BENTON

Operated by DRY CREEK OPERATING, LLC (P-5 100456) in the CORSICANA (SHALLOW) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 262District 05Field 20823500OilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$126 k
Jan 1993 – Jan 2023
Value, last 12 filed months
$756
at the published price for each month
Months reported
361
no gaps in the span
Streams
2
oil, casinghead 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 594 leases and 5,880 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1896-01-01
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
0 ft
minimum
From a lease line
150 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 2 acres. The field rule took effect on 2007-03-29.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: ALLOCATION FORMULA EFFECTIVE 08/01/88.

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
OilDisposition3,464 bbl$125,680
Casinghead gasProduction24 Mcf$0
Total$125,680

24 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 24 months, carries no value here. No free Texas wellhead gas price exists before 1997, so those months are left out of the total rather than valued at zero. The total above is therefore a floor, not an estimate.

Wells on this lease (12)

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 32.0602, -96.4119. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.4 miles.

32.06021, -96.41312 · 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%
12 of 12 wells
With a plug date
91.7%
11 of 12 wells
Median depth
860 ft
11 wells filed one
Completion to plug
32.2 years
median over 8 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
12100.0%
A plug date is filed
1191.7%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
1191.7%
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

Total depth in feet, 11 of 12 wells. Median 860 ft, with the middle half between 812 and 871 ft; the shallowest is 776 ft and the deepest 1,860 ft. The median is published rather than the mean, because a single mis-keyed depth moves a mean and cannot move a median.

When they were last completed

Last completion by decade, 8 of 12 wells, Nov 1971 – Mar 1978. This is the LAST completion filed on each wellbore, not the first — a well recompleted in 2019 counts once, in the 2010s.

Completions filed
Nov 1971 – Mar 1978
8 of 12 wells; 4 filed none
Plug dates filed
Mar 1985 – Jul 2020
11 of 12 wells; 1 filed none

Last completion to plug: a median of 32.2 years across the 8 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 15.5 years and 41.7 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

12 wells

42-349804451RYes
42-349804463803 ftAug 1993Yes
42-349804474776 ftJul 2019Yes
42-3498361121,084 ftJul 2019Yes
42-3493072127860 ftMar 1978Aug 2019Yes
42-3493071826860 ftMar 1978Jul 2020Yes
42-3493071728800 ftMar 1978Jul 2020Yes
42-3493071929860 ftFeb 1978Jul 2019Yes
42-3493070711 I880 ftDec 1977Mar 1985Yes
42-349307069 I861 ftNov 1977Mar 1989Yes
42-349307025 I820 ftNov 1977Oct 1994Yes
42-349301322A1,860 ftNov 1971Oct 1994Yes

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 (361)

