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 202638District 05Field 30321300Hydrogen sulphide field2 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$12.6 M
Jun 2004 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$37 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
264
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 Gas112004-08-23157925
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
CondensateDisposition1,835 bbl$115,711
GasProduction2,075,578 Mcf$12,480,705
Total$12,596,416

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 31.4517, -96.2525. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

31.45172, -96.25252 · 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
13,128 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 13,128 ft.

Completions filed
Feb 2009
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-161328451013,128 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 (264)

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

264 months

May 20260541106.413.05$1,648
Apr 2026050698.932.87$1,452
Mar 2026056589.753.15$1,779
Feb 2026048363.503.75$1,811
Jan 2026053659.138.00$4,287
Dec 2025099356.664.41$4,382
Nov 202502,31558.593.93$9,090
Oct 2025058759.383.30$1,940
Sep 2025056462.743.08$1,735
Aug 2025056263.933.01$1,694
Jul 2025070466.743.32$2,334
Jun 202501,66366.483.13$5,203
May 202501,74660.553.23$5,644
Apr 202501,61762.363.54$5,729
Mar 202501,47967.704.27$6,313
Feb 202502,01270.884.34$8,734
Jan 202502,31974.324.28$9,922
Dec 202403,03868.993.12$9,483
Nov 202401,79569.052.20$3,946
Oct 2024079271.372.28$1,807
Sep 202402,03569.612.36$4,811
Aug 202402,57075.632.06$5,304
Jul 202401,82879.932.15$3,924
Jun 2024056978.082.63$1,499
May 2024066678.812.20$1,464
Apr 202401,34784.451.66$2,235
Mar 202402,10380.301.55$3,249
Feb 202401,91776.091.78$3,419
Jan 202402,43373.023.30$8,023
Dec 202302,93371.262.61$7,657
Nov 202304,00377.892.81$11,239
Oct 202301,95485.443.09$6,033
Sep 2023059089.042.74$1,614
Aug 2023064880.522.67$1,732
Jul 2023073374.852.64$1,936
Jun 2023082168.962.26$1,854
May 202302,24370.622.23$4,996
Apr 202303,75778.122.24$8,407
Mar 2023082372.852.39$1,970
Feb 2023174775.112.47$1,917
Jan 2023176076.533.39$2,651
Dec 202231,03276.415.73$6,142
Nov 202221,07285.005.65$6,223
Oct 202232,41887.185.86$14,440
Sep 202233,01784.888.16$24,884
Aug 202243,63594.529.13$33,555
Jul 202232,202101.587.54$16,912
Jun 202253,472115.097.98$28,272
May 202271,873109.378.43$16,561
Apr 202212,285104.226.84$15,728
Mar 202273,196108.885.08$16,986
Feb 202202,30091.054.86$11,175
Jan 202212,49381.844.54$11,394
Dec 202113,30171.323.90$12,942
Nov 202124,10877.435.24$21,668
Oct 202101,76279.795.71$10,068
Sep 202102,34369.865.35$12,537
Aug 202101,09466.024.22$4,617
Jul 202112,80670.783.98$11,245
Jun 202113,25769.493.38$11,080
May 202125,24363.483.02$15,949
Apr 2021070160.362.76$1,934
Mar 202101,00161.302.72$2,720
Feb 2021174157.805.55$4,169
Jan 202112,97750.412.81$8,417
Dec 202013,40044.642.68$9,141
Nov 202013,68938.772.71$10,023
Oct 202013,19036.972.48$7,943
Sep 202013,54237.091.99$7,089
Aug 202015,47539.982.39$13,098
Jul 2020064738.371.83$1,181
Jun 2020180734.901.69$1,399
May 2020079616.921.81$1,445
