VADEN, F. S.

Operated by OAK PRAIRIE OPERATIONS, LLC (P-5 617011) in the KERMIT field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 3257District 08Field 49038001Hydrogen sulphide fieldOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.8 M
Jan 1993 – Jan 2025
Value, last 12 filed months
$3 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
385
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 177 leases and 1,256 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1928-12-31
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
660 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 10 acres. The field rule took effect on 1937-02-20.

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.

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
OilDisposition55,905 bbl$1,815,192
Casinghead gasProduction6,430 Mcf$744
Total$1,815,935

6,109 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 (4)

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 31.8364, -103.1329. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.2 miles.

31.83633, -103.13290 · 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%
4 of 4 wells
With a plug date
100.0%
4 of 4 wells
Median depth
3,040 ft
4 wells filed one
Completion to plug
37.4 years
median over 1 well

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
4100.0%
A plug date is filed
4100.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
4100.0%
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

Between 3,022 and 3,051 ft, median 3,040 ft, over the 4 wells that filed a depth.

Completions filed
Feb 1986
1 of 4 wells; 3 filed none
Plug dates filed
Nov 2016 – Jul 2023
4 of 4 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 37.4 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 37.4 years and 37.4 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

4 wells

42-4950569233,040 ftNov 2016Yes
42-495056932W3,022 ftJul 2023Yes
42-4958055813,051 ftMar 2019Yes
42-4950569143,039 ftFeb 1986Jul 2023Yes

