TEMPLES, T. G.

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 1696District 06Field 88207001Hydrogen sulphide fieldOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$3.2 M
Jan 1993 – Jun 2012
Value, last 12 filed months
$132 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
OilDisposition92,675 bbl$3,224,284
Casinghead gasProduction23 Mcf$0
Total$3,224,284

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 (9)

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 33.3547, -95.0030. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.3 miles.

33.35471, -95.00294 · 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
66.7%
6 of 9 wells
With a plug date
55.6%
5 of 9 wells
Median depth
4,349 ft
7 wells filed one
Completion to plug
26.3 years
median over 2 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
666.7%
A plug date is filed
555.6%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
555.6%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
333.3%

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, 7 of 9 wells. Median 4,349 ft, with the middle half between 4,335 and 4,537 ft; the shallowest is 4,329 ft and the deepest 4,880 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 9 wells, Jan 1970 – May 2012. This is the LAST completion filed on each wellbore, not the first — a well recompleted in 2019 counts once, in the 2010s.

Completions filed
Jan 1970 – May 2012
4 of 9 wells; 5 filed none
Plug dates filed
Jan 1983 – Mar 2012
5 of 9 wells; 4 filed none

Last completion to plug: a median of 26.3 years across the 2 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 18.3 years and 34.3 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

9 wells

42-4490069724,339 ftNov 1987Yes
42-449007031Yes
42-4490070554,330 ftMar 2012Yes
42-449800731 S4,622 ftJan 1983Yes
42-449006947
42-4490070664,329 ftMay 2012
42-44930482114,880 ftJun 2011
42-4493000184,452 ftMay 1987Sep 1997Yes
42-4490069834,349 ftJan 1970Mar 2012Yes

