O'BYRNE HEIRS GAS UNIT "A"

Operated by MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 561136) in the GLENWOOD (COTTON VALLEY) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 159982District 06Field 354153002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$8.1 M
Aug 1996 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
358
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 351 leases and 351 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1980-12-20
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
600 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 40 acres. The field rule took effect on 2017-12-05.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: BE FILED IF THE OPERATOR CHOOSES. THIS IS A UFT FIELD.

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 Gas111996-11-15135503
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
CondensateDisposition30,968 bbl$960,759
GasProduction1,985,790 Mcf$7,184,423
Total$8,145,182

186,305 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 5 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 32.6123, -94.8675. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

32.61230, -94.86749 · 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
11,231 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 11,231 ft.

Completions filed
Aug 1996
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-45930844411,231 ftAug 1996

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 (358)

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

358 months

May 202600106.413.05$0
Apr 20260098.932.87$0
Mar 20260089.753.15$0
Feb 20260063.503.75$0
Jan 20260059.138.00$0
Dec 20250056.664.41$0
Nov 20250058.593.93$0
Oct 20250059.383.30$0
Sep 20250062.743.08$0
Aug 20250063.933.01$0
Jul 20250066.743.32$0
Jun 20250066.483.13$0
May 20250060.553.23$0
Apr 20250062.363.54$0
Mar 20250067.704.27$0
Feb 20250070.884.34$0
Jan 20250074.324.28$0
Dec 20240068.993.12$0
Nov 20240069.052.20$0
Oct 20240071.372.28$0
Sep 20240069.612.36$0
Aug 20240075.632.06$0
Jul 20240079.932.15$0
Jun 20240078.082.63$0
May 20240078.812.20$0
Apr 20240084.451.66$0
Mar 20240080.301.55$0
Feb 20240076.091.78$0
Jan 20240073.023.30$0
Dec 20230071.262.61$0
Nov 20230077.892.81$0
Oct 20230085.443.09$0
Sep 20230089.042.74$0
Aug 20230080.522.67$0
Jul 20230074.852.64$0
Jun 20230068.962.26$0
May 20230070.622.23$0
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
Mar 20230072.852.39$0
Feb 20230075.112.47$0
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 20220094.529.13$0
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 20190058.482.74$0
Apr 20190062.632.75$0
Mar 20190056.803.06$0
Feb 20190050.852.79$0
Jan 20190046.033.23$0
Dec 20180046.594.19$0
Nov 20180052.934.24$0
Oct 20180061.443.40$0
Sep 20180059.543.11$0
Aug 20180059.403.07$0
Jul 20180065.142.93$0
Jun 20180060.183.08$0
May 20180065.382.90$0
Apr 20180063.842.90$0
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
Feb 20180061.782.77$0
Jan 20180062.874.01$0
Dec 20170057.272.92$0
Nov 20170055.423.12$0
Oct 20170049.292.98$0
Sep 20170047.523.09$0
Aug 20170045.373.00$0
Jul 20170043.873.09$0
Jun 20171042.493.09$42
May 201747045.373.26$410
Apr 20170047.933.21$0
Mar 20172046.772.98$94
Feb 201747650.452.95$426
Jan 201751749.413.42$305
Dec 201655448.763.72$445
Nov 201652342.492.64$273
Oct 2016512446.193.09$614
Sep 2016549341.553.10$1,736
Aug 2016514141.442.92$620
Jul 2016522841.622.92$875
Jun 2016524145.352.69$874
May 2016156642.521.99$769
Apr 20163711236.561.99$1,576
Mar 20164810233.011.79$1,767
Feb 2016256726.472.06$800
Jan 2016291427.352.36$826
Dec 20154117132.362.00$1,669
Nov 20154819238.792.17$2,278
Oct 20153215943.552.43$1,779
Sep 20153110042.992.76$1,609
Aug 2015302,00240.162.87$6,956
Jul 2015392,20248.152.95$8,363
Jun 2015392,18956.152.88$8,500
May 2015402,41955.212.96$9,358
Apr 2015402,07349.822.71$7,604
