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 214628District 05Field 30321300Hydrogen sulphide field2 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$10.8 M
Jun 2005 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$67 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
252
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 Gas112006-05-03165090
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
CondensateDisposition722 bbl$37,743
GasProduction1,867,086 Mcf$10,787,238
Total$10,824,981

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 31.4553, -96.2544. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

31.45528, -96.25443 · 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
14,302 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 14,302 ft.

Completions filed
May 2010
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-161332091514,302 ftMay 2010

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 (252)

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

252 months

May 202602,451106.413.05$7,465
Apr 202602,32898.932.87$6,681
Mar 202602,12089.753.15$6,677
Feb 202601,79163.503.75$6,717
Jan 202601,97259.138.00$15,772
Dec 202501,76356.664.41$7,781
Nov 202501,26958.593.93$4,983
Oct 202501,23659.383.30$4,085
Sep 2025057062.743.08$1,754
Aug 2025043863.933.01$1,320
Jul 2025051666.743.32$1,711
Jun 2025052266.483.13$1,633
May 2025049760.553.23$1,606
Apr 2025070462.363.54$2,494
Mar 2025083667.704.27$3,568
Feb 2025076770.884.34$3,329
Jan 2025054274.324.28$2,319
Dec 2024063268.993.12$1,973
Nov 2024063969.052.20$1,405
Oct 2024061271.372.28$1,396
Sep 2024069869.612.36$1,650
Aug 2024045575.632.06$939
Jul 2024062979.932.15$1,350
Jun 2024058378.082.63$1,536
May 2024061478.812.20$1,350
Apr 2024061584.451.66$1,020
Mar 2024064880.301.55$1,001
Feb 2024058776.091.78$1,047
Jan 2024059773.023.30$1,969
Dec 2023070071.262.61$1,828
Nov 2023069977.892.81$1,962
Oct 2023073585.443.09$2,269
Sep 2023074689.042.74$2,040
Aug 2023072080.522.67$1,924
Jul 2023078174.852.64$2,063
Jun 2023169168.962.26$1,630
May 2023078070.622.23$1,737
Apr 2023073078.122.24$1,634
Mar 2023067972.852.39$1,625
Feb 2023057175.112.47$1,408
Jan 2023068876.533.39$2,331
Dec 2022072876.415.73$4,171
Nov 2022070485.005.65$3,975
Oct 2022076587.185.86$4,486
Sep 2022063584.888.16$5,184
Aug 2022033294.529.13$3,030
Jul 20220390101.587.54$2,941
Jun 20220377115.097.98$3,007
May 20220211109.378.43$1,779
Apr 20220250104.226.84$1,709
Mar 20220464108.885.08$2,355
Feb 2022024791.054.86$1,200
Jan 2022124481.844.54$1,189
Dec 2021140671.323.90$1,654
Nov 2021137077.435.24$2,015
Oct 2021141479.795.71$2,445
Sep 2021132869.865.35$1,825
Aug 2021141866.024.22$1,830
Jul 2021138370.783.98$1,596
Jun 2021239869.493.38$1,484
May 2021241663.483.02$1,382
Apr 2021145160.362.76$1,304
Mar 2021244861.302.72$1,340
Feb 2021233857.805.55$1,991
Jan 2021145250.412.81$1,321
Dec 2020140644.642.68$1,131
Nov 2020235238.772.71$1,030
Oct 2020352336.972.48$1,407
Sep 2020673437.091.99$1,684
Aug 2020397639.982.39$2,448
Jul 20201097938.371.83$2,170
