PERMITS · 452071-98 · DISTRICT 3

Drill: Brazos Block 478-L #2

Expired

American Exploration Company · Brazos-LB County · Directional · Final completion

Aug 29, 1996: issued
12,000: permitted depth, ft
42-704-30313: API number
2: versions on file

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

Lifecycle

Aug 29, 1996Issued · Permit approved
Sep 2, 1996Spud · Drilling began
Oct 2, 1996Received · Application received by the RRC
Oct 3, 1996Amended · Changed after issuance
Mar 27, 1997Well status · Final completion
May 21, 1997Final update · Last change in RRC records
Oct 3, 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	Oct 2, 1996	Aug 29, 1996	Oct 3, 1996	12,000	Aug 29, 1996
99	Drill	American Exploration Company	Aug 29, 1996	Aug 29, 1996	—	12,000	Aug 29, 1996

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
452071-98	Oct 2, 1996	A	American Exploration Company	Brazos Block 478-L #2
452071-99	Aug 29, 1996	A	American Exploration Company	Brazos Block 478-L #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/452071, documented in the API reference.