VESTAL GAS UNIT NO. 1

Operated by HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 386310) in the FARRAR (COTTON VALLEY LIME) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 189704District 05Field 30321300Hydrogen sulphide field2 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$8.9 M
Jun 2002 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$82 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
288
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 478 leases and 478 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1977-03-17
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
0 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 2010-11-30.

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: PRORATION PURPOSES.

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 Gas112002-08-28148563
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
CondensateDisposition1,473 bbl$75,447
GasProduction1,779,564 Mcf$8,860,903
Total$8,936,350

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 31.4575, -96.2547. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

31.45753, -96.25470 · 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
13,170 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 13,170 ft.

Completions filed
Feb 2009
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-16132282813,170 ftFeb 2009

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 (288)

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

288 months

May 202601,505106.413.05$4,584
Apr 202611,59298.932.87$4,668
Mar 202621,24289.753.15$4,091
Feb 2026194763.503.75$3,615
Jan 202601,76259.138.00$14,092
Dec 202512,06356.664.41$9,161
Nov 202501,96258.593.93$7,704
Oct 202522,32359.383.30$7,796
Sep 202511,91762.743.08$5,961
Aug 202511,95763.933.01$5,964
Jul 202502,28466.743.32$7,572
Jun 202502,13166.483.13$6,667
May 202501,86060.553.23$6,012
Apr 202502,28662.363.54$8,100
Mar 202532,24967.704.27$9,803
Feb 202502,23670.884.34$9,706
Jan 202502,32174.324.28$9,931
Dec 202411,65368.993.12$5,229
Nov 2024079169.052.20$1,739
Oct 202401,03271.372.28$2,354
Sep 202401,34969.612.36$3,190
Aug 202401,72075.632.06$3,549
Jul 202402,64979.932.15$5,686
Jun 202412,57078.082.63$6,847
May 202412,58078.812.20$5,751
Apr 202412,71284.451.66$4,584
Mar 202403,41280.301.55$5,272
Feb 202413,22076.091.78$5,819
Jan 202403,20973.023.30$10,582
Dec 202311,94971.262.61$5,160
Nov 202332,45577.892.81$7,126
Oct 202363,02585.443.09$9,852
Sep 202343,65189.042.74$10,342
Aug 202342,15580.522.67$6,082
Jul 202331,35074.852.64$3,791
Jun 202383,02768.962.26$7,388
May 202394,07770.622.23$9,717
Apr 202353,48778.122.24$8,194
Mar 2023192172.852.39$2,277
Feb 202311,06075.112.47$2,689
Jan 202332,10076.533.39$7,344
Dec 2022399476.415.73$5,924
Nov 202231,32285.005.65$7,719
Oct 202252,97987.185.86$17,904
Sep 202232,54484.888.16$21,023
Aug 202231,31394.529.13$12,268
Jul 202252,594101.587.54$20,072
Jun 202262,775115.097.98$22,827
May 202282,732109.378.43$23,914
Apr 202212,800104.226.84$19,250
Mar 2022123,273108.885.08$17,922
Feb 202243,46691.054.86$17,205
Jan 2022111,48781.844.54$7,648
Dec 202193,49071.323.90$14,250
Nov 2021122,87477.435.24$15,980
Oct 2021467179.795.71$4,153
Sep 202194,30469.865.35$23,659
Aug 202161,15266.024.22$5,258
Jul 2021123,34670.783.98$14,173
Jun 2021214,13169.493.38$15,425
May 2021183,33663.483.02$11,210
Apr 202142,24860.362.76$6,442
Mar 2021164,02761.302.72$11,922
Feb 2021162,55957.805.55$15,122
Jan 202193,28750.412.81$9,691
Dec 2020113,35044.642.68$9,454
Nov 2020132,44938.772.71$7,132
Oct 2020162,92236.972.48$7,833
Sep 2020242,92437.091.99$6,712
