PERMITS · 163046-99 · DISTRICT 3

Drill: Texas Department of Corrections #1

Expired

Ballard Exploration Company,inc. · Fort Bend County · Vertical · RE-Enter · Final completion

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API 42-157-31343 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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May 21, 1982: issued
8,500: permitted depth, ft
42-157-31343: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA MAY 21, 1982 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted field

One field on the W-1

The W-1 names one field, and the well must be completed in it or the operator files again.

Field	Formation	Proposed well	Completed in it
Wildcat6001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas	Jun 2, 1982

Lifecycle

May 21, 1982Received · Application received by the RRC
May 21, 1982Issued · Permit approved
Jun 2, 1982Well status · Final completion
Dec 13, 1982Final update · Last change in RRC records
May 21, 1983Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 5,006
Nearest town: 4 mi NE of Richmond

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
162592-99	May 21, 1982	A	Ballard Exploration Company,inc.	Texas Department of Corrections #1

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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.

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