NOELKE, W. M. ESTATE

Operated by LINN OPERATING, INC. (P-5 501545) in the MERTZON (CANYON) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 135712District 7CField 60698166Hydrogen sulphide field2 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.1 M
Jan 1993 – Feb 2016
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
278
no gaps in the span
Streams
2
condensate, 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 14 leases and 19 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1965-12-11
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
1,320 ft
minimum
From a lease line
660 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 80 acres. The field rule took effect on 1991-05-01.

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: MULTIPLE 49B FIELD WITH 80 ACRE UNIT BASE

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
High Cost Gas111991-12-06124472
NGPA2none

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
CondensateDisposition8,091 bbl$191,408
GasProduction734,755 Mcf$930,909
Total$1,122,317

459,944 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 31.1672, -100.9179. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

31.16722, -100.91786 · 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
6,900 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
11.6 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 6,900 ft.

Completions filed
Jul 2004
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Feb 2016
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 11.6 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 11.6 years and 11.6 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-23532941556,900 ftJul 2004Feb 2016Yes

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 (278)

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

278 months

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 20150056.152.88$0
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 20140054.693.59$0
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 20140094.734.73$0
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 201300104.113.72$0
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 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 200800131.3313.03$0
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 2004126039.866.75$5,022
Nov 200416573745.286.33$12,137
Oct 200431078349.706.52$20,508
Sep 200431577043.245.28$17,689
Aug 200430937242.375.55$15,157
Jul 200410246138.286.08$6,709
Jun 2004681,05636.106.43$9,248
May 200401,53237.486.49$9,950
Apr 2004641,46134.475.86$10,765
Mar 200401,46134.365.53$8,080
Feb 200401,40432.455.51$7,736
Jan 2004851,46732.036.30$11,964
Dec 2003761,28030.266.30$10,366
Nov 200301,45428.804.60$6,681
Oct 200301,51528.174.76$7,211
Sep 2003491,58826.314.75$8,831
Aug 2003871,74129.765.13$11,520
Jul 2003881,65329.415.17$11,135
Jun 200301,34428.565.98$8,041
May 200301,97926.595.97$11,820
Apr 200301,88426.675.41$10,187
Mar 20032151,89131.146.10$18,223
Feb 200302,26233.487.93$17,928
Jan 200302,52530.315.58$14,095
Dec 200202,51626.914.85$12,212
Nov 20021722,34824.664.14$13,955
Oct 200202,34026.464.23$9,896
Sep 20021152,12127.443.64$10,866
Aug 200202,32425.963.16$7,354
Jul 2002952,84124.583.06$11,034
Jun 200201,65323.733.34$5,518
May 2002601,62824.663.58$7,314
Apr 200201,65623.653.51$5,816
Mar 2002571,69022.003.10$6,498
Feb 200201,49218.222.38$3,545
Jan 2002491,40817.172.38$4,186
Dec 2001491,36416.932.36$4,055
Nov 200101,02218.072.41$2,458
