MORTON NO. 1 GAS UNIT

Operated by HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 386310) in the FREESTONE (CV-BOSSIER CONS.) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 153520District 05Field 32950285Hydrogen sulphide field2 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$2.4 M
Nov 1994 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
379
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 960 leases and 960 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
2006-02-28
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
600 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 20 acres. The field rule took effect on 2016-11-15.

The register flags this field for hydrogen sulphide. That is a poisonous gas that occurs naturally in some formations. The flag is a property of the field as the Commission records it. It is not a measurement taken at this lease, and it is not a statement that gas is escaping anywhere.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: PLATS FOR INDIVIDUAL WELLS IN THE FIELD IF THEY CHOOSE.

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 Gas111995-04-19131668
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
CondensateDisposition1,023 bbl$27,853
GasProduction960,705 Mcf$2,414,775
Total$2,442,627

412,546 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 23 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 31.4836, -96.3018. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

31.48357, -96.30176 · 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
11,850 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 11,850 ft.

Completions filed
Jul 1995
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-29331082411,850 ftJul 1995

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 (379)

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

379 months

May 202600106.413.05$0
Apr 20260098.932.87$0
Mar 20260089.753.15$0
Feb 20260063.503.75$0
Jan 20260059.138.00$0
Dec 20250056.664.41$0
Nov 20250058.593.93$0
Oct 20250059.383.30$0
Sep 20250062.743.08$0
Aug 20250063.933.01$0
Jul 20250066.743.32$0
Jun 20250066.483.13$0
May 20250060.553.23$0
Apr 20250062.363.54$0
Mar 20250067.704.27$0
Feb 20250070.884.34$0
Jan 20250074.324.28$0
Dec 20240068.993.12$0
Nov 20240069.052.20$0
Oct 20240071.372.28$0
Sep 20240069.612.36$0
Aug 20240075.632.06$0
Jul 20240079.932.15$0
Jun 20240078.082.63$0
May 20240078.812.20$0
Apr 20240084.451.66$0
Mar 20240080.301.55$0
Feb 20240076.091.78$0
Jan 20240073.023.30$0
Dec 20230071.262.61$0
Nov 20230077.892.81$0
Oct 20230085.443.09$0
Sep 20230089.042.74$0
Aug 20230080.522.67$0
Jul 20230074.852.64$0
Jun 20230068.962.26$0
May 20230070.622.23$0
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
Mar 20230072.852.39$0
Feb 20230075.112.47$0
Jan 20230076.533.39$0
Dec 20220076.415.73$0
Nov 20220085.005.65$0
Oct 20220087.185.86$0
Sep 20220084.888.16$0
Aug 20220094.529.13$0
Jul 202200101.587.54$0
Jun 202200115.097.98$0
May 202200109.378.43$0
Apr 202200104.226.84$0
Mar 202200108.885.08$0
Feb 20220091.054.86$0
Jan 20220081.844.54$0
