SOUTH COWDEN CANYON UNIT

Operated by OXY USA INC. (P-5 630591) in the COWDEN, SOUTH (CANYON 8900) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 23179District 08Field 21292250Hydrogen sulphide fieldNGPA filingOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$11.0 M
Jan 1993 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$94 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
401
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 29 leases and 83 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1968-12-26
as the register files it
Field class
Oil
the register's own label
Between wells
1,320 ft
minimum
From a lease line
467 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 40 acres.

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: OPTIONAL 40 ACRES 2100 DIAG.

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
NGPA8none

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
OilDisposition311,528 bbl$9,105,704
Casinghead gasProduction760,790 Mcf$1,867,435
Total$10,973,139

336,017 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 48 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 (35)

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 31.7444, -102.4159. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 1.5 miles. 1 well has no surveyed location and is left out of it.

31.74289, -102.41728 · centre of 34 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
62.9%
22 of 35 wells
With a plug date
42.9%
15 of 35 wells
Median depth
9,150 ft
34 wells filed one
Completion to plug
19.7 years
median over 15 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
2262.9%
A plug date is filed
1542.9%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
1542.9%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
1337.1%

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, 34 of 35 wells. Median 9,150 ft, with the middle half between 9,125 and 9,169 ft; the shallowest is 9,098 ft and the deepest 9,757 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, 34 of 35 wells, Jun 1974 – Jan 2023. This is the LAST completion filed on each wellbore, not the first — a well recompleted in 2019 counts once, in the 2010s.

Completions filed
Jun 1974 – Jan 2023
34 of 35 wells; 1 filed none
Plug dates filed
Dec 1990 – May 2014
15 of 35 wells; 20 filed none

Last completion to plug: a median of 19.7 years across the 15 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 12.0 years and 24.3 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

35 wells

42-135853815Yes
42-13530530169,158 ftJan 2023Yes
42-1353544321A9,150 ftMar 2020Yes
42-1353051169,116 ftMay 2017
42-13535948279,300 ftJan 2016Yes
42-1353055649,112 ftOct 2012
42-13538848409,300 ftMay 2005
42-13536094289,600 ftJan 2004May 2014Yes
42-13536187329,610 ftAug 2003Yes
42-13535748259,150 ftMar 1997
42-13531621189,150 ftJun 1992Mar 1997Yes
42-13530508119,126 ftSep 1991Apr 1997Yes
42-13536315339,150 ftMar 1991Dec 2011Yes
42-13536115309,650 ftApr 1990
42-13536093319,600 ftSep 1989
42-13536048299,757 ftJun 1989
42-1353057729,125 ftDec 1988Aug 1998Yes
42-13535845269,150 ftApr 1988
42-13530485129,116 ftMar 1988Oct 2001Yes
42-13535663249,151 ftDec 1987
42-13535638239,150 ftNov 1987
42-13535442229,150 ftMay 1987
42-13535147209,200 ftDec 1985May 2014Yes
42-135303345W9,125 ftMay 1981Yes
42-13531763199,098 ftJun 1980Yes
42-1353033519,173 ftJun 1974Oct 1998Yes
42-1353042679,153 ftJun 1974Mar 1997Yes
42-13530512149,150 ftJun 1974Sep 1991Yes
42-13530514159,115 ftJun 1974Nov 2001Yes
42-1353052689,120 ftJun 1974Sep 1998Yes
42-1353053899,113 ftJun 1974Dec 1990Yes
42-1353057239,125 ftJun 1974Oct 1998Yes
42-13530735139,100 ftJun 1974Feb 1994Yes
42-13530521179,142 ftJun 1974
42-13530531109,135 ftJun 1974

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 (401)

