PERMITS · 30171-99 · DISTRICT 3

Recompletion: Galveston Bay State "A" #137

Expired

Exxon Corp. · Chambers County · Vertical · Red Fish Reef (Miocene 3000) field · RE-Entry

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API 42-071-02902 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Aug 8, 1978: issued
8,891: permitted depth, ft
42-071-02902: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA AUG 8, 1978 · 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.

Field	Formation	Proposed well	Completed in it
Red Fish Reef (Miocene 3000)75234897	Miocene 3000	Gas	Sep 8, 1978

Lifecycle

Aug 8, 1978Received · Application received by the RRC
Aug 8, 1978Issued · Permit approved
Aug 8, 1979Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 10,560
Nearest town: 6 mi W of Smith Point

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
30044-99	Aug 8, 1978	A	Exxon Corp.	Galveston Bay State "A" #137

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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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