KING-EARNEST -A-

Operated by NORTH FORK OPERATING LP (P-5 102183) in the EARNEST (6500 SAND) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 68521District 8AField 27218500OilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$2.7 M
Dec 2002 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$54 k
at the published price for each month
Months reported
282
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 36 leases and 40 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1956-05-12
as the register files it
Field class
Oil
the register's own label
Between wells
660 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

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

The Commission's schedule remark for this field reads: BETWEEN HORIZ. AND VERTICAL WELLS.

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
OilDisposition28,963 bbl$1,841,292
Casinghead gasProduction124,780 Mcf$845,553
Total$2,686,845

Wells on this lease (1)

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 32.6187, -100.8234. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

32.61866, -100.82336 · 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
0.0%
0 of 1 wells
With a plug date
0.0%
0 of 1 wells
Median depth
7,050 ft
1 wells filed one
Completion to plug
no well filed both dates

What the state filed about each well

On the RRC proration schedule
00.0%
A plug date is filed
00.0%
BothOn the schedule and plugged. Neither fact cancels the other.
00.0%
NeitherNo plug date, and not on the schedule.
1100.0%

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

The one well that filed a depth was drilled to 7,050 ft.

Completions filed
Jun 2001
1 of 1 wells

1 well

42-4153385727,050 ftJun 2001

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 (282)

