PERMITS · 143995-99 · DISTRICT 8
Drill: Fears #1
ExpiredHexagon Oil and Gas Inc. · Erath County · Vertical · Big Saline, 2 fields · RE-Enter · Final completion
API 42-143-30748 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Dec 14, 1981
- issued
- 4,800
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-143-30748
- API number
- 1
- version on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA DEC 14, 1981 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE
Permitted fields
3 fields on the W-1 · completed in one of them
Beside the district's wildcat field, the fallback for a zone no field is named for, they are all Big Saline fields, so the target formation is the Big Saline.
| Field | Formation | Proposed well | Completed in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat14001 · the district's wildcat field | Any | Gas | — |
| Big Sunday Creek (Big Saline)8050200 | Big Saline | Gas | Jan 8, 1982 |
| Liberty Oak (Big Saline)53505500 | Big Saline | Gas | Jan 8, 1982 |
Lifecycle
- Dec 14, 1981Issued · Permit approved
- Dec 28, 1981Spud · Drilling began
- Jan 8, 1982Well status · Final completion
- Dec 18, 1984Received · Application received by the RRC
- Dec 18, 1984Amended · Changed after issuance
- Jan 15, 1985Final update · Last change in RRC records
- Dec 18, 1985Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
A drilling permit is valid for two years from issuance unless extended. How permits work →
Surface location
- Acres
- 160
- Nearest town
- 8 mi NW of Morgan Mill
No coordinates yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; permits from the historical master file never carry one.
Application records
Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.
| Status no. | Received | Status | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 268819-99 | Dec 18, 1984 | A | Hexagon Oil and Gas Inc. | Fears #1 |
| 143590-99 | Dec 14, 1981 | A | Hexagon Oil and Gas Inc. | Fears #1 |
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this permit's well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
About this data
W-1 drilling permit from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files, refreshed every business day. Surface coordinates come from the daily file only. Amendments appear as sequence numbers on the same permit; the lowest is current.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/permits/tx/143995, documented in the API reference.