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

361 months

Jan 20230076.533.39$0
Dec 20220076.415.73$0
Nov 20220085.005.65$0
Oct 20220087.185.86$0
Sep 20220084.888.16$0
Aug 20228094.529.13$756
Jul 202200101.587.54$0
Jun 202200115.097.98$0
May 202200109.378.43$0
Apr 202200104.226.84$0
Mar 202200108.885.08$0
Feb 20220091.054.86$0
Jan 20220081.844.54$0
Dec 20210071.323.90$0
Nov 20210077.435.24$0
Oct 20210079.795.71$0
Sep 20210069.865.35$0
Aug 20210066.024.22$0
Jul 20210070.783.98$0
Jun 20210069.493.38$0
May 20210063.483.02$0
Apr 20210060.362.76$0
Mar 20210061.302.72$0
Feb 20210057.805.55$0
Jan 20210050.412.81$0
Dec 20200044.642.68$0
Nov 20200038.772.71$0
Oct 20200036.972.48$0
Sep 20200037.091.99$0
Aug 20200039.982.39$0
Jul 20200038.371.83$0
Jun 20200034.901.69$0
May 20200016.921.81$0
Apr 20200014.751.80$0
Mar 20200030.341.86$0
Feb 20200049.881.98$0
Jan 20200057.252.09$0
Dec 20190059.012.30$0
Nov 20190055.302.75$0
Oct 20190053.472.42$0
Sep 20190055.052.66$0
Aug 20190053.112.30$0
Jul 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 20190052.782.49$0
May 201910058.482.74$585
Apr 20190062.632.75$0
Mar 20190056.803.06$0
Feb 201911050.852.79$559
Jan 20190046.033.23$0
Dec 20180046.594.19$0
Nov 201810052.934.24$529
Oct 20180061.443.40$0
Sep 20180059.543.11$0
Aug 201811059.403.07$653
Jul 20180065.142.93$0
Jun 20180060.183.08$0
May 201810065.382.90$654
Apr 20180063.842.90$0
Mar 201810061.222.79$612
Feb 20180061.782.77$0
Jan 20180062.874.01$0
Dec 201710057.272.92$573
Nov 20170055.423.12$0
Oct 20170049.292.98$0
Sep 201710047.523.09$475
Aug 20170045.373.00$0
Jul 20170043.873.09$0
Jun 201712042.493.09$510
May 20170045.373.26$0
Apr 20170047.933.21$0
Mar 201710046.772.98$468
Feb 20170050.452.95$0
Jan 201710049.413.42$494
Dec 20160048.763.72$0
Nov 20160042.492.64$0
Oct 201612046.193.09$554
Sep 20160041.553.10$0
Aug 20160041.442.92$0
Jul 20160041.622.92$0
Jun 201612045.352.69$544
May 20160042.521.99$0
Apr 201615036.561.99$548
Mar 20160033.011.79$0
Feb 20160026.472.06$0
Jan 201618027.352.36$492
Dec 20150032.362.00$0
Nov 20150038.792.17$0
Oct 201524043.552.43$1,045
Sep 20150042.992.76$0
Aug 20150040.162.87$0
Jul 201524048.152.95$1,156
Jun 20150056.152.88$0
May 20150055.212.96$0
Apr 201526049.822.71$1,295
Mar 20150042.892.93$0
Feb 20150044.662.98$0
Jan 20150043.433.10$0
Dec 201421054.693.59$1,148
Nov 20140070.464.25$0
Oct 201428078.303.90$2,192
Sep 20140086.164.05$0
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 201421096.564.18$2,028
Jun 20140098.164.74$0
May 201427094.734.73$2,558
Apr 20140095.944.81$0
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 201424097.406.19$2,338
Jan 20140090.404.86$0
Dec 20130091.824.35$0
Nov 201324088.853.74$2,132
Oct 20130097.423.78$0
Sep 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 2013280104.253.52$2,919
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 20130094.403.93$0
May 201327094.834.15$2,560
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 20130093.623.91$0
Feb 201324091.233.42$2,190
Jan 20130091.603.42$0
Dec 20120086.773.42$0
Nov 201224086.953.62$2,087
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 20120094.672.92$0
Aug 201223092.662.91$2,131
Jul 20120085.133.02$0
Jun 20120079.822.52$0
May 20120091.612.49$0
Apr 2012240101.652.00$2,440
Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 2012250101.102.57$2,528
Jan 20120098.092.73$0
Dec 20110096.873.24$0
Nov 201123095.723.31$2,202
Oct 20110084.983.65$0
Sep 20110083.623.99$0
Aug 201125083.404.15$2,085
Jul 20110094.144.52$0
Jun 20110092.904.64$0
May 201117098.134.40$1,668
Apr 201100105.964.33$0
Mar 201118096.364.06$1,734
Feb 20110085.644.18$0
Jan 20110086.504.59$0
Dec 201018085.734.35$1,543
Nov 20100080.843.80$0
Oct 20100078.103.51$0
Sep 201021072.633.98$1,525
Aug 20100073.684.42$0
Jul 201018072.554.74$1,306
Jun 20100070.364.91$0
May 20100071.124.24$0
Apr 201019081.694.12$1,552
Mar 20100078.394.39$0
Feb 20100073.585.44$0
Jan 201016074.365.96$1,190
Dec 20090071.445.48$0
Nov 20090074.593.75$0
Oct 200923072.544.11$1,668
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 200920061.133.46$1,223
Jun 20090066.163.90$0
May 200921054.743.93$1,150
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 200922042.144.06$927
Feb 20090032.814.63$0
Jan 200920035.865.37$717
Dec 20080037.105.98$0
Nov 200817055.496.86$943
Oct 20080075.246.92$0
Sep 200800101.767.88$0
Aug 2008170114.228.48$1,942
Jul 200800131.0811.39$0
Jun 200800131.3313.03$0
May 2008160123.1711.57$1,971
Apr 200800110.3110.45$0
Mar 200800101.909.66$0
Feb 200814092.538.77$1,295
Jan 20080090.388.21$0
Dec 200718088.337.30$1,590
