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 202122District 05Field 30321300Hydrogen sulphide field2 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$16.2 M
Mar 2004 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$43 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
267
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 Gas112006-09-15169881
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
CondensateDisposition523 bbl$24,430
GasProduction2,692,872 Mcf$16,165,662
Total$16,190,092

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 31.4477, -96.2475. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

31.44767, -96.24745 · 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
14,190 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 14,190 ft.

Completions filed
Mar 2004
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-161328031114,190 ftMar 2004

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 (267)

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

267 months

May 20260222106.413.05$676
Apr 2026096198.932.87$2,758
Mar 202601,04689.753.15$3,294
Feb 2026090363.503.75$3,387
Jan 202601,00259.138.00$8,014
Dec 202501,01756.664.41$4,488
Nov 202501,00258.593.93$3,934
Oct 202501,07859.383.30$3,563
Sep 202501,07762.743.08$3,314
Aug 2025099563.933.01$3,000
Jul 202501,05866.743.32$3,507
Jun 202501,07366.483.13$3,357
May 202501,14060.553.23$3,685
Apr 202501,09962.363.54$3,894
Mar 202501,12067.704.27$4,781
Feb 2025095570.884.34$4,146
Jan 202501,17774.324.28$5,036
Dec 202401,23468.993.12$3,852
Nov 202401,18369.052.20$2,601
Oct 202401,33271.372.28$3,039
Sep 202401,32069.612.36$3,121
Aug 202401,29575.632.06$2,672
Jul 202401,30579.932.15$2,801
Jun 202401,37478.082.63$3,619
May 202401,41778.812.20$3,115
Apr 202401,43084.451.66$2,373
Mar 202401,35280.301.55$2,089
Feb 202401,77876.091.78$3,171
Jan 2024098873.023.30$3,258
Dec 202301,86171.262.61$4,859
Nov 202301,79177.892.81$5,028
Oct 202301,86185.443.09$5,745
Sep 202301,91689.042.74$5,240
Aug 202301,97880.522.67$5,287
Jul 202302,05674.852.64$5,432
Jun 202301,97968.962.26$4,470
May 202302,02670.622.23$4,513
Apr 202302,04378.122.24$4,572
Mar 202302,16072.852.39$5,169
Feb 202301,99275.112.47$4,912
Jan 202302,24976.533.39$7,619
Dec 202202,28076.415.73$13,062
Nov 202202,25685.005.65$12,738
Oct 202202,32987.185.86$13,657
Sep 202202,32084.888.16$18,940
Aug 202202,40794.529.13$21,969
Jul 202202,432101.587.54$18,342
Jun 202202,405115.097.98$19,185
May 202202,548109.378.43$21,487
Apr 202202,482104.226.84$16,971
Mar 202202,556108.885.08$12,975
Feb 202202,34091.054.86$11,370
Jan 202212,64781.844.54$12,093
Dec 202112,80471.323.90$11,004
Nov 202122,74577.435.24$14,530
Oct 202112,85279.795.71$16,376
Sep 202112,79769.865.35$15,036
Aug 202112,93666.024.22$12,458
Jul 202112,85370.783.98$11,432
Jun 202111,91469.493.38$6,540
May 202123,27863.483.02$10,019
Apr 202113,31060.362.76$9,191
Mar 202123,60461.302.72$9,914
Feb 202142,97657.805.55$16,742
Jan 202113,51450.412.81$9,926
Dec 202013,70544.642.68$9,957
Nov 202023,81238.772.71$10,395
Oct 202023,99736.972.48$9,980
Sep 202034,11537.091.99$8,304
Aug 202014,53339.982.39$10,852
Jul 202065,43638.371.83$10,152
Jun 202074,42134.901.69$7,717
May 202005,24416.921.81$9,517
