SMITH, ERNEST "A"

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 246778District 09Field 652802002 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$11.4 M
Oct 2008 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$273 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
212
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 Gas112009-07-23193335
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
CondensateDisposition10,870 bbl$726,538
GasProduction2,827,824 Mcf$10,628,659
Total$11,355,197

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 33.2625, -97.7096. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

33.26248, -97.70962 · 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
7,032 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 7,032 ft.

Completions filed
Oct 2008
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-4973652117,032 ftOct 2008

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 (212)

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

212 months

May 202604,223106.413.05$12,863
Apr 202615,02898.932.87$14,528
Mar 2026295,23989.753.15$19,103
Feb 202604,98463.503.75$18,692
Jan 202604,76459.138.00$38,102
Dec 202516,66056.664.41$29,450
Nov 2025446,67958.593.93$28,803
Oct 202506,85859.383.30$22,665
Sep 202506,93162.743.08$21,326
Aug 202507,05963.933.01$21,281
Jul 202507,50766.743.32$24,887
Jun 202506,86066.483.13$21,463
May 202507,35960.553.23$23,787
Apr 202507,21362.363.54$25,557
Mar 2025677,70667.704.27$37,428
Feb 202506,18770.884.34$26,857
Jan 202507,40274.324.28$31,671
Dec 202407,50268.993.12$23,417
Nov 202407,00769.052.20$15,404
Oct 202406,98071.372.28$15,924
Sep 202407,26669.612.36$17,179
Aug 202406,88175.632.06$14,200
Jul 202407,50979.932.15$16,119
Jun 202407,25078.082.63$19,096
May 202407,24178.812.20$15,919
Apr 202407,31384.451.66$12,134
Mar 2024487,70180.301.55$15,753
Feb 202407,20976.091.78$12,858
Jan 202407,78273.023.30$25,662
Dec 202307,93671.262.61$20,719
Nov 202307,80777.892.81$21,919
Oct 202307,80785.443.09$24,102
Sep 202307,80889.042.74$21,355
Aug 202308,11680.522.67$21,693
Jul 202308,12874.852.64$21,473
Jun 202317,79468.962.26$17,672
May 2023358,21670.622.23$20,772
Apr 202307,99278.122.24$17,884
Mar 202328,40972.852.39$20,270
Feb 2023397,19275.112.47$20,662
Jan 202308,36076.533.39$28,321
Dec 202208,29876.415.73$47,540
Nov 202208,18585.005.65$46,214
Oct 202208,39187.185.86$49,203
Sep 202208,01784.888.16$65,448
Aug 202208,51494.529.13$77,709
Jul 202208,546101.587.54$64,455
Jun 202218,245115.097.98$65,887
May 2022358,561109.378.43$76,023
Apr 202208,365104.226.84$57,197
Mar 202228,801108.885.08$44,895
Feb 2022517,78891.054.86$42,484
Jan 202208,87481.844.54$40,267
Dec 202108,86871.323.90$34,577
Nov 202128,68577.435.24$45,637
Oct 2021509,24879.795.71$56,831
Sep 202108,14569.865.35$43,583
Aug 202109,03866.024.22$38,146
Jul 202109,33370.783.98$37,165
Jun 202108,73169.493.38$29,516
May 202109,37563.483.02$28,291
Apr 202109,17560.362.76$25,309
Mar 202139,80361.302.72$26,818
Feb 2021497,80657.805.55$46,140
Jan 202109,49050.412.81$26,669
Dec 202049,51844.642.68$25,644
Nov 2020339,20438.772.71$26,191
Oct 202009,54236.972.48$23,649
Sep 202009,42637.091.99$18,768
Aug 202009,86739.982.39$23,534
Jul 202019,86538.371.83$18,043
Jun 2020389,54734.901.69$17,464
May 202009,99116.921.81$18,131
Apr 202009,67914.751.80$17,465
Mar 2020359,97230.341.86$19,572
Feb 202029,33149.881.98$18,581
Jan 20204510,13757.252.09$23,811
Dec 2019210,23459.012.30$23,701
Nov 201929,98455.302.75$27,574
Oct 20193210,49653.472.42$27,096
Sep 2019010,13155.052.66$26,921
Aug 20191010,53153.112.30$24,798
Jul 201910510,50256.272.46$31,744
Jun 2019010,28152.782.49$25,612
May 2019010,61058.482.74$29,075
Apr 2019010,17262.632.75$27,980
Mar 2019010,70556.803.06$32,780
Feb 201909,67650.852.79$27,018
Jan 2019010,78046.033.23$34,800
Dec 201818310,79246.594.19$53,695
Nov 2018010,40452.934.24$44,084
Oct 2018010,75661.443.40$36,550
Sep 2018010,67159.543.11$33,165
Aug 2018011,03459.403.07$33,836
Jul 2018010,87565.142.93$31,884
Jun 2018010,77960.183.08$33,166
May 2018011,24165.382.90$32,608
