Petrora

PERMITS · 456240-99 · DISTRICT 9

Drill: Byman #5

Expired

Geosurveys, Inc.  ·  McCulloch County  · Vertical  · 2 fields named · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

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API 42-307-31023 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Dec 17, 1996
issued
1,800
permitted depth, ft
42-307-31023
API number
1
version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA DEC 17, 1996 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

3 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.

FieldFormationProposed well
Wildcat16001 · the district's wildcat fieldAnyOil or gas
Needle Creek (Canyon)64788075CanyonOil
Sugar Tree (Strawn)86953375StrawnGas

Lifecycle

  1. Dec 12, 1996Received · Application received by the RRC
  2. Dec 17, 1996Issued · Permit approved
  3. Jan 16, 1997Spud · Drilling began
  4. Jan 16, 1997Surface casing · Surface string set
  5. Jan 20, 1997Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
  6. Mar 18, 1997Final update · Last change in RRC records
  7. Dec 17, 1998Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres
327.5
Nearest town
6 mi SE of Melvin

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.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
456240-99Dec 12, 1996AGeosurveys, Inc.Byman #5

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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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