MCMEANS, WALTER G. OPERATING ARE

Operated by ROYAL ORYX OG LLC (P-5 103024) in the SPIRES, W. (STRAWN C-1) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 61290District 8AField 85217500Hydrogen sulphide fieldNGPA filingOilSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.3 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
1
oil

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 11 leases and 25 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1969-01-04
as the register files it
Field class
Oil
the register's own label
Between wells
1,867 ft
minimum
From a lease line
467 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 160 acres. The field rule took effect on 2009-05-19.

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: 7290'-7460',AMENDED SPACING TO LEASE LINE.

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
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
OilDisposition17,619 bbl$1,285,714
Total$1,285,714

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 33.0647, -100.9451. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 1.5 miles. 1 well has no surveyed location and is left out of it.

33.06366, -100.94534 · centre of 8 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
77.8%
7 of 9 wells
With a plug date
33.3%
3 of 9 wells
Median depth
7,394 ft
6 wells filed one
Completion to plug
no well filed both dates

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
777.8%
A plug date is filed
333.3%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
333.3%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
222.2%

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, 6 of 9 wells. Median 7,394 ft, with the middle half between 7,184 and 7,682 ft; the shallowest is 7,135 ft and the deepest 9,209 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, 2 of 9 wells, May 1984 – Apr 1991. This is the LAST completion filed on each wellbore, not the first — a well recompleted in 2019 counts once, in the 2010s.

Completions filed
May 1984 – Apr 1991
2 of 9 wells; 7 filed none
Plug dates filed
May 1982 – Dec 1984
3 of 9 wells; 6 filed none

9 wells

42-2631038117,263 ftYes
42-2633002427,157 ftMay 1982Yes
42-2633003647,135 ftMay 1983Yes
42-2633005269,209 ftDec 1984Yes
42-263804455Yes
42-263804467Yes
42-263804478
42-26331074157,525 ftApr 1991
42-2633002537,734 ftMay 1984Yes