Jun 20201399234.901.69$2,130
May 202001,08516.921.81$1,969
Apr 2020899714.751.80$1,917
Mar 2020141,01230.341.86$2,303
Feb 2020992049.881.98$2,271
Jan 2020097657.252.09$2,044
Dec 2019096359.012.30$2,219
Nov 201901,64555.302.75$4,525
Oct 201901,41853.472.42$3,429
Sep 201911,00255.052.66$2,718
Aug 2019298553.112.30$2,376
Jul 201952,68556.272.46$6,887
Jun 2019102,72852.782.49$7,324
May 201971,88958.482.74$5,586
Apr 201981,31762.632.75$4,124
Mar 2019101,47356.803.06$5,078
Feb 2019101,45050.852.79$4,557
Jan 2019231,38446.033.23$5,526
Dec 2018142,30646.594.19$10,304
Nov 201883,22052.934.24$14,067
Oct 2018133,93861.443.40$14,180
Sep 201882,32959.543.11$7,715
Aug 201841,84959.403.07$5,908
Jul 2018102,08265.142.93$6,756
Jun 2018122,03160.183.08$6,971
May 2018142,36765.382.90$7,782
Apr 2018113,08663.842.90$9,654
Mar 2018163,08261.222.79$9,569
Feb 201892,86761.782.77$8,486
Jan 201882,96062.874.01$12,371
Dec 2017132,70257.272.92$8,638
Nov 201742,07255.423.12$6,683
Oct 201792,09349.292.98$6,688
Sep 201732,38347.523.09$7,500
Aug 201712,10645.373.00$6,373
Jul 201711,95243.873.09$6,070
Jun 201712,15242.493.09$6,686
May 201711,69445.373.26$5,574
Apr 201782,18447.933.21$7,398
Mar 201762,16546.772.98$6,740
Feb 2017112,47150.452.95$7,851
Jan 201773,01649.413.42$10,657
Dec 201663,33348.763.72$12,701
Nov 201602,90642.492.64$7,684
Oct 201602,61146.193.09$8,069
Sep 201602,73941.553.10$8,493
Aug 201602,95241.442.92$8,633
Jul 201602,72441.622.92$7,966
Jun 201603,41345.352.69$9,167
May 201603,93742.521.99$7,839
Apr 201603,74436.561.99$7,454
Mar 201604,39033.011.79$7,876
Feb 201604,41626.472.06$9,113
Jan 20161215,05427.352.36$15,259
Dec 201504,58032.362.00$9,166
Nov 201504,59438.792.17$9,957
Oct 201504,56843.552.43$11,085
Sep 201504,74342.992.76$13,083
Aug 201505,54440.162.87$15,925
Jul 201505,39448.152.95$15,886
Jun 201504,79556.152.88$13,823
May 201505,30055.212.96$15,664
Apr 201505,09549.822.71$13,790
Mar 201505,66942.892.93$16,637
Feb 201505,07044.662.98$15,089
Jan 201505,62543.433.10$17,441
Dec 201405,73854.693.59$20,607
Nov 201405,02270.464.25$21,353
Oct 201405,48978.303.90$21,412
Sep 201404,29586.164.05$17,375
Aug 201405,09389.394.04$20,551
Jul 201404,93096.564.18$20,605
Jun 201405,02798.164.74$23,812
May 201406,59094.734.73$31,148
Apr 201405,48995.944.81$26,397
Mar 201404,82395.895.06$24,389
Feb 201405,17797.406.19$32,056
Jan 201405,44990.404.86$26,486
Dec 201305,84791.824.35$25,461
Nov 201306,09188.853.74$22,770
Oct 201305,71797.423.78$21,607
Sep 201305,038104.113.72$18,730
Aug 201305,333104.253.52$18,786
Jul 201305,624102.523.72$20,909
Jun 201305,96694.403.93$23,467
May 201305,62194.834.15$23,322
Apr 201308,71193.964.28$37,306
Mar 201308,51593.623.91$33,318
Feb 201307,89691.233.42$27,004
Jan 201307,90291.603.42$27,024
Dec 201205,41486.773.42$18,517
Nov 201207,67086.953.62$27,803
Oct 201207,59789.383.40$25,827
Sep 201207,14794.672.92$20,858
Aug 2012010,90192.662.91$31,702
Jul 201208,43185.133.02$25,468
Jun 201208,29479.822.52$20,893
May 201208,76091.612.49$21,798