Apr 2020179614.751.80$1,451
Mar 202021,04230.341.86$1,995
Feb 202042,78549.881.98$5,716
Jan 202002,31357.252.09$4,845
Dec 201904,48559.012.30$10,335
Nov 2019083855.302.75$2,305
Oct 201901,05853.472.42$2,559
Sep 201901,11455.052.66$2,960
Aug 201911,20353.112.30$2,825
Jul 201901,04456.272.46$2,568
Jun 201911,06752.782.49$2,711
May 201912,85258.482.74$7,874
Apr 201933,16762.632.75$8,899
Mar 201932,74656.803.06$8,579
Feb 201921,99550.852.79$5,672
Jan 201983,08746.033.23$10,334
Dec 201821,56946.594.19$6,660
Nov 201843,32352.934.24$14,292
Oct 201854,21361.443.40$14,623
Sep 201832,06359.543.11$6,590
Aug 201834,26159.403.07$13,245
Jul 201884,22665.142.93$12,911
Jun 201873,07060.183.08$9,867
May 201883,23665.382.90$9,910
Apr 201842,68363.842.90$8,038
Mar 2018114,93761.222.79$14,432
Feb 201832,62261.782.77$7,438
Jan 201844,46262.874.01$18,141
Dec 201784,31757.272.92$13,070
Nov 201722,81555.423.12$8,889
Oct 201703,95749.292.98$11,806
Sep 201702,50047.523.09$7,718
Aug 201703,41145.373.00$10,248
Jul 201702,85343.873.09$8,808
Jun 201702,72042.493.09$8,397
May 201724,31645.373.26$14,176
Apr 201721,28147.933.21$4,210
Mar 201784,58046.772.98$14,039
Feb 2017113,84050.452.95$11,893
Jan 201764,95349.413.42$17,230
Dec 201665,62548.763.72$21,233
Nov 201605,22742.492.64$13,822
Oct 201605,31546.193.09$16,425
Sep 201605,81341.553.10$18,024
Aug 201605,70841.442.92$16,692
Jul 201606,09341.622.92$17,818
Jun 201606,25045.352.69$16,786
May 201606,40742.521.99$12,757
Apr 201606,15936.561.99$12,263
Mar 201606,76333.011.79$12,133
Feb 201606,31826.472.06$13,038
Jan 201602,83827.352.36$6,710
Dec 201504,68832.362.00$9,383
Nov 201504,10538.792.17$8,897
Oct 201504,00743.552.43$9,723
Sep 201503,67642.992.76$10,140
Aug 201505,05340.162.87$14,515
Jul 201504,61648.152.95$13,594
Jun 201504,46256.152.88$12,863
May 201504,52655.212.96$13,376
Apr 201503,96249.822.71$10,723
Mar 201505,15542.892.93$15,128
Feb 201504,47744.662.98$13,324
Jan 201505,71643.433.10$17,723
Dec 201404,70254.693.59$16,887
Nov 201406,01470.464.25$25,571
Oct 201404,57778.303.90$17,855
Sep 201406,69086.164.05$27,064
Aug 201406,84289.394.04$27,608
Jul 20141658,23996.564.18$50,368
Jun 201404,01498.164.74$19,014
May 201401,35894.734.73$6,419
Apr 201401,24295.944.81$5,973
Mar 201401,22395.895.06$6,184
Feb 2014096597.406.19$5,975
Jan 201401,24690.404.86$6,056
Dec 201301,05791.824.35$4,603
Nov 201301,68688.853.74$6,303
Oct 201301,37997.423.78$5,212
Sep 201301,671104.113.72$6,212
Aug 201301,834104.253.52$6,460
Jul 201302,205102.523.72$8,198
Jun 201301,84494.403.93$7,253
May 201302,44394.834.15$10,136
Apr 201302,78193.964.28$11,910
Mar 201302,43093.623.91$9,508
Feb 201302,81091.233.42$9,610
Jan 201304,38691.603.42$15,000
Dec 201206,84086.773.42$23,394
Nov 201205,49486.953.62$19,916
Oct 201205,78889.383.40$19,677
Sep 201207,23494.672.92$21,112
Aug 201206,26692.662.91$18,223
Jul 201206,12485.133.02$18,499
Jun 201205,77679.822.52$14,550
May 201208,71791.612.49$21,691
Apr 201205,302101.652.00$10,587
Mar 201207,893105.052.22$17,539
Feb 201206,655101.102.57$17,105
Jan 201217,48598.092.73$20,563
Dec 201118,78196.873.24$28,545
Nov 201106,49095.723.31$21,490
Oct 2011010,23584.983.65$37,343
Sep 201109,56783.623.99$38,132
