MORTON, H. E.

Operated by FOUR STAR OIL AND GAS COMPANY (P-5 280606) in the HANSFORD (MORROW, UPPER) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 28336District 10Field 38797682CondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$480 k
Jan 1993 – Jul 2013
Value, last 12 filed months
$4 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
247
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 369 leases and 369 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1953-10-11
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
2,500 ft
minimum
From a lease line
1,250 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 640 acres.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: SURVEY

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
CondensateDisposition329 bbl$9,314
GasProduction128,488 Mcf$470,958
Total$480,272

31,318 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 47 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 36.1572, -101.1167. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

36.15720, -101.11667 · 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
8,200 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
55.5 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 8,200 ft.

Completions filed
Jan 1958
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Jul 2013
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 55.5 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 55.5 years and 55.5 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-1950103418,200 ftJan 1958Jul 2013Yes

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 (247)

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

247 months

Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 201305894.403.93$228
May 2013012094.834.15$498
Apr 2013012793.964.28$544
Mar 2013012493.623.91$485
Feb 2013011791.233.42$400
Jan 2013011491.603.42$390
Dec 201209986.773.42$339
Nov 201228986.953.62$497
Oct 2012010189.383.40$343
Sep 2012011394.672.92$330
Aug 2012010292.662.91$297
Jul 2012011785.133.02$353
Jun 2012013879.822.52$348
May 2012012791.612.49$316
Apr 20120140101.652.00$280
Mar 20120154105.052.22$342
Feb 20120138101.102.57$355
Jan 2012014798.092.73$402
Dec 2011012696.873.24$408
Nov 2011012195.723.31$401
Oct 2011012884.983.65$467
Sep 2011011183.623.99$442
Aug 2011011183.404.15$461
Jul 2011010594.144.52$474
Jun 2011010592.904.64$487
May 2011010498.134.40$458
Apr 2011098105.964.33$425
Mar 2011011896.364.06$479
Feb 2011010785.644.18$447
Jan 2011011586.504.59$528
Dec 2010011285.734.35$487
Nov 2010012580.843.80$474
Oct 2010011978.103.51$418
Sep 2010011572.633.98$458
Aug 2010014773.684.42$650
Jul 2010015372.554.74$725
Jun 2010015270.364.91$746
May 2010016571.124.24$699
Apr 2010018281.694.12$750
Mar 2010019178.394.39$838
Feb 2010016273.585.44$882
Jan 2010020074.365.96$1,193
Dec 2009020271.445.48$1,108
Nov 2009018474.593.75$690
Oct 2009020472.544.11$838
Sep 2009019065.543.06$582
Aug 2009019967.423.22$640
Jul 2009025461.133.46$880
Jun 2009028566.163.90$1,110
May 2009030954.743.93$1,213
Apr 2009028046.773.59$1,005
Mar 2009022842.144.06$925
Feb 20094320732.814.63$2,370
Jan 2009019435.865.37$1,042
Dec 2008020937.105.98$1,249
Nov 2008019255.496.86$1,317
Oct 2008018475.246.92$1,274
Sep 20080243101.767.88$1,914
Aug 20080276114.228.48$2,341
Jul 20080234131.0811.39$2,665
Jun 20080283131.3313.03$3,688
May 20080321123.1711.57$3,715
Apr 20080298110.3110.45$3,116
Mar 20080299101.909.66$2,890
Feb 2008028992.538.77$2,535
Jan 2008031290.388.21$2,560
Dec 2007029488.337.30$2,147
Nov 2007028991.677.29$2,107
Oct 2007029382.856.92$2,028
Sep 2007029975.846.24$1,867
Aug 2007031969.066.39$2,038
Jul 2007032070.906.39$2,044
Jun 2007021262.007.55$1,600
May 2007023258.747.85$1,820
Apr 2007019959.617.81$1,553
Mar 2007024456.927.30$1,782
Feb 2007035655.108.22$2,925
Jan 2007050250.306.73$3,377
Dec 2006044556.656.92$3,079
Nov 2006050954.207.62$3,877
Oct 2006054454.906.01$3,272
Sep 2006052560.085.04$2,645
Aug 2006050868.717.34$3,729
Jul 2006049269.376.34$3,121
Jun 2006048566.286.38$3,096
May 2006051766.016.42$3,322
Apr 2006050564.397.36$3,717
Mar 2006052956.707.08$3,747
Feb 2006052657.597.75$4,077
Jan 2006055960.598.93$4,994
Dec 2005058054.9413.42$7,781
Nov 2005056854.6910.59$6,014
Oct 2005059258.3413.80$8,167
Sep 2005055561.4512.08$6,704
