MORTON, R.P.

Operated by INTERSTATE EXPLORATIONS LLC (P-5 425206) in the NIMROD,E. (PATIO) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 16563District 7BField 65512600OilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$887 k
Jan 1993 – Jan 2024
Value, last 12 filed months
$28 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
373
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 10 leases and 32 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1980-10-10
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

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
OilDisposition18,392 bbl$886,868
Casinghead gasProduction40 Mcf$0
Total$886,868

40 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 40 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 (9)

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 32.2547, -98.9961. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.3 miles.

32.25505, -98.99598 · 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%
9 of 9 wells
With a plug date
100.0%
9 of 9 wells
Median depth
1,300 ft
9 wells filed one
Completion to plug
19.3 years
median over 9 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
9100.0%
A plug date is filed
9100.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
9100.0%
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

Total depth in feet, 9 of 9 wells. Median 1,300 ft, with the middle half between 1,286 and 1,300 ft; the shallowest is 1,250 ft and the deepest 1,770 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, 9 of 9 wells, Oct 1980 – May 2004. 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 1980 – May 2004
9 of 9 wells
Plug dates filed
Sep 1992 – Sep 2023
9 of 9 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 19.3 years across the 9 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 11.8 years and 19.3 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

9 wells

42-13333664141,300 ftMay 2004Sep 2023Yes
42-13333711171,286 ftMay 2004Sep 2023Yes
42-1333788721,300 ftMay 2004Aug 2023Yes
42-13333714161,300 ftNov 1984Sep 2003Yes
42-1333249831,761 ftMay 1983Aug 2023Yes
42-13333665151,770 ftFeb 1982Sep 1992Yes
42-1333365651,300 ftJan 1982Sep 1992Yes
42-1333259141,285 ftNov 1980Sep 1992Yes
42-1333108811,250 ftOct 1980Aug 2023Yes

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 (373)

