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Operated by SM ENERGY COMPANY (P-5 788997) in the SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 16849District 7CField 85279200OilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$43.1 M
Nov 2008 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$852 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
211
no gaps in the span
Streams
2
oil, casinghead gas

The SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) field

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 7,461 leases and 22,481 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1904-12-31
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
0 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 80 acres. The field rule took effect on 2016-03-08.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: “AREA) 85279200.”

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
OilDisposition502,988 bbl$38,094,936
Casinghead gasProduction1,440,530 Mcf$4,976,392
Total$43,071,329

Wells on this lease (9)

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 31.6275, -102.2743. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 1.1 miles.

31.62799, -102.27459 · 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
11.1%
1 of 9 wells
With a plug date
11.1%
1 of 9 wells
Median depth
10,615 ft
9 wells filed one
Completion to plug
4.3 years
median over 1 well

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
111.1%
A plug date is filed
111.1%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
111.1%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
888.9%

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

Total depth in feet, 9 of 9 wells. Median 10,615 ft, with the middle half between 10,510 and 10,650 ft; the shallowest is 9,745 ft and the deepest 10,784 ft. The median is published rather than the mean, because a single mis-keyed depth moves a mean and cannot move a median.

When they were last completed

Last completion by decade, 9 of 9 wells, Jun 2009 – Apr 2019. This is the LAST completion filed on each wellbore, not the first — a well recompleted in 2019 counts once, in the 2010s.

Completions filed
Jun 2009 – Apr 2019
9 of 9 wells
Plug dates filed
Aug 2023
1 of 9 wells; 8 filed none

Last completion to plug: a median of 4.3 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 4.3 years and 4.3 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

9 wells

42-46135885260110,500 ftApr 2019Aug 2023Yes
42-461392902636H9,745 ftJun 2014——
42-46137793260510,654 ftMar 2012——
42-46137292260210,784 ftAug 2011——
42-46137070260610,650 ftApr 2011——
42-46137067260310,650 ftFeb 2011——
42-46136687260410,615 ftOct 2010——
42-46136107260710,510 ftMay 2010——
42-46136175260810,580 ftJun 2009——

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 (211)

