MCDOWELL GAS UNIT

Operated by VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY (P-5 881167) in the YANTIS (SMACKOVER) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 166047District 06Field 99254830Hydrogen sulphide fieldNGPA filingCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$4.1 M
Jun 1997 – Jan 2020
Value, last 12 filed months
$633
at the published price for each month
Months reported
272
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 5 leases and 5 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1972-08-01
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
1,000 ft
minimum
From a lease line
467 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 320 acres. The field rule took effect on 2003-08-05.

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: AOF-1 AND AOF-2 EFFECTIVE 09/01/2004.

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
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
CondensateDisposition24 bbl$938
GasProduction751,946 Mcf$4,065,326
Total$4,066,264

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 32.9453, -95.5407. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

32.94530, -95.54073 · 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
0.0%
0 of 1 wells
Median depth
13,254 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
1100.0%
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.
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 13,254 ft.

Completions filed
Jan 2020
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-49931882213,254 ftJan 2020Yes

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 (272)

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

272 months

Jan 20200057.252.09$0
Dec 20190059.012.30$0
Nov 20190055.302.75$0
Oct 20190053.472.42$0
Sep 201991055.052.66$522
Aug 20190053.112.30$0
Jul 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 20192252.782.49$111
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 20170042.493.09$0
May 20170045.373.26$0
Apr 20170047.933.21$0
Mar 20170046.772.98$0
Feb 20170050.452.95$0
Jan 20170049.413.42$0
Dec 20160048.763.72$0
Nov 20160042.492.64$0
Oct 20160046.193.09$0
Sep 20160041.553.10$0
Aug 20160041.442.92$0
Jul 20160041.622.92$0
Jun 20160045.352.69$0
May 20160042.521.99$0
Apr 2016051636.561.99$1,027
Mar 201601,39333.011.79$2,499
Feb 201601,08326.472.06$2,235
Jan 201601,59927.352.36$3,781
Dec 201501,70732.362.00$3,416
Nov 201502,61238.792.17$5,661
Oct 201504,10443.552.43$9,959
Sep 201501,58642.992.76$4,375
Aug 201502,90040.162.87$8,330
Jul 201503,25248.152.95$9,577
Jun 201503,09356.152.88$8,917
May 201503,49355.212.96$10,323
Apr 201504,13049.822.71$11,178
Mar 201504,32842.892.93$12,701
Feb 201502,73344.662.98$8,134
Jan 201503,03343.433.10$9,404
Dec 201403,03454.693.59$10,896
Nov 201403,01670.464.25$12,824
Oct 201403,17278.303.90$12,374
Sep 201403,27886.164.05$13,261
Aug 201403,31189.394.04$13,360
Jul 201403,41396.564.18$14,265
Jun 201403,31498.164.74$15,698
May 201403,89694.734.73$18,415
Apr 201404,40895.944.81$21,199
Mar 201403,71995.895.06$18,806
Feb 201403,50297.406.19$21,684
Jan 201402,45190.404.86$11,914
Dec 201302,50291.824.35$10,895
Nov 201302,86888.853.74$10,721