Mar 2015322,03842.892.93$7,353
Feb 20152980044.662.98$3,676
Jan 2015332,26643.433.10$8,459
Dec 2014342,47454.693.59$10,744
Nov 2014302,69070.464.25$13,551
Oct 2014332,34078.303.90$11,712
Sep 2014282,29086.164.05$11,677
Aug 2014272,29589.394.04$11,674
Jul 2014342,72496.564.18$14,668
Jun 2014172,78998.164.74$14,880
May 2014342,50394.734.73$15,051
Apr 2014302,75495.944.81$16,123
Mar 2014242,97895.895.06$17,361
Feb 2014251,86297.406.19$13,965
Jan 2014282,44990.404.86$14,435
Dec 2013322,76091.824.35$14,957
Nov 2013282,92488.853.74$13,419
Oct 2013282,46097.423.78$12,025
Sep 2013272,645104.113.72$12,644
Aug 2013322,809104.253.52$13,231
Jul 2013282,477102.523.72$12,079
Jun 2013282,63094.403.93$12,988
May 2013303,19094.834.15$16,080
Apr 2013362,72793.964.28$15,061
Mar 2013332,63093.623.91$13,380
Feb 2013372,73991.233.42$12,743
Jan 2013442,78691.603.42$13,558
Dec 2012493,23786.773.42$15,323
Nov 2012393,01486.953.62$14,317
Oct 2012402,72089.383.40$12,822
Sep 2012503,03594.672.92$13,591
Aug 2012382,97092.662.91$12,158
Jul 2012192,95385.133.02$10,538
Jun 2012223,03579.822.52$9,401
May 2012222,99491.612.49$9,465
Apr 2012212,936101.652.00$7,997
Mar 2012123,083105.052.22$8,111
Feb 2012152,715101.102.57$8,495
Jan 2012183,21098.092.73$10,542
Dec 2011162,92496.873.24$11,023
Nov 2011143,15495.723.31$11,784
Oct 2011101,50384.983.65$6,334
Sep 2011113,33383.623.99$14,204
Aug 2011123,57083.404.15$15,814
Jul 2011153,06494.144.52$15,253
Jun 2011123,26492.904.64$16,259
May 2011233,46498.134.40$17,515
Apr 2011103,301105.964.33$15,364
Mar 2011163,36796.364.06$15,203
Feb 2011133,15885.644.18$14,314
Jan 2011143,74386.504.59$18,387
Dec 2010204,08685.734.35$19,480
Nov 2010143,38580.843.80$13,979
Oct 2010112,62878.103.51$10,080
Sep 2010123,14272.633.98$13,375
Aug 201093,32873.684.42$15,371
Jul 2010113,55772.554.74$17,646
Jun 2010133,19570.364.91$16,603
May 201021,08371.124.24$4,729
Apr 2010122,89181.694.12$12,899
Mar 2010173,56578.394.39$16,978
Feb 2010253,18673.585.44$19,179
Jan 2010863,51374.365.96$27,347
Dec 2009853,44571.445.48$24,964
Nov 2009793,69074.593.75$19,736
Oct 2009814,15972.544.11$22,970
Sep 2009763,71165.543.06$16,354
Aug 2009553,66767.423.22$15,510
Jul 2009532,91961.133.46$13,353
Jun 2009611,93066.163.90$11,553
May 2009533,64154.743.93$17,195
Apr 2009773,46646.773.59$16,036
Mar 2009834,08942.144.06$20,095
Feb 2009814,02932.814.63$21,324
Jan 2009753,61235.865.37$22,090
Dec 2008623,06537.105.98$20,620
Nov 2008694,65455.496.86$35,757
Oct 2008764,32975.246.92$35,683
Sep 2008522,808101.767.88$27,410
Aug 2008894,453114.228.48$47,940
Jul 2008713,783131.0811.39$52,393
Jun 2008733,912131.3313.03$60,571
May 2008864,552123.1711.57$63,279
Apr 2008753,783110.3110.45$47,824
Mar 2008944,440101.909.66$52,487
Feb 2008743,89092.538.77$40,965
Jan 2008824,91890.388.21$47,767
Dec 2007825,16988.337.30$44,987
Nov 2007795,06991.677.29$44,204
Oct 2007604,82382.856.92$38,356
Sep 2007694,75275.846.24$34,905
Aug 2007585,06769.066.39$36,373
Jul 2007665,30470.906.39$38,561
Jun 2007684,71862.007.55$39,830
May 2007755,42458.747.85$46,964
Apr 2007724,92659.617.81$42,740
Mar 2007825,37856.927.30$43,937
Feb 2007634,64355.108.22$41,618
Jan 2007915,45250.306.73$41,252
Dec 2006775,53756.656.92$42,669
Nov 2006925,45854.207.62$46,563
Oct 2006745,76554.906.01$38,732
Sep 2006625,64660.085.04$32,165
Aug 2006925,47768.717.34$46,522
Jul 2006866,10369.376.34$44,676
Jun 2006775,42366.286.38$39,723
May 2006735,97466.016.42$43,202
Apr 2006766,11764.397.36$49,918
Mar 2006886,03056.707.08$47,700
Feb 2006645,22657.597.75$44,193
Jan 2006946,15960.598.93$60,716
Dec 2005916,10754.9413.42$86,927
Nov 2005836,14254.6910.59$69,573
Oct 2005936,68158.3413.80$97,595
Sep 2005705,18861.4512.08$66,967
Aug 2005726,08661.519.80$64,052
Jul 2005765,73755.697.84$49,231
Jun 2005856,00752.337.38$48,786
May 2005666,66045.226.65$47,281
Apr 2005765,07849.207.36$41,116
