PERMITS · 438609-98 · DISTRICT 10

Drill: Sealy Smith Foundation #6233P

Expired

Shell Western E&P Inc. · Ward County · Directional · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

Aug 10, 1995: issued
9,500: permitted depth, ft
42-475-34259: API number
2: versions on file

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

Lifecycle

Aug 10, 1995Issued · Permit approved
Dec 4, 1995Received · Application received by the RRC
Dec 6, 1995Amended · Changed after issuance
Oct 16, 1996Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
Dec 23, 1996Final update · Last change in RRC records
Dec 6, 1997Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 21,086
Nearest town: 1.8 mi NW of Monahans
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.	Dec 4, 1995	Aug 10, 1995	Dec 6, 1995	9,500	Aug 10, 1995
99	Drill	Shell Western E&P Inc.	Aug 7, 1995	Aug 10, 1995	—	4,000	Aug 10, 1995

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
438609-98	Dec 4, 1995	A	Shell Western E&P Inc.	Sealy Smith Foundation #6233P
438609-99	Aug 7, 1995	A	Shell Western E&P Inc.	Sealy Smith Foundation #6232Q

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/438609, documented in the API reference.