CATES

Operated by BIG STAR OIL & GAS, LLC (P-5 70445) 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 63837District 8AField 00448200OilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$732 k
Jan 1993 – Feb 2015
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
266
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.

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
OilDisposition18,820 bbl$678,288
Casinghead gasProduction21,563 Mcf$54,197
Total$732,485

7,982 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.

Every month this lease reported (266)

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

266 months

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 2013156088.853.74$13,861
Oct 20130097.423.78$0
Sep 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 201300104.253.52$0
Jul 20131730102.523.72$17,736
Jun 20130094.403.93$0
May 20130094.834.15$0
Apr 2013175093.964.28$16,443
Mar 2013176093.623.91$16,477
Feb 20130091.233.42$0
Jan 2013165091.603.42$15,114
Dec 2012167086.773.42$14,491
Nov 2012167086.953.62$14,521
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 2012337094.672.92$31,904
Aug 20120092.662.91$0
Jul 20120085.133.02$0
Jun 2012170079.822.52$13,569
May 2012167091.612.49$15,299
Apr 20121740101.652.00$17,687
Mar 201200105.052.22$0
Feb 20121670101.102.57$16,884
Jan 2012171098.092.73$16,773
Dec 20110096.873.24$0
Nov 2011338095.723.31$32,353
Oct 20111084.983.65$85
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 2011177085.644.18$15,158
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 2010170070.364.91$11,961
May 20100071.124.24$0
Apr 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 20100078.394.39$0
Feb 20100073.585.44$0
Jan 2010168074.365.96$12,492
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 2009169066.163.90$11,181
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 2008170037.105.98$6,307
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 20071088.337.30$88
Nov 20070091.677.29$0
Oct 20070082.856.92$0
Sep 2007173075.846.24$13,120
Aug 20070069.066.39$0
Jul 20070070.906.39$0
Jun 200701062.007.55$75
May 20070158.747.85$8
Apr 20070259.617.81$16
Mar 20070056.927.30$0
Feb 20070155.108.22$8
Jan 20070050.306.73$0
Dec 20060056.656.92$0
Nov 2006175054.207.62$9,485
Oct 20060054.906.01$0
Sep 20060060.085.04$0
Aug 20060068.717.34$0
Jul 20060769.376.34$44
Jun 200602266.286.38$140
May 200601966.016.42$122
Apr 20061662764.397.36$10,887
Mar 20060356.707.08$21
Feb 20060457.597.75$31
Jan 20060060.598.93$0
Dec 200502054.9413.42$268
Nov 200503054.6910.59$318
Oct 200503558.3413.80$483
Sep 2005010361.4512.08$1,244
Aug 200518115261.519.80$12,622
Jul 2005013955.697.84$1,090
Jun 200518014352.337.38$10,475
May 2005014045.226.65$931
Apr 200517113649.207.36$9,414
Mar 2005113050.377.15$981
Feb 200518210645.226.31$8,899
Jan 2005012843.166.32$809
Dec 200417813439.866.75$8,000
Nov 2004013445.286.33$848
Oct 20041839749.706.52$9,727
Sep 20041615343.245.28$7,242
Aug 20040642.375.55$33
Jul 200403338.286.08$201
Jun 20040636.106.43$39
May 2004173037.486.49$6,484
Apr 200402034.475.86$117
Mar 2004185234.365.53$6,368
Feb 2004011632.455.51$639
Jan 200418311632.036.30$6,592
Dec 2003110630.266.30$698
Nov 200318612528.804.60$5,931
Oct 200318314228.174.76$5,831
Sep 2003014526.314.75$689
Aug 200318015229.765.13$6,137
Jul 200315629.415.17$319
Jun 2003115928.565.98$980
May 200318212626.595.97$5,592
Apr 200302426.675.41$130
Mar 200308031.146.10$488
Feb 200318512633.487.93$7,192
Jan 2003012530.315.58$698
Dec 200218414626.914.85$5,660