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 20260106.413.05$0
Apr 2026098.932.87$0
Mar 2026089.753.15$0
Feb 2026063.503.75$0
Jan 2026059.138.00$0
Dec 2025056.664.41$0
Nov 2025058.593.93$0
Oct 2025059.383.30$0
Sep 2025062.743.08$0
Aug 2025063.933.01$0
Jul 2025066.743.32$0
Jun 2025066.483.13$0
May 2025060.553.23$0
Apr 2025062.363.54$0
Mar 2025067.704.27$0
Feb 2025070.884.34$0
Jan 2025074.324.28$0
Dec 2024068.993.12$0
Nov 2024069.052.20$0
Oct 2024071.372.28$0
Sep 2024069.612.36$0
Aug 2024075.632.06$0
Jul 2024079.932.15$0
Jun 2024078.082.63$0
May 2024078.812.20$0
Apr 2024084.451.66$0
Mar 2024080.301.55$0
Feb 2024076.091.78$0
Jan 2024073.023.30$0
Dec 2023071.262.61$0
Nov 2023077.892.81$0
Oct 2023085.443.09$0
Sep 2023089.042.74$0
Aug 2023080.522.67$0
Jul 2023074.852.64$0
Jun 2023068.962.26$0
May 2023070.622.23$0
Apr 2023078.122.24$0
Mar 2023072.852.39$0
Feb 2023075.112.47$0
Jan 2023076.533.39$0
Dec 2022076.415.73$0
Nov 2022085.005.65$0
Oct 2022087.185.86$0
Sep 2022084.888.16$0
Aug 2022094.529.13$0
Jul 20220101.587.54$0
Jun 20220115.097.98$0
May 20220109.378.43$0
Apr 20220104.226.84$0
Mar 20220108.885.08$0
Feb 2022091.054.86$0
Jan 2022081.844.54$0
Dec 2021071.323.90$0
Nov 2021077.435.24$0
Oct 2021079.795.71$0
Sep 2021069.865.35$0
Aug 2021066.024.22$0
Jul 2021070.783.98$0
Jun 2021069.493.38$0
May 2021063.483.02$0
Apr 2021060.362.76$0
Mar 2021061.302.72$0
Feb 2021057.805.55$0
Jan 2021050.412.81$0
Dec 2020044.642.68$0
Nov 2020038.772.71$0
Oct 2020036.972.48$0
Sep 2020037.091.99$0
Aug 20204939.982.39$1,959
Jul 2020038.371.83$0
Jun 2020034.901.69$0
May 2020016.921.81$0
Apr 2020014.751.80$0
Mar 20205330.341.86$1,608
Feb 2020049.881.98$0
Jan 2020057.252.09$0
Dec 2019059.012.30$0
Nov 2019055.302.75$0
Oct 201910853.472.42$5,775
Sep 201910755.052.66$5,890
Aug 20195353.112.30$2,815
Jul 20195456.272.46$3,039
Jun 201910352.782.49$5,436
May 201911058.482.74$6,433
Apr 20195562.632.75$3,445
Mar 201910756.803.06$6,078
Feb 201910650.852.79$5,390
Jan 20195446.033.23$2,486
Dec 2018046.594.19$0
Nov 2018052.934.24$0
Oct 2018061.443.40$0
Sep 2018059.543.11$0
Aug 20185559.403.07$3,267
Jul 2018065.142.93$0
Jun 20184960.183.08$2,949
May 201816165.382.90$10,526
Apr 201816363.842.90$10,406
Mar 2018061.222.79$0
Feb 20185561.782.77$3,398
Jan 20185662.874.01$3,521
Dec 201711157.272.92$6,357
Nov 201710755.423.12$5,930
Oct 201711149.292.98$5,471
Sep 20175547.523.09$2,614
Aug 201710545.373.00$4,764
Jul 201710843.873.09$4,738
Jun 201711142.493.09$4,716
May 201710945.373.26$4,945
Apr 201710847.933.21$5,176
Mar 201711246.772.98$5,238
Feb 201711150.452.95$5,600
Jan 20175649.413.42$2,767
Dec 201611048.763.72$5,364
Nov 201611842.492.64$5,014
Oct 20165446.193.09$2,494
Sep 201611141.553.10$4,612
Aug 201610841.442.92$4,476
Jul 201610841.622.92$4,495
Jun 20165545.352.69$2,494
May 201610242.521.99$4,337
Apr 201611036.561.99$4,022
Mar 201616733.011.79$5,513
Feb 201615926.472.06$4,209
Jan 2016027.352.36$0
Dec 201510332.362.00$3,333
Nov 201510938.792.17$4,228
Oct 201516743.552.43$7,273
Sep 201510742.992.76$4,600
Aug 20155440.162.87$2,169
Jul 20155748.152.95$2,745
Jun 201516456.152.88$9,209
May 201511155.212.96$6,128
Apr 201511049.822.71$5,480
Mar 201511042.892.93$4,718
