BELL 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 196497District 05Field 32950285Hydrogen sulphide field2 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$9.5 M
Jun 2003 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$24 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
276
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 Gas112003-09-30152673
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
CondensateDisposition24 bbl$947
GasProduction1,706,588 Mcf$9,519,838
Total$9,520,785

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 31.5542, -96.2943. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

31.55419, -96.29432 · 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
12,985 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 12,985 ft.

Completions filed
Mar 2006
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-16132582112,985 ftMar 2006

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 (276)

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

276 months

May 20260560106.413.05$1,706
Apr 2026049798.932.87$1,426
Mar 2026053689.753.15$1,688
Feb 2026049363.503.75$1,849
Jan 2026063959.138.00$5,111
Dec 2025054056.664.41$2,383
Nov 2025044358.593.93$1,739
Oct 2025050159.383.30$1,656
Sep 2025061062.743.08$1,877
Aug 2025052363.933.01$1,577
Jul 2025063366.743.32$2,099
Jun 2025029266.483.13$914
May 2025032060.553.23$1,034
Apr 2025043962.363.54$1,555
Mar 2025060667.704.27$2,587
Feb 2025051970.884.34$2,253
Jan 202507274.324.28$308
Dec 202409568.993.12$297
Nov 2024016169.052.20$354
Oct 2024034671.372.28$789
Sep 2024063269.612.36$1,494
Aug 202411,00275.632.06$2,143
Jul 2024199479.932.15$2,214
Jun 2024083478.082.63$2,197
May 2024070078.812.20$1,539
Apr 2024069684.451.66$1,155
Mar 2024082380.301.55$1,272
Feb 2024085576.091.78$1,525
Jan 2024129073.023.30$1,029
Dec 2023039971.262.61$1,042
Nov 2023034077.892.81$955
Oct 2023045785.443.09$1,411
Sep 2023053889.042.74$1,471
Aug 2023071080.522.67$1,898
Jul 2023056374.852.64$1,487
Jun 2023046268.962.26$1,043
May 2023049670.622.23$1,105
Apr 2023054778.122.24$1,224
Mar 2023061772.852.39$1,477
Feb 2023052575.112.47$1,294
Jan 2023042876.533.39$1,450
Dec 2022049276.415.73$2,819
Nov 2022052085.005.65$2,936
Oct 2022051087.185.86$2,991
Sep 2022051784.888.16$4,221
Aug 2022059394.529.13$5,412
Jul 20220590101.587.54$4,450
Jun 20220626115.097.98$4,994
May 20220751109.378.43$6,333
Apr 20220745104.226.84$5,094
Mar 20220834108.885.08$4,234
Feb 2022092591.054.86$4,494
Jan 202201,01181.844.54$4,588
Dec 2021097671.323.90$3,806
Nov 202101,06477.435.24$5,572
Oct 202101,16779.795.71$6,668
Sep 2021098869.865.35$5,287
Aug 2021082566.024.22$3,482
Jul 202101,01870.783.98$4,054
Jun 2021094769.493.38$3,201
May 202101,06763.483.02$3,220
Apr 202101,15160.362.76$3,175
Mar 202101,36161.302.72$3,698
Feb 202101,07657.805.55$5,970
Jan 202101,28250.412.81$3,603
Dec 202001,07344.642.68$2,871
Nov 202001,18338.772.71$3,202
Oct 202001,32636.972.48$3,286
Sep 202001,20537.091.99$2,399
Aug 202001,51839.982.39$3,621
Jul 202001,29438.371.83$2,362
Jun 202001,59134.901.69$2,689
May 202002,58716.921.81$4,695
Apr 202001,52514.751.80$2,752
Mar 202002,13530.341.86$3,963
Feb 202002,35049.881.98$4,655
Jan 202001,59857.252.09$3,347
Dec 201902,89859.012.30$6,678
