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Operated by LINN OPERATING, INC. (P-5 501545) 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 30459District 10Field 38797682CondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$181 k
Jan 1993 – Mar 2013
Value, last 12 filed months
$2 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
243
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
CondensateDisposition80 bbl$1,943
GasProduction65,203 Mcf$179,156
Total$181,099

23,468 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 48 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 36.2326, -101.1985. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

36.23255, -101.19847 · 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
8,007 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
50.2 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 8,007 ft.

Completions filed
Jan 1963
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Mar 2013
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 50.2 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 50.2 years and 50.2 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-195003681037 C8,007 ftJan 1963Mar 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 (243)

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

243 months

Mar 20130093.623.91$0
Feb 201302591.233.42$86
Jan 201305391.603.42$181
Dec 201206186.773.42$209
Nov 201203886.953.62$138
Oct 201208489.383.40$286
Sep 201209494.672.92$274
Aug 201208692.662.91$250
Jul 201207985.133.02$239
Jun 201205979.822.52$149
May 201203991.612.49$97
Apr 2012038101.652.00$76
Mar 2012059105.052.22$131
Feb 2012051101.102.57$131
Jan 201205398.092.73$145
Dec 201105496.873.24$175
Nov 201104495.723.31$146
Oct 201101984.983.65$69
Sep 201106083.623.99$239
Aug 201108683.404.15$357
Jul 201108694.144.52$388
Jun 201105492.904.64$251
May 201107998.134.40$348
Apr 2011080105.964.33$347
Mar 201106996.364.06$280
Feb 201106585.644.18$272
Jan 201104486.504.59$202
Dec 201004385.734.35$187
Nov 201004580.843.80$171
Oct 2010010378.103.51$361
Sep 2010012272.633.98$486
Aug 201007073.684.42$309
Jul 201002772.554.74$128
Jun 201002970.364.91$142
May 201005471.124.24$229
Apr 201004281.694.12$173
Mar 2010013678.394.39$597
Feb 2010012173.585.44$659
Jan 2010014374.365.96$853
Dec 2009013171.445.48$718
Nov 2009011474.593.75$428
Oct 2009018072.544.11$740
Sep 2009017465.543.06$533
Aug 2009019567.423.22$628
Jul 2009020261.133.46$700
Jun 2009018066.163.90$701
May 2009018554.743.93$726
Apr 2009018146.773.59$649
Mar 2009018442.144.06$747
Feb 2009016932.814.63$783
Jan 2009014235.865.37$763
Dec 2008017337.105.98$1,034
Nov 2008018155.496.86$1,242
Oct 2008018075.246.92$1,246
Sep 20080170101.767.88$1,339
Aug 20080167114.228.48$1,417
Jul 20080188131.0811.39$2,141
Jun 20080189131.3313.03$2,463
May 20080192123.1711.57$2,222
Apr 20080189110.3110.45$1,976
Mar 20080190101.909.66$1,836
Feb 2008016592.538.77$1,447
Jan 2008016190.388.21$1,321
Dec 2007020188.337.30$1,468
Nov 2007015391.677.29$1,116
Oct 2007017282.856.92$1,191
Sep 2007018075.846.24$1,124
Aug 2007018369.066.39$1,169
Jul 2007019770.906.39$1,258
Jun 2007015462.007.55$1,162
May 2007018258.747.85$1,428
Apr 2007013959.617.81$1,085
Mar 2007012456.927.30$905
Feb 2007011855.108.22$969
Jan 2007012650.306.73$848
Dec 200606456.656.92$443
Nov 2006013354.207.62$1,013
Oct 2006011154.906.01$668
Sep 2006012860.085.04$645
Aug 2006015868.717.34$1,160
Jul 2006017269.376.34$1,091
Jun 2006021066.286.38$1,341
May 2006030066.016.42$1,928
Apr 2006034264.397.36$2,517
Mar 2006034256.707.08$2,422
Feb 200608757.597.75$674
Jan 2006035460.598.93$3,162
Dec 2005025354.9413.42$3,394
Nov 200509354.6910.59$985
Oct 200508758.3413.80$1,200
Sep 200508761.4512.08$1,051
Aug 200506261.519.80$607
Jul 200507055.697.84$549
Jun 200506652.337.38$487
May 200505145.226.65$339
Apr 200504849.207.36$353
Mar 200505150.377.15$365
Feb 200504045.226.31$252
