POPE GAS UNIT

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

Gas lease lease 171226District 06Field 985630832 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$7.7 M
Oct 1998 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$6
at the published price for each month
Months reported
332
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 368 leases and 368 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1965-01-10
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 20 acres. The field rule took effect on 2010-11-02.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: FIELD. EFFECTIVE 4/12/16.

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 Gas111999-04-07140316
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
CondensateDisposition18,940 bbl$768,510
GasProduction1,661,997 Mcf$6,940,721
Total$7,709,231

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 32.6148, -94.3680. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

32.61476, -94.36799 · 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
10,010 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 10,010 ft.

Completions filed
Oct 1998
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-203325348 L10,010 ftOct 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 (332)

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

332 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 20250266.483.13$6
May 20253060.553.23$182
Apr 2025131,47162.363.54$6,023
Mar 2025192,09967.704.27$10,246
Feb 2025151,94370.884.34$9,497
Jan 2025192,05774.324.28$10,213
Dec 2024182,00068.993.12$7,485
Nov 2024152,28269.052.20$6,053
Oct 2024182,12771.372.28$6,137
Sep 2024161,95369.612.36$5,731
Aug 2024132,10875.632.06$5,333
Jul 2024161,99879.932.15$5,568
Jun 2024162,05678.082.63$6,665
May 2024172,15178.812.20$6,069
Apr 2024161,99784.451.66$4,665
Mar 2024172,06080.301.55$4,548
Feb 2024181,90476.091.78$4,766
Jan 2024182,03373.023.30$8,019
Dec 2023171,95671.262.61$6,318
Nov 2023151,96477.892.81$6,682
Oct 2023111,31785.443.09$5,006
Sep 2023131,74089.042.74$5,916
Aug 2023141,83480.522.67$6,029
Jul 2023161,97374.852.64$6,410
Jun 2023142,48168.962.26$6,569
May 2023328670.622.23$849
Apr 2023342878.122.24$1,192
Mar 2023523672.852.39$929
Feb 2023111,37975.112.47$4,226
Jan 2023181,91876.533.39$7,875
Dec 2022171,92876.415.73$12,345
Nov 2022151,92985.005.65$12,167
Oct 2022151,83087.185.86$12,038
Sep 2022121,87584.888.16$16,325
Aug 2022141,96094.529.13$19,213
Jul 2022131,869101.587.54$15,417
Jun 2022141,973115.097.98$17,350
May 2022172,048109.378.43$19,130
Apr 2022182,041104.226.84$15,832
Mar 2022182,060108.885.08$12,417
Feb 2022191,98991.054.86$11,394
Jan 2022151,49081.844.54$7,989
Dec 2021182,05171.323.90$9,281
Nov 2021171,98777.435.24$11,722
Oct 2021172,07779.795.71$13,224
Sep 2021162,08369.865.35$12,264
Aug 2021162,00566.024.22$9,519
Jul 2021192,27270.783.98$10,392
Jun 2021222,81369.493.38$11,038
May 2021182,26963.483.02$7,990
Apr 2021212,07360.362.76$6,986
Mar 2021212,38261.302.72$7,759
