BARKER, H. C.

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 1738District 06Field 88207001Hydrogen sulphide fieldOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$3.7 M
Jan 1993 – Oct 2011
Value, last 12 filed months
$1.6 M
at the published price for each month
Months reported
226
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
OilDisposition125,617 bbl$3,733,016
Casinghead gasProduction23 Mcf$0
Total$3,733,016

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 (47)

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 33.3466, -95.1789. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.9 miles.

33.34626, -95.18170 · 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
63.8%
30 of 47 wells
With a plug date
55.3%
26 of 47 wells
Median depth
4,401 ft
41 wells filed one
Completion to plug
11.1 years
median over 20 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
3063.8%
A plug date is filed
2655.3%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
2655.3%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
1736.2%

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, 41 of 47 wells. Median 4,401 ft, with the middle half between 4,287 and 4,410 ft; the shallowest is 4,223 ft and the deepest 4,510 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, 35 of 47 wells, May 1937 – Apr 2022. This is the LAST completion filed on each wellbore, not the first — a well recompleted in 2019 counts once, in the 2010s.

Completions filed
May 1937 – Apr 2022
35 of 47 wells; 12 filed none
Plug dates filed
Apr 1988 – Jan 2022
26 of 47 wells; 21 filed none

Last completion to plug: a median of 11.1 years across the 20 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 7.1 years and 23.9 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

47 wells

42-15900169194,285 ftOct 1996Yes
42-15900170204,287 ftSep 1999Yes
42-15900171214,286 ftApr 2001Yes
42-15900175254,321 ftOct 1995Yes
42-159001883Yes
42-159001894Yes
42-1590019054,500 ftMay 1988Yes
42-159001938Yes
42-15900197124,324 ftSep 1995Yes
42-159001949
42-1590019510
42-1590019611
42-15930320434,450 ftApr 2022
42-15930077414,410 ftJan 2020
42-15930319454,452 ftDec 2013
42-15930079424,410 ftDec 2013
42-15930321444,450 ftSep 2010Jan 2022Yes
42-1593034350 R4,430 ftJul 2009Dec 2021Yes
42-15930059384,410 ftNov 2008Oct 2010Yes
42-15930021274,400 ftNov 2008Apr 2009Yes
42-15930056354,410 ftOct 2008
42-15900173234,241 ftJan 2004May 2006Yes
42-15930336494,462 ftDec 2002Yes
42-15900172224,293 ftMar 2002
42-15900166164,279 ftMay 2001
42-15930051314,401 ftFeb 2001
42-15900164144,275 ftFeb 2001Mar 2011Yes
42-15930339474,423 ftFeb 2001Dec 2010Yes
42-15900167174,285 ftJan 2001Sep 2008Yes
42-15900168184,278 ftNov 2000Aug 2011Yes
42-15930054344,410 ftOct 2000
42-15930044304,400 ftSep 2000
42-15930053334,410 ftAug 2000Apr 2011Yes
42-15900176264,380 ftNov 1999
42-15930060374,410 ftOct 1998Dec 2003Yes
42-15900165154,287 ftJan 1998Jan 1998Yes
42-15930019284,401 ftOct 1997Nov 2020Yes
42-15930031294,400 ftSep 1997Dec 2019Yes
42-15930058364,410 ftJul 1993Sep 2008Yes
42-15930057404,510 ftApr 1984Oct 2020Yes
42-15930318464,450 ftMar 1983
42-15930052324,410 ftMay 1973
42-15900163134,223 ftMay 1970Sep 1996Yes
42-1590019274,266 ftOct 1939Apr 1988Yes
42-1590019164,330 ftOct 1937
42-1590018724,500 ftJul 1937Jan 1995Yes
42-1590017814,277 ftMay 1937Apr 1988Yes

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 (226)