Oct 201302,42097.423.78$9,146
Sep 201302,080104.113.72$7,733
Aug 201302,232104.253.52$7,862
Jul 201302,443102.523.72$9,082
Jun 201302,42494.403.93$9,535
May 201302,62794.834.15$10,900
Apr 201302,69793.964.28$11,550
Mar 201302,75793.623.91$10,788
Feb 201302,81691.233.42$9,630
Jan 201302,63691.603.42$9,015
Dec 201202,59886.773.42$8,886
Nov 201202,63486.953.62$9,548
Oct 201202,56389.383.40$8,713
Sep 201203,11094.672.92$9,076
Aug 201202,39692.662.91$6,968
Jul 201202,42385.133.02$7,319
Jun 201202,42679.822.52$6,111
May 201202,58591.612.49$6,432
Apr 201202,692101.652.00$5,375
Mar 201203,080105.052.22$6,844
Feb 201201,957101.102.57$5,030
Jan 201202,45798.092.73$6,718
Dec 201103,17496.873.24$10,283
Nov 201102,91195.723.31$9,639
Oct 201102,43584.983.65$8,884
Sep 201102,56183.623.99$10,208
Aug 201102,92283.404.15$12,124
Jul 201102,53594.144.52$11,451
Jun 201102,76192.904.64$12,811
May 201103,31698.134.40$14,606
Apr 201104,002105.964.33$17,342
Mar 201105,22796.364.06$21,208
Feb 20110085.644.18$0
Jan 20110086.504.59$0
Dec 20100085.734.35$0
Nov 20100080.843.80$0
Oct 20100078.103.51$0
Sep 20100072.633.98$0
Aug 2010087873.684.42$3,880
Jul 201002,49772.554.74$11,827
Jun 201002,12270.364.91$10,420
May 201002,87271.124.24$12,164
Apr 201002,22281.694.12$9,161
Mar 201002,94878.394.39$12,938
Feb 201003,18973.585.44$17,356
Jan 201003,44774.365.96$20,558
Dec 200903,54371.445.48$19,429
Nov 200903,31074.593.75$12,417
Oct 200903,82472.544.11$15,718
Sep 200903,75065.543.06$11,493
Aug 200903,49767.423.22$11,255
Jul 200903,54861.133.46$12,292
Jun 200904,02666.163.90$15,681
May 200905,33054.743.93$20,924
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 200902,76642.144.06$11,227
Feb 200903,29432.814.63$15,261
Jan 200903,74435.865.37$20,109
Dec 200803,65737.105.98$21,858
Nov 200803,67155.496.86$25,184
Oct 200803,82975.246.92$26,504
Sep 200803,225101.767.88$25,404
Aug 200804,553114.228.48$38,623
Jul 200804,426131.0811.39$50,410
Jun 200804,126131.3313.03$53,773
May 200804,251123.1711.57$49,202
Apr 200804,165110.3110.45$43,544
Mar 200804,200101.909.66$40,589
Feb 200804,00592.538.77$35,126
Jan 200804,22090.388.21$34,628
Dec 200704,88488.337.30$35,663
Nov 200704,25591.677.29$31,026
Oct 200704,61282.856.92$31,924
Sep 200704,59075.846.24$28,661
Aug 200704,48469.066.39$28,644
Jul 200704,19070.906.39$26,765
Jun 200704,92362.007.55$37,161
May 200708,59158.747.85$67,407
Apr 2007018059.617.81$1,405
Mar 2007064956.927.30$4,739
Feb 200703,99355.108.22$32,806
Jan 200704,76750.306.73$32,067
Dec 200604,99456.656.92$34,551
Nov 200604,84454.207.62$36,899
Oct 200604,78654.906.01$28,782
Sep 200604,87860.085.04$24,571
Aug 200605,06868.717.34$37,199
Jul 200604,80269.376.34$30,458
Jun 200604,95566.286.38$31,632
May 200604,95966.016.42$31,862
Apr 200605,34864.397.36$39,364
Mar 200604,58156.707.08$32,447
Feb 200604,59657.597.75$35,624
Jan 200605,14560.598.93$45,962
Dec 200505,05554.9413.42$67,815
Nov 200505,01454.6910.59$53,090
Oct 200505,39558.3413.80$74,428
Sep 200505,72661.4512.08$69,164
Aug 200505,67561.519.80$55,597
Jul 200505,77955.697.84$45,328
Jun 200505,64652.337.38$41,673
May 200505,81645.226.65$38,683
Apr 200505,59949.207.36$41,211
Mar 200505,95650.377.15$42,614
