STERLING 'W' 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 149871District 08Field 201015002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$621 k
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 Gas111995-01-02131246
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
CondensateDisposition4,798 bbl$128,601
GasProduction132,085 Mcf$492,504
Total$621,104

37,371 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 31.6600, -101.2716. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

31.65999, -101.27161 · 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
8,500 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 8,500 ft.

Completions filed
Dec 2008
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-1733233828,500 ftDec 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 20081143137.105.98$2,984
Nov 20083358855.496.86$5,865
Oct 2008765475.246.92$5,054
Sep 20086581101.767.88$5,187
Aug 20084582114.228.48$5,394
Jul 20084528131.0811.39$6,538
Jun 20088566131.3313.03$8,427
May 20085531123.1711.57$6,762
Apr 20084448110.3110.45$5,125
Mar 200813514101.909.66$6,292
Feb 2008662992.538.77$6,072
Jan 20082764090.388.21$7,692
Dec 2007369188.337.30$5,311
Nov 2007655891.677.29$4,619
Oct 2007558782.856.92$4,477
Sep 2007970975.846.24$5,110
Aug 20071074169.066.39$5,424
Jul 2007565670.906.39$4,545
Jun 20071576762.007.55$6,720
May 2007877558.747.85$6,551
Apr 20078976959.617.81$11,307
Mar 20071971056.927.30$6,266
Feb 2007663055.108.22$5,507
Jan 2007089250.306.73$6,000
Dec 2006293356.656.92$6,568
Nov 20061391654.207.62$7,682
Oct 20061186054.906.01$5,776
Sep 20061387460.085.04$5,184
Aug 20062965268.717.34$6,778
Jul 20062563169.376.34$5,737
Jun 20062167066.286.38$5,669
May 2006570766.016.42$4,873
Apr 2006754964.397.36$4,492
Mar 2006652956.707.08$4,087
Feb 20061050257.597.75$4,467
Jan 20061053060.598.93$5,341
Dec 20051453654.9413.42$7,960
Nov 20051057354.6910.59$6,614
Oct 2005257058.3413.80$7,980
Sep 2005251661.4512.08$6,356
Aug 2005363161.519.80$6,366
Jul 2005545455.697.84$3,839
Jun 20051048352.337.38$4,088
May 2005852545.226.65$3,854
Apr 20052277049.207.36$6,750
Mar 20051578050.377.15$6,336
Feb 2005961245.226.31$4,270
Jan 20051562943.166.32$4,624
Dec 20041460239.866.75$4,622
Nov 20041653245.286.33$4,092
Oct 2004860749.706.52$4,352
Sep 2004654743.245.28$3,150
Aug 2004760542.375.55$3,655
Jul 20041565638.286.08$4,565
Jun 20041561936.106.43$4,524
May 20041666037.486.49$4,886
Apr 20041162434.475.86$4,035
Mar 20042266034.365.53$4,406
Feb 20041271132.455.51$4,307
Jan 20041170832.036.30$4,812
Dec 20031171930.266.30$4,864
Nov 20031269828.804.60$3,553
Oct 20031771228.174.76$3,868
Sep 20031672226.314.75$3,850
Aug 20031568829.765.13$3,976
Jul 20031469429.415.17$4,000
Jun 20031366428.565.98$4,344
May 20031067826.595.97$4,315
Apr 20031166726.675.41$3,900
Mar 20031182931.146.10$5,396
Feb 20031175133.487.93$6,321
Jan 20031078630.315.58$4,691
Dec 20021078226.914.85$4,065
Nov 20021780024.664.14$3,729
Oct 20021676626.464.23$3,663
Sep 20021372227.443.64$2,981
Aug 20021371025.963.16$2,584
Jul 20021268124.583.06$2,380
Jun 20021466523.733.34$2,552
