HELMS, L. V.

Operated by BKV BARNETT, LLC (P-5 72504) in the NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 187760District 09Field 652802002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$5.1 M
Jan 2002 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$80 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
293
no gaps in the span
Streams
2
condensate, 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 21,881 leases and 22,468 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1981-10-15
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
0 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 20 acres. The field rule took effect on 2009-09-29.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: DESIGNATED AS UFT FIELD PER DOCKET 01-0299858

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
High Cost Gas112005-01-19154236
NGPA1none

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
CondensateDisposition4,995 bbl$224,507
GasProduction1,018,347 Mcf$4,905,752
Total$5,130,260

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 33.1692, -97.4509. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

33.16921, -97.45094 · 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
0.0%
0 of 1 wells
With a plug date
0.0%
0 of 1 wells
Median depth
7,805 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
00.0%
A plug date is filed
00.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
00.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
1100.0%

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 7,805 ft.

Completions filed
Jan 2002
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-4973482037,805 ftJan 2002

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 (293)

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

293 months

May 202601,783106.413.05$5,431
Apr 202601,67798.932.87$4,813
Mar 202601,81089.753.15$5,700
Feb 202601,62763.503.75$6,102
Jan 202601,70659.138.00$13,644
Dec 202501,80556.664.41$7,966
Nov 202501,73358.593.93$6,805
Oct 202501,75959.383.30$5,813
Sep 202501,82162.743.08$5,603
Aug 202501,88763.933.01$5,689
Jul 202501,93366.743.32$6,408
Jun 202501,79666.483.13$5,619
May 202501,87760.553.23$6,067
Apr 202501,77362.363.54$6,282
Mar 202501,80167.704.27$7,687
Feb 2025221,59970.884.34$8,500
Jan 202501,85174.324.28$7,920
Dec 202401,95168.993.12$6,090
Nov 202401,89269.052.20$4,159
Oct 202401,91071.372.28$4,357
Sep 202401,78769.612.36$4,225
Aug 202401,81975.632.06$3,754
Jul 202402,05279.932.15$4,405
Jun 202402,00978.082.63$5,292
May 202402,05378.812.20$4,513
Apr 202401,83284.451.66$3,040
Mar 202402,06080.301.55$3,183
Feb 2024441,78176.091.78$6,525
Jan 202401,82773.023.30$6,025
Dec 202301,91071.262.61$4,986
Nov 202301,96777.892.81$5,522
Oct 202301,85585.443.09$5,727
Sep 202301,84989.042.74$5,057
Aug 202301,90380.522.67$5,086
Jul 202301,82274.852.64$4,813
Jun 202301,81068.962.26$4,088
May 202301,89270.622.23$4,214
Apr 202301,79278.122.24$4,010
Mar 202302,04972.852.39$4,904
Feb 202301,69675.112.47$4,182
Jan 202301,92176.533.39$6,508
Dec 202201,90676.415.73$10,920
Nov 202201,87785.005.65$10,598
Oct 202201,95587.185.86$11,464
Sep 202201,79584.888.16$14,654
Aug 202201,97394.529.13$18,008
Jul 202201,973101.587.54$14,881
Jun 202201,921115.097.98$15,324
May 202212,037109.378.43$17,287
Apr 2022251,944104.226.84$15,898
Mar 202202,003108.885.08$10,168
Feb 202201,80591.054.86$8,770
Jan 202201,94781.844.54$8,835
Dec 202102,04071.323.90$7,954
Nov 202101,99677.435.24$10,453
Oct 202102,09679.795.71$11,976
Sep 202101,97869.865.35$10,584
Aug 202102,04866.024.22$8,644
Jul 202102,15370.783.98$8,573
Jun 20210069.493.38$0
May 202102,02063.483.02$6,096
Apr 202102,05760.362.76$5,674
Mar 202112,05661.302.72$5,647
Feb 2021201,89957.805.55$11,692
Jan 202102,19750.412.81$6,174
