HIGGINBOTHAM BROTHERS

Operated by VANGUARD OPERATING, LLC (P-5 881585) in the CHAMPMON (DEV.) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 63340District 8AField 16860333Hydrogen sulphide fieldOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$2.3 M
Jan 1993 – Feb 2018
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
302
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 leases and 11 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1959-05-09
as the register files it
Field class
Oil
the register's own label
Between wells
no field rule filed
From a lease line
no field rule filed

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.

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
OilDisposition55,906 bbl$2,313,795
Casinghead gasProduction21 Mcf$0
Total$2,313,795

21 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 21 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 (2)

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 32.6639, -102.4225. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.1 miles.

32.66385, -102.42252 · 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%
2 of 2 wells
With a plug date
100.0%
2 of 2 wells
Median depth
12,733 ft
2 wells filed one
Completion to plug
19.9 years
median over 2 wells

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
2100.0%
A plug date is filed
2100.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
2100.0%
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 12,714 and 12,752 ft, median 12,733 ft, over the 2 wells that filed a depth.

Completions filed
May 1981 – Mar 2004
2 of 2 wells
Plug dates filed
Mar 2008 – Mar 2017
2 of 2 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 19.9 years across the 2 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 16.5 years and 23.4 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

2 wells

42-16536054212,714 ftMar 2004Mar 2017Yes
42-16500600112,752 ftMay 1981Mar 2008Yes

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 (302)