Aug 2020113,40439.982.39$8,559
Jul 2020242,38838.371.83$5,279
Jun 2020382,86734.901.69$6,172
May 202013,10516.921.81$5,652
Apr 2020212,24614.751.80$4,362
Mar 2020422,93630.341.86$6,724
Feb 2020343,24949.881.98$8,131
Jan 202002,04657.252.09$4,286
Dec 201901,36059.012.30$3,134
Nov 201901,22655.302.75$3,372
Oct 201901,56953.472.42$3,795
Sep 201923,73855.052.66$10,043
Aug 201953,72553.112.30$8,849
Jul 201943,86056.272.46$9,721
Jun 2019145,37252.782.49$14,122
May 201931,20958.482.74$3,488
Apr 2019163,92062.632.75$11,785
Mar 2019416,42256.803.06$21,994
Feb 2019124250.852.79$727
Jan 2019560946.033.23$2,196
Dec 201841,24446.594.19$5,393
Nov 2018061552.934.24$2,606
Oct 2018133261.443.40$1,190
Sep 2018255959.543.11$1,856
Aug 2018168559.403.07$2,160
Jul 2018236265.142.93$1,192
Jun 2018232260.183.08$1,111
May 201881,47465.382.90$4,799
Apr 201882,62963.842.90$8,137
Mar 2018122,29261.222.79$7,122
Feb 201872,26861.782.77$6,706
Jan 201872,37262.874.01$9,950
Dec 2017163,20457.272.92$10,277
Nov 201752,85455.423.12$9,177
Oct 2017112,67449.292.98$8,521
Sep 2017112,66047.523.09$8,735
Aug 2017112,38045.373.00$7,650
Jul 2017133,33243.873.09$10,857
Jun 2017102,07442.493.09$6,828
May 2017142,85645.373.26$9,955
Apr 2017112,39947.933.21$8,232
Mar 2017112,42946.772.98$7,762
Feb 2017182,58450.452.95$8,538
Jan 201792,52249.413.42$9,067
Dec 201672,88448.763.72$11,078
Nov 201602,74042.492.64$7,246
Oct 201602,32946.193.09$7,197
Sep 201602,89641.553.10$8,979
Aug 201602,68241.442.92$7,843
Jul 201603,11241.622.92$9,101
Jun 201602,82445.352.69$7,585
May 201602,31542.521.99$4,609
Apr 201602,61736.561.99$5,211
Mar 201602,69033.011.79$4,826
Feb 201602,73626.472.06$5,646
Jan 201602,84027.352.36$6,715
Dec 2015912,90932.362.00$8,767
Nov 201502,95838.792.17$6,411
Oct 201502,72443.552.43$6,610
Sep 201503,19342.992.76$8,808
Aug 201502,08640.162.87$5,992
Jul 201501,89348.152.95$5,575
Jun 201501,81456.152.88$5,230
May 201501,64155.212.96$4,850
Apr 201501,50049.822.71$4,060
Mar 201501,34742.892.93$3,953
Feb 2015050344.662.98$1,497
Jan 2015042343.433.10$1,312
Dec 2014010954.693.59$391
Nov 20140070.464.25$0
Oct 201403,37478.303.90$13,162
Sep 201404,50386.164.05$18,217
Aug 201403,66689.394.04$14,793
Jul 201404,02596.564.18$16,823
Jun 201405,31298.164.74$25,162
May 201405,78394.734.73$27,334
Apr 201404,77795.944.81$22,973
Mar 201405,49695.895.06$27,792
Feb 201403,33197.406.19$20,626
Jan 201405,51090.404.86$26,783
Dec 201305,52691.824.35$24,063
Nov 201305,51988.853.74$20,632
Oct 201305,62697.423.78$21,263
Sep 201305,675104.113.72$21,098
Aug 201306,036104.253.52$21,262
Jul 201306,314102.523.72$23,474
Jun 201306,10394.403.93$24,006
May 201306,15594.834.15$25,538
Apr 201306,02593.964.28$25,803
Mar 201306,17393.623.91$24,154
Feb 201305,55791.233.42$19,004
Jan 201306,39091.603.42$21,853
Dec 201206,94086.773.42$23,736
Nov 201206,21286.953.62$22,518
Oct 201206,83389.383.40$23,230
Sep 201207,06994.672.92$20,630
Aug 201207,69792.662.91$22,384
Jul 201207,99185.133.02$24,139
Jun 201207,85279.822.52$19,780
May 201208,20791.612.49$20,422
Apr 201205,935101.652.00$11,851
Mar 201205,337105.052.22$11,859
Feb 201205,512101.102.57$14,167
Jan 201205,46198.092.73$14,931
Dec 201116,60196.873.24$21,482
Nov 201114,95195.723.31$16,490
Oct 201106,02284.983.65$21,972
Sep 201105,16783.623.99$20,595
Aug 201105,71983.404.15$23,730
Jul 201105,93794.144.52$26,819
Jun 201106,17192.904.64$28,633
May 201107,40598.134.40$32,618
Apr 201107,495105.964.33$32,478
Mar 201108,56596.364.06$34,751
Feb 201107,43485.644.18$31,074
Jan 201106,45686.504.59$29,625
Dec 201007,78585.734.35$33,847
Nov 201009,01080.843.80$34,196
