LEASES · G-4-93203 · GAS · DISTRICT 04
Howell, J.J.
ReportingMerit Energy Company · Starr County · LA Copita (Vicksburg Cons.), LA Copita (Vicksburg W) field
Howell, J.J. is an RRC gas lease (G-4-93203) in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, with one well completed on it.
It has reported 3.03M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026 (statewide data runs through April 2026).
The last 12 reported months total 62K mcf of gas.
4 operators have filed production on it, most recently Merit Energy Company since May 2017.
- 3.03M
- mcf gas, all reported
- 0
- bbl condensate and oil
- 62K
- mcf gas, last 12 reported
- —
- vs the 12 before
- 1
- wells completed on it
- —
- peak month, bbl
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · FIRST JAN 1993 · LAST VOLUME APR 2026 · STATEWIDE DATA THROUGH APR 2026
Gas by month
Gas-well gas plus casinghead gas, mcf. On an oil lease all gas is reported as casinghead. The latest months are revised upward as late reports arrive.
Last 12 months 62,036 · prior 12 50,668(+22%)
Decline curve
A MODEL FITTED TO THE REPORTS, NOT A REPORT
An Arps hyperbolic curve fitted to the 104 reporting months of gas since the peak in Sep 2017. The dashed line below is that curve, drawn over the months it was fitted to and then 24 months past the last report; where it parts from the columns is where the model stops describing the lease. It describes the trend of past reports. It does not know about recompletions, shut-ins, or new wells, and it is shown only when the lease reported within the last year and the curve explains most of the history.
- 11%
- first-year decline from the peak (nominal Di 12%)
- 0.8
- b factor (hyperbolic)
- 0.74
- fit R²
- 946K
- mcf remaining on the curve, to 1 per month
Gas, mcf reported months since the peak, with the fitted curve and its projection
Last 12 months 62,036 · prior 12 50,668(+22%)
Fitted hyperbolic curve from the Sep 2017 peak, dashed 24 months past the last report
| Projected month | Oct 2026 | Apr 2027 | Oct 2027 | Apr 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the curve, mcf per month | 3,668 | 3,552 | 3,443 | 3,340 |
Quoting a projected figure as if it were reported would be wrong; the reported figures are the ones in the charts and the table view. How production is reported →
Who reported it
Each run of months one operator filed the production report, oldest first.
- Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2000 · 86 mo
- Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Apr 2011 · 134 mo
- OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017 · 72 mo
- Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Jul 2026 · 111 mo
Wells on the lease
FROM COMPLETION REPORTS · PRODUCTION ABOVE IS THEIR TOTAL
About this data
Monthly oil, gas, and casinghead from the RRC PDQ production dump, which lags the reporting month by two to three months; figures shown through Apr 2026. Wells from completion reports; operator runs from who filed each month's report.
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