RICHARDS

Operated by BEAR CREEK OPERATING (P-5 60119) in the PANHANDLE HUTCHINSON COUNTY FLD. field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 972District 10Field 68887001NGPA filingOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$933 k
Jan 1993 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
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 918 leases and 8,177 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: SPECIAL TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR WELLS WITH GOR GREATER THAN 5000.

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
NGPA6none

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
OilDisposition13,902 bbl$776,301
Casinghead gasProduction44,393 Mcf$156,404
Total$932,706

7,761 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 44 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 (6)

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 35.7358, -101.3113. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.2 miles.

35.73564, -101.31104 · 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
0.0%
0 of 6 wells
With a plug date
0.0%
0 of 6 wells
Median depth
2,903 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
no well filed both dates

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
00.0%
A plug date is filed
00.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
00.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
6100.0%

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 2,903 ft.

Completions filed
Jul 1962
1 of 6 wells; 5 filed none

6 wells

42-233822111
42-233822133
42-2338221426
42-2338221530
42-2338221631
42-2330971022,903 ftJul 1962

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 202600106.413.05$0
Apr 20260098.932.87$0
Mar 20260089.753.15$0
Feb 20260063.503.75$0
Jan 20260059.138.00$0
Dec 20250056.664.41$0
Nov 20250058.593.93$0
Oct 20250059.383.30$0
Sep 20250062.743.08$0
Aug 20250063.933.01$0
Jul 20250066.743.32$0
Jun 20250066.483.13$0
May 20250060.553.23$0
Apr 20250062.363.54$0
Mar 20250067.704.27$0
Feb 20250070.884.34$0
Jan 20250074.324.28$0
Dec 20240068.993.12$0
Nov 20240069.052.20$0
Oct 20240071.372.28$0
Sep 20240069.612.36$0
Aug 20240075.632.06$0
Jul 20240079.932.15$0
Jun 20240078.082.63$0
May 20240078.812.20$0
Apr 20240084.451.66$0
Mar 20240080.301.55$0
Feb 20240076.091.78$0
Jan 20240073.023.30$0
Dec 20230071.262.61$0
Nov 20230077.892.81$0
Oct 20230085.443.09$0
Sep 20230089.042.74$0
Aug 20230080.522.67$0
Jul 20230074.852.64$0
Jun 20230068.962.26$0
May 20230070.622.23$0
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
Mar 20230072.852.39$0
Feb 20230075.112.47$0
Jan 20230076.533.39$0
Dec 20220076.415.73$0
Nov 20220085.005.65$0
Oct 20220087.185.86$0
Sep 20220084.888.16$0
Aug 20220094.529.13$0
Jul 202200101.587.54$0
Jun 202200115.097.98$0
May 202200109.378.43$0
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 2021174079.795.71$13,883
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 20200057.252.09$0
Dec 20190059.012.30$0
Nov 201909455.302.75$259
Oct 201904053.472.42$97
Sep 2019010355.052.66$274
Aug 2019252953.112.30$1,395
Jul 20191804356.272.46$10,234
Jun 201902252.782.49$55
May 20190058.482.74$0
Apr 20191818262.632.75$11,562
Mar 2019010556.803.06$322
Feb 201908750.852.79$243
Jan 201908546.033.23$274
Dec 20180246.594.19$8
Nov 2018165252.934.24$8,742
Oct 2018016161.443.40$547
Sep 201817813359.543.11$11,011
Aug 2018014159.403.07$432
Jul 2018010865.142.93$317
Jun 201809160.183.08$280
May 2018011665.382.90$336
Apr 201809863.842.90$284
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
Feb 20180561.782.77$14
Jan 20180062.874.01$0
Dec 20170057.272.92$0
Nov 20170055.423.12$0
Oct 201701949.292.98$57
Sep 20170047.523.09$0
Aug 20170045.373.00$0
Jul 201705143.873.09$157
Jun 20171617442.493.09$7,069
May 201705645.373.26$183
Apr 201703947.933.21$125
Mar 201708546.772.98$254
Feb 201706850.452.95$201
Jan 201706449.413.42$219
Dec 201618010448.763.72$9,164
