MELTON

Operated by PETCO ENERGY CORPORATION (P-5 657795) in the PANHANDLE GRAY COUNTY FIELD field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 4595District 10Field 68873001NGPA filingOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$10.0 M
Jan 1993 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$123 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
401
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 837 leases and 6,360 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1921-12-31
as the register files it
Field class
Oil
the register's own label
Between wells
467 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 20 acres. The field rule took effect on 1989-05-01.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: UNTIL THE FLUID MIGRATION FROM SUCH STRATA IS ELIMINATED.

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
NGPA5none

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
OilDisposition161,670 bbl$5,725,924
Casinghead gasProduction1,168,827 Mcf$4,243,026
Total$9,968,950

181,737 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 (28)

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 35.3928, -100.9262. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.9 miles. 1 well has no surveyed location and is left out of it.

35.39406, -100.92794 · centre of 27 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
3.6%
1 of 28 wells
With a plug date
3.6%
1 of 28 wells
Median depth
3,363 ft
18 wells filed one
Completion to plug
62.8 years
median over 1 well

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
13.6%
A plug date is filed
13.6%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
13.6%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
2796.4%

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 28 wells. Median 3,363 ft, with the middle half between 3,309 and 3,419 ft; the shallowest is 3,034 ft and the deepest 3,622 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, 23 of 28 wells, Oct 1959 – Sep 2011. This is the LAST completion filed on each wellbore, not the first — a well recompleted in 2019 counts once, in the 2010s.

Completions filed
Oct 1959 – Sep 2011
23 of 28 wells; 5 filed none
Plug dates filed
Jul 2022
1 of 28 wells; 27 filed none

Last completion to plug: a median of 62.8 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 62.8 years and 62.8 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

28 wells

42-17981101E 1
42-17981104C 1
42-17981105C 2
42-17981106C 3
42-17981107C 6
42-17932343223,622 ftSep 2011
42-17932333123,435 ftDec 1998
42-17932327103,310 ftNov 1998
42-17932331163,320 ftNov 1998
42-17932346173,415 ftSep 1998
42-1793151453,300 ftSep 1998
42-17932344213,480 ftJun 1998
42-17932345183,420 ftMay 1998
42-1793232893,570 ftApr 1998
42-1793213283,415 ftNov 1995
42-1793204673,400 ftJan 1993
42-1793183063,322 ftNov 1985
42-1790021843,395 ftApr 1982
42-1793105333,034 ftMar 1982
42-1793090223,308 ftJun 1981
42-1793078013,331 ftJun 1980
42-17930091C 123,277 ftJan 1968
42-17981112C 11Jan 1967
42-17981110C 9Jan 1967
42-17981111C 10Oct 1965
42-17981109C 8Mar 1965
42-17981108C 7Apr 1964
42-17904405E 2W3,090 ftOct 1959Jul 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 (401)

