PYLANT, ALMA

Operated by BEACH EXPLORATION, INC. (P-5 58915) in the ACKERLY (DEAN SAND) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 63823District 8AField 00448200NGPA filingOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$1.4 M
Jan 1993 – Nov 2016
Value, last 12 filed months
$997
at the published price for each month
Months reported
287
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 350 leases and 843 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1954-06-29
as the register files it
Field class
Oil and gas
the register's own label
Between wells
900 ft
minimum
From a lease line
550 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 40 acres. The field rule took effect on 2017-01-24.

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: RULES.

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
NGPA2none

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
OilDisposition35,292 bbl$1,372,700
Casinghead gasProduction2,276 Mcf$0
Total$1,372,700

2,276 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 23 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 32.5738, -101.6963. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.2 miles.

32.57381, -101.69634 · 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
8,500 ft
2 wells filed one
Completion to plug
22.2 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 8,500 and 8,500 ft, median 8,500 ft, over the 2 wells that filed a depth.

Completions filed
Mar 1982 – Jan 1983
2 of 2 wells
Plug dates filed
Oct 1992 – Sep 2016
2 of 2 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 22.2 years across the 2 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 16.3 years and 27.9 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

2 wells

42-1153176228,500 ftJan 1983Sep 2016Yes
42-1153166118,500 ftMar 1982Oct 1992Yes

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 (287)

