CHILDRESS, C. "3"

Operated by DIAMOND S ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 217005) in the OZONA (CANYON SAND) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 159606District 7CField 679952002 tax incentive programmesGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.4 M
Mar 1996 – Apr 2018
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
266
no gaps in the span
Streams
1
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 2,312 leases and 2,323 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1962-02-23
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
600 ft
minimum
From a lease line
660 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 40 acres. The field rule took effect on 2006-09-12.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: ZONE TO BE SET UP IN OZONA (CANYON SAND, OIL).

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 Gas111996-11-15134816
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
GasProduction418,966 Mcf$1,354,973
Total$1,354,973

70,802 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 9 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 30.4424, -101.4224. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

30.44242, -101.42237 · 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
6,787 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
15.1 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 6,787 ft.

Completions filed
Mar 2003
1 of 1 wells
Plug dates filed
Apr 2018
1 of 1 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 15.1 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 15.1 years and 15.1 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

1 well

42-1053715486,787 ftMar 2003Apr 2018Yes

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 (266)

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

266 months

Apr 2018063.842.90$0
Mar 2018061.222.79$0
Feb 2018061.782.77$0
Jan 2018062.874.01$0
Dec 2017057.272.92$0
Nov 2017055.423.12$0
Oct 2017049.292.98$0
Sep 2017047.523.09$0
Aug 2017045.373.00$0
Jul 2017043.873.09$0
Jun 2017042.493.09$0
May 2017045.373.26$0
Apr 2017047.933.21$0
Mar 2017046.772.98$0
Feb 2017050.452.95$0
Jan 2017049.413.42$0
Dec 2016048.763.72$0
Nov 2016042.492.64$0
Oct 2016046.193.09$0
Sep 2016041.553.10$0
Aug 2016041.442.92$0
Jul 2016041.622.92$0
Jun 2016045.352.69$0
May 2016042.521.99$0
Apr 2016036.561.99$0
Mar 2016033.011.79$0
Feb 2016026.472.06$0
Jan 2016027.352.36$0
Dec 20155732.362.00$114
Nov 20154638.792.17$100
Oct 20156743.552.43$163
Sep 20156842.992.76$188
Aug 20156640.162.87$190
Jul 20156748.152.95$197
Jun 20156556.152.88$187
May 20156755.212.96$198
Apr 20156649.822.71$179
Mar 20156942.892.93$202
Feb 20156144.662.98$182
Jan 20156843.433.10$211
Dec 20146954.693.59$248
Nov 20146770.464.25$285
Oct 20146878.303.90$265
Sep 20146686.164.05$267
Aug 20147189.394.04$286
Jul 20146196.564.18$255
Jun 20142698.164.74$123
May 201425494.734.73$1,201
Apr 201460795.944.81$2,919
Mar 201452695.895.06$2,660
Feb 201457597.406.19$3,560
Jan 201464190.404.86$3,116
Dec 201353191.824.35$2,312
Nov 201369688.853.74$2,602
Oct 201370597.423.78$2,664
Sep 2013677104.113.72$2,517
