ARDREY, W. C.

Operated by H & L EXPLORATION COMPANY, LLC (P-5 339771) in the DARREN (MORROW, MIDDLE) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 4450District 10Field 23160600NGPA filingOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.4 M
Jan 1993 – Apr 2022
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
352
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 9 leases and 24 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1978-10-18
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
1,500 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: 80 ACRE OPTION - DIAG 3250

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
NGPA2none

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
OilDisposition28,567 bbl$1,149,286
Casinghead gasProduction122,213 Mcf$280,738
Total$1,430,024

47,887 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 (2)

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 36.4878, -100.2118. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.2 miles.

36.48781, -100.21183 · 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%
2 of 2 wells
With a plug date
100.0%
2 of 2 wells
Median depth
8,950 ft
2 wells filed one
Completion to plug
32.8 years
median over 2 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
2100.0%
A plug date is filed
2100.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
2100.0%
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

Between 8,930 and 8,970 ft, median 8,950 ft, over the 2 wells that filed a depth.

Completions filed
May 1979 – Nov 1997
2 of 2 wells
Plug dates filed
Sep 2020 – Mar 2022
2 of 2 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 32.8 years across the 2 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 27.8 years and 37.8 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

2 wells

42-2953144838,930 ftNov 1997Sep 2020Yes
42-2953059118,970 ftMay 1979Mar 2022Yes

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 (352)