Apr 201208,935101.652.00$17,841
Mar 201209,965105.052.22$22,143
Feb 201209,648101.102.57$24,798
Jan 201209,29098.092.73$25,400
Dec 2011113,30696.873.24$43,205
Nov 2011210,38195.723.31$34,566
Oct 2011011,70984.983.65$42,721
Sep 2011111,64183.623.99$46,482
Aug 2011010,22183.404.15$42,410
Jul 2011011,22094.144.52$50,683
Jun 2011111,02092.904.64$51,224
May 2011016,08898.134.40$70,865
Apr 2011215,739105.964.33$68,413
Mar 2011016,21096.364.06$65,769
Feb 2011010,67885.644.18$44,634
Jan 2011014,28186.504.59$65,532
Dec 2010013,66285.734.35$59,399
Nov 2010016,31180.843.80$61,906
Oct 2010015,73478.103.51$55,209
Sep 2010119,00572.633.98$75,702
Aug 2010016,59773.684.42$73,348
Jul 2010113,71272.554.74$65,019
Jun 2010117,36570.364.91$85,339
May 2010017,13171.124.24$72,554
Apr 2010219,57681.694.12$80,869
Mar 2010022,76978.394.39$99,926
Feb 2010023,20173.585.44$126,268
Jan 2010031,47374.365.96$187,708
Dec 2009041,44471.445.48$227,269
Nov 2009059,71174.593.75$224,006
Oct 2009071,67472.544.11$294,598
Sep 2009011,07265.543.06$33,933
Aug 200902,13967.423.22$6,884
Jul 200907,05661.133.46$24,446
Jun 200907,27666.163.90$28,340
May 200906,15654.743.93$24,167
Apr 200926,72046.773.59$24,202
Mar 200927,90442.144.06$32,167
Feb 200912,35232.814.63$10,930
Jan 200916,27935.865.37$33,760
Dec 200808,90437.105.98$53,220
Nov 2008011,49255.496.86$78,839
Oct 2008214,63675.246.92$101,461
Sep 2008113,124101.767.88$103,481
Aug 20080704114.228.48$5,972
Jul 200837,026131.0811.39$80,415
Jun 200805,447131.3313.03$70,989
May 200849,228123.1711.57$107,300
Apr 200814,816110.3110.45$50,461
Mar 200819,518101.909.66$92,085
Feb 200837,56192.538.77$66,592
Jan 200853,80290.388.21$31,650
Dec 2007210,40688.337.30$76,161
Nov 200729,70591.677.29$70,949
Oct 2007110,99182.856.92$76,162
Sep 2007510,53675.846.24$66,168
Aug 2007011,17869.066.39$71,404
Jul 2007111,83370.906.39$75,659
Jun 2007111,17262.007.55$84,393
May 2007012,24158.747.85$96,046
Apr 2007013,10159.617.81$102,256
Mar 2007013,40856.927.30$97,905
Feb 2007112,97055.108.22$106,617
Jan 2007116,42850.306.73$110,559
Dec 2006215,32156.656.92$106,111
Nov 2006116,53854.207.62$126,032
Oct 2006119,19554.906.01$115,490
Sep 2006120,02960.085.04$100,950
Aug 2006022,05568.717.34$161,882
Jul 20061121,85069.376.34$139,352
Jun 20062521,62066.286.38$139,676
May 2006326,14866.016.42$168,199
Apr 2006524,52864.397.36$180,860
Mar 2006330,00856.707.08$212,714
Feb 20061031,83057.597.75$247,294
Jan 20061841,34560.598.93$370,439
Dec 20051240,48054.9413.42$543,715
Nov 20051125,77454.6910.59$273,507
Oct 2005928,32158.3413.80$391,235
Sep 2005332,81761.4512.08$396,581
Aug 20051252,40061.519.80$514,093
Jul 20056165,94955.697.84$520,677
Jun 2005088952.337.38$6,562

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                2,451 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $7,465

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Month total                                   $7,465

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/214628 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.