DALE CAVE

Operated by SOJOURNER DRILLING CORPORATION (P-5 800750) in the BRIDJOURNER field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 30077District 7BField 11925500Hydrogen sulphide fieldOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$4.6 M
Apr 2008 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$23 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
218
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 25 leases and 41 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1985-05-20
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.

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
OilDisposition54,745 bbl$4,342,627
Casinghead gasProduction82,621 Mcf$275,534
Total$4,618,161

Wells on this lease (2)

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 32.7215, -100.5771. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.3 miles.

32.72150, -100.57713 · 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
50.0%
1 of 2 wells
With a plug date
0.0%
0 of 2 wells
Median depth
7,024 ft
2 wells filed one
Completion to plug
no well filed both dates

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
150.0%
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.
150.0%

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

Between 7,024 and 7,024 ft, median 7,024 ft, over the 2 wells that filed a depth.

Completions filed
Mar 2008 – Jun 2016
2 of 2 wells

2 wells

42-1513273947,024 ftJun 2016Yes
42-1513267537,024 ftMar 2008

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 (218)

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

218 months

May 202600106.413.05$0
Apr 2026945098.932.87$2,182
Mar 2026046589.753.15$1,464
Feb 2026042063.503.75$1,575
Jan 2026046559.138.00$3,719
Dec 2025046556.664.41$2,052
Nov 2025045058.593.93$1,767
Oct 2025046559.383.30$1,537
Sep 2025045062.743.08$1,385
Aug 202501,59463.933.01$4,806
Jul 2025045066.743.32$1,492
Jun 2025046566.483.13$1,455
May 2025046560.553.23$1,503
Apr 2025046562.363.54$1,648
Mar 2025046567.704.27$1,985
Feb 2025043570.884.34$1,888
Jan 2025045074.324.28$1,925
Dec 20240068.993.12$0
Nov 2024045069.052.20$989
Oct 2024046571.372.28$1,061
Sep 2024045069.612.36$1,064
Aug 2024046575.632.06$960
Jul 2024046579.932.15$998
Jun 2024045078.082.63$1,185
May 2024046578.812.20$1,022
Apr 2024045084.451.66$747
Mar 2024046580.301.55$718
Feb 2024043576.091.78$776
Jan 2024046573.023.30$1,533
Dec 2023046571.262.61$1,214
Nov 2023045077.892.81$1,263
Oct 20230085.443.09$0
Sep 2023045089.042.74$1,231
Aug 2023046580.522.67$1,243
Jul 2023046574.852.64$1,228
Jun 2023045068.962.26$1,016
May 2023046570.622.23$1,036
Apr 2023045078.122.24$1,007
Mar 2023046572.852.39$1,113
Feb 202301,19175.112.47$2,937
Jan 2023030276.533.39$1,023
Dec 2022068876.415.73$3,942
Nov 2022068885.005.65$3,885
Oct 2022068387.185.86$4,005
Sep 2022069084.888.16$5,633
Aug 2022030094.529.13$2,738
Jul 20220465101.587.54$3,507
Jun 20220667115.097.98$5,321
May 20220866109.378.43$7,303
Apr 2022184494104.226.84$22,554
Mar 20220878108.885.08$4,457
Feb 2022084791.054.86$4,115
Jan 2022093181.844.54$4,225
Dec 2021048271.323.90$1,879
Nov 2021689477.435.24$5,146
Oct 2021097679.795.71$5,577
Sep 202116896269.865.35$16,884
Aug 2021097866.024.22$4,128
Jul 2021099770.783.98$3,970
Jun 2021097069.493.38$3,279
May 202101,07763.483.02$3,250
Apr 202117592060.362.76$13,101
Mar 20216997661.302.72$6,881
Feb 2021095857.805.55$5,315
Jan 2021096450.412.81$2,709
Dec 2020099444.642.68$2,659
Nov 202017895438.772.71$9,483
Oct 202001,00836.972.48$2,498
Sep 2020096437.091.99$1,919
Aug 202001,07439.982.39$2,562
Jul 20201801,10038.371.83$8,914
Jun 202001,04234.901.69$1,761
May 202001,04616.921.81$1,898
Apr 2020096014.751.80$1,732
Mar 2020771,00130.341.86$4,194
Feb 2020099649.881.98$1,973
Jan 2020901,03957.252.09$7,329
Dec 2019451,00159.012.30$4,962
Nov 2019096955.302.75$2,665
Oct 2019841,04153.472.42$7,009
Sep 2019791,00555.052.66$7,020
Aug 201901,06653.112.30$2,456
Jul 2019511,10056.272.46$5,576
Jun 201911,04852.782.49$2,664
May 20198062058.482.74$6,377
Apr 2019841,00662.632.75$8,028
Mar 20196079556.803.06$5,842
Feb 2019075550.852.79$2,108
Jan 20198479746.033.23$6,439
Dec 20186375346.594.19$6,087