Jan 200507643.166.32$480
Dec 2004010939.866.75$736
Nov 200408545.286.33$538
Oct 200408249.706.52$534
Sep 200409243.245.28$486
Aug 2004010242.375.55$566
Jul 2004012838.286.08$779
Jun 200409136.106.43$585
May 2004014637.486.49$948
Apr 200409734.475.86$568
Mar 200408534.365.53$470
Feb 200406132.455.51$336
Jan 200408032.036.30$504
Dec 200307530.266.30$473
Nov 200305528.804.60$253
Oct 200308828.174.76$419
Sep 200302,56426.314.75$12,177
Aug 2003010929.765.13$559
Jul 2003011129.415.17$574
Jun 200306328.565.98$377
May 2003012826.595.97$765
Apr 20035011026.675.41$1,928
Mar 2003011431.146.10$695
Feb 20030033.487.93$0
Jan 200309930.315.58$553
Dec 200208526.914.85$413
Nov 2002011424.664.14$472
Oct 2002013926.464.23$588
Sep 2002012627.443.64$458
Aug 2002014025.963.16$443
Jul 2002013924.583.06$426
Jun 2002017023.733.34$568
May 2002013124.663.58$470
Apr 2002012723.653.51$446
Mar 2002022222.003.10$689
Feb 2002013018.222.38$309
Jan 2002010217.172.38$242
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 20010023.933.20$0
Jun 2001010424.563.82$398
May 20011013025.524.31$815
Apr 2001414624.685.34$878
Mar 200108524.545.38$457
Feb 2001047627.755.77$2,745
Jan 2001046427.478.40$3,897
Dec 2000033626.889.12$3,065
Nov 2000043032.215.66$2,433
Oct 2000037431.235.15$1,924
Sep 2000036631.875.19$1,898
Aug 2000053329.644.54$2,420
Jul 2000054428.534.09$2,225
Jun 2000046429.304.40$2,040
May 2000043127.263.68$1,586
Apr 2000037224.513.12$1,159
Mar 2000043528.422.86$1,244
Feb 2000032527.622.73$886
Jan 2000043425.272.48$1,077
Dec 1999024924.282.42$604
Nov 1999036623.192.43$891
Oct 1999036520.982.80$1,023
Sep 1999051321.752.62$1,343
Aug 1999047919.262.88$1,377
Jul 1999037917.892.37$899
Jun 1999041915.942.36$990
May 1999053015.792.32$1,230
Apr 1999063715.102.21$1,407
Mar 1999053512.471.84$984
Feb 199902979.981.82$540
Jan 1999057610.381.90$1,094
Dec 199804119.201.77$729
Nov 1998039710.892.19$868
Oct 1998063312.421.97$1,247
Sep 1998039012.592.08$812
Aug 1998047911.301.91$914
Jul 1998036811.742.24$823
Jun 1998039511.242.24$884
May 1998042812.622.21$944
Apr 1998046013.042.51$1,152
Mar 1998040412.802.31$933
Feb 1998054213.952.30$1,246
Jan 1998051014.702.15$1,099
Dec 1997042716.322.41$1,030
Nov 1997076518.193.09$2,363
Oct 1997047519.253.15$1,496
Sep 1997049117.742.95$1,451
Aug 1997061517.862.55$1,571
Jul 1997056117.582.25$1,261
Jun 1997054817.242.26$1,237
May 1997051718.972.31$1,193
Apr 1997058617.882.08$1,221
Mar 1997026218.951.94$508
Feb 1997068820.492.21$1,518
Jan 1997030023.483.54$1,062
Dec 1996049723.32$0
Nov 1996047421.97$0
Oct 1996056423.31$0
Sep 1996059022.22$0
Aug 1996054920.26$0
Jul 1996058819.55$0
Jun 1996067618.73$0
May 1996063319.43$0
Apr 1996052721.51$0
Mar 1996054419.38$0
Feb 1996033816.98$0
Jan 199602817.07$0
Dec 1995074817.19$0
Nov 1995054316.00$0
Oct 1995059915.43$0
Sep 1995056116.18$0
Aug 1995077615.92$0
Jul 1995057015.24$0
Jun 1995067716.41$0
May 1995070117.56$0
Apr 1995050717.73$0
Mar 1995069416.44$0
Feb 1995161116.58$17
Jan 19951561215.92$239
Dec 1994019615.03$0
Nov 1994045415.90$0
Oct 1994039315.58$0
Sep 1994039915.29$0
Aug 1994043416.13$0
Jul 1994031517.56$0
Jun 1994029617.09$0
May 1994059115.88$0
Apr 1994028214.14$0
Mar 1994057012.46$0
Feb 1994043512.50$0
Jan 1994049712.66$0
Dec 1993042612.33$0
Nov 1993037614.49$0
Oct 1993045915.85$0
Sep 1993048415.03$0
Aug 1993045715.66$0
Jul 1993054215.46$0
Jun 1993049616.79$0
May 1993050617.68$0
Apr 1993038818.05$0
Mar 1993040018.14$0
Feb 1993033817.90$0
Jan 1993012716.93$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.

Feb 2013 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate             0 bbl  × $ 91.23 =         $0
Gas                   25 Mcf  × $  3.42 =        $86

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Month total                                      $86

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/30459 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.