BALL, FRED

Operated by ATLAS OPERATING LLC (P-5 36587) 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 8819District 7CField 85279200NGPA filingOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.1 M
Jan 1993 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
401
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 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.

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
NGPA4none

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
OilDisposition43,994 bbl$956,397
Casinghead gasProduction75,690 Mcf$153,340
Total$1,109,738

32,099 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 (4)

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 31.1831, -101.3772. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.8 miles.

31.18301, -101.37733 · 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%
4 of 4 wells
With a plug date
100.0%
4 of 4 wells
Median depth
6,775 ft
4 wells filed one
Completion to plug
34.3 years
median over 4 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
4100.0%
A plug date is filed
4100.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
4100.0%
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

Between 6,755 and 6,776 ft, median 6,775 ft, over the 4 wells that filed a depth.

Completions filed
Nov 1980 – Feb 1981
4 of 4 wells
Plug dates filed
Jul 2013 – Apr 2019
4 of 4 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 34.3 years across the 4 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 32.7 years and 36.3 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

4 wells

42-3833173846,775 ftFeb 1981Apr 2019Yes
42-3833173736,776 ftFeb 1981Nov 2016Yes
42-3833173626,755 ftNov 1980Jul 2013Yes
42-3833172016,775 ftNov 1980Jul 2013Yes

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 (401)