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

211 months

May 20266221,501106.413.05$70,759
Apr 20267861,96398.932.87$83,392
Mar 20265431,93089.753.15$54,813
Feb 20268111,41263.503.75$56,794
Jan 20261,0091,97059.138.00$75,418
Dec 20258752,10956.664.41$58,885
Nov 20259701,64758.593.93$63,299
Oct 20251,2821,95359.383.30$82,580
Sep 20258822,15962.743.08$61,980
Aug 20258812,07863.933.01$62,587
Jul 20251,2242,27666.743.32$89,235
Jun 20251,2812,17266.483.13$91,956
May 20257951,87960.553.23$54,211
Apr 20258461,60262.363.54$58,433
Mar 20256431,68767.704.27$50,732
Feb 20253081,44570.884.34$28,104
Jan 20256751,53374.324.28$56,725
Dec 202401,16768.993.12$3,643
Nov 20242281,24369.052.20$18,476
Oct 20244121,83171.372.28$33,582
Sep 20244343,30169.612.36$38,015
Aug 20243983,04975.632.06$36,393
Jul 20249462,22579.932.15$80,390
Jun 20246403,40978.082.63$58,950
May 20246263,76678.812.20$57,614
Apr 20246913,78384.451.66$64,632
Mar 20246503,71680.301.55$57,937
Feb 20247253,47676.091.78$61,365
Jan 20246813,35673.023.30$60,794
Dec 20238093,53671.262.61$66,881
Nov 20237303,52377.892.81$66,751
Oct 20231,0073,60485.443.09$97,165
Sep 20231,0063,63189.042.74$99,505
Aug 20231,2714,02780.522.67$113,105
Jul 20237083,79874.852.64$63,027
Jun 20235523,33268.962.26$45,591
May 20231,1193,90270.622.23$87,715
Apr 20237433,68178.122.24$66,280
Mar 20235302,26972.852.39$44,041
Feb 20237433,50475.112.47$64,446
Jan 20237094,01276.533.39$67,851
Dec 20227604,56976.415.73$84,248
Nov 20221,0454,58885.005.65$114,730
Oct 20228474,77087.185.86$101,812
Sep 20221,0644,46984.888.16$126,796
Aug 20224664,30394.529.13$83,320
Jul 20228464,081101.587.54$116,716
Jun 20226364,237115.097.98$106,997
May 20221,0414,794109.378.43$154,282
Apr 20229074,588104.226.84$125,898
Mar 20229764,167108.885.08$127,420
Feb 20228943,72091.054.86$99,474
Jan 20229964,26381.844.54$100,857
Dec 20218094,36771.323.90$74,725
Nov 20211,2495,02777.435.24$123,036
Oct 20219994,21779.795.71$103,806
Sep 20211,0534,95469.865.35$100,071
Aug 20215133,65466.024.22$49,290
Jul 20217724,89070.783.98$74,115
Jun 20217684,35569.493.38$68,091
May 20217794,50163.483.02$63,033
Apr 20218514,43160.362.76$63,589
Mar 20211,0635,09161.302.72$78,994
Feb 20215953,76957.805.55$55,301
Jan 20211,0465,02250.412.81$66,842
Dec 20209775,16644.642.68$57,435
Nov 20201,0505,12838.772.71$54,588
Oct 20209805,53436.972.48$49,946
Sep 20209155,47137.091.99$44,830
Aug 20208975,84739.982.39$49,808
Jul 20201,0165,93138.371.83$49,809
Jun 20209595,93534.901.69$43,501
May 20201,1975,95316.921.81$31,056
Apr 20201,0435,90414.751.80$26,037
Mar 20201,0576,10230.341.86$43,396
Feb 20201,0505,47449.881.98$63,216
Jan 20201,1975,82257.252.09$80,724
Dec 20191,2565,67559.012.30$87,194
Nov 20191,1145,65155.302.75$77,148
Oct 20191,0945,77653.472.42$72,466
Sep 20191,0805,74055.052.66$74,707
Aug 20191,1915,86753.112.30$76,774
Jul 20191,1226,10456.272.46$78,151
Jun 20199775,86552.782.49$66,177
May 20191,2286,20658.482.74$88,820
Apr 20191,2226,33662.632.75$93,962
Mar 20191,3106,56156.803.06$94,498
Feb 20191,1235,96750.852.79$73,766
Jan 20191,2165,95046.033.23$75,180
Dec 20181,2566,41246.594.19$85,354
Nov 20181,4056,51252.934.24$101,960
Oct 20181,0986,41661.443.40$89,263
Sep 20181,4316,56759.543.11$105,612
Aug 20181,2516,69059.403.07$94,825
Jul 20181,3236,62365.142.93$105,598
Jun 20181,2226,33660.183.08$93,035
May 20181,1436,58565.382.90$93,831
Apr 20181,4656,54963.842.90$112,523
Mar 20181,6296,89361.222.79$118,937
Feb 20181,6176,26061.782.77$117,214
Jan 20181,1086,85762.874.01$97,152
Dec 20171,7116,55057.272.92$117,125
Nov 20171,4686,63255.423.12$102,038
Oct 20171,7347,57349.292.98$108,064
Sep 20171,8167,18547.523.09$108,478
Aug 20171,9767,76745.373.00$112,986
Jul 20171,5507,61243.873.09$91,499
Jun 20171,4297,27042.493.09$83,163
May 20171,6497,60945.373.26$99,646
Apr 20171,7997,18347.933.21$109,295
Mar 20171,7827,45846.772.98$105,596
Feb 20171,8477,10950.452.95$114,171
Jan 20171,7246,06549.413.42$105,918
