BLACK, C. O.

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 168890District 06Field 075270932 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$7.3 M
May 1998 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$99 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
337
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 Gas111998-09-23139492
NGPA2none

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
CondensateDisposition1,529 bbl$120,369
GasProduction1,729,399 Mcf$7,164,428
Total$7,284,798

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 32.3128, -94.3080. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

32.31279, -94.30804 · 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
9,870 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 9,870 ft.

Completions filed
May 1998
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-3653388869,870 ftMay 1998

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 (337)

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

337 months

May 202691,434106.413.05$5,325
Apr 2026181,46998.932.87$5,996
Mar 2026152,13089.753.15$8,055
Feb 20261798863.503.75$4,785
Jan 2026201,80459.138.00$15,611
Dec 2025202,08156.664.41$10,317
Nov 2025163,18258.593.93$13,431
Oct 202582,56459.383.30$8,949
Sep 202592,30362.743.08$7,651
Aug 2025121,79963.933.01$6,191
Jul 202581,50766.743.32$5,530
Jun 202592,00666.483.13$6,875
May 2025192,69260.553.23$9,852
Apr 202592,84162.363.54$10,627
Mar 2025172,04467.704.27$9,875
Feb 2025142,98170.884.34$13,932
Jan 2025271,49074.324.28$8,382
Dec 2024182,42468.993.12$8,808
Nov 2024212,60669.052.20$7,179
Oct 2024212,30671.372.28$6,760
Sep 2024222,33269.612.36$7,045
Aug 2024152,73875.632.06$6,785
Jul 2024182,41379.932.15$6,618
Jun 2024141,80478.082.63$5,845
May 2024192,83778.812.20$7,734
Apr 2024123,94184.451.66$7,552
Mar 2024183,55280.301.55$6,934
Feb 2024253,92876.091.78$8,908
Jan 2024271,67673.023.30$7,498
Dec 2023332,72971.262.61$9,476
Nov 2023222,80477.892.81$9,586
Oct 2023313,19885.443.09$12,522
Sep 2023292,29689.042.74$8,862
Aug 2023253,37780.522.67$11,039
Jul 2023311,10874.852.64$5,247
Jun 2023241,05268.962.26$4,031
May 2023301,16770.622.23$4,718
Apr 2023301,39378.122.24$5,461
Mar 2023312,14072.852.39$7,380
Feb 2023301,21375.112.47$5,244
Jan 2023341,09676.533.39$6,315
Dec 2022292,28276.415.73$15,290
Nov 2022201,76985.005.65$11,688
Oct 2022391,15287.185.86$10,155
Sep 2022281,09784.888.16$11,332
Aug 2022301,16994.529.13$13,505
Jul 2022232,726101.587.54$22,896
Jun 2022271,348115.097.98$13,861
May 2022371,259109.378.43$14,664
Apr 2022311,014104.226.84$10,164
Mar 2022401,219108.885.08$10,543
Feb 2022311,13291.054.86$8,323
Jan 2022524,17281.844.54$23,187
Dec 2021401,56571.323.90$8,955
Nov 2021531,31477.435.24$10,985
Oct 2021461,55879.795.71$12,573
Sep 2021563,14169.865.35$20,719
Aug 2021255,37966.024.22$24,353
Jul 2021265,42970.783.98$23,459
Jun 20213914,55369.493.38$51,908
May 20212063.483.02$127
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 2019194,06553.472.42$10,847
Sep 201903,90155.052.66$10,366
Aug 201904,17453.112.30$9,618
Jul 201901,79956.272.46$4,426
Jun 201903,73252.782.49$9,297
May 201903,31658.482.74$9,087
Apr 201901,42262.632.75$3,912
Mar 201903,41456.803.06$10,454
Feb 201903,14750.852.79$8,787
Jan 201903,70346.033.23$11,954
Dec 201803,40946.594.19$14,268
Nov 201803,47552.934.24$14,724
Oct 201803,12161.443.40$10,605
Sep 201803,86159.543.11$12,000
Aug 201804,46459.403.07$13,689
Jul 201805,82765.142.93$17,084
Jun 20180060.183.08$0
May 20180065.382.90$0
Apr 201802,26863.842.90$6,579
Mar 201804,32761.222.79$12,059
Feb 201803,04061.782.77$8,409
Jan 201803,54262.874.01$14,201
Dec 201704,09057.272.92$11,949
Nov 201704,37755.423.12$13,649
Oct 201702,60049.292.98$7,758
Sep 201703,82747.523.09$11,815
Aug 201703,50445.373.00$10,527
Jul 201703,55443.873.09$10,972
