PERMITS · 450867-98 · DISTRICT 3

Drill: Smithers #1

Expired

Via Oil Company · Walker County · Horizontal · Unperforated completion

Jul 29, 1996: issued
11,642: permitted depth, ft
42-471-30275: API number
2: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JUL 29, 1996 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Jul 29, 1996Issued · Permit approved
Dec 21, 1996Well status · Unperforated completion
Jan 18, 2000Received · Application received by the RRC
Apr 5, 2000Amended · Changed after issuance
May 26, 2000Final update · Last change in RRC records
Apr 5, 2002Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

A drilling permit is valid for two years from issuance unless extended. How permits work →

Surface location

Acres: 4,928.35
Nearest town: 5 mi NW of Riverside
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	Via Oil Company	Jan 18, 2000	Jul 29, 1996	Apr 5, 2000	11,642	Jul 29, 1996
99	Drill	Transtexas Gas Corporation	Jul 29, 1996	Jul 29, 1996	—	12,000	Jul 29, 1996

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
450867-97	Apr 25, 2000	X	Via Oil Company	Smithers #1
450867-98	Jan 18, 2000	A	Via Oil Company	Smithers #1
450867-99	Jul 29, 1996	A	Transtexas Gas Corporation	Smithers #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/450867, documented in the API reference.