BATSON, A. W.

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 1657District 06Field 88207001Hydrogen sulphide fieldOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.0 M
Jan 1993 – Mar 2012
Value, last 12 filed months
$62 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
231
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
OilDisposition28,219 bbl$1,008,516
Casinghead gasProduction22 Mcf$0
Total$1,008,516

22 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 22 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 (12)

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 33.3568, -95.0490. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.5 miles.

33.35578, -95.04838 · 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
83.3%
10 of 12 wells
With a plug date
83.3%
10 of 12 wells
Median depth
4,335 ft
11 wells filed one
Completion to plug
11.4 years
median over 3 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
1083.3%
A plug date is filed
1083.3%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
1083.3%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
216.7%

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

Total depth in feet, 11 of 12 wells. Median 4,335 ft, with the middle half between 4,328 and 4,406 ft; the shallowest is 3,397 ft and the deepest 4,550 ft. The median is published rather than the mean, because a single mis-keyed depth moves a mean and cannot move a median.

When they were last completed

Last completion by decade, 4 of 12 wells, Nov 1979 – Aug 2014. This is the LAST completion filed on each wellbore, not the first — a well recompleted in 2019 counts once, in the 2010s.

Completions filed
Nov 1979 – Aug 2014
4 of 12 wells; 8 filed none
Plug dates filed
Mar 1942 – Oct 2014
10 of 12 wells; 2 filed none

Last completion to plug: a median of 11.4 years across the 3 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 11.1 years and 18.5 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

12 wells

42-4490032084,325 ftNov 1996Yes
42-4490032194,407 ftNov 1987Yes
42-449003231 S3,397 ftSep 1982Yes
42-4490050134,320 ftJan 1975Yes
42-4490053454,331 ftMar 1942Yes
42-4490053564,334 ftApr 1988Yes
42-4490053674,405 ftOct 1996Yes
42-449005002
42-4490049914,336 ftAug 2014
42-44930335124,550 ftJan 2004Oct 2014Yes
42-4490032244,335 ftJun 1983Nov 1994Yes
42-44930228114,410 ftNov 1979Jun 2005Yes

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 (231)