Nov 2016013342.492.64$352
Oct 2016010646.193.09$328
Sep 2016012741.553.10$394
Aug 2016014841.442.92$433
Jul 2016014541.622.92$424
Jun 2016011345.352.69$304
May 201604042.521.99$80
Apr 201609636.561.99$191
Mar 201618618533.011.79$6,472
Feb 2016035126.472.06$724
Jan 2016036127.352.36$854
Dec 2015026732.362.00$534
Nov 2015028938.792.17$626
Oct 2015027943.552.43$677
Sep 2015021342.992.76$588
Aug 2015024440.162.87$701
Jul 2015022248.152.95$654
Jun 2015026856.152.88$773
May 2015022755.212.96$671
Apr 201517711349.822.71$9,124
Mar 2015025942.892.93$760
Feb 2015018144.662.98$539
Jan 2015011643.433.10$360
Dec 2014019554.693.59$700
Nov 2014179070.464.25$12,612
Oct 2014015378.303.90$597
Sep 2014027586.164.05$1,113
Aug 2014024589.394.04$989
Jul 2014032096.564.18$1,337
Jun 2014025598.164.74$1,208
May 2014019094.734.73$898
Apr 2014016695.944.81$798
Mar 2014024395.895.06$1,229
Feb 2014027997.406.19$1,728
Jan 201417730590.404.86$17,483
Dec 2013028391.824.35$1,232
Nov 201319123588.853.74$17,849
Oct 2013022997.423.78$865
Sep 2013189249104.113.72$20,603
Aug 20130260104.253.52$916
Jul 20130238102.523.72$885
Jun 2013030894.403.93$1,211
May 2013023994.834.15$992
Apr 201317111893.964.28$16,573
Mar 2013014693.623.91$571
Feb 201303591.233.42$120
Jan 2013020791.603.42$708
Dec 2012025086.773.42$855
Nov 201209486.953.62$341
Oct 2012031689.383.40$1,074
Sep 201208894.672.92$257
Aug 201203392.662.91$96
Jul 2012023385.133.02$704
Jun 201217623079.822.52$14,628
May 2012019791.612.49$490
Apr 2012190100101.652.00$19,513
Mar 20120225105.052.22$500
Feb 20120222101.102.57$571
Jan 201217522198.092.73$17,770
Dec 2011019496.873.24$629
Nov 201118718895.723.31$18,522
Oct 2011021184.983.65$770
Sep 2011024683.623.99$981
Aug 201118618983.404.15$16,297
Jul 2011018394.144.52$827
Jun 201106992.904.64$320
May 201117512798.134.40$17,732
Apr 2011040105.964.33$173
Mar 20111831696.364.06$17,699
Feb 2011017785.644.18$740
Jan 2011015386.504.59$702
Dec 20101867185.734.35$16,254
Nov 201005980.843.80$224
Oct 201006078.103.51$211
Sep 201008472.633.98$334
Aug 2010022973.684.42$1,012
Jul 201018213872.554.74$13,858
Jun 2010010370.364.91$506
May 20100071.124.24$0
Apr 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 20101802378.394.39$14,211
Feb 20100073.585.44$0
Jan 201004774.365.96$280
Dec 2009013471.445.48$735
Nov 200917719374.593.75$13,926
Oct 2009017872.544.11$732
Sep 2009018465.543.06$564
Aug 200917919567.423.22$12,696
Jul 2009021161.133.46$731
Jun 2009022466.163.90$872
May 200916913054.743.93$9,761
Apr 2009014246.773.59$509
Mar 200917015642.144.06$7,797
Feb 200909132.814.63$422
Jan 200917110235.865.37$6,680
Dec 2008012037.105.98$717
Nov 200818810455.496.86$11,146
Oct 2008015975.246.92$1,101
Sep 2008182161101.767.88$19,789
Aug 20080167114.228.48$1,417
Jul 20080223131.0811.39$2,540
Jun 20080190131.3313.03$2,476
May 2008169188123.1711.57$22,992
Apr 20080132110.3110.45$1,380
Mar 20080180101.909.66$1,740
Feb 200817516292.538.77$17,614
Jan 2008012190.388.21$993
Dec 200718216388.337.30$17,266
Nov 200705991.677.29$430
Oct 2007026582.856.92$1,834
Sep 200717220675.846.24$14,331
Aug 2007016869.066.39$1,073
Jul 2007023170.906.39$1,476
Jun 200717611462.007.55$11,773
May 2007173058.747.85$10,162
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 2007173056.927.30$9,847
Feb 20070355.108.22$25
Jan 2007166050.306.73$8,350
Dec 20060056.656.92$0
Nov 20060054.207.62$0
Oct 2006173054.906.01$9,498
Sep 20060060.085.04$0
Aug 2006180068.717.34$12,368
Jul 20060069.376.34$0
Jun 20060066.286.38$0
May 2006181066.016.42$11,948
Apr 20061851464.397.36$12,015
Mar 20060756.707.08$50
Feb 2006188457.597.75$10,858
Jan 2006509760.598.93$3,896
Dec 20051899754.9413.42$11,685
Nov 200518425854.6910.59$12,795
Oct 200517523358.3413.80$13,424
Sep 20051827961.4512.08$12,138
Aug 200518523861.519.80$13,711
Jul 200518222755.697.84$11,916
Jun 200518222252.337.38$11,163
May 200518218945.226.65$9,487
Apr 200518513949.207.36$10,125
Mar 200518421250.377.15$10,785
Feb 200517914645.226.31$9,016
