NORTH AMERICAN COAL GAS UNIT

Operated by HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 386310) in the BALD PRAIRIE (CV CONSOLIDATED) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 231881District 05Field 05189550Hydrogen sulphide field2 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$5.1 M
Sep 2007 – Mar 2024
Value, last 12 filed months
$69 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
199
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 868 leases and 868 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
2001-02-22
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 2011-03-08.

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: PER DOCKET 05-0268631 EFFECTIVE 03/08/2011, AMENDED RULE 2 TO

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 Gas112008-01-29180231
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
CondensateDisposition45 bbl$3,771
GasProduction1,036,044 Mcf$5,138,319
Total$5,142,090

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 31.2668, -96.4590. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

31.26680, -96.45897 · 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
100.0%
1 of 1 wells
With a plug date
100.0%
1 of 1 wells
Median depth
13,140 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
16.5 years
median over 1 well

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
1100.0%
A plug date is filed
1100.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
1100.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
00.0%

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 13,140 ft.

Completions filed
Sep 2007
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Mar 2024
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 16.5 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 16.5 years and 16.5 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-39531311113,140 ftSep 2007Mar 2024Yes

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 (199)

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

199 months

Mar 2024059080.301.55$912
Feb 202402,35076.091.78$4,192
Jan 202402,32573.023.30$7,667
Dec 202302,73171.262.61$7,130
Nov 202302,25977.892.81$6,342
Oct 202302,45385.443.09$7,573
Sep 202302,13489.042.74$5,837
Aug 202302,34680.522.67$6,271
Jul 202301,81274.852.64$4,787
Jun 202302,91968.962.26$6,593
May 202302,44670.622.23$5,448
Apr 202302,64778.122.24$5,923
Mar 202302,83272.852.39$6,777
Feb 202302,53775.112.47$6,255
Jan 202302,58476.533.39$8,754
Dec 202202,68776.415.73$15,394
Nov 202202,80685.005.65$15,843
Oct 202202,93687.185.86$17,216
Sep 202202,83084.888.16$23,103
Aug 202202,12694.529.13$19,404
Jul 202202,440101.587.54$18,403
Jun 202202,394115.097.98$19,097
May 202202,039109.378.43$17,195
Apr 202202,339104.226.84$15,993
Mar 202202,716108.885.08$13,788
Feb 202202,00091.054.86$9,718
Jan 202202,53981.844.54$11,521
Dec 202102,48171.323.90$9,674
Nov 202101,73977.435.24$9,107
Oct 202106,14879.795.71$35,129
Sep 202104,17269.865.35$22,324
Aug 202104,02666.024.22$16,992
Jul 202102,99570.783.98$11,926
Jun 202102,88069.493.38$9,736
May 202104,11363.483.02$12,412
Apr 202101,96860.362.76$5,429
Mar 202101,52161.302.72$4,132
Feb 202101,56657.805.55$8,688
Jan 202102,26450.412.81$6,362
Dec 202001,75944.642.68$4,706
Nov 202001,88738.772.71$5,107
Oct 202001,93336.972.48$4,791
Sep 202002,02537.091.99$4,032
Aug 202003,17139.982.39$7,563
Jul 202002,26538.371.83$4,134
Jun 202002,56334.901.69$4,332
May 202002,82716.921.81$5,130
Apr 202002,54114.751.80$4,585
Mar 202002,87230.341.86$5,331
Feb 202002,69349.881.98$5,334
Jan 202002,70957.252.09$5,675
Dec 201902,60959.012.30$6,012
Nov 201902,70855.302.75$7,449
Oct 201902,78853.472.42$6,743
Sep 201902,45455.052.66$6,521
Aug 201902,11853.112.30$4,881
Jul 201902,42656.272.46$5,968
Jun 201902,62752.782.49$6,544
May 201902,79458.482.74$7,656
Apr 201902,66462.632.75$7,328
Mar 201903,23456.803.06$9,903
Feb 201902,93850.852.79$8,204
Jan 201903,36746.033.23$10,869
Dec 201802,88546.594.19$12,075
Nov 201802,55652.934.24$10,830
Oct 201802,23361.443.40$7,588
Sep 201802,38259.543.11$7,403
Aug 201802,45059.403.07$7,513
Jul 201802,81865.142.93$8,262
Jun 201802,56460.183.08$7,889
May 201801,89465.382.90$5,494
Apr 201801,87863.842.90$5,448
Mar 201802,05961.222.79$5,738
Feb 201801,57461.782.77$4,354
Jan 201801,95262.874.01$7,826