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

401 months

May 202600106.413.05$0
Apr 20260098.932.87$0
Mar 20260089.753.15$0
Feb 20260063.503.75$0
Jan 20260059.138.00$0
Dec 20250056.664.41$0
Nov 20250058.593.93$0
Oct 20250059.383.30$0
Sep 20250062.743.08$0
Aug 20250063.933.01$0
Jul 20250066.743.32$0
Jun 20250066.483.13$0
May 20250060.553.23$0
Apr 20250062.363.54$0
Mar 20250067.704.27$0
Feb 20250070.884.34$0
Jan 20250074.324.28$0
Dec 20240068.993.12$0
Nov 20240069.052.20$0
Oct 20240071.372.28$0
Sep 20240069.612.36$0
Aug 20240075.632.06$0
Jul 20240079.932.15$0
Jun 20240078.082.63$0
May 20240078.812.20$0
Apr 20240084.451.66$0
Mar 20240080.301.55$0
Feb 20240076.091.78$0
Jan 20240073.023.30$0
Dec 20230071.262.61$0
Nov 20230077.892.81$0
Oct 20230085.443.09$0
Sep 20230089.042.74$0
Aug 20230080.522.67$0
Jul 20230074.852.64$0
Jun 20230068.962.26$0
May 20230070.622.23$0
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
Mar 20230072.852.39$0
Feb 20230075.112.47$0
Jan 20230076.533.39$0
Dec 20220076.415.73$0
Nov 20220085.005.65$0
Oct 20220087.185.86$0
Sep 20220084.888.16$0
Aug 20220094.529.13$0
Jul 202200101.587.54$0
Jun 202200115.097.98$0
May 202200109.378.43$0
Apr 202200104.226.84$0
Mar 202200108.885.08$0
Feb 20220091.054.86$0
Jan 20220081.844.54$0
Dec 20210071.323.90$0
Nov 20210077.435.24$0
Oct 20210079.795.71$0
Sep 20210069.865.35$0
Aug 20210066.024.22$0
Jul 20210070.783.98$0
Jun 20210069.493.38$0
May 20210063.483.02$0
Apr 20210060.362.76$0
Mar 20210061.302.72$0
Feb 20210057.805.55$0
Jan 20210050.412.81$0
Dec 20200044.642.68$0
Nov 20200038.772.71$0
Oct 20200036.972.48$0
Sep 20200037.091.99$0
Aug 20200039.982.39$0
Jul 20200038.371.83$0
Jun 20200034.901.69$0
May 20200016.921.81$0
Apr 20200014.751.80$0
Mar 20200030.341.86$0
Feb 20200049.881.98$0
Jan 20200057.252.09$0
Dec 20190059.012.30$0
Nov 20190055.302.75$0
Oct 20190053.472.42$0
Sep 20190055.052.66$0
Aug 20190053.112.30$0
Jul 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 20190052.782.49$0
May 20190058.482.74$0
Apr 20190062.632.75$0
Mar 20190056.803.06$0
Feb 20190050.852.79$0
Jan 20190046.033.23$0
Dec 20180046.594.19$0
Nov 20180052.934.24$0
Oct 20180061.443.40$0
Sep 20180059.543.11$0
Aug 20180059.403.07$0
Jul 20180065.142.93$0
Jun 20180060.183.08$0
May 20180065.382.90$0
Apr 20180063.842.90$0
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
Feb 20180061.782.77$0
Jan 20180062.874.01$0
Dec 20170057.272.92$0
Nov 20170055.423.12$0
Oct 20170049.292.98$0
Sep 20170047.523.09$0
Aug 20170045.373.00$0
Jul 20170043.873.09$0
Jun 20170042.493.09$0
May 20170045.373.26$0
Apr 20170047.933.21$0
Mar 20170046.772.98$0
Feb 20170050.452.95$0
Jan 20170049.413.42$0
Dec 20160048.763.72$0
Nov 20160042.492.64$0
Oct 20160046.193.09$0
Sep 20160041.553.10$0
Aug 20160041.442.92$0
Jul 20160041.622.92$0
Jun 20160045.352.69$0
May 20160042.521.99$0
Apr 20160036.561.99$0
Mar 20160033.011.79$0
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 201103083.404.15$124
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 20070669.066.39$38
Jul 20070270.906.39$13
Jun 20070162.007.55$8
May 20070358.747.85$24
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 20070356.927.30$22
Feb 20070155.108.22$8
Jan 20070150.306.73$7
Dec 20060056.656.92$0
Nov 20060154.207.62$8
Oct 20060254.906.01$12
Sep 20060360.085.04$15
Aug 200603068.717.34$220
Jul 2006011769.376.34$742
Jun 200618118466.286.38$13,171
May 2006013666.016.42$874
Apr 200618116164.397.36$12,840
Mar 200618519756.707.08$11,885
Feb 2006017757.597.75$1,372
Jan 200604160.598.93$366
Dec 200513110254.9413.42$8,566
Nov 200518820254.6910.59$12,421
Oct 200516321658.3413.80$12,489
Sep 200553619761.4512.08$35,317
Aug 2005016861.519.80$1,646
Jul 200518017355.697.84$11,381
Jun 20051803552.337.38$9,678
May 20050045.226.65$0
Apr 20050049.207.36$0
Mar 20050050.377.15$0
Feb 20050045.226.31$0
Jan 2005162043.166.32$6,992
Dec 2004183039.866.75$7,294
Nov 20040045.286.33$0
Oct 20041829149.706.52$9,638
Sep 2004013043.245.28$687
Aug 200417713642.375.55$8,254
Jul 200418021638.286.08$8,205
Jun 20041789136.106.43$7,011
May 200417810237.486.49$7,334
Apr 200435431534.475.86$14,048
Mar 200418025234.365.53$7,578
Feb 200418327132.455.51$7,431
Jan 200419127432.036.30$7,844