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

401 months

May 20261851,089106.413.05$23,003
Apr 2026043698.932.87$1,251
Mar 20261851,18189.753.15$20,323
Feb 202618553863.503.75$13,765
Jan 2026073059.138.00$5,838
Dec 2025084356.664.41$3,720
Nov 2025097758.593.93$3,836
Oct 20251941,31459.383.30$15,862
Sep 202501,27262.743.08$3,914
Aug 202518850863.933.01$13,550
Jul 202519357466.743.32$14,784
Jun 2025097166.483.13$3,038
May 20251941,21760.553.23$15,680
Apr 202501,38162.363.54$4,893
Mar 202501,10867.704.27$4,729
Feb 202519488970.884.34$17,610
Jan 202501,20274.324.28$5,143
Dec 20243831,43868.993.12$30,912
Nov 2024060569.052.20$1,330
Oct 202401,42771.372.28$3,256
Sep 20241831,35169.612.36$15,933
Aug 20241891,94075.632.06$18,298
Jul 202402,23979.932.15$4,806
Jun 202401,31078.082.63$3,451
May 202401,16378.812.20$2,557
Apr 202401,21484.451.66$2,014
Mar 2024090180.301.55$1,392
Feb 20241721,19676.091.78$15,221
Jan 202401,05573.023.30$3,479
Dec 20231911,11171.262.61$16,511
Nov 2023095577.892.81$2,681
Oct 20231881,74985.443.09$21,462
Sep 202301,66189.042.74$4,543
Aug 20233721,95980.522.67$35,190
Jul 20231891,92974.852.64$19,243
Jun 202301,70468.962.26$3,848
May 20231911,31870.622.23$16,424
Apr 20231821,50878.122.24$17,592
Mar 20233471,64072.852.39$29,204
Feb 20231891,08675.112.47$16,874
Jan 2023066376.533.39$2,246
Dec 20221891,04276.415.73$20,411
Nov 202201,30085.005.65$7,340
Oct 202201,58887.185.86$9,312
Sep 202218789684.888.16$23,187
Aug 202218756894.529.13$22,859
Jul 20220446101.587.54$3,364
Jun 20220329115.097.98$2,625
May 2022188599109.378.43$25,613
Apr 2022189583104.226.84$23,684
Mar 2022194542108.885.08$23,874
Feb 202219448391.054.86$20,011
Jan 202218749081.844.54$17,528
Dec 2021054171.323.90$2,109
Nov 202119451277.435.24$17,703
Oct 2021050679.795.71$2,891
Sep 2021182069.865.35$12,715
Aug 2021184066.024.22$12,148
Jul 202118345570.783.98$14,765
Jun 2021031469.493.38$1,062
May 2021186063.483.02$11,807
Apr 202103260.362.76$88
Mar 202118455261.302.72$12,779
Feb 202118116357.805.55$11,366
Jan 2021065350.412.81$1,835
Dec 202016627444.642.68$8,143
Nov 2020185038.772.71$7,172
Oct 20200036.972.48$0
Sep 20201821,05837.091.99$8,857
Aug 202001,31539.982.39$3,136
Jul 2020372038.371.83$14,274
Jun 202017910234.901.69$6,420
May 202018628516.921.81$3,664
Apr 202018910414.751.80$2,975
Mar 2020182030.341.86$5,522
Feb 2020362049.881.98$18,057
Jan 20201861,15057.252.09$13,057
Dec 201918069959.012.30$12,233
Nov 201917613055.302.75$10,090
Oct 20191901,02053.472.42$12,626
Sep 20193701,06755.052.66$23,204
Aug 201901,06953.112.30$2,463
Jul 201936552856.272.46$21,837
Jun 20191791,24552.782.49$12,549
May 201901,72158.482.74$4,716
Apr 20193621,50062.632.75$26,798
Mar 201901,40356.803.06$4,296
Feb 20193641,50850.852.79$22,720
Jan 201901,98546.033.23$6,408
Dec 20183771,78446.594.19$25,031
Nov 201819778552.934.24$13,753
Oct 201801,74561.443.40$5,930
Sep 201801,78459.543.11$5,545
Aug 20181811,82659.403.07$16,351
Jul 2018359065.142.93$23,385
Jun 201801,81360.183.08$5,578
May 20181901,69365.382.90$17,333
Apr 20183801,54763.842.90$28,747
Mar 20181841,57361.222.79$15,648
Feb 20181821,45861.782.77$15,277
Jan 20181741,37562.874.01$16,452
Dec 20175561,11257.272.92$35,091
Nov 20173631,88855.423.12$26,005
Oct 2017071149.292.98$2,121
Sep 20171731447.523.09$8,264
Aug 2017171045.373.00$7,758
