PERMITS · 458545-99 · DISTRICT 3

Drill: Couey #2

Expired

Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc. · Wharton County · Vertical · Black Owl (Frio 4900) field · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

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API 42-481-33956 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Feb 19, 1997: issued
5,500: permitted depth, ft
42-481-33956: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA FEB 19, 1997 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

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

The field the operator is after is Black Owl (Frio 4900); the other is the district's wildcat field, the fallback for a zone no field is named for.

Field	Formation	Proposed well
Wildcat6001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas
Black Owl (Frio 4900)8534305	Frio 4900	Gas

Lifecycle

Feb 12, 1997Received · Application received by the RRC
Feb 19, 1997Issued · Permit approved
Apr 17, 1997Spud · Drilling began
Apr 18, 1997Surface casing · Surface string set
Apr 30, 1997Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
May 21, 1997Final update · Last change in RRC records
Feb 19, 1999Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 160
Nearest town: 4.6 mi NNW of Hillie

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
458545-99	Feb 12, 1997	A	Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc.	Couey #2

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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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