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 200619District 05Field 30321300Hydrogen sulphide field2 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$7.2 M
Feb 2004 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$13 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
268
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 Gas112006-09-15169883
NGPA2none

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
CondensateDisposition573 bbl$24,864
GasProduction1,328,065 Mcf$7,161,278
Total$7,186,142

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 31.4409, -96.2507. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

31.44093, -96.25074 · 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
14,280 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 14,280 ft.

Completions filed
Aug 2009
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-161327611314,280 ftAug 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 (268)

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

268 months

May 20260310106.413.05$944
Apr 2026028398.932.87$812
Mar 2026030589.753.15$961
Feb 2026025763.503.75$964
Jan 2026028859.138.00$2,303
Dec 2025027756.664.41$1,223
Nov 2025027758.593.93$1,088
Oct 2025032559.383.30$1,074
Sep 2025032662.743.08$1,003
Aug 2025031463.933.01$947
Jul 2025032566.743.32$1,077
Jun 2025033166.483.13$1,036
May 2025033760.553.23$1,089
Apr 2025034362.363.54$1,215
Mar 2025039067.704.27$1,665
Feb 2025033870.884.34$1,467
Jan 2025033674.324.28$1,438
Dec 2024033468.993.12$1,043
Nov 2024033369.052.20$732
Oct 2024034371.372.28$783
Sep 2024033769.612.36$797
Aug 2024037675.632.06$776
Jul 2024033979.932.15$728
Jun 2024037478.082.63$985
May 2024037878.812.20$831
Apr 2024037784.451.66$626
Mar 2024038580.301.55$595
Feb 2024039476.091.78$703
Jan 2024040273.023.30$1,326
Dec 2023048171.262.61$1,256
Nov 2023047477.892.81$1,331
Oct 2023050085.443.09$1,544
Sep 2023049689.042.74$1,357
Aug 2023051880.522.67$1,385
Jul 2023052774.852.64$1,392
Jun 2023039868.962.26$899
May 2023046170.622.23$1,027
Apr 2023046178.122.24$1,032
Mar 2023049472.852.39$1,182
Feb 2023043175.112.47$1,063
Jan 2023045076.533.39$1,524
Dec 2022042276.415.73$2,418
Nov 2022047085.005.65$2,654
Oct 2022050487.185.86$2,955
Sep 2022048184.888.16$3,927
Aug 2022051594.529.13$4,700
Jul 20220523101.587.54$3,945
Jun 20220522115.097.98$4,164
May 20220525109.378.43$4,427
Apr 20220509104.226.84$3,480
Mar 20220545108.885.08$2,767
Feb 2022038591.054.86$1,871
Jan 2022055281.844.54$2,505
Dec 2021061671.323.90$2,402
Nov 2021161377.435.24$3,288
Oct 2021062979.795.71$3,594
Sep 2021065869.865.35$3,521
Aug 2021164966.024.22$2,805
Jul 2021164570.783.98$2,639
Jun 2021161369.493.38$2,142
May 2021163863.483.02$1,989
Apr 2021062260.362.76$1,716
Mar 2021164161.302.72$1,803
Feb 2021261357.805.55$3,516
Jan 2021062350.412.81$1,751
Dec 2020064144.642.68$1,715
Nov 2020163038.772.71$1,744
Oct 2020168036.972.48$1,722
Sep 2020164937.091.99$1,329
Aug 2020069139.982.39$1,648
Jul 2020168838.371.83$1,294
Jun 2020168734.901.69$1,196
May 202001,14416.921.81$2,076
Apr 2020186714.751.80$1,579
Mar 2020143830.341.86$843
Feb 2020152849.881.98$1,096