Aug 2011010,99183.404.15$45,605
Jul 201109,80594.144.52$44,292
Jun 2011110,11692.904.64$47,030
May 201108,19698.134.40$36,102
Apr 201129,278105.964.33$40,416
Mar 201108,43596.364.06$34,224
Feb 201109,45485.644.18$39,518
Jan 201109,81786.504.59$45,048
Dec 20101845,64485.734.35$40,313
Nov 201004,68680.843.80$17,785
Oct 201003,98578.103.51$13,983
Sep 201003,63272.633.98$14,453
Aug 201003,41273.684.42$15,079
Jul 201004,16672.554.74$19,732
Jun 201005,75670.364.91$28,264
May 201007,05471.124.24$29,875
Apr 201007,05281.694.12$29,073
Mar 201009,09578.394.39$39,915
Feb 201047,08973.585.44$38,875
Jan 201056,38874.365.96$38,470
Dec 200907,58271.445.48$41,578
Nov 200908,02174.593.75$30,091
Oct 200907,96872.544.11$32,750
Sep 200908,69965.543.06$26,660
Aug 200909,00067.423.22$28,967
Jul 200909,29561.133.46$32,203
Jun 200918411,46466.163.90$56,826
May 2009013,05154.743.93$51,235
Apr 2009812,72046.773.59$46,007
Mar 20091217,06842.144.06$69,785
Feb 200916015,59732.814.63$77,511
Jan 200948,62635.865.37$46,474
Dec 200802,09037.105.98$12,492
Nov 200807,12355.496.86$48,866
Oct 200816,31875.246.92$43,808
Sep 2008310,487101.767.88$82,912
Aug 2008112,684114.228.48$107,713
Jul 200839,061131.0811.39$103,593
Jun 200819,117131.3313.03$118,950
May 20081011,702123.1711.57$136,674
Apr 200837,674110.3110.45$80,562
Mar 200889,018101.909.66$87,966
Feb 20081513,09092.538.77$116,195
Jan 20082113,84390.388.21$115,490
Dec 2007910,17088.337.30$75,056
Nov 2007310,59091.677.29$77,494
Oct 2007614,18282.856.92$98,665
Sep 20071815,63975.846.24$99,018
Aug 20071616,95669.066.39$109,419
Jul 2007414,05970.906.39$90,092
Jun 2007113,77062.007.55$104,004
May 2007012,65758.747.85$99,310
Apr 2007114,28459.617.81$111,549
Mar 2007816,83156.927.30$123,355
Feb 2007313,54355.108.22$111,435
Jan 200718614,82550.306.73$109,081
Dec 2006413,15556.656.92$91,239
Nov 2006819,34154.207.62$147,763
Oct 2006917,54354.906.01$105,994
Sep 2006319,59860.085.04$98,899
Aug 2006119,28568.717.34$141,619
Jul 2006216,45169.376.34$104,483
Jun 2006413,84166.286.38$88,624
May 20061321,02766.016.42$135,957
Apr 20061619,92164.397.36$147,658
Mar 20061325,88756.707.08$184,093
Feb 20061524,94957.597.75$194,247
Jan 20062531,21060.598.93$280,324
Dec 20053234,65354.9413.42$466,642
Nov 20052838,30554.6910.59$407,120
Oct 20051639,20558.3413.80$541,796
Sep 20051639,51261.4512.08$478,249
Aug 20051422,75561.519.80$223,788
Jul 200518912,69855.697.84$110,124
Jun 2005814,96752.337.38$110,891
May 2005214,69845.226.65$97,849
Apr 2005618,53749.207.36$136,736
Mar 2005027,08350.377.15$193,776
Feb 20051030,51945.226.31$193,086
Jan 20051041,17743.166.32$260,761
Dec 20041440,18939.866.75$271,877
Nov 2004341,32345.286.33$261,728
Oct 20041254,92349.706.52$358,425
Sep 20041860,64343.245.28$321,210
Aug 20042162,32042.375.55$346,807
Jul 200430110,66538.286.08$674,454
Jun 20045211,12736.106.43$73,457

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                  541 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $1,648

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Month total                                   $1,648

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/202638 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.