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 179501District 06Field 985630832 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$4.3 M
Feb 1999 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$29 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
328
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 Gas112001-07-24143076
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
CondensateDisposition14,170 bbl$818,759
GasProduction707,668 Mcf$3,523,944
Total$4,342,703

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 32.6072, -94.3726. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

32.60724, -94.37257 · 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
10,100 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 10,100 ft.

Completions filed
Jan 2000
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-203325487L10,100 ftJan 2000

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 (328)

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

328 months

May 202613391106.413.05$2,574
Apr 20261335098.932.87$2,290
Mar 20261238389.753.15$2,283
Feb 20261237463.503.75$2,165
Jan 20261644659.138.00$4,513
Dec 20251642556.664.41$2,782
Nov 20251642258.593.93$2,594
Oct 20251442159.383.30$2,223
Sep 20251339462.743.08$2,028
Aug 20251339063.933.01$2,007
Jul 20251135766.743.32$1,918
Jun 20251135566.483.13$1,842
May 20251235660.553.23$1,877
Apr 20251335662.363.54$2,072
Mar 20251641967.704.27$2,872
Feb 20251235670.884.34$2,396
Jan 20251536474.324.28$2,672
Dec 20241435868.993.12$2,083
Nov 20241136169.052.20$1,553
Oct 20241232971.372.28$1,607
Sep 20241232569.612.36$1,604
Aug 2024934175.632.06$1,384
Jul 20241436079.932.15$1,892
Jun 20242471678.082.63$3,760
May 20243189478.812.20$4,409
Apr 20242163084.451.66$2,819
Mar 20242040580.301.55$2,232
Feb 2024441,28276.091.78$5,635
Jan 20242449973.023.30$3,398
Dec 2023381,06271.262.61$5,480
Nov 20232986177.892.81$4,676
Oct 2023481,37485.443.09$8,343
Sep 2023511,55789.042.74$8,800
Aug 2023401,42280.522.67$7,022
Jul 20232561174.852.64$3,485
Jun 2023351,27568.962.26$5,293
May 2023361,03770.622.23$4,852
Apr 20232350878.122.24$2,934
Mar 2023441,07272.852.39$5,771
Feb 20233399775.112.47$4,937
Jan 20233990576.533.39$6,051
Dec 2022501,33276.415.73$11,452
Nov 2022421,20885.005.65$10,391
Oct 2022461,30487.185.86$11,657
Sep 2022341,26584.888.16$13,213
Aug 2022411,27794.529.13$15,531
Jul 2022401,307101.587.54$13,921
Jun 2022401,292115.097.98$14,910
May 2022411,200109.378.43$14,604
Apr 2022471,292104.226.84$13,733
Mar 2022521,390108.885.08$12,718
Feb 2022531,31491.054.86$11,210
Jan 2022591,41881.844.54$11,263
Dec 2021511,33271.323.90$8,831
Nov 2021471,26577.435.24$10,264
Oct 2021471,38379.795.71$11,652
Sep 2021421,26069.865.35$9,676
Aug 2021461,41866.024.22$9,022
Jul 2021471,40970.783.98$8,937
Jun 2021481,38969.493.38$8,031
May 2021511,44163.483.02$7,586