Feb 2021171,90257.805.55$11,535
Jan 2021131,38750.412.81$4,553
Dec 2020865544.642.68$2,110
Nov 2020212,27738.772.71$6,977
Oct 2020222,41736.972.48$6,804
Sep 2020172,40637.091.99$5,421
Aug 2020152,29939.982.39$6,083
Jul 2020141,88038.371.83$3,968
Jun 2020162,18734.901.69$4,255
May 2020202,37616.921.81$4,650
Apr 2020212,16514.751.80$4,216
Mar 2020172,01630.341.86$4,258
Feb 2020171,80649.881.98$4,425
Jan 2020172,14257.252.09$5,460
Dec 2019978359.012.30$2,335
Nov 2019131,70655.302.75$5,412
Oct 2019141,90053.472.42$5,344
Sep 2019131,80855.052.66$5,520
Aug 2019151,86153.112.30$5,085
Jul 2019131,78956.272.46$5,133
Jun 2019141,82452.782.49$5,283
May 2019141,88258.482.74$5,976
Apr 2019131,90262.632.75$6,046
Mar 2019172,01656.803.06$7,139
Feb 2019171,99450.852.79$6,432
Jan 2019222,26646.033.23$8,328
Dec 2018171,80846.594.19$8,359
Nov 2018151,80352.934.24$8,434
Oct 2018131,94561.443.40$7,408
Sep 2018151,92459.543.11$6,873
Aug 2018111,59259.403.07$5,535
Jul 2018101,54265.142.93$5,172
Jun 2018152,06360.183.08$7,250
May 2018141,98165.382.90$6,662
Apr 2018212,52263.842.90$8,656
Mar 2018191,96761.222.79$6,645
Feb 2018131,47661.782.77$4,886
Jan 2018161,94562.874.01$8,804
Dec 2017161,92157.272.92$6,529
Nov 2017202,24555.423.12$8,109
Oct 2017212,36749.292.98$8,097
Sep 2017202,27347.523.09$7,968
Aug 2017202,15045.373.00$7,367
Jul 2017212,33443.873.09$8,127
Jun 2017222,40342.493.09$8,354
May 2017232,48945.373.26$9,166
Apr 2017302,66747.933.21$10,003
Mar 2017322,40846.772.98$8,681
Feb 2017322,64550.452.95$9,424
Jan 2017343,12049.413.42$12,347
Dec 2016362,02448.763.72$9,290
Nov 2016352,29942.492.64$7,567
Oct 2016241,63246.193.09$6,152
Sep 2016212,27241.553.10$7,917
Aug 2016212,66141.442.92$8,652
Jul 2016222,69841.622.92$8,806
Jun 2016202,48545.352.69$7,581
May 2016222,50842.521.99$5,929
Apr 2016232,45736.561.99$5,733
Mar 2016262,71433.011.79$5,727
Feb 2016272,15826.472.06$5,168
Jan 2016302,49727.352.36$6,724
Dec 2015292,76632.362.00$6,474
Nov 2015252,80338.792.17$7,045
Oct 2015503,07643.552.43$9,642
Sep 2015362,63342.992.76$8,811
Aug 2015363,39440.162.87$11,195
Jul 2015423,23348.152.95$11,544
Jun 2015402,84856.152.88$10,456
May 2015433,00855.212.96$11,264
Apr 2015472,97049.822.71$10,380
Mar 2015553,17142.892.93$11,665
Feb 2015503,02344.662.98$11,230
Jan 2015624,44143.433.10$16,463
Dec 2014421,32854.693.59$7,066
Nov 20142962570.464.25$4,701
Oct 2014251,62378.303.90$8,289
Sep 2014262,72686.164.05$13,268
Aug 2014273,49489.394.04$16,512
Jul 2014263,88496.564.18$18,744
Jun 2014284,08098.164.74$22,075
May 2014324,97594.734.73$26,546
Apr 2014214,90795.944.81$25,613
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 20140097.406.19$0
Jan 20140090.404.86$0
Dec 20131091.824.35$92
Nov 2013261,28688.853.74$7,118
Oct 2013392,46097.423.78$13,097
Sep 2013342,369104.113.72$12,347
Aug 2013442,610104.253.52$13,781
Jul 2013451,422102.523.72$9,900
Jun 20133815594.403.93$4,197
May 2013471,12694.834.15$9,129
Apr 2013471,45293.964.28$10,634
Mar 2013551,61193.623.91$11,453
Feb 2013582,47791.233.42$13,762