Apr 202085,77914.751.80$10,546
Mar 2020115,96330.341.86$11,402
Feb 202085,64949.881.98$11,588
Jan 202005,61557.252.09$11,762
Dec 201903,10859.012.30$7,162
Nov 201902,99755.302.75$8,244
Oct 201901,80853.472.42$4,373
Sep 201901,89855.052.66$5,044
Aug 201913,14453.112.30$7,298
Jul 201913,33356.272.46$8,256
Jun 201922,31852.782.49$5,880
May 2019076458.482.74$2,094
Apr 201922,01662.632.75$5,671
Mar 201943,20656.803.06$10,044
Feb 201932,52350.852.79$7,197
Jan 201992,53946.033.23$8,611
Dec 201823,00046.594.19$12,650
Nov 201812,60452.934.24$11,087
Oct 201823,00761.443.40$10,341
Sep 201823,08959.543.11$9,720
Aug 201813,20459.403.07$9,885
Jul 201833,25165.142.93$9,727
Jun 201833,07860.183.08$9,651
May 201833,17565.382.90$9,406
Apr 201822,93763.842.90$8,647
Mar 201843,10861.222.79$8,906
Feb 201822,42461.782.77$6,829
Jan 201822,96362.874.01$12,005
Dec 201732,86157.272.92$8,530
Nov 201712,95455.423.12$9,267
Oct 201763,24649.292.98$9,981
Sep 201733,15847.523.09$9,892
Aug 201743,35745.373.00$10,267
Jul 201733,51343.873.09$10,977
Jun 201753,64642.493.09$11,469
May 201763,47845.373.26$11,622
Apr 201733,46747.933.21$11,278
Mar 201722,86346.772.98$8,636
Feb 201732,80250.452.95$8,425
Jan 201723,02349.413.42$10,434
Dec 201612,98448.763.72$11,158
Nov 201602,98542.492.64$7,893
Oct 201603,03346.193.09$9,373
Sep 201603,01741.553.10$9,355
Aug 201603,23041.442.92$9,446
Jul 201602,63141.622.92$7,694
Jun 201602,44045.352.69$6,553
May 201602,37842.521.99$4,735
Apr 201602,98936.561.99$5,951
Mar 201603,14933.011.79$5,649
Feb 201603,29526.472.06$6,800
Jan 201603,61927.352.36$8,557
Dec 2015563,61132.362.00$9,039
Nov 201503,60838.792.17$7,820
Oct 201503,52543.552.43$8,554
Sep 201503,60642.992.76$9,947
Aug 201503,81440.162.87$10,956
Jul 201503,76848.152.95$11,097
Jun 201503,73456.152.88$10,765
May 201503,79555.212.96$11,216
Apr 201503,82649.822.71$10,355
Mar 201504,18442.892.93$12,279
Feb 201503,23644.662.98$9,631
Jan 201503,45543.433.10$10,713
Dec 201403,72454.693.59$13,374
Nov 201403,70470.464.25$15,749
Oct 201403,84978.303.90$15,015
Sep 201403,71386.164.05$15,021
Aug 201403,82989.394.04$15,450
Jul 201403,91796.564.18$16,371
Jun 201404,04198.164.74$19,142
May 201404,30894.734.73$20,362
Apr 201404,20395.944.81$20,213
Mar 201404,43595.895.06$22,427
Feb 201404,06697.406.19$25,177
Jan 201404,61590.404.86$22,432
Dec 201304,73991.824.35$20,636
Nov 201304,27788.853.74$15,989
Oct 201303,73097.423.78$14,097
Sep 201304,724104.113.72$17,563
Aug 201304,387104.253.52$15,454
Jul 201305,025102.523.72$18,682
Jun 201304,27194.403.93$16,800
May 201304,56394.834.15$18,932
Apr 201305,01793.964.28$21,486
Mar 201305,90993.623.91$23,121
Feb 201306,14191.233.42$21,002
Jan 201308,24191.603.42$28,183
Dec 201209,78586.773.42$33,466
Nov 201208,25386.953.62$29,917
Oct 201206,01889.383.40$20,459
Sep 201205,52594.672.92$16,124
Aug 201207,17792.662.91$20,872
Jul 201207,74885.133.02$23,405
Jun 201205,81479.822.52$14,646
May 201205,84591.612.49$14,544
Apr 201205,558101.652.00$11,098
Mar 201204,938105.052.22$10,973
Feb 201205,225101.102.57$13,430
Jan 201206,01098.092.73$16,432
Dec 201107,26296.873.24$23,527
Nov 201106,75795.723.31$22,374
Oct 201106,44784.983.65$23,522
Sep 201107,29683.623.99$29,080
Aug 2011011,30183.404.15$46,891