Jun 201702,99542.493.09$9,246
May 201703,36845.373.26$10,991
Apr 201703,82547.933.21$12,284
Mar 201703,74346.772.98$11,168
Feb 201703,03750.452.95$8,967
Jan 201703,66649.413.42$12,533
Dec 201603,22548.763.72$12,006
Nov 201603,46442.492.64$9,160
Oct 201603,22446.193.09$9,963
Sep 201603,08041.553.10$9,550
Aug 201603,65041.442.92$10,674
Jul 201603,76741.622.92$11,016
Jun 201603,70845.352.69$9,959
May 201603,56942.521.99$7,106
Apr 201604,87836.561.99$9,712
Mar 201603,51433.011.79$6,304
Feb 201603,89126.472.06$8,030
Jan 201604,09627.352.36$9,684
Dec 201503,90632.362.00$7,818
Nov 201504,07638.792.17$8,834
Oct 201503,99743.552.43$9,699
Sep 201504,08242.992.76$11,260
Aug 201504,31240.162.87$12,386
Jul 201504,05648.152.95$11,945
Jun 201504,11956.152.88$11,875
May 201504,48855.212.96$13,264
Apr 201504,06749.822.71$11,008
Mar 201504,35042.892.93$12,766
Feb 201503,76744.662.98$11,211
Jan 201504,16643.433.10$12,917
Dec 201404,13454.693.59$14,847
Nov 201403,98170.464.25$16,927
Oct 201404,43578.303.90$17,301
Sep 201403,66486.164.05$14,822
Aug 201404,19089.394.04$16,907
Jul 201404,31096.564.18$18,014
Jun 201404,58598.164.74$21,719
May 201404,73694.734.73$22,385
Apr 201404,71695.944.81$22,680
Mar 201404,40795.895.06$22,285
Feb 201404,07997.406.19$25,257
Jan 201403,81990.404.86$18,563
Dec 201304,76991.824.35$20,767
Nov 201304,35088.853.74$16,262
Oct 201303,83897.423.78$14,505
Sep 201304,560104.113.72$16,953
Aug 201304,971104.253.52$17,511
Jul 201304,969102.523.72$18,473
Jun 201304,93194.403.93$19,396
May 201305,11894.834.15$21,235
Apr 201305,08793.964.28$21,786
Mar 201304,83193.623.91$18,903
Feb 201304,34291.233.42$14,849
Jan 201305,03991.603.42$17,233
Dec 201204,06886.773.42$13,913
Nov 201204,11986.953.62$14,931
Oct 201203,23289.383.40$10,988
Sep 201203,73494.672.92$10,897
Aug 201203,77592.662.91$10,978
Jul 201203,77785.133.02$11,410
Jun 201203,74279.822.52$9,426
May 201203,62491.612.49$9,018
Apr 201203,925101.652.00$7,837
Mar 201203,328105.052.22$7,395
Feb 201203,628101.102.57$9,325
Jan 201204,10298.092.73$11,215
Dec 201104,02796.873.24$13,046
Nov 201104,11095.723.31$13,609
Oct 201103,44384.983.65$12,562
Sep 201101,59683.623.99$6,361
Aug 201103,73483.404.15$15,494
Jul 201103,92094.144.52$17,708
Jun 201103,70592.904.64$17,191
May 201104,24898.134.40$18,712
Apr 201104,197105.964.33$18,187
Mar 201104,20396.364.06$17,053
Feb 201103,30685.644.18$13,819
Jan 201104,00086.504.59$18,355
Dec 201003,93885.734.35$17,121
Nov 201004,49080.843.80$17,041
Oct 201003,74678.103.51$13,144
Sep 201004,01172.633.98$15,962
Aug 201004,23273.684.42$18,703
Jul 201004,11572.554.74$19,491
Jun 201004,26870.364.91$20,958
May 201003,96871.124.24$16,805
Apr 201003,96281.694.12$16,334
Mar 201004,06978.394.39$17,858
Feb 201003,85973.585.44$21,002
Jan 201004,46074.365.96$26,600
Dec 200904,63271.445.48$25,401
Nov 200904,38374.593.75$16,443
Oct 200904,47172.544.11$18,377
Sep 200904,57765.543.06$14,027
Aug 200904,94167.423.22$15,903
Jul 200905,05761.133.46$17,520
Jun 200904,21966.163.90$16,433
May 200905,04854.743.93$19,817
Apr 200904,90246.773.59$17,586
Mar 200906,11042.144.06$24,800
Feb 200901,91832.814.63$8,886
Jan 200905,30335.865.37$28,482
Dec 200805,40537.105.98$32,306
Nov 200804,65955.496.86$31,962
Oct 200806,41775.246.92$44,418
Sep 200804,841101.767.88$38,133
Aug 200805,172114.228.48$43,874
Jul 200805,503131.0811.39$62,676
Jun 200803,041131.3313.03$39,632
May 200805,234123.1711.57$60,580
Apr 200805,302110.3110.45$55,432
Mar 200805,660101.909.66$54,699
Feb 200805,72792.538.77$50,229
Jan 200806,18690.388.21$50,761
Dec 200703,40788.337.30$24,878
Nov 200706,47791.677.29$47,228
Oct 200706,35782.856.92$44,003
Sep 200706,43075.846.24$40,150
Aug 200707,02769.066.39$44,888
Jul 200706,32170.906.39$40,378
Jun 200761,13662.007.55$8,947
May 200712,19058.747.85$17,242
Apr 200702,70859.617.81$21,136
