PERMITS · 271575-99 · DISTRICT 10

Drill: Downie Ranch #405

Expired

Shell Western E&P Inc. · Pecos County · Vertical · 2 fields named · RE-Enter · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

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API 42-371-35486 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Apr 8, 1985: issued
7,000: permitted depth, ft
42-371-35486: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA APR 8, 1985 · 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
Wildcat18001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil
Thistle (Caballos B)89408150	—	Oil
Thistle (Caballos Novaculite)89408200	—	Oil

Lifecycle

Apr 8, 1985Received · Application received by the RRC
Apr 8, 1985Issued · Permit approved
Apr 12, 1985Spud · Drilling began
May 5, 1985Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
Jun 19, 1985Final update · Last change in RRC records
Apr 8, 1986Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 1,931
Nearest town: 24 mi N of Sanderson

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
280236-99	Apr 8, 1985	A	Shell Western E&P Inc.	Downie Ranch #405

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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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