STERLING 'X' FEE

Operated by BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD. (P-5 108799) in the CONGER, SW (PENN) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 149859District 08Field 201015002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.5 M
May 1994 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
385
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 271 leases and 445 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1979-02-21
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
933 ft
minimum
From a lease line
660 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 40 acres. The field rule took effect on 1986-07-01.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: OPERATOR REQUEST. TEXACO E & P INC ALLICIANT..

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 Gas111994-10-10130693
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
CondensateDisposition15,185 bbl$368,081
GasProduction341,661 Mcf$1,119,823
Total$1,487,903

90,396 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 32 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 (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 31.6634, -101.2300. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

31.66342, -101.22995 · 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
8,450 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 8,450 ft.

Completions filed
Jul 2008
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-4313248428,450 ftJul 2008

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 (385)

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

385 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 20170042.493.09$0
May 20170045.373.26$0
Apr 20170047.933.21$0
Mar 20170046.772.98$0
Feb 20170050.452.95$0
Jan 20170049.413.42$0
Dec 20160048.763.72$0
Nov 20160042.492.64$0
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 20130091.824.35$0
Nov 20130088.853.74$0
Oct 20130097.423.78$0
Sep 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 201300104.253.52$0
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 20130094.403.93$0
May 20130094.834.15$0
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 20130093.623.91$0
Feb 20130091.233.42$0
Jan 20130091.603.42$0
Dec 20120086.773.42$0
Nov 20120086.953.62$0
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 20120094.672.92$0
Aug 20120092.662.91$0
Jul 20120085.133.02$0
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 20120098.092.73$0
Dec 20110096.873.24$0
Nov 20110095.723.31$0
Oct 20110084.983.65$0
Sep 20110083.623.99$0
Aug 20110083.404.15$0
Jul 20110094.144.52$0
Jun 20110092.904.64$0
May 20110098.134.40$0
Apr 201100105.964.33$0
Mar 20110096.364.06$0
Feb 20110085.644.18$0
Jan 20110086.504.59$0
Dec 20100085.734.35$0
Nov 20100080.843.80$0
Oct 20100078.103.51$0
Sep 20100072.633.98$0
Aug 20100073.684.42$0
Jul 20100072.554.74$0
Jun 20100070.364.91$0
May 20100071.124.24$0
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 20087574131.3313.03$8,400
May 200813827123.1711.57$11,173
Apr 20088773110.3110.45$8,964
Mar 20086890101.909.66$9,212
Feb 2008582192.538.77$7,663
Jan 2008480290.388.21$6,943
Dec 2007685988.337.30$6,802
Nov 20071299391.677.29$8,341
Oct 2007696082.856.92$7,142
Sep 2007367675.846.24$4,449
Aug 2007259669.066.39$3,945
Jul 2007389870.906.39$5,949
Jun 200741,00262.007.55$7,812
May 2007131,14058.747.85$9,708
Apr 2007121,08059.617.81$9,145
Mar 2007586656.927.30$6,608
Feb 20071987355.108.22$8,219
Jan 20073293450.306.73$7,892
Dec 2006311,02556.656.92$8,848
Nov 2006481,03354.207.62$10,470
Oct 2006501,01154.906.01$8,825
Sep 2006361,13660.085.04$7,885
Aug 2006191,32968.717.34$11,060
Jul 2006401,45969.376.34$12,029
Jun 2006191,38966.286.38$10,127
May 2006291,44266.016.42$11,179
Apr 2006311,64664.397.36$14,111
Mar 2006411,80156.707.08$15,081
Feb 2006351,39257.597.75$12,805
Jan 2006361,76860.598.93$17,975
Dec 2005391,70654.9413.42$25,029
Nov 2005671,65454.6910.59$21,177
Oct 20051181,21458.3413.80$23,632
Sep 20058497361.4512.08$16,915
Aug 2005641,56461.519.80$19,259
Jul 2005461,59055.697.84$15,033
Jun 2005401,51452.337.38$13,268
May 2005661,58145.226.65$13,500
Apr 2005731,58449.207.36$15,251
Mar 2005711,66650.377.15$15,496
Feb 2005721,33245.226.31$11,663
Jan 2005891,55343.166.32$13,660
Dec 2004761,41939.866.75$12,609
Nov 2004611,81945.286.33$14,277