Mar 200702,60856.927.30$19,044
Feb 200701,78855.108.22$14,690
Jan 200702,27350.306.73$15,290
Dec 200602,68356.656.92$18,562
Nov 200604,28654.207.62$32,649
Oct 200605,16954.906.01$31,085
Sep 200602,56560.085.04$12,920
Aug 200603,95968.717.34$29,059
Jul 200604,98469.376.34$31,612
Jun 200605,85666.286.38$37,384
May 200605,80866.016.42$37,316
Apr 200605,25264.397.36$38,657
Mar 200604,63156.707.08$32,801
Feb 200605,35857.597.75$41,531
Jan 200605,33560.598.93$47,659
Dec 200505,57154.9413.42$74,737
Nov 200506,85754.6910.59$72,605
Oct 200506,67258.3413.80$92,045
Sep 200507,14161.4512.08$86,256
Aug 200505,18761.519.80$50,816
Jul 200503,55455.697.84$27,876
Jun 200504,26252.337.38$31,458
May 200504,60845.226.65$30,649
Apr 200505,69449.207.36$41,911
Mar 200506,84150.377.15$48,947
Feb 200504,82345.226.31$30,442
Jan 200505,53243.166.32$34,974
Dec 200405,85339.866.75$39,514
Nov 200405,89845.286.33$37,337
Oct 200414,56949.706.52$29,817
Sep 200405,94643.245.28$31,418
Aug 200405,77842.375.55$32,072
Jul 200405,53638.286.08$33,682
Jun 200405,48936.106.43$35,311
May 200406,38937.486.49$41,494
Apr 200406,01434.475.86$35,233
Mar 200406,31834.365.53$34,939
Feb 200405,90932.455.51$32,556
Jan 200406,21532.036.30$39,152
Dec 200306,43030.266.30$40,520
Nov 200306,49128.804.60$29,827
Oct 200306,67628.174.76$31,775
Sep 200306,87226.314.75$32,638
Aug 200307,13329.765.13$36,590
Jul 200307,12529.415.17$36,842
Jun 200306,53528.565.98$39,099
May 200316,40826.595.97$38,300
Apr 200306,81426.675.41$36,845
Mar 200307,31131.146.10$44,568
Feb 200306,45533.487.93$51,162
Jan 200307,66530.315.58$42,786
Dec 200207,70426.914.85$37,393
Nov 200207,07924.664.14$29,286
Oct 200207,52526.464.23$31,824
Sep 200207,63927.443.64$27,769
Aug 200206,51225.963.16$20,605
Jul 200206,46024.583.06$19,779
Jun 200206,93423.733.34$23,147
May 200207,30224.663.58$26,170
Apr 200206,73323.653.51$23,648
Mar 200207,93522.003.10$24,620
Feb 200207,38718.222.38$17,549
Jan 200207,74117.172.38$18,390
Dec 200108,18916.932.36$19,362
Nov 200108,09018.072.41$19,461
Oct 200107,56319.782.53$19,126
Sep 200107,04024.262.25$15,849
Aug 200107,48524.873.05$22,853
Jul 200106,94423.933.20$22,201
Jun 200107,09424.563.82$27,129
May 200107,87925.524.31$33,937
Apr 200107,48124.685.34$39,914
Mar 200109,15124.545.38$49,200
Feb 200106,89127.755.77$39,741
Jan 200109,08627.478.40$76,311
Dec 200009,25126.889.12$84,392
Nov 200007,88032.215.66$44,585
Oct 200008,09231.235.15$41,637
Sep 200009,39131.875.19$48,706
Aug 200008,83329.644.54$40,108
Jul 200008,50728.534.09$34,792
Jun 200009,40629.304.40$41,361
May 200008,62127.263.68$31,723
Apr 2000010,24124.513.12$31,911
Mar 2000010,43628.422.86$29,844
Feb 2000010,41327.622.73$28,391
Jan 2000011,54125.272.48$28,627
Dec 1999011,87224.282.42$28,774
Nov 1999012,07223.192.43$29,383
Oct 1999012,73620.982.80$35,708
Sep 1999012,88721.752.62$33,749
Aug 1999013,56419.262.88$39,005
Jul 1999015,55217.892.37$36,895
Jun 1999014,27515.942.36$33,719
May 1999015,48015.792.32$35,929
Apr 1999015,75915.102.21$34,797
Mar 1999016,20212.471.84$29,785
Feb 1999016,0709.981.82$29,212
Jan 1999019,09210.381.90$36,274
Dec 1998018,9499.201.77$33,603
Nov 1998019,88810.892.19$43,470
Oct 1998023,37412.421.97$46,028
Sep 1998025,36412.592.08$52,824
Aug 1998030,73611.301.91$58,624
Jul 1998037,62111.742.24$84,168
Jun 1998051,21611.242.24$114,584
May 1998015,05712.622.21$33,221

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.

May 2026 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             9 bbl  × $106.41 =       $958
Gas                1,434 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $4,368

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Month total                                   $5,325

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/168890 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.