MORTON UNIT
Operated by A.C.T. OPERATING COMPANY (P-5 194) in the LEVELLAND field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.
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 568 leases and 7,034 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.
A drilling unit in this field needs at least 21.25 acres.
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: “ASSOCIATED GAS FIELD LEVELLAND (SAN ANDRES)”
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.
| Stream | Basis | Volume | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Disposition | 135,343 bbl | $8,280,593 |
| Casinghead gas | Production | 216,517 Mcf | $719,029 |
| Total | $8,999,622 | ||
Wells on this lease (46)
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 33.5791, -102.8638. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 3.6 miles.
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.
What the state filed about each well
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
Total depth in feet, 44 of 46 wells. Median 4,915 ft, with the middle half between 4,891 and 4,939 ft; the shallowest is 4,856 ft and the deepest 5,000 ft. The median is published rather than the mean, because a single mis-keyed depth moves a mean and cannot move a median.
When they were last completed
Last completion by decade, 45 of 46 wells, Aug 1972 – Apr 2023. This is the LAST completion filed on each wellbore, not the first — a well recompleted in 2019 counts once, in the 2010s.
Last completion to plug: a median of 40.1 years across the 2 wells that filed both dates, with the middle half between 38.9 years and 41.2 years. A further 3 wells are excluded, because the last completion the Commission holds for them is dated after the plug date. Both dates are the latest of their kind on the wellbore record and they are filed separately, so the two need not run in order. The gap is the distance between two filed dates — it is not a statement of how long the well produced.
46 wells
| 42-07900301 | 3901 | — | — | — | — |
| 42-07900302 | 3801 | 4,880 ft | Apr 2023 | — | — |
| 42-07930459 | 2501W | 4,925 ft | Mar 2023 | — | — |
| 42-07931136 | 2103W | 4,975 ft | Mar 2023 | — | — |
| 42-07931135 | 2102W | 4,974 ft | Feb 2023 | — | — |
| 42-07931635 | 0501 | 4,890 ft | Jan 2022 | — | — |
| 42-07930948 | 3204 | 4,938 ft | Apr 2021 | Jun 1994 | — |
| 42-07933370 | 504H | 4,880 ft | May 2019 | — | — |
| 42-07931877 | 0102W | 4,934 ft | Aug 2014 | Oct 2001 | — |
| 42-07931871 | 0101W | 4,936 ft | Apr 2014 | Oct 2001 | — |
| 42-07931916 | 0702W | 4,905 ft | Apr 2011 | — | — |
| 42-07932171 | 2302 | 5,000 ft | Nov 1986 | — | — |
| 42-07932242 | 0502W | 4,882 ft | Sep 1986 | Jun 2024 | Yes |
| 42-07932225 | 0203 | 4,882 ft | Jan 1986 | — | — |
| 42-07932118 | 0202 | 4,878 ft | Aug 1985 | — | — |
| 42-07932080 | 3104 | 4,920 ft | Aug 1985 | — | — |
| 42-07932104 | 2304 | 5,000 ft | Jun 1985 | — | — |
| 42-07932086 | 0201W | 4,856 ft | Apr 1985 | — | — |
| 42-07932082 | 3103 | 4,928 ft | Apr 1985 | — | — |
| 42-07931991 | 0503W | 4,900 ft | Apr 1985 | — | — |
| 42-07932079 | 2301W | 4,989 ft | Mar 1985 | — | — |
| 42-07931986 | 0302 | 4,915 ft | Mar 1985 | — | — |
| 42-07931990 | 0303W | 4,885 ft | Oct 1984 | — | — |
| 42-07932041 | 3102 | 4,925 ft | Oct 1984 | — | — |
| 42-07931695 | 0605W | 4,950 ft | Jul 1984 | — | — |
| 42-07931951 | 3301W | 4,940 ft | May 1984 | — | — |
| 42-07931915 | 3101 | 4,910 ft | Apr 1984 | — | — |
| 42-07931891 | 0301W | 4,900 ft | Apr 1984 | — | — |
| 42-07931867 | 2702 | 4,887 ft | Jan 1984 | — | — |
| 42-07931840 | 2001 | 4,906 ft | Dec 1983 | — | — |
| 42-07931734 | 0701 | 4,885 ft | Oct 1983 | — | — |
| 42-07931744 | 1401 | 4,890 ft | Sep 1983 | — | — |
| 42-07931715 | 2202 | 4,891 ft | Aug 1983 | — | — |
| 42-07931700 | 0604 | 4,950 ft | Jul 1983 | — | — |
| 42-07931701 | 0603 | 4,950 ft | Jul 1983 | — | — |
| 42-07931669 | 0602W | 4,925 ft | May 1983 | — | — |
| 42-07931668 | 0601 | 4,900 ft | May 1983 | — | — |
| 42-07931543 | 2201 | 4,900 ft | Apr 1983 | — | — |
| 42-07931134 | 2801 | 4,948 ft | Jan 1980 | — | — |
| 42-07930391 | 2303W | — | Jan 1979 | — | — |
| 42-07930513 | 0901 | 4,900 ft | Apr 1977 | Aug 2019 | Yes |
| 42-07930418 | 1601 | 4,900 ft | Aug 1976 | — | — |
| 42-07930384 | 1701 | 4,922 ft | Dec 1975 | — | — |
| 42-07930323 | 2401 | 4,915 ft | Oct 1975 | — | — |
| 42-07930199 | 3501 | 4,973 ft | Jun 1973 | — | — |
| 42-07930167 | 2601 | 4,932 ft | Aug 1972 | — | — |
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 (122)
Volume × price = value, one row per cycle. The price columns are the same series published on the prices page — nothing here is modelled.
