RICHARDSON, JOHN

Operated by IRA TESTERS, LLC (P-5 101853) in the SHARON RIDGE (1700) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 61727District 8AField 82710498Hydrogen sulphide fieldOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$546 k
Jan 1993 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$5 k
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 403 leases and 3,269 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1923-12-29
as the register files it
Field class
Oil
the register's own label
Between wells
0 ft
minimum
From a lease line
165 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 5 acres. The field rule took effect on 2014-02-18.

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: REQUIRED.

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
OilDisposition14,325 bbl$546,045
Casinghead gasProduction20 Mcf$0
Total$546,045

20 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 20 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 32.5710, -100.8799. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.2 miles.

32.57111, -100.87991 · 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
50.0%
2 of 4 wells
With a plug date
50.0%
2 of 4 wells
Median depth
1,850 ft
4 wells filed one
Completion to plug
20.6 years
median over 2 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
250.0%
A plug date is filed
250.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
250.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
250.0%

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 1,822 and 1,882 ft, median 1,850 ft, over the 4 wells that filed a depth.

Completions filed
Apr 1981 – Jul 1981
3 of 4 wells; 1 filed none
Plug dates filed
Feb 2002
2 of 4 wells; 2 filed none

Last completion to plug: a median of 20.6 years across the 2 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 20.6 years and 20.6 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

4 wells

42-4153057311,882 ft
42-4153180631,850 ftJul 1981Feb 2002Yes
42-4153180851,850 ftJul 1981Feb 2002Yes
42-4153180741,822 ftApr 1981