Mar 20051016,75850.377.15$53,440
Feb 2005686,39445.226.31$43,433
Jan 2005866,72143.166.32$46,203
Dec 2004716,78339.866.75$48,623
Nov 2004676,66145.286.33$45,201
Oct 2004687,35149.706.52$51,272
Sep 2004706,95443.245.28$39,771
Aug 2004727,66242.375.55$45,580
Jul 2004797,82038.286.08$50,602
Jun 2004677,31936.106.43$49,502
May 2004887,71337.486.49$53,391
Apr 2004997,67334.475.86$48,364
Mar 2004727,79834.365.53$45,598
Feb 2004697,14932.455.51$41,627
Jan 2004657,92032.036.30$51,975
Dec 2003757,78930.266.30$51,353
Nov 2003617,62228.804.60$36,781
Oct 2003617,80428.174.76$38,863
Sep 2003677,36326.314.75$36,732
Aug 2003687,25929.765.13$39,260
Jul 2003596,84629.415.17$37,135
Jun 2003627,30328.565.98$45,464
May 2003567,53226.595.97$46,475
Apr 2003587,07326.675.41$39,793
Mar 2003837,53231.146.10$48,500
Feb 2003797,37733.487.93$61,114
Jan 2003867,25530.315.58$43,104
Dec 2002847,35826.914.85$37,974
Nov 200284024.664.14$2,071
Oct 2002727,89026.464.23$35,273
Sep 2002636,62827.443.64$25,823
Aug 2002849,21125.963.16$31,326
Jul 2002747,34324.583.06$24,301
Jun 2002728,93723.733.34$31,542
May 2002877,60124.663.58$29,387
Apr 2002949,57523.653.51$35,854
Mar 2002988,24322.003.10$27,732
Feb 20021529,38918.222.38$25,075
Jan 20021609,70517.172.38$25,803
Dec 200120011,25116.932.36$29,988
Nov 200117610,95018.072.41$29,521
Oct 200116911,75219.782.53$33,062
Sep 20011229,10624.262.25$23,460
Aug 200115212,89824.873.05$43,160
Jul 200112810,50523.933.20$36,648
Jun 200116812,49824.563.82$51,920
May 200117111,93225.524.31$55,759
Apr 200115010,39824.685.34$59,179
Mar 20011599,45224.545.38$54,720
Feb 20011247,81227.755.77$48,493
Jan 20011599,00427.478.40$79,990
Dec 20001257,50426.889.12$71,815
Nov 20001379,30132.215.66$57,038
Oct 20001269,43131.235.15$52,462
Sep 20001108,47531.875.19$47,461
Aug 20001239,53829.644.54$46,955
Jul 200012810,58328.534.09$46,934
Jun 200014210,40729.304.40$49,923
May 200018611,51027.263.68$47,424
Apr 200016411,18424.513.12$38,869
Mar 200019115,75128.422.86$50,472
Feb 200020714,58027.622.73$45,470
Jan 200022920,27725.272.48$56,084
Dec 199921216,85324.282.42$45,994
Nov 199921318,30623.192.43$49,496
Oct 199920117,82220.982.80$54,185
Sep 199911712,41121.752.62$35,047
Aug 199915011,63419.262.88$36,344
Jul 199919018,50817.892.37$47,307
Jun 199923215,65415.942.36$40,674
May 199921512,82715.792.32$33,167
Apr 199921211,56615.102.21$28,740
Mar 199928712,90812.471.84$27,308
Feb 199929715,8009.981.82$31,685
Jan 199938120,57310.381.90$43,042
Dec 199844122,0539.201.77$43,164
Nov 199845224,83910.892.19$59,213
Oct 199846925,88912.421.97$56,806
Sep 199831120,26712.592.08$46,124
Aug 199834421,06511.301.91$44,066
Jul 199827817,05111.742.24$41,411
Jun 199831017,50811.242.24$42,655
May 199831619,49312.622.21$46,996
Apr 199842619,07513.042.51$53,344
Mar 199839722,16512.802.31$56,270
Feb 199839720,97513.952.30$53,762
Jan 199838525,18214.702.15$59,921
Dec 199737225,38616.322.41$67,279
Nov 199735323,32018.193.09$78,439
Oct 199737425,92919.253.15$88,871
Sep 199736224,55517.742.95$78,979
Aug 199739128,02117.862.55$78,570
Jul 199740825,97317.582.25$65,532
Jun 199738922,94117.242.26$58,489
May 199748125,64018.972.31$68,315
Apr 199747628,04517.882.08$66,922
Mar 199759831,06418.951.94$71,570
Feb 199779936,12220.492.21$96,053
Jan 199788939,71423.483.54$161,449
Dec 199689644,30023.32$20,895
Nov 199696637,81521.97$21,223
Oct 19961,21751,54823.31$28,368
Sep 19961,24739,53722.22$27,708
Aug 199628713,10520.26$5,815

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.

Jun 2017 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             1 bbl  × $ 42.49 =        $42
Gas                    0 Mcf  × $  3.09 =         $0

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                      $42

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/159982 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.