Aug 2013697104.253.52$2,455
Jul 2013723102.523.72$2,688
Jun 201368394.403.93$2,687
May 201319994.834.15$826
Apr 201332493.964.28$1,388
Mar 201347693.623.91$1,863
Feb 201361091.233.42$2,086
Jan 201360191.603.42$2,055
Dec 201259186.773.42$2,021
Nov 201258786.953.62$2,128
Oct 201262289.383.40$2,115
Sep 201259394.672.92$1,731
Aug 201258192.662.91$1,690
Jul 201259285.133.02$1,788
Jun 201259579.822.52$1,499
May 201262091.612.49$1,543
Apr 2012598101.652.00$1,194
Mar 2012623105.052.22$1,384
Feb 2012587101.102.57$1,509
Jan 201263098.092.73$1,722
Dec 201165096.873.24$2,106
Nov 201139095.723.31$1,291
Oct 201154884.983.65$1,999
Sep 201145083.623.99$1,794
Aug 201149583.404.15$2,054
Jul 201165294.144.52$2,945
Jun 201162692.904.64$2,905
May 201166898.134.40$2,942
Apr 2011559105.964.33$2,422
Mar 201166696.364.06$2,702
Feb 201168585.644.18$2,863
Jan 201169386.504.59$3,180
Dec 201069285.734.35$3,009
Nov 201066580.843.80$2,524
Oct 201070878.103.51$2,484
Sep 201069072.633.98$2,746
Aug 201072373.684.42$3,195
Jul 201075772.554.74$3,586
Jun 201064070.364.91$3,143
May 201075971.124.24$3,215
Apr 201060281.694.12$2,482
Mar 201074078.394.39$3,248
Feb 201086573.585.44$4,708
Jan 201058574.365.96$3,489
Dec 200939771.445.48$2,177
Nov 20091,04074.593.75$3,902
Oct 200965672.544.11$2,696
Sep 20091,00965.543.06$3,092
Aug 20091,05767.423.22$3,402
Jul 200991761.133.46$3,177
Jun 200998966.163.90$3,852
May 20091,09254.743.93$4,287
Apr 20091,08346.773.59$3,885
Mar 20091,14142.144.06$4,631
Feb 20091,06532.814.63$4,934
Jan 20091,23235.865.37$6,617
Dec 20081,21937.105.98$7,286
Nov 20081,37155.496.86$9,406
Oct 200854675.246.92$3,779
Sep 2008116101.767.88$914
Aug 2008584114.228.48$4,954
Jul 2008656131.0811.39$7,471
Jun 2008564131.3313.03$7,350
May 2008558123.1711.57$6,458
Apr 2008580110.3110.45$6,064
Mar 2008997101.909.66$9,635
Feb 200858892.538.77$5,157
Jan 200850190.388.21$4,111
Dec 20071,00188.337.30$7,309
Nov 200790591.677.29$6,599
Oct 200767682.856.92$4,679
Sep 200742975.846.24$2,679
Aug 200780169.066.39$5,117
Jul 200749770.906.39$3,175
Jun 200750962.007.55$3,842
May 200768758.747.85$5,390
Apr 200791059.617.81$7,103
Mar 20071,01356.927.30$7,397
Feb 200793255.108.22$7,657
Jan 20071,07850.306.73$7,252
Dec 20061,12556.656.92$7,783
Nov 20061,12254.207.62$8,547
Oct 20061,31754.906.01$7,920
Sep 20061,03660.085.04$5,219
Aug 200680668.717.34$5,916
Jul 200681169.376.34$5,144
Jun 20061,08966.286.38$6,952
May 20061,11766.016.42$7,177
Apr 200670664.397.36$5,197
Mar 200656156.707.08$3,974
Feb 200694057.597.75$7,286
Jan 20061,33060.598.93$11,881
Dec 20051,25654.9413.42$16,850
Nov 200562154.6910.59$6,575
Oct 200569158.3413.80$9,533
Sep 20051,12761.4512.08$13,613
Aug 20051,51361.519.80$14,823
Jul 20051,40955.697.84$11,052
Jun 20051,42352.337.38$10,503
May 20051,40245.226.65$9,325
Apr 20051,45149.207.36$10,680
Mar 20051,48050.377.15$10,589
Feb 20051,44245.226.31$9,102
Jan 20051,74143.166.32$11,007
Dec 20041,75839.866.75$11,868
Nov 20041,73745.286.33$10,996
Oct 20041,72349.706.52$11,226
Sep 20041,64843.245.28$8,708
Aug 20041,91442.375.55$10,624
Jul 20041,95338.286.08$11,882
Jun 20041,03336.106.43$6,645
May 200488737.486.49$5,761