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

401 months

May 2026254283106.413.05$27,890
Apr 20266420398.932.87$6,914
Mar 202613322489.753.15$12,642
Feb 20265513663.503.75$4,003
Jan 20261458559.138.00$9,254
Dec 20252544556.664.41$14,590
Nov 2025216058.593.93$12,655
Oct 20251059.383.30$59
Sep 20250062.743.08$0
Aug 202561063.933.01$3,900
Jul 202535066.743.32$2,336
Jun 20250066.483.13$0
May 20250060.553.23$0
Apr 2025171062.363.54$10,664
Mar 2025324067.704.27$21,935
Feb 2025211070.884.34$14,956
Jan 2025107074.324.28$7,952
Dec 20240068.993.12$0
Nov 202426069.052.20$1,795
Oct 2024137071.372.28$9,778
Sep 2024125069.612.36$8,701
Aug 2024230075.632.06$17,395
Jul 2024184079.932.15$14,707
Jun 2024230078.082.63$17,958
May 2024227078.812.20$17,890
Apr 2024279084.451.66$23,562
Mar 2024277080.301.55$22,243
Feb 2024396076.091.78$30,132
Jan 2024180073.023.30$13,144
Dec 2023344071.262.61$24,513
Nov 2023297077.892.81$23,133
Oct 2023337085.443.09$28,793
Sep 2023290089.042.74$25,822
Aug 2023269080.522.67$21,660
Jul 2023197074.852.64$14,745
Jun 202340068.962.26$2,758
May 20230070.622.23$0
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
Mar 202362072.852.39$4,517
Feb 2023172075.112.47$12,919
Jan 2023253076.533.39$19,362
Dec 2022197076.415.73$15,053
Nov 2022164085.005.65$13,940
Oct 2022202087.185.86$17,610
Sep 2022161084.888.16$13,666
Aug 2022247094.529.13$23,346
Jul 20221990101.587.54$20,214
Jun 20222000115.097.98$23,018
May 20222440109.378.43$26,686
Apr 20222430104.226.84$25,325
Mar 20222050108.885.08$22,320
Feb 2022161091.054.86$14,659
Jan 2022257081.844.54$21,033
Dec 2021215071.323.90$15,334
Nov 2021228077.435.24$17,654
Oct 2021373079.795.71$29,762
Sep 2021276069.865.35$19,281
Aug 2021336066.024.22$22,183
Jul 2021223070.783.98$15,784
Jun 2021183069.493.38$12,717
May 202175063.483.02$4,761
Apr 2021264060.362.76$15,935
Mar 2021261061.302.72$15,999
Feb 2021146057.805.55$8,439
Jan 2021259050.412.81$13,056
Dec 2020272044.642.68$12,142
Nov 2020263038.772.71$10,197
Oct 2020263036.972.48$9,723
Sep 2020262037.091.99$9,718
Aug 2020152039.982.39$6,077
Jul 2020202038.371.83$7,751
Jun 2020271034.901.69$9,458
May 2020203016.921.81$3,435
Apr 2020237014.751.80$3,496
Mar 2020227030.341.86$6,887
Feb 2020123049.881.98$6,135
Jan 202098057.252.09$5,611
Dec 201966059.012.30$3,895
Nov 201956055.302.75$3,097
Oct 201970053.472.42$3,743
Sep 201987055.052.66$4,789
Aug 2019111053.112.30$5,895
Jul 2019125156.272.46$7,036
Jun 2019145252.782.49$7,658
May 2019137258.482.74$8,017
Apr 201984362.632.75$5,269
Mar 201971756.803.06$4,054
Feb 20191822150.852.79$9,313
Jan 20192023846.033.23$9,421
Dec 20182805346.594.19$13,267
Nov 20183316952.934.24$17,812
Oct 20183188761.443.40$19,834
Sep 2018261959.543.11$15,568
Aug 2018379859.403.07$22,537
Jul 20182831565.142.93$18,479
Jun 20182893760.183.08$17,506
May 20182252065.382.90$14,769
Apr 201883163.842.90$5,302
Mar 20182291661.222.79$14,064
Feb 2018278561.782.77$17,189
Jan 2018222462.874.01$13,973
Dec 2017186357.272.92$10,661
Nov 2017212355.423.12$11,758
Oct 2017223549.292.98$11,007
Sep 2017161847.523.09$7,675
Aug 20172451245.373.00$11,152
Jul 20172751143.873.09$12,098
Jun 20171751942.493.09$7,494
May 20172242745.373.26$10,251
Apr 20172092447.933.21$10,094