Dec 200318227630.266.30$7,247
Nov 200318132428.804.60$6,702
Oct 200318239428.174.76$7,002
Sep 200318036726.314.75$6,479
Aug 200335733329.765.13$12,333
Jul 200318019329.415.17$6,292
Jun 200318311028.565.98$5,885
May 200318021926.595.97$6,094
Apr 200318217226.675.41$5,784
Mar 200318031131.146.10$7,501
Feb 200318039833.487.93$9,181
Jan 200336544330.315.58$13,536
Dec 200218246126.914.85$7,135
Nov 200218141124.664.14$6,164
Oct 200218337926.464.23$6,445
Sep 200218138427.443.64$6,363
Aug 200236039425.963.16$10,592
Jul 200217936124.583.06$5,505
Jun 200217816523.733.34$4,775
May 200235241124.663.58$10,153
Apr 20021811923.653.51$4,347
Mar 200217737222.003.10$5,048
Feb 200216340418.222.38$3,930
Jan 200236445317.172.38$7,326
Dec 200135950416.932.36$7,270
Nov 200117653518.072.41$4,467
Oct 200118558619.782.53$5,141
Sep 200136751424.262.25$10,061
Aug 200190862024.873.05$24,475
Jul 200174260523.933.20$19,690
Jun 2001098124.563.82$3,752
May 2001020725.524.31$892
Apr 200118220124.685.34$5,564
Mar 200118622724.545.38$5,785
Feb 2001012027.755.77$692
Jan 200117010127.478.40$5,518
Dec 2000020726.889.12$1,888
Nov 200017021932.215.66$6,715
Oct 200017324731.235.15$6,674
Sep 2000036731.875.19$1,903
Aug 200034157629.644.54$12,723
Jul 200017158928.534.09$7,287
Jun 200016649529.304.40$7,040
May 200036044527.263.68$11,451
Apr 200035961624.513.12$10,719
Mar 2000054428.422.86$1,556
Feb 200018059327.622.73$6,588
Jan 200018164025.272.48$6,161
Dec 199936461724.282.42$10,333
Nov 199917961123.192.43$5,638
Oct 199953767620.982.80$13,162
Sep 1999060221.752.62$1,577
Aug 199956354019.262.88$12,396
Jul 199918666117.892.37$4,896
Jun 199936461015.942.36$7,243
May 1999043915.792.32$1,019
Apr 199918959215.102.21$4,161
Mar 199918764112.471.84$3,510
Feb 19991886129.981.82$2,989
Jan 199919670610.381.90$3,376
Dec 19981876879.201.77$2,939
Nov 199836374910.892.19$5,590
Oct 199837684312.421.97$6,330
Sep 199818371812.592.08$3,799
Aug 199837271511.301.91$5,567
Jul 199819372711.742.24$3,892
Jun 199837070511.242.24$5,736
May 199817991212.622.21$4,271
Apr 199837259013.042.51$6,329
Mar 199837756912.802.31$6,140
Feb 199837572413.952.30$6,896
Jan 199818588414.702.15$4,624
Dec 19973791,14016.322.41$8,934
Nov 199737540718.193.09$8,078
Oct 199737149919.253.15$8,714
Sep 199736580817.742.95$8,863
Aug 199737734617.862.55$7,617
Jul 199737928717.582.25$7,308
Jun 199737426817.242.26$7,053
May 199737719018.972.31$7,590
Apr 199718822617.882.08$3,832
Mar 199738327518.951.94$7,791
Feb 199738723320.492.21$8,444
Jan 199739022223.483.54$9,943
Dec 199639226923.32$9,141
Nov 199637945421.97$8,327
Oct 199619443623.31$4,522
Sep 199637739122.22$8,377
Aug 199638246120.26$7,739
Jul 199638445819.55$7,507
Jun 199638036918.73$7,117
May 199618638619.43$3,614
Apr 199637926521.51$8,152
Mar 199638032919.38$7,364
Feb 199658233716.98$9,882
Jan 199618926717.07$3,226
Dec 199537528617.19$6,446
Nov 199538421116.00$6,144
Oct 199538320615.43$5,910
Sep 199537916816.18$6,132
Aug 199537626615.92$5,986
Jul 199536928215.24$5,624
Jun 199538032516.41$6,236
May 199536531517.56$6,409
Apr 199534433217.73$6,099
Mar 199538329916.44$6,297
Feb 199537327116.58$6,184
Jan 199536260815.92$5,763
Dec 199455996315.03$8,402
Nov 199436988715.90$5,867
Oct 19943701,05615.58$5,765
Sep 199437398615.29$5,703
Aug 19943611,08516.13$5,823
Jul 19943761,03117.56$6,603
Jun 199437288117.09$6,357
May 19945531,04015.88$8,782
Apr 199436795814.14$5,189
Mar 19943631,00812.46$4,523
Feb 199436071612.50$4,500
Jan 199425796612.66$3,254
Dec 199353799112.33$6,621
Nov 199335297814.49$5,100
Oct 19933541,18115.85$5,611
Sep 19935281,21715.03$7,936
Aug 19933471,25415.66$5,434
Jul 199352583715.46$8,117
Jun 199335171416.79$5,893
May 19933361,19017.68$5,940
Apr 19935071,16218.05$9,151
Mar 19933701,02518.14$6,712
Feb 199341597417.90$7,429
Jan 19935231,00816.93$8,854

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.

Aug 2011 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                    0 bbl  × $ 83.40 =         $0
Casinghead gas        30 Mcf  × $  4.15 =       $124

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Month total                                     $124

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/8819 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.