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

Jan 20250074.324.28$0
Dec 20240068.993.12$0
Nov 202447069.052.20$3,245
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 2023217076.533.39$16,607
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 20221640101.587.54$16,659
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 2021167071.323.90$11,910
Nov 20210077.435.24$0
Oct 20210079.795.71$0
Sep 2021157069.865.35$10,968
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 2021186061.302.72$11,402
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 2020169037.091.99$6,268
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 2020166030.341.86$5,036
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 2019169055.052.66$9,303
Aug 20190053.112.30$0
Jul 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 20190052.782.49$0
May 2019161058.482.74$9,415
Apr 20190062.632.75$0
Mar 20190056.803.06$0
Feb 20190050.852.79$0
Jan 2019101046.033.23$4,649
Dec 2018179046.594.19$8,340
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 2018177065.382.90$11,572
Apr 20180063.842.90$0
Mar 2018176061.222.79$10,775
Feb 20180061.782.77$0
Jan 20180062.874.01$0
Dec 20170057.272.92$0
Nov 20170055.423.12$0
Oct 2017150049.292.98$7,394
Sep 20170047.523.09$0
Aug 2017169045.373.00$7,668
Jul 20170043.873.09$0
Jun 20170042.493.09$0
May 20170045.373.26$0
Apr 2017161047.933.21$7,717
Mar 20170046.772.98$0
Feb 20170050.452.95$0
Jan 2017163049.413.42$8,054
Dec 20160048.763.72$0
Nov 20160042.492.64$0
Oct 20160046.193.09$0
Sep 2016159041.553.10$6,606
Aug 20160041.442.92$0
Jul 20160041.622.92$0
Jun 20160045.352.69$0
May 2016163042.521.99$6,931
Apr 2016161036.561.99$5,886
Mar 20160033.011.79$0
Feb 2016163026.472.06$4,315
Jan 20160027.352.36$0
Dec 2015161032.362.00$5,210
Nov 20150038.792.17$0
Oct 2015163043.552.43$7,099
Sep 20150042.992.76$0
Aug 2015169040.162.87$6,787
Jul 2015159048.152.95$7,656
Jun 20150056.152.88$0
May 2015144055.212.96$7,950
Apr 2015163049.822.71$8,121
Mar 20150042.892.93$0
Feb 2015162044.662.98$7,235
Jan 2015173043.433.10$7,513
Dec 20140054.693.59$0
Nov 2014172070.464.25$12,119
Oct 20140078.303.90$0
Sep 2014322086.164.05$27,744
Aug 2014163089.394.04$14,571
Jul 2014168096.564.18$16,222
Jun 20140098.164.74$0
May 20140094.734.73$0
Apr 2014167095.944.81$16,022
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 20140097.406.19$0
Jan 2014165090.404.86$14,916
Dec 20130091.824.35$0
Nov 20130088.853.74$0
Oct 2013297097.423.78$28,934
Sep 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 201300104.253.52$0
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 20130094.403.93$0
May 2013161094.834.15$15,268
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 2013167093.623.91$15,635
Feb 20130091.233.42$0
Jan 2013156091.603.42$14,290
Dec 2012333086.773.42$28,894
Nov 20120086.953.62$0
Oct 2012167089.383.40$14,926
Sep 2012176094.672.92$16,662
Aug 20120092.662.91$0
Jul 2012176085.133.02$14,983
Jun 20120079.822.52$0
May 20120091.612.49$0
Apr 20121700101.652.00$17,281
Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 20121710101.102.57$17,288
Jan 2012164098.092.73$16,087
Dec 2011161096.873.24$15,596
Nov 20110095.723.31$0
Oct 2011169084.983.65$14,362
Sep 20110083.623.99$0
Aug 20111083.404.15$83
Jul 20110094.144.52$0
Jun 2011167092.904.64$15,514
May 20110098.134.40$0
Apr 201100105.964.33$0
Mar 20110096.364.06$0
Feb 20110085.644.18$0
Jan 2011163086.504.59$14,100
Dec 20100085.734.35$0
Nov 2010167080.843.80$13,500
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 2010166071.124.24$11,806
Apr 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 2010166078.394.39$13,013
Feb 20100073.585.44$0
Jan 20100074.365.96$0
Dec 2009170071.445.48$12,145
Nov 20090074.593.75$0
Oct 20090072.544.11$0
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 2009332067.423.22$22,383
Jul 20090061.133.46$0
Jun 2009164066.163.90$10,850
May 20090054.743.93$0
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 20090042.144.06$0
Feb 2009166032.814.63$5,446
Jan 20090035.865.37$0
Dec 20080037.105.98$0
Nov 20080055.496.86$0
Oct 2008170075.246.92$12,791
Sep 200800101.767.88$0
Aug 20081630114.228.48$18,618
Jul 200800131.0811.39$0
Jun 200800131.3313.03$0
May 200800123.1711.57$0
Apr 200800110.3110.45$0
Mar 20081650101.909.66$16,814
Feb 20080092.538.77$0
Jan 20080090.388.21$0
Dec 20070088.337.30$0
Nov 20070091.677.29$0
Oct 2007152082.856.92$12,593
Sep 2007160075.846.24$12,134
Aug 20070069.066.39$0
Jul 2007167070.906.39$11,840
Jun 20070062.007.55$0
May 2007320058.747.85$18,797
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 20070056.927.30$0
Feb 2007163055.108.22$8,981
Jan 2007161050.306.73$8,098
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 2006136066.286.38$9,014
May 20060066.016.42$0