122 months
| May 2026 | 669 | 931 | 106.41 | 3.05 | $74,024 |
| Apr 2026 | 981 | 77 | 98.93 | 2.87 | $97,271 |
| Mar 2026 | 648 | 1,254 | 89.75 | 3.15 | $62,107 |
| Feb 2026 | 1,313 | 712 | 63.50 | 3.75 | $86,046 |
| Jan 2026 | 327 | 2,270 | 59.13 | 8.00 | $37,491 |
| Dec 2025 | 1,473 | 3,313 | 56.66 | 4.41 | $98,082 |
| Nov 2025 | 978 | 2,933 | 58.59 | 3.93 | $68,817 |
| Oct 2025 | 1,315 | 0 | 59.38 | 3.30 | $78,085 |
| Sep 2025 | 338 | 755 | 62.74 | 3.08 | $23,529 |
| Aug 2025 | 999 | 381 | 63.93 | 3.01 | $65,015 |
| Jul 2025 | 694 | 397 | 66.74 | 3.32 | $47,634 |
| Jun 2025 | 1,209 | 688 | 66.48 | 3.13 | $82,527 |
| May 2025 | 494 | 770 | 60.55 | 3.23 | $32,401 |
| Apr 2025 | 840 | 741 | 62.36 | 3.54 | $55,008 |
| Mar 2025 | 697 | 0 | 67.70 | 4.27 | $47,187 |
| Feb 2025 | 656 | 111 | 70.88 | 4.34 | $46,979 |
| Jan 2025 | 675 | 0 | 74.32 | 4.28 | $50,166 |
| Dec 2024 | 690 | 0 | 68.99 | 3.12 | $47,603 |
| Nov 2024 | 1,007 | 0 | 69.05 | 2.20 | $69,533 |
| Oct 2024 | 673 | 1,478 | 71.37 | 2.28 | $51,404 |
| Sep 2024 | 648 | 2,598 | 69.61 | 2.36 | $51,250 |
| Aug 2024 | 1,030 | 1,986 | 75.63 | 2.06 | $81,997 |
| Jul 2024 | 1,002 | 2,087 | 79.93 | 2.15 | $84,570 |
| Jun 2024 | 675 | 2,168 | 78.08 | 2.63 | $58,414 |
| May 2024 | 1,035 | 1,884 | 78.81 | 2.20 | $85,710 |
| Apr 2024 | 676 | 3,018 | 84.45 | 1.66 | $62,096 |
| Mar 2024 | 1,034 | 1,751 | 80.30 | 1.55 | $85,736 |
| Feb 2024 | 677 | 2,199 | 76.09 | 1.78 | $55,435 |
| Jan 2024 | 1,021 | 3,169 | 73.02 | 3.30 | $85,004 |
| Dec 2023 | 856 | 2,344 | 71.26 | 2.61 | $67,118 |
| Nov 2023 | 845 | 2,811 | 77.89 | 2.81 | $73,709 |
| Oct 2023 | 688 | 119 | 85.44 | 3.09 | $59,150 |
| Sep 2023 | 1,206 | 797 | 89.04 | 2.74 | $109,562 |
| Aug 2023 | 681 | 2,958 | 80.52 | 2.67 | $62,741 |
| Jul 2023 | 1,194 | 1,279 | 74.85 | 2.64 | $92,750 |
| Jun 2023 | 690 | 3,120 | 68.96 | 2.26 | $54,629 |
| May 2023 | 685 | 2,423 | 70.62 | 2.23 | $53,772 |
| Apr 2023 | 1,045 | 3,026 | 78.12 | 2.24 | $88,407 |
| Mar 2023 | 1,024 | 1,857 | 72.85 | 2.39 | $79,043 |
| Feb 2023 | 1,000 | 1,528 | 75.11 | 2.47 | $78,878 |
| Jan 2023 | 1,186 | 2,016 | 76.53 | 3.39 | $97,594 |
| Dec 2022 | 841 | 1,919 | 76.41 | 5.73 | $75,255 |
| Nov 2022 | 844 | 1,043 | 85.00 | 5.65 | $77,629 |
