PERMITS · 439039-98 · DISTRICT 9

Drill: Old Blue "25" #1

Expired

Sahara Operating Company · Upton County · Vertical · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

Aug 21, 1995: issued
10,500: permitted depth, ft
42-461-33568: API number
2: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA AUG 21, 1995 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Aug 21, 1995Issued · Permit approved
Aug 30, 1995Received · Application received by the RRC
Aug 31, 1995Amended · Changed after issuance
Sep 11, 1995Spud · Drilling began
Sep 12, 1995Surface casing · Surface string set
Oct 2, 1995Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
Oct 31, 1995Final update · Last change in RRC records
Aug 31, 1997Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 640
Nearest town: 13 mi S of Odessa
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	Sahara Operating Company	Aug 30, 1995	Aug 21, 1995	Aug 31, 1995	10,500	Aug 21, 1995
99	Drill	Sahara Operating Company	Aug 17, 1995	Aug 21, 1995	—	5,000	Aug 21, 1995

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
439039-98	Aug 30, 1995	A	Sahara Operating Company	Old Blue "25" #1
439039-99	Aug 17, 1995	A	Sahara Operating Company	Old Blue "25" #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/439039, documented in the API reference.