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

352 months

Apr 202200104.226.84$0
Mar 202200108.885.08$0
Feb 20220091.054.86$0
Jan 20220081.844.54$0
Dec 20210071.323.90$0
Nov 20210077.435.24$0
Oct 20210079.795.71$0
Sep 20210069.865.35$0
Aug 20210066.024.22$0
Jul 20210070.783.98$0
Jun 20210069.493.38$0
May 20210063.483.02$0
Apr 20210060.362.76$0
Mar 20210061.302.72$0
Feb 20210057.805.55$0
Jan 20210050.412.81$0
Dec 20200044.642.68$0
Nov 20200038.772.71$0
Oct 20200036.972.48$0
Sep 20200037.091.99$0
Aug 20200039.982.39$0
Jul 20200038.371.83$0
Jun 20200034.901.69$0
May 20200016.921.81$0
Apr 20200014.751.80$0
Mar 20200030.341.86$0
Feb 20200049.881.98$0
Jan 2020124057.252.09$7,099
Dec 20190059.012.30$0
Nov 20190055.302.75$0
Oct 20190053.472.42$0
Sep 20190055.052.66$0
Aug 20190053.112.30$0
Jul 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 20190052.782.49$0
May 20190058.482.74$0
Apr 20190062.632.75$0
Mar 20190056.803.06$0
Feb 20190050.852.79$0
Jan 20190046.033.23$0
Dec 20180046.594.19$0
Nov 20180052.934.24$0
Oct 20180061.443.40$0
Sep 20180059.543.11$0
Aug 20180059.403.07$0
Jul 20180065.142.93$0
Jun 20180060.183.08$0
May 20180065.382.90$0
Apr 20180063.842.90$0
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
Feb 20180061.782.77$0
Jan 20180062.874.01$0
Dec 20170057.272.92$0
Nov 20170055.423.12$0
Oct 20170049.292.98$0
Sep 20170047.523.09$0
Aug 20170045.373.00$0
Jul 20170043.873.09$0
Jun 20170042.493.09$0
May 20170045.373.26$0
Apr 20170047.933.21$0
Mar 20170046.772.98$0
Feb 20170050.452.95$0
Jan 20170049.413.42$0
Dec 20160048.763.72$0
Nov 20160042.492.64$0
Oct 2016146046.193.09$6,744
Sep 20160041.553.10$0
Aug 20160041.442.92$0
Jul 20160041.622.92$0
Jun 20160045.352.69$0
May 20160042.521.99$0
Apr 20160036.561.99$0
Mar 20160033.011.79$0
Feb 20160026.472.06$0
Jan 20160027.352.36$0
Dec 20150032.362.00$0
Nov 20150038.792.17$0
Oct 20150043.552.43$0
Sep 20150042.992.76$0
Aug 20150040.162.87$0
Jul 2015192048.152.95$9,245
Jun 20150056.152.88$0
May 20150055.212.96$0
Apr 20150049.822.71$0
Mar 2015192042.892.93$8,235
Feb 20150044.662.98$0
Jan 2015195043.433.10$8,469
Dec 20140054.693.59$0
Nov 20140070.464.25$0
Oct 2014196078.303.90$15,347
Sep 20140086.164.05$0
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 20140096.564.18$0
Jun 20140098.164.74$0
May 2014392094.734.73$37,134
Apr 20140095.944.81$0
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 20140097.406.19$0
Jan 2014188090.404.86$16,995
Dec 20130091.824.35$0
Nov 20130088.853.74$0
Oct 20130097.423.78$0
Sep 20131980104.113.72$20,614
Aug 201300104.253.52$0
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 20130094.403.93$0
May 20130094.834.15$0
Apr 2013390093.964.28$36,644
Mar 20130093.623.91$0
Feb 20130091.233.42$0
Jan 2013195091.603.42$17,862
Dec 20120086.773.42$0
Nov 2012196086.953.62$17,042
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 20120094.672.92$0
Aug 20120092.662.91$0
Jul 2012194085.133.02$16,515
Jun 20120079.822.52$0
May 20120091.612.49$0
Apr 20123720101.652.00$37,814
Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 201200101.102.57$0
Jan 2012180098.092.73$17,656
Dec 20110096.873.24$0
Nov 20110095.723.31$0
Oct 2011193084.983.65$16,401
Sep 2011192083.623.99$16,055
Aug 20110083.404.15$0
Jul 20110094.144.52$0
Jun 2011383092.904.64$35,581
May 20110098.134.40$0
Apr 201100105.964.33$0
Mar 20110096.364.06$0
Feb 2011387085.644.18$33,143
Jan 20110086.504.59$0
Dec 20100085.734.35$0
Nov 20100080.843.80$0
Oct 20100078.103.51$0
Sep 2010191072.633.98$13,872
Aug 20100073.684.42$0
Jul 20100072.554.74$0
Jun 20100070.364.91$0
May 20100071.124.24$0
Apr 2010187081.694.12$15,276
Mar 20100078.394.39$0
Feb 20100073.585.44$0
Jan 2010197074.365.96$14,649
Dec 20090071.445.48$0
Nov 2009389074.593.75$29,016
Oct 20090072.544.11$0
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 2009379061.133.46$23,168
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 20080055.496.86$0
Oct 20080075.246.92$0
Sep 200800101.767.88$0
Aug 20081900114.228.48$21,702
Jul 200800131.0811.39$0
Jun 20081940131.3313.03$25,478
May 200800123.1711.57$0
Apr 200800110.3110.45$0
Mar 200800101.909.66$0
Feb 2008192092.538.77$17,766
Jan 2008193090.388.21$17,443
Dec 20070088.337.30$0
Nov 2007194091.677.29$17,784
Oct 20070082.856.92$0
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 20070069.066.39$0
Jul 2007184070.906.39$13,046
Jun 2007375062.007.55$23,250
May 20070058.747.85$0
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 2007196056.927.30$11,156
Feb 200717415255.108.22$10,836
Jan 20073050.306.73$151
Dec 20060056.656.92$0
Nov 2006193054.207.62$10,461
Oct 20060054.906.01$0
Sep 2006192060.085.04$11,535
Aug 20060068.717.34$0
Jul 2006186069.376.34$12,903
Jun 20060066.286.38$0
May 2006189066.016.42$12,476
Apr 2006183064.397.36$11,783
Mar 2006375056.707.08$21,263
Feb 20060057.597.75$0
Jan 20060360.598.93$27
