HOWARD, V. G. -B-

Operated by STEPHENS & JOHNSON OPERATING CO. (P-5 817555) in the VERA (MISS) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 17953District 09Field 93503200OilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$185 k
Jan 1993 – Jun 2015
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
270
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 6 leases and 11 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1975-10-02
as the register files it
Field class
Oil
the register's own label
Between wells
1,200 ft
minimum
From a lease line
467 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 80 acres.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: TOP OF 171 BBLS. ON TERM. OF NPX

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
OilDisposition7,126 bbl$185,463
Casinghead gasProduction19 Mcf$0
Total$185,463

19 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 19 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 33.6880, -98.3371. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

33.68800, -98.33707 · 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
5,837 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
38.7 years
median over 1 well

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 5,837 ft.

Completions filed
Apr 1976
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Dec 2014
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 38.7 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 38.7 years and 38.7 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-0773055995,837 ftApr 1976Dec 2014Yes

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 (270)

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

270 months

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 20101071.124.24$71
Apr 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 20101078.394.39$78
Feb 20101073.585.44$74
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 20090035.865.37$0
Dec 20080037.105.98$0
Nov 20081055.496.86$55
Oct 20082075.246.92$150
Sep 200820101.767.88$204
Aug 2008120114.228.48$1,371
Jul 2008290131.0811.39$3,801
Jun 200890131.3313.03$1,182
May 2008490123.1711.57$6,035
Apr 2008190110.3110.45$2,096
Mar 200800101.909.66$0
Feb 20080092.538.77$0
Jan 20081090.388.21$90
Dec 20071088.337.30$88
Nov 20075091.677.29$458
Oct 200713082.856.92$1,077
Sep 200728075.846.24$2,124
Aug 200714069.066.39$967
Jul 200730070.906.39$2,127
Jun 200742062.007.55$2,604
May 200751058.747.85$2,996
Apr 200764059.617.81$3,815
Mar 2007161056.927.30$9,164
Feb 2007157055.108.22$8,651
Jan 200726050.306.73$1,308
Dec 20069056.656.92$510
Nov 20064054.207.62$217
Oct 20066054.906.01$329
Sep 20065060.085.04$300
Aug 20065068.717.34$344
Jul 20065069.376.34$347
Jun 20068066.286.38$530
May 200611066.016.42$726
Apr 20066064.397.36$386
Mar 200617056.707.08$964
Feb 200618057.597.75$1,037
Jan 200621060.598.93$1,272
Dec 200536054.9413.42$1,978
Nov 200521054.6910.59$1,148
Oct 200545058.3413.80$2,625
Sep 200578061.4512.08$4,793
Aug 20055061.519.80$308
Jul 20053055.697.84$167
Jun 20052052.337.38$105
May 20052045.226.65$90
Apr 20053049.207.36$148
Mar 20055050.377.15$252
Feb 200516045.226.31$724
Jan 200529043.166.32$1,252
Dec 200415039.866.75$598
Nov 200424045.286.33$1,087
Oct 200410049.706.52$497
Sep 200423043.245.28$995
Aug 200427042.375.55$1,144
Jul 200439038.286.08$1,493
Jun 20041036.106.43$36
May 20041037.486.49$37
Apr 20041034.475.86$34
Mar 20041034.365.53$34
Feb 200420032.455.51$649
Jan 200475032.036.30$2,402
Dec 200352030.266.30$1,574
Nov 2003187028.804.60$5,386
