PERMITS · 432792-98 · DISTRICT 3

Drill: East Matagorda Bay Unit #1

Expired

Shell Western E&P Inc. · Matagorda County · Vertical · Final completion

Feb 10, 1995: issued
20,000: permitted depth, ft
42-321-31711: API number
2: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA FEB 10, 1995 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Feb 10, 1995Issued · Permit approved
Mar 22, 1995Spud · Drilling began
May 24, 1995Received · Application received by the RRC
May 24, 1995Amended · Changed after issuance
Jul 23, 1995Well status · Final completion
Jan 22, 1997Final update · Last change in RRC records
May 24, 1997Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

A drilling permit is valid for two years from issuance unless extended. How permits work →

Surface location

Acres: 7,344.59
Nearest town: 9.3 mi SW of Matagorda
Nearest lease line: 0 ft

No coordinates yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; permits from the historical master file never carry one.

Versions

The RRC numbers versions down from 99: 99 is the original filing, 98 the first amendment. Current version first.

Seq	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Amended	Depth	Seen
98	Drill	Shell Western E&P Inc.	May 24, 1995	Feb 10, 1995	May 24, 1995	20,000	Feb 10, 1995
99	Drill	Shell Western E&P Inc.	Feb 10, 1995	Feb 10, 1995	—	17,700	Feb 10, 1995

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
432792-98	May 24, 1995	A	Shell Western E&P Inc.	East Matagorda Bay Unit #1
432792-99	Feb 10, 1995	A	Shell Western E&P Inc.	East Matagorda Bay Unit #1

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.

Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/permits/tx/432792, documented in the API reference.