WITHERS, GERTRUDE

Operated by L.C.S. PRODUCTION COMPANY (P-5 479574) in the WITHERS (ELLENBURGER) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 15364District 7BField 98297500Hydrogen sulphide fieldNGPA filingOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$330 k
Jan 1993 – Apr 2013
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
244
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 19 leases and 36 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1979-09-23
as the register files it
Field class
Oil
the register's own label
Between wells
no field rule filed
From a lease line
no field rule filed

The register flags this field for hydrogen sulphide. That is a poisonous gas that occurs naturally in some formations. The flag is a property of the field as the Commission records it. It is not a measurement taken at this lease, and it is not a statement that gas is escaping anywhere.

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
OilDisposition17,249 bbl$314,814
Casinghead gasProduction18,296 Mcf$15,390
Total$330,204

12,485 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 (7)

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 32.4148, -100.3763. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.8 miles.

32.41402, -100.37626 · 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
71.4%
5 of 7 wells
With a plug date
42.9%
3 of 7 wells
Median depth
6,600 ft
7 wells filed one
Completion to plug
19.4 years
median over 3 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
571.4%
A plug date is filed
342.9%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
342.9%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
228.6%

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 6,545 and 6,610 ft, median 6,600 ft, over the 7 wells that filed a depth.

Completions filed
Jan 1982 – Jan 2013
7 of 7 wells
Plug dates filed
Dec 1992 – Jan 2013
3 of 7 wells; 4 filed none

Last completion to plug: a median of 19.4 years across the 3 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 13.9 years and 23.8 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

7 wells

42-3533080016,545 ftJan 2013Yes
42-3533123476,610 ftJul 1995Yes
42-3533105156,609 ftJul 1993Dec 2012Yes
42-3533097446,600 ftDec 1984Jan 2013Yes
42-3533117766,575 ftNov 1984
42-3533095936,600 ftAug 1984Dec 1992Yes
42-3533123386,608 ftJan 1982

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 (244)

