PERMITS · 401289-99 · DISTRICT 6

Drill: J.W. McDavid Unit 1 #2

Expired

Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler · Rusk County · Vertical · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Final completion

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API 42-401-32400 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Jul 16, 1992: issued
11,200: permitted depth, ft
42-401-32400: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JUL 16, 1992 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

2 fields on the W-1 · completed in one of them

The field the operator is after is Oak Hill (Cotton Valley); the other is the district's wildcat field, the fallback for a zone no field is named for.

Field	Formation	Proposed well	Completed in it
Wildcat12001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Gas	—
Oak Hill (Cotton Valley)66461275	Cotton Valley	Gas	Sep 16, 1992

Lifecycle

Jul 16, 1992Received · Application received by the RRC
Jul 16, 1992Issued · Permit approved
Aug 17, 1992Spud · Drilling began
Sep 16, 1992Well status · Final completion
Nov 20, 1992Final update · Last change in RRC records
Jul 16, 1994Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 645.04
Nearest town: 4.7 mi SE of Overton

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
401289-99	Jul 16, 1992	A	Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler	J.W. McDavid Unit 1 #2

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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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