Oct 2001097219.782.53$2,458
Sep 20015883324.262.25$3,282
Aug 2001065724.873.05$2,006
Jul 2001044823.933.20$1,432
Jun 20013380424.563.82$3,885
May 2001022825.524.31$982
Apr 2001036124.685.34$1,926
Mar 2001473,40124.545.38$19,439
Feb 2001433,14227.755.77$19,313
Jan 2001453,76127.478.40$32,824
Dec 200003,77226.889.12$34,410
Nov 2000403,72032.215.66$22,336
Oct 2000413,98331.235.15$21,775
Sep 2000443,90931.875.19$21,676
Aug 200003,72829.644.54$16,928
Jul 2000553,77828.534.09$17,020
Jun 2000573,90029.304.40$18,819
May 200004,16127.263.68$15,311
Apr 2000604,14124.513.12$14,374
Mar 2000574,72528.422.86$15,132
Feb 2000524,32227.622.73$13,220
Jan 200004,14125.272.48$10,272
Dec 1999363,86824.282.42$10,249
Nov 1999333,82623.192.43$10,078
Oct 1999353,95220.982.80$11,815
Sep 1999354,04021.752.62$11,341
Aug 1999333,98819.262.88$12,103
Jul 199903,96817.892.37$9,414
Jun 1999364,08315.942.36$10,218
May 1999364,06215.792.32$9,996
Apr 1999364,15715.102.21$9,722
Mar 199904,27012.471.84$7,850
Feb 1999363,9669.981.82$7,569
Jan 1999594,46710.381.90$9,100
Dec 199803,8599.201.77$6,843
Nov 1998603,80310.892.19$8,966
Oct 199804,02712.421.97$7,930
Sep 1998294,11212.592.08$8,929
Aug 1998294,15711.301.91$8,257
Jul 1998304,31511.742.24$10,006
Jun 1998314,27211.242.24$9,906
May 1998294,31212.622.21$9,880
Apr 199804,11713.042.51$10,314
Mar 1998594,49812.802.31$11,143
Feb 1998214,01313.952.30$9,519
Jan 1998233,59014.702.15$8,074
Dec 1997233,63516.322.41$9,140
Nov 1997223,74018.193.09$11,950
Oct 1997473,98019.253.15$13,441
Sep 1997254,00617.742.95$12,281
Aug 1997264,72517.862.55$12,536
Jul 1997264,72217.582.25$11,067
Jun 1997264,66917.242.26$10,987
May 1997254,81818.972.31$11,597
Apr 1997384,30517.882.08$9,646
Mar 1997185,78018.951.94$11,549
Feb 1997345,25720.492.21$12,293
Jan 1997335,54223.483.54$20,392
Dec 1996185,24123.32$420
Nov 1996355,83121.97$769
Oct 1996366,31523.31$839
Sep 1996186,17322.22$400
Aug 1996186,61420.26$365
Jul 1996356,78219.55$684
Jun 1996346,69818.73$637
May 1996267,20919.43$505
Apr 1996507,19621.51$1,076
Mar 1996677,62319.38$1,298
Feb 1996837,19416.98$1,409
Jan 1996547,66717.07$922
Dec 1995677,64317.19$1,152
Nov 1995387,74316.00$608
Oct 1995567,66815.43$864
Sep 1995387,92616.18$615
Aug 1995898,44815.92$1,417
Jul 19955410,04915.24$823
Jun 1995349,08216.41$558
May 19957211,24117.56$1,264
Apr 199514,07417.73$18
Mar 19951364,30616.44$2,236
Feb 1995217,12816.58$348
Jan 1995269,15415.92$414
Dec 1994929,15815.03$1,383
Nov 19941839,89715.90$2,910
Oct 199409,87215.58$0
Sep 199417510,52415.29$2,676
Aug 1994010,26616.13$0
Jul 199417211,27317.56$3,020
Jun 1994011,22317.09$0
May 199417911,83215.88$2,843
Apr 199416611,42914.14$2,347
Mar 1994012,20012.46$0
Feb 199418010,85312.50$2,250
Jan 1994012,45112.66$0
Dec 199318011,69012.33$2,219
Nov 199317610,04314.49$2,550
Oct 1993011,66115.85$0
Sep 199316512,20615.03$2,480
Aug 199317012,97015.66$2,662
Jul 1993013,91315.46$0
Jun 199316213,84116.79$2,720
May 199317214,77817.68$3,041
Apr 199316114,19718.05$2,906
Mar 199316713,55518.14$3,029
Feb 199316812,29917.90$3,007
Jan 1993012,80816.93$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.

Dec 2004 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate           126 bbl  × $ 39.86 =     $5,022
Gas                    0 Mcf  × $  6.75 =         $0

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Month total                                   $5,022

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. 7C/G/135712 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.