Dec 202002,07144.642.68$5,541
Nov 202002,20438.772.71$5,965
Oct 202002,24036.972.48$5,552
Sep 202002,25037.091.99$4,480
Aug 202002,32239.982.39$5,538
Jul 202002,17438.371.83$3,968
Jun 202002,23834.901.69$3,783
May 2020312,28016.921.81$4,662
Apr 202002,18814.751.80$3,948
Mar 202002,25530.341.86$4,186
Feb 202002,17549.881.98$4,308
Jan 202002,31257.252.09$4,843
Dec 201902,36259.012.30$5,443
Nov 201902,20155.302.75$6,054
Oct 201902,50453.472.42$6,056
Sep 201902,34755.052.66$6,237
Aug 201982,26853.112.30$5,651
Jul 201902,37856.272.46$5,850
Jun 201902,39352.782.49$5,961
May 201902,46558.482.74$6,755
Apr 2019102,60262.632.75$7,784
Mar 201902,54656.803.06$7,796
Feb 201912,16950.852.79$6,107
Jan 2019152,46146.033.23$8,635
Dec 201802,39946.594.19$10,041
Nov 201802,30852.934.24$9,780
Oct 201812,44261.443.40$8,360
Sep 2018142,33859.543.11$8,100
Aug 201802,42159.403.07$7,424
Jul 201802,58065.142.93$7,564
Jun 201802,59560.183.08$7,985
May 201802,39065.382.90$6,933
Apr 201802,34263.842.90$6,794
Mar 201802,56561.222.79$7,148
Feb 201802,39161.782.77$6,614
Jan 201802,74262.874.01$10,994
Dec 201702,76957.272.92$8,090
Nov 201712,69655.423.12$8,463
Oct 2017112,53949.292.98$8,118
Sep 201702,36547.523.09$7,301
Aug 201702,76945.373.00$8,319
Jul 201702,74743.873.09$8,481
Jun 201722,79742.493.09$8,720
May 2017302,67545.373.26$10,091
Apr 201702,48647.933.21$7,984
Mar 201702,40646.772.98$7,179
Feb 201702,28050.452.95$6,732
Jan 201702,60549.413.42$8,906
Dec 201602,68148.763.72$9,981
Nov 201602,55542.492.64$6,756
Oct 201602,63946.193.09$8,155
Sep 201602,65141.553.10$8,220
Aug 201602,83641.442.92$8,293
Jul 201612,90941.622.92$8,549
Jun 2016332,83345.352.69$9,106
May 201602,80442.521.99$5,583
Apr 201602,81236.561.99$5,599
Mar 201602,95133.011.79$5,294
Feb 201602,80826.472.06$5,795
Jan 201602,90227.352.36$6,861
Dec 201522,96632.362.00$6,001
Nov 2015232,68338.792.17$6,707
Oct 201502,71343.552.43$6,583
Sep 201502,72342.992.76$7,511
Aug 201502,85040.162.87$8,187
Jul 201502,81848.152.95$8,299
Jun 201512,75856.152.88$8,007
May 2015352,85155.212.96$10,358
Apr 201502,79249.822.71$7,557
Mar 201502,87742.892.93$8,443
Feb 201502,58044.662.98$7,679
Jan 201502,77743.433.10$8,610
Dec 201402,94654.693.59$10,580
Nov 201402,88970.464.25$12,284
Oct 201433,03978.303.90$12,090
Sep 2014382,94186.164.05$15,172
Aug 201403,06989.394.04$12,384
Jul 201403,10296.564.18$12,965
Jun 201403,15298.164.74$14,931
May 201403,49294.734.73$16,505
Apr 201403,34295.944.81$16,072
Mar 201403,47595.895.06$17,572
Feb 201433,17197.406.19$19,927
Jan 2014223,32490.404.86$18,146
Dec 201303,25391.824.35$14,165
Nov 201303,45188.853.74$12,901
Oct 201313,53897.423.78$13,469
Sep 2013742,771104.113.72$18,006
Aug 201303,221104.253.52$11,346
Jul 201303,033102.523.72$11,276
Jun 201303,22194.403.93$12,670
May 201302,85294.834.15$11,833
Apr 201302,91093.964.28$12,462
Mar 201303,21293.623.91$12,568
Feb 201303,00991.233.42$10,291
Jan 201303,54291.603.42$12,113
Dec 201203,67686.773.42$12,573
Nov 201203,96086.953.62$14,355
Oct 201201,78589.383.40$6,068
Sep 2012025894.672.92$753
Aug 201202,56992.662.91$7,471
Jul 201202,54585.133.02$7,688
Jun 201212,39879.822.52$6,120
May 2012442,57591.612.49$10,438
Apr 201202,485101.652.00$4,962
Mar 201202,695105.052.22$5,989
Feb 201202,593101.102.57$6,665
Jan 201203,03298.092.73$8,290
Dec 201102,92396.873.24$9,470
Nov 201101,56895.723.31$5,192
Oct 201102,63484.983.65$9,610
Sep 201102,59083.623.99$10,323
Aug 201102,76683.404.15$11,477
Jul 201102,83594.144.52$12,806
Jun 201102,67692.904.64$12,416
May 201102,77998.134.40$12,241
Apr 201102,679105.964.33$11,609
Mar 20111922,75996.364.06$29,695
Feb 201102,29385.644.18$9,585
Jan 201102,62686.504.59$12,050
Dec 201002,57785.734.35$11,204
Nov 201002,72580.843.80$10,342
Oct 201002,86878.103.51$10,064