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

231 months

Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 201200101.102.57$0
Jan 201214098.092.73$1,373
Dec 201171096.873.24$6,878
Nov 201163095.723.31$6,030
Oct 201150084.983.65$4,249
Sep 201126083.623.99$2,174
Aug 201183083.404.15$6,922
Jul 2011103094.144.52$9,696
Jun 201196092.904.64$8,918
May 201187098.134.40$8,537
Apr 2011650105.964.33$6,887
Mar 201133096.364.06$3,180
Feb 201139085.644.18$3,340
Jan 201136086.504.59$3,114
Dec 201035085.734.35$3,001
Nov 201036080.843.80$2,910
Oct 201033078.103.51$2,577
Sep 201032072.633.98$2,324
Aug 201043073.684.42$3,168
Jul 201041072.554.74$2,975
Jun 201028070.364.91$1,970
May 201046071.124.24$3,272
Apr 201085081.694.12$6,944
Mar 201053078.394.39$4,155
Feb 201042073.585.44$3,090
Jan 201045074.365.96$3,346
Dec 200990071.445.48$6,430
Nov 2009141074.593.75$10,517
Oct 2009114072.544.11$8,270
Sep 2009141065.543.06$9,241
Aug 2009139067.423.22$9,371
Jul 2009158061.133.46$9,659
Jun 200984066.163.90$5,557
May 200979054.743.93$4,324
Apr 200984046.773.59$3,929
Mar 200980042.144.06$3,371
Feb 200970032.814.63$2,297
Jan 200976035.865.37$2,725
Dec 200884037.105.98$3,116
Nov 200838055.496.86$2,109
Oct 200886075.246.92$6,471
Sep 20081200101.767.88$12,211
Aug 20081240114.228.48$14,163
Jul 20081370131.0811.39$17,958
Jun 20081130131.3313.03$14,840
May 20081210123.1711.57$14,904
Apr 20081230110.3110.45$13,568
Mar 20081190101.909.66$12,126
Feb 2008159092.538.77$14,712
Jan 2008179090.388.21$16,178
Dec 2007102088.337.30$9,010
Nov 200769091.677.29$6,325
Oct 2007151082.856.92$12,510
Sep 2007154075.846.24$11,679
Aug 200785069.066.39$5,870
Jul 200780070.906.39$5,672
Jun 200762062.007.55$3,844
May 20071058.747.85$59
Apr 20071059.617.81$60
Mar 200718056.927.30$1,025
Feb 200750055.108.22$2,755
Jan 200771050.306.73$3,571
Dec 2006120056.656.92$6,798
Nov 2006135054.207.62$7,317
Oct 2006159054.906.01$8,729
Sep 2006129060.085.04$7,750
Aug 200699068.717.34$6,802
Jul 2006140069.376.34$9,712
Jun 2006125066.286.38$8,285
May 2006100066.016.42$6,601
Apr 200685064.397.36$5,473
Mar 200686056.707.08$4,876
Feb 200693057.597.75$5,356
Jan 2006135060.598.93$8,180
Dec 2005158054.9413.42$8,681
Nov 2005111054.6910.59$6,071
Oct 200561058.3413.80$3,559
Sep 200582061.4512.08$5,039
Aug 2005114061.519.80$7,012
Jul 2005147055.697.84$8,186
Jun 2005140052.337.38$7,326
May 2005140045.226.65$6,331
Apr 2005128049.207.36$6,298
Mar 2005130050.377.15$6,548
Feb 2005150045.226.31$6,783
Jan 2005199043.166.32$8,589
Dec 2004154039.866.75$6,138
Nov 2004153045.286.33$6,928
Oct 2004142049.706.52$7,057
Sep 2004145043.245.28$6,270
Aug 2004222042.375.55$9,406
Jul 2004185038.286.08$7,082
Jun 2004178036.106.43$6,426
May 2004193037.486.49$7,234
Apr 2004185034.475.86$6,377
Mar 2004177034.365.53$6,082
Feb 2004187032.455.51$6,068
Jan 2004194032.036.30$6,214
Dec 2003181030.266.30$5,477
Nov 2003174028.804.60$5,011
Oct 2003188028.174.76$5,296
Sep 2003187026.314.75$4,920
Aug 2003180029.765.13$5,357
Jul 2003184029.415.17$5,411
Jun 2003176028.565.98$5,027
May 2003176026.595.97$4,680
Apr 2003195026.675.41$5,201
Mar 200370031.146.10$2,180
Feb 2003249033.487.93$8,337
Jan 2003163030.315.58$4,941
Dec 2002127026.914.85$3,418
Nov 2002144024.664.14$3,551
Oct 2002155026.464.23$4,101
Sep 2002156027.443.64$4,281
Aug 2002108025.963.16$2,804
Jul 2002136024.583.06$3,343
Jun 200288023.733.34$2,088
May 200296024.663.58$2,367
Apr 200289023.653.51$2,105
Mar 200293022.003.10$2,046
Feb 200280018.222.38$1,458
Jan 200293017.172.38$1,597
Dec 200128016.932.36$474
Nov 200175018.072.41$1,355
Oct 2001103019.782.53$2,037
Sep 200168024.262.25$1,650
Aug 200186024.873.05$2,139
Jul 2001118023.933.20$2,824
Jun 200164024.563.82$1,572
May 2001123025.524.31$3,139
Apr 2001139024.685.34$3,431
Mar 2001128024.545.38$3,141
Feb 200198027.755.77$2,720
Jan 2001132027.478.40$3,626
Dec 200094026.889.12$2,527
Nov 2000160032.215.66$5,154
Oct 2000132031.235.15$4,122
Sep 200086031.875.19$2,741
Aug 2000154029.644.54$4,565
Jul 2000143028.534.09$4,080
Jun 2000238029.304.40$6,973
May 2000129027.263.68$3,517
Apr 2000193024.513.12$4,730
Mar 2000192028.422.86$5,457
Feb 2000155027.622.73$4,281
Jan 2000188025.272.48$4,751
Dec 1999211024.282.42$5,123
Nov 199956023.192.43$1,299
Oct 199987020.982.80$1,825
Sep 199965021.752.62$1,414
Aug 1999233019.262.88$4,488
Jul 1999117017.892.37$2,093
Jun 1999116015.942.36$1,849
May 1999143015.792.32$2,258
Apr 1999124015.102.21$1,872
Mar 1999121012.471.84$1,509
Feb 199913109.981.82$1,307
Jan 1999109010.381.90$1,131
Dec 199814809.201.77$1,362
Nov 1998172010.892.19$1,873
Oct 1998195012.421.97$2,422
Sep 1998179012.592.08$2,254
Aug 1998110011.301.91$1,243
Jul 1998118011.742.24$1,385
Jun 1998126011.242.24$1,416
May 1998174012.622.21$2,196
Apr 1998152013.042.51$1,982
Mar 1998116012.802.31$1,485
Feb 1998142013.952.30$1,981
Jan 1998125014.702.15$1,838
Dec 1997152016.322.41$2,481
Nov 1997173018.193.09$3,147
Oct 1997152019.253.15$2,926
Sep 1997251017.742.95$4,453
Aug 199729017.862.55$518
Jul 199758017.582.25$1,020
Jun 199763017.242.26$1,086
May 19979018.972.31$171
Apr 199720017.882.08$358
Mar 199793018.951.94$1,762
Feb 199717020.492.21$348
Jan 199720023.483.54$470
Dec 199699023.32$2,309
Nov 199676021.97$1,670
Oct 1996175023.31$4,079
Sep 1996146022.22$3,244
Aug 199679020.26$1,601
Jul 1996199019.55$3,890
Jun 1996175018.73$3,278
May 1996191019.43$3,711
Apr 1996182021.51$3,915
Mar 1996143019.38$2,771
Feb 1996201016.98$3,413
Jan 1996220017.07$3,755
Dec 1995184017.19$3,163
Nov 1995110016.00$1,760
Oct 1995118015.43$1,821
Sep 1995173016.18$2,799
Aug 1995160015.92$2,547
Jul 1995170015.24$2,591
Jun 1995184016.41$3,019
May 1995130017.56$2,283
Apr 1995142017.73$2,518
Mar 1995184016.44$3,025
Feb 1995165016.58$2,736
Jan 1995160015.92$2,547
Dec 1994220015.03$3,307
Nov 1994212115.90$3,371
Oct 1994220115.58$3,428
Sep 1994123115.29$1,881
Aug 199457116.13$919
Jul 199467117.56$1,177
Jun 199467117.09$1,145
May 199486115.88$1,366
Apr 199439114.14$551
Mar 199412012.46$150
Feb 1994186112.50$2,325
Jan 1994253112.66$3,203
Dec 1993214112.33$2,639
Nov 1993172114.49$2,492
Oct 1993217115.85$3,439
Sep 1993153115.03$2,300
Aug 1993189115.66$2,960
Jul 1993187115.46$2,891
Jun 1993177116.79$2,972
May 1993188117.68$3,324
Apr 1993178118.05$3,213
Mar 1993189118.14$3,428
Feb 1993170117.90$3,043
Jan 1993187116.93$3,166

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                   14 bbl  × $ 98.09 =     $1,373
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  2.73 =         $0

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Month total                                   $1,373

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/1657 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.