Nov 20186878952.934.24$6,942
Oct 2018085661.443.40$2,909
Sep 20187990959.543.11$7,529
Aug 20186992459.403.07$6,932
Jul 20181361,07065.142.93$11,996
Jun 2018301,24560.183.08$5,636
May 20181771,38565.382.90$15,590
Apr 2018045063.842.90$1,305
Mar 2018046561.222.79$1,296
Feb 2018042061.782.77$1,162
Jan 20182346562.874.01$3,310
Dec 2017046557.272.92$1,359
Nov 2017066455.423.12$2,071
Oct 201717799249.292.98$11,684
Sep 2017095747.523.09$2,955
Aug 201701,04045.373.00$3,125
Jul 2017961,01843.873.09$7,354
Jun 20177219842.493.09$3,671
May 20172252145.373.26$2,698
Apr 201717143247.933.21$9,583
Mar 20172259246.772.98$2,795
Feb 20174926850.452.95$3,263
Jan 201719149449.413.42$11,126
Dec 201621048.763.72$1,024
Nov 2016182042.492.64$7,733
Oct 201623046.193.09$1,062
Sep 2016011541.553.10$357
Aug 201627811541.442.92$11,857
Jul 2016211541.622.92$420
Jun 201622411545.352.69$10,467
May 201620511542.521.99$8,946
Apr 201619311536.561.99$7,285
Mar 201626511533.011.79$8,954
Feb 2016111526.472.06$264
Jan 2016511527.352.36$409
Dec 201519211532.362.00$6,443
Nov 2015411538.792.17$404
Oct 2015011543.552.43$279
Sep 2015011542.992.76$317
Aug 2015011540.162.87$330
Jul 201516611548.152.95$8,332
Jun 2015011556.152.88$332
May 201517811555.212.96$10,167
Apr 2015011549.822.71$311
Mar 201517511542.892.93$7,843
Feb 201537611544.662.98$17,134
Jan 20152011543.433.10$1,225
Dec 201417911554.693.59$10,203
Nov 201422011570.464.25$15,990
Oct 201439111578.303.90$31,064
Sep 201418611586.164.05$16,491
Aug 201413111589.394.04$12,174
Jul 201444415596.564.18$43,520
Jun 201437715598.164.74$37,741
May 201440215594.734.73$38,814
Apr 2014567095.944.81$54,398
Mar 20140095.895.06$0
Feb 2014387097.406.19$37,694
Jan 2014747090.404.86$67,529
Dec 2013382091.824.35$35,075
Nov 2013622088.853.74$55,265
Oct 2013562097.423.78$54,750
Sep 20135600104.113.72$58,302
Aug 20135760104.253.52$60,048
Jul 20135750102.523.72$58,949
Jun 2013384094.403.93$36,250
May 2013572094.834.15$54,243
Apr 2013573093.964.28$53,839
Mar 2013577093.623.91$54,019
Feb 2013569091.233.42$51,910
Jan 2013564091.603.42$51,662
Dec 2012608086.773.42$52,756
Nov 2012381086.953.62$33,128
Oct 2012193089.383.40$17,250
Sep 2012535094.672.92$50,648
Aug 2012773092.662.91$71,626
Jul 2012478085.133.02$40,692
Jun 2012805079.822.52$64,255
May 2012570091.612.49$52,218
Apr 20127570101.652.00$76,949
Mar 20126810105.052.22$71,539
Feb 20125380101.102.57$54,392
Jan 2012556098.092.73$54,538
Dec 2011755096.873.24$73,137
Nov 2011429095.723.31$41,064
Oct 2011580084.983.65$49,288
Sep 2011379083.623.99$31,692
Aug 2011937083.404.15$78,146
Jul 2011556094.144.52$52,342
Jun 2011557092.904.64$51,745
May 2011561098.134.40$55,051
Apr 20117140105.964.33$75,655
Mar 2011759096.364.06$73,137
Feb 2011345085.644.18$29,546
Jan 2011566086.504.59$48,959
Dec 2010745085.734.35$63,869
Nov 2010567080.843.80$45,836
Oct 201062078.103.51$4,842
Sep 2010383072.633.98$27,817
Aug 2010931073.684.42$68,596
Jul 2010603072.554.74$43,748
Jun 2010558070.364.91$39,261
May 2010759071.124.24$53,980
Apr 2010374081.694.12$30,552
Mar 2010923078.394.39$72,354
Feb 2010573073.585.44$42,161
Jan 2010743074.365.96$55,249
Dec 2009743071.445.48$53,080
Nov 2009750074.593.75$55,943
Oct 2009755072.544.11$54,768
Sep 2009913065.543.06$59,838
Aug 2009931067.423.22$62,768
Jul 2009949061.133.46$58,012
Jun 2009941066.163.90$62,257
May 20091,119054.743.93$61,254
Apr 2009749046.773.59$35,031
Mar 2009891042.144.06$37,547
Feb 2009899032.814.63$29,496
Jan 2009912035.865.37$32,704
Dec 2008920037.105.98$34,132
Nov 2008932055.496.86$51,717
Oct 20081,101075.246.92$82,839
Sep 20087380101.767.88$75,099
Aug 20089470114.228.48$108,166
Jul 20087590131.0811.39$99,490
Jun 20087660131.3313.03$100,599
May 20085050123.1711.57$62,201
Apr 2008850110.3110.45$9,376

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.

Apr 2026 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                    9 bbl  × $ 98.93 =       $890
Casinghead gas       450 Mcf  × $  2.87 =     $1,291

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Month total                                   $2,182

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/30077 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.