Jul 2017203043.873.09$8,906
Jun 201734777842.493.09$17,146
May 201717988945.373.26$11,022
Apr 201701,52047.933.21$4,882
Mar 20171781,52746.772.98$12,881
Feb 20171751,03350.452.95$11,879
Jan 201716574349.413.42$10,693
Dec 201636972948.763.72$20,706
Nov 20161811,07542.492.64$10,533
Oct 201634489446.193.09$18,652
Sep 20161821,10241.553.10$10,979
Aug 201617491941.442.92$9,898
Jul 20163722,02141.622.92$21,393
Jun 20163611,66245.352.69$20,835
May 201618159042.521.99$8,871
Apr 20161801,12836.561.99$8,827
Mar 20163481,01933.011.79$13,316
Feb 201637171226.472.06$11,290
Jan 201618419827.352.36$5,501
Dec 20153701,11532.362.00$14,205
Nov 201519097738.792.17$9,488
Oct 20151911,90543.552.43$12,941
Sep 20153752,32742.992.76$22,540
Aug 20151901,89240.162.87$13,065
Jul 20151891,86848.152.95$14,602
Jun 20153711,13956.152.88$24,115
May 20151761,57055.212.96$14,357
Apr 20151761,90949.822.71$13,935
Mar 201538092642.892.93$19,016
Feb 20152011,82344.662.98$14,402
Jan 20151761,29043.433.10$11,643
Dec 20143621,28554.693.59$24,413
Nov 201456582970.464.25$43,335
Oct 20143971,51978.303.90$37,011
Sep 20141962,05786.164.05$25,209
Aug 20141802,14489.394.04$24,742
Jul 20141852,09496.564.18$26,616
Jun 201402,39298.164.74$11,331
May 20142002,21094.734.73$29,392
Apr 20141901,74295.944.81$26,606
Mar 20145752,12795.895.06$65,893
Feb 201401,13897.406.19$7,047
Jan 201401,75490.404.86$8,526
Dec 20135321,83291.824.35$56,826
Nov 201301,54788.853.74$5,783
Oct 20136901,43197.423.78$72,628
Sep 20131822,086104.113.72$26,703
Aug 201302,972104.253.52$10,469
Jul 20131791,993102.523.72$25,761
Jun 20131912,49894.403.93$27,856
May 20131892,00594.834.15$26,242
Apr 20131792,25593.964.28$26,476
Mar 20131931,87693.623.91$25,409
Feb 201317332991.233.42$16,908
Jan 20131881,40991.603.42$22,039
Dec 20121902,49386.773.42$25,013
Nov 20121892,20886.953.62$24,437
Oct 20121902,74189.383.40$26,301
Sep 20121842,75094.672.92$25,445
Aug 20121782,82792.662.91$24,715
Jul 20121892,88085.133.02$24,789
Jun 20121922,75579.822.52$22,265
May 20121922,47191.612.49$23,738
Apr 20121942,614101.652.00$24,940
Mar 20121932,600105.052.22$26,052
Feb 20123702,442101.102.57$43,684
Jan 20121732,50198.092.73$23,808
Dec 20111722,55096.873.24$24,923
Nov 20111943,08395.723.31$28,778
Oct 20111773,53484.983.65$27,935
Sep 201119067083.623.99$18,558
Aug 20111933,28183.404.15$29,710
Jul 20115492,98794.144.52$65,176
Jun 201102,04392.904.64$9,479
May 20113621,67798.134.40$42,910
Apr 20115381,106105.964.33$61,799
Mar 201102,76796.364.06$11,227
Feb 20113571,69685.644.18$37,663
Jan 201102,17486.504.59$9,976
Dec 2010359085.734.35$30,777
Nov 201018589780.843.80$18,360
Oct 20103753,25478.103.51$40,705
Sep 20104833,07772.633.98$47,325
Aug 20103512,45073.684.42$36,689
Jul 20101681,37272.554.74$18,687
Jun 20101792,73970.364.91$26,044
May 20101802,66471.124.24$24,084
Apr 20101812,99381.694.12$27,125
Mar 201033129678.394.39$27,246
Feb 20101822,20373.585.44$25,381
Jan 20103462,34774.365.96$39,726
Dec 200901,14871.445.48$6,295
Nov 20093522,93874.593.75$37,278
Oct 20091882,12572.544.11$22,372
Sep 20093631,81565.543.06$29,354
Aug 20091922,13767.423.22$19,823
Jul 20091802,35361.133.46$19,155
Jun 20091772,84866.163.90$22,803
May 20091832,83054.743.93$21,127
Apr 20091753,09646.773.59$19,292
Mar 20093473,03342.144.06$26,934
Feb 20093082,06532.814.63$19,673
Jan 20093563,03335.865.37$29,056