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

373 months

Jan 20240073.023.30$0
Dec 20230071.262.61$0
Nov 202357077.892.81$4,440
Oct 20230085.443.09$0
Sep 20230089.042.74$0
Aug 2023291080.522.67$23,431
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 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 20200057.252.09$0
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 20160046.193.09$0
Sep 2016324041.553.10$13,462
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 20150048.152.95$0
Jun 2015158056.152.88$8,872
May 20150055.212.96$0
Apr 20150049.822.71$0
Mar 20150042.892.93$0
Feb 20150044.662.98$0
Jan 20150043.433.10$0
Dec 2014169054.693.59$9,243
Nov 20140070.464.25$0
Oct 20140078.303.90$0
Sep 20140086.164.05$0
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 20140096.564.18$0
Jun 20140098.164.74$0
May 2014162094.734.73$15,346
Apr 20140095.944.81$0
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 20140097.406.19$0
Jan 20140090.404.86$0
Dec 20130091.824.35$0
Nov 20130088.853.74$0
Oct 20130097.423.78$0
Sep 20131530104.113.72$15,929
Aug 201300104.253.52$0
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 20130094.403.93$0
May 20130094.834.15$0
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 2013165093.623.91$15,447
Feb 20130091.233.42$0
Jan 20130091.603.42$0
Dec 2012166086.773.42$14,404
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 2012163079.822.52$13,011
May 20120091.612.49$0
Apr 201200101.652.00$0
Mar 20121820105.052.22$19,119
Feb 201200101.102.57$0
Jan 2012198098.092.73$19,422
Dec 20110096.873.24$0
Nov 20110095.723.31$0
Oct 2011159084.983.65$13,512
Sep 20110083.623.99$0
Aug 20110083.404.15$0
Jul 2011165094.144.52$15,533
Jun 20110092.904.64$0
May 2011177098.134.40$17,369
Apr 201100105.964.33$0
Mar 20110096.364.06$0
Feb 2011178085.644.18$15,244
Jan 20110086.504.59$0
Dec 20100085.734.35$0
Nov 2010169080.843.80$13,662
Oct 20100078.103.51$0
Sep 2010162072.633.98$11,766
Aug 20100073.684.42$0
Jul 2010165072.554.74$11,971
Jun 20100070.364.91$0
May 20100071.124.24$0
Apr 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 2010176078.394.39$13,797
Feb 20100073.585.44$0
Jan 20100074.365.96$0
Dec 2009175071.445.48$12,502
Nov 20090074.593.75$0
Oct 20090072.544.11$0
Sep 2009173065.543.06$11,338
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 2009180061.133.46$11,003
Jun 20090066.163.90$0
May 2009173054.743.93$9,470
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 20090042.144.06$0
Feb 20090032.814.63$0
Jan 2009170035.865.37$6,096
Dec 20080037.105.98$0
Nov 2008163055.496.86$9,045
Oct 2008176075.246.92$13,242
Sep 20081720101.767.88$17,503
Aug 200800114.228.48$0
Jul 20083320131.0811.39$43,519
Jun 200800131.3313.03$0
May 200800123.1711.57$0
Apr 20081850110.3110.45$20,407
Mar 200800101.909.66$0
Feb 20080092.538.77$0
Jan 2008164090.388.21$14,822
Dec 20070088.337.30$0
Nov 2007209091.677.29$19,159
Oct 20070082.856.92$0
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 2007183069.066.39$12,638
Jul 20070070.906.39$0
Jun 2007183062.007.55$11,346
May 20070058.747.85$0
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 200746056.927.30$2,618
Feb 2007170055.108.22$9,367
Jan 20070050.306.73$0
Dec 2006205056.656.92$11,613
Nov 2006161054.207.62$8,726
Oct 20060054.906.01$0
Sep 2006164060.085.04$9,853
Aug 20060068.717.34$0
Jul 20060069.376.34$0
Jun 2006186066.286.38$12,328
May 20060066.016.42$0
Apr 2006179064.397.36$11,526
Mar 2006166056.707.08$9,412
Feb 20060057.597.75$0
Jan 200653060.598.93$3,211
Dec 200581054.9413.42$4,450
Nov 200580054.6910.59$4,375
Oct 2005176058.3413.80$10,268
Sep 200581061.4512.08$4,977
Aug 2005198061.519.80$12,179
Jul 20050055.697.84$0
Jun 2005325052.337.38$17,007
May 20050045.226.65$0
Apr 2005187049.207.36$9,200
Mar 2005181050.377.15$9,117
Feb 2005159045.226.31$7,190
