RUTH C

Operated by DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC. (P-5 220865) in the VELREX (HENDERSON UPPER) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Gas lease lease 159752District 7CField 934107102 tax incentive programmesCondensateGasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.5 M
Jul 1996 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$36 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
359
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 34 leases and 53 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1964-12-19
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
1,200 ft
minimum
From a lease line
550 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 80 acres.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: AOF-1 AND AOF-2 EFFECTIVE 03/01/98.

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 Gas111996-11-01135326
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
CondensateDisposition11,247 bbl$515,227
GasProduction266,189 Mcf$994,773
Total$1,510,000

18,383 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 5 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 31.0110, -100.6997. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

31.01103, -100.69972 · 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
6,799 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 6,799 ft.

Completions filed
Jul 1996
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-4133197216,799 ftJul 1996

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 (359)

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

359 months

May 202688325106.413.05$10,354
Apr 2026015798.932.87$451
Mar 202605789.753.15$180
Feb 2026025163.503.75$941
Jan 2026042259.138.00$3,375
Dec 2025034356.664.41$1,514
Nov 2025046458.593.93$1,822
Oct 2025048959.383.30$1,616
Sep 2025050162.743.08$1,542
Aug 2025045463.933.01$1,369
Jul 202515935766.743.32$11,795
Jun 2025047066.483.13$1,471
May 2025040660.553.23$1,312
Apr 2025047462.363.54$1,679
Mar 2025051867.704.27$2,211
Feb 2025050570.884.34$2,192
Jan 2025060174.324.28$2,571
Dec 2024050368.993.12$1,570
Nov 202408969.052.20$196
Oct 2024021171.372.28$481
Sep 2024012969.612.36$305
Aug 20240075.632.06$0
Jul 20241625179.932.15$13,058
Jun 2024035578.082.63$935
May 2024010678.812.20$233
Apr 202407284.451.66$119
Mar 2024012580.301.55$193
Feb 2024011776.091.78$209
Jan 2024012173.023.30$399
Dec 2023017471.262.61$454
Nov 2023033977.892.81$952
Oct 2023036785.443.09$1,133
Sep 2023043489.042.74$1,187
Aug 2023047780.522.67$1,275
Jul 2023027774.852.64$732
Jun 2023045768.962.26$1,032
May 2023048570.622.23$1,080
Apr 2023047278.122.24$1,056
Mar 202315043872.852.39$11,976
Feb 2023030075.112.47$740
Jan 2023026176.533.39$884
Dec 2022025376.415.73$1,449
Nov 2022019485.005.65$1,095
Oct 2022014487.185.86$844
Sep 2022013984.888.16$1,135
Aug 2022014594.529.13$1,323
Jul 20220135101.587.54$1,018
Jun 20220118115.097.98$941
May 20220237109.378.43$1,999
Apr 2022072104.226.84$492
Mar 20220156108.885.08$792
Feb 2022039091.054.86$1,895
Jan 2022053581.844.54$2,428