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

302 months

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 2016318026.472.06$8,417
Jan 20160027.352.36$0
Dec 20150032.362.00$0
Nov 20150038.792.17$0
Oct 20150043.552.43$0
Sep 2015338042.992.76$14,531
Aug 20150040.162.87$0
Jul 20150048.152.95$0
Jun 2015343056.152.88$19,259
May 20150055.212.96$0
Apr 20150049.822.71$0
Mar 20150042.892.93$0
Feb 2015340044.662.98$15,184
Jan 20150043.433.10$0
Dec 20140054.693.59$0
Nov 20140070.464.25$0
Oct 2014343078.303.90$26,857
Sep 2014344086.164.05$29,639
Aug 20140089.394.04$0
Jul 20140096.564.18$0
Jun 20140098.164.74$0
May 2014179094.734.73$16,957
Apr 20140095.944.81$0
Mar 2014165095.895.06$15,822
Feb 2014390097.406.19$37,986
Jan 2014359090.404.86$32,454
Dec 20130091.824.35$0
Nov 2013328088.853.74$29,143
Oct 20130097.423.78$0
Sep 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 201300104.253.52$0
Jul 20133750102.523.72$38,445
Jun 2013163094.403.93$15,387
May 20130094.834.15$0
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 20134093.623.91$374
Feb 20131091.233.42$91
Jan 20130091.603.42$0
Dec 20120086.773.42$0
Nov 2012178086.953.62$15,477
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 2012162094.672.92$15,337
Aug 2012326092.662.91$30,207
Jul 2012324085.133.02$27,582
Jun 2012324079.822.52$25,862
May 201277091.612.49$7,054
Apr 201210101.652.00$102
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 20110083.404.15$0
Jul 2011733094.144.52$69,005
Jun 2011660092.904.64$61,314
May 2011330098.134.40$32,383
Apr 20113290105.964.33$34,861
Mar 2011321096.364.06$30,932
Feb 2011484085.644.18$41,450
Jan 2011180086.504.59$15,570
Dec 20100085.734.35$0
Nov 2010395080.843.80$31,932
Oct 2010657078.103.51$51,312
Sep 20100072.633.98$0
Aug 2010163073.684.42$12,010
Jul 20100072.554.74$0
Jun 2010342070.364.91$24,063
May 20100071.124.24$0
Apr 2010337081.694.12$27,530
Mar 20100078.394.39$0
Feb 20100073.585.44$0
Jan 2010127074.365.96$9,444
Dec 20090071.445.48$0
Nov 2009371074.593.75$27,673
Oct 20090072.544.11$0
Sep 20090065.543.06$0
Aug 2009347067.423.22$23,395
Jul 2009177061.133.46$10,820
Jun 20090066.163.90$0
May 2009345054.743.93$18,885
Apr 20090046.773.59$0
Mar 2009364042.144.06$15,339
Feb 20090032.814.63$0
Jan 20090035.865.37$0
Dec 20080037.105.98$0
Nov 2008349055.496.86$19,366
Oct 20080075.246.92$0
Sep 20081680101.767.88$17,096
Aug 200800114.228.48$0
Jul 20083230131.0811.39$42,339
Jun 20081760131.3313.03$23,114
May 200800123.1711.57$0
Apr 20083300110.3110.45$36,402
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 2007165082.856.92$13,670
Sep 2007161075.846.24$12,210
Aug 2007167069.066.39$11,533
Jul 20070070.906.39$0
Jun 2007322062.007.55$19,964
May 20070058.747.85$0
Apr 2007161059.617.81$9,597
Mar 2007160056.927.30$9,107
Feb 20070055.108.22$0
Jan 2007162050.306.73$8,149
Dec 20060056.656.92$0
Nov 2006318054.207.62$17,236
Oct 2006166054.906.01$9,113
Sep 2006166060.085.04$9,973
Aug 2006163068.717.34$11,200
Jul 2006161069.376.34$11,169
Jun 2006330066.286.38$21,872
May 2006333066.016.42$21,981
Apr 2006344064.397.36$22,150
Mar 20060056.707.08$0
Feb 20060057.597.75$0
Jan 2006339060.598.93$20,540
Dec 2005172054.9413.42$9,450
Nov 2005163054.6910.59$8,914
Oct 2005174058.3413.80$10,151
Sep 2005370061.4512.08$22,737
Aug 2005173061.519.80$10,641
Jul 2005344055.697.84$19,157
Jun 2005516052.337.38$27,002
May 2005347045.226.65$15,691
Apr 20050049.207.36$0
Mar 2005326050.377.15$16,421
Feb 2005333045.226.31$15,058
Jan 2005308043.166.32$13,293
Dec 2004358039.866.75$14,270
Nov 2004358045.286.33$16,210
Oct 2004173049.706.52$8,598
Sep 2004179043.245.28$7,740
Aug 2004353042.375.55$14,957
Jul 2004347038.286.08$13,283
Jun 2004469036.106.43$16,931
May 2004529037.486.49$19,827
Apr 2004722034.475.86$24,887
Mar 2004178034.365.53$6,116
Feb 2004486032.455.51$15,771