Mar 20172324646.772.98$10,988
Feb 20172112950.452.95$10,731
Jan 20172673949.413.42$13,326
Dec 20163213748.763.72$15,790
Nov 20162756942.492.64$11,867
Oct 20162564746.193.09$11,970
Sep 20163794241.553.10$15,878
Aug 20163207741.442.92$13,486
Jul 20162135441.622.92$9,023
Jun 20162566545.352.69$11,784
May 20161967642.521.99$8,485
Apr 20162475336.561.99$9,136
Mar 20162358433.011.79$7,908
Feb 20162088926.472.06$5,689
Jan 20162109627.352.36$5,970
Dec 20152187632.362.00$7,207
Nov 201524610538.792.17$9,770
Oct 20151584743.552.43$6,995
Sep 20151917542.992.76$8,418
Aug 20151816540.162.87$7,456
Jul 20151695748.152.95$8,305
Jun 20151546156.152.88$8,823
May 20152068455.212.96$11,622
Apr 201529517149.822.71$15,160
Mar 201529816242.892.93$13,257
Feb 20152649844.662.98$12,082
Jan 2015967443.433.10$4,399
Dec 201423011454.693.59$12,988
Nov 20142153970.464.25$15,315
Oct 20141505878.303.90$11,971
Sep 2014925986.164.05$8,165
Aug 2014853589.394.04$7,739
Jul 201411196.564.18$1,066
Jun 201442398.164.74$4,137
May 20141251394.734.73$11,903
Apr 201483195.944.81$7,968
Mar 201455395.895.06$5,289
Feb 201485097.406.19$8,279
Jan 201469090.404.86$6,238
Dec 201391091.824.35$8,356
Nov 20138088.853.74$711
Oct 201381097.423.78$7,891
Sep 20131720104.113.72$17,907
Aug 20131620104.253.52$16,889
Jul 20131130102.523.72$11,585
Jun 2013127094.403.93$11,989
May 20131337594.834.15$12,924
Apr 20131052893.964.28$9,986
Mar 2013205093.623.91$19,192
Feb 201316955391.233.42$17,309
Jan 201327259391.603.42$26,943
Dec 201217059286.773.42$16,776
Nov 201217250286.953.62$16,775
Oct 201216920889.383.40$15,812
Sep 201216852994.672.92$17,448
Aug 201216759992.662.91$17,216
Jul 201216255885.133.02$15,477
Jun 201217151879.822.52$14,954
May 201216959191.612.49$16,953
Apr 2012172579101.652.00$18,640
Mar 2012170560105.052.22$19,103
Feb 2012336517101.102.57$35,298
Jan 201240556298.092.73$41,263
Dec 201117854896.873.24$19,018
Nov 2011042995.723.31$1,421
Oct 2011044284.983.65$1,613
Sep 201133659183.623.99$30,452
Aug 201134063983.404.15$31,007
Jul 201117461994.144.52$19,177
Jun 201116961292.904.64$18,540
May 201116680798.134.40$19,844
Apr 201118578105.964.33$19,941
Mar 201135262696.364.06$36,459
Feb 2011250885.644.18$2,295
Jan 201117047186.504.59$16,866
Dec 201017730685.734.35$16,505
Nov 2010174080.843.80$14,066
Oct 2010526078.103.51$41,081
Sep 2010174072.633.98$12,638
Aug 2010521073.684.42$38,387
Jul 20101072.554.74$73
Jun 201034311570.364.91$24,698
May 201050867571.124.24$38,988
Apr 201050170581.694.12$43,833
Mar 201035164978.394.39$30,363
Feb 201052057173.585.44$41,369
Jan 201051263974.365.96$41,883
Dec 200970758571.445.48$53,716
Nov 200935464374.593.75$28,817
Oct 200934369172.544.11$27,721
Sep 200968869765.543.06$47,228
Aug 200968461267.423.22$48,085
Jul 200967378361.133.46$43,853
Jun 200987579166.163.90$60,971
May 200967374954.743.93$39,780
Apr 20091566946.773.59$3,102
Mar 200967647442.144.06$30,411
Feb 200950457732.814.63$19,209
Jan 200968555435.865.37$27,540
Dec 20081,21969837.105.98$49,397
Nov 200867587855.496.86$43,479
Oct 20085129675.246.92$39,187
Sep 20085306101.767.88$53,980
Aug 20085066114.228.48$57,846
Jul 2008438263131.0811.39$60,408
Jun 2008667497131.3313.03$94,074
May 2008642637123.1711.57$86,448
Apr 2008751520110.3110.45$88,279