Dec 2021054571.323.90$2,125
Nov 2021054877.435.24$2,870
Oct 2021022179.795.71$1,263
Sep 2021038969.865.35$2,082
Aug 2021057966.024.22$2,444
Jul 2021041570.783.98$1,653
Jun 2021057069.493.38$1,927
May 2021063963.483.02$1,928
Apr 202115043260.362.76$10,246
Mar 2021046961.302.72$1,274
Feb 2021022157.805.55$1,226
Jan 2021016650.412.81$467
Dec 2020014144.642.68$377
Nov 2020015538.772.71$420
Oct 2020017736.972.48$439
Sep 2020013437.091.99$267
Aug 2020017139.982.39$408
Jul 2020014238.371.83$259
Jun 2020015534.901.69$262
May 2020012516.921.81$227
Apr 2020012614.751.80$227
Mar 2020011230.341.86$208
Feb 2020014049.881.98$277
Jan 202008857.252.09$184
Dec 201908059.012.30$184
Nov 2019023355.302.75$641
Oct 2019050653.472.42$1,224
Sep 2019036655.052.66$973
Aug 201916552153.112.30$9,964
Jul 2019044656.272.46$1,097
Jun 2019026052.782.49$648
May 2019051358.482.74$1,406
Apr 2019047762.632.75$1,312
Mar 2019045456.803.06$1,390
Feb 2019028450.852.79$793
Jan 2019045846.033.23$1,479
Dec 201815951746.594.19$9,572
Nov 2018035952.934.24$1,521
Oct 2018018761.443.40$635
Sep 2018041359.543.11$1,284
Aug 2018049759.403.07$1,524
Jul 2018063765.142.93$1,868
Jun 2018043760.183.08$1,345
May 201816355065.382.90$12,252
Apr 2018035063.842.90$1,015
Mar 2018055161.222.79$1,536
Feb 2018048161.782.77$1,331
Jan 2018054462.874.01$2,181
Dec 2017058057.272.92$1,694
Nov 2017033355.423.12$1,038
Oct 2017052349.292.98$1,560
Sep 201716039147.523.09$8,810
Aug 2017045345.373.00$1,361
Jul 2017061943.873.09$1,911
Jun 2017050342.493.09$1,553
May 2017057545.373.26$1,876
Apr 2017059047.933.21$1,895
Mar 2017030146.772.98$898
Feb 2017037850.452.95$1,116
Jan 2017042949.413.42$1,467
Dec 2016060048.763.72$2,234
Nov 2016048742.492.64$1,288
Oct 2016051946.193.09$1,604
Sep 2016054341.553.10$1,684
Aug 2016071941.442.92$2,103
Jul 2016011941.622.92$348
Jun 2016044945.352.69$1,206
May 2016071742.521.99$1,428
Apr 201616856536.561.99$7,267
Mar 2016040133.011.79$719
Feb 2016038326.472.06$790
Jan 2016041027.352.36$969
Dec 2015041732.362.00$835
Nov 2015040338.792.17$873
Oct 2015042043.552.43$1,019
Sep 2015041742.992.76$1,150
Aug 2015043740.162.87$1,255
Jul 2015047448.152.95$1,396
Jun 2015028856.152.88$830
May 201516539955.212.96$10,289
Apr 2015018149.822.71$490
Mar 2015035942.892.93$1,054
Feb 2015040644.662.98$1,208
Jan 2015044743.433.10$1,386
Dec 2014019554.693.59$700
Nov 201401670.464.25$68
Oct 2014014678.303.90$570
Sep 201409786.164.05$392
Aug 2014043989.394.04$1,771
Jul 2014232796.564.18$1,560
Jun 2014239298.164.74$2,053
May 2014062394.734.73$2,945
Apr 2014066695.944.81$3,203
Mar 201416029395.895.06$16,824
Feb 2014155697.406.19$3,540
Jan 2014059690.404.86$2,897
Dec 2013072391.824.35$3,148
Nov 2013048088.853.74$1,794
Oct 201317670297.423.78$19,799
Sep 20130206104.113.72$766
Aug 20130619104.253.52$2,181
Jul 20130348102.523.72$1,294
Jun 2013373694.403.93$3,178
May 2013056194.834.15$2,328
Apr 201315741693.964.28$16,533
Mar 2013039593.623.91$1,546
Feb 2013048491.233.42$1,655
Jan 2013059191.603.42$2,021
Dec 2012167886.773.42$2,406
Nov 2012068386.953.62$2,476
Oct 201217671989.383.40$18,175
