590
Nov 200717094191.677.29$22,445
Oct 200734675182.856.92$33,865
Sep 200744579075.846.24$38,682
Aug 200734774269.066.39$28,704
Jul 200734878670.906.39$29,694
Jun 200736079262.007.55$28,298
May 200753684058.747.85$38,076
Apr 200717364259.617.81$15,323
Mar 200753162356.927.30$34,774
Feb 200736548255.108.22$24,072
Jan 200736560650.306.73$22,436
Dec 200636060456.656.92$24,573
Nov 200636061754.207.62$24,212
Oct 200635957454.906.01$23,161
Sep 200635962460.085.04$24,712
Aug 200632953768.717.34$26,547
Jul 200651249669.376.34$38,663
Jun 200617850666.286.38$15,028
May 200651163766.016.42$37,824
Apr 200635369964.397.36$27,875
Mar 200643899656.707.08$31,889
Feb 200617792157.597.75$17,332
Jan 20065351,01460.598.93$41,474
Dec 20053521,27454.9413.42$36,430
Nov 200535992854.6910.59$29,460
Oct 200535078958.3413.80$31,304
Sep 200553181761.4512.08$42,498
Aug 20053531,04461.519.80$31,941
Jul 20053461,05955.697.84$27,575
Jun 200544898152.337.38$30,685
May 200534588745.226.65$21,500
Apr 200535962149.207.36$22,234
Mar 200535366350.377.15$22,524
Feb 200536577145.226.31$21,372
Jan 200552190643.166.32$28,214
Dec 200439792639.866.75$22,076
Nov 20043601,20145.286.33$23,904
Oct 200429667149.706.52$19,083
Sep 200454098043.245.28$28,528
Aug 20043531,16242.375.55$21,406
Jul 20045291,40538.286.08$28,798
Jun 200435879036.106.43$18,006
May 200435752837.486.49$16,810
Apr 20043551,38434.475.86$20,345
Mar 20041751,26634.365.53$13,014
Feb 2004015732.455.51$865
Jan 200436276632.036.30$16,420
Dec 20035351,63330.266.30$26,480
Nov 20031641,25828.804.60$10,504
Oct 20034951,46228.174.76$20,903
Sep 20033451,77126.314.75$17,488
Aug 20033111,57929.765.13$17,355
Jul 20035042,24229.415.17$26,416
Jun 20033321,63128.565.98$19,240
May 20033292,54726.595.97$23,961
Apr 20033212,20926.675.41$20,506
Mar 20033322,15031.146.10$23,445
Feb 20033441,93033.487.93$26,814
Jan 20033551,84830.315.58$21,076
Dec 200252685726.914.85$18,314
Nov 200235528524.664.14$9,933
Oct 200234060526.464.23$11,555
Sep 20024945,93027.443.64$35,112
Aug 2002049525.963.16$1,566
Jul 200217934224.583.06$5,447
Jun 200240334823.733.34$10,725
May 200215035924.663.58$4,986
Apr 200233371023.653.51$10,369
Mar 200234147922.003.10$8,988
Feb 200217365818.222.38$4,715
Jan 200234874817.172.38$7,752
Dec 200134815916.932.36$6,268
Nov 200117317018.072.41$3,535
Oct 200134330519.782.53$7,556
Sep 200128149224.262.25$7,925
Aug 200133154924.873.05$9,908
Jul 20011691,65023.933.20$9,319
Jun 20013301,24624.563.82$12,870
May 200116429625.524.31$5,460
Apr 200133327324.685.34$9,675
Mar 200133022324.545.38$9,297
Feb 20011692,12527.755.77$16,945
Jan 200114563327.478.40$9,300
Dec 200032294026.889.12$17,231
Nov 20003101,14732.215.66$16,475
Oct 20002791,19531.235.15$14,862
Sep 20003111,23531.875.19$16,317
Aug 20004651,33129.644.54$19,826
Jul 20004771,05828.534.09$17,936
Jun 200032395929.304.40$13,681
May 20004851,10027.263.68$17,269
Apr 20005081,06624.513.12$15,773
Mar 200032197528.422.86$11,911
