PERMITS · 449411-98 · DISTRICT 3

Drill: Brazos Block 478-L #1

Expired

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

Jun 20, 1996: issued
12,000: permitted depth, ft
42-704-30312: API number
2: versions on file

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

Lifecycle

Jun 20, 1996Issued · Permit approved
Jul 16, 1996Received · Application received by the RRC
Jul 17, 1996Amended · Changed after issuance
Aug 2, 1996Spud · Drilling began
Aug 2, 1996Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
Aug 4, 1996Surface casing · Surface string set
Nov 4, 1996Final update · Last change in RRC records
Jul 17, 1998Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 1,944.75
Nearest town: 15 mi SE 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	Jul 16, 1996	Jun 20, 1996	Jul 17, 1996	12,000	Jun 20, 1996
99	Drill	American Exploration Company	Jun 18, 1996	Jun 20, 1996	—	12,000	Jun 20, 1996

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
449411-98	Jul 16, 1996	A	American Exploration Company	Brazos Block 478-L #1
449411-99	Jun 18, 1996	A	American Exploration Company	Brazos Block 478-L #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/449411, documented in the API reference.