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

282 months

May 20261000106.413.05$10,641
Apr 202670098.932.87$6,925
Mar 20260089.753.15$0
Feb 202682063.503.75$5,207
Jan 202662059.138.00$3,666
Dec 202548056.664.41$2,720
Nov 202552058.593.93$3,047
Oct 202571059.383.30$4,216
Sep 2025116062.743.08$7,278
Aug 202576063.933.01$4,859
Jul 20250066.743.32$0
Jun 202575066.483.13$4,986
May 202593060.553.23$5,631
Apr 202578062.363.54$4,864
Mar 2025110067.704.27$7,447
Feb 202585070.884.34$6,025
Jan 2025131074.324.28$9,736
Dec 202492068.993.12$6,347
Nov 2024109069.052.20$7,526
Oct 2024155071.372.28$11,062
Sep 2024131069.612.36$9,119
Aug 2024251075.632.06$18,983
Jul 2024183079.932.15$14,627
Jun 20240078.082.63$0
May 202450078.812.20$3,941
Apr 202486084.451.66$7,263
Mar 20240080.301.55$0
Feb 20240076.091.78$0
Jan 20240073.023.30$0
Dec 202391071.262.61$6,485
Nov 20230077.892.81$0
Oct 20238085.443.09$684
Sep 20230089.042.74$0
Aug 20230080.522.67$0
Jul 20233074.852.64$225
Jun 202395068.962.26$6,551
May 20230070.622.23$0
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
Mar 2023125072.852.39$9,106
Feb 20230075.112.47$0
Jan 20230076.533.39$0
Dec 20220076.415.73$0
Nov 202286085.005.65$7,310
Oct 20220087.185.86$0
Sep 202285084.888.16$7,215
Aug 202275094.529.13$7,089
Jul 2022680101.587.54$6,907
Jun 2022890115.097.98$10,243
May 202200109.378.43$0
Apr 20221220104.226.84$12,715
Mar 20221330108.885.08$14,481
Feb 20220091.054.86$0
Jan 2022108081.844.54$8,839
Dec 2021159071.323.90$11,340
Nov 202187077.435.24$6,736
Oct 202182079.795.71$6,543
Sep 2021114069.865.35$7,964
Aug 202181066.024.22$5,348
Jul 202196070.783.98$6,795
Jun 2021145069.493.38$10,076
May 2021192063.483.02$12,188
Apr 20210060.362.76$0
Mar 20210061.302.72$0
Feb 20210057.805.55$0
Jan 20210050.412.81$0
Dec 2020103044.642.68$4,598
Nov 20200038.772.71$0
Oct 20200036.972.48$0
Sep 20200037.091.99$0
Aug 202070039.982.39$2,799
Jul 202046038.371.83$1,765
Jun 202060034.901.69$2,094
May 20200016.921.81$0
Apr 202043014.751.80$634
Mar 2020161030.341.86$4,885
Feb 202098049.881.98$4,888
Jan 2020191057.252.09$10,935
Dec 20190059.012.30$0
Nov 2019185055.302.75$10,231
Oct 20190053.472.42$0
Sep 20190055.052.66$0
Aug 2019193053.112.30$10,250
Jul 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 2019183052.782.49$9,659
May 20190058.482.74$0
Apr 2019205062.632.75$12,839
Mar 20190056.803.06$0
Feb 2019174050.852.79$8,848
Jan 2019186046.033.23$8,562
Dec 20180046.594.19$0
Nov 20180052.934.24$0
Oct 20180061.443.40$0
Sep 20180059.543.11$0
Aug 2018174059.403.07$10,336
Jul 20180065.142.93$0
Jun 2018160060.183.08$9,629
May 20180065.382.90$0
Apr 20180063.842.90$0
Mar 2018180061.222.79$11,020
Feb 201804961.782.77$136
Jan 20180762.874.01$28
Dec 20170357.272.92$9
Nov 20171517755.423.12$8,609
Oct 201717849.292.98$282
Sep 201756547.523.09$438
Aug 20171656245.373.00$7,672
Jul 201728143.873.09$338
Jun 2017015942.493.09$491
May 201717131245.373.26$8,776
Apr 2017029847.933.21$957
Mar 20171846246.772.98$8,791
Feb 20171154850.452.95$2,173
Jan 201718413049.413.42$9,536
Dec 2016032548.763.72$1,210
Nov 201633242.492.64$212
Oct 2016010046.193.09$309
Sep 201618410041.553.10$7,955
Aug 2016035441.442.92$1,035
Jul 201617643641.622.92$8,600
Jun 2016035945.352.69$964
May 201616632842.521.99$7,711
Apr 2016016036.561.99$319
Mar 2016040833.011.79$732
Feb 201618135626.472.06$5,526
Jan 2016038327.352.36$906
Dec 201518935432.362.00$6,825
Nov 2015034638.792.17$750
Oct 201518620143.552.43$8,588
Sep 20150042.992.76$0
Aug 2015016240.162.87$465
Jul 201517536048.152.95$9,486
Jun 2015023556.152.88$677
May 201515937655.212.96$9,890
Apr 2015028049.822.71$758
Mar 201518225542.892.93$8,554
Feb 201514533644.662.98$7,476
Jan 2015030243.433.10$936
Dec 20140054.693.59$0
Nov 2014012370.464.25$523
Oct 2014014478.303.90$562
Sep 201454125486.164.05$47,640
Aug 201417728489.394.04$16,968
Jul 2014027696.564.18$1,154
Jun 2014022898.164.74$1,080
May 201418536694.734.73$19,255
Apr 2014035095.944.81$1,683
Mar 201418637095.895.06$19,707