Feb 20005091,73327.622.73$18,784
Jan 20003581,96525.272.48$13,921
Dec 19995112,14524.282.42$17,606
Nov 19993321,88523.192.43$12,287
Oct 19993331,88220.982.80$12,263
Sep 19995051,75921.752.62$15,590
Aug 19993261,49319.262.88$10,572
Jul 19994951,73917.892.37$12,981
Jun 19993351,77615.942.36$9,535
May 19995101,82315.792.32$12,284
Apr 199932948415.102.21$6,037
Mar 19994901,98412.471.84$9,758
Feb 19994688969.981.82$6,299
Jan 19993251,04610.381.90$5,361
Dec 19985021,2719.201.77$6,872
Nov 19984951,20210.892.19$8,018
Oct 19983311,21412.421.97$6,502
Sep 19984901,21012.592.08$8,689
Aug 19983891,25211.301.91$6,784
Jul 19984521,38711.742.24$8,410
Jun 19985001,32411.242.24$8,582
May 19984251,54312.622.21$8,768
Apr 19985121,50313.042.51$10,442
Mar 19983411,42812.802.31$7,663
Feb 19984841,26813.952.30$9,667
Jan 19985081,44614.702.15$10,583
Dec 19973291,40516.322.41$8,757
Nov 19975281,40218.193.09$13,934
Oct 19974611,47019.253.15$13,504
Sep 19975021,36817.742.95$12,948
Aug 19973271,38717.862.55$9,384
Jul 19975581,07317.582.25$12,221
Jun 199750656317.242.26$9,994
May 19975051,32318.972.31$12,634
Apr 19973411,69217.882.08$9,621
Mar 19975131,52018.951.94$12,669
Feb 19975381,22920.492.21$13,735
Jan 19973341,38723.483.54$12,752
Dec 19964901,78123.32$11,427
Nov 19965131,26221.97$11,271
Oct 19964851,54623.31$11,305
Sep 19963341,52422.22$7,421
Aug 19966121,91620.26$12,399
Jul 19965021,67819.55$9,814
Jun 19964841,78518.73$9,065
May 19964931,79819.43$9,579
Apr 19963721,44321.51$8,002
Mar 19965741,97819.38$11,124
Feb 1996504016.98$8,558
Jan 19966811,56717.07$11,625
Dec 19954791,90917.19$8,234
Nov 19953382,18916.00$5,408
Oct 19955002,22215.43$7,715
Sep 19953182,39316.18$5,145
Aug 19954991,93515.92$7,944
Jul 19955252,02315.24$8,001
Jun 19955272,55016.41$8,648
May 19953412,33217.56$5,988
Apr 19953412,09917.73$6,046
Mar 19955092,14216.44$8,368
Feb 19953431,90216.58$5,687
Jan 199535116515.92$5,588
Dec 19945151515.03$7,740
Nov 19944911515.90$7,807
Oct 19945331615.58$8,304
Sep 19945061615.29$7,737
Aug 1994488716.13$7,871
Jul 19945792217.56$10,167
Jun 1994406617.09$6,939
May 1994513415.88$8,146
Apr 199443758614.14$6,179
Mar 199451347912.46$6,392
Feb 199434343112.50$4,288
Jan 199448449512.66$6,127
Dec 199336576812.33$4,500
Nov 199349982614.49$7,231
Oct 199349768415.85$7,877
Sep 199333889215.03$5,080
Aug 19934911,17215.66$7,689
Jul 19935251,96915.46$8,117
Jun 19935151,99416.79$8,647
May 19934941,76417.68$8,734
Apr 19935002,17018.05$9,025
Mar 19935212,06218.14$9,451
Feb 19934801,16317.90$8,592
Jan 199349095616.93$8,296

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
Oil                   53 bbl  × $ 88.85 =     $4,709
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  3.74 =         $0

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Month total                                   $4,709

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/O/1987 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.