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

226 months

Oct 20110084.983.65$0
Sep 20110083.623.99$0
Aug 20110083.404.15$0
Jul 20110094.144.52$0
Jun 20111,777092.904.64$165,083
May 20112,189098.134.40$214,807
Apr 20112,2170105.964.33$234,913
Mar 20112,800096.364.06$269,808
Feb 20112,051085.644.18$175,648
Jan 20112,699086.504.59$233,464
Dec 20102,705085.734.35$231,900
Nov 2010883080.843.80$71,382
Oct 20100078.103.51$0
Sep 20100072.633.98$0
Aug 2010102073.684.42$7,515
Jul 2010581072.554.74$42,152
Jun 2010895070.364.91$62,972
May 20101,773071.124.24$126,096
Apr 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 20100078.394.39$0
Feb 20100073.585.44$0
Jan 20100074.365.96$0
Dec 20090071.445.48$0
Nov 20090074.593.75$0
Oct 20090072.544.11$0
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 20090061.133.46$0
Jun 20090066.163.90$0
May 20090054.743.93$0
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 20090042.144.06$0
Feb 20090032.814.63$0
Jan 20090035.865.37$0
Dec 20080037.105.98$0
Nov 20080055.496.86$0
Oct 20080075.246.92$0
Sep 200800101.767.88$0
Aug 200800114.228.48$0
Jul 200800131.0811.39$0
Jun 200800131.3313.03$0
May 200800123.1711.57$0
Apr 200800110.3110.45$0
Mar 200800101.909.66$0
Feb 20080092.538.77$0
Jan 20080090.388.21$0
Dec 20070088.337.30$0
Nov 20070091.677.29$0
Oct 20070082.856.92$0
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 20070069.066.39$0
Jul 20070070.906.39$0
Jun 20070062.007.55$0
May 20070058.747.85$0
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 20070056.927.30$0
Feb 20070055.108.22$0
Jan 20070050.306.73$0
Dec 20060056.656.92$0
Nov 20060054.207.62$0
Oct 20060054.906.01$0
Sep 20060060.085.04$0
Aug 20060068.717.34$0
Jul 20060069.376.34$0
Jun 20060066.286.38$0
May 20060066.016.42$0
Apr 20060064.397.36$0
Mar 20060056.707.08$0
Feb 20060057.597.75$0
Jan 20060060.598.93$0
Dec 20050054.9413.42$0
Nov 20050054.6910.59$0
Oct 20050058.3413.80$0
Sep 20050061.4512.08$0
Aug 20050061.519.80$0
Jul 20050055.697.84$0
Jun 20050052.337.38$0
May 20050045.226.65$0
Apr 20050049.207.36$0
Mar 20050050.377.15$0
Feb 20050045.226.31$0
Jan 20050043.166.32$0
Dec 20040039.866.75$0
Nov 20040045.286.33$0
Oct 20040049.706.52$0
Sep 20040043.245.28$0
Aug 20040042.375.55$0
Jul 20040038.286.08$0
Jun 20040036.106.43$0
May 20040037.486.49$0
Apr 20041034.475.86$34
Mar 20042034.365.53$69
Feb 20048032.455.51$260
Jan 200441032.036.30$1,313
Dec 20035030.266.30$151
Nov 20033028.804.60$86
Oct 200313028.174.76$366
Sep 2003190026.314.75$4,999
Aug 2003173029.765.13$5,148
Jul 2003256029.415.17$7,529
Jun 2003249028.565.98$7,111
May 2003276026.595.97$7,339
Apr 2003250026.675.41$6,668
Mar 2003391031.146.10$12,176
Feb 200388033.487.93$2,946
Jan 2003270030.315.58$8,184
Dec 2002311026.914.85$8,369
Nov 200222024.664.14$543
Oct 2002119026.464.23$3,149
Sep 2002312027.443.64$8,561
Aug 2002262025.963.16$6,802
Jul 2002387024.583.06$9,512
Jun 2002414023.733.34$9,824
May 2002425024.663.58$10,481
Apr 2002374023.653.51$8,845
Mar 2002343022.003.10$7,546
Feb 2002344018.222.38$6,268
Jan 2002585017.172.38$10,044
Dec 2001307016.932.36$5,198
Nov 2001311018.072.41$5,620
Oct 2001413019.782.53$8,169
Sep 2001273024.262.25$6,623
Aug 200150024.873.05$1,244
Jul 2001690023.933.20$16,512