Nov 201903,19755.302.75$8,794
Oct 201902,70053.472.42$6,530
Sep 201902,90355.052.66$7,714
Aug 201902,99853.112.30$6,908
Jul 201903,22656.272.46$7,936
Jun 201902,60152.782.49$6,480
May 201903,40858.482.74$9,339
Apr 201903,28762.632.75$9,042
Mar 201903,44856.803.06$10,558
Feb 201903,23350.852.79$9,027
Jan 201903,58946.033.23$11,586
Dec 201803,27046.594.19$13,686
Nov 201803,34352.934.24$14,165
Oct 201803,63561.443.40$12,352
Sep 201803,69159.543.11$11,472
Aug 201803,35759.403.07$10,294
Jul 201803,90265.142.93$11,440
Jun 201803,38660.183.08$10,418
May 201803,81065.382.90$11,052
Apr 201803,25363.842.90$9,436
Mar 201804,28461.222.79$11,939
Feb 201803,20061.782.77$8,852
Jan 201803,65762.874.01$14,662
Dec 201704,09657.272.92$11,967
Nov 201704,18155.423.12$13,038
Oct 201704,13649.292.98$12,341
Sep 201704,00347.523.09$12,358
Aug 201703,76345.373.00$11,306
Jul 201704,44443.873.09$13,720
Jun 201704,01642.493.09$12,399
May 201704,21545.373.26$13,755
Apr 201704,09147.933.21$13,139
Mar 201704,49046.772.98$13,397
Feb 201703,70350.452.95$10,933
Jan 201704,42149.413.42$15,115
Dec 201604,51048.763.72$16,790
Nov 201604,57142.492.64$12,087
Oct 201604,62446.193.09$14,289
Sep 201604,58741.553.10$14,223
Aug 201605,12641.442.92$14,990
Jul 201603,97741.622.92$11,630
Jun 201604,47445.352.69$12,016
May 201605,02742.521.99$10,009
Apr 201604,80336.561.99$9,563
Mar 201605,08033.011.79$9,114
Feb 201604,84826.472.06$10,004
Jan 201605,30527.352.36$12,543
Dec 201505,41032.362.00$10,828
Nov 201505,37638.792.17$11,652
Oct 201505,60043.552.43$13,589
Sep 201505,60842.992.76$15,469
Aug 201505,60740.162.87$16,106
Jul 201505,97748.152.95$17,603
Jun 201505,83056.152.88$16,807
May 201505,91055.212.96$17,467
Apr 201505,72049.822.71$15,482
Mar 201506,19842.892.93$18,189
Feb 201505,88044.662.98$17,500
Jan 201506,65743.433.10$20,641
Dec 201406,78354.693.59$24,360
Nov 201406,61270.464.25$28,113
Oct 201407,05678.303.90$27,525
Sep 201406,96786.164.05$28,185
Aug 201407,27989.394.04$29,372
Jul 201407,40996.564.18$30,967
Jun 201407,36598.164.74$34,887
May 201407,74094.734.73$36,584
Apr 201407,29395.944.81$35,073
Mar 201407,62295.895.06$38,543
Feb 201406,73397.406.19$41,691
Jan 201406,91090.404.86$33,588
Dec 201307,31991.824.35$31,870
Nov 201307,41388.853.74$27,712
Oct 201307,54397.423.78$28,508
Sep 201306,808104.113.72$25,310
Aug 201307,040104.253.52$24,799
Jul 201306,360102.523.72$23,645
Jun 201305,17494.403.93$20,351
May 201304,59094.834.15$19,044
Apr 201304,58393.964.28$19,627
Mar 201303,73693.623.91$14,618
Feb 201302,72591.233.42$9,319
Jan 201303,82291.603.42$13,071
Dec 201203,31486.773.42$11,334
Nov 201202,76386.953.62$10,016
Oct 201202,12789.383.40$7,231
Sep 201201,00194.672.92$2,921
Aug 2012073192.662.91$2,126
Jul 2012063485.133.02$1,915
Jun 2012095279.822.52$2,398
May 2012049791.612.49$1,237
Apr 20120312101.652.00$623
Mar 20120198105.052.22$440
Feb 20120119101.102.57$306
Jan 2012014898.092.73$405
Dec 201109996.873.24$321
Nov 201107395.723.31$242
Oct 201101684.983.65$58
Sep 20110083.623.99$0
Aug 20110083.404.15$0
Jul 20110094.144.52$0
Jun 2011011592.904.64$534
May 201102,60198.134.40$11,457
Apr 201105,704105.964.33$24,717
Mar 201106,03596.364.06$24,486
Feb 201105,64285.644.18$23,583
Jan 201106,09386.504.59$27,959