Dec 20210071.323.90$0
Nov 20210077.435.24$0
Oct 20210079.795.71$0
Sep 20210069.865.35$0
Aug 20210066.024.22$0
Jul 20210070.783.98$0
Jun 20210069.493.38$0
May 20210063.483.02$0
Apr 20210060.362.76$0
Mar 20210061.302.72$0
Feb 20210057.805.55$0
Jan 20210050.412.81$0
Dec 20200044.642.68$0
Nov 20200038.772.71$0
Oct 20200036.972.48$0
Sep 20200037.091.99$0
Aug 20200039.982.39$0
Jul 20200038.371.83$0
Jun 20200034.901.69$0
May 20200016.921.81$0
Apr 20200014.751.80$0
Mar 20200030.341.86$0
Feb 20200049.881.98$0
Jan 20200057.252.09$0
Dec 20190059.012.30$0
Nov 20190055.302.75$0
Oct 20190053.472.42$0
Sep 20190055.052.66$0
Aug 20190053.112.30$0
Jul 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 20190052.782.49$0
May 20190058.482.74$0
Apr 20190062.632.75$0
Mar 20190056.803.06$0
Feb 20190050.852.79$0
Jan 20190046.033.23$0
Dec 20180046.594.19$0
Nov 20180052.934.24$0
Oct 20180061.443.40$0
Sep 20180059.543.11$0
Aug 20180059.403.07$0
Jul 20180065.142.93$0
Jun 20180060.183.08$0
May 20180065.382.90$0
Apr 20180063.842.90$0
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
Feb 20180061.782.77$0
Jan 20180062.874.01$0
Dec 20170057.272.92$0
Nov 20170055.423.12$0
Oct 20170049.292.98$0
Sep 20170047.523.09$0
Aug 20170045.373.00$0
Jul 20170043.873.09$0
Jun 20170042.493.09$0
May 20170045.373.26$0
Apr 20170047.933.21$0
Mar 20170046.772.98$0
Feb 20170050.452.95$0
Jan 20170049.413.42$0
Dec 20160048.763.72$0
Nov 20160042.492.64$0
Oct 20160046.193.09$0
Sep 20160041.553.10$0
Aug 20160041.442.92$0
Jul 20160041.622.92$0
Jun 20160045.352.69$0
May 20160042.521.99$0
Apr 20160736.561.99$14
Mar 20160433.011.79$7
Feb 20160026.472.06$0
Jan 201601727.352.36$40
Dec 201502832.362.00$56
Nov 201502238.792.17$48
Oct 201502143.552.43$51
Sep 201503342.992.76$91
Aug 201501440.162.87$40
Jul 201502248.152.95$65
Jun 201502356.152.88$66
May 201502355.212.96$68
Apr 201503849.822.71$103
Mar 201504042.892.93$117
Feb 201502344.662.98$68
Jan 201501743.433.10$53
Dec 201404654.693.59$165
Nov 201403670.464.25$153
Oct 201403478.303.90$133
Sep 201403386.164.05$134
Aug 201402789.394.04$109
Jul 201403296.564.18$134
Jun 201402098.164.74$95
May 201402794.734.73$128
Apr 201403895.944.81$183
Mar 201401495.895.06$71
Feb 201404097.406.19$248
Jan 201403090.404.86$146
Dec 201303991.824.35$170
Nov 201302788.853.74$101
Oct 201303697.423.78$136
Sep 2013038104.113.72$141
Aug 2013031104.253.52$109
Jul 2013075102.523.72$279
Jun 20130794.403.93$28
May 201302694.834.15$108
Apr 201301293.964.28$51
Mar 201302793.623.91$106
Feb 20130391.233.42$10
Jan 201302091.603.42$68
Dec 20120586.773.42$17
Nov 20120586.953.62$18
Oct 201201589.383.40$51
Sep 201201394.672.92$38
Aug 201201192.662.91$32
Jul 201203285.133.02$97
Jun 2012011979.822.52$300
May 20120091.612.49$0
Apr 201200101.652.00$0
Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 2012016101.102.57$41
Jan 20120498.092.73$11
Dec 20110696.873.24$19
Nov 201102195.723.31$70
Oct 201101884.983.65$66
Sep 201101583.623.99$60
Aug 201107383.404.15$303
Jul 201102594.144.52$113
Jun 201104492.904.64$204
May 201102498.134.40$106
Apr 2011059105.964.33$256
Mar 201102096.364.06$81