Apr 2021581,41660.362.76$7,407
Mar 2021541,48661.302.72$7,348
Feb 2021451,12957.805.55$8,865
Jan 2021621,51250.412.81$7,375
Dec 2020601,56344.642.68$6,860
Nov 2020581,47138.772.71$6,230
Oct 2020601,54636.972.48$6,050
Sep 2020501,75337.091.99$5,345
Aug 2020401,32239.982.39$4,752
Jul 2020501,58238.371.83$4,806
Jun 2020521,76434.901.69$4,797
May 20202988416.921.81$2,095
Apr 20201837014.751.80$933
Mar 20203395630.341.86$2,776
Feb 20201640849.881.98$1,606
Jan 20201746657.252.09$1,949
Dec 20191641559.012.30$1,900
Nov 2019361,13355.302.75$5,107
Oct 20192063153.472.42$2,596
Sep 20192583455.052.66$3,592
Aug 20191337953.112.30$1,564
Jul 20191335256.272.46$1,597
Jun 20192888552.782.49$3,683
May 20191436158.482.74$1,808
Apr 2019381,25962.632.75$5,843
Mar 2019441,25156.803.06$6,330
Feb 20193698950.852.79$4,592
Jan 2019441,07546.033.23$5,496
Dec 2018431,10246.594.19$6,616
Nov 2018441,26252.934.24$7,676
Oct 2018341,15661.443.40$6,017
Sep 2018391,26559.543.11$6,254
Aug 2018381,32459.403.07$6,317
Jul 2018341,26165.142.93$5,912
Jun 2018331,03060.183.08$5,155
May 2018421,42365.382.90$6,874
Apr 2018611,69463.842.90$8,808
Mar 2018491,22461.222.79$6,411
Feb 2018431,16561.782.77$5,879
Jan 2018571,65962.874.01$10,235
Dec 2017491,33157.272.92$6,695
Nov 2017621,56555.423.12$8,316
Oct 2017651,77849.292.98$8,509
Sep 2017181,70947.523.09$6,132
Aug 2017181,89445.373.00$6,507
Jul 2017201,59843.873.09$5,811
Jun 2017201,85742.493.09$6,583
May 2017211,82445.373.26$6,905
Apr 2017281,95547.933.21$7,621
Mar 2017301,75246.772.98$6,631
Feb 2017291,59450.452.95$6,169
Jan 2017321,80549.413.42$7,752
Dec 2016331,68948.763.72$7,897
Nov 2016331,97742.492.64$6,630
Oct 2016271,85746.193.09$6,986
Sep 201602,05441.553.10$6,369
Aug 201602,36741.442.92$6,922
Jul 201602,26841.622.92$6,632
Jun 201602,07845.352.69$5,581
May 201602,30842.521.99$4,595
Apr 2016093136.561.99$1,854
Mar 2016077533.011.79$1,390
Feb 201601,67426.472.06$3,455
Jan 201601,70027.352.36$4,019
Dec 201501,75332.362.00$3,508
Nov 201501,84138.792.17$3,990
Oct 201502,14643.552.43$5,207
Sep 201501,83642.992.76$5,064
Aug 201502,14040.162.87$6,147
Jul 201502,15448.152.95$6,344
Jun 201502,16356.152.88$6,236
May 201502,26455.212.96$6,691
Apr 201502,29749.822.71$6,217
Mar 201502,63742.892.93$7,739
Feb 201502,74844.662.98$8,179
Jan 201501,55043.433.10$4,806
Dec 20140054.693.59$0
Nov 2014019070.464.25$808
Oct 2014060278.303.90$2,348
Sep 2014071186.164.05$2,876
Aug 2014052689.394.04$2,122
Jul 2014063096.564.18$2,633
Jun 2014073298.164.74$3,467
May 2014058294.734.73$2,751
Apr 2014075495.944.81$3,626
Mar 201402,30495.895.06$11,651
Feb 20140097.406.19$0
Jan 20140090.404.86$0
Dec 20130091.824.35$0
Nov 2013138788.853.74$1,536
Oct 20133756797.423.78$5,747
Sep 201331641104.113.72$5,610
Aug 2013401,317104.253.52$8,809
Jul 2013421,273102.523.72$9,039
Jun 2013351,12694.403.93$7,733
May 2013431,02394.834.15$8,322
