PERMITS · 398070-99 · DISTRICT 4
Drill: Mendoza, E. G. Gas Unit #3
ExpiredEnron Oil & Gas Company · Zapata County · Vertical · 9960, 5 fields · Final completion
API 42-505-32871 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Apr 3, 1992
- issued
- 11,500
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-505-32871
- API number
- 1
- version on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA APR 3, 1992 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE
Permitted fields
6 fields on the W-1 · completed in one of them
Beside the district's wildcat field, the fallback for a zone no field is named for, they are all 9960 fields, so the target formation is the 9960.
| Field | Formation | Proposed well | Completed in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field | Any | Oil or gas | — |
| Roleta (Wilcox, Lower)77973175 | Wilcox Lower | Gas | — |
| Roleta (8750)77973725 | — | Gas | — |
| Roleta (9000)77973735 | — | Gas | — |
| Roleta (9400)77973750 | — | Gas | — |
| Roleta (9960)77973830 | — | Gas | Apr 30, 1992 |
Lifecycle
- Apr 3, 1992Received · Application received by the RRC
- Apr 3, 1992Issued · Permit approved
- Apr 8, 1992Spud · Drilling began
- Apr 9, 1992Surface casing · Surface string set
- Apr 30, 1992Well status · Final completion
- Jun 18, 1992Final update · Last change in RRC records
- Apr 3, 1994Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
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Surface location
- Acres
- 291.22
- Nearest town
- 13 mi SSE of New Zapata
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 398070-99 | Apr 3, 1992 | A | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Mendoza, E. G. Gas Unit #3 |
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this permit's well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/permits/tx/398070, documented in the API reference.