BATSON, F. A.

Operated by EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION (P-5 257128) in the TALCO field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 1634District 06Field 88207001Hydrogen sulphide fieldOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.1 M
Jan 1993 – Jun 2012
Value, last 12 filed months
$77 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
234
no gaps in the span
Streams
2
oil, casinghead 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 229 leases and 1,675 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1936-03-16
as the register files it
Field class
Oil
the register's own label
Between wells
0 ft
minimum
From a lease line
233 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 5 acres. The field rule took effect on 2012-11-06.

The register flags this field for hydrogen sulphide. That is a poisonous gas that occurs naturally in some formations. The flag is a property of the field as the Commission records it. It is not a measurement taken at this lease, and it is not a statement that gas is escaping anywhere.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: NON-CURRENT RESTR.REMOVED ALSO FOR API#(159-30200,30572)-HAGANSPOR

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
OilDisposition25,903 bbl$1,112,505
Casinghead gasProduction23 Mcf$0
Total$1,112,505

23 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 23 months, carries no value here. No free Texas wellhead gas price exists before 1997, so those months are left out of the total rather than valued at zero. The total above is therefore a floor, not an estimate.

Wells on this lease (4)

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 33.3531, -95.0466. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.2 miles.

33.35326, -95.04685 · 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
50.0%
2 of 4 wells
With a plug date
50.0%
2 of 4 wells
Median depth
4,258 ft
2 wells filed one
Completion to plug
6.3 years
median over 1 well

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
250.0%
A plug date is filed
250.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
250.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
250.0%

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

Between 4,240 and 4,275 ft, median 4,258 ft, over the 2 wells that filed a depth.

Completions filed
Sep 2013
1 of 4 wells; 3 filed none
Plug dates filed
Oct 1993 – Dec 2019
2 of 4 wells; 2 filed none

Last completion to plug: a median of 6.3 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 6.3 years and 6.3 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

4 wells

42-4490050434,275 ftOct 1993Yes
42-449005021
42-449005032
42-4490050544,240 ftSep 2013Dec 2019Yes

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 (234)

