CALDWELL 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 171656District 06Field 985630832 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$4.2 M
Nov 1998 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$64 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
331
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 Gas112000-01-10140606
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
CondensateDisposition8,063 bbl$400,577
GasProduction934,440 Mcf$3,835,240
Total$4,235,816

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 32.6276, -94.3589. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

32.62762, -94.35885 · 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
9,950 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 9,950 ft.

Completions filed
May 2016
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-2033253710 L9,950 ftMay 2016

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 (331)

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

331 months

May 2026326106.413.05$398
Apr 2026161,16998.932.87$4,938
Mar 2026141,20789.753.15$5,058
Feb 2026141,10863.503.75$5,044
Jan 2026171,25959.138.00$11,075
Dec 2025181,24256.664.41$6,501
Nov 2025171,19358.593.93$5,680
Oct 2025171,29859.383.30$5,299
Sep 2025161,22462.743.08$4,770
Aug 2025161,29163.933.01$4,915
Jul 2025151,29666.743.32$5,298
Jun 2025151,25766.483.13$4,930
May 2025171,28260.553.23$5,173
Apr 2025171,22762.363.54$5,408
Mar 2025181,28767.704.27$6,712
Feb 2025151,17170.884.34$6,146
Jan 2025191,29774.324.28$6,962
Dec 2024191,29868.993.12$5,362
Nov 2024171,48669.052.20$4,441
Oct 2024191,41471.372.28$4,582
Sep 2024191,36169.612.36$4,540
Aug 2024141,41575.632.06$3,979
Jul 2024161,24479.932.15$3,949
Jun 2024161,25578.082.63$4,555
May 2024201,45478.812.20$4,773
Apr 2024191,39184.451.66$3,913
Mar 2024211,51680.301.55$4,029
Feb 2024171,09976.091.78$3,254
Jan 2024201,35873.023.30$5,939
Dec 2023191,31971.262.61$4,797
Nov 2023161,38477.892.81$5,132
Oct 2023191,39385.443.09$5,924
Sep 2023171,36189.042.74$5,236
Aug 2023171,39180.522.67$5,087
Jul 2023181,46774.852.64$5,223
Jun 2023161,44968.962.26$4,376
May 2023211,49970.622.23$4,822
Apr 2023171,11578.122.24$3,823
Mar 2023231,52272.852.39$5,318
Feb 2023171,25475.112.47$4,369
Jan 2023241,55276.533.39$7,094
Dec 2022231,58776.415.73$10,849
Nov 2022211,53285.005.65$10,435
Oct 2022211,60487.185.86$11,236
Sep 2022161,55284.888.16$14,028
Aug 2022201,60694.529.13$16,549
Jul 2022191,629101.587.54$14,216
Jun 2022191,584115.097.98$14,823
May 2022211,663109.378.43$16,321
Apr 2022231,640104.226.84$13,611
Mar 2022251,701108.885.08$11,357
Feb 2022241,56491.054.86$9,784
Jan 2022251,56081.844.54$9,125
Dec 2021241,59571.323.90$7,931
Nov 2021221,55877.435.24$9,862
Oct 2021231,76079.795.71$11,892
Sep 2021211,71069.865.35$10,617
Aug 2021231,83966.024.22$9,280
Jul 2021261,99270.783.98$9,773
Jun 2021231,81469.493.38$7,731
May 2021231,62263.483.02$6,355