Nov 2002112724.664.14$550
Oct 200217912026.464.23$5,244
Sep 2002114527.443.64$555
Aug 200218013625.963.16$5,103
Jul 2002014724.583.06$450
Jun 200217714323.733.34$4,678
May 2002113924.663.58$523
Apr 200217214223.653.51$4,567
Mar 2002013322.003.10$413
Feb 20021814418.222.38$3,402
Jan 2002013417.172.38$318
Dec 200118514216.932.36$3,468
Nov 2001012818.072.41$308
Oct 20011837319.782.53$3,804
Sep 20011823124.262.25$4,485
Aug 20011224.873.05$31
Jul 200104423.933.20$141
Jun 20011567324.563.82$4,111
May 20010025.524.31$0
Apr 20011818124.685.34$4,899
Mar 2001116124.545.38$890
Feb 200118617627.755.77$6,177
Jan 2001111327.478.40$977
Dec 200017211226.889.12$5,645
Nov 200008832.215.66$498
Oct 200018312931.235.15$6,379
Sep 2000012531.875.19$648
Aug 200018215229.644.54$6,085
Jul 2000013328.534.09$544
Jun 200017516429.304.40$5,849
May 2000023227.263.68$854
Apr 200017620124.513.12$4,940
Mar 2000015228.422.86$435
Feb 200020519227.622.73$6,186
Jan 2000019325.272.48$479
Dec 199915019824.282.42$4,122
Nov 199917814123.192.43$4,471
Oct 1999017920.982.80$502
Sep 199918310221.752.62$4,247
Aug 19990219.262.88$6
Jul 19991789317.892.37$3,405
Jun 199918312515.942.36$3,212
May 199918113915.792.32$3,181
Apr 1999117615.102.21$404
Mar 1999021412.471.84$393
Feb 199901529.981.82$276
Jan 1999011110.381.90$211
Dec 19981851399.201.77$1,948
Nov 1998013310.892.19$291
Oct 19981807912.421.97$2,391
Sep 1998013812.592.08$287
Aug 199818117211.301.91$2,373
Jul 199817910911.742.24$2,345
Jun 1998117111.242.24$394
May 199818020112.622.21$2,715
Apr 1998020813.042.51$521
Mar 199818022112.802.31$2,814
Feb 199818219813.952.30$2,994
Jan 1998022314.702.15$481
Dec 1997017816.322.41$429
Nov 199718217618.193.09$3,854
Oct 199718218719.253.15$4,093
Sep 1997118617.742.95$567
Aug 1997010417.862.55$266
Jul 199718019517.582.25$3,603
Jun 199717819217.242.26$3,502
May 1997017118.972.31$395
Apr 199718116217.882.08$3,574
Mar 1997016018.951.94$310
Feb 199718316720.492.21$4,118
Jan 199718318523.483.54$4,952
Dec 1996017923.32$0
Nov 1996011521.97$0
Oct 199618219923.31$4,242
Sep 199618216422.22$4,044
Aug 1996110420.26$20
Jul 1996177619.55$3,460
Jun 199616318.73$19
May 199618316819.43$3,556
Apr 1996118021.51$22
Mar 199617316019.38$3,353
Feb 199618118016.98$3,073
Jan 1996115217.07$17
Dec 199518018217.19$3,094
Nov 199518117016.00$2,896
Oct 1995116315.43$15
Sep 199518013616.18$2,912
Aug 1995117815.92$16
Jul 199517721215.24$2,697
Jun 199517922416.41$2,937
May 1995124717.56$18
Apr 199518119717.73$3,209
Mar 199518523916.44$3,041
Feb 1995022116.58$0
Jan 199517017815.92$2,706
Dec 199417811015.03$2,675
Nov 199407915.90$0
Oct 19941788515.58$2,773
Sep 199409615.29$0
Aug 199418017416.13$2,903
Jul 199418118717.56$3,178
Jun 1994021817.09$0
May 199418119315.88$2,874
Apr 1994110314.14$14
Mar 199418115212.46$2,255
Feb 199417810612.50$2,225
Jan 1994010312.66$0
Dec 199336412412.33$4,488
Nov 1993011214.49$0
Oct 1993020315.85$0
Sep 199318120215.03$2,720
Aug 1993018815.66$0
Jul 199317724515.46$2,736
Jun 199317626716.79$2,955
May 1993020517.68$0
Apr 199317919818.05$3,231
Mar 199318122118.14$3,283
Feb 1993019517.90$0
Jan 199317919916.93$3,030

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.

Nov 2013 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  156 bbl  × $ 88.85 =    $13,861
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  3.74 =         $0

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Month total                                  $13,861

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/63837 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.