Jan 2013582,87991.603.42$15,159
Dec 2012503,23386.773.42$15,396
Nov 2012272,55386.953.62$11,602
Oct 2012223,14289.383.40$12,648
Sep 2012292,98894.672.92$11,466
Aug 2012323,06692.662.91$11,882
Jul 2012303,09785.133.02$11,909
Jun 2012283,09379.822.52$10,026
May 2012343,25491.612.49$11,212
Apr 2012343,233101.652.00$9,912
Mar 2012363,485105.052.22$11,526
Feb 2012463,418101.102.57$13,436
Jan 2012503,53698.092.73$14,572
Dec 2011703,45796.873.24$17,981
Nov 2011543,41495.723.31$16,474
Oct 2011623,39284.983.65$17,645
Sep 2011532,98383.623.99$16,322
Aug 2011633,46783.404.15$19,640
Jul 2011593,58294.144.52$21,735
Jun 2011502,93292.904.64$18,249
May 2011703,68798.134.40$23,110
Apr 2011793,899105.964.33$25,266
Mar 2011683,21496.364.06$19,593
Feb 2011622,92685.644.18$17,540
Jan 2011703,22086.504.59$20,831
Dec 2010613,41385.734.35$20,068
Nov 2010263,12480.843.80$13,958
Oct 2010263,00178.103.51$12,561
Sep 2010243,14072.633.98$14,239
Aug 2010204,21473.684.42$20,097
Jul 2010184,60172.554.74$23,098
Jun 2010253,31170.364.91$18,017
May 2010253,23971.124.24$15,496
Apr 2010443,19981.694.12$16,783
Mar 2010363,67178.394.39$18,933
Feb 2010364,43973.585.44$26,808
Jan 2010131,08174.365.96$7,414
Dec 2009303,27471.445.48$20,097
Nov 2009222,84074.593.75$12,295
Oct 2009363,56072.544.11$17,244
Sep 2009424,88165.543.06$17,712
Aug 2009504,48867.423.22$17,816
Jul 2009332,27261.133.46$9,889
Jun 2009563,94166.163.90$19,055
May 20091151254.743.93$2,612
Apr 2009523,89546.773.59$16,405
Mar 2009583,97542.144.06$18,579
Feb 2009473,66732.814.63$18,531
Jan 2009312,79435.865.37$16,118
Dec 2008443,90437.105.98$24,967
Nov 2008453,90755.496.86$29,300
Oct 2008473,72675.246.92$29,328
Sep 2008382,900101.767.88$26,710
Aug 2008443,740114.228.48$36,752
Jul 2008443,770131.0811.39$48,706
Jun 2008403,588131.3313.03$52,014
May 2008423,721123.1711.57$48,241
Apr 2008493,841110.3110.45$45,562
Mar 2008534,226101.909.66$46,241
Feb 2008643,79692.538.77$39,215
Jan 2008714,20690.388.21$40,930
Dec 2007593,94388.337.30$34,003
Nov 2007273,96891.677.29$31,409
Oct 2007314,39982.856.92$33,018
Sep 2007274,22275.846.24$28,411
Aug 2007284,33469.066.39$29,619
Jul 2007284,29770.906.39$29,434
Jun 2007304,26962.007.55$34,084
May 2007294,33058.747.85$35,678
Apr 2007294,11959.617.81$33,878
Mar 2007304,39856.927.30$33,822
Feb 2007323,95555.108.22$34,257
Jan 2007314,48750.306.73$31,743
Dec 2006414,57456.656.92$33,968
Nov 2006414,77354.207.62$38,580
Oct 2006385,05054.906.01$32,456
Sep 2006394,99660.085.04$27,509
Aug 2006425,25368.717.34$41,442
Jul 2006405,41269.376.34$37,102
Jun 2006404,93666.286.38$34,162
May 2006465,38766.016.42$37,648
Apr 2006565,55864.397.36$44,515
Mar 2006635,51656.707.08$42,641
Feb 2006434,99657.597.75$41,201
Jan 2006565,70660.598.93$54,367
Dec 2005535,67754.9413.42$79,071
Nov 2005473,86854.6910.59$43,526
Oct 2005565,37658.3413.80$77,433
Sep 2005545,26261.4512.08$66,878
Aug 2005625,30561.519.80$55,786
Jul 2005625,65555.697.84$47,809
Jun 2005625,65752.337.38$44,999
May 2005665,21545.226.65$37,670
