BIG MINERAL CREEK (UV SAND) UNIT

Name: BIG MINERAL CREEK (UV SAND) UNIT lease production and value, Nov 1993 onwards
Creator: Railroad Commission of Texas
License: https://www.rrc.texas.gov/site-policies/

Operated by VENOCO, INC. (P-5 884509) in the BIG MINERAL CREEK (UV SAND) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 28675District 09Field 07988810OilCasinghead gasSave Export

Value, all time

$1.5 M

Nov 1993 – Mar 2008

Value, last 12 filed months

at the published price for each month

Months reported

173

no gaps in the span

Streams

oil, casinghead gas

The BIG MINERAL CREEK (UV SAND) field

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 5 leases and 24 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered

1993-09-20

as the register files it

Field class

Oil and gas

the register's own label

Between wells

933 ft

minimum

From a lease line

330 ft

minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 40 acres. The field rule took effect on 1993-09-21.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: “TO 6691'.”

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.

Stream	Basis	Volume	Value
Oil	Disposition	71,205 bbl	$1,144,614
Casinghead gas	Production	572,895 Mcf	$312,680
Total			$1,457,294

443,444 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 37 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 (20)

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 33.7356, -96.7839. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 2.2 miles.

33.73372, -96.78509 · centre of the wells drawn, derived⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom

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%

20 of 20 wells

With a plug date

15.0%

3 of 20 wells

Median depth

7,275 ft

18 wells filed one

Completion to plug

44.3 years

median over 1 well

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule

20100.0%

A plug date is filed

315.0%

BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.

315.0%

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

Total depth in feet, 18 of 20 wells. Median 7,275 ft, with the middle half between 7,088 and 7,568 ft; the shallowest is 6,539 ft and the deepest 9,000 ft. The median is published rather than the mean, because a single mis-keyed depth moves a mean and cannot move a median.

When they were last completed

Last completion by decade, 14 of 20 wells, Nov 1975 – Apr 2026. This is the LAST completion filed on each wellbore, not the first — a well recompleted in 2019 counts once, in the 2010s.

Completions filed

Nov 1975 – Apr 2026

14 of 20 wells; 6 filed none

Plug dates filed

Jun 2023 – Nov 2024

3 of 20 wells; 17 filed none

Last completion to plug: a median of 44.3 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 44.3 years and 44.3 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

20 wells


42-18101680	512	—	—	—	Yes
42-18101688	517 W	7,586 ft	—	Nov 2024	Yes
42-18101842	507	—	—	—	Yes
42-18101859	510	7,324 ft	—	Jun 2023	Yes
42-18101864	505	7,251 ft	—	—	Yes
42-18101875	518	6,539 ft	—	—	Yes
42-18100855	501 W	7,090 ft	Apr 2026	—	Yes
42-18101679	519	7,050 ft	Dec 2023	—	Yes
42-18101696	511W	7,339 ft	Dec 2021	—	Yes
42-18101692	514	8,000 ft	May 2018	—	Yes
42-18100854	502	7,014 ft	Apr 2018	—	Yes
42-18101686	513	9,000 ft	Apr 2018	—	Yes
42-18101853	509	8,080 ft	Jan 2018	—	Yes
42-18101232	506W	6,947 ft	May 2011	—	Yes
42-18101873	504 W	7,750 ft	Mar 1994	—	Yes
42-18101687	515	7,298 ft	Feb 1994	—	Yes
42-18100848	503	7,203 ft	Jul 1984	—	Yes
42-18101827	508	7,087 ft	Nov 1980	—	Yes
42-18101691	516 W	7,215 ft	Aug 1980	Nov 2024	Yes
42-18100858	500	7,513 ft	Nov 1975	—	Yes

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 (173)