Dec 201702,04357.272.92$5,969
Nov 201702,36355.423.12$7,369
Oct 201702,47749.292.98$7,391
Sep 201702,27447.523.09$7,020
Aug 201702,32245.373.00$6,976
Jul 201701,81743.873.09$5,610
Jun 201702,04842.493.09$6,323
May 201702,22345.373.26$7,255
Apr 201702,08447.933.21$6,693
Mar 201702,16046.772.98$6,445
Feb 201702,54950.452.95$7,526
Jan 201701,84949.413.42$6,321
Dec 201602,42048.763.72$9,009
Nov 201602,94642.492.64$7,790
Oct 201603,24546.193.09$10,028
Sep 201602,89141.553.10$8,964
Aug 201603,21041.442.92$9,387
Jul 201602,98241.622.92$8,720
Jun 201602,71145.352.69$7,281
May 201603,24742.521.99$6,465
Apr 201603,79236.561.99$7,550
Mar 201603,83233.011.79$6,875
Feb 201603,85126.472.06$7,947
Jan 201604,07527.352.36$9,635
Dec 201504,13632.362.00$8,278
Nov 201504,15138.792.17$8,997
Oct 201504,41443.552.43$10,711
Sep 201504,61642.992.76$12,733
Aug 201504,93540.162.87$14,176
Jul 201505,04448.152.95$14,855
Jun 201504,87356.152.88$14,048
May 201505,34655.212.96$15,800
Apr 201505,43249.822.71$14,702
Mar 201505,68942.892.93$16,696
Feb 201505,73444.662.98$17,065
Jan 201504,93843.433.10$15,311
Dec 201405,05354.693.59$18,147
Nov 201404,75970.464.25$20,235
Oct 201404,41178.303.90$17,207
Sep 201404,84586.164.05$19,600
Aug 201405,09589.394.04$20,559
Jul 201405,62096.564.18$23,489
Jun 201406,56798.164.74$31,107
May 201407,07394.734.73$33,431
Apr 20140095.944.81$0
Mar 201403,00095.895.06$15,170
Feb 201403,54697.406.19$21,957
Jan 201404,08090.404.86$19,832
Dec 201304,11691.824.35$17,923
Nov 201303,83988.853.74$14,351
Oct 201303,99497.423.78$15,095
Sep 201303,919104.113.72$14,570
Aug 201304,278104.253.52$15,070
Jul 201304,182102.523.72$15,548
Jun 201304,25194.403.93$16,721
May 201304,38094.834.15$18,173
Apr 201304,26893.964.28$18,278
Mar 201304,36193.623.91$17,064
Feb 201303,91391.233.42$13,382
Jan 201304,27191.603.42$14,606
Dec 201203,92986.773.42$13,438
Nov 201204,47786.953.62$16,229
Oct 201204,66889.383.40$15,870
Sep 201204,18794.672.92$12,219
Aug 201204,92392.662.91$14,317
Jul 201205,22385.133.02$15,778
Jun 201204,38479.822.52$11,043
May 201204,93691.612.49$12,282
Apr 201204,999101.652.00$9,982
Mar 201205,257105.052.22$11,681
Feb 201204,831101.102.57$12,417
Jan 201205,13998.092.73$14,050
Dec 201105,38696.873.24$17,449
Nov 201105,54195.723.31$18,348
Oct 201105,78084.983.65$21,089
Sep 201105,77483.623.99$23,014
Aug 201106,07083.404.15$25,186
Jul 201106,25394.144.52$28,246
Jun 201106,95792.904.64$32,280
May 201105,56698.134.40$24,517
Apr 201106,348105.964.33$27,508
Mar 201106,72696.364.06$27,290
Feb 201105,53585.644.18$23,136
Jan 201106,69986.504.59$30,740
Dec 201006,61985.734.35$28,778
Nov 201006,33180.843.80$24,028
Oct 201006,76078.103.51$23,720
Sep 201007,66672.633.98$30,507
Aug 201004,99973.684.42$22,092
Jul 201007,11572.554.74$33,700
Jun 201007,24970.364.91$35,595
May 201007,51571.124.24$31,828
Apr 201007,90281.694.12$32,578
Mar 201009,04078.394.39$39,674
Feb 201007,51873.585.44$40,916
Jan 201009,38274.365.96$55,955
Dec 200908,47471.445.48$46,469
Nov 200909,57874.593.75$35,932
Oct 2009010,14672.544.11$41,703
Sep 2009010,19465.543.06$31,242
Aug 2009011,08667.423.22$35,680
Jul 2009011,78961.133.46$40,843
Jun 2009012,24266.163.90$47,683
May 2009014,28354.743.93$56,071
Apr 200908,84146.773.59$31,717
Mar 200909,44942.144.06$38,353
Feb 200909,18832.814.63$42,568
Jan 2009110,33035.865.37$55,518
Dec 2008010,79437.105.98$64,517
Nov 2008010,93155.496.86$74,991
Oct 2008011,78075.246.92$81,541
Sep 2008011,833101.767.88$93,210
Aug 2008012,960114.228.48$109,940
Jul 2008013,652131.0811.39$155,489
Jun 2008014,168131.3313.03$184,646
May 2008015,677123.1711.57$181,450
Apr 2008217,064110.3110.45$178,622
Mar 2008316,340101.909.66$158,217
Feb 2008216,82792.538.77$147,768
Jan 2008220,88390.388.21$171,541
Dec 2007224,68388.337.30$180,411
Nov 2007931,17591.677.29$228,144
Oct 2007344,85882.856.92$310,755
Sep 20072168875.846.24$5,889

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.

Mar 2024 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             0 bbl  × $ 80.30 =         $0
Gas                  590 Mcf  × $  1.55 =       $912

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Month total                                     $912

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/231881 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.