Oct 2003108028.174.76$3,042
Sep 200328026.314.75$737
Aug 20031029.765.13$30
Jul 20031029.415.17$29
Jun 20035028.565.98$143
May 20034026.595.97$106
Apr 200358026.675.41$1,547
Mar 200336031.146.10$1,121
Feb 200310033.487.93$335
Jan 200356030.315.58$1,697
Dec 200224026.914.85$646
Nov 200245024.664.14$1,110
Oct 200250026.464.23$1,323
Sep 200269027.443.64$1,893
Aug 200243025.963.16$1,116
Jul 20020024.583.06$0
Jun 20020023.733.34$0
May 20020024.663.58$0
Apr 20020023.653.51$0
Mar 20020022.003.10$0
Feb 20020018.222.38$0
Jan 20020017.172.38$0
Dec 20010016.932.36$0
Nov 20010018.072.41$0
Oct 20010019.782.53$0
Sep 20010024.262.25$0
Aug 20010024.873.05$0
Jul 20011023.933.20$24
Jun 20012024.563.82$49
May 20011025.524.31$26
Apr 20012024.685.34$49
Mar 20012024.545.38$49
Feb 20010027.755.77$0
Jan 200113027.478.40$357
Dec 200018026.889.12$484
Nov 200022032.215.66$709
Oct 200025031.235.15$781
Sep 200025031.875.19$797
Aug 20007029.644.54$207
Jul 200033028.534.09$941
Jun 200022029.304.40$645
May 200035027.263.68$954
Apr 200038024.513.12$931
Mar 200020028.422.86$568
Feb 200029027.622.73$801
Jan 200030025.272.48$758
Dec 199918024.282.42$437
Nov 199931023.192.43$719
Oct 199921020.982.80$441
Sep 199933021.752.62$718
Aug 199934019.262.88$655
Jul 199946017.892.37$823
Jun 19996015.942.36$96
May 199913015.792.32$205
Apr 199930015.102.21$453
Mar 199928012.471.84$349
Feb 19994709.981.82$469
Jan 199937010.381.90$384
Dec 19985209.201.77$478
Nov 199870010.892.19$762
Oct 199875012.421.97$932
Sep 199871012.592.08$894
Aug 199860011.301.91$678
Jul 199871011.742.24$834
Jun 199891011.242.24$1,023
May 199882012.622.21$1,035
Apr 1998138013.042.51$1,800
Mar 199876012.802.31$973
Feb 1998118013.952.30$1,646
Jan 19982014.702.15$29
Dec 199710016.322.41$163
Nov 19977018.193.09$127
Oct 199710019.253.15$193
Sep 199737017.742.95$656
Aug 199744017.862.55$786
Jul 199744017.582.25$774
Jun 199760017.242.26$1,034
May 199729018.972.31$550
Apr 19976017.882.08$107
Mar 19974018.951.94$76
Feb 19973020.492.21$61
Jan 19975023.483.54$117
Dec 199634023.32$793
Nov 199626021.97$571
Oct 199655023.31$1,282
Sep 199650022.22$1,111
Aug 199638020.26$770
Jul 199640019.55$782
Jun 199619018.73$356
May 199620019.43$389
Apr 199668021.51$1,463
Mar 199669019.38$1,337
Feb 199671016.98$1,206
Jan 199651017.07$871
Dec 199568017.19$1,169
Nov 199557016.00$912
Oct 199566015.43$1,018
Sep 199582016.18$1,327
Aug 199569015.92$1,098
Jul 199572015.24$1,097
Jun 199566016.41$1,083
May 199534017.56$597
Apr 199568017.73$1,206
Mar 199569016.44$1,134
Feb 199556016.58$928
Jan 199580015.92$1,274
Dec 199491015.03$1,368
Nov 199485015.90$1,352
Oct 199471015.58$1,106
Sep 199460015.29$917
Aug 199457016.13$919
Jul 199472117.56$1,264
Jun 199489117.09$1,521
May 199464115.88$1,016
Apr 199480114.14$1,131
Mar 199468112.46$847
Feb 199478112.50$975
Jan 199455112.66$696
Dec 199399112.33$1,221
Nov 199387114.49$1,261
Oct 199388115.85$1,395
Sep 199383115.03$1,247
Aug 1993111115.66$1,738
Jul 1993123115.46$1,902
Jun 199347116.79$789
May 199379117.68$1,397
Apr 199372118.05$1,300
Mar 199370118.14$1,270
Feb 199368117.90$1,217
Jan 199374116.93$1,253

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 2010 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                    1 bbl  × $ 71.12 =        $71
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  4.24 =         $0

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Month total                                      $71

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/O/17953 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.