| Oct 2022 | 1,027 | 794 | 87.18 | 5.86 | $94,190 |
| Sep 2022 | 1,209 | 1,956 | 84.88 | 8.16 | $118,588 |
| Aug 2022 | 840 | 1,904 | 94.52 | 9.13 | $96,775 |
| Jul 2022 | 1,024 | 1,801 | 101.58 | 7.54 | $117,601 |
| Jun 2022 | 893 | 2,472 | 115.09 | 7.98 | $122,495 |
| May 2022 | 882 | 3,030 | 109.37 | 8.43 | $122,016 |
| Apr 2022 | 1,040 | 2,564 | 104.22 | 6.84 | $125,920 |
| Mar 2022 | 704 | 313 | 108.88 | 5.08 | $78,240 |
| Feb 2022 | 1,381 | 243 | 91.05 | 4.86 | $126,921 |
| Jan 2022 | 701 | 1,545 | 81.84 | 4.54 | $64,381 |
| Dec 2021 | 765 | 1,518 | 71.32 | 3.90 | $60,479 |
| Nov 2021 | 1,204 | 2,213 | 77.43 | 5.24 | $104,815 |
| Oct 2021 | 736 | 926 | 79.79 | 5.71 | $64,016 |
| Sep 2021 | 1,102 | 1,235 | 69.86 | 5.35 | $83,594 |
| Aug 2021 | 958 | 1,490 | 66.02 | 4.22 | $69,536 |
| Jul 2021 | 1,283 | 1,085 | 70.78 | 3.98 | $95,131 |
| Jun 2021 | 860 | 1,298 | 69.49 | 3.38 | $64,149 |
| May 2021 | 1,045 | 1,192 | 63.48 | 3.02 | $69,934 |
| Apr 2021 | 1,211 | 1,048 | 60.36 | 2.76 | $75,987 |
| Mar 2021 | 761 | 1,066 | 61.30 | 2.72 | $49,546 |
| Feb 2021 | 877 | 586 | 57.80 | 5.55 | $53,942 |
| Jan 2021 | 851 | 956 | 50.41 | 2.81 | $45,586 |
| Dec 2020 | 1,215 | 984 | 44.64 | 2.68 | $56,870 |
| Nov 2020 | 1,363 | 435 | 38.77 | 2.71 | $54,021 |
| Oct 2020 | 495 | 548 | 36.97 | 2.48 | $19,658 |
| Sep 2020 | 875 | 690 | 37.09 | 1.99 | $33,828 |
| Aug 2020 | 1,377 | 1,626 | 39.98 | 2.39 | $58,931 |
| Jul 2020 | 1,226 | 1,673 | 38.37 | 1.83 | $50,095 |
| Jun 2020 | 1,900 | 1,713 | 34.90 | 1.69 | $69,206 |
| May 2020 | 0 | 1,725 | 16.92 | 1.81 | $3,130 |
| Apr 2020 | 1,636 | 1,683 | 14.75 | 1.80 | $27,168 |
| Mar 2020 | 348 | 1,728 | 30.34 | 1.86 | $13,766 |
| Feb 2020 | 703 | 798 | 49.88 | 1.98 | $36,646 |
| Jan 2020 | 681 | 797 | 57.25 | 2.09 | $40,657 |
| Dec 2019 | 1,570 | 3,674 | 59.01 | 2.30 | $101,112 |
| Nov 2019 | 1,029 | 4,299 | 55.30 | 2.75 | $68,729 |
| Oct 2019 | 1,850 | 4,320 | 53.47 | 2.42 | $109,368 |
| Sep 2019 | 1,394 | 4,207 | 55.05 | 2.66 | $87,919 |
| Aug 2019 | 2,392 | 4,559 | 53.11 | 2.30 | $137,545 |
| Jul 2019 | 1,745 | 4,418 | 56.27 | 2.46 | $109,060 |
| Jun 2019 | 1,749 | 4,231 | 52.78 | 2.49 | $102,852 |
| May 2019 | 1,216 | 1,169 | 58.48 | 2.74 | $74,315 |