Jan 2005177043.166.32$7,639
Dec 2004174039.866.75$6,936
Nov 20040045.286.33$0
Oct 2004297049.706.52$14,761
Sep 2004140043.245.28$6,054
Aug 2004336042.375.55$14,236
Jul 2004179038.286.08$6,852
Jun 2004481036.106.43$17,364
May 2004148037.486.49$5,547
Apr 2004158034.475.86$5,446
Mar 2004126034.365.53$4,329
Feb 2004187032.455.51$6,068
Jan 20040032.036.30$0
Dec 200344030.266.30$1,331
Nov 2003155028.804.60$4,464
Oct 20030028.174.76$0
Sep 20030026.314.75$0
Aug 20030029.765.13$0
Jul 200376029.415.17$2,235
Jun 20030028.565.98$0
May 200334026.595.97$904
Apr 20030026.675.41$0
Mar 20030031.146.10$0
Feb 2003162033.487.93$5,424
Jan 20030030.315.58$0
Dec 20020026.914.85$0
Nov 2002180024.664.14$4,439
Oct 20020026.464.23$0
Sep 20020027.443.64$0
Aug 20020025.963.16$0
Jul 200280024.583.06$1,966
Jun 20020023.733.34$0
May 200228024.663.58$690
Apr 2002173023.653.51$4,091
Mar 20020022.003.10$0
Feb 20020018.222.38$0
Jan 2002164017.172.38$2,816
Dec 20010016.932.36$0
Nov 20010018.072.41$0
Oct 2001150019.782.53$2,967
Sep 20010024.262.25$0
Aug 20010024.873.05$0
Jul 2001166023.933.20$3,972
Jun 20010024.563.82$0
May 20010025.524.31$0
Apr 20010024.685.34$0
Mar 20010024.545.38$0
Feb 20010027.755.77$0
Jan 2001165027.478.40$4,533
Dec 20000026.889.12$0
Nov 20000032.215.66$0
Oct 20000031.235.15$0
Sep 20000031.875.19$0
Aug 200076029.644.54$2,253
Jul 20000028.534.09$0
Jun 20000029.304.40$0
May 200089027.263.68$2,426
Apr 20000024.513.12$0
Mar 20000028.422.86$0
Feb 20000027.622.73$0
Jan 2000148025.272.48$3,740
Dec 19990024.282.42$0
Nov 19990023.192.43$0
Oct 19990020.982.80$0
Sep 1999150021.752.62$3,263
Aug 19990019.262.88$0
Jul 19990017.892.37$0
Jun 19990015.942.36$0
May 1999155015.792.32$2,447
Apr 19990015.102.21$0
Mar 19990012.471.84$0
Feb 1999009.981.82$0
Jan 19990010.381.90$0
Dec 1998009.201.77$0
Nov 19980010.892.19$0
Oct 19980012.421.97$0
Sep 19980012.592.08$0
Aug 19980011.301.91$0
Jul 19980011.742.24$0
Jun 19980011.242.24$0
May 19980012.622.21$0
Apr 19980013.042.51$0
Mar 19980012.802.31$0
Feb 19980013.952.30$0
Jan 1998178014.702.15$2,617
Dec 19970016.322.41$0
Nov 19970018.193.09$0
Oct 19970019.253.15$0
Sep 1997125017.742.95$2,218
Aug 199793017.862.55$1,661
Jul 1997127017.582.25$2,233
Jun 19970017.242.26$0
May 1997154018.972.31$2,921
Apr 1997183017.882.08$3,272
Mar 19970018.951.94$0
Feb 19970020.492.21$0
Jan 1997172023.483.54$4,039
Dec 1996275023.32$6,413
Nov 19960021.97$0
Oct 1996144023.31$3,357
Sep 1996124022.22$2,755
Aug 1996180020.26$3,647
Jul 1996177019.55$3,460
Jun 19960018.73$0
May 19960119.43$0
Apr 19960121.51$0
Mar 19960119.38$0
Feb 1996132116.98$2,241
Jan 19960117.07$0
Dec 19950017.19$0
Nov 19950116.00$0
Oct 19950115.43$0
Sep 19950116.18$0
Aug 199590115.92$1,433
Jul 1995163115.24$2,484
Jun 19950116.41$0
May 19950117.56$0
Apr 19950117.73$0
Mar 19950116.44$0
Feb 1995101116.58$1,675
Jan 19950115.92$0
Dec 19940115.03$0
Nov 1994173115.90$2,751
Oct 19940115.58$0
Sep 1994118115.29$1,804
Aug 199477116.13$1,242
Jul 19940117.56$0
Jun 1994139117.09$2,376
May 19940115.88$0
Apr 1994116114.14$1,640
Mar 1994124112.46$1,545
Feb 1994147112.50$1,838
Jan 1994156112.66$1,975
Dec 1993200112.33$2,466
Nov 199382114.49$1,188
Oct 1993205115.85$3,249
Sep 19930115.03$0
Aug 1993134115.66$2,098
Jul 1993163115.46$2,520
Jun 1993107116.79$1,797
May 1993161117.68$2,846
Apr 19930118.05$0
Mar 1993299118.14$5,424
Feb 19930117.90$0
Jan 19930116.93$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.

Nov 2023 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                   57 bbl  × $ 77.89 =     $4,440
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  2.81 =         $0

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Month total                                   $4,440

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/16563 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.