PERMITS · 455557-99 · DISTRICT 9

Drill: McElroy 74 #1

Expired

Thompson, J. Cleo · Upton County · Vertical · 5 fields named · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

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API 42-461-33691 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Nov 26, 1996: issued
13,500: permitted depth, ft
42-461-33691: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA NOV 26, 1996 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

6 fields on the W-1 · completed in one of them

Beside the district's wildcat field, they are not one formation, so no target formation is stated. The RRC files them in field-number order, not in order of intent.

Field	Formation	Proposed well
Wildcat16001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil
Amacker-Tippett, SW (Strawn)2220600	Strawn	Oil
Amacker-Tippett, SW (Wolfcamp)2220700	Wolfcamp	Oil
King Mountain (Devonian)49413200	Devonian	Oil
King Mountain (Ellenburger)49413400	Ellenburger	Oil
King Mountain, N. (Bend)49415500	Bend	Oil

Lifecycle

Nov 25, 1996Received · Application received by the RRC
Nov 26, 1996Issued · Permit approved
Dec 7, 1996Spud · Drilling began
Dec 7, 1996Surface casing · Surface string set
Feb 9, 1997Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
Mar 18, 1997Final update · Last change in RRC records
Nov 26, 1998Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 160
Nearest town: 12.5 mi NW of Rankin

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
455557-99	Nov 25, 1996	A	Thompson, J. Cleo	McElroy 74 #1

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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.

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