THOMPSON, JOHN R.

Operated by TAYLOR, BEN J. INC. (P-5 837361) in the CAL-TEX (STRAWN) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 23056District 7BField 14669666NGPA filingOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.5 M
Jan 1993 – Nov 2015
Value, last 12 filed months
$30 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
275
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 16 leases and 21 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1955-07-03
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
no field rule filed
From a lease line
no field rule filed

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: ONE WELL FIELD EFF 11/2011 - ELK.

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
NGPA1none

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
OilDisposition31,097 bbl$1,281,653
Casinghead gasProduction44,556 Mcf$203,365
Total$1,485,017

6,918 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 (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 32.9977, -97.7149. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

32.99772, -97.71494 · 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
4,050 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
30.1 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 4,050 ft.

Completions filed
Jul 1985
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Aug 2015
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 30.1 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 30.1 years and 30.1 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-3673290314,050 ftJul 1985Aug 2015Yes

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 (275)

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

275 months

Nov 20150038.792.17$0
Oct 20150043.552.43$0
Sep 201519042.992.76$817
Aug 201572040.162.87$2,892
Jul 2015167048.152.95$8,041
Jun 20150056.152.88$0
May 20150055.212.96$0
Apr 2015166049.822.71$8,270
Mar 20150042.892.93$0
Feb 20150044.662.98$0
Jan 20150043.433.10$0
Dec 2014177054.693.59$9,680
Nov 2014166070.464.25$11,696
Oct 20140078.303.90$0
Sep 2014173086.164.05$14,906
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 2014176096.564.18$16,995
Jun 2014177098.164.74$17,374
May 20140094.734.73$0
Apr 2014185095.944.81$17,749
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 2014181097.406.19$17,629
Jan 20140090.404.86$0
Dec 2013167091.824.35$15,334
Nov 2013176088.853.74$15,638
Oct 2013166097.423.78$16,172
Sep 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 20131720104.253.52$17,931
Jul 20131770102.523.72$18,146
Jun 20130094.403.93$0
May 2013155094.834.15$14,699
Apr 2013172093.964.28$16,161
Mar 20130093.623.91$0
Feb 2013171091.233.42$15,600
Jan 2013173091.603.42$15,847
Dec 20120086.773.42$0
Nov 2012345086.953.62$29,998
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 201202394.672.92$67
Aug 2012025992.662.91$753
Jul 201215922585.133.02$14,215
Jun 2012024879.822.52$625
May 201215215491.612.49$14,308
Apr 20120212101.652.00$423
Mar 20120171105.052.22$380
Feb 2012169146101.102.57$17,461
Jan 2012028998.092.73$790
Dec 201116530996.873.24$16,985
Nov 2011028495.723.31$940
Oct 2011023684.983.65$861
Sep 2011020283.623.99$805
Aug 201114637283.404.15$13,720
Jul 2011021494.144.52$967
Jun 201116231392.904.64$16,502