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

234 months

Jun 20120079.822.52$0
May 20120091.612.49$0
Apr 201200101.652.00$0
Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 201200101.102.57$0
Jan 2012178098.092.73$17,460
Dec 2011150096.873.24$14,531
Nov 2011117095.723.31$11,199
Oct 201176084.983.65$6,458
Sep 201144083.623.99$3,679
Aug 2011105083.404.15$8,757
Jul 2011161094.144.52$15,157
Jun 2011149092.904.64$13,842
May 2011129098.134.40$12,659
Apr 2011930105.964.33$9,854
Mar 2011131096.364.06$12,623
Feb 2011160085.644.18$13,702
Jan 2011150086.504.59$12,975
Dec 2010149085.734.35$12,774
Nov 2010152080.843.80$12,288
Oct 2010139078.103.51$10,856
Sep 2010133072.633.98$9,660
Aug 2010165073.684.42$12,157
Jul 2010175072.554.74$12,696
Jun 2010133070.364.91$9,358
May 201082071.124.24$5,832
Apr 2010176081.694.12$14,377
Mar 2010240078.394.39$18,814
Feb 2010210073.585.44$15,452
Jan 2010196074.365.96$14,575
Dec 2009169071.445.48$12,073
Nov 200966074.593.75$4,923
Oct 2009147072.544.11$10,663
Sep 2009137065.543.06$8,979
Aug 2009130067.423.22$8,765
Jul 2009144061.133.46$8,803
Jun 2009147066.163.90$9,726
May 2009205054.743.93$11,222
Apr 2009212046.773.59$9,915
Mar 2009164042.144.06$6,911
Feb 2009148032.814.63$4,856
Jan 2009112035.865.37$4,016
Dec 2008112037.105.98$4,155
Nov 2008102055.496.86$5,660
Oct 2008131075.246.92$9,856
Sep 20081300101.767.88$13,229
Aug 20081240114.228.48$14,163
Jul 20081350131.0811.39$17,696
Jun 20081140131.3313.03$14,972
May 20081600123.1711.57$19,707
Apr 2008910110.3110.45$10,038
Mar 20081180101.909.66$12,024
Feb 2008130092.538.77$12,029
Jan 2008121090.388.21$10,936
Dec 200793088.337.30$8,215
Nov 200791091.677.29$8,342
Oct 2007114082.856.92$9,445
Sep 2007100075.846.24$7,584
Aug 2007107069.066.39$7,389
Jul 2007161070.906.39$11,415
Jun 2007154062.007.55$9,548
May 2007129058.747.85$7,577
Apr 2007127059.617.81$7,570
Mar 2007119056.927.30$6,773
Feb 200795055.108.22$5,235
Jan 2007115050.306.73$5,785
Dec 2006183056.656.92$10,367
Nov 2006105054.207.62$5,691
Oct 200689054.906.01$4,886
Sep 20066060.085.04$360
Aug 200658068.717.34$3,985
Jul 2006165069.376.34$11,446
Jun 2006170066.286.38$11,268
May 2006183066.016.42$12,080
Apr 2006182064.397.36$11,719
Mar 2006195056.707.08$11,057
Feb 2006137057.597.75$7,890
Jan 2006103060.598.93$6,241
Dec 2005116054.9413.42$6,373
Nov 200589054.6910.59$4,867
Oct 200558058.3413.80$3,384
Sep 200563061.4512.08$3,871
Aug 200559061.519.80$3,629
Jul 200566055.697.84$3,676
Jun 20052052.337.38$105
May 200529045.226.65$1,311
Apr 2005137049.207.36$6,740
Mar 2005109050.377.15$5,490
Feb 200599045.226.31$4,477
Jan 2005124043.166.32$5,352
Dec 200492039.866.75$3,667
Nov 200466045.286.33$2,988
Oct 200487049.706.52$4,324
Sep 200472043.245.28$3,113
Aug 2004121042.375.55$5,127
Jul 200488038.286.08$3,369
Jun 200497036.106.43$3,502
May 2004157037.486.49$5,884
Apr 2004107034.475.86$3,688
Mar 2004102034.365.53$3,505
Feb 2004103032.455.51$3,342
Jan 200490032.036.30$2,883
Dec 200383030.266.30$2,512
Nov 200386028.804.60$2,477
Oct 200385028.174.76$2,394
Sep 200399026.314.75$2,605
Aug 2003115029.765.13$3,422
Jul 2003107029.415.17$3,147
Jun 2003109028.565.98$3,113
May 2003119026.595.97$3,164
Apr 2003109026.675.41$2,907
Mar 2003109031.146.10$3,394
Feb 2003146033.487.93$4,888
Jan 2003117030.315.58$3,546
Dec 200265026.914.85$1,749
Nov 200248024.664.14$1,184
Oct 200279026.464.23$2,090
Sep 200271027.443.64$1,948
Aug 200287025.963.16$2,259
Jul 200250024.583.06$1,229
Jun 2002114023.733.34$2,705
May 2002123024.663.58$3,033
Apr 2002108023.653.51$2,554
Mar 2002114022.003.10$2,508
Feb 2002122018.222.38$2,223
Jan 2002166017.172.38$2,850
Dec 200190016.932.36$1,524
Nov 2001109018.072.41$1,970
Oct 2001109019.782.53$2,156
Sep 200131024.262.25$752
Aug 200125024.873.05$622
Jul 200193023.933.20$2,225
Jun 200155024.563.82$1,351
May 2001119025.524.31$3,037
Apr 2001138024.685.34$3,406
Mar 2001108024.545.38$2,650
Feb 200181027.755.77$2,248
Jan 2001114027.478.40$3,132
Dec 200075026.889.12$2,016
Nov 2000127032.215.66$4,091
Oct 200088031.235.15$2,748
Sep 200059031.875.19$1,880
Aug 2000100029.644.54$2,964
Jul 200086028.534.09$2,454
Jun 2000153029.304.40$4,483
May 200094027.263.68$2,562
Apr 2000119024.513.12$2,917
Mar 2000138028.422.86$3,922
Feb 2000109027.622.73$3,011
Jan 2000129025.272.48$3,260
Dec 1999149024.282.42$3,618
Nov 199960023.192.43$1,391
Oct 199998020.982.80$2,056
Sep 199963021.752.62$1,370
Aug 1999116019.262.88$2,234
Jul 1999146017.892.37$2,612
Jun 1999142015.942.36$2,263
May 1999136015.792.32$2,147
Apr 1999114015.102.21$1,721
Mar 1999132012.471.84$1,646
Feb 19999509.981.82$948
Jan 199975010.381.90$779
Dec 199810109.201.77$929
Nov 1998117010.892.19$1,274
Oct 1998119012.421.97$1,478
Sep 1998111012.592.08$1,397
Aug 1998102011.301.91$1,153
Jul 1998131011.742.24$1,538
Jun 199876011.242.24$854
May 199897012.622.21$1,224
Apr 199833013.042.51$430
Mar 199870012.802.31$896
Feb 199868013.952.30$949
Jan 199876014.702.15$1,117
Dec 199782016.322.41$1,338
Nov 199796018.193.09$1,746
Oct 199790019.253.15$1,733
Sep 1997129017.742.95$2,288
Aug 1997127017.862.55$2,268
Jul 1997126017.582.25$2,215
Jun 1997140017.242.26$2,414
May 1997138018.972.31$2,618
Apr 1997142017.882.08$2,539
Mar 1997125018.951.94$2,369
Feb 1997122020.492.21$2,500
Jan 1997133023.483.54$3,123
Dec 1996122023.32$2,845
Nov 199693021.97$2,043
Oct 1996137023.31$3,193
Sep 199691022.22$2,022
Aug 199649020.26$993
Jul 1996146019.55$2,854
Jun 1996170018.73$3,184
May 1996140019.43$2,720
Apr 1996148021.51$3,183
Mar 1996132019.38$2,558
Feb 1996133016.98$2,258
Jan 199698017.07$1,673
Dec 1995116017.19$1,994
Nov 199593016.00$1,488
Oct 199572015.43$1,111
Sep 199598016.18$1,586
Aug 199557015.92$907
Jul 199556015.24$853
Jun 199565016.41$1,067
May 199584017.56$1,475
Apr 199571017.73$1,259
Mar 199566016.44$1,085
Feb 199587016.58$1,442
Jan 1995113015.92$1,799
Dec 1994157015.03$2,360
Nov 199495115.90$1,511
Oct 19941115.58$16
Sep 199475115.29$1,147
Aug 1994132116.13$2,129
Jul 1994158117.56$2,774
Jun 1994125117.09$2,136
May 1994129115.88$2,049
Apr 1994144114.14$2,036
Mar 1994140112.46$1,744
Feb 1994117112.50$1,463
Jan 199495112.66$1,203
Dec 1993109112.33$1,344
Nov 199362114.49$898
Oct 1993132115.85$2,092
Sep 199399115.03$1,488
Aug 1993138115.66$2,161
Jul 1993139115.46$2,149
Jun 1993133116.79$2,233
May 1993138117.68$2,440
Apr 1993135118.05$2,437
Mar 1993140118.14$2,540
Feb 1993119117.90$2,130
Jan 1993141116.93$2,387

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.

Jan 2012 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  178 bbl  × $ 98.09 =    $17,460
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  2.73 =         $0

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Month total                                  $17,460

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/O/1634 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.