BIRDWELL

Operated by D.K.D. (P-5 196285) in the DIAMOND -M- (CANYON LIME AREA) field. Every figure below is a volume the Railroad Commission published, multiplied by a monthly price you can check.

Oil lease lease 8402District 8AField 24562142Hydrogen sulphide fieldOilCasinghead gasSaveExport
Value, all time
$3.5 M
Jan 1993 – May 2026
Value, last 12 filed months
$0
at the published price for each month
Months reported
401
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 48 leases and 704 wells, and the rule below applies to all of them.

Discovered
1948-12-19
as the register files it
Field class
Oil
the register's own label
Between wells
933 ft
minimum
From a lease line
330 ft
minimum

A drilling unit in this field needs at least 40 acres. The field rule took effect on 1984-09-01.

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: FIELD MER 15250 PERDAY EFF. 6/7/77 PER DOCKET #8A-67129.

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
OilDisposition116,224 bbl$2,890,630
Casinghead gasProduction160,543 Mcf$588,629
Total$3,479,258

17,271 Mcf of this lease's gas, across 19 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 32.6545, -101.0579. A lease has no coordinate of its own — that point is the mean of its wells, and they span 0.0 miles.

32.65450, -101.05794 · 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
6,801 ft
2 wells filed one
Completion to plug
27.0 years
median over 1 well

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 6,727 and 6,875 ft, median 6,801 ft, over the 2 wells that filed a depth.

Completions filed
Dec 1987
1 of 2 wells; 1 filed none
Plug dates filed
Jan 1995 – Dec 2014
2 of 2 wells

Last completion to plug: a median of 27.0 years across the 1 well that filed both dates, with the middle half between 27.0 years and 27.0 years. The gap is the distance between two filed dates. It is not a statement of how long the well produced.

2 wells

42-4150436916,727 ftJan 1995Yes
42-4153292226,875 ftDec 1987Dec 2014Yes

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 (401)