Feb 2014039197.406.19$2,421
Jan 2014039190.404.86$1,901
Dec 2013190091.824.35$17,446
Nov 2013024788.853.74$923
Oct 201318737397.423.78$19,627
Sep 2013181390104.113.72$20,294
Aug 20130417104.253.52$1,469
Jul 20130425102.523.72$1,580
Jun 201317541094.403.93$18,133
May 2013043294.834.15$1,792
Apr 201318242493.964.28$18,917
Mar 201318245693.623.91$18,823
Feb 201306291.233.42$212
Jan 2013186091.603.42$17,038
Dec 201218516186.773.42$16,603
Nov 201219145586.953.62$18,257
Oct 2012040589.383.40$1,377
Sep 2012058594.672.92$1,707
Aug 201218357492.662.91$18,626
Jul 201218470285.133.02$17,785
Jun 201217764679.822.52$15,755
May 201219067991.612.49$19,095
Apr 2012375607101.652.00$39,331
Mar 201203105.052.22$7
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 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 2010152080.843.80$12,288
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 201009771.124.24$411
Apr 2010023081.694.12$948
Mar 201018032478.394.39$15,532
Feb 2010031573.585.44$1,714
Jan 201018627274.365.96$15,453
Dec 2009029971.445.48$1,640
Nov 200918732174.593.75$15,153
Oct 200918229972.544.11$14,431
Sep 2009027265.543.06$834
Aug 200918525967.423.22$13,306
Jul 2009040761.133.46$1,410
Jun 200918224966.163.90$13,011
May 200918322654.743.93$10,905
Apr 2009032746.773.59$1,173
Mar 200917840942.144.06$9,161
Feb 2009055832.814.63$2,585
Jan 200917640635.865.37$8,492
Dec 200818042037.105.98$9,188
Nov 200818041455.496.86$12,828
Oct 200818343875.246.92$16,801
Sep 20080319101.767.88$2,513
Aug 20080376114.228.48$3,190
Jul 2008182441131.0811.39$28,879
Jun 2008177453131.3313.03$29,149
May 20080774123.1711.57$8,959
Apr 2008179873110.3110.45$28,873
Mar 2008179584101.909.66$23,884
Feb 2008077892.538.77$6,824
Jan 200818192490.388.21$23,941
Dec 200718147288.337.30$19,434
Nov 200717961791.677.29$20,908
Oct 200717862282.856.92$19,053
Sep 2007064975.846.24$4,052
Aug 200717875069.066.39$17,084
Jul 200718050270.906.39$15,969
Jun 20071806,56262.007.55$60,693
May 20071813,82858.747.85$40,668
Apr 20071482,89059.617.81$31,379
Mar 20071782,90656.927.30$31,351
Feb 20073623,13555.108.22$45,703
Jan 200702,88350.306.73$19,394
Dec 20061855,20856.656.92$46,511
Nov 20063645,46254.207.62$61,335
Oct 20061805,31954.906.01$41,869
Sep 20061775,26060.085.04$37,130
Aug 20061785,25368.717.34$50,787
Jul 20061804,08369.376.34$38,384
Jun 20061834,89266.286.38$43,359
May 20063594,45566.016.42$52,321
Apr 20063715,21264.397.36$62,252
Mar 20061824,97656.707.08$45,564
Feb 20065454,84157.597.75$68,910
Jan 20063694,84160.598.93$65,604
Dec 20053674,27754.9413.42$77,541
Nov 20057332,71254.6910.59$68,804
Oct 20051,097058.3413.80$63,999
Sep 2005187061.4512.08$11,491
Aug 2005185061.519.80$11,379
Jul 20051,225055.697.84$68,220
Jun 2005150052.337.38$7,850
May 20050045.226.65$0
Apr 20050049.207.36$0
Mar 20050050.377.15$0
Feb 2005179045.226.31$8,094
Jan 2005181043.166.32$7,812
Dec 20040039.866.75$0
Nov 2004161045.286.33$7,290
Oct 20040049.706.52$0
Sep 2004182043.245.28$7,870
Aug 2004180042.375.55$7,627
Jul 20040038.286.08$0
Jun 2004183036.106.43$6,606
May 20040037.486.49$0
Apr 2004287034.475.86$9,893
Mar 20040034.365.53$0
Feb 2004177032.455.51$5,744
Jan 2004181032.036.30$5,797
Dec 20030030.266.30$0
Nov 2003160028.804.60$4,608
Oct 2003180028.174.76$5,071
Sep 2003179026.314.75$4,709
Aug 20030029.765.13$0
Jul 2003152029.415.17$4,470
Jun 2003176028.565.98$5,027
May 2003179026.595.97$4,760
Apr 20030026.675.41$0
Mar 2003136031.146.10$4,235
Feb 2003170033.487.93$5,692
Jan 2003180030.315.58$5,456
Dec 2002107026.914.85$2,879

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.

May 2026 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  100 bbl  × $106.41 =    $10,641
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  3.05 =         $0

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Month total                                  $10,641

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/68521 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.