Nov 20070091.677.29$0
Oct 20070082.856.92$0
Sep 200716075.846.24$1,213
Aug 20070069.066.39$0
Jul 20070070.906.39$0
Jun 200719062.007.55$1,178
May 20070058.747.85$0
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 20070056.927.30$0
Feb 200716055.108.22$882
Jan 20070050.306.73$0
Dec 20060056.656.92$0
Nov 20060054.207.62$0
Oct 200618054.906.01$988
Sep 20060060.085.04$0
Aug 20060068.717.34$0
Jul 20060069.376.34$0
Jun 200622066.286.38$1,458
May 20060066.016.42$0
Apr 20060064.397.36$0
Mar 200646056.707.08$2,608
Feb 20060057.597.75$0
Jan 20060060.598.93$0
Dec 20050054.9413.42$0
Nov 20050054.6910.59$0
Oct 20050058.3413.80$0
Sep 20050061.4512.08$0
Aug 20050061.519.80$0
Jul 20050055.697.84$0
Jun 20050052.337.38$0
May 20050045.226.65$0
Apr 20050049.207.36$0
Mar 20050050.377.15$0
Feb 20050045.226.31$0
Jan 20050043.166.32$0
Dec 200416039.866.75$638
Nov 200417045.286.33$770
Oct 20040049.706.52$0
Sep 200417043.245.28$735
Aug 20040042.375.55$0
Jul 20040038.286.08$0
Jun 20040036.106.43$0
May 200417037.486.49$637
Apr 20040034.475.86$0
Mar 200418034.365.53$618
Feb 20040032.455.51$0
Jan 200418032.036.30$577
Dec 20030030.266.30$0
Nov 200316028.804.60$461
Oct 20030028.174.76$0
Sep 200316026.314.75$421
Aug 200316029.765.13$476
Jul 20030029.415.17$0
Jun 200319028.565.98$543
May 20030026.595.97$0
Apr 20030026.675.41$0
Mar 200318031.146.10$561
Feb 20030033.487.93$0
Jan 200318030.315.58$546
Dec 20020026.914.85$0
Nov 20020024.664.14$0
Oct 20020026.464.23$0
Sep 200217027.443.64$466
Aug 20020025.963.16$0
Jul 200218024.583.06$442
Jun 20020023.733.34$0
May 200218024.663.58$444
Apr 20020023.653.51$0
Mar 200220022.003.10$440
Feb 20020018.222.38$0
Jan 20020017.172.38$0
Dec 200118016.932.36$305
Nov 200118018.072.41$325
Oct 20010019.782.53$0
Sep 200118024.262.25$437
Aug 20010024.873.05$0
Jul 200115023.933.20$359
Jun 200125024.563.82$614
May 200118025.524.31$459
Apr 200120024.685.34$494
Mar 200116024.545.38$393
Feb 20010027.755.77$0
Jan 200123027.478.40$632
Dec 200015026.889.12$403
Nov 200032032.215.66$1,031
Oct 200018031.235.15$562
Sep 200015031.875.19$478
Aug 20000029.644.54$0
Jul 200014028.534.09$399
Jun 200022029.304.40$645
May 20000027.263.68$0
Apr 200021024.513.12$515
Mar 200022028.422.86$625
Feb 200016027.622.73$442
Jan 200016025.272.48$404
Dec 199923024.282.42$558
Nov 19990023.192.43$0
Oct 199918020.982.80$378
Sep 199918021.752.62$392
Aug 19990019.262.88$0
Jul 199924017.892.37$429
Jun 199918015.942.36$287
May 199916015.792.32$253
Apr 199917015.102.21$257
Mar 199914012.471.84$175
Feb 1999009.981.82$0
Jan 199915010.381.90$156
Dec 1998009.201.77$0
Nov 19980010.892.19$0
Oct 199812012.421.97$149
Sep 199823012.592.08$290
Aug 199825011.301.91$283
Jul 19980011.742.24$0
Jun 199819011.242.24$214
May 199824012.622.21$303
Apr 199827013.042.51$352
Mar 19980012.802.31$0
Feb 199819013.952.30$265
Jan 19980014.702.15$0
Dec 199720016.322.41$326
Nov 199717018.193.09$309
Oct 199720019.253.15$385
Sep 19970017.742.95$0
Aug 199717017.862.55$304
Jul 199718017.582.25$316
Jun 199713017.242.26$224
May 199722018.972.31$417
Apr 199718017.882.08$322
Mar 199718018.951.94$341
Feb 199717020.492.21$348
Jan 19970023.483.54$0
Dec 199621023.32$490
Nov 199616021.97$352
Oct 199622023.31$513
Sep 199619022.22$422
Aug 19960020.26$0
Jul 199628019.55$547
Jun 19960018.73$0
May 19968019.43$155
Apr 199616021.51$344
Mar 199615019.38$291
Feb 199616016.98$272
Jan 199618017.07$307
Dec 199515017.19$258
Nov 19950016.00$0
Oct 199515015.43$231
Sep 19950016.18$0
Aug 19957015.92$111
Jul 199533015.24$503
Jun 199530016.41$492
May 199522017.56$386
Apr 199525017.73$443
Mar 19950116.44$0
Feb 199518116.58$298
Jan 199529115.92$462
Dec 19940115.03$0
Nov 199424115.90$382
Oct 199440115.58$623
Sep 19940015.29$0
Aug 19940016.13$0
Jul 19940017.56$0
Jun 199461117.09$1,042
May 199432115.88$508
Apr 199434114.14$481
Mar 199413112.46$162
Feb 199426112.50$325
Jan 199418112.66$228
Dec 199334112.33$419
Nov 199347114.49$681
Oct 199342115.85$666
Sep 199365115.03$977
Aug 199345115.66$705
Jul 199361115.46$943
Jun 199361116.79$1,024
May 199352117.68$919
Apr 199365118.05$1,173
Mar 199348118.14$871
Feb 199353117.90$949
Jan 199364116.93$1,084

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.

Aug 2022 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                    8 bbl  × $ 94.52 =       $756
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  9.13 =         $0

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                     $756

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/O/262 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.