Feb 200505,32445.226.31$33,605
Jan 200506,16943.166.32$39,002
Dec 200406,02439.866.75$40,669
Nov 200405,79745.286.33$36,697
Oct 200406,92349.706.52$45,104
Sep 200405,58243.245.28$29,495
Aug 200406,74442.375.55$37,434
Jul 200406,70438.286.08$40,788
Jun 200405,68136.106.43$36,546
May 200406,04837.486.49$39,279
Apr 200406,17634.475.86$36,182
Mar 200406,74634.365.53$37,306
Feb 200405,34332.455.51$29,438
Jan 200405,84332.036.30$36,809
Dec 200305,81830.266.30$36,663
Nov 200305,92428.804.60$27,222
Oct 200306,30428.174.76$30,005
Sep 200306,09126.314.75$28,928
Aug 200307,56729.765.13$38,817
Jul 200308,04929.415.17$41,620
Jun 200307,87428.565.98$47,110
May 200307,41826.595.97$44,305
Apr 200307,33426.675.41$39,657
Mar 200308,29431.146.10$50,561
Feb 200307,99633.487.93$63,375
Jan 20030030.315.58$0
Dec 200208,13326.914.85$39,476
Nov 200206,62724.664.14$27,416
Oct 200206,73526.464.23$28,483
Sep 200207,41227.443.64$26,944
Aug 2002135,20025.963.16$16,791
Jul 200202,34724.583.06$7,186
Jun 200201,91123.733.34$6,379
May 200201,21824.663.58$4,365
Apr 200201,65423.653.51$5,809
Mar 200201,32722.003.10$4,117
Feb 200202,17218.222.38$5,160
Jan 200201,34817.172.38$3,202
Dec 200101,45116.932.36$3,431
Nov 200102,04118.072.41$4,910
Oct 200102,40319.782.53$6,077
Sep 200102,08124.262.25$4,685
Aug 200101,38524.873.05$4,229
Jul 200102,00623.933.20$6,413
Jun 200102,85424.563.82$10,914
May 20010025.524.31$0
Apr 200101,37524.685.34$7,336
Mar 200101,57624.545.38$8,473
Feb 200101,84827.755.77$10,658
Jan 200101,02727.478.40$8,626
Dec 200001,18726.889.12$10,828
Nov 200002,39832.215.66$13,568
Oct 200001,41831.235.15$7,296
Sep 200001,11631.875.19$5,788
Aug 200001,41829.644.54$6,439
Jul 200001,21428.534.09$4,965
Jun 200002,44329.304.40$10,742
May 200002,96827.263.68$10,922
Apr 200002,40424.513.12$7,491
Mar 200001,90328.422.86$5,442
Feb 200002,38427.622.73$6,500
Jan 2000087025.272.48$2,158
Dec 199901,39524.282.42$3,381
Nov 199901,49123.192.43$3,629
Oct 199901,11420.982.80$3,123
Sep 1999036821.752.62$964
Aug 199901,70019.262.88$4,889
Jul 199901,86417.892.37$4,422
Jun 199901,43215.942.36$3,383
May 199901,42715.792.32$3,312
Apr 199902,29415.102.21$5,065
Mar 199901,49612.471.84$2,750
Feb 199901,4729.981.82$2,676
Jan 19990010.381.90$0
Dec 199808459.201.77$1,498
Nov 1998068610.892.19$1,499
Oct 19980012.421.97$0
Sep 19980012.592.08$0
Aug 1998070211.301.91$1,339
Jul 199801,79411.742.24$4,014
Jun 199801,74811.242.24$3,911
May 199801,29112.622.21$2,848
Apr 199802,23813.042.51$5,607
Mar 199801,77012.802.31$4,088
Feb 199804,56613.952.30$10,498
Jan 199801,99814.702.15$4,305
Dec 19970016.322.41$0
Nov 19970018.193.09$0
Oct 199701,27919.253.15$4,029
Sep 199703,37917.742.95$9,985
Aug 199703,45417.862.55$8,824
Jul 199704,12317.582.25$9,264
Jun 199705,16817.242.26$11,665

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.

Sep 2019 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             9 bbl  × $ 55.05 =       $495
Gas                   10 Mcf  × $  2.66 =        $27

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Month total                                     $522

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/166047 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.