Mar 2008349635101.909.66$41,700
Feb 200868286292.538.77$70,666
Jan 200839599590.388.21$43,865
Dec 20072341,69588.337.30$33,046
Nov 20072923,21391.677.29$50,196
Oct 20074474,32982.856.92$66,999
Sep 20074183,72275.846.24$54,942
Aug 20072765,06169.066.39$51,390
Jul 20072775,72070.906.39$56,178
Jun 20073864,02962.007.55$54,345
May 20074174,60458.747.85$60,619
Apr 20073863,46059.617.81$50,015
Mar 20072856,85456.927.30$66,270
Feb 20073372,93155.108.22$42,650
Jan 20072663,59150.306.73$37,536
Dec 20063282,90656.656.92$38,686
Nov 20064151,41954.207.62$33,302
Oct 20064352,55354.906.01$39,235
Sep 20064662,75260.085.04$41,860
Aug 20063362,62468.717.34$42,347
Jul 20064422,96069.376.34$49,436
Jun 200645499266.286.38$36,424
May 200644965866.016.42$33,866
Apr 20063331,33064.397.36$31,231
Mar 20065361,55356.707.08$41,391
Feb 20066921,64857.597.75$52,626
Jan 20065651,74860.598.93$49,849
Dec 20056201,56054.9413.42$54,991
Nov 20054651,77154.6910.59$44,183
Oct 20055831,88958.3413.80$60,072
Sep 20055361,53461.4512.08$51,466
Aug 20055302,61561.519.80$58,219
Jul 20055712,03855.697.84$47,784
Jun 20056902,88552.337.38$57,402
May 20057102,98845.226.65$51,980
Apr 20055091,68549.207.36$37,445
Mar 20054841,72250.377.15$36,700
Feb 20055711,51845.226.31$35,402
Jan 20054961,44643.166.32$30,549
Dec 20046581,20839.866.75$34,383
Nov 20047491,83145.286.33$45,506
Oct 20041781,93749.706.52$21,466
Sep 20041471,63543.245.28$14,995
Aug 20042161,56042.375.55$17,811
Jul 20048521,31238.286.08$40,597
Jun 20046472,00036.106.43$36,223
May 20045471,98937.486.49$33,419
Apr 20041,7191,93534.475.86$70,590
Mar 20046551,87634.365.53$32,880
Feb 20046611,92732.455.51$32,066
Jan 20046662,20332.036.30$35,210
Dec 20035211,67530.266.30$26,321
Nov 20033472,41528.804.60$21,091
Oct 20035862,01728.174.76$26,108
Sep 20035971,74026.314.75$23,971
Aug 20035831,94929.765.13$27,348
Jul 20035811,82129.415.17$26,503
Jun 20035611,95028.565.98$27,689
May 20037122,07726.595.97$31,337
Apr 20035952,06726.675.41$27,046
Mar 20035611,81631.146.10$28,540
Feb 20035972,04733.487.93$36,212
Jan 20035872,00030.315.58$28,956
Dec 20027342,18526.914.85$30,357
Nov 20026962,11724.664.14$25,921
Oct 20024942,50326.464.23$23,657
Sep 20024011,62827.443.64$16,922
Aug 20025981,85025.963.16$21,378
Jul 20025792,16624.583.06$20,864
Jun 20028222,11923.733.34$26,580
May 20026232,13624.663.58$23,019
Apr 20024451,91023.653.51$17,233
Mar 20024431,96722.003.10$15,849
Feb 20026371,42018.222.38$14,980
Jan 20024741,69417.172.38$12,163
Dec 20013751,64916.932.36$10,248
Nov 200140394318.072.41$9,551
Oct 20011,0081,28219.782.53$23,180
Sep 20017911,26824.262.25$22,044
Aug 20016892,04624.873.05$23,382
Jul 20014391,53123.933.20$15,400
Jun 20018071,92124.563.82$27,166
May 20017152,46325.524.31$28,856
Apr 20013642,00224.685.34$19,665
Mar 20014082,35924.545.38$22,695
Feb 20013732,23827.755.77$23,257
Jan 20015962,40027.478.40$36,529
Dec 20007492,51426.889.12$43,067
Nov 20006832,03432.215.66$33,508
Oct 20006382,63131.235.15$33,463
Sep 20004762,73831.875.19$29,371
Aug 20006382,47829.644.54$30,162
Jul 20009572,58228.534.09$37,863
Jun 20008242,67429.304.40$35,901
May 20007952,83427.263.68$32,100
Apr 20001,0113,17324.513.12$34,667
Mar 20001,0663,26428.422.86$39,630
