BLACK RANCH

Operated by XTO ENERGY INC. (P-5 945936) in the BLACK RANCH (800) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 148440District 7BField 08535934GasSaveExport
Value, all time
$91 k
Dec 1993 – Jul 2020
Value, last 12 filed months
$23
at the published price for each month
Months reported
320
no gaps in the span
Streams
1
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 4 leases and 4 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1993-10-01
as the register files it
Field class
Gas
the register's own label
Between wells
no field rule filed
From a lease line
no field rule filed

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
GasProduction33,979 Mcf$90,647
Total$90,647

12,299 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 37 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 32.5424, -97.9244. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

32.54239, -97.92436 · 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
2,304 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
26.6 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 2,304 ft.

Completions filed
Dec 1993
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Jul 2020
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 26.6 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 26.6 years and 26.6 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-221309445BB2,304 ftDec 1993Jul 2020Yes

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 (320)

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

320 months

Jul 2020038.371.83$0
Jun 2020034.901.69$0
May 2020516.921.81$9
Apr 2020014.751.80$0
Mar 2020030.341.86$0
Feb 2020049.881.98$0
Jan 2020057.252.09$0
Dec 2019059.012.30$0
Nov 2019055.302.75$0
Oct 2019053.472.42$0
Sep 2019055.052.66$0
Aug 2019653.112.30$14
Jul 2019056.272.46$0
Jun 2019052.782.49$0
May 2019058.482.74$0
Apr 2019062.632.75$0
Mar 20193156.803.06$95
Feb 20193150.852.79$87
Jan 20195446.033.23$174
Dec 201810446.594.19$435
Nov 20187652.934.24$322
Oct 20182461.443.40$82
Sep 2018059.543.11$0
Aug 2018059.403.07$0
Jul 20181165.142.93$32
Jun 20181760.183.08$52
May 20181365.382.90$38
Apr 2018063.842.90$0
Mar 2018061.222.79$0
Feb 2018061.782.77$0
Jan 2018062.874.01$0
Dec 2017057.272.92$0
Nov 2017055.423.12$0
Oct 2017049.292.98$0
Sep 2017047.523.09$0
Aug 2017045.373.00$0
Jul 2017043.873.09$0
Jun 2017042.493.09$0
May 2017045.373.26$0
Apr 2017047.933.21$0
Mar 2017046.772.98$0
Feb 2017050.452.95$0
Jan 2017049.413.42$0
Dec 2016048.763.72$0
Nov 2016042.492.64$0
Oct 20161146.193.09$34
Sep 2016041.553.10$0
Aug 2016041.442.92$0
Jul 2016041.622.92$0
Jun 2016045.352.69$0
May 20162442.521.99$48
Apr 2016036.561.99$0
Mar 2016033.011.79$0
Feb 2016026.472.06$0
Jan 2016027.352.36$0
Dec 2015032.362.00$0
Nov 2015038.792.17$0
Oct 2015043.552.43$0
Sep 2015042.992.76$0
Aug 2015040.162.87$0
Jul 2015048.152.95$0
Jun 2015056.152.88$0
May 2015455.212.96$12
Apr 2015549.822.71$14
Mar 2015742.892.93$21
Feb 20151744.662.98$51
Jan 201511043.433.10$341
Dec 2014054.693.59$0
Nov 20143970.464.25$166
Oct 20144478.303.90$172
Sep 2014086.164.05$0
Aug 20142089.394.04$81
