PERMITS · 297035-99 · DISTRICT 5

Drill: Merchant, Jim #1

Expired

Mitchell Energy Corporation  ·  Leon County  · Vertical  · Alabama Ferry (Woodbine-Dexter) field · RE-Enter · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

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API 42-289-30770 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

Feb 5, 1986
issued
9,300
permitted depth, ft
42-289-30770
API number
1
version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA FEB 5, 1986 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted field

One field on the W-1

The W-1 names one field, and the well must be completed in it or the operator files again.

FieldFormationProposed well
Alabama Ferry (Woodbine-Dexter)1030900Woodbine DexterOil

Lifecycle

  1. Feb 5, 1986Received · Application received by the RRC
  2. Feb 5, 1986Issued · Permit approved
  3. Mar 6, 1986Spud · Drilling began
  4. Mar 23, 1986Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
  5. Apr 24, 1986Final update · Last change in RRC records
  6. Feb 5, 1987Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres
459
Nearest town
2 mi ESE of Middleton

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
309279-99Feb 5, 1986AMitchell Energy CorporationMerchant, Jim #1

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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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