Sep 201002,78372.633.98$11,075
Aug 201002,86773.684.42$12,670
Jul 201002,86972.554.74$13,589
Jun 201002,80070.364.91$13,749
May 201002,99171.124.24$12,668
Apr 201002,83681.694.12$11,692
Mar 201002,92878.394.39$12,850
Feb 201003,00873.585.44$16,371
Jan 201003,20474.365.96$19,109
Dec 200902,94071.445.48$16,122
Nov 200902,89574.593.75$10,861
Oct 200902,97572.544.11$12,228
Sep 200903,11765.543.06$9,553
Aug 200903,37367.423.22$10,856
Jul 20091793,08561.133.46$21,630
Jun 200903,17966.163.90$12,382
May 200903,36754.743.93$13,218
Apr 200903,09746.773.59$11,110
Mar 200903,05742.144.06$12,408
Feb 200902,80732.814.63$13,005
Jan 200903,12335.865.37$16,774
Dec 200803,09937.105.98$18,523
Nov 200803,04755.496.86$20,904
Oct 200803,00175.246.92$20,773
Sep 200803,285101.767.88$25,876
Aug 200803,493114.228.48$29,631
Jul 200803,581131.0811.39$40,786
Jun 200803,581131.3313.03$46,670
May 200803,389123.1711.57$39,225
Apr 20081752,598110.3110.45$46,466
Mar 200803,790101.909.66$36,627
Feb 200803,58992.538.77$31,478
Jan 200803,83790.388.21$31,485
Dec 200703,94888.337.30$28,828
Nov 200703,85391.677.29$28,095
Oct 200704,13982.856.92$28,650
Sep 200704,10775.846.24$25,645
Aug 200704,24669.066.39$27,123
Jul 200704,27670.906.39$27,315
Jun 200704,12662.007.55$31,145
May 200704,14958.747.85$32,554
Apr 20071873,86459.617.81$41,306
Mar 20071814,16756.927.30$40,730
Feb 200703,81155.108.22$31,311
Jan 200705,03750.306.73$33,883
Dec 200604,18656.656.92$28,961
Nov 200604,45454.207.62$33,928
Oct 200604,77654.906.01$28,722
Sep 200604,68360.085.04$23,589
Aug 200605,05768.717.34$37,118
Jul 200605,19469.376.34$32,944
Jun 2006645,06366.286.38$36,564
May 200605,28966.016.42$33,982
Apr 200605,15564.397.36$37,943
Mar 200605,23656.707.08$37,086
Feb 200604,68957.597.75$36,345
Jan 20061775,19560.598.93$57,133
Dec 200505,19354.9413.42$69,666
Nov 200505,15654.6910.59$54,594
Oct 20051636,32958.3413.80$96,823
Sep 200503,77261.4512.08$45,562
Aug 200505,32761.519.80$52,188
Jul 200505,27955.697.84$41,407
Jun 200505,27052.337.38$38,898
May 20051625,66545.226.65$45,004
Apr 200505,61649.207.36$41,336
Mar 200506,03550.377.15$43,180
Feb 200505,33945.226.31$33,699
Jan 20051726,44443.166.32$48,164
Dec 200405,37639.866.75$36,294
Nov 200405,34445.286.33$33,830
Oct 200405,59249.706.52$36,432
Sep 200405,48243.245.28$28,966
Aug 20041675,85642.375.55$39,580
Jul 200405,91638.286.08$35,994
Jun 200405,67436.106.43$36,501
May 20041775,69837.486.49$43,640
Apr 200405,74734.475.86$33,669
Mar 20041636,00134.365.53$38,787
Feb 2004346,01432.455.51$34,238
Jan 200406,39032.036.30$40,255
Dec 20031376,46930.266.30$44,911
Nov 200306,03028.804.60$27,709
Oct 200306,54128.174.76$31,133
Sep 20031387,17826.314.75$37,722
Aug 200306,51429.765.13$33,415
Jul 200307,54929.415.17$39,035
Jun 20031457,45828.565.98$48,762
May 20031468,00426.595.97$51,687
Apr 200307,85726.675.41$42,485
Mar 200308,88131.146.10$54,139
Feb 20031716,98133.487.93$61,056
Jan 200308,08930.315.58$45,153
Dec 20021738,67626.914.85$46,767
Nov 200209,03324.664.14$37,369
Oct 20021789,35126.464.23$44,256
Sep 200209,56027.443.64$34,753
Aug 200214910,38525.963.16$36,728
Jul 200217611,14424.583.06$38,446
Jun 200215411,59123.733.34$42,348
May 2002013,51124.663.58$48,423
Apr 200235914,70023.653.51$60,121
Mar 200216918,65122.003.10$61,587
Feb 200218917,39018.222.38$44,757
Jan 20020017.172.38$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.

May 2026 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             0 bbl  × $106.41 =         $0
Gas                1,783 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $5,431

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Month total                                   $5,431

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/187760 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.