Apr 2021261,68960.362.76$6,228
Mar 2021251,83361.302.72$6,513
Feb 2021231,48657.805.55$9,574
Jan 2021281,83350.412.81$6,563
Dec 2020221,40644.642.68$4,744
Nov 2020251,64638.772.71$5,424
Oct 2020261,78236.972.48$5,378
Sep 2020231,99337.091.99$4,821
Aug 2020272,39639.982.39$6,794
Jul 2020242,09638.371.83$4,746
Jun 2020191,64434.901.69$3,442
May 2020231,70716.921.81$3,487
Apr 2020301,99714.751.80$4,046
Mar 2020271,85130.341.86$4,255
Feb 2020241,70149.881.98$4,566
Jan 20201282157.252.09$2,407
Dec 2019151,01159.012.30$3,215
Nov 2019221,75755.302.75$6,050
Oct 2019201,67753.472.42$5,125
Sep 2019191,71055.052.66$5,590
Aug 2019141,26253.112.30$3,652
Jul 20191089056.272.46$2,752
Jun 2019121,00552.782.49$3,137
May 2019151,21358.482.74$4,201
Apr 2019151,35462.632.75$4,664
Mar 2019151,13656.803.06$4,331
Feb 20191394650.852.79$3,302
Jan 2019171,08446.033.23$4,282
Dec 2018171,14046.594.19$5,563
Nov 2018161,20752.934.24$5,961
Oct 2018141,28561.443.40$5,227
Sep 2018141,18859.543.11$4,526
Aug 2018171,55859.403.07$5,788
Jul 2018161,57665.142.93$5,663
Jun 2018191,61660.183.08$6,116
May 2018201,88565.382.90$6,776
Apr 2018212,80163.842.90$9,466
Mar 2018192,08661.222.79$6,977
Feb 2018211,90261.782.77$6,559
Jan 2018402,09362.874.01$10,906
Dec 2017512,18157.272.92$9,293
Nov 2017432,10255.423.12$8,938
Oct 2017472,15049.292.98$8,732
Sep 2017222,31147.523.09$8,180
Aug 2017212,27145.373.00$7,776
Jul 2017232,17543.873.09$7,724
Jun 2017222,08042.493.09$7,356
May 2017252,34345.373.26$8,780
Apr 2017251,92647.933.21$7,384
Mar 2017272,50546.772.98$8,737
Feb 2017252,24650.452.95$7,893
Jan 2017262,54949.413.42$9,999
Dec 2016272,48548.763.72$10,568
Nov 2016252,29642.492.64$7,134
Oct 2016192,39546.193.09$8,279
Sep 2016152,20541.553.10$7,460
Aug 2016151,99841.442.92$6,464
Jul 2016152,16541.622.92$6,956
Jun 2016142,00945.352.69$6,031
May 2016132,07842.521.99$4,690
Apr 2016131,85336.561.99$4,165
Mar 2016151,25733.011.79$2,750
Feb 2016121,68826.472.06$3,801
Jan 2016152,05127.352.36$5,260
Dec 2015152,00332.362.00$4,494
Nov 2015131,90338.792.17$4,629
Oct 2015211,94743.552.43$5,639
Sep 2015221,90642.992.76$6,203
Aug 2015222,00740.162.87$6,649
Jul 2015252,14248.152.95$7,512
Jun 2015251,60156.152.88$6,019
May 2015261,91055.212.96$7,080
Apr 2015281,81949.822.71$6,318
Mar 2015331,97742.892.93$7,217
Feb 2015311,64144.662.98$6,268
Jan 2015382,10443.433.10$8,174
Dec 2014362,08554.693.59$9,457
Nov 201482,35970.464.25$10,594
Oct 201472,47178.303.90$10,187
Sep 201471,41286.164.05$6,315
Aug 201482,34989.394.04$10,194
Jul 201472,51396.564.18$11,179
Jun 201482,31198.164.74$11,732
May 201492,17494.734.73$11,128
Apr 201492,25495.944.81$11,703
Mar 2014102,30595.895.06$12,615
Feb 201492,23297.406.19$14,697
Jan 2014112,02190.404.86$10,818
Dec 201382,32491.824.35$10,854
Nov 201381,47088.853.74$6,206
Oct 201381,24297.423.78$5,473
Sep 201371,812104.113.72$7,465
Aug 201392,149104.253.52$8,508
Jul 201391,666102.523.72$7,116