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 2012220098.092.73$21,580
Dec 2011225096.873.24$21,796
Nov 2011208095.723.31$19,910
Oct 2011166084.983.65$14,107
Sep 2011233083.623.99$19,483
Aug 2011271083.404.15$22,601
Jul 2011134094.144.52$12,615
Jun 201160092.904.64$5,574
May 201198098.134.40$9,617
Apr 20111020105.964.33$10,808
Mar 201199096.364.06$9,540
Feb 201181085.644.18$6,937
Jan 2011125086.504.59$10,813
Dec 2010122085.734.35$10,459
Nov 201081080.843.80$6,548
Oct 2010137078.103.51$10,700
Sep 2010168072.633.98$12,202
Aug 2010178073.684.42$13,115
Jul 2010189072.554.74$13,712
Jun 2010185070.364.91$13,017
May 2010173071.124.24$12,304
Apr 2010256081.694.12$20,913
Mar 2010259078.394.39$20,303
Feb 2010253073.585.44$18,616
Jan 2010204074.365.96$15,169
Dec 2009224071.445.48$16,003
Nov 2009200074.593.75$14,918
Oct 2009190072.544.11$13,783
Sep 2009212065.543.06$13,894
Aug 2009222067.423.22$14,967
Jul 2009252061.133.46$15,405
Jun 2009413066.163.90$27,324
May 2009234054.743.93$12,809
Apr 2009207046.773.59$9,681
Mar 2009179042.144.06$7,543
Feb 200989032.814.63$2,920
Jan 2009202035.865.37$7,244
Dec 2008284037.105.98$10,536
Nov 2008240055.496.86$13,318
Oct 2008317075.246.92$23,851
Sep 20083600101.767.88$36,634
Aug 20083030114.228.48$34,609
Jul 20083030131.0811.39$39,717
Jun 20083240131.3313.03$42,551
May 20082390123.1711.57$29,438
Apr 20082950110.3110.45$32,541
Mar 20084300101.909.66$43,817
Feb 2008408092.538.77$37,752
Jan 2008407090.388.21$36,785
Dec 2007462088.337.30$40,808
Nov 2007466091.677.29$42,718
Oct 2007455082.856.92$37,697
Sep 2007319075.846.24$24,193
Aug 2007305069.066.39$21,063
Jul 2007281070.906.39$19,923
Jun 2007355062.007.55$22,010
May 2007487058.747.85$28,606
Apr 2007480059.617.81$28,613
Mar 2007457056.927.30$26,012
Feb 2007381055.108.22$20,993
Jan 2007513050.306.73$25,804
Dec 2006484056.656.92$27,419
Nov 2006510054.207.62$27,642
Oct 2006492054.906.01$27,011
Sep 2006470060.085.04$28,238
Aug 2006480068.717.34$32,981
Jul 2006433069.376.34$30,037
Jun 2006448066.286.38$29,693
May 2006497066.016.42$32,807
Apr 2006418064.397.36$26,915
Mar 2006332056.707.08$18,824
Feb 2006435057.597.75$25,052
Jan 2006481060.598.93$29,144
Dec 2005497054.9413.42$27,305
Nov 2005407054.6910.59$22,259
Oct 2005369058.3413.80$21,527
Sep 2005404061.4512.08$24,826
Aug 2005425061.519.80$26,142
Jul 2005366055.697.84$20,383
Jun 2005392052.337.38$20,513
May 2005447045.226.65$20,213
Apr 2005337049.207.36$16,580
Mar 2005405050.377.15$20,400
Feb 2005399045.226.31$18,043
Jan 2005368043.166.32$15,883
Dec 2004390039.866.75$15,545
Nov 2004400045.286.33$18,112
Oct 2004422049.706.52$20,973
Sep 2004386043.245.28$16,691
Aug 2004390042.375.55$16,524
Jul 2004374038.286.08$14,317
Jun 2004335036.106.43$12,094
May 2004375037.486.49$14,055
Apr 2004409034.475.86$14,098
Mar 2004358034.365.53$12,301
Feb 2004374032.455.51$12,136
Jan 2004387032.036.30$12,396
Dec 2003392030.266.30$11,862
Nov 2003385028.804.60$11,088
Oct 2003434028.174.76$12,226
Sep 2003394026.314.75$10,366
Aug 2003351029.765.13$10,446
Jul 2003483029.415.17$14,205
Jun 2003379028.565.98$10,824
May 2003425026.595.97$11,301
Apr 2003404026.675.41$10,775
Mar 2003387031.146.10$12,051
Feb 2003392033.487.93$13,124
Jan 2003463030.315.58$14,034
Dec 2002418026.914.85$11,248
Nov 2002420024.664.14$10,357
Oct 2002438026.464.23$11,589
Sep 2002383027.443.64$10,510
Aug 2002483025.963.16$12,539
Jul 2002440024.583.06$10,815
Jun 2002383023.733.34$9,089
May 2002497024.663.58$12,256
Apr 2002468023.653.51$11,068
Mar 2002395022.003.10$8,690
Feb 2002346018.222.38$6,304
Jan 2002552017.172.38$9,478
Dec 2001403016.932.36$6,823
Nov 2001412018.072.41$7,445
Oct 2001404019.782.53$7,991
Sep 2001355024.262.25$8,612
Aug 2001437024.873.05$10,868
Jul 2001484023.933.20$11,582
Jun 2001430024.563.82$10,561
May 2001424025.524.31$10,820
Apr 2001443024.685.34$10,933
Mar 2001375024.545.38$9,203
Feb 2001304027.755.77$8,436
Jan 2001374027.478.40$10,274
Dec 2000444026.889.12$11,935
Nov 2000332032.215.66$10,694
Oct 2000330031.235.15$10,306
Sep 2000442031.875.19$14,087
Aug 2000465029.644.54$13,783
Jul 2000398028.534.09$11,355
Jun 2000306029.304.40$8,966
May 2000403027.263.68$10,986
Apr 2000398024.513.12$9,755
Mar 2000338028.422.86$9,606
Feb 2000377027.622.73$10,413
Jan 2000514025.272.48$12,989
Dec 1999397024.282.42$9,639
Nov 1999443023.192.43$10,273
Oct 1999410020.982.80$8,602
Sep 1999456021.752.62$9,918
Aug 1999461019.262.88$8,879
Jul 1999462017.892.37$8,265
Jun 1999581015.942.36$9,261
May 1999611015.792.32$9,648
Apr 1999341015.102.21$5,149
Mar 1999361012.471.84$4,502
Feb 199933309.981.82$3,323
Jan 1999192010.381.90$1,993
Dec 199810209.201.77$938
Nov 1998166010.892.19$1,808
Oct 1998173012.421.97$2,149
Sep 1998202012.592.08$2,543
Aug 1998173011.301.91$1,955
Jul 1998173011.742.24$2,031
Jun 1998190011.242.24$2,136
May 1998201012.622.21$2,537
Apr 1998334013.042.51$4,355
Mar 1998473012.802.31$6,054
Feb 1998444013.952.30$6,194
Jan 1998463014.702.15$6,806
Dec 1997392016.322.41$6,397
Nov 1997428018.193.09$7,785
Oct 1997535019.253.15$10,299
Sep 1997524017.742.95$9,296
Aug 1997476017.862.55$8,501
Jul 1997500017.582.25$8,790
Jun 1997473017.242.26$8,155
May 1997422018.972.31$8,005
Apr 1997464017.882.08$8,296
Mar 1997500018.951.94$9,475
Feb 1997439020.492.21$8,995
Jan 1997373023.483.54$8,758
Dec 1996346023.32$8,069
Nov 1996427021.97$9,381
Oct 1996472023.31$11,002
Sep 1996364022.22$8,088
Aug 1996480020.26$9,725
Jul 1996542019.55$10,596
Jun 1996455018.73$8,522
May 1996524019.43$10,181
Apr 1996509021.51$10,949
Mar 1996571019.38$11,066
Feb 1996477016.98$8,099
Jan 1996500017.07$8,535
Dec 1995350017.19$6,017
Nov 1995481016.00$7,696
Oct 1995487015.43$7,514
Sep 1995501016.18$8,106
Aug 1995562015.92$8,947
Jul 1995459015.24$6,995
Jun 1995519016.41$8,517
May 1995484017.56$8,499
Apr 1995502017.73$8,900
Mar 1995577016.44$9,486
Feb 1995572016.58$9,484
Jan 1995663015.92$10,555
Dec 1994672015.03$10,100
Nov 1994597115.90$9,492
Oct 1994578115.58$9,005
Sep 1994627115.29$9,587
Aug 1994677116.13$10,920
Jul 1994615117.56$10,799
Jun 1994587117.09$10,032
May 1994768115.88$12,196
Apr 1994652114.14$9,219
Mar 1994700112.46$8,722
Feb 1994582112.50$7,275
Jan 1994730112.66$9,242
Dec 1993703112.33$8,668
Nov 1993547114.49$7,926
Oct 1993769115.85$12,189
Sep 1993627115.03$9,424
Aug 1993756115.66$11,839
Jul 1993709115.46$10,961
Jun 1993627116.79$10,527
May 1993834117.68$14,745
Apr 1993877118.05$15,830
Mar 1993829118.14$15,038
Feb 1993831117.90$14,875
Jan 1993967116.93$16,371

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                  220 bbl  × $ 98.09 =    $21,580
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  2.73 =         $0

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Month total                                  $21,580

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/1696 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.