PERMITS · 43161-99 · DISTRICT 3

Drill: Jan #1

Expired

U. S. Operating, Inc.  ·  Lee County  · Vertical  · Austin Chalk Gas, 2 fields · Recompletion · Final completion

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API 42-287-30461 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

Feb 26, 1979
issued
8,747
permitted depth, ft
42-287-30461
API number
1
version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA FEB 26, 1979 · 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.

FieldFormationProposed wellCompleted in it
Wildcat6001 · the district's wildcat fieldAnyOil or gasMar 24, 1979
Giddings (Austin Chalk-3)34733500Austin Chalk 3Oil—
Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas)34773550Austin Chalk GasGasMar 24, 1979

Lifecycle

  1. Feb 26, 1979Received · Application received by the RRC
  2. Feb 26, 1979Issued · Permit approved
  3. Mar 4, 1979Spud · Drilling began
  4. Mar 24, 1979Well status · Final completion
  5. Oct 26, 1981Amended · Changed after issuance
  6. Oct 26, 1982Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres
88
Nearest town
8 mi SE of Dime Box

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
42991-99Feb 26, 1979AU. S. Operating, Inc.Jan #1

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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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