Sep 2012173094.672.92$2,225
Aug 2012080192.662.91$2,329
Jul 2012185685.133.02$2,671
Jun 201217388979.822.52$16,048
May 2012187191.612.49$2,259
Apr 20120616101.652.00$1,230
Mar 20120611105.052.22$1,358
Feb 2012181516101.102.57$19,625
Jan 2012047798.092.73$1,304
Dec 2011035996.873.24$1,163
Nov 2011027695.723.31$914
Oct 2011025084.983.65$912
Sep 2011123983.623.99$1,036
Aug 2011022883.404.15$946
Jul 201116822994.144.52$16,850
Jun 2011024492.904.64$1,132
May 2011018298.134.40$802
Apr 20110244105.964.33$1,057
Mar 2011037596.364.06$1,522
Feb 2011033385.644.18$1,392
Jan 2011036586.504.59$1,675
Dec 2010037285.734.35$1,617
Nov 2010034880.843.80$1,321
Oct 201017236778.103.51$14,721
Sep 2010036672.633.98$1,456
Aug 2010015973.684.42$703
Jul 2010012172.554.74$573
Jun 2010014970.364.91$732
May 2010017571.124.24$741
Apr 2010024281.694.12$998
Mar 201018211378.394.39$14,763
Feb 2010031873.585.44$1,731
Jan 2010036374.365.96$2,165
Dec 2009034871.445.48$1,908
Nov 2009034574.593.75$1,294
Oct 2009061172.544.11$2,511
Sep 200901,72665.543.06$5,290
Aug 200902,05467.423.22$6,611
Jul 20091701,54461.133.46$15,741
Jun 200901,02166.163.90$3,977
May 2009018654.743.93$730
Apr 2009031846.773.59$1,141
Mar 2009028042.144.06$1,137
Feb 2009027832.814.63$1,288
Jan 2009030235.865.37$1,622
Dec 2008029037.105.98$1,733
Nov 2008027855.496.86$1,907
Oct 2008041075.246.92$2,838
Sep 20080193101.767.88$1,520
Aug 2008158255114.228.48$20,210
Jul 20081655131.0811.39$7,591
Jun 20080648131.3313.03$8,445
May 20080654123.1711.57$7,570
Apr 200871690110.3110.45$15,046
Mar 20080633101.909.66$6,117
Feb 2008163592.538.77$5,662
Jan 200817767990.388.21$21,569
Dec 2007068188.337.30$4,973
Nov 2007066191.677.29$4,820
Oct 2007068982.856.92$4,769
Sep 2007071975.846.24$4,490
Aug 20071661,13569.066.39$18,714
Jul 200701,15770.906.39$7,391
Jun 2007076262.007.55$5,752
May 2007070058.747.85$5,492
Apr 200716369659.617.81$15,149
Mar 2007071856.927.30$5,243
Feb 2007065955.108.22$5,414
Jan 2007075450.306.73$5,072
Dec 200617652456.656.92$13,596
Nov 2006067254.207.62$5,119
Oct 2006073054.906.01$4,390
Sep 2006073460.085.04$3,697
Aug 2006175368.717.34$5,596
Jul 200617669769.376.34$16,630
Jun 2006067066.286.38$4,277
May 2006074866.016.42$4,806
Apr 20066373064.397.36$9,430
Mar 2006176856.707.08$5,496
Feb 2006068057.597.75$5,271
Jan 200617177960.598.93$17,320
Dec 2005080954.9413.42$10,853
Nov 2005074854.6910.59$7,920
Oct 2005073958.3413.80$10,195
Sep 200516872961.4512.08$19,129
Aug 2005080061.519.80$7,837
Jul 2005068255.697.84$5,349
Jun 2005047652.337.38$3,513
May 200518269345.226.65$12,839
Apr 2005079849.207.36$5,874
Mar 2005079950.377.15$5,717
Feb 2005075245.226.31$4,747
Jan 200517082743.166.32$12,566
Dec 2004178539.866.75$5,339
Nov 2004073045.286.33$4,621
Oct 2004082249.706.52$5,355
Sep 200417080943.245.28$11,625
Aug 2004077542.375.55$4,302
Jul 2004078638.286.08$4,782
Jun 2004095136.106.43$6,118
May 200415881937.486.49$11,241
Apr 2004091034.475.86$5,331
Mar 2004069534.365.53$3,843
Feb 2004044832.455.51$2,468
Jan 200417364532.036.30$9,604
Dec 2003075430.266.30$4,751
Nov 2003087028.804.60$3,998