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

287 months

Nov 20160042.492.64$0
Oct 20160046.193.09$0
Sep 201624041.553.10$997
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 2015165056.152.88$9,265
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 20131720104.113.72$17,907
Aug 201300104.253.52$0
Jul 20131700102.523.72$17,428
Jun 20130094.403.93$0
May 20130094.834.15$0
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 2013167093.623.91$15,635
Feb 20130091.233.42$0
Jan 20130091.603.42$0
Dec 20120086.773.42$0
Nov 2012170086.953.62$14,782
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 20120094.672.92$0
Aug 2012173092.662.91$16,030
Jul 20120085.133.02$0
Jun 2012162079.822.52$12,931
May 2012170091.612.49$15,574
Apr 20121690101.652.00$17,179
Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 201200101.102.57$0
Jan 2012178098.092.73$17,460
Dec 20110096.873.24$0
Nov 2011175095.723.31$16,751
Oct 2011174084.983.65$14,787
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 2011181096.364.06$17,441
Feb 2011183085.644.18$15,672
Jan 2011178086.504.59$15,397
Dec 20100085.734.35$0
Nov 2010176080.843.80$14,228
Oct 2010146078.103.51$11,403
Sep 20100072.633.98$0
Aug 2010168073.684.42$12,378
Jul 2010172072.554.74$12,479
Jun 20100070.364.91$0
May 2010183071.124.24$13,015
Apr 2010168081.694.12$13,724
Mar 2010180078.394.39$14,110
Feb 2010180073.585.44$13,244
Jan 20100074.365.96$0
Dec 2009195071.445.48$13,931
Nov 2009167074.593.75$12,457
Oct 20090072.544.11$0
Sep 2009185065.543.06$12,125
Aug 2009194067.423.22$13,079
Jul 20090061.133.46$0
Jun 2009147066.163.90$9,726
May 2009187054.743.93$10,236
Apr 2009172046.773.59$8,044
Mar 2009170042.144.06$7,164
Feb 20090032.814.63$0
Jan 2009181035.865.37$6,491
Dec 2008171037.105.98$6,344
Nov 2008205055.496.86$11,375
Oct 2008185075.246.92$13,919
Sep 200800101.767.88$0
Aug 20081720114.228.48$19,646
Jul 20081790131.0811.39$23,463
Jun 200800131.3313.03$0
May 20083480123.1711.57$42,863
Apr 200800110.3110.45$0
Mar 200800101.909.66$0
Feb 2008194092.538.77$17,951
Jan 20080090.388.21$0
Dec 2007191088.337.30$16,871
Nov 2007181091.677.29$16,592
Oct 2007188082.856.92$15,576
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 2007186069.066.39$12,845
Jul 2007189070.906.39$13,400
Jun 2007181062.007.55$11,222
May 2007195058.747.85$11,454
Apr 20070059.617.81$0
Mar 2007357056.927.30$20,320
Feb 20070055.108.22$0
Jan 2007183050.306.73$9,205
Dec 20060056.656.92$0
Nov 2006179054.207.62$9,702
Oct 20060054.906.01$0
Sep 2006183060.085.04$10,995
Aug 2006176068.717.34$12,093
Jul 20060069.376.34$0
Jun 2006166066.286.38$11,002
May 2006177066.016.42$11,684
Apr 20060064.397.36$0
Mar 2006172056.707.08$9,752
Feb 2006171057.597.75$9,848
Jan 2006164060.598.93$9,937
Dec 2005174054.9413.42$9,560
Nov 20050054.6910.59$0
Oct 2005166058.3413.80$9,684
Sep 2005177061.4512.08$10,877
Aug 2005178061.519.80$10,949
Jul 2005180055.697.84$10,024
Jun 2005178052.337.38$9,315
May 20050045.226.65$0
Apr 2005157049.207.36$7,724
Mar 2005342050.377.15$17,227
Feb 20050045.226.31$0
Jan 2005185043.166.32$7,985
Dec 20040039.866.75$0
Nov 2004166045.286.33$7,516
Oct 2004144049.706.52$7,157
Sep 2004158043.245.28$6,832
Aug 2004139042.375.55$5,889
Jul 2004143038.286.08$5,474
Jun 2004151036.106.43$5,451
May 2004165037.486.49$6,184
Apr 2004183034.475.86$6,308
Mar 2004182034.365.53$6,254
Feb 2004180032.455.51$5,841
Jan 2004181032.036.30$5,797
Dec 2003179030.266.30$5,417
Nov 200353028.804.60$1,526
Oct 2003289028.174.76$8,141
Sep 20030026.314.75$0
Aug 2003170029.765.13$5,059
Jul 2003175029.415.17$5,147
Jun 2003178028.565.98$5,084
May 2003181026.595.97$4,813
Apr 2003180026.675.41$4,801
Mar 2003182031.146.10$5,667
Feb 2003180033.487.93$6,026
Jan 20031030.315.58$30
Dec 2002130026.914.85$3,498
Nov 2002153024.664.14$3,773
Oct 2002181026.464.23$4,789
Sep 2002164027.443.64$4,500
Aug 2002179025.963.16$4,647
Jul 2002180024.583.06$4,424
Jun 2002178023.733.34$4,224
May 2002175024.663.58$4,316
Apr 2002143023.653.51$3,382
Mar 2002180022.003.10$3,960
Feb 20020018.222.38$0
Jan 2002176017.172.38$3,022
Dec 2001330016.932.36$5,587
Nov 20010018.072.41$0
Oct 2001315019.782.53$6,231
Sep 20010024.262.25$0
Aug 2001154024.873.05$3,830
Jul 2001140023.933.20$3,350
Jun 2001344024.563.82$8,449
May 20011025.524.31$26
Apr 2001300024.685.34$7,404
Mar 20010024.545.38$0
Feb 2001162027.755.77$4,496
Jan 2001185027.478.40$5,082
Dec 2000157026.889.12$4,220
Nov 2000173032.215.66$5,572
Oct 2000178031.235.15$5,559
Sep 2000165031.875.19$5,259
Aug 2000173029.644.54$5,128
Jul 2000123028.534.09$3,509
Jun 2000161029.304.40$4,717
May 2000175027.263.68$4,771
Apr 2000158024.513.12$3,873
Mar 2000161028.422.86$4,576
Feb 2000148027.622.73$4,088
Jan 2000172025.272.48$4,346
Dec 1999178024.282.42$4,322
Nov 1999178023.192.43$4,128
Oct 1999151020.982.80$3,168
Sep 1999163021.752.62$3,545
Aug 1999160019.262.88$3,082
Jul 1999175017.892.37$3,131
Jun 1999145015.942.36$2,311
May 1999154015.792.32$2,432
Apr 1999171015.102.21$2,582
Mar 1999161012.471.84$2,008
Feb 199916709.981.82$1,667
Jan 1999166010.381.90$1,723
Dec 199833209.201.77$3,054
Nov 1998179010.892.19$1,949
Oct 1998144012.421.97$1,788
Sep 1998169012.592.08$2,128
Aug 1998328011.301.91$3,706
Jul 19980011.742.24$0
Jun 19980011.242.24$0
May 1998170012.622.21$2,145
Apr 1998169013.042.51$2,204
Mar 1998145012.802.31$1,856
Feb 1998313013.952.30$4,366
Jan 1998167014.702.15$2,455
Dec 1997179016.322.41$2,921
Nov 1997167018.193.09$3,038
Oct 1997161019.253.15$3,099
Sep 1997166017.742.95$2,945
Aug 1997175017.862.55$3,126
Jul 1997167017.582.25$2,936
Jun 1997174017.242.26$3,000
May 1997162018.972.31$3,073
Apr 1997166017.882.08$2,968
Mar 1997164018.951.94$3,108
Feb 1997170020.492.21$3,483
Jan 1997175023.483.54$4,109
Dec 1996176023.32$4,104
Nov 1996328021.97$7,206
Oct 1996170023.31$3,963
Sep 19960022.22$0
Aug 1996306020.26$6,200
Jul 1996168019.55$3,284
Jun 19960018.73$0
May 1996165019.43$3,206
Apr 1996283021.51$6,087
Mar 1996171019.38$3,314
Feb 1996171016.98$2,904
Jan 1996170017.07$2,902
Dec 1995168017.19$2,888
Nov 1995171016.00$2,736
Oct 1995178015.43$2,747
Sep 1995332016.18$5,372
Aug 1995172015.92$2,738
Jul 1995345015.24$5,258
Jun 19951016.41$16
May 19950017.56$0
Apr 1995311017.73$5,514
Mar 1995173016.44$2,844
Feb 19950016.58$0
Jan 1995156015.92$2,484
Dec 1994168015.03$2,525
Nov 1994168615.90$2,671
Oct 19941643115.58$2,555
Sep 19941532815.29$2,339
Aug 19941622616.13$2,613
Jul 19941672917.56$2,933
Jun 19941582917.09$2,700
May 199415911915.88$2,525
Apr 1994652714.14$919
Mar 199416910212.46$2,106
Feb 199417010812.50$2,125
Jan 199416911312.66$2,140
Dec 199316311412.33$2,010
Nov 1993011114.49$0
Oct 19932419715.85$3,820
Sep 199316010215.03$2,405
Aug 1993110115.66$16
Jul 199308715.46$0
Jun 199317414816.79$2,921
May 199332419717.68$5,728
Apr 199332118218.05$5,794
Mar 1993018218.14$0
Feb 199317317117.90$3,097
Jan 199335116616.93$5,942

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.

Sep 2016 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                   24 bbl  × $ 41.55 =       $997
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  3.10 =         $0

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Month total                                     $997

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/63823 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.