Low Producing Lease Calculation Example
Low Producing Lease Calculation Example
The daily production average in a three-month period for a lease equals to the total oil
production for all three months. This amount is divided by the number of “well days” within
those three months. A “well day” is one well producing for one day.
Example:
An oil lease has several producing wells for the months of December, January and February, as
shown below.
• Total amount of barrels produced for December, January and February was 2,250 and
the number of “well days” the oil wells produced was 198.
• The daily production average is calculated by dividing 2,250 barrels by 198 “well days,”
which equals to 11.36 barrels per day.
• This lease qualifies as a low-producing oil lease and is subject to a tax credit.