Explanation of HBP Fields | Blackbeard Data Analytics

Field Name	Description	Value Key
bbdleaseno	Lease identifier combining commodity, lease number, and RRC district
commodity	One-letter code identifying the commodity of the lease.	O=oil and G=gas
rrcleaseno	Tracking number assigned to the lease by the RRC
gloleaseno	Tracking number assigned by the GLO, for leases where the state has an interest
utleaseno	Tracking number assigned by University Lands for Permanent University Fund leases
leasename	Name of the lease as filed with the Railroad Commission
operator	Operator of the lease
fieldname	The lease’s production field
fieldno	Numeric code for the field the lease produces from
gaswellno	Number assigned to the Gas well
county	Three-character code designating the county where the lease is found
rrcdist	The RRC district where the lease is found
expired	Indicator of whether the lease has expired	1=expired
lastactive	The year and month the lease was last in effect
acrereport	Lease or unit acres as reported by the state
firstwell	Earliest known well date in lease
newestwell	Most recent known well date in lease
wellcount	Number of known wells in the lease
activcount	Number of known wells not plugged
pooled	Indicates whether the lease is pooled
shapeacres	The measured acres of the generated shape
basegrid	The geometry used to derive the shape
score	Score reflecting our appraisal of the accuracy of the shape	High, medium, or unknown
uid,lmid,lxid,ldid	Internal id numbers used by Blackbeard Data

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