Dec 20161,6446,79148.763.72$105,443
Nov 20161,6617,07642.492.64$89,287
Oct 20162,1268,96146.193.09$125,892
Sep 20161,7118,25041.553.10$96,672
Aug 20162,0948,63041.442.92$112,012
Jul 20161,7988,16741.622.92$98,716
Jun 20162,2818,41745.352.69$126,050
May 20162,1128,98142.521.99$107,684
Apr 20161,7188,48536.561.99$79,704
Mar 20162,2839,26533.011.79$91,983
Feb 20162,2049,20826.472.06$77,342
Jan 20162,7729,94827.352.36$99,335
Dec 20152,7699,79332.362.00$109,205
Nov 20152,2769,66538.792.17$109,233
Oct 20152,91510,49343.552.43$152,410
Sep 20153,10210,81542.992.76$163,187
Aug 20153,07510,85740.162.87$154,679
Jul 20153,30810,64348.152.95$190,625
Jun 20152,67912,07056.152.88$185,222
May 20153,63215,98555.212.96$247,766
Apr 20153,94811,13649.822.71$226,830
Mar 20153,99610,80642.892.93$203,101
Feb 20152,8219,14444.662.98$153,200
Jan 20154,49911,58843.433.10$231,322
Dec 20144,24511,11354.693.59$272,070
Nov 20144,49810,49570.464.25$361,552
Oct 20145,19910,41678.303.90$447,714
Sep 20144,9399,65486.164.05$464,599
Aug 20148,82316,80689.394.04$856,502
Jul 201410,35316,10796.564.18$1,067,007
Jun 20142,8128,73298.164.74$317,388
May 20143,1579,06094.734.73$341,885
Apr 20142,1689,18095.944.81$252,146
Mar 20142,7548,71795.895.06$308,161
Feb 20142,5238,84897.406.19$300,527
Jan 20143,50210,19190.404.86$366,116
Dec 20133,8279,97991.824.35$394,849
Nov 20132,8429,45488.853.74$287,853
Oct 20133,05510,61897.423.78$337,747
Sep 20133,21611,179104.113.72$376,378
Aug 20133,35412,280104.253.52$392,912
Jul 20134,15612,341102.523.72$471,954
Jun 20133,66011,00494.403.93$388,787
May 20134,15211,45494.834.15$441,258
Apr 20133,53610,31893.964.28$376,430
Mar 20134,42611,40593.623.91$458,988
Feb 20134,30311,17591.233.42$430,780
Jan 20135,31410,01091.603.42$520,996
Dec 20123,1808,60386.773.42$305,352
Nov 20124,92512,14786.953.62$472,261
Oct 20124,69611,57589.383.40$459,080
Sep 20125,35914,15594.672.92$548,646
Aug 20126,55715,75192.662.91$653,378
Jul 20126,97115,61085.133.02$640,596
Jun 20128,57114,92279.822.52$721,726
May 20126,95014,16491.612.49$671,934
Apr 20126,98814,276101.652.00$738,837
Mar 20124,41312,280105.052.22$490,873
Feb 20125,01111,517101.102.57$536,214
Jan 20125,26911,41198.092.73$548,035
Dec 20114,65312,28296.873.24$490,527
Nov 20116,70017,03795.723.31$697,738
Oct 20117,72225,65884.983.65$749,830
Sep 20119,73216,59983.623.99$879,950
Aug 201110,53522,24283.404.15$970,908
Jul 20118,79317,25894.144.52$905,732
Jun 20118,13916,59892.904.64$833,126
May 20117,06614,70998.134.40$758,177
Apr 20117,36815,027105.964.33$845,829
Mar 20119,1559,11096.364.06$919,138
Feb 20113,7525,48385.644.18$344,240
Jan 20113,5197,64886.504.59$339,488
Dec 20106,2959,44285.734.35$580,722
Nov 20104,5176,67980.843.80$390,503
Oct 20108,1458,45378.103.51$665,785
Sep 20102,7463,94272.633.98$215,129
Aug 20103,5823,58373.684.42$279,756
Jul 20103,9304,39272.554.74$305,924
Jun 20103,1513,39470.364.91$238,370
May 20101,6752,77371.124.24$130,870
Apr 20102,3091,22881.694.12$193,685
Mar 20101,0032,23578.394.39$88,434
Feb 20101,3002,33673.585.44$108,367
Jan 20102,2604,73674.365.96$196,300
Dec 20091,6452,67071.445.48$132,160
Nov 20092,1633,02274.593.75$172,675
Oct 20092,0383,61972.544.11$162,712
Sep 20092,6703,92665.543.06$187,024
Aug 20094,0214,73867.423.22$286,345
Jul 20093,4474,11361.133.46$224,965
Jun 20091,6972,97066.163.90$123,842
May 20091,3932,29254.743.93$85,251
Apr 20091,9372,27746.773.59$98,762
Mar 20092,9143,26042.144.06$136,028
Feb 20091,9831,43932.814.63$71,729
Jan 20091,24897735.865.37$50,001
Dec 200818122537.105.98$8,060
Nov 200867555.496.86$847

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
Oil                  622 bbl  × $106.41 =    $66,187
Casinghead gas     1,501 Mcf  × $  3.05 =     $4,572

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Month total                                  $70,759

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/O/16849 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.