PERMITS · 448522-98 · DISTRICT 3

Drill: 443-L Unit #1

Expired

American Exploration Company · Brazos-LB County · Directional · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

May 28, 1996: issued
8,900: permitted depth, ft
42-704-30311: API number
2: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA MAY 28, 1996 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

May 28, 1996Issued · Permit approved
Aug 12, 1996Received · Application received by the RRC
Aug 14, 1996Amended · Changed after issuance
Oct 17, 1996Spud · Drilling began
Nov 13, 1996Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
Aug 14, 1998Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
Oct 8, 1998Final update · Last change in RRC records

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Surface location

Acres: 480
Nearest town: 7 mi SW of Matagorda
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	American Exploration Company	Aug 12, 1996	May 28, 1996	Aug 14, 1996	8,900	May 28, 1996
99	Drill	American Exploration Company	May 24, 1996	May 28, 1996	—	9,100	May 28, 1996

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
448522-98	Aug 12, 1996	A	American Exploration Company	443-L Unit #1
448522-99	May 24, 1996	A	American Exploration Company	443-L Unit #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/448522, documented in the API reference.