Jul 2011011,22994.144.52$50,724
Jun 2011012,46992.904.64$57,855
May 2011012,58798.134.40$55,443
Apr 201108,582105.964.33$37,188
Mar 201108,59796.364.06$34,881
Feb 201107,01885.644.18$29,335
Jan 201107,52586.504.59$34,531
Dec 201008,74485.734.35$38,017
Nov 2010010,16880.843.80$38,591
Oct 2010010,15778.103.51$35,640
Sep 2010011,79672.633.98$46,942
Aug 2010313,00973.684.42$57,712
Jul 2010013,91972.554.74$65,927
Jun 2010011,64570.364.91$57,182
May 2010013,30971.124.24$56,367
Apr 2010010,55881.694.12$43,527
Mar 2010014,24578.394.39$62,517
Feb 2010211,06673.585.44$60,372
Jan 201002,69674.365.96$16,079
Dec 200907,17371.445.48$39,335
Nov 200907,39874.593.75$27,754
Oct 200909,61672.544.11$39,524
Sep 200904,95565.543.06$15,186
Aug 200906,80367.423.22$21,895
Jul 2009010,09361.133.46$34,967
Jun 200909,16566.163.90$35,698
May 2009010,36054.743.93$40,671
Apr 2009315,30646.773.59$55,051
Mar 2009117,23642.144.06$70,003
Feb 2009112,25732.814.63$56,819
Jan 2009110,77335.865.37$57,898
Dec 2008012,19837.105.98$72,909
Nov 200809,99855.496.86$68,590
Oct 2008010,60675.246.92$73,415
Sep 2008011,049101.767.88$87,034
Aug 2008017,126114.228.48$145,280
Jul 2008217,972131.0811.39$204,953
Jun 2008112,658131.3313.03$165,098
May 2008411,712123.1711.57$136,051
Apr 2008110,376110.3110.45$108,590
Mar 2008416,216101.909.66$157,120
Feb 2008218,24492.538.77$160,196
Jan 20081220,88390.388.21$172,445
Dec 2007014,48588.337.30$105,769
Nov 2007012,82991.677.29$93,545
Oct 2007317,99082.856.92$124,775
Sep 2007420,32075.846.24$127,185
Aug 2007121,67969.066.39$138,553
Jul 2007013,42270.906.39$85,739
Jun 2007015,13162.007.55$114,216
May 2007022,48258.747.85$176,400
Apr 2007024,80659.617.81$193,616
Mar 2007124,88156.927.30$181,737
Feb 2007016,63155.108.22$136,640
Jan 2007120,30750.306.73$136,652
Dec 2006025,13356.656.92$173,881
Nov 2006125,74954.207.62$196,197
Oct 2006228,19254.906.01$169,651
Sep 2006030,30960.085.04$152,672
Aug 2006334,71068.717.34$254,975
Jul 2006240,70769.376.34$258,333
Jun 2006315,95866.286.38$102,073
May 2006013,80566.016.42$88,697
Apr 2006114,68664.397.36$108,160
Mar 2006136,85156.707.08$261,069
Feb 2006236,98757.597.75$286,806
Jan 2006634,80560.598.93$311,288
Dec 2005617,61554.9413.42$236,642
Nov 2005318,09154.6910.59$191,719
Oct 2005215,68758.3413.80$216,531
Sep 2005222,61661.4512.08$273,302
Aug 2005438,35661.519.80$376,014
Jul 2005547,64055.697.84$373,949
Jun 2005951,69452.337.38$382,026
May 2005552,03445.226.65$346,313
Apr 2005622,77049.207.36$167,893
Mar 2005030,59750.377.15$218,918
Feb 2005114,02145.226.31$88,545
Jan 2005225,34043.166.32$160,291
Dec 2004751,62739.866.75$348,817
Nov 2004258,07845.286.33$367,749
Oct 2004350,08249.706.52$326,438
Sep 2004960,87743.245.28$322,057
Aug 20041258,61442.375.55$325,855
Jul 20043283,39538.286.08$508,615
Jun 20041079,02536.106.43$508,730
May 200423134,40837.486.49$873,786
Apr 200466108,22134.475.86$636,283
Mar 2004319,87734.365.53$55,686

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                  222 Mcf  × $  3.05 =       $676

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Month total                                     $676

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/202122 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.