PERMITS · 445136-98 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Vaquillas Ranch 1631 A #6

Expired

Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston · Webb County · Directional · Final completion

Feb 20, 1996: issued
8,000: permitted depth, ft
42-479-36448: API number
2: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA FEB 20, 1996 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Feb 20, 1996Issued · Permit approved
Mar 6, 1996Spud · Drilling began
Mar 30, 1996Well status · Final completion
Apr 2, 1996Received · Application received by the RRC
Apr 25, 1996Amended · Changed after issuance
May 22, 1996Final update · Last change in RRC records
Apr 25, 1998Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 960
Nearest town: 13 mi NW of Aguilares
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	Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston	Apr 2, 1996	Feb 20, 1996	Apr 25, 1996	8,000	Feb 20, 1996
99	Drill	Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston	Feb 23, 1996	Feb 20, 1996	—	9,450	Feb 20, 1996

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
445136-98	Apr 2, 1996	A	Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston	Vaquillas Ranch 1631 A #6
445136-99	Feb 23, 1996	A	Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston	Vaquillas Ranch 1631 A #6

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/445136, documented in the API reference.