Aug 2005058361.519.80$5,712
Jul 2005059555.697.84$4,667
Jun 2005056852.337.38$4,192
May 2005052545.226.65$3,492
Apr 2005057949.207.36$4,262
Mar 2005061150.377.15$4,372
Feb 2005060345.226.31$3,806
Jan 2005068543.166.32$4,331
Dec 2004065139.866.75$4,395
Nov 2004066645.286.33$4,216
Oct 2004072249.706.52$4,704
Sep 2004069543.245.28$3,672
Aug 2004072342.375.55$4,013
Jul 2004073038.286.08$4,441
Jun 2004072236.106.43$4,645
May 2004075637.486.49$4,910
Apr 2004075034.475.86$4,394
Mar 2004075534.365.53$4,175
Feb 2004066132.455.51$3,642
Jan 2004074232.036.30$4,674
Dec 2003079730.266.30$5,022
Nov 2003080428.804.60$3,695
Oct 2003084928.174.76$4,041
Sep 2003078026.314.75$3,705
Aug 20032483329.765.13$4,987
Jul 2003079729.415.17$4,121
Jun 2003082628.565.98$4,942
May 2003088626.595.97$5,292
Apr 2003087626.675.41$4,737
Mar 2003089531.146.10$5,456
Feb 2003077333.487.93$6,127
Jan 20032688830.315.58$5,745
Dec 2002089126.914.85$4,325
Nov 2002087524.664.14$3,620
Oct 2002092526.464.23$3,912
Sep 200210090327.443.64$6,027
Aug 2002093925.963.16$2,971
Jul 2002094124.583.06$2,881
Jun 2002094523.733.34$3,155
May 2002094424.663.58$3,383
Apr 2002095523.653.51$3,354
Mar 2002099622.003.10$3,090
Feb 2002084218.222.38$2,000
Jan 2002094017.172.38$2,233
Dec 200101,02216.932.36$2,416
Nov 2001097218.072.41$2,338
Oct 200101,03119.782.53$2,607
Sep 2001098324.262.25$2,213
Aug 200101,01724.873.05$3,105
Jul 200101,01723.933.20$3,251
Jun 2001099024.563.82$3,786
May 2001231,03125.524.31$5,028
Apr 200101,00424.685.34$5,357
Mar 200101,02724.545.38$5,522
Feb 2001072227.755.77$4,164
Jan 20010027.478.40$0
Dec 2000090026.889.12$8,210
Nov 2000096532.215.66$5,460
Oct 200001,12631.235.15$5,794
Sep 20005068731.875.19$5,157
Aug 200001,07829.644.54$4,895
Jul 200001,14028.534.09$4,662
Jun 200001,08629.304.40$4,775
May 200001,11427.263.68$4,099
Apr 200001,03624.513.12$3,228
Mar 200001,10928.422.86$3,171
Feb 2000099627.622.73$2,716
Jan 200001,13825.272.48$2,823
Dec 1999093424.282.42$2,264
Nov 1999451,08523.192.43$3,684
Oct 199901,13120.982.80$3,171
Sep 199901,14421.752.62$2,996
Aug 199901,19019.262.88$3,422
Jul 199901,24017.892.37$2,942
Jun 199901,37515.942.36$3,248
May 1999083515.792.32$1,938
Apr 199901,38715.102.21$3,063
Mar 1999084112.471.84$1,546
Feb 199901559.981.82$282
Jan 1999013210.381.90$251
Dec 199801589.201.77$280
Nov 1998016210.892.19$354
Oct 1998015512.421.97$305
Sep 1998014212.592.08$296
Aug 1998015011.301.91$286
Jul 1998017911.742.24$400
Jun 1998019311.242.24$432
May 1998018412.622.21$406
Apr 1998018013.042.51$451
Mar 1998018812.802.31$434
Feb 1998017413.952.30$400
Jan 1998019314.702.15$416
Dec 1997017416.322.41$420
Nov 1997022018.193.09$679
Oct 1997027519.253.15$866
Sep 1997034017.742.95$1,005
Aug 1997023617.862.55$603
Jul 1997028917.582.25$649
Jun 1997024917.242.26$562
May 1997027618.972.31$637
Apr 1997021417.882.08$446
Mar 199705318.951.94$103
Feb 1997024920.492.21$549
Jan 1997030423.483.54$1,076
Dec 1996021623.32$0
Nov 1996028421.97$0
Oct 1996017523.31$0
Sep 1996028122.22$0
Aug 1996014720.26$0
Jul 1996044119.55$0
Jun 1996057918.73$0
May 1996045219.43$0
Apr 1996052621.51$0
Mar 1996058019.38$0
Feb 1996065616.98$0
Jan 1996044517.07$0
Dec 1995068217.19$0
Nov 1995057716.00$0
Oct 1995083615.43$0
Sep 1995068816.18$0
Aug 1995086515.92$0
Jul 1995052615.24$0
Jun 1995049616.41$0
May 1995093917.56$0
Apr 1995081617.73$0
Mar 199501,06216.44$0
Feb 1995101,40616.58$166
Jan 1995096715.92$0
Dec 199401,46715.03$0
Nov 199401,31015.90$0
Oct 199461,34515.58$93
Sep 199401,27115.29$0
Aug 199401,13616.13$0
Jul 199401,85217.56$0
Jun 199401,80517.09$0
May 1994031215.88$0
Apr 199405814.14$0
Mar 19940312.46$0
Feb 199404312.50$0
Jan 199409812.66$0
Dec 199303912.33$0
Nov 19930014.49$0
Oct 1993053915.85$0
Sep 1993071615.03$0
Aug 1993024815.66$0
Jul 1993057515.46$0
Jun 1993045116.79$0
May 1993057817.68$0
Apr 1993066218.05$0
Mar 1993073018.14$0
Feb 1993092517.90$0
Jan 1993051316.93$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.

Jun 2013 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             0 bbl  × $ 94.40 =         $0
Gas                   58 Mcf  × $  3.93 =       $228

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Month total                                     $228

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. 10/G/28336 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.