Dec 201006,33885.734.35$27,556
Nov 201005,49980.843.80$20,871
Oct 201004,56678.103.51$16,022
Sep 201005,84172.633.98$23,244
Aug 201006,40273.684.42$28,293
Jul 201006,42772.554.74$30,441
Jun 201004,71970.364.91$23,172
May 201006,86371.124.24$29,066
Apr 201006,29881.694.12$25,965
Mar 201006,40878.394.39$28,123
Feb 201005,44373.585.44$29,623
Jan 201005,19174.365.96$30,960
Dec 200906,81571.445.48$37,372
Nov 200905,52874.593.75$20,738
Oct 200906,07472.544.11$24,966
Sep 200906,21665.543.06$19,050
Aug 200907,29667.423.22$23,482
Jul 200906,61361.133.46$22,911
Jun 200906,86566.163.90$26,739
May 200906,38554.743.93$25,066
Apr 200905,55746.773.59$19,936
Mar 200905,35842.144.06$21,748
Feb 200905,94532.814.63$27,543
Jan 200908,36635.865.37$44,934
Dec 200808,38037.105.98$50,088
Nov 200806,93355.496.86$47,563
Oct 200807,02875.246.92$48,648
Sep 200805,099101.767.88$40,165
Aug 200804,895114.228.48$41,524
Jul 200804,880131.0811.39$55,580
Jun 200805,416131.3313.03$70,585
May 200805,959123.1711.57$68,971
Apr 200805,745110.3110.45$60,063
Mar 200806,548101.909.66$63,280
Feb 200815,58392.538.77$49,059
Jan 200806,12590.388.21$50,260
Dec 200706,19188.337.30$45,207
Nov 200706,52791.677.29$47,593
Oct 200706,40882.856.92$44,356
Sep 200707,60375.846.24$47,474
Aug 200707,64969.066.39$48,861
Jul 200707,74570.906.39$49,475
Jun 200708,14162.007.55$61,452
May 200708,58958.747.85$67,392
Apr 200708,93759.617.81$69,755
Mar 200708,93156.927.30$65,214
Feb 200708,04355.108.22$66,081
Jan 200719,84250.306.73$66,256
Dec 200609,37256.656.92$64,840
Nov 200609,33854.207.62$71,132
Oct 2006010,02654.906.01$60,294
Sep 200609,35260.085.04$47,108
Aug 2006010,72168.717.34$78,691
Jul 200609,51369.376.34$60,339
Jun 200608,86666.286.38$56,599
May 200609,78266.016.42$62,849
Apr 2006010,09764.397.36$74,319
Mar 2006010,31656.707.08$73,067
Feb 2006010,74757.597.75$83,301
Jan 2006015,23460.598.93$136,090
Dec 2005018,76454.9413.42$251,727
Nov 2005019,55354.6910.59$207,035
Oct 2005020,13558.3413.80$277,778
Sep 2005021,14961.4512.08$255,459
Aug 2005014,89461.519.80$145,914
Jul 2005010,85555.697.84$85,143
Jun 2005011,42352.337.38$84,314
May 2005012,84745.226.65$85,447
Apr 2005011,50849.207.36$84,704
Mar 2005016,87250.377.15$120,717
Feb 2005016,17345.226.31$102,083
Jan 2005021,89943.166.32$138,450
Dec 2004021,08839.866.75$142,367
Nov 2004114,69845.286.33$93,090
Oct 2004014,69949.706.52$95,765
Sep 2004021,83843.245.28$115,390
Aug 2004023,70342.375.55$131,567
Jul 2004021,22038.286.08$129,106
Jun 2004223,60936.106.43$151,949
May 2004025,71137.486.49$166,982
Apr 2004026,48634.475.86$155,167
Mar 2004027,84634.365.53$153,992
Feb 2004030,05932.455.51$165,614
Jan 2004033,65032.036.30$211,983
Dec 2003038,88430.266.30$245,033
Nov 2003049,33428.804.60$226,698
Oct 2003360,03228.174.76$285,815
Sep 2003246,65826.314.75$221,648
Aug 2003251,76429.765.13$265,594
Jul 2003529,01929.415.17$150,200
Jun 200341,89428.565.98$11,446

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                  560 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $1,706

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Month total                                   $1,706

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/196497 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.