PERMITS · 452950-98 · DISTRICT 3

Drill: East Matagorda Bay Unit #3

Expired

Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. · Matagorda County · Directional · Sidetrack · Unperforated completion

Sep 20, 1996: issued
18,200: permitted depth, ft
42-321-31728: API number
2: versions on file

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

Lifecycle

Sep 20, 1996Issued · Permit approved
Oct 8, 1996Spud · Drilling began
Jan 10, 1997Well status · Unperforated completion
May 30, 1997Received · Application received by the RRC
May 30, 1997Amended · Changed after issuance
Jun 3, 1997Final update · Last change in RRC records
May 30, 1999Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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

Surface location

Acres: 7,344.59
Nearest town: 9.3 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	Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc.	May 30, 1997	Sep 20, 1996	May 30, 1997	18,200	Sep 20, 1996
99	Drill	Shell Western E&P Inc.	Sep 20, 1996	Sep 20, 1996	—	18,200	Sep 20, 1996

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
452950-98	May 30, 1997	A	Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc.	East Matagorda Bay Unit #3
452950-99	Sep 20, 1996	A	Shell Western E&P Inc.	East Matagorda Bay Unit #3

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/452950, documented in the API reference.