Oct 2010010,46578.103.51$36,721
Sep 2010010,36472.633.98$41,243
Aug 2010010,55973.684.42$46,664
Jul 201008,75872.554.74$41,482
Jun 201009,21370.364.91$45,240
May 20101848,64671.124.24$49,704
Apr 201007,93481.694.12$32,709
Mar 2010010,50378.394.39$46,094
Feb 201057,73673.585.44$42,470
Jan 201087,77274.365.96$46,948
Dec 200907,77071.445.48$42,609
Nov 200908,70174.593.75$32,642
Oct 200909,80072.544.11$40,280
Sep 2009012,38565.543.06$37,957
Aug 2009013,37867.423.22$43,057
Jul 2009112,83161.133.46$44,514
Jun 2009116,22966.163.90$63,278
May 2009017,28354.743.93$67,849
Apr 20091318,23746.773.59$66,033
Mar 20091625,83642.144.06$105,543
Feb 20091026,49132.814.63$123,061
Jan 20093136,09435.865.37$194,973
Dec 2008068,05637.105.98$406,780
Nov 2008011,81855.496.86$81,076
Oct 200804775.246.92$325
Sep 200804,797101.767.88$37,786
Aug 200805,119114.228.48$43,425
Jul 200804,534131.0811.39$51,640
Jun 200814,828131.3313.03$63,053
May 200825,098123.1711.57$59,252
Apr 2008115,033110.3110.45$53,833
Mar 200805,373101.909.66$51,925
Feb 200825,16192.538.77$45,450
Jan 200835,42690.388.21$44,795
Dec 200705,48688.337.30$40,059
Nov 200715,53391.677.29$40,437
Oct 200705,84182.856.92$40,431
Sep 200735,69075.846.24$35,757
Aug 200715,97969.066.39$38,263
Jul 200716,00570.906.39$38,430
Jun 200746,02562.007.55$45,727
May 200706,58358.747.85$51,652
Apr 200706,69559.617.81$52,256
Mar 200717,47456.927.30$54,632
Feb 200705,44555.108.22$44,736
Jan 200715,92050.306.73$39,873
Dec 200626,79856.656.92$47,145
Nov 200616,65754.207.62$50,764
Oct 200636,77554.906.01$40,908
Sep 200616,60560.085.04$33,331
Aug 200607,28768.717.34$53,486
Jul 200607,16569.376.34$45,446
Jun 200616,93066.286.38$44,307
May 200637,31566.016.42$47,197
Apr 200606,89864.397.36$50,773
Mar 200618,10356.707.08$57,450
Feb 200628,00657.597.75$62,171
Jan 200606,71960.598.93$60,023
Dec 200517,51054.9413.42$100,805
Nov 200548,53854.6910.59$90,623
Oct 200518,11458.3413.80$111,997
Sep 200508,33461.4512.08$100,666
Aug 200518,50161.519.80$83,344
Jul 200508,66555.697.84$67,965
Jun 200508,07452.337.38$59,595
May 200528,79545.226.65$58,587
Apr 200518,09249.207.36$59,610
Mar 200508,84550.377.15$63,285
Feb 200538,24945.226.31$52,203
Jan 200509,43743.166.32$59,663
Dec 200439,51839.866.75$64,376
Nov 200419,31445.286.33$59,007
Oct 2004110,28049.706.52$67,025
Sep 200429,69743.245.28$51,324
Aug 2004410,92842.375.55$60,827
Jul 2004011,58038.286.08$70,455
Jun 2004110,81036.106.43$69,577
May 2004211,78537.486.49$76,614
Apr 2004211,59834.475.86$68,015
Mar 2004111,47834.365.53$63,509
Feb 2004210,02032.455.51$55,271
Jan 2004311,73632.036.30$74,029
Dec 2003211,67630.266.30$73,638
Nov 2003312,44228.804.60$57,259
Oct 2003314,49928.174.76$69,095
Sep 2003514,28226.314.75$67,962
Aug 2003215,67029.765.13$80,442
Jul 2003116,26529.415.17$84,133
Jun 2003415,86728.565.98$95,046
May 2003316,60826.595.97$99,274
Apr 2003417,47026.675.41$94,572
Mar 2003019,62031.146.10$119,604
Feb 2003918,93533.487.93$150,378
Jan 20032023,69830.315.58$132,889
Dec 2002718,85826.914.85$91,721
Nov 2002721,78124.664.14$90,280
Oct 2002623,67326.464.23$100,275
Sep 2002017,16727.443.64$62,405
Aug 2002126,11925.963.16$82,671
Jul 20025238,22124.583.06$118,302
Jun 200211011,44623.733.34$40,820

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             0 bbl  × $106.41 =         $0
Gas                1,505 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $4,584

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Month total                                   $4,584

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/189704 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.