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BLUE JAY UNIT

Blue Jay Unit is a gas well in Loving County, Texas, operated by Apache Corporation in the Phantom (Wolfcamp) field.

Gas well dossier

61,500mcf gas, last 12 months−12% vs prior year
RRC lease
08-289860

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Where it sits

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Loving CountyLovingWinklerWardLoving County
Loving County
Oil, last 12 months
10,665 bbl
Gas in Jul 2026
7,523 mcf

Production by month

Gas output fell 12% over the last 12 months

  • Gas (bars)
  • Oil (line)
  • Last 12 months
Gas output fell 12% over the last 12 monthsMonthly gas production and oil for BLUE JAY UNIT, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Gas output fell 12% over the last 12 months. 61,500 mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 69,643 mcf in the 12 months before.Last 12 months: 61,500 mcfmcf per monthbbl per month005,00050010k1,00015k1,50020k2,000Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
Gas output fell 12% over the last 12 monthsMonthly gas production and oil for BLUE JAY UNIT, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Gas output fell 12% over the last 12 months. 61,500 mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 69,643 mcf in the 12 months before.Last 12 monthsmcf per monthbbl per month005,00050010k1,00015k1,50020k2,000Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026.

Where the gas went

Since Sep 2023 the lease's gas goes to a processing plant instead of lease fuel

Flaring peaked at 25.8% of the gas in Dec 2023.

  • Processing plant (3)
  • Lease fuel (1)
  • Flared (4)
Since Sep 2023 the lease's gas goes to a processing plant instead of lease fuelShare of BLUE JAY UNIT gas by disposition code each month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Since Sep 2023 the lease's gas goes to a processing plant instead of lease fuel. Flaring peaked at 25.8% of the gas in Dec 2023.Share of the lease’s gas by disposition code, per month0%50%100%Sep 2023: fuel to plantFlared 25.8%Oct 23Jan 24AprJulOctJan 25AprJulOctJan 26AprJul
Since Sep 2023 the lease's gas goes to a processing plant instead of lease fuelShare of BLUE JAY UNIT gas by disposition code each month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Since Sep 2023 the lease's gas goes to a processing plant instead of lease fuel. Flaring peaked at 25.8% of the gas in Dec 2023.Share of gas by disposition code0%50%100%Sep 23: fuel to plantFlared 25.8%Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026.

  • Processing plant (3)

    84% · 51,418 mcf

  • Lease fuel (1)

    15% · 9,374 mcf

  • Flared (4)

    1.2% · 708 mcf

1.2% of the gas flared in the last 12 months. 7 months above 3%.

Wells on this lease

No wells are linked to this lease in our data

Production is still reported at lease level.

Buyers and gatherers

Companies named on the Form P-4, by product
CompanyProductRoleShare%FromUntil
Plains Marketing, L.p.CondensateGathers50Jan 2, 2017–
Plains Pipeline L.p.CondensateGathers50Jan 2, 2017–
Et Gathering & Processing LLCGas-well gasBuys100Oct 1, 2023–
Energy Transfer CompanyGas-well gasGathers100Jan 2, 2017–
Energy Transfer CompanyGas-well gasBuys100Jan 2, 2017Oct 1, 2023

SourceRailroad Commission Form P-4 file, Sep 24, 2026 (source).

320 acres on the newest permit

Permits for Blue Jay Unit
API numberWell no.Acreson the permit
42-301-32803P102H320

SourceRailroad Commission drilling permits, Sep 26, 2026 (source 1, source 2).

What APA Corporation told investors it received

Apache Corporation is linked to APA Corporation (APA).
Realized prices reported by APA Corporation
QuarterOil$ per bblFiling
Q2 2026$98.24SEC filing
Q1 2026$78.69SEC filing
Q4 2025$61.03SEC filing
Q3 2025$67.43SEC filing
Q2 2025$65.58SEC filing
Q1 2025$73.73SEC filing

SourceAPA Corporation quarterly reports, SEC EDGAR, company-wide averages before hedging.

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36 months, newest first

Ledger for BLUE JAY UNIT
MonthOil producedbblOil soldbblGas producedmcfGas soldmcf, codes 2+3FlaredmcfWTI$/bblHenry Hub$/MMBtu
Jul 20261,1098537,5236,44449$80.46$2.89
Jun 20264474645,1264,33126$84.81$3.15
May 20268931,0136,0025,03443$102.13$2.94
Apr 20261,1389385,5114,67950$100.32$2.77
Mar 20266888655,6264,77961$91.38$3.04
Feb 20267649233,5362,94936$64.51$3.62
Jan 20261,0258302,5271,628153$60.04$7.72
Dec 20258357654,8313,95787$57.97$4.26
Nov 20258628973,9693,23748$60.06$3.79
Oct 20258598554,9044,03190$60.89$3.19
Sep 20251,0161,0405,7654,93646$63.96$2.97
Aug 20251,0291,0126,1805,41319$64.86$2.91
Jul 20251,0971,0793,6922,91521$68.39$3.20
Jun 20251,1791,4783,1792,16481$68.17$3.02
May 20251,1278544,6224,01027$62.17$3.12
Apr 20259321,0135,1504,44838$63.54$3.42
Mar 20259077505,7995,02988$68.24$4.12
Feb 20258549995,4844,448443$71.53$4.19
Jan 20259588455,6864,804202$75.74$4.13
Dec 20249861,0646,6165,68314$70.12$3.01
Nov 20241,0419517,0335,914236$69.95$2.12
Oct 20241,1411,0676,0574,819289$71.99$2.20
Sep 20241,1731,2417,8176,477400$70.24$2.28
Aug 20241,3671,4028,5087,6040$76.68$1.99
Jul 20241,2691,2069,7208,7530$81.80$2.07
Jun 20241,1771,1939,1718,13728$79.77$2.54
May 20241,3131,37712,38611,3320$80.02$2.12
Apr 20241,2481,12011,15210,1420$85.35$1.60
Mar 20241,5561,79412,65311,6050$81.28$1.49
Feb 20241,3651,30913,50812,5412$77.25$1.72
Jan 20241,8221,7679,8929,03928$74.15$3.18
Dec 20231,5301,3117,3694,7461,903$71.90$2.52
Nov 2023542222091$77.69$2.71
Oct 202305000$85.64$2.98
Sep 202331703,4322,9347$89.43$2.64
Aug 202335437472900$81.39$2.58

Flared above 3%

SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026. Prices: EIA, through Aug 2026. Updated Sep 28, 2026.

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