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

401 months

May 202600106.413.05$0
Apr 20260098.932.87$0
Mar 20260089.753.15$0
Feb 20260063.503.75$0
Jan 20260059.138.00$0
Dec 20250056.664.41$0
Nov 20250058.593.93$0
Oct 20250059.383.30$0
Sep 20250062.743.08$0
Aug 20250063.933.01$0
Jul 20250066.743.32$0
Jun 20250066.483.13$0
May 20250060.553.23$0
Apr 20250062.363.54$0
Mar 20250067.704.27$0
Feb 20250070.884.34$0
Jan 20250074.324.28$0
Dec 20240068.993.12$0
Nov 20240069.052.20$0
Oct 20240071.372.28$0
Sep 20240069.612.36$0
Aug 20240075.632.06$0
Jul 20240079.932.15$0
Jun 20240078.082.63$0
May 20240078.812.20$0
Apr 20240084.451.66$0
Mar 20240080.301.55$0
Feb 20240076.091.78$0
Jan 20240073.023.30$0
Dec 20230071.262.61$0
Nov 20230077.892.81$0
Oct 20230085.443.09$0
Sep 20230089.042.74$0
Aug 20230080.522.67$0
Jul 20230074.852.64$0
Jun 20230068.962.26$0
May 20230070.622.23$0
Apr 20230078.122.24$0
Mar 20230072.852.39$0
Feb 20230075.112.47$0
Jan 20230076.533.39$0
Dec 20220076.415.73$0
Nov 20220085.005.65$0
Oct 20220087.185.86$0
Sep 20220084.888.16$0
Aug 20220094.529.13$0
Jul 202200101.587.54$0
Jun 202200115.097.98$0
May 202200109.378.43$0
Apr 202200104.226.84$0
Mar 202200108.885.08$0
Feb 20220091.054.86$0
Jan 20220081.844.54$0
Dec 20210071.323.90$0
Nov 20210077.435.24$0
Oct 20210079.795.71$0
Sep 20210069.865.35$0
Aug 20210066.024.22$0
Jul 20210070.783.98$0
Jun 20210069.493.38$0
May 20210063.483.02$0
Apr 20210060.362.76$0
Mar 20210061.302.72$0
Feb 20210057.805.55$0
Jan 20210050.412.81$0
Dec 20200044.642.68$0
Nov 20200038.772.71$0
Oct 20200036.972.48$0
Sep 20200037.091.99$0
Aug 20200039.982.39$0
Jul 20200038.371.83$0
Jun 20200034.901.69$0
May 20200016.921.81$0
Apr 20200014.751.80$0
Mar 20200030.341.86$0
Feb 20200049.881.98$0
Jan 20200057.252.09$0
Dec 20190059.012.30$0
Nov 20190055.302.75$0
Oct 20190053.472.42$0
Sep 20190055.052.66$0
Aug 20190053.112.30$0
Jul 20190056.272.46$0
Jun 20190052.782.49$0
May 20190058.482.74$0
Apr 20190062.632.75$0
Mar 20190056.803.06$0
Feb 20190050.852.79$0
Jan 20190046.033.23$0
Dec 20180046.594.19$0
Nov 20180052.934.24$0
Oct 20180061.443.40$0
Sep 20180059.543.11$0
Aug 20180059.403.07$0
Jul 20180065.142.93$0
Jun 20180060.183.08$0
May 20180065.382.90$0
Apr 20180063.842.90$0
Mar 20180061.222.79$0
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 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 20150056.152.88$0
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 201300104.113.72$0
Aug 201300104.253.52$0
Jul 201300102.523.72$0
Jun 20130094.403.93$0
May 20130094.834.15$0
Apr 20130093.964.28$0
Mar 20130093.623.91$0
Feb 20130091.233.42$0
Jan 20130091.603.42$0
Dec 20120086.773.42$0
Nov 20120086.953.62$0
Oct 20120089.383.40$0
Sep 20120094.672.92$0
Aug 2012198092.662.91$18,347
Jul 20120085.133.02$0
Jun 20120079.822.52$0
May 20120091.612.49$0
Apr 201200101.652.00$0
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 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 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 20100070.364.91$0
May 20100071.124.24$0
Apr 20100081.694.12$0
Mar 20100078.394.39$0
Feb 20100073.585.44$0
Jan 20100074.365.96$0
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 20090066.163.90$0
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 20080037.105.98$0
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 20070088.337.30$0
Nov 20070091.677.29$0
Oct 20070082.856.92$0
Sep 20070075.846.24$0
Aug 20070069.066.39$0
Jul 20070070.906.39$0
Jun 2007010162.007.55$762
May 2007010158.747.85$792
Apr 2007176059.617.81$10,491
Mar 2007343056.927.30$19,524
Feb 2007035955.108.22$2,950
Jan 200711212050.306.73$6,441
Dec 2006029256.656.92$2,020
Nov 200618230354.207.62$12,173
Oct 200636845654.906.01$22,945
Sep 200636360160.085.04$24,836
Aug 200638250568.717.34$29,954
Jul 200619332669.376.34$15,456
Jun 20060066.286.38$0
May 200653580866.016.42$40,507
Apr 200653691664.397.36$41,255
Mar 200636151456.707.08$24,109
Feb 2006543057.597.75$31,271
Jan 200654692460.598.93$41,337
Dec 200518248954.9413.42$16,559
Nov 2005175054.6910.59$9,571
Oct 20050058.3413.80$0
Sep 200519059561.4512.08$18,863
Aug 20057231,35361.519.80$57,727
Jul 20057411,24855.697.84$51,055
Jun 20057251,20052.337.38$46,797
May 20057341,06845.226.65$40,295
Apr 200538391649.207.36$25,586
Mar 200536010850.377.15$18,906
Feb 200593582245.226.31$47,469
Jan 2005052343.166.32$3,307
Dec 200490852639.866.75$39,744
Nov 200450253545.286.33$26,117
