PERMITS · 431397-99 · DISTRICT 3

Drill: Mineral Springs #1H

Expired

Chesapeake Operating, Inc. · Grimes County · Horizontal · Austin Chalk Gas, 2 fields · Final completion

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API 42-185-30490 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Dec 28, 1994: issued
11,700: permitted depth, ft
42-185-30490: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA DEC 28, 1994 · 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, the fallback for a zone no field is named for, they are all Austin Chalk Gas fields, so the target formation is the Austin Chalk Gas.

Field	Formation	Proposed well	Completed in it
Wildcat6001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas	—
Giddings (Austin Chalk-3)34733500	Austin Chalk 3	Oil	—
Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas)34773550	Austin Chalk Gas	Gas	Apr 18, 1995

Lifecycle

Dec 28, 1994Received · Application received by the RRC
Dec 28, 1994Issued · Permit approved
Mar 19, 1995Spud · Drilling began
Mar 19, 1995Surface casing · Surface string set
Apr 18, 1995Well status · Final completion
Jun 22, 1995Final update · Last change in RRC records
Dec 28, 1996Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 672.99
Nearest town: 4.25 mi W of Carlos

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
431397-99	Dec 28, 1994	A	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.	Mineral Springs #1H

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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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