May 201101,71498.134.40$7,550
Apr 2011172681105.964.33$21,176
Mar 2011028696.364.06$1,160
Feb 201116516185.644.18$14,804
Jan 2011071486.504.59$3,276
Dec 2010056985.734.35$2,474
Nov 2010026580.843.80$1,006
Oct 2010018278.103.51$639
Sep 20101639772.633.98$12,225
Aug 2010024673.684.42$1,087
Jul 2010022672.554.74$1,070
Jun 201016613470.364.91$12,338
May 201009671.124.24$407
Apr 201017822981.694.12$15,485
Mar 2010018478.394.39$808
Feb 2010015073.585.44$816
Jan 201018417974.365.96$14,750
Dec 2009014871.445.48$812
Nov 2009013174.593.75$491
Oct 200917813472.544.11$13,463
Sep 2009018165.543.06$555
Aug 2009020867.423.22$669
Jul 200917614861.133.46$11,272
Jun 2009022166.163.90$861
May 200916523754.743.93$9,963
Apr 2009023046.773.59$825
Mar 2009024042.144.06$974
Feb 200916821532.814.63$6,508
Jan 200902735.865.37$145
Dec 2008015737.105.98$938
Nov 200816727655.496.86$11,160
Oct 2008023075.246.92$1,592
Sep 2008022101.767.88$173
Aug 2008167182114.228.48$20,619
Jul 20080103131.0811.39$1,173
Jun 2008159324131.3313.03$25,104
May 20080343123.1711.57$3,970
Apr 200899338110.3110.45$14,454
Mar 2008119335101.909.66$15,364
Feb 200813634792.538.77$15,627
Jan 2008035990.388.21$2,946
Dec 200714832288.337.30$15,424
Nov 200717231891.677.29$18,086
Oct 2007028882.856.92$1,994
Sep 200717432475.846.24$15,219
Aug 200717935669.066.39$14,636
Jul 2007029470.906.39$1,878
Jun 200716524262.007.55$12,057
May 200716930258.747.85$12,297
Apr 2007018859.617.81$1,467
Mar 200715531056.927.30$11,086
Feb 2007023455.108.22$1,923
Jan 2007024850.306.73$1,668
Dec 200614922956.656.92$10,025
Nov 20065518954.207.62$4,421
Oct 200617122854.906.01$10,759
Sep 200617317460.085.04$11,270
Aug 2006024368.717.34$1,784
Jul 200617217369.376.34$13,029
Jun 200617112066.286.38$12,100
May 2006023166.016.42$1,484
Apr 200616820164.397.36$12,297
Mar 200617314456.707.08$10,829
Feb 200616715757.597.75$10,834
Jan 200609260.598.93$822
Dec 200517213954.9413.42$11,314
Nov 200509054.6910.59$953
Oct 200516912658.3413.80$11,598
Sep 2005010361.4512.08$1,244
Aug 200516713961.519.80$11,634
Jul 2005017955.697.84$1,404
Jun 200511828152.337.38$8,249
May 200516136045.226.65$9,675
Apr 200518031449.207.36$11,167
Mar 200513335450.377.15$9,232
Feb 2005141445.226.31$2,658
Jan 200516360643.166.32$10,866
Dec 20049822139.866.75$5,398
Nov 200414227345.286.33$8,158
Oct 200415227949.706.52$9,372
Sep 200413227343.245.28$7,150
Aug 200415130242.375.55$8,074
Jul 200413431638.286.08$7,052
Jun 200413928336.106.43$6,838
May 200416127437.486.49$7,814
Apr 200413427634.475.86$6,236
Mar 200417127534.365.53$7,396
Feb 200413426932.455.51$5,830
Jan 200431328432.036.30$11,814
Dec 2003027930.266.30$1,758
Nov 200316937128.804.60$6,572
Oct 200321639428.174.76$7,960
Sep 200316935426.314.75$6,128
Aug 200316036629.765.13$6,639
Jul 200315837429.415.17$6,581
Jun 200314335628.565.98$6,214
May 200316835126.595.97$6,564
Apr 200314634826.675.41$5,776
Mar 200311433831.146.10$5,610
Feb 200316733233.487.93$8,223
Jan 200315934630.315.58$6,751
Dec 200216635326.914.85$6,180
Nov 200214735124.664.14$5,077
Oct 200215937226.464.23$5,780
Sep 200215736727.443.64$5,642
Aug 200215538425.963.16$5,239
Jul 200215538424.583.06$4,986
Jun 200215536323.733.34$4,890
May 200231637724.663.58$9,144
Apr 2002041323.653.51$1,451
Mar 200231941622.003.10$8,309