Apr 2018010,92163.842.90$31,680
Mar 2018011,32461.222.79$31,558
Feb 201816110,20461.782.77$38,172
Jan 2018011,22162.874.01$44,989
Dec 2017011,01657.272.92$32,183
Nov 2017010,76355.423.12$33,563
Oct 2017011,41149.292.98$34,047
Sep 2017011,42747.523.09$35,278
Aug 2017012,11045.373.00$36,383
Jul 2017012,19143.873.09$37,637
Jun 2017011,87942.493.09$36,674
May 2017012,31645.373.26$40,192
Apr 2017012,14747.933.21$39,011
Mar 201718712,62146.772.98$46,403
Feb 2017011,53250.452.95$34,049
Jan 2017012,55949.413.42$42,937
Dec 2016012,60548.763.72$46,926
Nov 2016012,62142.492.64$33,374
Oct 2016013,08446.193.09$40,433
Sep 2016012,86041.553.10$39,874
Aug 2016013,50041.442.92$39,479
Jul 2016013,74641.622.92$40,198
Jun 2016013,25545.352.69$35,601
May 201618313,93942.521.99$35,534
Apr 2016013,60536.561.99$27,088
Mar 2016014,08133.011.79$25,261
Feb 2016013,39326.472.06$27,638
Jan 2016014,34427.352.36$33,914
Dec 201514514,73132.362.00$34,175
Nov 2015014,46138.792.17$31,342
Oct 2015015,11643.552.43$36,680
Sep 2015014,33842.992.76$39,550
Aug 2015015,48440.162.87$44,478
Jul 201518015,59048.152.95$54,581
Jun 2015015,34356.152.88$44,232
May 2015015,99255.212.96$47,264
Apr 2015015,44449.822.71$41,800
Mar 2015016,20542.892.93$47,557
Feb 201517814,87444.662.98$52,217
Jan 2015016,17443.433.10$50,150
Dec 2014017,06454.693.59$61,283
Nov 2014016,77770.464.25$71,333
Oct 201417417,49478.303.90$81,868
Sep 2014017,03286.164.05$68,902
Aug 2014017,44489.394.04$70,389
Jul 2014017,80996.564.18$74,435
Jun 2014017,58998.164.74$83,317
May 201417218,47194.734.73$103,598
Apr 2014017,79695.944.81$85,583
Mar 201419117,62495.895.06$107,436
Feb 2014015,73297.406.19$97,413
Jan 2014016,75590.404.86$81,441
Dec 201319616,35891.824.35$89,227
Nov 2013016,57888.853.74$61,973
Oct 2013016,88697.423.78$63,818
Sep 201317615,658104.113.72$76,536
Aug 2013016,901104.253.52$59,536
Jul 2013011,861102.523.72$44,096
Jun 2013014,00694.403.93$55,091
May 201319613,87794.834.15$76,163
Apr 201309,23693.964.28$39,554
Mar 201304,59493.623.91$17,976
Feb 20134818,74291.233.42$68,475
Jan 2013021,37491.603.42$73,097
Dec 201219521,60486.773.42$90,809
Nov 2012021,19086.953.62$76,813
Oct 2012022,03089.383.40$74,895
Sep 201218821,54494.672.92$80,672
Aug 2012022,75992.662.91$66,187
Jul 2012023,14485.133.02$69,913
Jun 201218722,01679.822.52$70,386
May 2012022,45191.612.49$55,865
Apr 201217920,184101.652.00$58,499
Mar 2012018,057105.052.22$40,124
Feb 201218916,879101.102.57$62,491
Jan 2012017,43098.092.73$47,655
Dec 201117315,03996.873.24$65,481
Nov 2011011,10695.723.31$36,775
Oct 201106,27484.983.65$22,891
Sep 2011013,34783.623.99$53,198
Aug 201118712,43483.404.15$67,188
Jul 2011011,26394.144.52$50,878
Jun 201108,73992.904.64$40,548
May 201108,80898.134.40$38,798
Apr 201105,847105.964.33$25,337
Mar 2011018296.364.06$738
Feb 201113739285.644.18$13,371
Jan 2011035286.504.59$1,615
Dec 201019217,05585.734.35$90,611
Nov 2010028,58280.843.80$108,478
Oct 201019128,59078.103.51$115,236
Sep 2010026,45372.633.98$105,269
Aug 201018627,25773.684.42$134,163
Jul 2010032,09372.554.74$152,008
Jun 201018530,96870.364.91$165,082
May 201018831,29271.124.24$145,899
Apr 2010029,28281.694.12$120,721
Mar 201038528,42778.394.39$154,937
Feb 201018725,79773.585.44$154,156
Jan 201019027,12274.365.96$175,886
Dec 200919026,08071.445.48$156,590
Nov 200918624,14574.593.75$104,454
Oct 200936922,55372.544.11$119,466
Sep 200917921,21565.543.06$76,750
Aug 200917720,65767.423.22$78,418
Jul 200932818,82361.133.46$85,263
Jun 2009016,04166.163.90$62,480
May 20091653,79154.743.93$23,915
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 200902742.144.06$110
Feb 200919340,44232.814.63$193,700
Jan 200952560,29335.865.37$342,660
Dec 200876267,52037.105.98$431,847
Nov 20081,15066,49055.496.86$519,959
Oct 200836822,79375.246.92$185,461

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                4,223 Mcf  × $  3.05 =    $12,863

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Month total                                  $12,863

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/246778 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.