PERMITS · 409956-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Welder Wildlife Refuge Unit #3

Expired

Little, Lou Operating Co., Inc. · San Patricio County · Vertical · 2 fields named · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

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API 42-409-32418 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Mar 19, 1993: issued
7,600: permitted depth, ft
42-409-32418: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA MAR 19, 1993 · 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.

Field	Formation	Proposed well
Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas
Plymouth (5500 B)72043432	—	Gas
Rooke (7100 A)78123888	—	Oil

Lifecycle

Mar 17, 1993Received · Application received by the RRC
Mar 19, 1993Issued · Permit approved
Apr 24, 1993Spud · Drilling began
Dec 20, 1994Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
Mar 19, 1995Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
Apr 17, 1995Final update · Last change in RRC records

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Surface location

Acres: 1,560
Nearest town: 8 mi N of Sinton

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
409956-99	Mar 17, 1993	A	Little, Lou Operating Co., Inc.	Welder Wildlife Refuge Unit #3

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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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