Feb 200215236518.222.38$3,637
Jan 200217238917.172.38$3,877
Dec 200117639316.932.36$3,909
Nov 200115441018.072.41$3,769
Oct 200127039119.782.53$6,329
Sep 200114937624.262.25$4,461
Aug 200129931024.873.05$8,383
Jul 20011451823.933.20$3,527
Jun 2001171124.563.82$4,204
May 200154125.524.31$1,382
Apr 2001171124.685.34$4,226
Mar 20010124.545.38$5
Feb 2001156127.755.77$4,335
Jan 2001158127.478.40$4,349
Dec 2000156126.889.12$4,202
Nov 2000212132.215.66$6,834
Oct 2000168131.235.15$5,252
Sep 2000140131.875.19$4,467
Aug 2000160129.644.54$4,747
Jul 2000154128.534.09$4,398
Jun 2000156129.304.40$4,575
May 2000170127.263.68$4,638
Apr 2000166124.513.12$4,072
Mar 200089128.422.86$2,532
Feb 2000320127.622.73$8,841
Jan 2000169125.272.48$4,273
Dec 19990124.282.42$2
Nov 1999167123.192.43$3,875
Oct 1999158120.982.80$3,318
Sep 1999159121.752.62$3,461
Aug 1999154119.262.88$2,969
Jul 1999162117.892.37$2,901
Jun 1999120115.942.36$1,915
May 1999166115.792.32$2,623
Apr 1999147115.102.21$2,222
Mar 1999337112.471.84$4,204
Feb 199916619.981.82$1,659
Jan 1999191110.381.90$1,984
Dec 1998019.201.77$2
Nov 1998179110.892.19$1,952
Oct 19980112.421.97$2
Sep 1998200112.592.08$2,520
Aug 1998175111.301.91$1,979
Jul 1998161111.742.24$1,892
Jun 1998176111.242.24$1,980
May 19980112.622.21$2
Apr 1998330113.042.51$4,306
Mar 19980112.802.31$2
Feb 1998150113.952.30$2,095
Jan 1998180114.702.15$2,648
Dec 1997177116.322.41$2,891
Nov 1997178118.193.09$3,241
Oct 1997158119.253.15$3,045
Sep 1997164117.742.95$2,912
Aug 1997158117.862.55$2,824
Jul 1997150117.582.25$2,639
Jun 1997154117.242.26$2,657
May 1997161118.972.31$3,056
Apr 1997158117.882.08$2,827
Mar 1997157118.951.94$2,977
Feb 1997164120.492.21$3,363
Jan 1997172123.483.54$4,042
Dec 1996176123.32$4,104
Nov 1996177121.97$3,889
Oct 1996174123.31$4,056
Sep 1996334122.22$7,421
Aug 1996177120.26$3,586
Jul 1996152119.55$2,972
Jun 199618312118.73$3,428
May 199617612819.43$3,420
Apr 1996015421.51$0
Mar 19961619219.38$3,120
Feb 19961787016.98$3,022
Jan 199615712617.07$2,680
Dec 19951532517.19$2,630
Nov 199505016.00$0
Oct 19951714015.43$2,639
Sep 1995011016.18$0
Aug 19951512915.92$2,404
Jul 199508915.24$0
Jun 199515613016.41$2,560
May 1995012117.56$0
Apr 199506917.73$0
Mar 199509516.44$0
Feb 19951417416.58$2,338
Jan 199516414915.92$2,611
Dec 1994016215.03$0
Nov 199416911415.90$2,687
Oct 1994016015.58$0
Sep 199414715415.29$2,248
Aug 1994020916.13$0
Jul 1994010917.56$0
Jun 19941626917.09$2,769
May 199417217815.88$2,731
Apr 199416818214.14$2,376
Mar 1994016312.46$0
Feb 1994019212.50$0
Jan 199417125112.66$2,165
Dec 199317323812.33$2,133
Nov 1993024914.49$0
Oct 199315219815.85$2,409
Sep 1993030115.03$0
Aug 199317319115.66$2,709
Jul 199317520115.46$2,706
Jun 1993036316.79$0
May 199317439917.68$3,076
Apr 1993025918.05$0
Mar 199316621718.14$3,011
Feb 1993030617.90$0
Jan 199316637516.93$2,810

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.

Sep 2015 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                   19 bbl  × $ 42.99 =       $817
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  2.76 =         $0

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Month total                                     $817

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/23056 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.