NICHOLSON, JOHN W. GAS UNIT

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

Gas lease lease 185165District 06Field 354153002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$2.5 M
Aug 2001 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
298
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 351 leases and 351 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1980-12-20
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
600 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 40 acres. The field rule took effect on 2017-12-05.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: BE FILED IF THE OPERATOR CHOOSES. THIS IS A UFT FIELD.

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 Gas112002-02-15145731
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
CondensateDisposition5,199 bbl$178,437
GasProduction433,959 Mcf$2,335,611
Total$2,514,048

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 32.6136, -94.8034. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

32.61363, -94.80338 · 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
11,083 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 11,083 ft.

Completions filed
Aug 2001
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-45931055711,083 ftAug 2001

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 (298)

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

298 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 20250066.483.13$0
May 20250060.553.23$0
Apr 20250062.363.54$0
Mar 20250067.704.27$0
Feb 20250070.884.34$0
Jan 20250074.324.28$0
Dec 20240068.993.12$0
Nov 20240069.052.20$0
Oct 20240071.372.28$0
Sep 20240069.612.36$0
Aug 20240075.632.06$0
Jul 20240079.932.15$0
Jun 20240078.082.63$0
May 20240078.812.20$0
Apr 20240084.451.66$0
Mar 20240080.301.55$0
Feb 20240076.091.78$0
Jan 20240073.023.30$0
Dec 20230071.262.61$0
Nov 20230077.892.81$0
Oct 20230085.443.09$0
Sep 20230089.042.74$0
Aug 20230080.522.67$0
Jul 20230074.852.64$0
Jun 20230068.962.26$0
May 20230070.622.23$0
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
Mar 20230072.852.39$0
Feb 20230075.112.47$0
Jan 20230076.533.39$0
Dec 20220076.415.73$0
Nov 20220085.005.65$0
Oct 20220087.185.86$0
Sep 20220084.888.16$0
Aug 20220094.529.13$0
Jul 202200101.587.54$0
Jun 202200115.097.98$0
May 202200109.378.43$0
Apr 202200104.226.84$0
Mar 202200108.885.08$0
Feb 20220091.054.86$0
Jan 20220081.844.54$0
Dec 20210071.323.90$0
Nov 20210077.435.24$0
Oct 20210079.795.71$0
Sep 20210069.865.35$0
Aug 20210066.024.22$0
Jul 20210070.783.98$0
Jun 20210069.493.38$0
May 20210063.483.02$0
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 20190053.472.42$0
Sep 20190055.052.66$0
Aug 20190053.112.30$0
Jul 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 20190052.782.49$0
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 201704442.493.09$136
May 201702845.373.26$91
Apr 201702447.933.21$77
Mar 201704146.772.98$122
Feb 201703950.452.95$115
Jan 201702349.413.42$79
Dec 201603048.763.72$112
Nov 201605242.492.64$138
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 20160036.561.99$0
Mar 20160033.011.79$0
Feb 20160026.472.06$0
Jan 20160027.352.36$0
Dec 20150032.362.00$0
Nov 20150038.792.17$0
Oct 20150043.552.43$0
Sep 20150042.992.76$0
Aug 20150040.162.87$0
Jul 20150048.152.95$0
Jun 20150056.152.88$0
May 20150055.212.96$0
Apr 20150049.822.71$0
Mar 20150042.892.93$0
Feb 20150044.662.98$0
Jan 20150043.433.10$0
Dec 20140054.693.59$0
Nov 20140070.464.25$0
Oct 20140078.303.90$0
Sep 20140086.164.05$0
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 20140096.564.18$0
Jun 20140098.164.74$0
May 20140094.734.73$0
Apr 20140095.944.81$0
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 20140097.406.19$0
Jan 20140090.404.86$0
Dec 201302891.824.35$122
Nov 20130088.853.74$0
Oct 20130097.423.78$0
Sep 201307104.113.72$26
Aug 2013038104.253.52$134
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 201301194.403.93$43
May 201304694.834.15$191
Apr 2013063993.964.28$2,737
Mar 201303993.623.91$153
Feb 201303591.233.42$120
Jan 201305391.603.42$181
Dec 201203186.773.42$106
Nov 201203286.953.62$116
Oct 201204189.383.40$139
Sep 201203594.672.92$102
Aug 201204392.662.91$125
Jul 201203785.133.02$112
Jun 201204779.822.52$118
May 201204091.612.49$100
Apr 2012043101.652.00$86