Jan 2020060157.252.09$1,259
Dec 2019033859.012.30$779
Nov 2019021155.302.75$580
Oct 2019043753.472.42$1,057
Sep 2019053855.052.66$1,430
Aug 2019089453.112.30$2,060
Jul 201901,08856.272.46$2,677
Jun 2019023352.782.49$580
May 2019014758.482.74$403
Apr 2019146762.632.75$1,347
Mar 2019147556.803.06$1,511
Feb 2019018950.852.79$528
Jan 2019126846.033.23$911
Dec 2018148746.594.19$2,085
Nov 2018184552.934.24$3,633
Oct 201831,35661.443.40$4,792
Sep 201831,17959.543.11$3,843
Aug 201821,25659.403.07$3,970
Jul 201841,07165.142.93$3,401
Jun 201881,98860.183.08$6,598
May 201882,12265.382.90$6,679
Apr 201841,64563.842.90$5,027
Mar 201861,53261.222.79$4,637
Feb 201841,76061.782.77$5,115
Jan 201831,88262.874.01$7,734
Dec 201772,32657.272.92$7,196
Nov 201742,60155.423.12$8,333
Oct 201793,05749.292.98$9,565
Sep 201753,22147.523.09$10,182
Aug 201742,51945.373.00$7,750
Jul 201732,38843.873.09$7,504
Jun 201752,28242.493.09$7,258
May 201762,38945.373.26$8,068
Apr 201762,39847.933.21$7,989
Mar 201763,74146.772.98$11,443
Feb 201783,20150.452.95$9,855
Jan 201753,92049.413.42$13,649
Dec 201643,61948.763.72$13,668
Nov 201603,57242.492.64$9,446
Oct 201603,57646.193.09$11,051
Sep 201602,61041.553.10$8,093
Aug 201602,90341.442.92$8,489
Jul 201602,93341.622.92$8,577
Jun 201602,32045.352.69$6,231
May 201602,87742.521.99$5,728
Apr 201602,66036.561.99$5,296
Mar 201602,90133.011.79$5,204
Feb 201603,41326.472.06$7,043
Jan 20161413,65527.352.36$12,498
Dec 201503,81132.362.00$7,627
Nov 201503,82238.792.17$8,284
Oct 201503,68943.552.43$8,952
Sep 201503,58342.992.76$9,883
Aug 201503,61940.162.87$10,396
Jul 201503,93848.152.95$11,598
Jun 201503,82156.152.88$11,015
May 201503,77155.212.96$11,145
Apr 201503,89849.822.71$10,550
Mar 201504,02242.892.93$11,803
Feb 201503,60544.662.98$10,729
Jan 201503,20643.433.10$9,941
Dec 201403,51054.693.59$12,606
Nov 201403,38870.464.25$14,405
Oct 201404,21678.303.90$16,446
Sep 201403,23486.164.05$13,083
Aug 201403,54789.394.04$14,313
Jul 201404,22096.564.18$17,638
Jun 201403,88898.164.74$18,417
May 201403,98194.734.73$18,816
Apr 201403,97595.944.81$19,116
Mar 201404,23795.895.06$21,426
Feb 201402,69597.406.19$16,687
Jan 201403,76990.404.86$18,320
Dec 201303,92891.824.35$17,104
Nov 201303,88588.853.74$14,523
Oct 201304,57597.423.78$17,291
Sep 201303,483104.113.72$12,949
Aug 201304,071104.253.52$14,341
Jul 201304,261102.523.72$15,841
Jun 201304,34194.403.93$17,075
May 201304,66594.834.15$19,355
Apr 201304,82393.964.28$20,655
Mar 201304,92393.623.91$19,263
Feb 201304,73591.233.42$16,193
Jan 201305,45991.603.42$18,669
Dec 201205,16886.773.42$17,675
Nov 201204,33786.953.62$15,721
Oct 201205,59189.383.40$19,008
Sep 201205,16194.672.92$15,062
Aug 201206,01392.662.91$17,487
Jul 201206,02685.133.02$18,203
Jun 201205,41379.822.52$13,636
May 201206,12991.612.49$15,251
Apr 201206,558101.652.00$13,095
Mar 201216,838105.052.22$15,300
Feb 201206,370101.102.57$16,372
Jan 201207,56898.092.73$20,692
Dec 201107,95496.873.24$25,769
Nov 201126,94095.723.31$23,172
Oct 201107,67484.983.65$27,999
Sep 201105,07283.623.99$20,216
Aug 201105,10583.404.15$21,182
Jul 201106,00294.144.52$27,112
