BLACK, VERA

Operated by XTO ENERGY INC. (P-5 945936) in the BETHANY (COTTON VALLEY) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 146496District 06Field 075270932 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$2.6 M
Aug 1993 – Aug 2013
Value, last 12 filed months
$3 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
241
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 147 leases and 147 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1969-10-01
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
0 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 0 acres. The field rule took effect on 2011-03-08.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: SUSPENDED.

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 Gas111994-05-16130108
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
CondensateDisposition5 bbl$475
GasProduction840,380 Mcf$2,567,444
Total$2,567,919

328,304 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 40 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 (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 32.3327, -94.2950. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

32.33265, -94.29495 · 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
10,015 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
20.0 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 10,015 ft.

Completions filed
Aug 1993
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Aug 2013
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 20.0 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 20.0 years and 20.0 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-36532816510,015 ftAug 1993Aug 2013Yes

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 (241)

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

241 months

Aug 201300104.253.52$0
Jul 20130193102.523.72$718
Jun 201307394.403.93$287
May 201307794.834.15$319
Apr 201307593.964.28$321
Mar 201309993.623.91$387
Feb 201309291.233.42$315
Jan 201309891.603.42$335
Dec 201207486.773.42$253
Nov 201203586.953.62$127
Oct 201202489.383.40$82
Sep 201207194.672.92$207
Aug 2012013092.662.91$378
Jul 2012020885.133.02$628
Jun 201202879.822.52$71
May 2012033191.612.49$824
Apr 2012295101.652.00$393
Mar 20120246105.052.22$547
Feb 2012039101.102.57$100
Jan 2012021898.092.73$596
Dec 2011028696.873.24$927
Nov 2011025395.723.31$838
Oct 2011026884.983.65$978
Sep 201102,05783.623.99$8,199
Aug 201102,69383.404.15$11,174
Jul 201103,39694.144.52$15,341
Jun 201103,54192.904.64$16,430
May 201123,01098.134.40$13,455
Apr 201101,747105.964.33$7,570
Mar 201101,18796.364.06$4,816
Feb 201101,93585.644.18$8,088
Jan 201101,93686.504.59$8,884
Dec 201002,65885.734.35$11,556
Nov 201001,13980.843.80$4,323
Oct 201002,34178.103.51$8,214
Sep 201001,97872.633.98$7,871
Aug 201001,85673.684.42$8,202
Jul 201001,91572.554.74$9,070
Jun 201002,79070.364.91$13,700
May 201003,28671.124.24$13,917
Apr 201001,34081.694.12$5,524
Mar 201003,31778.394.39$14,557
Feb 201001,22273.585.44$6,651
Jan 201002,69674.365.96$16,079
Dec 200902,72771.445.48$14,954
Nov 200901,40774.593.75$5,278
Oct 200903,16572.544.11$13,009
Sep 200901,10265.543.06$3,377
Aug 200901,16667.423.22$3,753
Jul 200901,27761.133.46$4,424
Jun 200901,32666.163.90$5,165
May 200902,65854.743.93$10,435
Apr 200903,45046.773.59$12,377
Mar 200901,54642.144.06$6,275
Feb 200901,23032.814.63$5,699
Jan 200902,32035.865.37$12,461
Dec 200802,59737.105.98$15,523
Nov 200801,84255.496.86$12,637
Oct 200803,14675.246.92$21,777
Sep 200802,381101.767.88$18,755
Aug 200801,400114.228.48$11,876
Jul 200801,719131.0811.39$19,578
Jun 200801,243131.3313.03$16,200
May 200802,331123.1711.57$26,980
Apr 200801,625110.3110.45$16,989
Mar 200801,369101.909.66$13,230
Feb 200802,15192.538.77$18,866
Jan 200802,52290.388.21$20,695
Dec 200702,58688.337.30$18,883
Nov 200702,45891.677.29$17,923
Oct 200702,26482.856.92$15,671
Sep 200713,38175.846.24$21,187
Aug 200701,73469.066.39$11,077
Jul 200702,36870.906.39$15,127
Jun 200702,77962.007.55$20,977
May 200702,18058.747.85$17,105
Apr 200702,30959.617.81$18,022
Mar 200703,57156.927.30$26,075
Feb 200702,83355.108.22$23,276
Jan 200702,14250.306.73$14,409
Dec 200603,05556.656.92$21,136
Nov 200602,03454.207.62$15,494
Oct 200602,71054.906.01$16,297
Sep 200603,22360.085.04$16,235
Aug 200602,09768.717.34$15,392
Jul 200602,59069.376.34$16,428
Jun 200602,83466.286.38$18,092
May 200602,12866.016.42$13,672
Apr 200602,95764.397.36$21,765
Mar 200602,88356.707.08$20,420
Feb 200602,82557.597.75$21,897
Jan 200602,96860.598.93$26,514
Dec 200502,95054.9413.42$39,575
Nov 200502,81754.6910.59$29,828
