HOUSTON

Operated by WESTERN CHIEF OPERATING, L.L.C. (P-5 911808) in the WISE COUNTY REGULAR field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 159297District 09Field 98246001CondensateGasSave
Value, all time
$78 k
May 1996 – Feb 2019
Value, last 12 filed months
$67
at the published price for each month
Months reported
274
no gaps in the span
Streams
2
condensate, gas

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
CondensateDisposition178 bbl$13,105
GasProduction21,118 Mcf$65,086
Total$78,191

3,389 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 7 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 33.3902, -97.7946. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

33.39021, -97.79458 · 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
7,022 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
22.8 years
median over 1 wells

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 7,022 ft.

Completions filed
May 1996
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Feb 2019
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 22.8 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 22.8 years and 22.8 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-4973384317,022 ftMay 1996Feb 2019Yes

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 (274)

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

274 months

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 20181163.842.90$67
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 201302991.233.42$99
Jan 201302991.603.42$99
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 201103098.134.40$132
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 20100180.843.80$4
Oct 20100078.103.51$0
Sep 20100872.633.98$32
Aug 20101773873.684.42$13,209
Jul 201004672.554.74$218
Jun 201001170.364.91$54
May 201001771.124.24$72
Apr 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 201003178.394.39$136
Feb 201001673.585.44$87
Jan 201003574.365.96$209
Dec 200901371.445.48$71
Nov 200901074.593.75$38
Oct 200901272.544.11$49
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 20090061.133.46$0
Jun 20090366.163.90$12
May 20090654.743.93$24
Apr 20090646.773.59$22
Mar 20090742.144.06$28
Feb 20090732.814.63$32
Jan 200901235.865.37$64
Dec 20080537.105.98$30
Nov 20080855.496.86$55
Oct 20080975.246.92$62
Sep 2008010101.767.88$79
Aug 2008015114.228.48$127
Jul 200800131.0811.39$0
Jun 200800131.3313.03$0
May 2008020123.1711.57$231
Apr 2008045110.3110.45$470
Mar 2008015101.909.66$145
Feb 200801092.538.77$88
Jan 200802590.388.21$205
Dec 200702788.337.30$197
Nov 200706291.677.29$452
Oct 200706382.856.92$436
Sep 200704475.846.24$275
Aug 200702869.066.39$179
Jul 200703970.906.39$249
Jun 200701862.007.55$136
May 200703558.747.85$275
Apr 200705759.617.81$445
Mar 200702756.927.30$197
Feb 200703955.108.22$320
Jan 200701250.306.73$81
Dec 200601356.656.92$90
Nov 20060054.207.62$0
Oct 200604454.906.01$265
Sep 200609760.085.04$489
Aug 200605468.717.34$396
Jul 200604269.376.34$266
Jun 200604666.286.38$294
May 200601166.016.42$71
Apr 20060064.397.36$0
Mar 20060056.707.08$0
Feb 20060057.597.75$0
Jan 200602560.598.93$223
Dec 200504954.9413.42$657
Nov 200502154.6910.59$222
Oct 200504758.3413.80$648
Sep 200508061.4512.08$966
Aug 2005012761.519.80$1,244
Jul 2005013455.697.84$1,051
Jun 200507352.337.38$539
May 20050045.226.65$0
Apr 200503349.207.36$243
Mar 2005012950.377.15$923
Feb 2005010945.226.31$688
Jan 200507243.166.32$455
Dec 200408639.866.75$581
Nov 200408845.286.33$557
Oct 200407549.706.52$489
Sep 200404843.245.28$254
Aug 200403542.375.55$194
Jul 2004015538.286.08$943
Jun 2004010036.106.43$643
May 2004011337.486.49$734
Apr 2004013334.475.86$779
Mar 200402334.365.53$127
Feb 200406432.455.51$353
Jan 20040032.036.30$0
Dec 2003011430.266.30$718
Nov 200306528.804.60$299
Oct 200308928.174.76$424
Sep 200303726.314.75$176
Aug 200301129.765.13$56
Jul 2003010329.415.17$533
Jun 20030028.565.98$0
May 2003012626.595.97$753
Apr 20030026.675.41$0
Mar 200304431.146.10$268
Feb 200303633.487.93$285
Jan 2003014530.315.58$809
Dec 200209126.914.85$442
Nov 2002015924.664.14$658
Oct 2002018326.464.23$774
Sep 2002012027.443.64$436
Aug 2002013225.963.16$418
Jul 2002016024.583.06$490
Jun 2002019423.733.34$648
May 2002012024.663.58$430
Apr 200202323.653.51$81
Mar 200205922.003.10$183
Feb 200208218.222.38$195
Jan 200202417.172.38$57
Dec 200109216.932.36$218
Nov 200105018.072.41$120
Oct 200102719.782.53$68
Sep 2001015124.262.25$340
Aug 200101224.873.05$37
Jul 200101523.933.20$48
Jun 20010824.563.82$31
May 20010025.524.31$0
Apr 200106824.685.34$363
Mar 20010124.545.38$5
Feb 2001010427.755.77$600
Jan 2001011727.478.40$983
Dec 2000011026.889.12$1,003
Nov 2000010132.215.66$571
Oct 2000012331.235.15$633
Sep 2000016331.875.19$845
Aug 2000016029.644.54$727
Jul 2000020928.534.09$855
Jun 2000016929.304.40$743
May 2000016327.263.68$600
Apr 2000016324.513.12$508
Mar 2000021428.422.86$612
Feb 2000022627.622.73$616
Jan 2000019825.272.48$491
Dec 1999023624.282.42$572
Nov 1999030523.192.43$742
Oct 1999034020.982.80$953
Sep 1999041021.752.62$1,074
Aug 1999016919.262.88$486
Jul 1999020417.892.37$484
Jun 1999018615.942.36$439
May 1999017815.792.32$413
Apr 1999014615.102.21$322
Mar 1999015612.471.84$287
Feb 199902239.981.82$405
Jan 1999020910.381.90$397
Dec 199802569.201.77$454
Nov 1998034310.892.19$750
Oct 1998039912.421.97$786
Sep 1998026212.592.08$546
Aug 1998030911.301.91$589
Jul 1998037811.742.24$846
Jun 1998041411.242.24$926
May 1998040912.622.21$902
Apr 1998034713.042.51$869
Mar 1998020412.802.31$471
Feb 1998024113.952.30$554
Jan 1998027014.702.15$582
Dec 1997023816.322.41$574
Nov 1997025218.193.09$778
Oct 1997027919.253.15$879
Sep 1997018217.742.95$538
Aug 1997021017.862.55$537
Jul 1997021217.582.25$476
Jun 1997021917.242.26$494
May 1997030018.972.31$693
Apr 1997030017.882.08$625
Mar 1997037118.951.94$719
Feb 1997036720.492.21$810
Jan 1997033723.483.54$1,193
Dec 1996032323.32$0
Nov 1996047821.97$0
Oct 1996047823.31$0
Sep 1996070322.22$0
Aug 1996066820.26$0
Jul 1996069819.55$0
Jun 199604118.73$0
May 19960019.43$0

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.

Apr 2018 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             1 bbl  × $ 63.84 =        $64
Gas                    1 Mcf  × $  2.90 =         $3

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Month total                                      $67

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. 09/G/159297 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.