| Apr 2019 | 826 | 3,595 | 62.63 | 2.75 | $61,621 |
| Mar 2019 | 1,823 | 4,120 | 56.80 | 3.06 | $116,162 |
| Feb 2019 | 2,420 | 4,481 | 50.85 | 2.79 | $135,569 |
| Jan 2019 | 2,505 | 5,361 | 46.03 | 3.23 | $132,611 |
| Dec 2018 | 2,572 | 4,602 | 46.59 | 4.19 | $139,091 |
| Nov 2018 | 2,875 | 4,384 | 52.93 | 4.24 | $170,750 |
| Oct 2018 | 1,185 | 1,069 | 61.44 | 3.40 | $76,439 |
| Sep 2018 | 1,677 | 2,288 | 59.54 | 3.11 | $106,960 |
| Aug 2018 | 1,179 | 1,529 | 59.40 | 3.07 | $74,721 |
| Jul 2018 | 2,514 | 2,694 | 65.14 | 2.93 | $171,660 |
| Jun 2018 | 2,352 | 2,885 | 60.18 | 3.08 | $150,420 |
| May 2018 | 1,173 | 6,311 | 65.38 | 2.90 | $94,998 |
| Apr 2018 | 658 | 2,653 | 63.84 | 2.90 | $49,703 |
| Mar 2018 | 1,139 | 8,272 | 61.22 | 2.79 | $92,782 |
| Feb 2018 | 1,150 | 4,115 | 61.78 | 2.77 | $82,430 |
| Jan 2018 | 1,320 | 834 | 62.87 | 4.01 | $86,332 |
| Dec 2017 | 501 | 834 | 57.27 | 2.92 | $31,129 |
| Nov 2017 | 1,154 | 899 | 55.42 | 3.12 | $66,758 |
| Oct 2017 | 1,144 | 910 | 49.29 | 2.98 | $59,103 |
| Sep 2017 | 1,308 | 848 | 47.52 | 3.09 | $64,774 |
| Aug 2017 | 991 | 900 | 45.37 | 3.00 | $47,666 |
| Jul 2017 | 812 | 925 | 43.87 | 3.09 | $38,478 |
| Jun 2017 | 994 | 898 | 42.49 | 3.09 | $45,007 |
| May 2017 | 1,136 | 915 | 45.37 | 3.26 | $54,526 |
| Apr 2017 | 977 | 856 | 47.93 | 3.21 | $49,577 |
| Mar 2017 | 1,811 | 927 | 46.77 | 2.98 | $87,466 |
| Feb 2017 | 992 | 700 | 50.45 | 2.95 | $52,113 |
| Jan 2017 | 1,137 | 755 | 49.41 | 3.42 | $58,760 |
| Dec 2016 | 825 | 753 | 48.76 | 3.72 | $43,030 |
| Nov 2016 | 979 | 909 | 42.49 | 2.64 | $44,001 |
| Oct 2016 | 663 | 693 | 46.19 | 3.09 | $32,766 |
| Sep 2016 | 1,648 | 434 | 41.55 | 3.10 | $69,820 |
| Aug 2016 | 659 | 367 | 41.44 | 2.92 | $28,382 |
| Jul 2016 | 1,151 | 510 | 41.62 | 2.92 | $49,396 |
| Jun 2016 | 1,327 | 577 | 45.35 | 2.69 | $61,729 |
| May 2016 | 1,642 | 628 | 42.52 | 1.99 | $71,068 |
| Apr 2016 | 2,747 | 663 | 36.56 | 1.99 | $101,750 |
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.
Oil 669 bbl × $106.41 = $71,188 Casinghead gas 931 Mcf × $ 3.05 = $2,836 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── Month total $74,024
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/70422 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.