Oct 200502,98158.3413.80$41,125
Sep 200502,84561.4512.08$34,365
Aug 200502,58161.519.80$25,286
Jul 200503,39755.697.84$26,645
Jun 200503,07652.337.38$22,704
May 200503,49045.226.65$23,213
Apr 200503,64049.207.36$26,792
Mar 200503,69850.377.15$26,459
Feb 200503,59245.226.31$22,672
Jan 200503,99143.166.32$25,232
Dec 200404,07039.866.75$27,477
Nov 200403,88945.286.33$24,619
Oct 200404,20649.706.52$27,403
Sep 200404,68143.245.28$24,734
Aug 200404,65742.375.55$25,849
Jul 200404,83038.286.08$29,387
Jun 200404,77036.106.43$30,686
May 200404,91437.486.49$31,914
Apr 200405,02634.475.86$29,445
Mar 200405,37434.365.53$29,719
Feb 200404,88232.455.51$26,898
Jan 200405,18732.036.30$32,676
Dec 200305,37430.266.30$33,865
Nov 200305,34228.804.60$24,547
Oct 200305,42728.174.76$25,831
Sep 200304,96026.314.75$23,557
Aug 200304,98229.765.13$25,556
Jul 200305,12229.415.17$26,485
Jun 200304,80728.565.98$28,760
May 200304,81226.595.97$28,741
Apr 200304,21726.675.41$22,803
Mar 200303,54531.146.10$21,610
Feb 200302,67633.487.93$21,210
Jan 200302,79630.315.58$15,607
Dec 200202,53026.914.85$12,280
Nov 200202,42524.664.14$10,032
Oct 200202,53526.464.23$10,721
Sep 200202,32427.443.64$8,448
Aug 200202,42325.963.16$7,667
Jul 200202,36524.583.06$7,241
Jun 200202,28423.733.34$7,625
May 200202,26624.663.58$8,121
Apr 200202,28723.653.51$8,033
Mar 200202,50922.003.10$7,785
Feb 200202,23518.222.38$5,310
Jan 200202,37417.172.38$5,640
Dec 200102,40416.932.36$5,684
Nov 200102,11418.072.41$5,085
Oct 200102,40519.782.53$6,082
Sep 200101,87524.262.25$4,221
Aug 200101,81224.873.05$5,532
Jul 200101,97623.933.20$6,317
Jun 200102,06324.563.82$7,889
May 200102,10925.524.31$9,084
Apr 200102,02024.685.34$10,777
Mar 200102,27324.545.38$12,221
Feb 200101,96227.755.77$11,315
Jan 200102,28127.478.40$19,158
Dec 200002,22526.889.12$20,298
Nov 200002,44132.215.66$13,811
Oct 200002,41931.235.15$12,447
Sep 200002,73031.875.19$14,159
Aug 200001,79729.644.54$8,160
Jul 200002,29928.534.09$9,402
Jun 200002,32429.304.40$10,219
May 200002,38827.263.68$8,787
Apr 200002,47024.513.12$7,697
Mar 200002,81628.422.86$8,053
Feb 200002,84027.622.73$7,743
Jan 200003,73725.272.48$9,270
Dec 199901,29124.282.42$3,129
Nov 199902,20023.192.43$5,355
Oct 199902,65120.982.80$7,433
Sep 199902,48521.752.62$6,508
Aug 199903,11819.262.88$8,966
Jul 199903,06617.892.37$7,274
Jun 199902,99615.942.36$7,077
May 199903,83915.792.32$8,910
Apr 199902,41415.102.21$5,330
Mar 199903,20012.471.84$5,883
Feb 199902,7189.981.82$4,941
Jan 199903,49010.381.90$6,631
Dec 199803,4819.201.77$6,173
Nov 199802,68710.892.19$5,873
Oct 199802,84712.421.97$5,606
Sep 199802,97012.592.08$6,185
Aug 199803,44711.301.91$6,575
Jul 199802,66111.742.24$5,953
Jun 199803,20111.242.24$7,162
May 199802,77312.622.21$6,118
Apr 199803,34113.042.51$8,370
Mar 199803,41712.802.31$7,891
Feb 199803,29413.952.30$7,573
Jan 199803,62514.702.15$7,811
Dec 199703,59416.322.41$8,665
Nov 199703,85118.193.09$11,893
Oct 199703,61519.253.15$11,387
Sep 199703,68717.742.95$10,895
Aug 199703,38117.862.55$8,638
Jul 199703,43517.582.25$7,718
Jun 199703,42217.242.26$7,724
May 199703,83418.972.31$8,851
Apr 199704,04617.882.08$8,427
Mar 199703,52218.951.94$6,830
Feb 199704,10220.492.21$9,049
Jan 199704,77223.483.54$16,891
Dec 199604,69423.32$0
Nov 199604,34721.97$0
Oct 199604,99023.31$0
Sep 199605,00922.22$0
Aug 199605,31820.26$0
Jul 199605,53519.55$0
Jun 199604,55218.73$0
May 199604,71219.43$0
Apr 199604,88121.51$0
Mar 199605,03319.38$0
Feb 199605,01016.98$0
Jan 199604,58417.07$0
Dec 199504,77017.19$0
Nov 199504,51016.00$0
Oct 199507,14115.43$0
Sep 199506,35216.18$0
Aug 199505,99815.92$0
Jul 199506,69315.24$0
Jun 199506,29916.41$0
May 199506,77817.56$0
Apr 199506,49817.73$0
Mar 199506,75316.44$0
Feb 199506,41616.58$0
Jan 199507,46415.92$0
Dec 199407,36915.03$0
Nov 199407,35915.90$0
Oct 199408,66615.58$0
Sep 199408,00715.29$0
Aug 199408,77016.13$0
Jul 199409,23317.56$0
Jun 199406,63217.09$0
May 199408,98415.88$0
Apr 199409,77714.14$0
Mar 19940012.46$0
Feb 1994012,39912.50$0
Jan 1994012,69312.66$0
Dec 1993015,65112.33$0
Nov 1993015,49314.49$0
Oct 1993017,80315.85$0
Sep 1993022,28515.03$0
Aug 1993022,84615.66$0

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.

Jul 2013 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             0 bbl  × $102.52 =         $0
Gas                  193 Mcf  × $  3.72 =       $718

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Month total                                     $718

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. 06/G/146496 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.