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Operated by PDC ENERGY (P-5 630773) in the HEADLEE, N. (DEVONIAN) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 13238District 08Field 39971500Hydrogen sulphide fieldOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$2.7 M
Jan 1993 – Nov 2012
Value, last 12 filed months
$16 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
239
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 35 leases and 73 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1956-04-04
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
1,320 ft
minimum
From a lease line
660 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 80 acres. The field rule took effect on 1957-07-19.

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: FIRST GAS WELL IN AN OIL FIELD.

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
OilDisposition57,216 bbl$1,634,657
Casinghead gasProduction329,953 Mcf$1,023,821
Total$2,658,478

164,483 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 47 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 31.9193, -102.3632. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

31.91927, -102.36317 · 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
100.0%
1 of 1 wells
With a plug date
100.0%
1 of 1 wells
Median depth
13,786 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
1100.0%
A plug date is filed
1100.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
1100.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
00.0%

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 13,786 ft.

Plug dates filed
May 2012
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-13504994113,786 ftMay 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 (239)

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

239 months

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 2012171091.612.49$15,665
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 2011340094.144.52$32,008
Jun 20110092.904.64$0
May 20116098.134.40$589
Apr 201160105.964.33$636
Mar 20112096.364.06$193
Feb 20112085.644.18$171
Jan 20112086.504.59$173
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 20081541114.228.48$17,598
Jul 200800131.0811.39$0
Jun 200800131.3313.03$0
May 20081920123.1711.57$23,649
Apr 200800110.3110.45$0
Mar 200802101.909.66$19
Feb 200817779192.538.77$23,315
Jan 200803,28390.388.21$26,939
Dec 20071813,35188.337.30$40,457
Nov 20071773,48491.677.29$41,630
Oct 20071793,70682.856.92$40,483
Sep 20071762,83075.846.24$31,019
Aug 20073513,48169.066.39$46,476
Jul 20073543,52770.906.39$47,629
Jun 200703,22762.007.55$24,359
May 20071753,24458.747.85$35,733
Apr 20073553,43559.617.81$47,972
Mar 20071823,59256.927.30$36,588
Feb 20071843,03355.108.22$35,058
Jan 200703,30250.306.73$22,212
Dec 20061733,42156.656.92$33,468
Nov 200603,38154.207.62$25,755
Oct 20063513,57154.906.01$40,745
Sep 20061773,47160.085.04$28,118
Aug 20061783,53568.717.34$38,177
Jul 20065293,58969.376.34$59,461
Jun 200603,50666.286.38$22,382
May 20061773,57066.016.42$34,621
Apr 20063613,48364.397.36$48,881
Mar 20061783,56156.707.08$35,315
Feb 20061793,25557.597.75$35,539
Jan 20063643,48460.598.93$53,178
Dec 20051823,42254.9413.42$55,907
Nov 20051723,40054.6910.59$45,407
Oct 20051803,50458.3413.80$58,842
Sep 20053503,13361.4512.08$59,351
Aug 20051773,60961.519.80$46,244
Jul 20053563,60755.697.84$48,118
Jun 20055393,50252.337.38$54,054
May 200503,60845.226.65$23,997
Apr 2005179049.207.36$8,807
Mar 2005544050.377.15$27,401
Feb 20050045.226.31$0
Jan 2005179043.166.32$7,726
Dec 20040039.866.75$0
Nov 2004539045.286.33$24,406
Oct 2004180049.706.52$8,946
Sep 2004183043.245.28$7,913
Aug 2004353042.375.55$14,957
Jul 2004359038.286.08$13,743
Jun 2004182036.106.43$6,570
May 2004354037.486.49$13,268
Apr 2004178034.475.86$6,136
Mar 2004352034.365.53$12,095
Feb 2004368032.455.51$11,942
Jan 2004370032.036.30$11,851
Dec 20030030.266.30$0
Nov 2003188028.804.60$5,414
Oct 2003354028.174.76$9,972
Sep 2003359026.314.75$9,445
Aug 2003177029.765.13$5,268