Apr 20134470593.964.28$7,153
Mar 20135188793.623.91$8,245
Feb 20135384191.233.42$7,711
Jan 20135491391.603.42$8,069
Dec 2012471,55886.773.42$9,407
Nov 20124294286.953.62$7,067
Oct 2012332,11889.383.40$10,150
Sep 2012291,57094.672.92$7,327
Aug 2012422,05392.662.91$9,862
Jul 2012422,24385.133.02$10,351
Jun 2012382,20479.822.52$8,585
May 2012512,57191.612.49$11,070
Apr 2012371,859101.652.00$7,473
Mar 2012281,381105.052.22$6,010
Feb 2012592,348101.102.57$12,000
Jan 2012662,48698.092.73$13,271
Dec 2011922,39196.873.24$16,658
Nov 2011712,40795.723.31$14,766
Oct 2011722,67784.983.65$15,886
Sep 2011562,15183.623.99$13,256
Aug 2011622,33983.404.15$14,876
Jul 2011632,54194.144.52$17,409
Jun 2011652,60792.904.64$18,135
May 2011752,73898.134.40$19,420
Apr 2011802,739105.964.33$20,346
Mar 2011581,79696.364.06$12,876
Feb 2011702,24585.644.18$15,379
Jan 2011822,56386.504.59$18,854
Dec 2010762,90385.734.35$19,137
Nov 2010161,89180.843.80$8,470
Oct 2010232,65078.103.51$11,095
Sep 2010202,61672.633.98$11,863
Aug 2010163,31273.684.42$15,816
Jul 2010174,43472.554.74$22,235
Jun 2010233,20070.364.91$17,332
May 2010222,96271.124.24$14,109
Apr 2010352,63681.694.12$13,727
Mar 2010293,08278.394.39$15,799
Feb 2010121,50173.585.44$9,052
Jan 2010767474.365.96$4,540
Dec 20091092171.445.48$5,765
Nov 2009141,08074.593.75$5,096
Oct 20091482972.544.11$4,423
Sep 2009342,82065.543.06$10,871
Aug 2009422,66367.423.22$11,403
Jul 2009522,67661.133.46$12,450
Jun 2009572,73066.163.90$14,404
May 2009552,72554.743.93$13,708
Apr 2009522,78246.773.59$12,412
Mar 2009562,75942.144.06$13,559
Feb 2009482,58932.814.63$13,570
Jan 2009412,72535.865.37$16,106
Dec 2008432,83737.105.98$18,552
Nov 2008342,86555.496.86$21,542
Oct 2008412,89175.246.92$23,096
Sep 2008542,141101.767.88$22,360
Aug 2008632,773114.228.48$30,719
Jul 2008662,940131.0811.39$42,136
Jun 2008492,205131.3313.03$35,172
May 2008632,868123.1711.57$40,955
Apr 2008753,068110.3110.45$40,349
Mar 2008632,551101.909.66$31,073
Feb 2008812,49492.538.77$29,369
Jan 2008912,92190.388.21$32,194
Dec 2007162,84788.337.30$22,202
Nov 2007703,11491.677.29$29,123
Oct 2007863,71682.856.92$32,847
Sep 2007542,40175.846.24$19,088
Aug 2007703,16269.066.39$25,033
Jul 2007683,13670.906.39$24,854
Jun 2007682,83962.007.55$25,646
May 2007733,21258.747.85$29,490
Apr 2007773,22359.617.81$29,746
Mar 2007793,34356.927.30$28,907
Feb 2007843,12055.108.22$30,262
Jan 2007783,42750.306.73$26,976
Dec 2006583,45656.656.92$27,196
Nov 2006553,36054.207.62$28,576
Oct 2006503,52654.906.01$23,950
Sep 2006473,24860.085.04$19,185
Aug 2006533,58468.717.34$29,948
Jul 2006513,68769.376.34$26,924
Jun 2006533,60966.286.38$26,552
May 2006573,55766.016.42$26,616
Apr 2006693,68764.397.36$31,581
Mar 2006793,67156.707.08$30,481
Feb 2006563,33557.597.75$29,075
Jan 2006723,93960.598.93$39,551
Dec 2005673,88854.9413.42$55,840
Nov 2005572,78654.6910.59$32,617