Feb 20153744.662.98$1,652
Jan 20153643.433.10$1,563
Dec 201410654.693.59$5,797
Nov 20147270.464.25$5,073
Oct 201410878.303.90$8,456
Sep 201410886.164.05$9,305
Aug 20147489.394.04$6,615
Jul 20143696.564.18$3,476
Jun 20147298.164.74$7,068
May 201410894.734.73$10,231
Apr 201414795.944.81$14,103
Mar 20147595.895.06$7,192
Feb 20143797.406.19$3,604
Jan 20143890.404.86$3,435
Dec 20137491.824.35$6,795
Nov 20137188.853.74$6,308
Oct 20137197.423.78$6,917
Sep 2013109104.113.72$11,348
Aug 2013144104.253.52$15,012
Jul 201371102.523.72$7,279
Jun 201310694.403.93$10,006
May 201310794.834.15$10,147
Apr 201314493.964.28$13,530
Mar 201310893.623.91$10,111
Feb 201311091.233.42$10,035
Jan 201314491.603.42$13,190
Dec 201210886.773.42$9,371
Nov 201214486.953.62$12,521
Oct 201214489.383.40$12,871
Sep 201210794.672.92$10,130
Aug 20127192.662.91$6,579
Jul 20127185.133.02$6,044
Jun 201214479.822.52$11,494
May 20127091.612.49$6,413
Apr 2012107101.652.00$10,877
Mar 2012143105.052.22$15,022
Feb 2012145101.102.57$14,660
Jan 201210598.092.73$10,299
Dec 201110996.873.24$10,559
Nov 201114595.723.31$13,879
Oct 201110684.983.65$9,008
Sep 201118183.623.99$15,135
Aug 201114483.404.15$12,010
Jul 201118194.144.52$17,039
Jun 20113692.904.64$3,344
May 201121398.134.40$20,902
Apr 2011144105.964.33$15,258
Mar 201118096.364.06$17,345
Feb 201122085.644.18$18,841
Jan 201118486.504.59$15,916
Dec 201021685.734.35$18,518
Nov 201021380.843.80$17,219
Oct 201025378.103.51$19,759
Sep 201018072.633.98$13,073
Aug 201029373.684.42$21,588
Jul 201010772.554.74$7,763
Jun 201025270.364.91$17,731
May 201021671.124.24$15,362
Apr 201010881.694.12$8,823
Mar 201024578.394.39$19,206
Feb 201032573.585.44$23,914
Jan 201022074.365.96$16,359
Dec 200928771.445.48$20,503
Nov 200942874.593.75$31,925
Oct 200965172.544.11$47,224
Sep 200937765.543.06$24,709
Aug 20095067.423.22$3,371
Jul 20095061.133.46$3,057
Jun 20099466.163.90$6,219
May 200916254.743.93$8,868
Apr 200911146.773.59$5,191
Mar 20095542.144.06$2,318
Feb 200910732.814.63$3,511
Jan 200910935.865.37$3,909
Dec 200811037.105.98$4,081
Nov 200811155.496.86$6,159
Oct 200810875.246.92$8,126
Sep 2008163101.767.88$16,587
Aug 200855114.228.48$6,282
Jul 2008109131.0811.39$14,288
Jun 2008105131.3313.03$13,790
May 2008109123.1711.57$13,426
Apr 2008108110.3110.45$11,913
Mar 2008106101.909.66$10,801
Feb 200816192.538.77$14,897
Jan 200810590.388.21$9,490
Dec 200710988.337.30$9,628
Nov 200710991.677.29$9,992
Oct 200716282.856.92$13,422
Sep 200710775.846.24$8,115
Aug 200716269.066.39$11,188
Jul 2007070.906.39$0
Jun 2007062.007.55$0
May 2007058.747.85$0
Apr 2007059.617.81$0
Mar 2007056.927.30$0
Feb 2007055.108.22$0
Jan 2007050.306.73$0
Dec 2006056.656.92$0
Nov 2006054.207.62$0
Oct 2006054.906.01$0
Sep 2006060.085.04$0
Aug 2006068.717.34$0
Jul 2006069.376.34$0
Jun 2006066.286.38$0
May 2006066.016.42$0
Apr 2006064.397.36$0
Mar 2006056.707.08$0
Feb 2006057.597.75$0
Jan 2006060.598.93$0
Dec 2005054.9413.42$0
Nov 2005054.6910.59$0
Oct 2005058.3413.80$0
Sep 2005061.4512.08$0
Aug 2005061.519.80$0
Jul 2005055.697.84$0
Jun 2005052.337.38$0
May 2005045.226.65$0
Apr 2005049.207.36$0
Mar 2005050.377.15$0
Feb 2005045.226.31$0
Jan 2005043.166.32$0
Dec 2004039.866.75$0
Nov 2004045.286.33$0
