BLACK RANCH "A"

Operated by ATLAS OPERATING LLC (P-5 36587) in the STEPHENS COUNTY REGULAR field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 23678District 7BField 85948001Hydrogen sulphide fieldNGPA filingOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$928 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 1,255 leases and 4,008 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1916-12-31
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 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.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: CLASS 4 W/DAILY 150 = 6000 TO 8000'

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
OilDisposition24,892 bbl$901,920
Casinghead gasProduction6,869 Mcf$25,841
Total$927,761

785 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 (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 32.8952, -98.8282. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

32.89518, -98.82823 · 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 1 wells
With a plug date
0.0%
0 of 1 wells
Median depth
4,450 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.
1100.0%

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 4,450 ft.

Completions filed
Mar 1986
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-4293466514,450 ftMar 1986

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 2023141076.533.39$10,791
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 2019158050.852.79$8,034
Jan 20190046.033.23$0
Dec 201801846.594.19$75
Nov 201801052.934.24$42
Oct 201801061.443.40$34
Sep 201801459.543.11$44
Aug 201801059.403.07$31
Jul 20181721465.142.93$11,245
Jun 201801360.183.08$40
May 201801565.382.90$44
Apr 20180963.842.90$26
Mar 20181751061.222.79$10,741
Feb 20180861.782.77$22
Jan 20180762.874.01$28
Dec 20170857.272.92$23
Nov 201701155.423.12$34
Oct 20171751149.292.98$8,659
Sep 201701347.523.09$40
Aug 201701345.373.00$39
Jul 201701643.873.09$49
Jun 20171791142.493.09$7,640
May 201701345.373.26$42
Apr 201701047.933.21$32
Mar 201701246.772.98$36
Feb 201701150.452.95$32
Jan 20171781149.413.42$8,833
Dec 201601048.763.72$37
Nov 201601142.492.64$29
Oct 201601346.193.09$40
Sep 201601141.553.10$34
Aug 20161741241.442.92$7,246
Jul 201601241.622.92$35
Jun 201601145.352.69$30
May 20160742.521.99$14
Apr 20160736.561.99$14
Mar 20161791633.011.79$5,937
Feb 201601726.472.06$35
Jan 201601827.352.36$43
Dec 201501332.362.00$26
Nov 201501438.792.17$30
Oct 20151801143.552.43$7,866
Sep 20150642.992.76$17
Aug 201501440.162.87$40
Jul 201501748.152.95$50
Jun 20151822156.152.88$10,280
May 201501555.212.96$44
Apr 201502149.822.71$57
Mar 201501842.892.93$53
Feb 201501844.662.98$54
Jan 20151791643.433.10$7,824
Dec 201401654.693.59$57
Nov 201401870.464.25$77
Oct 20141772478.303.90$13,953
Sep 201403086.164.05$121
Aug 201402389.394.04$93
Jul 201401996.564.18$79
Jun 20141772198.164.74$17,474
May 201402194.734.73$99
Apr 201401895.944.81$87
Mar 201402395.895.06$116
Feb 20141823697.406.19$17,950
Jan 201402590.404.86$122
Dec 201301791.824.35$74
Nov 201301488.853.74$52
Oct 20131772197.423.78$17,323
Sep 2013022104.113.72$82
Aug 2013026104.253.52$92
Jul 2013022102.523.72$82
Jun 20131772594.403.93$16,807
May 201302794.834.15$112
Apr 201302293.964.28$94
Mar 201302593.623.91$98
Feb 20131811991.233.42$16,578
Jan 201302191.603.42$72