Dec 20083823,29637.105.98$33,873
Nov 20081773,63355.496.86$34,745
Oct 20081913,99475.246.92$42,017
Sep 20081763,621101.767.88$46,433
Aug 20081801,717114.228.48$35,125
Jul 20081893,430131.0811.39$63,840
Jun 20081883,340131.3313.03$68,219
May 20083293,165123.1711.57$77,156
Apr 20081682,987110.3110.45$49,761
Mar 20086173,095101.909.66$92,783
Feb 20081672,96692.538.77$41,466
Jan 20083672,98690.388.21$57,672
Dec 200702,43988.337.30$17,810
Nov 20073582,90491.677.29$53,993
Oct 20071893,68582.856.92$41,166
Sep 20071673,79675.846.24$36,368
Aug 20073443,81469.066.39$48,120
Jul 20073384,01170.906.39$49,586
Jun 200703,78962.007.55$28,601
May 20074873,86258.747.85$58,909
Apr 20073332,40759.617.81$38,637
Mar 20075102,78856.927.30$49,387
Feb 200702,41655.108.22$19,850
Jan 20072002,31350.306.73$25,619
Dec 200603,04456.656.92$21,060
Nov 20061763,17354.207.62$33,709
Oct 20063513,65054.906.01$41,220
Sep 20061933,56560.085.04$29,553
Aug 20061874,01068.717.34$42,282
Jul 20063823,74269.376.34$50,234
Jun 20061773,54466.286.38$34,356
May 20064913,66066.016.42$55,926
Apr 20063142,15064.397.36$36,043
Mar 20061732,55956.707.08$27,934
Feb 20063472,96457.597.75$42,958
Jan 20063662,90960.598.93$48,163
Dec 20053752,92154.9413.42$59,789
Nov 20051953,33654.6910.59$45,987
Oct 20053934,90358.3413.80$90,568
Sep 20051881,60561.4512.08$30,939
Aug 20053794,28161.519.80$65,253
Jul 20053814,19855.697.84$54,145
Jun 20055824,17352.337.38$61,257
May 20053834,03145.226.65$44,130
Apr 20053563,57749.207.36$43,844
Mar 20057383,76850.377.15$64,133
Feb 20053393,21845.226.31$35,641
Jan 20053373,74543.166.32$38,222
Dec 20046834,00539.866.75$54,262
Nov 20043913,43145.286.33$39,424
Oct 20043904,63049.706.52$49,548
Sep 20043824,80143.245.28$41,886
Aug 20043675,13542.375.55$44,052
Jul 20045875,30138.286.08$54,723
Jun 20043884,92036.106.43$45,657
May 20045804,92837.486.49$53,744
Apr 20043844,06934.475.86$37,075
Mar 20047004,13234.365.53$46,903
Feb 20046983,73732.455.51$43,240
Jan 20043473,76732.036.30$34,845
Dec 20031,0534,14130.266.30$57,959
Nov 20033544,60528.804.60$31,356
Oct 20033515,29428.174.76$35,085
Sep 20033525,07626.314.75$33,369
Aug 20033545,63029.765.13$39,415
Jul 20037095,61629.415.17$49,891
Jun 20033575,60328.565.98$43,718
May 20037135,91626.595.97$54,293
Apr 20037113,34826.675.41$37,066
Mar 20037174,47931.146.10$49,632
Feb 20037204,07933.487.93$56,435
Jan 20037114,60030.315.58$47,228
Dec 20023594,36526.914.85$30,847
Nov 20023564,99024.664.14$29,422
Oct 20023535,24626.464.23$31,526
Sep 20023585,27427.443.64$28,996
Aug 20023535,67125.963.16$27,108
Jul 20023585,71324.583.06$26,291
Jun 20023545,53123.733.34$26,864
May 20023496,35424.663.58$31,379
Apr 20025855,22423.653.51$32,184
Mar 20025094,85122.003.10$26,249
Feb 20023614,33818.222.38$16,883
Jan 20029504,77617.172.38$27,658
Dec 20013404,07816.932.36$15,398
Nov 20013254,18618.072.41$15,942
Oct 20016984,48819.782.53$25,156
Sep 20013294,65424.262.25$18,459
Aug 20013295,08924.873.05$23,720
Jul 20016825,35423.933.20$33,437
Jun 20013224,71824.563.82$25,951
May 20016704,33725.524.31$35,779
Apr 20016804,32024.685.34$39,831
Mar 20013414,98924.545.38$35,191
Feb 20016584,53027.755.77$44,384
Jan 20013355,04227.478.40$51,549
Dec 20003485,24126.889.12$57,165
Nov 20006685,11632.215.66$50,463
Oct 20006805,81231.235.15$51,142
Sep 20006676,10031.875.19$52,895
