PERMITS · 455388-99 · DISTRICT 3
Drill: Spring Branch #1H
ExpiredChesapeake Operating, Inc. · Grimes County · Horizontal · Austin Chalk Gas, 3 fields · Final completion
API 42-185-30596 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Nov 20, 1996
- issued
- 15,000
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-185-30596
- API number
- 1
- version on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA NOV 20, 1996 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE
Permitted fields
4 fields on the W-1 · completed in one of them
Beside the district's wildcat field, the fallback for a zone no field is named for, they are all Austin Chalk Gas fields, so the target formation is the Austin Chalk Gas.
| Field | Formation | Proposed well | Completed in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat6001 · the district's wildcat field | Any | Oil or gas | — |
| Giddings (Austin Chalk-3)34733500 | Austin Chalk 3 | Oil | — |
| Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas)34773550 | Austin Chalk Gas | Gas | Feb 11, 1997 |
| Navasota River (Cretaceous Lwr.)64616300 | — | Gas | — |
Lifecycle
- Nov 20, 1996Received · Application received by the RRC
- Nov 20, 1996Issued · Permit approved
- Dec 13, 1996Spud · Drilling began
- Dec 14, 1996Surface casing · Surface string set
- Feb 11, 1997Well status · Final completion
- Apr 30, 1997Final update · Last change in RRC records
- Nov 20, 1998Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
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Surface location
- Acres
- 770.48
- Nearest town
- 3.1 mi SW of Roan's Prairi
No coordinates yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; permits from the historical master file never carry one.
Application records
Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.
| Status no. | Received | Status | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455388-99 | Nov 20, 1996 | A | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Spring Branch #1H |
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this permit's well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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/455388, documented in the API reference.