Jun 201117,24492.904.64$33,704
May 201108,30098.134.40$36,560
Apr 201107,010105.964.33$30,376
Mar 201107,47396.364.06$30,321
Feb 201106,59385.644.18$27,559
Jan 201106,84986.504.59$31,429
Dec 201007,18385.734.35$31,230
Nov 201008,19680.843.80$31,107
Oct 201006,24178.103.51$21,899
Sep 2010010,87372.633.98$43,269
Aug 2010013,42673.684.42$59,334
Jul 201008,62272.554.74$40,838
Jun 201005,51470.364.91$27,076
May 201006,14871.124.24$26,038
Apr 201006,14781.694.12$25,342
Mar 201016,73778.394.39$29,645
Feb 201056,23373.585.44$34,290
Jan 201097,25174.365.96$43,915
Dec 200907,07971.445.48$38,819
Nov 200908,64774.593.75$32,439
Oct 2009011,25072.544.11$46,240
Sep 2009014,93465.543.06$45,769
Aug 2009010,60967.423.22$34,145
Jul 2009012,77161.133.46$44,245
Jun 2009420,80366.163.90$81,292
May 2009022,64654.743.93$88,903
Apr 20094723,37846.773.59$86,067
Mar 20091142.144.06$46
Feb 200911,19032.814.63$5,546
Jan 200924,65035.865.37$25,047
Dec 200803,67137.105.98$21,942
Nov 200802,34555.496.86$16,088
Oct 200802,52575.246.92$17,478
Sep 200803,557101.767.88$28,019
Aug 200804,168114.228.48$35,357
Jul 200804,114131.0811.39$46,856
Jun 200824,871131.3313.03$63,745
May 200804,091123.1711.57$47,350
Apr 200815,716110.3110.45$59,870
Mar 200804,290101.909.66$41,459
Feb 2008104,88192.538.77$43,735
Jan 200836,29290.388.21$51,902
Dec 200745,35388.337.30$39,441
Nov 200703,17891.677.29$23,173
Oct 200703,94982.856.92$27,335
Sep 200705,51575.846.24$34,437
Aug 200716,21869.066.39$39,789
Jul 200704,59470.906.39$29,346
Jun 200706,26362.007.55$47,276
May 200705,32458.747.85$41,774
Apr 200706,38159.617.81$49,805
Mar 200707,88556.927.30$57,576
Feb 200707,35955.108.22$60,462
Jan 200729,25650.306.73$62,364
Dec 200605,22156.656.92$36,121
Nov 200604,07654.207.62$31,049
Oct 200604,43154.906.01$26,647
Sep 200604,15660.085.04$20,935
Aug 200607,48168.717.34$54,910
Jul 200608,28969.376.34$52,575
Jun 200617,80666.286.38$49,899
May 200618,71566.016.42$56,060
Apr 200608,67464.397.36$63,845
Mar 200608,78356.707.08$62,209
Feb 200617,73557.597.75$60,013
Jan 200629,01560.598.93$80,655
Dec 200519,23354.9413.42$123,919
Nov 200539,82454.6910.59$104,185
Oct 2005010,55458.3413.80$145,600
Sep 2005110,33461.4512.08$124,886
Aug 2005110,97061.519.80$107,533
Jul 2005311,87855.697.84$93,334
Jun 2005211,91252.337.38$88,028
May 2005113,28245.226.65$88,386
Apr 2005313,82149.207.36$101,877
Mar 2005017,31250.377.15$123,865
Feb 2005216,74045.226.31$105,752
Jan 2005120,76143.166.32$131,298
Dec 2004320,52839.866.75$138,706
Nov 2004122,85745.286.33$144,740
Oct 2004329,77249.706.52$194,117
Sep 2004333,07043.245.28$174,868
Aug 2004831,29642.375.55$174,052
Jul 2004213,71938.286.08$83,545
Jun 2004719,55136.106.43$126,025
May 2004535,92137.486.49$233,479
Apr 20041442,52434.475.86$249,608
Mar 200411756,84734.365.53$318,392
Feb 2004111,99832.455.51$11,365

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                  310 Mcf  × $  3.05 =       $944

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Month total                                     $944

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/200619 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.