BITLER DEEP

Operated by SCYTHIAN, LTD. (P-5 760599) in the FULLERTON, NORTH (ELLENBURGER) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 33150District 08Field 33232510Hydrogen sulphide fieldOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$5.7 M
Jan 1993 – Dec 2018
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
312
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 4 leases and 8 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1991-02-05
as the register files it
Field class
Oil
the register's own label
Between wells
no field rule filed
From a lease line
no field rule filed

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
OilDisposition330,186 bbl$5,732,646
Casinghead gasProduction23,493 Mcf$6,775
Total$5,739,422

20,726 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 32.4648, -102.8095. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 1.4 miles.

32.46806, -102.80780 · 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
9,867 ft
4 wells filed one
Completion to plug
14.7 years
median over 4 wells

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 9,818 and 10,028 ft, median 9,867 ft, over the 4 wells that filed a depth.

Completions filed
Oct 1991 – Mar 1994
4 of 4 wells
Plug dates filed
Oct 2004 – Jan 2009
4 of 4 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 14.7 years across the 4 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 12.4 years and 16.5 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

4 wells

42-00337220510,028 ftMar 1994Oct 2004Yes
42-0033689319,855 ftOct 1992Jan 2009Yes
42-0033689739,879 ftDec 1991Jan 2009Yes
42-0033689829,818 ftOct 1991Oct 2004Yes

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 (312)