Dec 201202186.773.42$72
Nov 20121811486.953.62$15,789
Oct 201201889.383.40$61
Sep 201201494.672.92$41
Aug 201202792.662.91$79
Jul 20121752385.133.02$14,967
Jun 201202079.822.52$50
May 201202591.612.49$62
Apr 2012024101.652.00$48
Mar 201218122105.052.22$19,063
Feb 2012017101.102.57$44
Jan 201201698.092.73$44
Dec 20111841596.873.24$17,873
Nov 201102195.723.31$70
Oct 201102584.983.65$91
Sep 201102583.623.99$100
Aug 20111783183.404.15$14,974
Jul 201103894.144.52$172
Jun 201103092.904.64$139
May 20111803198.134.40$17,800
Apr 2011028105.964.33$121
Mar 201102796.364.06$110
Feb 201101485.644.18$59
Jan 20111822886.504.59$15,871
Dec 201003085.734.35$130
Nov 201002880.843.80$106
Oct 201003378.103.51$116
Sep 201002972.633.98$115
Aug 20101782873.684.42$13,239
Jul 201003672.554.74$171
Jun 201002270.364.91$108
May 20101783871.124.24$12,820
Apr 201002181.694.12$87
Mar 201002378.394.39$101
Feb 201002273.585.44$120
Jan 20101801674.365.96$13,480
Dec 200902871.445.48$154
Nov 200902474.593.75$90
Oct 20091782972.544.11$13,031
Sep 200902565.543.06$77
Aug 200903467.423.22$109
Jul 200902761.133.46$94
Jun 20091773166.163.90$11,831
May 200902754.743.93$106
Apr 200903146.773.59$111
Mar 200902942.144.06$118
Feb 20091832932.814.63$6,139
Jan 200902435.865.37$129
Dec 200803037.105.98$179
Nov 200802255.496.86$151
Oct 20081783275.246.92$13,614
Sep 2008027101.767.88$213
Aug 2008033114.228.48$280
Jul 200817825131.0811.39$23,617
Jun 2008016131.3313.03$209
May 2008025123.1711.57$289
Apr 2008029110.3110.45$303
Mar 200818424101.909.66$18,982
Feb 200801792.538.77$149
Jan 200802690.388.21$213
Dec 20071822288.337.30$16,237
Nov 200702691.677.29$190
Oct 200702182.856.92$145
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 20071771469.066.39$12,313
Jul 200702070.906.39$128
Jun 200702062.007.55$151
May 20071811858.747.85$10,773
Apr 200701859.617.81$140
Mar 200701956.927.30$139
Feb 200701555.108.22$123
Jan 20071851650.306.73$9,413
Dec 200601656.656.92$111
Nov 20060954.207.62$69
Oct 20061781854.906.01$9,880
Sep 200602560.085.04$126
Aug 200602268.717.34$161
Jul 20061801069.376.34$12,550
Jun 200603166.286.38$198
May 20061812366.016.42$12,096
Apr 200602764.397.36$199
Mar 200602756.707.08$191
Feb 200602457.597.75$186
Jan 20061813360.598.93$11,262
Dec 200502354.9413.42$309
Nov 20051822054.6910.59$10,165
Oct 200502858.3413.80$386
Sep 200502061.4512.08$242
Aug 20051791761.519.80$11,177
Jul 200502055.697.84$157
Jun 200501952.337.38$140
May 200501645.226.65$106
Apr 20051804149.207.36$9,158
Mar 200501150.377.15$79
Feb 200501045.226.31$63
Jan 20051791043.166.32$7,789
Dec 200402339.866.75$155
Nov 200401545.286.33$95
Oct 20041781749.706.52$8,957
Sep 200401543.245.28$79
Aug 200401642.375.55$89
Jul 20041781538.286.08$6,905
Jun 200401436.106.43$90
May 200401337.486.49$84
Apr 20041861234.475.86$6,482
Mar 200401134.365.53$61
Feb 200401132.455.51$61
Jan 20041841532.036.30$5,988
Dec 200301530.266.30$95
Nov 200301628.804.60$74
Oct 20031761928.174.76$5,048
Sep 200301626.314.75$76
Aug 20031831829.765.13$5,538
Jul 200302029.415.17$103
Jun 200301728.565.98$102
May 20031821726.595.97$4,941
Apr 200301626.675.41$87
Mar 20030031.146.10$0
Feb 200301333.487.93$103
Jan 20031781630.315.58$5,484
Dec 200201626.914.85$78
Nov 20021851624.664.14$4,628
Oct 200201526.464.23$63
Sep 200201927.443.64$69
Aug 20021792025.963.16$4,710
Jul 200202024.583.06$61