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

173 months


Mar 2008	0	0	101.90	9.66	$0
Feb 2008	0	0	92.53	8.77	$0
Jan 2008	0	0	90.38	8.21	$0
Dec 2007	0	0	88.33	7.30	$0
Nov 2007	0	0	91.67	7.29	$0
Oct 2007	0	0	82.85	6.92	$0
Sep 2007	0	0	75.84	6.24	$0
Aug 2007	0	0	69.06	6.39	$0
Jul 2007	0	0	70.90	6.39	$0
Jun 2007	0	0	62.00	7.55	$0
May 2007	0	0	58.74	7.85	$0
Apr 2007	0	0	59.61	7.81	$0
Mar 2007	0	0	56.92	7.30	$0
Feb 2007	0	0	55.10	8.22	$0
Jan 2007	0	0	50.30	6.73	$0
Dec 2006	0	0	56.65	6.92	$0
Nov 2006	0	0	54.20	7.62	$0
Oct 2006	0	0	54.90	6.01	$0
Sep 2006	0	0	60.08	5.04	$0
Aug 2006	0	0	68.71	7.34	$0
Jul 2006	0	0	69.37	6.34	$0
Jun 2006	0	0	66.28	6.38	$0
May 2006	0	0	66.01	6.42	$0
Apr 2006	0	0	64.39	7.36	$0
Mar 2006	0	0	56.70	7.08	$0
Feb 2006	0	0	57.59	7.75	$0
Jan 2006	0	0	60.59	8.93	$0
Dec 2005	0	0	54.94	13.42	$0
Nov 2005	0	0	54.69	10.59	$0
Oct 2005	0	0	58.34	13.80	$0
Sep 2005	0	0	61.45	12.08	$0
Aug 2005	0	0	61.51	9.80	$0
Jul 2005	0	0	55.69	7.84	$0
Jun 2005	0	0	52.33	7.38	$0
May 2005	0	0	45.22	6.65	$0
Apr 2005	0	0	49.20	7.36	$0
Mar 2005	0	0	50.37	7.15	$0
Feb 2005	0	0	45.22	6.31	$0
Jan 2005	0	0	43.16	6.32	$0
Dec 2004	0	0	39.86	6.75	$0
Nov 2004	0	0	45.28	6.33	$0
Oct 2004	0	0	49.70	6.52	$0
Sep 2004	0	0	43.24	5.28	$0
Aug 2004	0	0	42.37	5.55	$0
Jul 2004	0	0	38.28	6.08	$0
Jun 2004	0	0	36.10	6.43	$0
May 2004	0	0	37.48	6.49	$0
Apr 2004	0	0	34.47	5.86	$0
Mar 2004	0	0	34.36	5.53	$0
Feb 2004	0	0	32.45	5.51	$0
Jan 2004	0	0	32.03	6.30	$0
Dec 2003	0	0	30.26	6.30	$0
Nov 2003	0	0	28.80	4.60	$0
Oct 2003	0	0	28.17	4.76	$0
Sep 2003	0	0	26.31	4.75	$0
Aug 2003	0	0	29.76	5.13	$0
Jul 2003	0	0	29.41	5.17	$0
Jun 2003	0	0	28.56	5.98	$0
May 2003	0	0	26.59	5.97	$0
Apr 2003	0	0	26.67	5.41	$0
Mar 2003	0	0	31.14	6.10	$0
Feb 2003	0	0	33.48	7.93	$0
Jan 2003	0	0	30.31	5.58	$0
Dec 2002	0	0	26.91	4.85	$0
Nov 2002	0	0	24.66	4.14	$0
Oct 2002	0	0	26.46	4.23	$0
Sep 2002	0	0	27.44	3.64	$0
Aug 2002	0	0	25.96	3.16	$0
Jul 2002	0	0	24.58	3.06	$0
Jun 2002	0	0	23.73	3.34	$0
May 2002	0	0	24.66	3.58	$0
Apr 2002	0	0	23.65	3.51	$0
Mar 2002	0	0	22.00	3.10	$0
Feb 2002	0	0	18.22	2.38	$0
Jan 2002	0	0	17.17	2.38	$0
Dec 2001	0	0	16.93	2.36	$0
Nov 2001	0	0	18.07	2.41	$0
Oct 2001	0	0	19.78	2.53	$0
Sep 2001	0	0	24.26	2.25	$0
Aug 2001	0	0	24.87	3.05	$0
Jul 2001	0	0	23.93	3.20	$0
Jun 2001	0	0	24.56	3.82	$0
May 2001	0	0	25.52	4.31	$0
Apr 2001	0	0	24.68	5.34	$0
Mar 2001	0	0	24.54	5.38	$0
Feb 2001	0	0	27.75	5.77	$0
Jan 2001	0	0	27.47	8.40	$0
Dec 2000	0	0	26.88	9.12	$0
Nov 2000	0	0	32.21	5.66	$0
Oct 2000	0	0	31.23	5.15	$0
Sep 2000	0	0	31.87	5.19	$0
Aug 2000	0	0	29.64	4.54	$0
Jul 2000	0	0	28.53	4.09	$0
Jun 2000	0	0	29.30	4.40	$0
May 2000	0	0	27.26	3.68	$0
Apr 2000	0	0	24.51	3.12	$0
Mar 2000	0	0	28.42	2.86	$0
Feb 2000	0	0	27.62	2.73	$0
Jan 2000	0	0	25.27	2.48	$0
Dec 1999	0	0	24.28	2.42	$0
Nov 1999	0	0	23.19	2.43	$0
Oct 1999	0	0	20.98	2.80	$0
Sep 1999	0	0	21.75	2.62	$0
Aug 1999	0	0	19.26	2.88	$0
Jul 1999	0	0	17.89	2.37	$0