Aug 20006636,21529.644.54$47,872
Jul 20006746,09428.534.09$44,152
Jun 20006626,38929.304.40$47,491
May 20006786,24727.263.68$41,470
Apr 20009776,43924.513.12$44,010
Mar 20006615,70228.422.86$35,092
Feb 20006614,76727.622.73$31,254
Jan 20001,0035,09525.272.48$37,984
Dec 19996735,05924.282.42$28,602
Nov 19996526,23023.192.43$30,284
Oct 19999727,44020.982.80$41,252
Sep 19999287,80721.752.62$40,629
Aug 19999278,64319.262.88$42,708
Jul 19991,1178,68717.892.37$40,592
Jun 19999318,73015.942.36$35,461
May 19991,2409,41915.792.32$41,441
Apr 19999118,69715.102.21$32,960
Mar 19991,5849,88612.471.84$37,926
Feb 19999609,1599.981.82$26,230
Jan 19991,61011,28010.381.90$38,143
Dec 19981,71713,7589.201.77$40,194
Nov 19981,79310,38610.892.19$42,227
Oct 19981,68712,32612.421.97$45,225
Sep 19981,7089,78812.592.08$41,888
Aug 19982,0269,69511.301.91$41,386
Jul 19982,48310,86111.742.24$53,449
Jun 19982,85310,10911.242.24$54,684
May 19988125,99712.622.21$23,479
Apr 19988054,02613.042.51$20,584
Mar 19987252,95212.802.31$16,097
Feb 19986252,74213.952.30$15,023
Jan 19985723,38214.702.15$15,696
Dec 19976573,69816.322.41$19,638
Nov 19974803,14118.193.09$18,431
Oct 19976562,90719.253.15$21,785
Sep 19975712,92217.742.95$18,764
Aug 19974992,82117.862.55$16,119
Jul 19976613,04617.582.25$18,465
Jun 19975022,73917.242.26$14,837
May 19976622,95618.972.31$19,382
Apr 19976433,34017.882.08$18,453
Mar 19975083,28818.951.94$16,002
Feb 19976673,14820.492.21$20,611
Jan 19974833,68323.483.54$24,378
Dec 19968033,97723.32$18,726
Nov 19966233,79421.97$13,687
Oct 19968223,75623.31$19,161
Sep 19966103,49322.22$13,554
Aug 19968403,69020.26$17,018
Jul 19969944,21919.55$19,433
Jun 19969954,28518.73$18,636
May 19968604,34219.43$16,710
Apr 19961,0334,07921.51$22,220
Mar 19961,1874,58619.38$23,004
Feb 19961,1664,00816.98$19,799
Jan 19961,6985,03117.07$28,985
Dec 19952,0764,68217.19$35,686
Nov 19956621,90716.00$10,592
Oct 19953972,98515.43$6,126
Sep 19955073,46416.18$8,203
Aug 19955273,54415.92$8,390
Jul 19955153,01315.24$7,849
Jun 19955352,85916.41$8,779
May 19955072,85717.56$8,903
Apr 19953402,68317.73$6,028
Mar 19956592,85116.44$10,834
Feb 19953402,71616.58$5,637
Jan 19956613,08315.92$10,523
Dec 19945053,47915.03$7,590
Nov 19945613,44115.90$8,920
Oct 19946863,41915.58$10,688
Sep 19944943,55815.29$7,553
Aug 19945504,03416.13$8,872
Jul 19946913,82517.56$12,134
Jun 19946863,61617.09$11,724
May 19946563,56815.88$10,417
Apr 19945483,37514.14$7,749
Mar 19948523,67112.46$10,616
Feb 19945102,95312.50$6,375
Jan 19945433,23912.66$6,874
Dec 19936713,96612.33$8,273
Nov 19938414,38614.49$12,186
Oct 19939093,88915.85$14,408
Sep 19938584,05415.03$12,896
Aug 19938414,60515.66$13,170
Jul 19938564,81115.46$13,234
Jun 19931,2244,73416.79$20,551
May 19938675,06317.68$15,329
Apr 19931,2445,46018.05$22,454
Mar 19931,7345,10018.14$31,455
Feb 19931,3723,88617.90$24,559
Jan 19938623,70116.93$14,594

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 2026 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  185 bbl  × $106.41 =    $19,686
Casinghead gas     1,089 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $3,317

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Month total                                  $23,003

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/4595 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.