Feb 20009362,95527.622.73$33,909
Jan 20008673,49425.272.48$30,576
Dec 19999103,66124.282.42$30,968
Nov 19997493,97123.192.43$27,035
Oct 19999184,22420.982.80$31,103
Sep 19998664,04421.752.62$29,426
Aug 19991,0744,16819.262.88$32,671
Jul 19999263,96217.892.37$25,965
Jun 19991,1674,12215.942.36$28,339
May 19999643,90615.792.32$24,287
Apr 19991,2203,75815.102.21$26,720
Mar 19991,4773,87212.471.84$25,536
Feb 19991,2423,6309.981.82$18,994
Jan 19991,3174,00310.381.90$21,276
Dec 19981,5484,1049.201.77$21,519
Nov 19981,5374,15910.892.19$25,828
Oct 19981,7095,18712.421.97$31,440
Sep 19981,6794,18012.592.08$29,844
Aug 19982,1084,15411.301.91$31,744
Jul 19981,3074,20211.742.24$24,745
Jun 19981,7544,29311.242.24$29,320
May 19982,1704,45812.622.21$37,221
Apr 19981,9564,39313.042.51$36,512
Mar 19982,0124,29712.802.31$35,677
Feb 19981,8354,14313.952.30$35,124
Jan 19982,0444,59314.702.15$39,944
Dec 19972,0124,66916.322.41$44,093
Nov 19971,9874,65718.193.09$50,526
Oct 19972,1424,31219.253.15$54,816
Sep 19971,6444,96317.742.95$43,830
Aug 19972,2765,87617.862.55$55,661
Jul 19972,1226,24317.582.25$51,332
Jun 19972,3585,98217.242.26$54,154
May 19972,3636,74818.972.31$60,404
Apr 19972,4116,34917.882.08$56,332
Mar 19972,5736,72718.951.94$61,803
Feb 19972,4506,29120.492.21$64,078
Jan 19972,3687,01223.483.54$80,421
Dec 19962,8385,51223.32$66,182
Nov 19961,7306,15021.97$38,008
Oct 19962,1626,39323.31$50,396
Sep 19963,0007,37922.22$66,660
Aug 19961,8776,01020.26$38,028
Jul 19961,2375,02919.55$24,183
Jun 19961,3652,17218.73$25,566
May 19961,0562,58519.43$20,518
Apr 19961,7442,72221.51$37,513
Mar 19968711,91619.38$16,880
Feb 19967931,10016.98$13,465
Jan 19966681,75617.07$11,403
Dec 19956453,99017.19$11,088
Nov 19956114,68916.00$9,776
Oct 19951,0033,06315.43$15,476
Sep 19951,083116.18$17,523
Aug 19951,1582,08615.92$18,435
Jul 19951,3272,03015.24$20,223
Jun 19951,0135,55916.41$16,623
May 19951,8258,97917.56$32,047
Apr 19951,7647,59017.73$31,276
Mar 19951,1971,67516.44$19,679
Feb 19951,1243,31716.58$18,636
Jan 19951,5657,98715.92$24,915
Dec 19941,7218,30515.03$25,867
Nov 19941,8098,82915.90$28,763
Oct 19942,9869,49115.58$46,522
Sep 19943,6738,98215.29$56,160
Aug 19944,1839,83216.13$67,472
Jul 19944,54010,17217.56$79,722
Jun 19944,32810,05417.09$73,966
May 19944,7427,46415.88$75,303
Apr 19944,0249,66914.14$56,899
Mar 19944,57010,41312.46$56,942
Feb 19944,4699,80412.50$55,863
Jan 19944,89711,21112.66$61,996
Dec 19934,9948,85312.33$61,576
Nov 19935,1159,03314.49$74,116
Oct 19934,8029,88215.85$76,112
Sep 19934,8389,94715.03$72,715
Aug 19934,91410,67615.66$76,953
Jul 19935,18210,65915.46$80,114
Jun 19934,94610,45616.79$83,043
May 19935,2319,48617.68$92,484
Apr 19935,19210,14918.05$93,716
Mar 19936,64111,04718.14$120,468
Feb 19935,18110,35617.90$92,740
Jan 19936,25011,55716.93$105,813

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 2026 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  254 bbl  × $106.41 =    $27,028
Casinghead gas       283 Mcf  × $  3.05 =       $862

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Month total                                  $27,890

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/23179 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.