Petrora

PERMITS · 16782-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Thomas-Rife Gas Unit #7

Expired

Shell Oil Company  ·  Starr County  · Vertical  · Rincon, North (Vicksburg 8500) field · RE-Enter · Plugged dry hole (gas)

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API 42-427-31226 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Jan 23, 1978
issued
8,814
permitted depth, ft
42-427-31226
API number
1
version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JAN 23, 1978 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

2 fields on the W-1 · completed in one of them

The field the operator is after is Rincon, North (Vicksburg 8500); the other is the district's wildcat field, the fallback for a zone no field is named for.

FieldFormationProposed wellCompleted in it
Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat fieldAnyOil or gas—
Rincon, North (Vicksburg 8500)76723714Vicksburg 8500GasApr 6, 1978

Lifecycle

  1. Jan 23, 1978Received · Application received by the RRC
  2. Jan 23, 1978Issued · Permit approved
  3. Mar 21, 1978Spud · Drilling began
  4. Sep 27, 1978Amended · Changed after issuance
  5. Feb 14, 1979Well status · Plugged dry hole (gas)
  6. Sep 27, 1979Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres
640
Nearest town
31 mi NW of Edinburg

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.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
16691-99Jan 23, 1978AShell Oil CompanyThomas-Rife Gas Unit #7

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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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