PERMITS · 43853-99 · DISTRICT 3

Drill: Witt "A" #1

Expired

Texas Oil & Gas Corp. · Wharton County · Vertical · Frio 4100, 3 fields · Deepen(below Casing)&re-Entry · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

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API 42-481-31743 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Mar 7, 1979: issued
5,700: permitted depth, ft
42-481-31743: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA MAR 7, 1979 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

4 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 Frio 4100 fields, so the target formation is the Frio 4100.

Field	Formation	Proposed well
Wildcat6001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas
Caney Creek (Frio 4100)15310300	Frio 4100	Gas
Caney Creek (Frio 4900)15310500	Frio 4900	Gas
Caney Creek (Frio 5000)15310600	Frio 5000	Gas

Lifecycle

Mar 7, 1979Received · Application received by the RRC
Mar 7, 1979Issued · Permit approved
May 1, 1979Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
Mar 7, 1980Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 267
Nearest town: 3 mi NW of Wharton

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
43681-99	Mar 7, 1979	A	Texas Oil & Gas Corp.	Witt "A" #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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