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PERMITS · 401480-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Hirsch Estate A #5

Expired

Enron Oil & Gas Company  ·  Webb County  · Vertical  · 2 fields named · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

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API 42-479-35531 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Jul 21, 1992
issued
9,350
permitted depth, ft
42-479-35531
API number
1
version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JUL 21, 1992 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

3 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.

FieldFormationProposed well
Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat fieldAnyOil or gas
Big Cowboy (Lobo)7800200—Gas
Big Cowboy (Wilcox 5100)7800310Wilcox 5100Gas

Lifecycle

  1. Jul 21, 1992Received · Application received by the RRC
  2. Jul 21, 1992Issued · Permit approved
  3. Aug 20, 1992Spud · Drilling began
  4. Aug 20, 1992Surface casing · Surface string set
  5. Jun 28, 1993Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
  6. Aug 12, 1993Final update · Last change in RRC records
  7. Jul 21, 1994Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres
1,465.56
Nearest town
24.9 mi NE of Laredo

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
401480-99Jul 21, 1992AEnron Oil & Gas CompanyHirsch Estate A #5

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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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