Jan 200518011243.166.32$8,477
Dec 2004173039.866.75$6,896
Nov 20040045.286.33$0
Oct 20040049.706.52$0
Sep 2004018943.245.28$999
Aug 200418119342.375.55$8,740
Jul 200435314338.286.08$14,383
Jun 200418018236.106.43$7,669
May 2004014537.486.49$942
Apr 2004015034.475.86$879
Mar 2004016734.365.53$924
Feb 200418317732.455.51$6,914
Jan 2004015732.036.30$989
Dec 2003010730.266.30$674
Nov 2003014128.804.60$648
Oct 2003026428.174.76$1,257
Sep 2003028626.314.75$1,358
Aug 2003027029.765.13$1,385
Jul 200311425629.415.17$4,676
Jun 200306228.565.98$371
May 20030326.595.97$18
Apr 20030626.675.41$32
Mar 20030031.146.10$0
Feb 20030033.487.93$0
Jan 20030630.315.58$33
Dec 20020726.914.85$34
Nov 20020024.664.14$0
Oct 200206726.464.23$283
Sep 200217320727.443.64$5,500
Aug 2002021625.963.16$683
Jul 2002022224.583.06$680
Jun 2002021323.733.34$711
May 2002011924.663.58$427
Apr 2002013223.653.51$464
Mar 2002020422.003.10$633
Feb 2002015418.222.38$366
Jan 2002015817.172.38$375
Dec 2001020116.932.36$475
Nov 2001017618.072.41$423
Oct 2001021719.782.53$549
Sep 2001022124.262.25$498
Aug 2001018324.873.05$559
Jul 2001022323.933.20$713
Jun 200116922324.563.82$5,003
May 2001011925.524.31$513
Apr 2001024524.685.34$1,307
Mar 2001024624.545.38$1,323
Feb 2001017627.755.77$1,015
Jan 200102827.478.40$235
Dec 200007926.889.12$721
Nov 2000014432.215.66$815
Oct 2000019031.235.15$978
Sep 200007831.875.19$405
Aug 20000029.644.54$0
Jul 20000028.534.09$0
Jun 20000029.304.40$0
May 20000027.263.68$0
Apr 20000024.513.12$0
Mar 2000164028.422.86$4,661
Feb 20000027.622.73$0
Jan 20000025.272.48$0
Dec 1999011424.282.42$276
Nov 199909223.192.43$224
Oct 199909720.982.80$272
Sep 1999016821.752.62$440
Aug 1999020519.262.88$590
Jul 1999017517.892.37$415
Jun 1999015315.942.36$361
May 1999017715.792.32$411
Apr 1999012815.102.21$283
Mar 1999017112.471.84$314
Feb 199901409.981.82$254
Jan 1999015910.381.90$302
Dec 19981761499.201.77$1,883
Nov 1998018210.892.19$398
Oct 1998018712.421.97$368
Sep 199809712.592.08$202
Aug 1998017211.301.91$328
Jul 1998014111.742.24$315
Jun 1998013811.242.24$309
May 1998014012.622.21$309
Apr 1998013513.042.51$338
Mar 199816314412.802.31$2,419
Feb 1998010913.952.30$251
Jan 1998012414.702.15$267
Dec 1997015916.322.41$383
Nov 1997012218.193.09$377
Oct 1997016419.253.15$517
Sep 1997014717.742.95$434
Aug 199717513917.862.55$3,481
Jul 1997014917.582.25$335
Jun 1997018017.242.26$406
May 1997017918.972.31$413
Apr 1997014917.882.08$310
Mar 1997015718.951.94$304
Feb 1997016320.492.21$360
Jan 1997016623.483.54$588
Dec 1996018123.32$0
Nov 1996019921.97$0
Oct 1996020423.31$0
Sep 1996017122.22$0
Aug 1996017520.26$0
Jul 1996020719.55$0
Jun 1996021118.73$0
May 1996021019.43$0
Apr 1996020621.51$0
Mar 1996019319.38$0
Feb 199676016.98$1,290
Jan 19960017.07$0
Dec 19950017.19$0
Nov 19950016.00$0
Oct 1995016815.43$0
Sep 19953817216.18$615
Aug 1995017315.92$0
Jul 1995018415.24$0
Jun 1995017116.41$0
May 1995017817.56$0
Apr 1995015917.73$0
Mar 1995017616.44$0
Feb 1995014616.58$0
Jan 1995016015.92$0
Dec 1994014515.03$0
Nov 1994014515.90$0
Oct 199416417515.58$2,555
Sep 1994018415.29$0
Aug 1994018216.13$0
Jul 1994019017.56$0
Jun 199417318417.09$2,957
May 1994017915.88$0
Apr 1994017314.14$0
Mar 199416518112.46$2,056
Feb 1994015512.50$0
Jan 1994017812.66$0
Dec 199316716312.33$2,059
Nov 1993015814.49$0
Oct 199317217515.85$2,726
Sep 1993018415.03$0
Aug 1993017815.66$0
Jul 199317318715.46$2,675
Jun 199314517716.79$2,435
May 1993015017.68$0
Apr 199317718018.05$3,195
Mar 1993017618.14$0
Feb 1993015317.90$0
Jan 199314616516.93$2,472

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.

Oct 2021 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  174 bbl  × $ 79.79 =    $13,883
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  5.71 =         $0

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                  $13,883

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/972 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.