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

244 months

Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 20130093.623.91$0
Feb 20130091.233.42$0
Jan 20130091.603.42$0
Dec 20120086.773.42$0
Nov 20120086.953.62$0
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 20120094.672.92$0
Aug 20120092.662.91$0
Jul 20120085.133.02$0
Jun 20120079.822.52$0
May 20120091.612.49$0
Apr 201200101.652.00$0
Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 201200101.102.57$0
Jan 20120098.092.73$0
Dec 20110096.873.24$0
Nov 20110095.723.31$0
Oct 20110084.983.65$0
Sep 20110083.623.99$0
Aug 20110083.404.15$0
Jul 20110094.144.52$0
Jun 20110092.904.64$0
May 20110098.134.40$0
Apr 201100105.964.33$0
Mar 20110096.364.06$0
Feb 20110085.644.18$0
Jan 20110086.504.59$0
Dec 20100085.734.35$0
Nov 20100080.843.80$0
Oct 20100078.103.51$0
Sep 20100072.633.98$0
Aug 20100073.684.42$0
Jul 20100072.554.74$0
Jun 20100070.364.91$0
May 20100071.124.24$0
Apr 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 20100078.394.39$0
Feb 20100073.585.44$0
Jan 20100074.365.96$0
Dec 20090071.445.48$0
Nov 20090074.593.75$0
Oct 20090072.544.11$0
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 20090061.133.46$0
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 200800114.228.48$0
Jul 200800131.0811.39$0
Jun 2008310131.3313.03$4,071
May 200800123.1711.57$0
Apr 200800110.3110.45$0
Mar 200800101.909.66$0
Feb 20080092.538.77$0
Jan 20080090.388.21$0
Dec 20070088.337.30$0
Nov 20070091.677.29$0
Oct 20070082.856.92$0
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 20070069.066.39$0
Jul 20070070.906.39$0
Jun 20070062.007.55$0
May 20070058.747.85$0
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 20070056.927.30$0
Feb 20070055.108.22$0
Jan 20070050.306.73$0
Dec 20060056.656.92$0
Nov 20060054.207.62$0
Oct 20060054.906.01$0
Sep 20060060.085.04$0
Aug 20060068.717.34$0
Jul 20060069.376.34$0
Jun 20060066.286.38$0
May 20060066.016.42$0
Apr 20060064.397.36$0
Mar 20060056.707.08$0
Feb 20060057.597.75$0
Jan 20060060.598.93$0
Dec 20050054.9413.42$0
Nov 20050054.6910.59$0
Oct 20050058.3413.80$0
Sep 20050061.4512.08$0
Aug 20050061.519.80$0
Jul 20050055.697.84$0
Jun 20050052.337.38$0
May 20050045.226.65$0
Apr 20050049.207.36$0
Mar 20050050.377.15$0
Feb 20050045.226.31$0
Jan 20050043.166.32$0
Dec 20040039.866.75$0
Nov 20040045.286.33$0
Oct 20040049.706.52$0
Sep 20040043.245.28$0
Aug 20040042.375.55$0
Jul 20040038.286.08$0
Jun 20040036.106.43$0
May 20040037.486.49$0
Apr 20040034.475.86$0
Mar 20040034.365.53$0
Feb 20040032.455.51$0
Jan 20040032.036.30$0
Dec 20030030.266.30$0
Nov 20030028.804.60$0
Oct 20030028.174.76$0
Sep 200347026.314.75$1,237
Aug 20030029.765.13$0
Jul 200325029.415.17$735
Jun 20030028.565.98$0
May 200346026.595.97$1,223
Apr 20030026.675.41$0
Mar 200388331.146.10$2,759
Feb 20031203833.487.93$4,319
Jan 20031183030.315.58$3,744
Dec 20020026.914.85$0
Nov 20020124.664.14$4
Oct 200201626.464.23$68
Sep 2002652527.443.64$1,874
Aug 200224515725.963.16$6,857
Jul 200234429324.583.06$9,353
Jun 200233816723.733.34$8,578
May 2002152024.663.58$3,748
Apr 20020023.653.51$0
Mar 20020022.003.10$0
Feb 20020018.222.38$0
Jan 2002174017.172.38$2,988
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 2001614923.933.20$1,616
Jun 200103624.563.82$138
May 200157325.524.31$1,468
Apr 20010924.685.34$48
Mar 2001611224.545.38$1,561
Feb 200158727.755.77$1,650
Jan 20010727.478.40$59
Dec 2000651826.889.12$1,911
Nov 200001632.215.66$91
Oct 2000641531.235.15$2,076
Sep 200001331.875.19$67
Aug 2000631329.644.54$1,926
Jul 200001928.534.09$78
Jun 2000521929.304.40$1,607
May 2000651727.263.68$1,834
Apr 200002724.513.12$84
Mar 2000605528.422.86$1,862
Feb 200004627.622.73$125
Jan 2000583525.272.48$1,552
Dec 199901624.282.42$39
Nov 1999593423.192.43$1,451
Oct 199904120.982.80$115
Sep 1999595021.752.62$1,414
Aug 1999634619.262.88$1,346
Jul 1999606017.892.37$1,216
Jun 199903715.942.36$87
May 1999635815.792.32$1,129
Apr 1999645015.102.21$1,077
Mar 1999634812.471.84$874
Feb 199963489.981.82$716
Jan 1999634910.381.90$747
Dec 199863569.201.77$679
Nov 1998656310.892.19$846
Oct 1998649312.421.97$978
Sep 199818310212.592.08$2,516
Aug 199828115111.301.91$3,463
Jul 199822516611.742.24$3,013
Jun 199804011.242.24$89
May 199807412.622.21$163
Apr 199810214913.042.51$1,703
Mar 199811527812.802.31$2,114
Feb 1998026513.952.30$609
Jan 199811031214.702.15$2,289
Dec 199721421916.322.41$4,021
Nov 199722027318.193.09$4,845
Oct 1997215019.253.15$4,139
Sep 1997025317.742.95$748
Aug 199721116417.862.55$4,187
Jul 199721320317.582.25$4,201
Jun 199720232417.242.26$4,214
May 199710913218.972.31$2,372
Apr 199731415217.882.08$5,931
Mar 199710825018.951.94$2,531
Feb 199722517220.492.21$4,990
Jan 199720723723.483.54$5,699
Dec 199631914323.32$7,439
Nov 199621220121.97$4,658
Oct 199621425523.31$4,988
Sep 199621431022.22$4,755
Aug 199621328120.26$4,315
Jul 199623240119.55$4,536
Jun 199612218518.73$2,285
May 199612324919.43$2,390
Apr 199618223621.51$3,915
Mar 199612320219.38$2,384
Feb 199612120216.98$2,055
Jan 199618221817.07$3,107
Dec 199518028917.19$3,094
Nov 199517020016.00$2,720
Oct 199517223715.43$2,654
Sep 199517425816.18$2,815
Aug 199526424615.92$4,203
Jul 199511420615.24$1,737
Jun 199516620916.41$2,724
May 199517018217.56$2,985
Apr 199516825217.73$2,979
Mar 199523723416.44$3,896
Feb 199517721916.58$2,935
Jan 199526725015.92$4,251
Dec 199422423315.03$3,367
Nov 199424028315.90$3,816
Oct 199427520615.58$4,285
Sep 199451223715.29$7,828
Aug 199456124316.13$9,049
Jul 1994639017.56$1,106
Jun 1994749517.09$1,265
May 1994639815.88$1,000
Apr 1994599514.14$834
Mar 1994679012.46$835
Feb 1994778012.50$963
Jan 1994406012.66$506
Dec 199307012.33$0
Nov 1993757014.49$1,087
Oct 19931757015.85$2,774
Sep 19931757215.03$2,630
Aug 19931,3981,98815.66$21,893
Jul 19931,5102,43415.46$23,345
Jun 19933507216.79$5,877
May 199307317.68$0
Apr 199317215418.05$3,105
Mar 1993163118.14$2,957
Feb 19930117.90$0
Jan 19930516.93$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.

Jun 2008 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                   31 bbl  × $131.33 =     $4,071
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $ 13.03 =         $0

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Month total                                   $4,071

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/O/15364 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.