Oct 2004049.706.52$0
Sep 2004043.245.28$0
Aug 2004042.375.55$0
Jul 2004038.286.08$0
Jun 2004036.106.43$0
May 2004037.486.49$0
Apr 2004034.475.86$0
Mar 2004034.365.53$0
Feb 2004032.455.51$0
Jan 2004032.036.30$0
Dec 2003030.266.30$0
Nov 2003028.804.60$0
Oct 2003028.174.76$0
Sep 2003026.314.75$0
Aug 2003029.765.13$0
Jul 2003029.415.17$0
Jun 2003028.565.98$0
May 2003026.595.97$0
Apr 2003026.675.41$0
Mar 2003031.146.10$0
Feb 2003033.487.93$0
Jan 2003030.315.58$0
Dec 2002026.914.85$0
Nov 2002024.664.14$0
Oct 2002026.464.23$0
Sep 2002027.443.64$0
Aug 2002025.963.16$0
Jul 2002024.583.06$0
Jun 2002023.733.34$0
May 2002024.663.58$0
Apr 2002023.653.51$0
Mar 2002022.003.10$0
Feb 2002018.222.38$0
Jan 2002017.172.38$0
Dec 2001016.932.36$0
Nov 2001018.072.41$0
Oct 2001019.782.53$0
Sep 2001024.262.25$0
Aug 2001024.873.05$0
Jul 2001023.933.20$0
Jun 2001024.563.82$0
May 2001025.524.31$0
Apr 2001024.685.34$0
Mar 2001024.545.38$0
Feb 2001027.755.77$0
Jan 2001027.478.40$0
Dec 2000026.889.12$0
Nov 2000032.215.66$0
Oct 2000031.235.15$0
Sep 2000031.875.19$0
Aug 2000029.644.54$0
Jul 2000028.534.09$0
Jun 2000029.304.40$0
May 2000027.263.68$0
Apr 2000024.513.12$0
Mar 2000028.422.86$0
Feb 2000027.622.73$0
Jan 2000025.272.48$0
Dec 1999024.282.42$0
Nov 1999023.192.43$0
Oct 1999020.982.80$0
Sep 1999021.752.62$0
Aug 1999019.262.88$0
Jul 1999017.892.37$0
Jun 1999015.942.36$0
May 1999015.792.32$0
Apr 1999015.102.21$0
Mar 1999012.471.84$0
Feb 199909.981.82$0
Jan 1999010.381.90$0
Dec 199809.201.77$0
Nov 1998010.892.19$0
Oct 1998012.421.97$0
Sep 1998012.592.08$0
Aug 1998011.301.91$0
Jul 1998011.742.24$0
Jun 1998011.242.24$0
May 1998012.622.21$0
Apr 1998013.042.51$0
Mar 1998012.802.31$0
Feb 1998013.952.30$0
Jan 1998014.702.15$0
Dec 1997016.322.41$0
Nov 1997018.193.09$0
Oct 1997019.253.15$0
Sep 1997017.742.95$0
Aug 1997017.862.55$0
Jul 1997017.582.25$0
Jun 1997017.242.26$0
May 1997018.972.31$0
Apr 1997017.882.08$0
Mar 1997018.951.94$0
Feb 1997020.492.21$0
Jan 1997023.483.54$0
Dec 1996023.32$0
Nov 1996021.97$0
Oct 1996023.31$0
Sep 1996022.22$0
Aug 1996020.26$0
Jul 1996019.55$0
Jun 1996018.73$0
May 1996019.43$0
Apr 1996021.51$0
Mar 1996019.38$0
Feb 1996016.98$0
Jan 1996017.07$0
Dec 1995017.19$0
Nov 1995016.00$0
Oct 1995015.43$0
Sep 1995016.18$0
Aug 1995015.92$0
Jul 1995015.24$0
Jun 1995016.41$0
May 1995017.56$0
Apr 1995017.73$0
Mar 1995016.44$0
Feb 1995016.58$0
Jan 1995015.92$0
Dec 1994015.03$0
Nov 1994015.90$0
Oct 1994015.58$0
Sep 1994015.29$0
Aug 1994016.13$0
Jul 1994017.56$0
Jun 1994017.09$0
May 1994015.88$0
Apr 1994014.14$0
Mar 1994012.46$0
Feb 1994012.50$0
Jan 1994012.66$0
Dec 1993012.33$0
Nov 1993014.49$0
Oct 1993015.85$0
Sep 1993015.03$0
Aug 1993015.66$0
Jul 1993015.46$0
Jun 1993016.79$0
May 1993017.68$0
Apr 1993018.05$0
Mar 1993018.14$0
Feb 1993017.90$0
Jan 1993016.93$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.

Aug 2020 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                   49 bbl  × $ 39.98 =     $1,959

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Month total                                   $1,959

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. 8A/O/61290 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.