Dec 2005012154.9413.42$1,623
Nov 2005033954.6910.59$3,589
Oct 2005035358.3413.80$4,870
Sep 200517232261.4512.08$14,459
Aug 200516841761.519.80$14,419
Jul 2005057355.697.84$4,494
Jun 200518131752.337.38$11,812
May 2005039145.226.65$2,601
Apr 2005044649.207.36$3,283
Mar 200516524350.377.15$10,050
Feb 200507345.226.31$461
Jan 200517421443.166.32$8,863
Dec 200417116339.866.75$7,916
Nov 2004026745.286.33$1,690
Oct 200416811149.706.52$9,073
Sep 2004015743.245.28$830
Aug 200416613242.375.55$7,766
Jul 2004334038.286.08$12,786
Jun 200404836.106.43$309
May 2004035137.486.49$2,280
Apr 200416953834.475.86$8,977
Mar 200416452934.365.53$8,560
Feb 2004047132.455.51$2,595
Jan 200416238932.036.30$7,639
Dec 2003054830.266.30$3,453
Nov 200316757328.804.60$7,443
Oct 200330959628.174.76$11,541
Sep 2003057126.314.75$2,712
Aug 2003060729.765.13$3,114
Jul 200318062929.415.17$8,546
Jun 200317659928.565.98$8,610
May 200318764426.595.97$8,819
Apr 200317257326.675.41$7,686
Mar 200318544531.146.10$8,474
Feb 200317742833.487.93$9,318
Jan 2003077230.315.58$4,309
Dec 2002056726.914.85$2,752
Nov 200235817524.664.14$9,552
Oct 20020026.464.23$0
Sep 20020027.443.64$0
Aug 2002019425.963.16$614
Jul 200218874924.583.06$6,914
Jun 200219062623.733.34$6,598
May 2002058224.663.58$2,086
Apr 2002053123.653.51$1,865
Mar 2002067022.003.10$2,079
Feb 2002053718.222.38$1,276
Jan 200219374617.172.38$5,086
Dec 2001068616.932.36$1,622
Nov 2001062018.072.41$1,491
Oct 200118963419.782.53$5,342
Sep 2001064024.262.25$1,441
Aug 200119176324.873.05$7,080
Jul 200118679923.933.20$7,005
Jun 200118782824.563.82$7,759
May 200118482125.524.31$8,232
Apr 200119173724.685.34$8,646
Mar 2001078724.545.38$4,231
Feb 200119795227.755.77$10,957
Jan 2001091627.478.40$7,693
Dec 200001,28126.889.12$11,686
Nov 200019172832.215.66$10,271
Oct 2000075031.235.15$3,859
Sep 200019977431.875.19$10,356
Aug 2000080629.644.54$3,660
Jul 200039679228.534.09$14,537
Jun 2000079629.304.40$3,500
May 200038666127.263.68$12,955
Apr 2000081324.513.12$2,533
Mar 2000074828.422.86$2,139
Feb 200017884627.622.73$7,223
Jan 20001941,02125.272.48$7,435
Dec 199901,30324.282.42$3,158
Nov 1999072323.192.43$1,760
Oct 1999059620.982.80$1,671
Sep 1999060921.752.62$1,595
Aug 1999065819.262.88$1,892
Jul 1999171617.892.37$1,717
Jun 1999174315.942.36$1,771
May 199919584815.792.32$5,047
Apr 1999182015.102.21$1,826
Mar 1999084412.471.84$1,552
Feb 199908149.981.82$1,480
Jan 199901,05710.381.90$2,008
Dec 19982011,1839.201.77$3,947
Nov 199819993110.892.19$4,202
Oct 1998098712.421.97$1,944
Sep 1998089612.592.08$1,866
Aug 19981941,02411.301.91$4,145
Jul 1998194911.742.24$2,135
Jun 19981861,00511.242.24$4,339
May 199801,03912.622.21$2,292
Apr 19981911,09813.042.51$5,241
Mar 19981941,00512.802.31$4,804
Feb 199801,19013.952.30$2,736
Jan 19986166414.702.15$2,327
Dec 199701,01616.322.41$2,450
Nov 19971971,09018.193.09$6,950
Oct 199701,15519.253.15$3,638
Sep 19972061,16617.742.95$7,100
Aug 199701,24717.862.55$3,186
Jul 19971971,36217.582.25$6,524
Jun 19972011,49817.242.26$6,847
May 1997066718.972.31$1,540
Apr 19970717.882.08$15
Mar 19974041,50018.951.94$10,565
Feb 19971971,38420.492.21$7,090
Jan 19971941,85123.483.54$11,107
Dec 19961951,54623.32$4,547
Nov 199601,53521.97$0
Oct 19961981,60423.31$4,615
Sep 19961851,42622.22$4,111
Aug 19961931,46920.26$3,910
Jul 19961891,45519.55$3,695
Jun 19961331,33918.73$2,491
May 19961841,46819.43$3,575
Apr 19963961,56421.51$8,518
Mar 199601,07419.38$0
Feb 19961961,40516.98$3,328
Jan 19961981,42517.07$3,380
Dec 19953771,35217.19$6,481
Nov 19952041,31616.00$3,264
Oct 19953421,24215.43$5,277
Sep 19952001,07316.18$3,236
Aug 199518998315.92$3,009
Jul 19951991,02015.24$3,033
Jun 199539087216.41$6,400
May 19951971,14117.56$3,459
Apr 1995021617.73$0
Mar 1995031116.44$0
Feb 199517969716.58$2,968
Jan 199518774815.92$2,977
Dec 199419377815.03$2,901
Nov 1994073915.90$0
Oct 199419673915.58$3,054
Sep 199419068315.29$2,905
Aug 199419070616.13$3,065
Jul 199433769417.56$5,918
Jun 199418858217.09$3,213
May 199417579415.88$2,779
Apr 1994044014.14$0
Mar 199418470312.46$2,293
Feb 1994076212.50$0
Jan 199419286512.66$2,431
Dec 19933441,32712.33$4,242
Nov 1993059514.49$0
Oct 199319488015.85$3,075
Sep 19931831,14715.03$2,750
Aug 19933781,04015.66$5,919
Jul 199317660315.46$2,721
Jun 1993045416.79$0
May 19933511,00117.68$6,206
Apr 19935641,40218.05$10,180
Mar 199318496818.14$3,338
Feb 1993079317.90$0
Jan 199319091116.93$3,217

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.

Jan 2020 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  124 bbl  × $ 57.25 =     $7,099
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  2.09 =         $0

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Month total                                   $7,099

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/O/4450 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.