Jun 1999	0	0	15.94	2.36	$0
May 1999	0	0	15.79	2.32	$0
Apr 1999	0	0	15.10	2.21	$0
Mar 1999	0	0	12.47	1.84	$0
Feb 1999	0	0	9.98	1.82	$0
Jan 1999	0	0	10.38	1.90	$0
Dec 1998	0	0	9.20	1.77	$0
Nov 1998	2,307	6,924	10.89	2.19	$40,257
Oct 1998	2,239	5,866	12.42	1.97	$39,360
Sep 1998	1,915	5,743	12.59	2.08	$36,070
Aug 1998	2,104	4,841	11.30	1.91	$33,009
Jul 1998	1,943	17	11.74	2.24	$22,849
Jun 1998	1,825	2,146	11.24	2.24	$25,314
May 1998	2,127	1,222	12.62	2.21	$29,539
Apr 1998	1,454	1,380	13.04	2.51	$22,418
Mar 1998	1,253	5,011	12.80	2.31	$27,611
Feb 1998	1,263	6,911	13.95	2.30	$33,508
Jan 1998	1,618	5,663	14.70	2.15	$35,987
Dec 1997	1,422	5,302	16.32	2.41	$35,991
Nov 1997	1,600	7,214	18.19	3.09	$51,383
Oct 1997	1,430	5,678	19.25	3.15	$45,412
Sep 1997	526	5,784	17.74	2.95	$26,422
Aug 1997	1,351	6,666	17.86	2.55	$41,159
Jul 1997	1,576	7,367	17.58	2.25	$44,259
Jun 1997	1,179	8,324	17.24	2.26	$39,115
May 1997	1,067	6,483	18.97	2.31	$35,207
Apr 1997	1,193	7,668	17.88	2.08	$37,302
Mar 1997	1,064	7,442	18.95	1.94	$34,594
Feb 1997	1,013	7,166	20.49	2.21	$36,564
Jan 1997	1,428	8,633	23.48	3.54	$64,088
Dec 1996	897	9,426	23.32	—	$20,918
Nov 1996	1,066	10,512	21.97	—	$23,420
Oct 1996	1,209	11,075	23.31	—	$28,182
Sep 1996	534	11,308	22.22	—	$11,865
Aug 1996	980	12,195	20.26	—	$19,855
Jul 1996	1,111	9,317	19.55	—	$21,720
Jun 1996	869	8,630	18.73	—	$16,276
May 1996	1,470	9,039	19.43	—	$28,562
Apr 1996	1,175	9,192	21.51	—	$25,274
Mar 1996	1,278	9,995	19.38	—	$24,768
Feb 1996	1,024	0	16.98	—	$17,388
Jan 1996	1,824	9,698	17.07	—	$31,136
Dec 1995	1,298	9,268	17.19	—	$22,313
Nov 1995	828	8,119	16.00	—	$13,248
Oct 1995	1,110	6,711	15.43	—	$17,127
Sep 1995	692	6,862	16.18	—	$11,197
Aug 1995	951	7,790	15.92	—	$15,140
Jul 1995	784	8,912	15.24	—	$11,948
Jun 1995	349	6,466	16.41	—	$5,727
May 1995	599	6,521	17.56	—	$10,518
Apr 1995	522	8,680	17.73	—	$9,255
Mar 1995	697	9,406	16.44	—	$11,459
Feb 1995	712	17,010	16.58	—	$11,805
Jan 1995	793	13,517	15.92	—	$12,625
Dec 1994	961	13,922	15.03	—	$14,444
Nov 1994	539	12,549	15.90	—	$8,570
Oct 1994	958	15,178	15.58	—	$14,926
Sep 1994	701	14,798	15.29	—	$10,718
Aug 1994	909	15,793	16.13	—	$14,662
Jul 1994	528	13,291	17.56	—	$9,272
Jun 1994	934	14,327	17.09	—	$15,962
May 1994	1,160	15,080	15.88	—	$18,421
Apr 1994	1,063	16,334	14.14	—	$15,031
Mar 1994	1,186	16,418	12.46	—	$14,778
Feb 1994	867	17,147	12.50	—	$10,838
Jan 1994	741	18,652	12.66	—	$9,381
Dec 1993	1,000	20,488	12.33	—	$12,330
Nov 1993	1,989	19,818	14.49	—	$28,821

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.

Nov 1998 — as filed, then multipliedworked

Oil                2,307 bbl  × $ 10.89 =    $25,123
Casinghead gas     6,924 Mcf  × $  2.19 =    $15,134

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Month total                                  $40,257

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/28675 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.