Jul 2003179029.415.17$5,264
Jun 2003340028.565.98$9,710
May 2003177026.595.97$4,706
Apr 2003176026.675.41$4,694
Mar 2003178031.146.10$5,543
Feb 2003365033.487.93$12,220
Jan 2003177030.315.58$5,365
Dec 2002182026.914.85$4,898
Nov 2002375024.664.14$9,248
Oct 2002367026.464.23$9,711
Sep 2002186027.443.64$5,104
Aug 2002360025.963.16$9,346
Jul 2002354024.583.06$8,701
Jun 2002183023.733.34$4,343
May 2002555024.663.58$13,686
Apr 2002370023.653.51$8,751
Mar 2002183022.003.10$4,026
Feb 2002580018.222.38$10,568
Jan 2002175017.172.38$3,005
Dec 2001171016.932.36$2,895
Nov 2001349018.072.41$6,306
Oct 2001344019.782.53$6,804
Sep 2001338024.262.25$8,200
Aug 2001509024.873.05$12,659
Jul 2001186023.933.20$4,451
Jun 2001344024.563.82$8,449
May 2001353025.524.31$9,009
Apr 2001348024.685.34$8,589
Mar 2001514024.545.38$12,614
Feb 2001174027.755.77$4,829
Jan 2001342027.478.40$9,395
Dec 2000509026.889.12$13,682
Nov 2000330032.215.66$10,629
Oct 2000334031.235.15$10,431
Sep 2000325031.875.19$10,358
Aug 2000522029.644.54$15,472
Jul 2000347028.534.09$9,900
Jun 2000341029.304.40$9,991
May 2000517027.263.68$14,093
Apr 2000320024.513.12$7,843
Mar 2000503028.422.86$14,295
Feb 2000349027.622.73$9,639
Jan 2000513025.272.48$12,964
Dec 1999519024.282.42$12,601
Nov 1999521023.192.43$12,082
Oct 1999694020.982.80$14,560
Sep 1999585021.752.62$12,724
Aug 1999327019.262.88$6,298
Jul 1999663017.892.37$11,861
Jun 1999162015.942.36$2,582
May 1999329015.792.32$5,195
Apr 1999656015.102.21$9,906
Mar 1999328012.471.84$4,090
Feb 1999009.981.82$0
Jan 1999324010.381.90$3,363
Dec 199848909.201.77$4,499
Nov 1998167010.892.19$1,819
Oct 19980012.421.97$0
Sep 19980012.592.08$0
Aug 19983237311.301.91$3,789
Jul 19984937311.742.24$5,951
Jun 1998322011.242.24$3,619
May 19983311612.622.21$4,213
Apr 199849850213.042.51$7,752
Mar 199848681312.802.31$8,098
Feb 19983601,37213.952.30$8,176
Jan 19987063,79814.702.15$18,562
Dec 19973443,77416.322.41$14,714
Nov 19975185,17718.193.09$25,410
Oct 19973392,91619.253.15$15,711
Sep 19975073,68217.742.95$19,874
Aug 19973534,22117.862.55$17,088
Jul 19975273,70617.582.25$17,592
Jun 19975283,51517.242.26$17,037
May 19973493,99118.972.31$15,834
Apr 19977043,31417.882.08$19,490
Mar 19975233,60318.951.94$16,898
Feb 19977053,15720.492.21$21,409
Jan 19973463,86623.483.54$21,809
Dec 19967014,16623.32$16,347
Nov 19965384,30421.97$11,820
Oct 19967024,83523.31$16,364
Sep 19967015,22922.22$15,576
Aug 19968634,62220.26$17,484
Jul 19968832,88819.55$17,263
Jun 199601,24218.73$0
May 19961651,51819.43$3,206
Apr 199601,78721.51$0
Mar 19961882,58119.38$3,643
Feb 19963883,62416.98$6,588
Jan 199602,69017.07$0
Dec 19953913,50517.19$6,721
Nov 19953854,60816.00$6,160
Oct 19951961,92215.43$3,024
Sep 199501,42116.18$0
Aug 199501,31315.92$0
Jul 19950015.24$0
Jun 199501,21416.41$0
May 199501,70817.56$0
Apr 19953413,14617.73$6,046
Mar 199513,41916.44$16
Feb 19953713,71016.58$6,151
Jan 19953884,00515.92$6,177
Dec 19943824,07815.03$5,741
Nov 199423,85115.90$32
Oct 19942044,41815.58$3,178
Sep 19943814,83215.29$5,825
Aug 19943793,88616.13$6,113
Jul 19943703,52517.56$6,497
Jun 19943723,37217.09$6,357
May 199404,51215.88$0
Apr 19943744,34914.14$5,288
Mar 19943842,89512.46$4,785
Feb 199403,29712.50$0
Jan 19941963,10012.66$2,481
Dec 19933863,48812.33$4,759
Nov 19933883,70514.49$5,622
Oct 19933764,16515.85$5,960
Sep 199314,26315.03$15
Aug 19933844,40215.66$6,013
Jul 19933924,39515.46$6,060
Jun 19933854,45816.79$6,464
May 19933764,69217.68$6,648
Apr 19933853,95918.05$6,949
Mar 19933743,97218.14$6,784
Feb 19933813,97117.90$6,820
Jan 19933853,44116.93$6,518

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.

May 2012 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  171 bbl  × $ 91.61 =    $15,665
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  2.49 =         $0

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Month total                                  $15,665

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/O/13238 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.