Jan 2004175032.036.30$5,605
Dec 2003354030.266.30$10,712
Nov 20030028.804.60$0
Oct 2003355028.174.76$10,000
Sep 2003528026.314.75$13,892
Aug 2003352029.765.13$10,476
Jul 2003526029.415.17$15,470
Jun 2003163028.565.98$4,655
May 20030026.595.97$0
Apr 2003699026.675.41$18,642
Mar 2003176031.146.10$5,481
Feb 2003355033.487.93$11,885
Jan 2003165030.315.58$5,001
Dec 2002178026.914.85$4,790
Nov 2002177024.664.14$4,365
Oct 2002174026.464.23$4,604
Sep 2002351027.443.64$9,631
Aug 2002170025.963.16$4,413
Jul 2002323024.583.06$7,939
Jun 2002348023.733.34$8,258
May 2002350024.663.58$8,631
Apr 2002173023.653.51$4,091
Mar 2002173022.003.10$3,806
Feb 2002177018.222.38$3,225
Jan 2002336017.172.38$5,769
Dec 2001348016.932.36$5,892
Nov 2001175018.072.41$3,162
Oct 2001354019.782.53$7,002
Sep 2001332024.262.25$8,054
Aug 20010024.873.05$0
Jul 2001349023.933.20$8,352
Jun 2001175024.563.82$4,298
May 20010025.524.31$0
Apr 2001515024.685.34$12,710
Mar 2001173024.545.38$4,245
Feb 2001163027.755.77$4,523
Jan 2001341027.478.40$9,367
Dec 2000345026.889.12$9,274
Nov 2000369032.215.66$11,885
Oct 2000169031.235.15$5,278
Sep 2000364031.875.19$11,601
Aug 2000364029.644.54$10,789
Jul 2000177028.534.09$5,050
Jun 2000350029.304.40$10,255
May 20000027.263.68$0
Apr 2000508024.513.12$12,451
Mar 2000170028.422.86$4,831
Feb 2000363027.622.73$10,026
Jan 2000188025.272.48$4,751
Dec 19990024.282.42$0
Nov 1999365023.192.43$8,464
Oct 1999182020.982.80$3,818
Sep 19990021.752.62$0
Aug 1999174019.262.88$3,351
Jul 1999175017.892.37$3,131
Jun 1999353015.942.36$5,627
May 1999529015.792.32$8,353
Apr 19990015.102.21$0
Mar 19990012.471.84$0
Feb 1999009.981.82$0
Jan 1999326010.381.90$3,384
Dec 199818009.201.77$1,656
Nov 1998354010.892.19$3,855
Oct 1998186012.421.97$2,310
Sep 1998362012.592.08$4,558
Aug 1998177011.301.91$2,000
Jul 19980011.742.24$0
Jun 1998178011.242.24$2,001
May 19980012.622.21$0
Apr 19980013.042.51$0
Mar 1998176012.802.31$2,253
Feb 1998186013.952.30$2,595
Jan 19980014.702.15$0
Dec 1997539016.322.41$8,796
Nov 19970018.193.09$0
Oct 1997365019.253.15$7,026
Sep 1997184017.742.95$3,264
Aug 1997334017.862.55$5,965
Jul 1997360017.582.25$6,329
Jun 1997355017.242.26$6,120
May 1997547018.972.31$10,377
Apr 1997363017.882.08$6,490
Mar 1997364018.951.94$6,898
Feb 19971,805020.492.21$36,984
Jan 1997360023.483.54$8,453
Dec 1996601023.32$14,015
Nov 1996178021.97$3,911
Oct 1996176023.31$4,103
Sep 19960022.22$0
Aug 19960020.26$0
Jul 19960019.55$0
Jun 1996356018.73$6,668
May 19960019.43$0
Apr 19960021.51$0
Mar 19960019.38$0
Feb 19960016.98$0
Jan 19960017.07$0
Dec 19950017.19$0
Nov 19950016.00$0
Oct 19950015.43$0
Sep 19950016.18$0
Aug 1995345015.92$5,492
Jul 1995175015.24$2,667
Jun 19950016.41$0
May 1995352017.56$6,181
Apr 1995186017.73$3,298
Mar 19950016.44$0
Feb 1995357016.58$5,919
Jan 1995354015.92$5,636
Dec 1994177015.03$2,660
Nov 19940015.90$0
Oct 1994176015.58$2,742
Sep 19940115.29$0
Aug 1994169116.13$2,726
Jul 1994350117.56$6,146
Jun 1994175117.09$2,991
May 1994171115.88$2,715
Apr 1994344114.14$4,864
Mar 1994333112.46$4,149
Feb 1994346112.50$4,325
Jan 1994346112.66$4,380
Dec 1993162112.33$1,997
Nov 1993354114.49$5,129
Oct 1993337115.85$5,341
Sep 1993345115.03$5,185
Aug 1993173115.66$2,709
Jul 1993351115.46$5,426
Jun 1993176116.79$2,955
May 1993171117.68$3,023
Apr 1993529118.05$9,548
Mar 1993351118.14$6,367
Feb 1993355117.90$6,355
Jan 19930116.93$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.

Feb 2016 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  318 bbl  × $ 26.47 =     $8,417
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  2.06 =         $0

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Month total                                   $8,417

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/63340 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.