Apr 2006128064.397.36$8,242
Mar 2006118056.707.08$6,691
Feb 200681057.597.75$4,665
Jan 2006169060.598.93$10,240
Dec 2005235054.9413.42$12,911
Nov 2005186054.6910.59$10,172
Oct 2005175058.3413.80$10,210
Sep 2005147061.4512.08$9,033
Aug 2005118061.519.80$7,258
Jul 2005148055.697.84$8,242
Jun 2005361052.337.38$18,891
May 2005187045.226.65$8,456
Apr 2005166049.207.36$8,167
Mar 2005187050.377.15$9,419
Feb 2005247045.226.31$11,169
Jan 2005204043.166.32$8,805
Dec 2004201039.866.75$8,012
Nov 2004353045.286.33$15,984
Oct 20040049.706.52$0
Sep 2004172043.245.28$7,437
Aug 20040042.375.55$0
Jul 2004179038.286.08$6,852
Jun 20040036.106.43$0
May 20040037.486.49$0
Apr 20040034.475.86$0
Mar 2004153034.365.53$5,257
Feb 2004181032.455.51$5,873
Jan 20040032.036.30$0
Dec 2003178030.266.30$5,386
Nov 20030028.804.60$0
Oct 2003357028.174.76$10,057
Sep 2003179026.314.75$4,709
Aug 2003181029.765.13$5,387
Jul 20030029.415.17$0
Jun 2003354028.565.98$10,110
May 2003175026.595.97$4,653
Apr 2003352026.675.41$9,388
Mar 2003517031.146.10$16,099
Feb 20030033.487.93$0
Jan 2003357030.315.58$10,821
Dec 2002364026.914.85$9,795
Nov 2002356024.664.14$8,779
Oct 2002169026.464.23$4,472
Sep 2002361027.443.64$9,906
Aug 2002177025.963.16$4,595
Jul 2002177024.583.06$4,351
Jun 2002351023.733.34$8,329
May 2002344024.663.58$8,483
Apr 2002350023.653.51$8,278
Mar 2002353022.003.10$7,766
Feb 2002349018.222.38$6,359
Jan 2002175017.172.38$3,005
Dec 2001177016.932.36$2,997
Nov 2001352018.072.41$6,361
Oct 2001353019.782.53$6,982
Sep 2001349024.262.25$8,467
Aug 2001177024.873.05$4,402
Jul 20010023.933.20$0
Jun 2001171024.563.82$4,200
May 2001349025.524.31$8,906
Apr 2001179024.685.34$4,418
Mar 2001358024.545.38$8,785
Feb 2001358027.755.77$9,935
Jan 2001183027.478.40$5,027
Dec 2000365026.889.12$9,811
Nov 2000488032.215.66$15,718
Oct 2000180031.235.15$5,621
Sep 2000175031.875.19$5,577
Aug 2000180029.644.54$5,335
Jul 2000363028.534.09$10,356
Jun 2000180029.304.40$5,274
May 2000537027.263.68$14,639
Apr 2000364024.513.12$8,922
Mar 2000181028.422.86$5,144
Feb 2000367027.622.73$10,137
Jan 2000366025.272.48$9,249
Dec 1999190024.282.42$4,613
Nov 1999190023.192.43$4,406
Oct 1999366020.982.80$7,679
Sep 1999380021.752.62$8,265
Aug 1999545019.262.88$10,497
Jul 1999543017.892.37$9,714
Jun 1999364015.942.36$5,802
May 1999360015.792.32$5,684
Apr 1999359015.102.21$5,421
Mar 1999336012.471.84$4,190
Feb 199917409.981.82$1,737
Jan 1999177010.381.90$1,837
Dec 199817209.201.77$1,582
Nov 1998165010.892.19$1,797
Oct 1998359012.421.97$4,459
Sep 1998343012.592.08$4,318
Aug 1998402011.301.91$4,543
Jul 1998332011.742.24$3,898
Jun 1998168011.242.24$1,888
May 1998335012.622.21$4,228
Apr 1998344013.042.51$4,486
Mar 1998348012.802.31$4,454
Feb 1998171013.952.30$2,385
Jan 1998157014.702.15$2,308
Dec 1997171016.322.41$2,791
Nov 1997348018.193.09$6,330
Oct 1997136019.253.15$2,618
Sep 1997185017.742.95$3,282
Aug 1997233017.862.55$4,161
Jul 1997167017.582.25$2,936
Jun 1997348117.242.26$6,002
May 199709518.972.31$219
Apr 19973634217.882.08$6,578
Mar 19973288418.951.94$6,378
Feb 19971815920.492.21$3,839
Jan 19971644023.483.54$3,992
Dec 199632011523.32$7,462
Nov 199636514121.97$8,019
Oct 199635815323.31$8,345
Sep 199633415622.22$7,421
Aug 199637117620.26$7,516
Jul 199634414419.55$6,725
Jun 199635222118.73$6,593
May 199635216019.43$6,839
Apr 199635421821.51$7,615
Mar 19963649419.38$7,054
Feb 1996337616.98$5,722
Jan 199634831517.07$5,940
Dec 199536532017.19$6,274
Nov 199531316616.00$5,008
Oct 199548922315.43$7,545
Sep 199535819216.18$5,792
Aug 199532024315.92$5,094
Jul 199531219115.24$4,755
Jun 19953579916.41$5,858
May 19954829817.56$8,464
Apr 199536418217.73$6,454
Mar 199548118416.44$7,908
Feb 199536315416.58$6,019
Jan 199551810315.92$8,247
Dec 19943597115.03$5,396
Nov 19945468615.90$8,681
Oct 19943627715.58$5,640
Sep 19944974715.29$7,599
Aug 19943604816.13$5,807
Jul 19943566617.56$6,251
Jun 19944825817.09$8,237
May 19943556215.88$5,637
Apr 19943676014.14$5,189
Mar 19945265812.46$6,554
Feb 19943635212.50$4,538
Jan 19943566612.66$4,507
Dec 19933497212.33$4,303
Nov 19935179814.49$7,491
Oct 19931779515.85$2,805
Sep 19931789515.03$2,675
Aug 19932888615.66$4,510
Jul 199317213115.46$2,659
Jun 199317711016.79$2,972
May 199327014417.68$4,774
Apr 199333715718.05$6,083
Mar 199317711118.14$3,211
Feb 19933189317.90$5,692
Jan 199330411216.93$5,147

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.

Nov 2024 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                   47 bbl  × $ 69.05 =     $3,245
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  2.20 =         $0

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                   $3,245

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/3257 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.