PERMITS · 247513-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Vaquillas Ranch Co., Ltd #27

Expired

Forest Oil Corp. · Webb County · Vertical · 2 fields named · RE-Enter · Final completion

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API 42-479-33954 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Aug 7, 1984: issued
12,500: permitted depth, ft
42-479-33954: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA AUG 7, 1984 · 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, they are not one formation, so no target formation is stated. The RRC files them in field-number order, not in order of intent.

Field	Formation	Proposed well
Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Gas
Gato Creek (Lobo 1)34238300	—	Gas
Gato Creek (9800)34238400	—	Gas

Lifecycle

Aug 6, 1984Received · Application received by the RRC
Aug 7, 1984Issued · Permit approved
Sep 8, 1984Spud · Drilling began
Nov 7, 1984Well status · Final completion
Nov 19, 1984Final update · Last change in RRC records
Aug 7, 1985Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 5,159
Nearest town: 14 mi N of Aguilares

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
252267-99	Aug 6, 1984	A	Forest Oil Corp.	Vaquillas Ranch Co., Ltd #27

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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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