Feb 201101885.644.18$75
Jan 201102586.504.59$115
Dec 201002585.734.35$109
Nov 201002380.843.80$87
Oct 201001778.103.51$60
Sep 201003172.633.98$123
Aug 201001773.684.42$75
Jul 201002072.554.74$95
Jun 201001570.364.91$74
May 201004271.124.24$178
Apr 2010010381.694.12$425
Mar 2010017578.394.39$768
Feb 2010011473.585.44$620
Jan 2010029074.365.96$1,730
Dec 2009024771.445.48$1,354
Nov 2009036774.593.75$1,377
Oct 2009030872.544.11$1,266
Sep 2009020465.543.06$625
Aug 2009019667.423.22$631
Jul 2009022361.133.46$773
Jun 2009031266.163.90$1,215
May 2009015154.743.93$593
Apr 2009026046.773.59$933
Mar 2009019042.144.06$771
Feb 2009058932.814.63$2,729
Jan 200901,97135.865.37$10,586
Dec 2008033437.105.98$1,996
Nov 2008072155.496.86$4,946
Oct 2008081275.246.92$5,621
Sep 20080731101.767.88$5,758
Aug 200801,234114.228.48$10,468
Jul 200801,097131.0811.39$12,494
Jun 200801,059131.3313.03$13,802
May 20080272123.1711.57$3,148
Apr 200801,321110.3110.45$13,811
Mar 200801,102101.909.66$10,650
Feb 200801,00092.538.77$8,771
Jan 2008072990.388.21$5,982
Dec 2007050988.337.30$3,717
Nov 2007192491.677.29$6,829
Oct 200701,52682.856.92$10,563
Sep 200702,12375.846.24$13,256
Aug 200703,28369.066.39$20,972
Jul 200703,42870.906.39$21,898
Jun 200703,23062.007.55$24,381
May 200703,39158.747.85$26,607
Apr 200703,20359.617.81$25,000
Mar 200703,29756.927.30$24,075
Feb 200702,92155.108.22$23,999
Jan 200703,23450.306.73$21,755
Dec 200613,33456.656.92$23,123
Nov 200603,59754.207.62$27,400
Oct 200603,44054.906.01$20,687
Sep 200601,59660.085.04$8,039
Aug 200601,35868.717.34$9,968
Jul 200601,23669.376.34$7,840
Jun 200601,31466.286.38$8,388
May 200601,38066.016.42$8,867
Apr 20061781,36664.397.36$21,516
Mar 200601,45456.707.08$10,299
Feb 200601,37857.597.75$10,681
Jan 200601,64760.598.93$14,713
Dec 200501,75254.9413.42$23,504
Nov 200501,69754.6910.59$17,969
Oct 200501,70458.3413.80$23,508
Sep 200502,91861.4512.08$35,247
Aug 200502,75661.519.80$27,000
Jul 200502,56555.697.84$20,119
Jun 200502,09552.337.38$15,463
May 200502,62345.226.65$17,446
Apr 200502,77249.207.36$20,403
Mar 200503,79850.377.15$27,174
Feb 200503,92445.226.31$24,768
Jan 200504,91043.166.32$31,042
Dec 200414,29439.866.75$29,029
Nov 200404,61845.286.33$29,234
Oct 200404,52549.706.52$29,481
Sep 200404,09243.245.28$21,622
Aug 200403,69842.375.55$20,526
Jul 200403,91938.286.08$23,844
Jun 200403,74736.106.43$24,105
May 200404,14437.486.49$26,914
Apr 200403,55434.475.86$20,821
Mar 200403,86934.365.53$21,396
Feb 200403,65632.455.51$20,143
Jan 200403,99532.036.30$25,167
Dec 200304,33830.266.30$27,337
Nov 200304,07628.804.60$18,730
Oct 2003085228.174.76$4,055
Sep 200304,54626.314.75$21,591
Aug 200314,16729.765.13$21,405
Jul 200304,32029.415.17$22,338
Jun 200303,99928.565.98$23,926
May 200304,23426.595.97$25,288
Apr 200304,93026.675.41$26,658
Mar 200304,86431.146.10$29,651
Feb 200304,63233.487.93$36,713
Jan 200304,65230.315.58$25,968
Dec 200203,87726.914.85$18,818
Nov 200214,53524.664.14$18,786
Oct 200204,96926.464.23$21,015
Sep 200204,95227.443.64$18,002
Aug 200205,19425.963.16$16,435
Jul 200204,89224.583.06$14,978