May 2002962724.663.58$2,469
Apr 2002963923.653.51$2,457
Mar 20022368522.003.10$2,631
Feb 20021965818.222.38$1,909
Jan 20023477417.172.38$2,423
Dec 20012976116.932.36$2,290
Nov 20012672118.072.41$2,204
Oct 20012872919.782.53$2,397
Sep 20012572124.262.25$2,230
Aug 20011673924.873.05$2,654
Jul 20011772323.933.20$2,718
Jun 20012171724.563.82$3,258
May 20012766525.524.31$3,553
Apr 20012960924.685.34$3,965
Mar 20012864324.545.38$4,144
Feb 20012159027.755.77$3,985
Jan 20012688727.478.40$8,164
Dec 20004384426.889.12$8,855
Nov 200010183732.215.66$7,989
Oct 200057581331.235.15$22,141
Sep 20001785331.875.19$4,966
Aug 20002585529.644.54$4,623
Jul 20003084028.534.09$4,291
Jun 20002677429.304.40$4,165
May 20002684427.263.68$3,814
Apr 20002682524.513.12$3,208
Mar 20002484128.422.86$3,087
Feb 20002869827.622.73$2,676
Jan 20002372525.272.48$2,380
Dec 19992366424.282.42$2,168
Nov 19992172223.192.43$2,244
Oct 19992070020.982.80$2,382
Sep 19992074721.752.62$2,391
Aug 19992370819.262.88$2,479
Jul 19991870617.892.37$1,997
Jun 19992071115.942.36$1,998
May 19992473615.792.32$2,087
Apr 19992969515.102.21$1,972
Mar 19992369412.471.84$1,563
Feb 1999217039.981.82$1,487
Jan 19992384810.381.90$1,850
Dec 1998367759.201.77$1,706
Nov 19983176610.892.19$2,012
Oct 19983378712.421.97$1,960
Sep 19983178512.592.08$2,025
Aug 19983278711.301.91$1,863
Jul 19982582011.742.24$2,128
Jun 19983045711.242.24$1,360
May 19982973612.622.21$1,990
Apr 19984170713.042.51$2,306
Mar 19983377812.802.31$2,219
Feb 19982167113.952.30$1,836
Jan 19982631214.702.15$1,054
Dec 19972331116.322.41$1,125
Nov 19972833718.193.09$1,550
Oct 19972634819.253.15$1,597
Sep 19972533917.742.95$1,445
Aug 19971935317.862.55$1,241
Jul 19972335417.582.25$1,200
Jun 19972534117.242.26$1,201
May 19972634918.972.31$1,299
Apr 19972636117.882.08$1,217
Mar 19972341318.951.94$1,237
Feb 19972432820.492.21$1,215
Jan 19971735423.483.54$1,652
Dec 19962337423.32$536
Nov 19962537721.97$549
Oct 19963336123.31$769
Sep 19962737022.22$600
Aug 19963137820.26$628
Jul 19962540219.55$489
Jun 19962138518.73$393
May 19963338719.43$641
Apr 19963337921.51$710
Mar 19963639919.38$698
Feb 19964639116.98$781
Jan 19965455117.07$922
Dec 19955699517.19$963
Nov 19955057416.00$800
Oct 19953087915.43$463
Sep 19953534416.18$566
Aug 19954074815.92$637
Jul 19953486615.24$518
Jun 19952584916.41$410
May 19953581717.56$615
Apr 19954573717.73$798
Mar 19958874016.44$1,447
Feb 19951101,80416.58$1,824
Jan 1995792,34815.92$1,258
Dec 19941123,48615.03$1,683
Nov 1994732,86815.90$1,161
Oct 1994861,56915.58$1,340
Sep 1994732,99415.29$1,116
Aug 1994383,50416.13$613
Jul 1994362,40617.56$632
Jun 19941112,33017.09$1,897
May 1994371,75915.88$588

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.

Dec 2008 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate            11 bbl  × $ 37.10 =       $408
Gas                  431 Mcf  × $  5.98 =     $2,576

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Month total                                   $2,984

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/149871 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.