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 202527056.664.41$1,530
Nov 20250058.593.93$0
Oct 20250059.383.30$0
Sep 20250062.743.08$0
Aug 202512063.933.01$767
Jul 202538066.743.32$2,536
Jun 20250066.483.13$0
May 20250060.553.23$0
Apr 202522062.363.54$1,372
Mar 202542067.704.27$2,843
Feb 20250070.884.34$0
Jan 20250074.324.28$0
Dec 202453068.993.12$3,656
Nov 20240069.052.20$0
Oct 202440071.372.28$2,855
Sep 20240069.612.36$0
Aug 20240075.632.06$0
Jul 20240079.932.15$0
Jun 202465078.082.63$5,075
May 20240078.812.20$0
Apr 20240084.451.66$0
Mar 20240080.301.55$0
Feb 202437076.091.78$2,815
Jan 20240073.023.30$0
Dec 20230071.262.61$0
Nov 202338077.892.81$2,960
Oct 202315085.443.09$1,282
Sep 20230089.042.74$0
Aug 202346080.522.67$3,704
Jul 20230074.852.64$0
Jun 20230068.962.26$0
May 202350070.622.23$3,531
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
Mar 20230072.852.39$0
Feb 20230075.112.47$0
Jan 20230076.533.39$0
Dec 202285076.415.73$6,495
Nov 20220085.005.65$0
Oct 20220087.185.86$0
Sep 202266084.888.16$5,602
Aug 20220094.529.13$0
Jul 202200101.587.54$0
Jun 2022920115.097.98$10,588
May 202200109.378.43$0
Apr 202200104.226.84$0
Mar 2022640108.885.08$6,968
Feb 20220091.054.86$0
Jan 20220081.844.54$0
Dec 20210071.323.90$0
Nov 202160077.435.24$4,646
Oct 20210079.795.71$0
Sep 202144069.865.35$3,074
Aug 20210066.024.22$0
Jul 202172070.783.98$5,096
Jun 20210069.493.38$0
May 2021103063.483.02$6,538
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 202045038.772.71$1,745
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 202074030.341.86$2,245
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 201945053.112.30$2,390
Jul 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 20190052.782.49$0
May 20190058.482.74$0
Apr 20190062.632.75$0
Mar 201991056.803.06$5,169
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 201868059.543.11$4,049
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 2018133061.222.79$8,142
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 201738047.523.09$1,806
Aug 201756045.373.00$2,541
Jul 20170043.873.09$0
Jun 20170042.493.09$0
May 201780045.373.26$3,630
Apr 20170047.933.21$0
Mar 20170046.772.98$0
Feb 201770050.452.95$3,532
Jan 20170049.413.42$0
Dec 20160048.763.72$0
Nov 201678042.492.64$3,314
Oct 20160046.193.09$0
Sep 20160041.553.10$0
Aug 201640041.442.92$1,658
Jul 20160041.622.92$0
Jun 20160045.352.69$0
May 201640042.521.99$1,701
Apr 20160036.561.99$0
Mar 201658033.011.79$1,915
Feb 20160026.472.06$0
Jan 20160027.352.36$0
Dec 201559032.362.00$1,909
Nov 201538038.792.17$1,474
Oct 20150043.552.43$0
Sep 20150042.992.76$0
Aug 201548040.162.87$1,928
Jul 201547048.152.95$2,263
Jun 20150056.152.88$0
May 201540055.212.96$2,208
Apr 201560049.822.71$2,989
Mar 20150042.892.93$0
Feb 20150044.662.98$0
Jan 20150043.433.10$0
Dec 2014150054.693.59$8,204
Nov 20140070.464.25$0
Oct 20140078.303.90$0
Sep 20140086.164.05$0
Aug 201438089.394.04$3,397
Jul 201439096.564.18$3,766
Jun 201432098.164.74$3,141
May 20140094.734.73$0
Apr 201436095.944.81$3,454
Mar 201447095.895.06$4,507
Feb 20140097.406.19$0
Jan 201427090.404.86$2,441
Dec 20130091.824.35$0
Nov 201342088.853.74$3,732
Oct 201340097.423.78$3,897
Sep 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 2013490104.253.52$5,108
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 201340094.403.93$3,776
May 201339094.834.15$3,698
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 201357093.623.91$5,336
Feb 20130091.233.42$0
Jan 201364091.603.42$5,862
Dec 20120086.773.42$0
Nov 201227086.953.62$2,348
Oct 201258089.383.40$5,184
Sep 20120094.672.92$0
Aug 201267092.662.91$6,208
Jul 20120085.133.02$0
Jun 201257079.822.52$4,550
May 201248091.612.49$4,397
Apr 201200101.652.00$0
Mar 2012980105.052.22$10,295
Feb 201200101.102.57$0
Jan 2012152098.092.73$14,910
Dec 20110096.873.24$0
Nov 20110095.723.31$0
Oct 20110084.983.65$0
Sep 20110083.623.99$0
Aug 20110083.404.15$0
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 2010109073.585.44$8,020
Jan 20100074.365.96$0
Dec 20090071.445.48$0
Nov 20090074.593.75$0
Oct 2009105072.544.11$7,617
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 20090067.423.22$0
Jul 2009105061.133.46$6,419
Jun 20090066.163.90$0
May 20090054.743.93$0
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 20090042.144.06$0
Feb 200989032.814.63$2,920
Jan 20090035.865.37$0
Dec 20080037.105.98$0
Nov 20080055.496.86$0
Oct 200897075.246.92$7,298
Sep 200800101.767.88$0
Aug 200800114.228.48$0
Jul 200800131.0811.39$0
Jun 2008320131.3313.03$4,203
May 2008460123.1711.57$5,666
Apr 200800110.3110.45$0
Mar 2008280101.909.66$2,853
Feb 200846092.538.77$4,256
Jan 20080090.388.21$0
Dec 200743088.337.30$3,798
Nov 20070091.677.29$0
Oct 20070082.856.92$0
Sep 200738075.846.24$2,882
Aug 20070069.066.39$0
Jul 20070070.906.39$0