Apr 20041,07734.475.86$6,310
Mar 200493834.365.53$5,187
Feb 20041,04132.455.51$5,736
Jan 20041,04332.036.30$6,571
Dec 20031,02830.266.30$6,478
Nov 20031,03028.804.60$4,733
Oct 20031,07528.174.76$5,117
Sep 20031,09126.314.75$5,182
Aug 20031,13129.765.13$5,802
Jul 20031,11529.415.17$5,765
Jun 20031,20428.565.98$7,203
May 20031,05426.595.97$6,295
Apr 200398726.675.41$5,337
Mar 200392331.146.10$5,627
Feb 20031,00133.487.93$7,934
Jan 200371030.315.58$3,963
Dec 20023826.914.85$184
Nov 200235324.664.14$1,460
Oct 200260126.464.23$2,542
Sep 200297927.443.64$3,559
Aug 20021,47025.963.16$4,651
Jul 20021,12124.583.06$3,432
Jun 20021,28823.733.34$4,300
May 20021,66624.663.58$5,971
Apr 20021,58823.653.51$5,578
Mar 20021,53622.003.10$4,766
Feb 20021,50018.222.38$3,564
Jan 20021,61517.172.38$3,837
Dec 20011,63616.932.36$3,868
Nov 20011,66418.072.41$4,003
Oct 20011,72919.782.53$4,372
Sep 20011,69824.262.25$3,823
Aug 20011,77024.873.05$5,404
Jul 20011,87923.933.20$6,007
Jun 20011,85424.563.82$7,090
May 20011,94725.524.31$8,386
Apr 20011,93224.685.34$10,308
Mar 20011,69824.545.38$9,129
Feb 20011,90327.755.77$10,975
Jan 20012,01427.478.40$16,915
Dec 20001,94926.889.12$17,780
Nov 20002,08832.215.66$11,814
Oct 20002,17731.235.15$11,202
Sep 20002,10931.875.19$10,938
Aug 20002,26829.644.54$10,298
Jul 20002,60828.534.09$10,666
Jun 20001,80829.304.40$7,950
May 20002,15227.263.68$7,919
Apr 20002,69724.513.12$8,404
Mar 20002,22928.422.86$6,374
Feb 20002,12827.622.73$5,802
Jan 20002,73925.272.48$6,794
Dec 19992,96224.282.42$7,179
Nov 19991,98323.192.43$4,827
Oct 19992,73520.982.80$7,668
Sep 19992,64721.752.62$6,932
Aug 19992,83519.262.88$8,152
Jul 19992,90817.892.37$6,899
Jun 19992,85315.942.36$6,739
May 19992,97515.792.32$6,905
Apr 19992,87515.102.21$6,348
Mar 19993,18312.471.84$5,851
Feb 19992,9329.981.82$5,330
Jan 19993,26010.381.90$6,194
Dec 19983,2959.201.77$5,843
Nov 19983,19110.892.19$6,975
Oct 19983,33812.421.97$6,573
Sep 19983,15812.592.08$6,577
Aug 19983,22311.301.91$6,147
Jul 19983,37511.742.24$7,551
Jun 19983,37511.242.24$7,551
May 19983,64712.622.21$8,047
Apr 19983,52113.042.51$8,821
Mar 19983,63612.802.31$8,397
Feb 19983,32013.952.30$7,633
Jan 19986,96614.702.15$15,010
Dec 19977,23916.322.41$17,454
Nov 19976,52818.193.09$20,160
Oct 19976,78119.253.15$21,359
Sep 19976,75117.742.95$19,948
Aug 19977,17517.862.55$18,330
Jul 19977,53017.582.25$16,919
Jun 19977,43117.242.26$16,773
May 19977,88418.972.31$18,200
Apr 19977,50517.882.08$15,631
Mar 19977,87318.951.94$15,267
Feb 19977,16820.492.21$15,812
Jan 19978,21523.483.54$29,079
Dec 19968,64123.32$0
Nov 19968,38721.97$0
Oct 19969,25223.31$0
Sep 19967,71322.22$0
Aug 19965,94320.26$0
Jul 19969,73219.55$0
Jun 199610,06018.73$0
May 1996019.43$0
Apr 19969,78221.51$0
Mar 19961,29219.38$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 2015 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Gas                   57 Mcf  × $  2.00 =       $114

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Month total                                     $114

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/159606 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.