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

312 months

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 2009150035.865.37$5,379
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 200800131.3313.03$0
May 200800123.1711.57$0
Apr 200800110.3110.45$0
Mar 200800101.909.66$0
Feb 20080092.538.77$0
Jan 20080090.388.21$0
Dec 20070088.337.30$0
Nov 20070091.677.29$0
Oct 20070082.856.92$0
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 20070069.066.39$0
Jul 20070070.906.39$0
Jun 20070062.007.55$0
May 20070058.747.85$0
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 20070056.927.30$0
Feb 20070055.108.22$0
Jan 20070050.306.73$0
Dec 2006174056.656.92$9,857
Nov 20060054.207.62$0
Oct 2006173054.906.01$9,498
Sep 20060060.085.04$0
Aug 2006192068.717.34$13,192
Jul 20060069.376.34$0
Jun 2006193066.286.38$12,792
May 20060066.016.42$0
Apr 2006365064.397.36$23,502
Mar 2006183056.707.08$10,376
Feb 2006182057.597.75$10,481
Jan 2006139060.598.93$8,422
Dec 2005185054.9413.42$10,164
Nov 2005366054.6910.59$20,017
Oct 2005174058.3413.80$10,151
Sep 2005183061.4512.08$11,245
Aug 2005177061.519.80$10,887
Jul 2005140055.697.84$7,797
Jun 2005356052.337.38$18,629
May 2005181045.226.65$8,185
Apr 2005184049.207.36$9,053
Mar 2005179050.377.15$9,016
Feb 2005185045.226.31$8,366
Jan 2005185043.166.32$7,985
Dec 2004158039.866.75$6,298
Nov 2004158045.286.33$7,154
Oct 2004533049.706.52$26,490
Sep 2004184043.245.28$7,956
Aug 2004345042.375.55$14,618
Jul 2004185038.286.08$7,082
Jun 2004171036.106.43$6,173
May 2004363037.486.49$13,605
Apr 2004353034.475.86$12,168
Mar 2004185034.365.53$6,357
Feb 2004376032.455.51$12,201
Jan 2004187032.036.30$5,990
Dec 20030030.266.30$0
Nov 2003353028.804.60$10,166
Oct 2003553028.174.76$15,578
Sep 20030026.314.75$0
Aug 2003368029.765.13$10,952
Jul 2003186029.415.17$5,470
Jun 2003359028.565.98$10,253
May 2003704026.595.97$18,719
Apr 2003373026.675.41$9,948
Mar 2003184031.146.10$5,730
Feb 2003189033.487.93$6,328
Jan 2003368030.315.58$11,154
Dec 2002189026.914.85$5,086
Nov 2002374024.664.14$9,223
Oct 2002555026.464.23$14,685
Sep 2002375027.443.64$10,290
Aug 2002188025.963.16$4,880
Jul 2002187024.583.06$4,596
Jun 2002189023.733.34$4,485
May 2002188024.663.58$4,636
Apr 2002378023.653.51$8,940
Mar 2002185022.003.10$4,070
Feb 2002190018.222.38$3,462
Jan 20020017.172.38$0
Dec 2001192016.932.36$3,251
Nov 2001189018.072.41$3,415
Oct 2001189019.782.53$3,738
Sep 2001179024.262.25$4,343
Aug 2001187024.873.05$4,651
Jul 2001376023.933.20$8,998
Jun 2001192024.563.82$4,716
May 2001188025.524.31$4,798
Apr 2001510024.685.34$12,587
Mar 2001280024.545.38$6,871
Feb 2001187027.755.77$5,189
Jan 20010027.478.40$0
Dec 20000026.889.12$0
Nov 20000032.215.66$0
Oct 20000031.235.15$0
Sep 20000031.875.19$0
Aug 20000029.644.54$0
Jul 2000104028.534.09$2,967
Jun 2000341029.304.40$9,991
May 2000256027.263.68$6,979
Apr 2000565024.513.12$13,848
Mar 20000028.422.86$0
Feb 2000695027.622.73$19,196
Jan 2000175025.272.48$4,422
Dec 1999300024.282.42$7,284
Nov 1999250023.192.43$5,798
Oct 1999305020.982.80$6,399
Sep 19990021.752.62$0
Aug 1999159019.262.88$3,062
Jul 1999691017.892.37$12,362
Jun 1999731015.942.36$11,652
May 1999214015.792.32$3,379
Apr 1999707015.102.21$10,676
Mar 1999445012.471.84$5,549
Feb 199996109.981.82$9,591
Jan 1999310010.381.90$3,218
Dec 199865909.201.77$6,063
Nov 19981,000010.892.19$10,890
Oct 1998841012.421.97$10,445
Sep 19981,0306312.592.08$13,099
Aug 19988577711.301.91$9,831
Jul 19981,04610611.742.24$12,517
Jun 19981,0498111.242.24$11,972
May 19981,2158812.622.21$15,527
Apr 19981,0368713.042.51$13,727
Mar 19987975512.802.31$10,329
Feb 19987515813.952.30$10,610
Jan 19988429914.702.15$12,591
Dec 19971,04616016.322.41$17,457
Nov 19971,18112118.193.09$21,856
Oct 19971,43114919.253.15$28,016
Sep 19971,51616917.742.95$27,393
Aug 19971,12115617.862.55$20,420
Jul 19971,25717017.582.25$22,480
Jun 19971,54418217.242.26$27,029
May 19971,47818918.972.31$28,474
Apr 19971,49319717.882.08$27,105
Mar 19971,34919118.951.94$25,934
Feb 19971,50018720.492.21$31,148
Jan 19971,74618223.483.54$41,640
Dec 19961,69317023.32$39,481
Nov 19961,42813721.97$31,373
Oct 19961,16818823.31$27,226
Sep 19961,61016822.22$35,774
Aug 19961,72519120.26$34,949
Jul 19961,67515719.55$32,746
Jun 19962,00221618.73$37,497
May 19962,04723319.43$39,773
Apr 19962,17525721.51$46,784
Mar 19963,03419819.38$58,799
Feb 19961,82015016.98$30,904
Jan 19962,44819617.07$41,787
Dec 19952,45221917.19$42,150
Nov 19952,33324016.00$37,328
Oct 19952,60925115.43$40,257
Sep 19952,39025116.18$38,670
Aug 19953,05630215.92$48,652
Jul 19953,08331215.24$46,985
Jun 19953,17028516.41$52,020
May 19952,77927917.56$48,799
Apr 19953,68330917.73$65,300
Mar 19953,84431416.44$63,195
Feb 19954,34029716.58$71,957
Jan 19955,41639015.92$86,223
Dec 19946,65547215.03$100,025
Nov 19947,95860015.90$126,532
Oct 199411,47490615.58$178,765
Sep 199413,67599315.29$209,091
Aug 19944,75236516.13$76,650
Jul 19944,62945317.56$81,285
Jun 19944,87844817.09$83,365
May 19945,89753115.88$93,644
Apr 19946,43441514.14$90,977
Mar 19946,38044012.46$79,495
Feb 19945,33328812.50$66,663
Jan 19946,55133412.66$82,936
Dec 19936,45438912.33$79,578
Nov 19937,61932614.49$110,399
Oct 19939,25253615.85$146,644
Sep 199310,44362615.03$156,958
Aug 19939,22958115.66$144,526
Jul 199310,13387915.46$156,656
Jun 199312,5181,01016.79$210,177
May 199315,0601,04617.68$266,261
Apr 199310,42082018.05$188,081
Mar 199312,73374918.14$230,977
Feb 199312,44379117.90$222,730
Jan 199315,5441,01816.93$263,160

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.

Jan 2009 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  150 bbl  × $ 35.86 =     $5,379
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  5.37 =         $0

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Month total                                   $5,379

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/33150 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.