PERMITS · 1957-99 · DISTRICT 3

Drill: State Tract 97-A #5

Expired

Houston Oil & Minerals Corp. · Galveston County · Vertical · Frio A, 2 fields · RE-Enter

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API 42-167-30579 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Jun 22, 1977: issued
11,000: permitted depth, ft
42-167-30579: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JUN 22, 1977 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

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

They are all Frio A fields, so the target formation is the Frio A.

Field	Formation	Proposed well	Completed in it
Texas City Dike North (Frio A)89115500	frio	Gas	Nov 19, 1977
Texas City Dike North (Frio B)89115600	frio	Gas	Nov 19, 1977

Lifecycle

Jun 22, 1977Received · Application received by the RRC
Jun 22, 1977Issued · Permit approved
Dec 22, 1977Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 640
Nearest town: 3 mi W of Texas City

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
1939-99	Jun 22, 1977	A	Houston Oil & Minerals Corp.	State Tract 97-A #5

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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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