Oct 20043771,13049.706.52$26,099
Sep 20041,1651,38043.245.28$57,666
Aug 20047271,29342.375.55$37,980
Jul 20043991,12038.286.08$22,088
Jun 20047731,16936.106.43$35,426
May 20049151,52437.486.49$44,192
Apr 20046841,44134.475.86$32,020
Mar 20045151,50334.365.53$26,007
Feb 20047691,21432.455.51$31,643
Jan 20047041,13232.036.30$29,680
Dec 200395547230.266.30$31,873
Nov 20033721,32328.804.60$16,793
Oct 200370839728.174.76$21,834
Sep 20033491,18126.314.75$14,791
Aug 20037071,48329.765.13$28,648
Jul 20036981,44629.415.17$28,005
Jun 20037091,33228.565.98$28,218
May 20031,0691,30426.595.97$36,213
Apr 20037571,29926.675.41$27,213
Mar 200373998531.146.10$29,017
Feb 20031,1021,18933.487.93$46,319
Jan 20035651,27130.315.58$24,220
Dec 20021,2771,35426.914.85$40,936
Nov 20029171,32524.664.14$28,095
Oct 20027421,47726.464.23$25,880
Sep 20027451,49527.443.64$25,877
Aug 20029311,56225.963.16$29,111
Jul 20028851,60624.583.06$26,670
Jun 200254892423.733.34$16,089
May 2002325024.663.58$8,015
Apr 2002369023.653.51$8,727
Mar 200236744922.003.10$9,467
Feb 200288699018.222.38$18,495
Jan 20021,1031,26917.172.38$21,953
Dec 20019121,34316.932.36$18,616
Nov 20017461,28018.072.41$16,559
Oct 20011,0951,42519.782.53$25,263
Sep 20011,0851,21324.262.25$29,053
Aug 20017091,56324.873.05$22,405
Jul 20011,1201,59723.933.20$31,907
Jun 20015601,41624.563.82$19,169
May 20018651,54325.524.31$28,721
Apr 20011,0451,50824.685.34$33,836
Mar 20011,0721,51524.545.38$34,452
Feb 20011,0791,41627.755.77$38,108
Jan 20011,2651,58727.478.40$48,078
Dec 20001,0881,36126.889.12$41,661
Nov 20001,1121,44132.215.66$43,971
Oct 20001,45488131.235.15$49,942
Sep 200034887331.875.19$15,619
Aug 20001,4421,28529.644.54$48,576
Jul 20007031,22528.534.09$25,067
Jun 20001,04858129.304.40$33,261
May 20001,071027.263.68$29,195
Apr 20009601,73224.513.12$28,927
Mar 20001,04365428.422.86$31,512
Feb 20009251,62427.622.73$29,976
Jan 20001,45674825.272.48$38,649
Dec 19991,10179724.282.42$28,664
Nov 19991,4691,75323.192.43$38,333
Oct 19991,0801,74620.982.80$27,554
Sep 19991,2551,82421.752.62$32,073
Aug 19991,2422,04919.262.88$29,813
Jul 19991,2741,73017.892.37$26,896
Jun 19991,4211,73015.942.36$26,737
May 19991,4312,04915.792.32$27,351
Apr 1999019115.102.21$422
Mar 19990012.471.84$0
Feb 1999009.981.82$0
Jan 19990010.381.90$0
Dec 19983692769.201.77$3,884
Nov 19981,4561,69410.892.19$19,558
Oct 19981,7992,00912.421.97$26,300
Sep 19981,4132,13012.592.08$22,226
Aug 19981,4062,22611.301.91$20,134
Jul 19981,4002,41311.742.24$21,835
Jun 19981,7932,35211.242.24$25,415
May 19981,4482,47712.622.21$23,739
Apr 19981,8032,34313.042.51$29,381
Mar 19981,7112,31212.802.31$27,240
Feb 19981,8752,15613.952.30$31,113
Jan 19981,9022,43314.702.15$33,202
Dec 19971,5652,42016.322.41$31,376
Nov 19971,8912,44318.193.09$41,942
Oct 19971,9852,40519.253.15$45,787
Sep 19971,6792,52817.742.95$37,255
Aug 19972,4653,69917.862.55$53,475
Jul 19971,8893,63617.582.25$41,378
Jun 19972,0382,15117.242.26$39,990
May 199735074118.972.31$8,350
Apr 19970017.882.08$0
Mar 19970018.951.94$0
Feb 19970020.492.21$0
Jan 19970023.483.54$0
Dec 19960023.32$0
Nov 19960021.97$0
Oct 19960023.31$0
Sep 19960022.22$0
Aug 19960020.26$0
Jul 19960019.55$0
Jun 19960018.73$0
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 19950015.92$0
Jul 19950015.24$0
Jun 19950016.41$0
May 19950017.56$0
Apr 19950017.73$0
Mar 1995198016.44$3,255
Feb 19950016.58$0
Jan 19950015.92$0
Dec 19940015.03$0
Nov 19940015.90$0
Oct 19940015.58$0
Sep 19940015.29$0
Aug 19940116.13$0
Jul 19940117.56$0
Jun 19940017.09$0
May 1994010415.88$0
Apr 19941,0221,63214.14$14,451
Mar 19941,1351,52812.46$14,142
Feb 199413318412.50$1,663
Jan 19940112.66$0
Dec 19930112.33$0
Nov 19930114.49$0
Oct 19931,0971,37115.85$17,387
Sep 19931,2761,76515.03$19,178
Aug 19931,1951,63215.66$18,714
Jul 19931,3231,73915.46$20,454
Jun 199364891416.79$10,880
May 19930117.68$0
Apr 19931,1061,35218.05$19,963
Mar 19931,4551,85218.14$26,394
Feb 19931,1721,48517.90$20,979
Jan 19931,5021,70716.93$25,429

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.

Aug 2012 — as filed, then multipliedworked
Oil                  198 bbl  × $ 92.66 =    $18,347
Casinghead gas         0 Mcf  × $  2.91 =         $0

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Month total                                  $18,347

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/8402 is the state's own key, not one this site invented.