Jun 201382,31694.403.93$9,865
May 201391,33094.834.15$6,372
Apr 201392,22693.964.28$10,379
Mar 2013112,27193.623.91$9,916
Feb 2013112,51491.233.42$9,601
Jan 2013122,42191.603.42$9,379
Dec 2012102,37386.773.42$8,984
Nov 2012132,25086.953.62$9,287
Oct 2012112,49789.383.40$9,472
Sep 2012162,63294.672.92$9,196
Aug 2012182,70392.662.91$9,529
Jul 2012172,71185.133.02$9,637
Jun 2012172,75779.822.52$8,302
May 2012202,99291.612.49$9,277
Apr 2012192,811101.652.00$7,544
Mar 2012182,691105.052.22$7,871
Feb 2012192,251101.102.57$7,707
Jan 2012222,30798.092.73$8,466
Dec 2011322,29496.873.24$10,532
Nov 2011262,48895.723.31$10,727
Oct 2011212,45284.983.65$10,731
Sep 2011212,63083.623.99$12,239
Aug 2011121,44783.404.15$7,005
Jul 2011131,65394.144.52$8,691
Jun 2011192,31792.904.64$12,516
May 2011212,41198.134.40$12,681
Apr 2011222,459105.964.33$12,987
Mar 2011171,61596.364.06$8,191
Feb 2011171,75685.644.18$8,796
Jan 2011242,40486.504.59$13,107
Dec 2010212,49285.734.35$12,635
Nov 2010222,58380.843.80$11,582
Oct 2010182,14678.103.51$8,936
Sep 2010182,43472.633.98$10,993
Aug 2010163,31773.684.42$15,838
Jul 2010133,59772.554.74$17,980
Jun 2010212,75370.364.91$14,996
May 2010212,69971.124.24$12,924
Apr 2010282,02381.694.12$10,628
Mar 2010252,60778.394.39$13,401
Feb 2010212,43973.585.44$14,819
Jan 2010202,04574.365.96$13,684
Dec 2009202,11271.445.48$13,010
Nov 2009161,97474.593.75$8,599
Oct 2009342,75572.544.11$13,790
Sep 2009383,69465.543.06$13,812
Aug 2009402,77867.423.22$11,638
Jul 2009563,24561.133.46$14,666
Jun 2009552,98666.163.90$15,269
May 2009583,25854.743.93$15,965
Apr 2009563,36046.773.59$14,673
Mar 2009603,51042.144.06$16,775
Feb 2009271,66532.814.63$8,600
Jan 2009322,41535.865.37$14,118
Dec 2008443,20837.105.98$20,807
Nov 2008353,31555.496.86$24,684
Oct 2008292,61575.246.92$20,283
Sep 2008102,221101.767.88$18,513
Aug 2008102,880114.228.48$25,573
Jul 2008122,972131.0811.39$35,422
Jun 2008102,683131.3313.03$36,280
May 2008112,897123.1711.57$34,886
Apr 2008133,037110.3110.45$33,185
Mar 2008143,314101.909.66$33,453
Feb 2008172,96592.538.77$27,578
Jan 2008193,30990.388.21$28,870
Dec 2007163,30088.337.30$25,510
Nov 2007133,21391.677.29$24,620
Oct 2007183,78282.856.92$27,670
Sep 2007153,59175.846.24$23,560
Aug 2007163,67569.066.39$24,581
Jul 2007163,60970.906.39$24,188
Jun 2007173,61362.007.55$28,327
May 2007163,34158.747.85$27,154
Apr 2007173,55359.617.81$28,745
Mar 2007173,75256.927.30$28,365
Feb 2007183,39355.108.22$28,869
Jan 2007203,82850.306.73$26,756
Dec 2006443,90456.656.92$29,502
Nov 2006393,63654.207.62$29,811
Oct 2006353,82254.906.01$24,906
Sep 2006353,64560.085.04$20,463
Aug 2006363,77968.717.34$30,211
Jul 2006323,76369.376.34$26,088
Jun 200673,60966.286.38$23,503
May 2006393,66466.016.42$26,116
Apr 2006453,62264.397.36$29,557
Mar 2006483,41156.707.08$26,881
Feb 2006323,00357.597.75$25,119
Jan 2006403,37060.598.93$32,529
Dec 2005343,12254.9413.42$43,751