Jun 200205,73123.733.34$19,131
May 200205,41324.663.58$19,400
Apr 200215,02123.653.51$17,659
Mar 200205,94522.003.10$18,446
Feb 200205,40918.222.38$12,850
Jan 200206,24517.172.38$14,836
Dec 200105,23216.932.36$12,371
Nov 200104,67018.072.41$11,234
Oct 200105,85419.782.53$14,804
Sep 200105,01224.262.25$11,284
Aug 200104,94624.873.05$15,101
Jul 200103,86723.933.20$12,363
Jun 200104,82824.563.82$18,463
May 200105,32525.524.31$22,936
Apr 200106,53524.685.34$34,866
Mar 200103,74224.545.38$20,119
Feb 200104,65127.755.77$26,823
Jan 200104,93727.478.40$41,465
Dec 2000037226.889.12$3,394
Nov 2000037232.215.66$2,105
Oct 2000873,54631.235.15$20,963
Sep 200001,63531.875.19$8,480
Aug 200016,43929.644.54$29,268
Jul 200006,64828.534.09$27,189
Jun 200006,59429.304.40$28,995
May 200006,06127.263.68$22,303
Apr 200006,50324.513.12$20,263
Mar 200007,26128.422.86$20,765
Feb 200006,16927.622.73$16,820
Jan 200008,11525.272.48$20,129
Dec 199908,25324.282.42$20,003
Nov 199928,17823.192.43$19,952
Oct 199903,98820.982.80$11,181
Sep 199908,26021.752.62$21,632
Aug 199906,93919.262.88$19,954
Jul 199907,21617.892.37$17,119
Jun 199909,73415.942.36$22,993
May 199938,55215.792.32$19,897
Apr 199907,00715.102.21$15,472
Mar 199907,90912.471.84$14,539
Feb 199909,0379.981.82$16,427
Jan 199905,92510.381.90$11,257
Dec 199809,1909.201.77$16,297
Nov 199809,60610.892.19$20,996
Oct 199807,41812.421.97$14,608
Sep 199825,45312.592.08$11,382
Aug 1998099411.301.91$1,896
Jul 1998096611.742.24$2,161
Jun 199801,07811.242.24$2,412
May 199801,32312.622.21$2,919
Apr 199801,25213.042.51$3,137
Mar 199801,70112.802.31$3,928
Feb 199808,28713.952.30$19,053
Jan 199801,70514.702.15$3,674
Dec 199701,65716.322.41$3,995
Nov 199702,01018.193.09$6,207
Oct 199702,06319.253.15$6,498
Sep 199701,95717.742.95$5,783
Aug 199702,09617.862.55$5,355
Jul 1997942,26017.582.25$6,731
Jun 199702,09917.242.26$4,738
May 199702,23018.972.31$5,148
Apr 199702,37417.882.08$4,945
Mar 199702,03318.951.94$3,942
Feb 199701,48820.492.21$3,282
Jan 199701,10023.483.54$3,894
Dec 199601,11223.32$0
Nov 199601,46021.97$0
Oct 199601,84523.31$0
Sep 199603,27022.22$0
Aug 199667,99920.26$122
Jul 1996311,76019.55$59
Jun 1996511,51618.73$94
May 199648,29019.43$78
Apr 19961845,64721.51$3,958
Mar 1996513,76819.38$97
Feb 1996411,61516.98$68
Jan 1996314,87917.07$51
Dec 199511,73517.19$17
Nov 199513,97716.00$16
Oct 199535,77615.43$46
Sep 199519020,99716.18$3,074
Aug 1995518,60115.92$80
Jul 19953342,73015.24$503
Jun 1995350,39016.41$49
May 1995820,88117.56$140
Apr 19950017.73$0
Mar 199518547,21816.44$3,041
Feb 1995468,56416.58$66
Jan 1995338,51615.92$48
Dec 19940015.03$0
Nov 19940015.90$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.

Apr 2016 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             0 bbl  × $ 36.56 =         $0
Gas                    7 Mcf  × $  1.99 =        $14

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Month total                                      $14

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. 05/G/153520 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.