Jun 20070062.007.55$0
May 200730058.747.85$1,762
Apr 200745059.617.81$2,682
Mar 200765056.927.30$3,700
Feb 20070055.108.22$0
Jan 200731050.306.73$1,559
Dec 200642056.656.92$2,379
Nov 200637054.207.62$2,005
Oct 200663054.906.01$3,459
Sep 20060060.085.04$0
Aug 200632068.717.34$2,199
Jul 200647069.376.34$3,260
Jun 20060066.286.38$0
May 200636066.016.42$2,376
Apr 200647064.397.36$3,026
Mar 200680056.707.08$4,536
Feb 20060057.597.75$0
Jan 200643060.598.93$2,605
Dec 200544054.9413.42$2,417
Nov 20050054.6910.59$0
Oct 20050058.3413.80$0
Sep 200543061.4512.08$2,642
Aug 20050061.519.80$0
Jul 200542055.697.84$2,339
Jun 200530052.337.38$1,570
May 200577045.226.65$3,482
Apr 20050049.207.36$0
Mar 200588050.377.15$4,433
Feb 20050045.226.31$0
Jan 20050043.166.32$0
Dec 200479039.866.75$3,149
Nov 200446045.286.33$2,083
Oct 200446049.706.52$2,286
Sep 200453043.245.28$2,292
Aug 200484042.375.55$3,559
Jul 20040038.286.08$0
Jun 2004129036.106.43$4,657
May 20040037.486.49$0
Apr 20040034.475.86$0
Mar 2004136034.365.53$4,673
Feb 20040032.455.51$0
Jan 20040032.036.30$0
Dec 200338030.266.30$1,150
Nov 200343028.804.60$1,238
Oct 200362028.174.76$1,747
Sep 200371026.314.75$1,868
Aug 20030029.765.13$0
Jul 200352029.415.17$1,529
Jun 200348028.565.98$1,371
May 200348026.595.97$1,276
Apr 200364026.675.41$1,707
Mar 200397031.146.10$3,021
Feb 2003164033.487.93$5,491
Jan 20030030.315.58$0
Dec 20020026.914.85$0
Nov 20020024.664.14$0
Oct 20020026.464.23$0
Sep 20020027.443.64$0
Aug 200254025.963.16$1,402
Jul 200237024.583.06$909
Jun 200251023.733.34$1,210
May 200254024.663.58$1,332
Apr 200258023.653.51$1,372
Mar 200256022.003.10$1,232
Feb 200244018.222.38$802
Jan 200252017.172.38$893
Dec 200199016.932.36$1,676
Nov 20010018.072.41$0
Oct 200151019.782.53$1,009
Sep 200153024.262.25$1,286
Aug 200153024.873.05$1,318
Jul 200153023.933.20$1,268
Jun 200149024.563.82$1,203
May 200156025.524.31$1,429
Apr 200154024.685.34$1,333
Mar 200151024.545.38$1,252
Feb 200144027.755.77$1,221
Jan 200156027.478.40$1,538
Dec 200055026.889.12$1,478
Nov 200053032.215.66$1,707
Oct 200056031.235.15$1,749
Sep 200052031.875.19$1,657
Aug 200053029.644.54$1,571
Jul 200054028.534.09$1,541
Jun 200053029.304.40$1,553
May 200055027.263.68$1,499
Apr 200052024.513.12$1,275
Mar 200056028.422.86$1,592
Feb 200055027.622.73$1,519
Jan 200056025.272.48$1,415
Dec 199961024.282.42$1,481
Nov 199964023.192.43$1,484
Oct 199954020.982.80$1,133
Sep 1999118021.752.62$2,567
Aug 19990019.262.88$0
Jul 199961017.892.37$1,091
Jun 199962015.942.36$988
May 199962015.792.32$979
Apr 199964015.102.21$966
Mar 199972012.471.84$898
Feb 19995709.981.82$569
Jan 199967010.381.90$695
Dec 19986809.201.77$626
Nov 199864010.892.19$697
Oct 199859012.421.97$733
Sep 199868012.592.08$856
Aug 199872011.301.91$814
Jul 199870011.742.24$822
Jun 199871011.242.24$798
May 199871012.622.21$896
Apr 199885013.042.51$1,108
Mar 1998132012.802.31$1,690
Feb 19980013.952.30$0
Jan 199873014.702.15$1,073
Dec 199774016.322.41$1,208
Nov 199774018.193.09$1,346
Oct 199775019.253.15$1,444
Sep 1997147017.742.95$2,608
Aug 19970017.862.55$0
Jul 199776017.582.25$1,336
Jun 199774017.242.26$1,276
May 199778018.972.31$1,480
Apr 199780017.882.08$1,430
Mar 199781018.951.94$1,535
Feb 199774020.492.21$1,516
Jan 199788023.483.54$2,066
Dec 199693023.32$2,169
Nov 199690021.97$1,977
Oct 199642023.31$979
Sep 199653022.22$1,178
Aug 199680020.26$1,621
Jul 199665019.55$1,271
Jun 199663018.73$1,180
May 199673019.43$1,418
Apr 199673021.51$1,570
Mar 199696019.38$1,860
Feb 1996153016.98$2,598
Jan 19960017.07$0
Dec 199585017.19$1,461
Nov 199569016.00$1,104
Oct 199581015.43$1,250
Sep 199583016.18$1,343
Aug 1995112015.92$1,783
Jul 199559015.24$899
Jun 199582016.41$1,346
May 199588017.56$1,545
Apr 199578017.73$1,383
Mar 1995249016.44$4,094
Feb 19950016.58$0
Jan 19950015.92$0
Dec 1994161015.03$2,420
Nov 19940015.90$0
Oct 199481015.58$1,262
Sep 199479015.29$1,208
Aug 199470116.13$1,129
Jul 199483117.56$1,457
Jun 199474117.09$1,265
May 199490115.88$1,429
Apr 199461114.14$863
Mar 199484112.46$1,047
Feb 199482112.50$1,025
Jan 1994138112.66$1,747
Dec 19930112.33$0
Nov 199381114.49$1,174
Oct 199377115.85$1,220
Sep 199391115.03$1,368
Aug 199374115.66$1,159
Jul 199382115.46$1,268
Jun 199380116.79$1,343
May 199387117.68$1,538
Apr 199378118.05$1,408
Mar 199378118.14$1,415
Feb 199374117.90$1,325
Jan 199376116.93$1,287

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 2025 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                   27 bbl  × $ 56.66 =     $1,530
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  4.41 =         $0

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Month total                                   $1,530

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/61727 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.