Nov 2005252,36354.6910.59$26,388
Oct 2005262,88958.3413.80$41,373
Sep 2005252,78761.4512.08$35,200
Aug 2005272,71261.519.80$28,230
Jul 2005272,77555.697.84$23,270
Jun 2005242,43652.337.38$19,236
May 2005272,41445.226.65$17,277
Apr 2005272,40549.207.36$19,030
Mar 2005272,38750.377.15$18,439
Feb 2005242,05245.226.31$14,037
Jan 2005292,29943.166.32$15,786
Dec 2004242,32439.866.75$16,646
Nov 200402,31445.286.33$14,649
Oct 200402,20949.706.52$14,392
Sep 200401,88743.245.28$9,971
Aug 200401,06942.375.55$5,934
Jul 2004447338.286.08$3,031
Jun 2004338336.106.43$2,572
May 2004546437.486.49$3,201
Apr 2004120734.475.86$1,247
Mar 20040034.365.53$0
Feb 20040032.455.51$0
Jan 20040032.036.30$0
Dec 20030030.266.30$0
Nov 20030028.804.60$0
Oct 200301828.174.76$86
Sep 200311626.314.75$102
Aug 200391,08929.765.13$5,854
Jul 2003111,34429.415.17$7,273
Jun 200381,14028.565.98$7,049
May 2003897726.595.97$6,048
Apr 2003998526.675.41$5,566
Mar 2003131,75431.146.10$11,097
Feb 2003878233.487.93$6,466
Jan 2003151,68630.315.58$9,866
Dec 2002505,93426.914.85$30,148
Nov 2002576,08324.664.14$26,571
Oct 2002496,31526.464.23$28,003
Sep 2002496,40527.443.64$24,628
Aug 2002376,60325.963.16$21,853
Jul 2002386,34024.583.06$20,346
Jun 2002476,64023.733.34$23,281
May 2002617,04824.663.58$26,764
Apr 2002586,96823.653.51$25,846
Mar 2002617,38922.003.10$24,268
Feb 2002526,56818.222.38$16,551
Jan 2002577,26517.172.38$18,238
Dec 2001567,71516.932.36$19,189
Nov 2001467,62918.072.41$19,183
Oct 2001498,56119.782.53$22,619
Sep 2001265,45224.262.25$12,905
Aug 2001338,69324.873.05$27,362
Jul 2001308,67623.933.20$28,456
Jun 2001277,94824.563.82$31,058
May 2001349,21225.524.31$40,547
Apr 20014110,41824.685.34$56,595
Mar 2001266,70924.545.38$36,709
Feb 2001246,79227.755.77$39,836
Jan 2001257,69027.478.40$65,273
Dec 200051,35326.889.12$12,477
Nov 20000032.215.66$0
Oct 20000031.235.15$0
Sep 20000031.875.19$0
Aug 20000029.644.54$0
Jul 20000028.534.09$0
Jun 20000029.304.40$0
May 200041,15427.263.68$4,355
Apr 2000126324.513.12$844
Mar 20001028.422.86$28
Feb 2000102,62527.622.73$7,433
Jan 2000174,09225.272.48$10,580
Dec 1999225,51124.282.42$13,891
Nov 19994411,49823.192.43$29,006
Oct 1999568,09120.982.80$23,860
Sep 1999629,05521.752.62$25,062
Aug 1999426,74219.262.88$20,196
Jul 1999679,48417.892.37$23,698
Jun 19998411,90615.942.36$29,462
May 19998312,25415.792.32$29,752
Apr 19999712,57015.102.21$29,220
Mar 199910812,20812.471.84$23,789
Feb 199912813,6629.981.82$26,112
Jan 199923818,40310.381.90$37,435
Dec 199822422,7449.201.77$42,393
Nov 199821627,21610.892.19$61,839

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             3 bbl  × $106.41 =       $319
Gas                   26 Mcf  × $  3.05 =        $79

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Month total                                     $398

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/171656 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.