Jul 20142496.564.18$100
Jun 20141898.164.74$85
May 20143394.734.73$156
Apr 2014095.944.81$0
Mar 20143795.895.06$187
Feb 2014097.406.19$0
Jan 2014090.404.86$0
Dec 2013091.824.35$0
Nov 20133188.853.74$116
Oct 20132597.423.78$94
Sep 20130104.113.72$0
Aug 201332104.253.52$113
Jul 20135102.523.72$19
Jun 20131894.403.93$71
May 20132794.834.15$112
Apr 20132293.964.28$94
Mar 20131293.623.91$47
Feb 20131291.233.42$41
Jan 20132891.603.42$96
Dec 20123286.773.42$109
Nov 20123186.953.62$112
Oct 2012089.383.40$0
Sep 20122094.672.92$58
Aug 20123092.662.91$87
Jul 20122485.133.02$73
Jun 20122579.822.52$63
May 20121891.612.49$45
Apr 201230101.652.00$60
Mar 201214105.052.22$31
Feb 20127101.102.57$18
Jan 2012098.092.73$0
Dec 2011096.873.24$0
Nov 20111695.723.31$53
Oct 2011084.983.65$0
Sep 20112683.623.99$104
Aug 2011883.404.15$33
Jul 20112594.144.52$113
Jun 20112592.904.64$116
May 20111098.134.40$44
Apr 201116105.964.33$69
Mar 20113996.364.06$158
Feb 2011085.644.18$0
Jan 20113286.504.59$147
Dec 2010085.734.35$0
Nov 2010080.843.80$0
Oct 2010078.103.51$0
Sep 2010072.633.98$0
Aug 20108473.684.42$371
Jul 20103572.554.74$166
Jun 20103870.364.91$187
May 20105871.124.24$246
Apr 20105281.694.12$214
Mar 2010078.394.39$0
Feb 20109573.585.44$517
Jan 2010074.365.96$0
Dec 20097171.445.48$389
Nov 20099274.593.75$345
Oct 200911272.544.11$460
Sep 200993565.543.06$2,866
Aug 2009367.423.22$10
Jul 2009061.133.46$0
Jun 20092166.163.90$82
May 20096354.743.93$247
Apr 200910346.773.59$370
Mar 20091742.144.06$69
Feb 2009932.814.63$42
Jan 2009035.865.37$0
Dec 2008037.105.98$0
Nov 20086655.496.86$453
Oct 20088975.246.92$616
Sep 2008102101.767.88$803
Aug 20087114.228.48$59
Jul 200899131.0811.39$1,128
Jun 20085131.3313.03$65
May 200845123.1711.57$521
Apr 20080110.3110.45$0
Mar 20080101.909.66$0
Feb 2008092.538.77$0
Jan 20087590.388.21$615
Dec 20078488.337.30$613
Nov 200710491.677.29$758
Oct 2007082.856.92$0
Sep 2007075.846.24$0
Aug 2007069.066.39$0
Jul 20073870.906.39$243
Jun 20073162.007.55$234
May 20074458.747.85$345
Apr 20076659.617.81$515
Mar 20076956.927.30$504
Feb 2007655.108.22$49
Jan 20073050.306.73$202
Dec 20068156.656.92$560
Nov 20067354.207.62$556
Oct 20068554.906.01$511
Sep 20066460.085.04$322
Aug 20064768.717.34$345
Jul 20066769.376.34$425
Jun 20068566.286.38$543
May 200610166.016.42$649
Apr 20069464.397.36$692
Mar 20067856.707.08$552
Feb 20062457.597.75$186
Jan 20067560.598.93$670
Dec 20058254.9413.42$1,100
Nov 20059254.6910.59$974
Oct 200510458.3413.80$1,435
Sep 20058161.4512.08$978
Aug 20058661.519.80$843
Jul 20058255.697.84$643
Jun 20057752.337.38$568
May 20058445.226.65$559
Apr 200510249.207.36$751
Mar 20058950.377.15$637
Feb 200510845.226.31$682
Jan 200510743.166.32$676
Dec 200410039.866.75$675
Nov 200410145.286.33$639
Oct 200411649.706.52$756
Sep 200411643.245.28$613
Aug 200410842.375.55$599
Jul 200412338.286.08$748
Jun 200410036.106.43$643
May 200411037.486.49$714
Apr 200411134.475.86$650
Mar 200411534.365.53$636
Feb 200411832.455.51$650
Jan 200412332.036.30$775
Dec 200313430.266.30$844
Nov 200313128.804.60$602
Oct 200312928.174.76$614
Sep 20039826.314.75$465