Oct 2005683,83758.3413.80$56,901
Sep 2005643,79261.4512.08$49,736
Aug 2005693,51161.519.80$38,641
Jul 2005733,88155.697.84$34,507
Jun 2005713,83952.337.38$32,051
May 2005753,51245.226.65$26,750
Apr 2005773,68749.207.36$30,926
Mar 2005843,82050.377.15$31,563
Feb 2005783,45545.226.31$25,335
Jan 2005933,92843.166.32$28,847
Dec 2004873,99439.866.75$30,432
Nov 2004813,97045.286.33$28,799
Oct 2004874,12049.706.52$31,166
Sep 2004783,92043.245.28$24,086
Aug 2004824,17642.375.55$26,654
Jul 2004864,26038.286.08$29,211
Jun 2004914,02536.106.43$29,178
May 20041034,29937.486.49$31,781
Apr 2004924,23734.475.86$27,994
Mar 20041094,80434.365.53$30,312
Feb 2004894,00032.455.51$24,927
Jan 2004924,68432.036.30$32,454
Dec 2003944,70230.266.30$32,475
Nov 20031284,71628.804.60$25,357
Oct 20031244,73928.174.76$26,049
Sep 20031344,73726.314.75$26,023
Aug 20031394,78229.765.13$28,667
Jul 2003913,10729.415.17$18,742
Jun 20031074,54028.565.98$30,219
May 20031344,81326.595.97$32,310
Apr 20031133,90926.675.41$24,151
Mar 20031284,51531.146.10$31,510
Feb 20031253,90533.487.93$35,136
Jan 20031023,72530.315.58$23,885
Dec 2002963,18426.914.85$18,038
Nov 20021333,95724.664.14$19,650
Oct 20021114,38826.464.23$21,494
Sep 2002263,91827.443.64$14,956
Aug 2002245,06225.963.16$16,640
Jul 2002213,94624.583.06$12,598
Jun 2002325,25423.733.34$18,298
May 2002435,77524.663.58$21,758
Apr 2002375,17223.653.51$19,041
Mar 2002395,38322.003.10$17,560
Feb 2002314,55018.222.38$11,374
Jan 2002385,59217.172.38$13,937
Dec 2001365,66416.932.36$14,001
Nov 2001305,74018.072.41$14,350
Oct 2001496,04519.782.53$16,256
Sep 200121410,41424.262.25$28,637
Aug 20011085,93124.873.05$20,794
Jul 20011036,17123.933.20$22,194
Jun 2001815,40724.563.82$22,667
May 20011015,69525.524.31$27,108
Apr 20011336,96424.685.34$40,438
Mar 20011215,88224.545.38$34,594
Feb 2001673,43927.755.77$21,692
Jan 2001894,71027.478.40$42,003
Dec 200004,72226.889.12$43,076
Nov 2000795,12632.215.66$31,548
Oct 2000835,03431.235.15$28,495
Sep 2000925,67331.875.19$32,355
Aug 20001136,24229.644.54$31,693
Jul 20000028.534.09$0
Jun 20000029.304.40$0
May 20000027.263.68$0
Apr 20000024.513.12$0
Mar 20000028.422.86$0
Feb 20000027.622.73$0
Jan 20000025.272.48$0
Dec 19990024.282.42$0
Nov 19990023.192.43$0
Oct 19990020.982.80$0
Sep 19990021.752.62$0
Aug 19990019.262.88$0
Jul 19990017.892.37$0
Jun 19990015.942.36$0
May 19990015.792.32$0
Apr 19990015.102.21$0
Mar 19990012.471.84$0
Feb 1999009.981.82$0

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            13 bbl  × $106.41 =     $1,383
Gas                  391 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $1,191

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Month total                                   $2,574

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/179501 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.