Apr 2005695,49949.207.36$43,870
Mar 2005765,80650.377.15$45,369
Feb 2005705,22245.226.31$36,126
Jan 2005825,91743.166.32$40,948
Dec 2004705,60939.866.75$40,657
Nov 2004425,47245.286.33$36,542
Oct 2004415,67949.706.52$39,037
Sep 2004385,50543.245.28$30,731
Aug 2004405,86042.375.55$34,222
Jul 2004425,96038.286.08$37,869
Jun 2004455,68136.106.43$38,170
May 2004536,18737.486.49$42,168
Apr 2004476,23634.475.86$38,153
Mar 2004526,51534.365.53$37,816
Feb 2004496,17232.455.51$35,595
Jan 2004527,38432.036.30$48,182
Dec 2003787,42830.266.30$49,169
Nov 2003696,65928.804.60$32,586
Oct 2003717,08428.174.76$35,717
Sep 2003716,54826.314.75$32,967
Aug 2003837,39929.765.13$40,425
Jul 2003787,18229.415.17$39,431
Jun 2003647,08228.565.98$44,199
May 2003827,59226.595.97$47,525
Apr 2003827,51426.675.41$42,817
Mar 2003807,34231.146.10$47,248
Feb 2003907,31533.487.93$60,991
Jan 2003888,39230.315.58$49,512
Dec 2002968,49926.914.85$43,835
Nov 20021108,68224.664.14$38,630
Oct 2002817,82126.464.23$35,219
Sep 2002778,26627.443.64$32,161
Aug 2002638,84925.963.16$29,635
Jul 2002648,62924.583.06$27,993
Jun 2002819,32723.733.34$33,058
May 200210910,28024.663.58$39,531
Apr 200210010,05723.653.51$37,688
Mar 2002838,71622.003.10$28,869
Feb 2002252,09818.222.38$5,440
Jan 2002737,36817.172.38$18,757
Dec 20019110,15916.932.36$25,561
Nov 2001739,86618.072.41$25,052
Oct 20017910,33619.782.53$27,701
Sep 200110210,33824.262.25$25,749
Aug 20019211,09424.873.05$36,160
Jul 20018911,49823.933.20$38,890
Jun 20017811,14824.563.82$44,547
May 20019812,06025.524.31$54,447
Apr 200113214,95424.685.34$83,042
Mar 200111812,31024.545.38$69,080
Feb 200110411,81927.755.77$71,047
Jan 200112013,79127.478.40$119,124
Dec 200012714,37026.889.12$134,504
Nov 200013413,03432.215.66$78,063
Oct 200016716,21631.235.15$88,655
Sep 200011911,13031.875.19$61,518
Aug 200017114,75129.644.54$72,049
Jul 200011410,58328.534.09$46,534
Jun 200019416,25229.304.40$77,148
May 200019916,53427.263.68$66,266
Apr 200027818,23624.513.12$63,637
Mar 200022618,30828.422.86$58,779
Feb 200027621,21627.622.73$65,469
Jan 200036526,20325.272.48$74,220
Dec 199930022,33024.282.42$61,406
Nov 19991299,16523.192.43$25,299
Oct 199919216,35520.982.80$49,883
Sep 199916412,39721.752.62$36,033
Aug 199919518,06719.262.88$55,709
Jul 199921917,60517.892.37$45,683
Jun 199924719,52015.942.36$50,045
May 199927623,18715.792.32$58,176
Apr 199932924,14715.102.21$58,286
Mar 199939024,95112.471.84$50,731
Feb 199944227,8129.981.82$54,968
Jan 199960734,81110.381.90$72,440
Dec 199868943,0109.201.77$82,609
Nov 199869445,74310.892.19$107,539
Oct 199855837,58412.421.97$80,941

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 2025 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             0 bbl  × $ 66.48 =         $0
Gas                    2 Mcf  × $  3.13 =         $6

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                       $6

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/171226 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.