Oct 2003090128.174.76$4,288
Sep 200318187026.314.75$8,894
Aug 2003092429.765.13$4,740
Jul 2003091329.415.17$4,721
Jun 2003087728.565.98$5,247
May 200316792026.595.97$9,935
Apr 2003093026.675.41$5,029
Mar 2003096631.146.10$5,889
Feb 2003084733.487.93$6,713
Jan 200317097230.315.58$10,578
Dec 2002096926.914.85$4,703
Nov 2002096324.664.14$3,984
Oct 20021701,02626.464.23$8,837
Sep 2002098527.443.64$3,581
Aug 200201,12825.963.16$3,569
Jul 200216386124.583.06$6,643
Jun 200201,00623.733.34$3,358
May 200201,01224.663.58$3,627
Apr 200201,01223.653.51$3,554
Mar 20021641,05322.003.10$6,875
Feb 2002094718.222.38$2,250
Jan 200201,09517.172.38$2,601
Dec 20011761,05216.932.36$5,467
Nov 200101,06718.072.41$2,567
Oct 200101,15019.782.53$2,908
Sep 20012570524.262.25$2,194
Aug 200117470524.873.05$6,480
Jul 2001066723.933.20$2,132
Jun 2001065124.563.82$2,490
May 200117262325.524.31$7,073
Apr 2001099924.685.34$5,330
Mar 2001086024.545.38$4,624
Feb 20011661,01927.755.77$10,483
Jan 2001074827.478.40$6,282
Dec 2000060626.889.12$5,528
Nov 200016386432.215.66$10,139
Oct 200001,04031.235.15$5,351
Sep 200017671431.875.19$9,312
Aug 200001,00129.644.54$4,545
Jul 200001,34228.534.09$5,488
Jun 20001792,26429.304.40$15,200
May 200002,51527.263.68$9,255
Apr 200003,08924.513.12$9,625
Mar 20001764,37828.422.86$17,522
Feb 200002,52827.622.73$6,893
Jan 200001,14425.272.48$2,838
Dec 19991741,20424.282.42$7,143
Nov 199901,25923.192.43$3,064
Oct 199901,41420.982.80$3,964
Sep 19991721,20521.752.62$6,897
Aug 199901,14619.262.88$3,295
Jul 199901,30817.892.37$3,103
Jun 19991751,21415.942.36$5,657
May 199901,31715.792.32$3,057
Apr 199901,22815.102.21$2,711
Mar 19991701,35512.471.84$4,611
Feb 199901,2009.981.82$2,181
Jan 19991721,20510.381.90$4,075
Dec 199801,4199.201.77$2,516
Nov 199801,83910.892.19$4,020
Oct 19981681,10412.421.97$4,261
Sep 1998070112.592.08$1,460
Aug 199801,63311.301.91$3,115
Jul 19981681,66311.742.24$5,693
Jun 199801,57111.242.24$3,515
May 19981721,67612.622.21$5,868
Apr 199801,43613.042.51$3,598
Mar 199801,91312.802.31$4,418
Feb 19981721,84013.952.30$6,630
Jan 199812,09614.702.15$4,531
Dec 19971771,80416.322.41$7,238
Nov 199711,98818.193.09$6,158
Oct 19971681,99719.253.15$9,524
Sep 199703,68117.742.95$10,877
Aug 19971713,71117.862.55$12,535
Jul 199722,78717.582.25$6,297
Jun 19971672,28017.242.26$8,026
May 199702,52818.972.31$5,836
Apr 19971582,58317.882.08$8,205
Mar 199713,13418.951.94$6,096
Feb 19971803,22020.492.21$10,791
Jan 19971534,38023.483.54$19,096
Dec 199604,32523.32$0
Nov 19961724,39721.97$3,779
Oct 19961674,23823.31$3,893
Sep 199603,41722.22$0
Aug 19960020.26$0
Jul 199602,00619.55$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.

May 2026 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Condensate            88 bbl  × $106.41 =     $9,364
Gas                  325 Mcf  × $  3.05 =       $990

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Month total                                  $10,354

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/159752 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.