PERMITS · 448363-99 · DISTRICT 10

Drill: Welch #1

Expired

Marathon Oil Company · Andrews County · Vertical · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

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API 42-003-37870 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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May 21, 1996: issued
11,000: permitted depth, ft
42-003-37870: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA MAY 21, 1996 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted field

One field on the W-1

The W-1 names one field, and the well must be completed in it or the operator files again.

Field	Formation	Proposed well
Wildcat18001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas

Lifecycle

May 21, 1996Received · Application received by the RRC
May 21, 1996Issued · Permit approved
Jun 8, 1996Spud · Drilling began
Jun 8, 1996Surface casing · Surface string set
May 21, 1998Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
Nov 23, 1998Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
Dec 28, 1998Final update · Last change in RRC records

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Surface location

Acres: 160
Nearest town: 7 mi SE of Andrews

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
448363-99	May 21, 1996	A	Marathon Oil Company	Welch #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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