Aug 200312929.765.13$662
Jul 200313029.415.17$672
Jun 200313428.565.98$802
May 200312026.595.97$717
Apr 200312726.675.41$687
Mar 200314431.146.10$878
Feb 200311333.487.93$896
Jan 200313830.315.58$770
Dec 200215126.914.85$733
Nov 200215024.664.14$621
Oct 200215526.464.23$656
Sep 200215527.443.64$563
Aug 200214825.963.16$468
Jul 200215324.583.06$468
Jun 200215623.733.34$521
May 200214624.663.58$523
Apr 200215123.653.51$530
Mar 200215022.003.10$465
Feb 200214418.222.38$342
Jan 200215517.172.38$368
Dec 200116416.932.36$388
Nov 200115418.072.41$370
Oct 200113019.782.53$329
Sep 200114324.262.25$322
Aug 200111024.873.05$336
Jul 200114023.933.20$448
Jun 200114024.563.82$535
May 200116325.524.31$702
Apr 200114824.685.34$790
Mar 200114124.545.38$758
Feb 200113927.755.77$802
Jan 200113527.478.40$1,134
Dec 200016326.889.12$1,487
Nov 200015632.215.66$883
Oct 200016331.235.15$839
Sep 200015731.875.19$814
Aug 200014929.644.54$677
Jul 200016028.534.09$654
Jun 200014829.304.40$651
May 200015027.263.68$552
Apr 200014424.513.12$449
Mar 200015428.422.86$440
Feb 200014827.622.73$404
Jan 200016025.272.48$397
Dec 199916724.282.42$405
Nov 199916123.192.43$392
Oct 199917720.982.80$496
Sep 199918021.752.62$471
Aug 199918219.262.88$523
Jul 199919617.892.37$465
Jun 199918815.942.36$444
May 199918115.792.32$420
Apr 199917415.102.21$384
Mar 199919312.471.84$355
Feb 19991749.981.82$316
Jan 199919710.381.90$374
Dec 19981899.201.77$335
Nov 199818310.892.19$400
Oct 199820612.421.97$406
Sep 199820212.592.08$421
Aug 199819011.301.91$362
Jul 199821111.742.24$472
Jun 199820211.242.24$452
May 199821412.622.21$472
Apr 199820313.042.51$509
Mar 199821612.802.31$499
Feb 199818813.952.30$432
Jan 199819414.702.15$418
Dec 199722016.322.41$530
Nov 199723218.193.09$716
Oct 199722219.253.15$699
Sep 199721317.742.95$629
Aug 199722217.862.55$567
Jul 199723917.582.25$537
Jun 199722417.242.26$506
May 199723818.972.31$549
Apr 199723117.882.08$481
Mar 199724118.951.94$467
Feb 199723120.492.21$510
Jan 199723723.483.54$839
Dec 199619523.32$0
Nov 199625021.97$0
Oct 199627323.31$0
Sep 199627422.22$0
Aug 199628020.26$0
Jul 199628119.55$0
Jun 199628718.73$0
May 199630019.43$0
Apr 199628421.51$0
Mar 199629619.38$0
Feb 199626516.98$0
Jan 199633117.07$0
Dec 199533017.19$0
Nov 199533416.00$0
Oct 199534915.43$0
Sep 199533416.18$0
Aug 199534015.92$0
Jul 199534315.24$0
Jun 199532216.41$0
May 199533517.56$0
Apr 199530417.73$0
Mar 199538916.44$0
Feb 199529916.58$0
Jan 199537515.92$0
Dec 199438815.03$0
Nov 199438815.90$0
Oct 199439115.58$0
Sep 199440015.29$0
Aug 199441716.13$0
Jul 199441017.56$0
Jun 199439717.09$0
May 199441315.88$0
Apr 199435014.14$0
Mar 199434212.46$0
Feb 199428412.50$0
Jan 199442012.66$0
Dec 199332912.33$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.

May 2020 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Gas                    5 Mcf  × $  1.81 =         $9

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Month total                                       $9

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. 7B/G/148440 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.