Jun 2001250024.563.82$6,140
May 2001699025.524.31$17,838
Apr 2001718024.685.34$17,720
Mar 2001664024.545.38$16,295
Feb 2001660027.755.77$18,315
Jan 2001706027.478.40$19,394
Dec 2000379026.889.12$10,188
Nov 2000593032.215.66$19,101
Oct 2000476031.235.15$14,865
Sep 2000255031.875.19$8,127
Aug 2000254029.644.54$7,529
Jul 2000259028.534.09$7,389
Jun 2000626029.304.40$18,342
May 2000313027.263.68$8,532
Apr 2000421024.513.12$10,319
Mar 2000442028.422.86$12,562
Feb 2000616027.622.73$17,014
Jan 2000302025.272.48$7,632
Dec 1999761024.282.42$18,477
Nov 1999308023.192.43$7,143
Oct 1999435020.982.80$9,126
Sep 1999315021.752.62$6,851
Aug 1999525019.262.88$10,112
Jul 1999524017.892.37$9,374
Jun 1999584015.942.36$9,309
May 1999515015.792.32$8,132
Apr 1999519015.102.21$7,837
Mar 1999611012.471.84$7,619
Feb 199951709.981.82$5,160
Jan 1999665010.381.90$6,903
Dec 199848209.201.77$4,434
Nov 1998282010.892.19$3,071
Oct 1998650012.421.97$8,073
Sep 1998502012.592.08$6,320
Aug 1998680011.301.91$7,684
Jul 1998682011.742.24$8,007
Jun 1998509011.242.24$5,721
May 1998634012.622.21$8,001
Apr 1998636013.042.51$8,293
Mar 19981,202012.802.31$15,386
Feb 19981,199013.952.30$16,726
Jan 19981,385014.702.15$20,360
Dec 19971,410016.322.41$23,011
Nov 19971,204018.193.09$21,901
Oct 19971,089019.253.15$20,963
Sep 19971,559017.742.95$27,657
Aug 19971,531017.862.55$27,344
Jul 19971,703017.582.25$29,939
Jun 1997996017.242.26$17,171
May 1997872018.972.31$16,542
Apr 19971,084017.882.08$19,382
Mar 19971,175018.951.94$22,266
Feb 19971,023020.492.21$20,961
Jan 19971,054023.483.54$24,748
Dec 19961,391023.32$32,438
Nov 19961,278021.97$28,078
Oct 19961,210023.31$28,205
Sep 1996357022.22$7,933
Aug 1996641020.26$12,987
Jul 1996489019.55$9,560
Jun 1996161018.73$3,016
May 1996460019.43$8,938
Apr 1996296021.51$6,367
Mar 1996477019.38$9,244
Feb 1996254016.98$4,313
Jan 1996272017.07$4,643
Dec 1995352017.19$6,051
Nov 1995651016.00$10,416
Oct 1995500015.43$7,715
Sep 1995520016.18$8,414
Aug 1995561015.92$8,931
Jul 1995390015.24$5,944
Jun 1995612016.41$10,043
May 1995540017.56$9,482
Apr 1995536017.73$9,503
Mar 1995627016.44$10,308
Feb 1995564016.58$9,351
Jan 1995416015.92$6,623
Dec 19941,240015.03$18,637
Nov 1994707115.90$11,241
Oct 1994680115.58$10,594
Sep 1994678115.29$10,367
Aug 1994806116.13$13,001
Jul 1994803117.56$14,101
Jun 1994741117.09$12,664
May 1994574115.88$9,115
Apr 19941,007114.14$14,239
Mar 19941,802112.46$22,453
Feb 19941,631112.50$20,388
Jan 19942,021112.66$25,586
Dec 19931,746112.33$21,528
Nov 19931,820114.49$26,372
Oct 19932,291115.85$36,312
Sep 19931,988115.03$29,880
Aug 19931,964115.66$30,756
Jul 19932,042115.46$31,569
Jun 19933,349116.79$56,230
May 19932,686117.68$47,488
Apr 19932,841118.05$51,280
Mar 19933,557118.14$64,524
Feb 19933,460117.90$61,934
Jan 19934,343116.93$73,527

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 2011 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                1,777 bbl  × $ 92.90 =   $165,083
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  4.64 =         $0

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Month total                                 $165,083

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/1738 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.