PERMITS · 294857-99 · DISTRICT 3

Drill: Humphrey Benson Unit #3

Expired

WCS Oil and Gas Corporation · Lee County · Vertical · 3 fields named · RE-Enter & Deepen Below Casing

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API 42-287-30640 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Dec 11, 1985: issued
10,000: permitted depth, ft
42-287-30640: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA DEC 11, 1985 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

4 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
Wildcat6001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas
Giddings (Austin Chalk-3)34733500	Austin Chalk 3	Oil
Giddings (Buda)34733600	Buda	Oil
Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas)34773550	Austin Chalk Gas	Gas

Lifecycle

May 31, 1985Received · Application received by the RRC
Dec 11, 1985Issued · Permit approved
Dec 11, 1985Amended · Changed after issuance
Jun 11, 1986Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 240
Nearest town: 3 mi SE of Dime Box

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
285922-99	May 31, 1985	A	WCS Oil and Gas Corporation	Humphrey Benson Unit #3

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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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