Jun 20021811823.733.34$4,355
May 200203324.663.58$118
Apr 200202923.653.51$102
Mar 20021833122.003.10$4,122
Feb 200202618.222.38$62
Jan 200201517.172.38$36
Dec 20011831416.932.36$3,131
Nov 200101318.072.41$31
Oct 20011261619.782.53$2,533
Sep 200101824.262.25$41
Aug 20011801524.873.05$4,522
Jul 200101823.933.20$58
Jun 20011831524.563.82$4,552
May 20010725.524.31$30
Apr 20011791424.685.34$4,492
Mar 200102124.545.38$113
Feb 200101727.755.77$98
Jan 20011742227.478.40$4,965
Dec 200001826.889.12$164
Nov 20001862032.215.66$6,104
Oct 200001831.235.15$93
Sep 20001812031.875.19$5,872
Aug 200001529.644.54$68
Jul 20001772128.534.09$5,136
Jun 200002129.304.40$92
May 20001812627.263.68$5,030
Apr 200002424.513.12$75
Mar 20001602628.422.86$4,622
Feb 200002427.622.73$65
Jan 20001852525.272.48$4,737
Dec 199902324.282.42$56
Nov 19991821723.192.43$4,262
Oct 199901720.982.80$48
Sep 19991792921.752.62$3,969
Aug 199902419.262.88$69
Jul 19991751617.892.37$3,169
Jun 199901515.942.36$35
May 19991783215.792.32$2,885
Apr 19991853315.102.21$2,866
Mar 199903112.471.84$57
Feb 1999185329.981.82$1,904
Jan 199903510.381.90$67
Dec 1998184269.201.77$1,739
Nov 199803010.892.19$66
Oct 19981503512.421.97$1,932
Sep 19981813712.592.08$2,356
Aug 19981682811.301.91$1,952
Jul 199807911.742.24$177
Jun 19981815311.242.24$2,153
May 19981827012.622.21$2,451
Apr 199807813.042.51$195
Mar 19981852912.802.31$2,435
Feb 19981863113.952.30$2,666
Jan 19981814914.702.15$2,766
Dec 19971813416.322.41$3,036
Nov 199704518.193.09$139
Oct 19971854819.253.15$3,712
Sep 19971764617.742.95$3,258
Aug 19971825217.862.55$3,383
Jul 19973609617.582.25$6,545
Jun 199718211517.242.26$3,397
May 199718211118.972.31$3,709
Apr 19971839717.882.08$3,474
Mar 19971835318.951.94$3,571
Feb 199704720.492.21$104
Jan 19971835023.483.54$4,474
Dec 19961823723.32$4,244
Nov 19961834121.97$4,021
Oct 199603823.31$0
Sep 19961813222.22$4,022
Aug 19961803920.26$3,647
Jul 199603819.55$0
Jun 19961823018.73$3,409
May 19961813319.43$3,517
Apr 19961823821.51$3,915
Mar 19961764919.38$3,411
Feb 199603116.98$0
Jan 19961871517.07$3,192
Dec 19951832817.19$3,146
Nov 19951823416.00$2,912
Oct 19951783715.43$2,747
Sep 19951753216.18$2,832
Aug 19951783315.92$2,834
Jul 199503815.24$0
Jun 19951803316.41$2,954
May 19951803317.56$3,161
Apr 19951793117.73$3,174
Mar 19951823416.44$2,992
Feb 19951811016.58$3,001
Jan 1995361015.92$5,747
Dec 1994183015.03$2,750
Nov 19940015.90$0
Oct 1994180015.58$2,804
Sep 1994182115.29$2,783
Aug 1994362116.13$5,839
Jul 1994180117.56$3,161
Jun 1994181117.09$3,093
May 1994180115.88$2,858
Apr 1994182114.14$2,573
Mar 1994179112.46$2,230
Feb 1994362112.50$4,525
Jan 1994180112.66$2,279
Dec 1993180112.33$2,219
Nov 1993175114.49$2,536
Oct 1993181115.85$2,869
Sep 19930115.03$0
Aug 1993177115.66$2,772
Jul 1993177115.46$2,736
Jun 19930116.79$0
May 1993180117.68$3,182
Apr 1993181118.05$3,267
Mar 19930118.14$0
Feb 1993186117.90$3,329
Jan 1993181116.93$3,064

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.

Jan 2023 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  141 bbl  × $ 76.53 =    $10,791
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  3.39 =         $0

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                  $10,791

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/23678 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.