Mar 2012034105.052.22$76
Feb 2012042101.102.57$108
Jan 201205198.092.73$139
Dec 201106096.873.24$194
Nov 201103895.723.31$126
Oct 201104084.983.65$146
Sep 201105983.623.99$235
Aug 201104783.404.15$195
Jul 201105294.144.52$235
Jun 201104892.904.64$223
May 201105498.134.40$238
Apr 2011060105.964.33$260
Mar 201106896.364.06$276
Feb 201105385.644.18$222
Jan 201107986.504.59$363
Dec 201007885.734.35$339
Nov 201006580.843.80$247
Oct 201007078.103.51$246
Sep 201009372.633.98$370
Aug 201005273.684.42$230
Jul 201007772.554.74$365
Jun 201007670.364.91$373
May 201005771.124.24$241
Apr 201006781.694.12$276
Mar 201008778.394.39$382
Feb 201008973.585.44$484
Jan 201004574.365.96$268
Dec 200907471.445.48$406
Nov 200901574.593.75$56
Oct 200907972.544.11$325
Sep 200907665.543.06$233
Aug 200906767.423.22$216
Jul 2009110061.133.46$408
Jun 2009216366.163.90$767
May 2009114454.743.93$620
Apr 2009323946.773.59$998
Mar 2009341542.144.06$1,811
Feb 20092032.814.63$66
Jan 2009141,06435.865.37$6,217
Dec 2008161,31837.105.98$8,471
Nov 2008172,25455.496.86$16,407
Oct 2008161,72675.246.92$13,151
Sep 20089813101.767.88$7,320
Aug 2008161,615114.228.48$15,528
Jul 200810842131.0811.39$10,901
Jun 2008141,277131.3313.03$18,481
May 2008161,559123.1711.57$20,015
Apr 200811981110.3110.45$11,470
Mar 2008262,110101.909.66$23,041
Feb 2008191,87892.538.77$18,229
Jan 2008171,68290.388.21$15,339
Dec 2007202,20888.337.30$17,889
Nov 2007222,45191.677.29$19,889
Oct 2007172,83682.856.92$21,039
Sep 2007131,44475.846.24$10,002
Aug 2007142,27869.066.39$15,519
Jul 2007162,19470.906.39$15,150
Jun 2007161,94162.007.55$15,644
May 2007181,98958.747.85$16,664
Apr 2007212,63459.617.81$21,811
Mar 2007192,76956.927.30$21,301
Feb 200741,03855.108.22$8,749
Jan 200771,05650.306.73$7,456
Dec 2006122,88456.656.92$20,633
Nov 2006173,48654.207.62$27,476
Oct 2006133,20454.906.01$19,982
Sep 2006124,29060.085.04$22,331
Aug 2006132,80568.717.34$21,482
Jul 2006133,15569.376.34$20,913
Jun 2006123,02066.286.38$20,075
May 2006113,21266.016.42$21,363
Apr 2006153,36964.397.36$25,763
Mar 2006253,75956.707.08$28,042
Feb 2006193,65457.597.75$29,417
Jan 2006233,57660.598.93$33,339
Dec 2005223,50654.9413.42$48,243
Nov 2005213,57754.6910.59$39,023
Oct 2005253,98358.3413.80$56,407
Sep 2005213,70661.4512.08$46,055
Aug 2005224,19561.519.80$42,451
Jul 2005244,05855.697.84$33,166
Jun 2005304,81252.337.38$37,087
May 2005215,70045.226.65$38,861
Apr 2005222,68749.207.36$20,860
Mar 2005452,90850.377.15$23,073
Feb 2005403,23545.226.31$22,228
Jan 2005614,67543.166.32$32,189
Dec 2004454,58339.866.75$32,734
Nov 2004302,94745.286.33$20,014
Oct 2004813,27149.706.52$25,337
Sep 2004673,84843.245.28$23,230
Aug 2004713,88142.375.55$24,550
Jul 2004554,54238.286.08$29,740
Jun 2004534,31836.106.43$29,691
May 2004624,89337.486.49$34,102
Apr 2004745,00234.475.86$31,855
Mar 2004783,37734.365.53$21,355
Feb 2004604,54632.455.51$26,994
Jan 20041075,46832.036.30$37,874
Dec 20031295,97330.266.30$41,543
Nov 2003625,68228.804.60$27,895
Oct 2003595,85228.174.76$29,515
Sep 20031306,03426.314.75$32,078
Aug 2003906,49429.765.13$35,991
Jul 20031366,12329.415.17$35,661
Jun 2003857,00328.565.98$44,326
May 20031197,05226.595.97$45,284
Apr 20031356,68726.675.41$39,759
Mar 20031386,77731.146.10$45,610
Feb 20031227,08333.487.93$60,224
Jan 20031207,38730.315.58$44,872
Dec 2002697,70026.914.85$39,231
Nov 20021297,33424.664.14$33,522
Oct 20021317,94726.464.23$37,075
Sep 2002668,44227.443.64$32,499
Aug 20021449,31125.963.16$33,200
Jul 20021409,76324.583.06$33,333
Jun 20021319,91723.733.34$36,214
May 200214210,85524.663.58$42,406
Apr 200214911,08023.653.51$42,440
Mar 200214211,73022.003.10$39,519
Feb 2002828,92218.222.38$22,690
Jan 200214210,00117.172.38$26,197
Dec 200117011,71016.932.36$30,565
Nov 200118211,78118.072.41$31,628
Oct 200113613,98719.782.53$38,062
Sep 200117013,90124.262.25$35,420
Aug 2001274,80324.873.05$15,336

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 2017 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             0 bbl  × $ 42.49 =         $0
Gas                   44 Mcf  × $  3.09 =       $136

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                     $136

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/185165 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.