Petrora

PERMITS · 449777-98 · DISTRICT 3

Drill: East Matagorda Bay Unit #2

Expired

Shell Western E&P Inc.  ·  Matagorda County  · Directional  · Unperforated completion

Jun 27, 1996
issued
13,700
permitted depth, ft
42-321-31725
API number
2
versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JUN 27, 1996 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

  1. Jun 27, 1996Issued · Permit approved
  2. Jul 28, 1996Spud · Drilling began
  3. Sep 13, 1996Received · Application received by the RRC
  4. Sep 13, 1996Amended · Changed after issuance
  5. Sep 26, 1996Well status · Unperforated completion
  6. Jan 10, 1997Final update · Last change in RRC records
  7. Sep 13, 1998Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres
7,344.59
Nearest town
9.7 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.

SeqTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedAmendedDepthSeen
98DrillShell Western E&P Inc.Sep 13, 1996Jun 27, 1996Sep 13, 199613,700Jun 27, 1996
99DrillShell Western E&P Inc.Jun 27, 1996Jun 27, 1996—13,700Jun 27, 1996

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
449777-98Sep 13, 1996AShell Western E&P Inc.East Matagorda Bay Unit #2
449777-99Jun 27, 1996AShell Western E&P Inc.East Matagorda Bay Unit #2

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/449777, documented in the API reference.