Oct 2004721,86949.706.52$15,755
Sep 2004741,76143.245.28$12,505
Aug 2004621,69842.375.55$12,052
Jul 2004331,70938.286.08$11,661
Jun 2004371,67736.106.43$12,124
May 2004801,71537.486.49$14,137
Apr 20041561,55334.475.86$14,476
Mar 20041501,64534.365.53$14,251
Feb 20041011,66732.455.51$12,462
Jan 2004611,94532.036.30$14,207
Dec 2003631,85630.266.30$13,602
Nov 2003461,72728.804.60$9,261
Oct 2003821,90528.174.76$11,377
Sep 2003741,84026.314.75$10,686
Aug 2003751,91729.765.13$12,066
Jul 2003831,47429.415.17$10,063
Jun 2003701,73928.565.98$12,404
May 2003521,96126.595.97$13,095
Apr 2003531,93726.675.41$11,887
Mar 2003621,89831.146.10$13,501
Feb 2003621,67533.487.93$15,352
Jan 2003851,81730.315.58$12,719
Dec 2002831,92526.914.85$11,577
Nov 20021051,86124.664.14$10,288
Oct 2002731,84126.464.23$9,717
Sep 2002241,74027.443.64$6,984
Aug 2002531,40825.963.16$5,831
Jul 20027395824.583.06$4,728
Jun 200211898523.733.34$6,088
May 2002502,01524.663.58$8,455
Apr 2002381,96623.653.51$7,804
Mar 2002802,03522.003.10$8,074
Feb 20021921,91718.222.38$8,052
Jan 2002742,21817.172.38$6,540
Dec 200101,91016.932.36$4,516
Nov 200161,61418.072.41$3,991
Oct 2001621,65219.782.53$5,404
Sep 20011411,55724.262.25$6,926
Aug 20011191,77724.873.05$8,385
Jul 20011121,81523.933.20$8,483
Jun 2001851,72924.563.82$8,700
May 2001841,66325.524.31$9,307
Apr 2001561,35024.685.34$8,585
Mar 2001531,46924.545.38$9,199
Feb 2001571,67227.755.77$11,224
Jan 2001761,62227.478.40$15,711
Dec 2000761,63526.889.12$16,958
Nov 2000601,63832.215.66$11,200
Oct 2000601,72231.235.15$10,734
Sep 2000411,69631.875.19$10,103
Aug 2000641,72729.644.54$9,739
Jul 2000721,75928.534.09$9,248
Jun 2000711,69229.304.40$9,520
May 2000812,48427.263.68$11,349
Apr 2000822,42624.513.12$9,569
Mar 2000742,53128.422.86$9,341
Feb 20001162,20727.622.73$9,221
Jan 20001092,36825.272.48$8,628
Dec 19991292,43724.282.42$9,039
Nov 19991552,07223.192.43$8,638
Oct 19991592,13320.982.80$9,316
Sep 19991462,10121.752.62$8,678
Aug 19991671,60019.262.88$7,817
Jul 19991391,61917.892.37$6,328
Jun 19991361,58415.942.36$5,909
May 19991352,74515.792.32$8,503
Apr 19991422,72315.102.21$8,157
Mar 19991192,86112.471.84$6,743
Feb 1999752,3319.981.82$4,986
Jan 1999722,59110.381.90$5,670
Dec 1998932,5989.201.77$5,463
Nov 19981253,02010.892.19$7,962
Oct 19981293,17812.421.97$7,860
Sep 19981223,17912.592.08$8,157
Aug 19981622,62111.301.91$6,830
Jul 19981222,69611.742.24$7,464
Jun 19981222,61511.242.24$7,222
May 19981142,96912.622.21$7,989
Apr 19981322,87713.042.51$8,929
Mar 19981062,82112.802.31$7,872
Feb 1998912,47613.952.30$6,962
Jan 19981152,70914.702.15$7,528
Dec 19971132,83916.322.41$8,689
Nov 19971212,53418.193.09$10,027
Oct 19971182,53019.253.15$10,241
Sep 19971212,55517.742.95$9,696
Aug 1997933,16517.862.55$9,747
Jul 19971203,19617.582.25$9,291
Jun 19971233,12717.242.26$9,179
May 19971162,98318.972.31$9,087
Apr 19971093,02817.882.08$8,256
Mar 19971033,27318.951.94$8,299
Feb 19971212,28520.492.21$7,520
Jan 1997952,46123.483.54$10,942
Dec 19961052,61823.32$2,449
Nov 19961283,15121.97$2,812
Oct 19961733,39123.31$4,033
Sep 19961603,36222.22$3,555
Aug 19961733,77220.26$3,505
Jul 19961373,86819.55$2,678
Jun 19961513,98418.73$2,828
May 19961294,14419.43$2,506
Apr 19961454,23121.51$3,119
Mar 19961614,02319.38$3,120
Feb 19961682,80816.98$2,853
Jan 19961672,89617.07$2,851
Dec 19951723,69417.19$2,957
Nov 19951121,73116.00$1,792
Oct 19951562,91015.43$2,407
Sep 19951722,80616.18$2,783
Aug 19951532,55415.92$2,436
Jul 19951402,51515.24$2,134
Jun 19951462,32116.41$2,396
May 19952142,69817.56$3,758
Apr 19952252,89017.73$3,989
Mar 19953802,97216.44$6,247
Feb 19952842,06716.58$4,709
Jan 19951722,63215.92$2,738
Dec 1994411,63015.03$616
Nov 1994852,11015.90$1,352
Oct 19942143,01615.58$3,334
Sep 19941272,52715.29$1,942
Aug 1994991,37016.13$1,597
Jul 1994571,29517.56$1,001
Jun 19941022,18217.09$1,743
May 1994832,22815.88$1,318

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 2008 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             7 bbl  × $131.33 =       $919
Gas                  574 Mcf  × $ 13.03 =     $7,481

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Month total                                   $8,400

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. 08/G/149859 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.