PERMITS · 458562-98 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: M. A. Hopkins Gas Unit #12

Expired

Shell Western E&P Inc. · Hidalgo County · Vertical · Final completion

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Feb 12, 1997: issued
13,700: permitted depth, ft
42-215-32392: API number
2: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA FEB 12, 1997 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Feb 12, 1997Issued · Permit approved
Apr 2, 1997Received · Application received by the RRC
Apr 2, 1997Amended · Changed after issuance
Sep 19, 1997Spud · Drilling began
Sep 19, 1997Surface casing · Surface string set
Nov 14, 1997Well status · Final completion
Feb 2, 1998Final update · Last change in RRC records
Apr 2, 1999Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 700.09
Nearest town: 18.9 mi NW of Edinburg
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	Shell Western E&P Inc.	Apr 2, 1997	Feb 12, 1997	Apr 2, 1997	13,700	Feb 12, 1997
99	Drill	Shell Western E&P Inc.	Feb 12, 1997	Feb 12, 1997	—	13,700	Feb 12, 1997

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
458562-98	Apr 2, 1997	A	Shell Western E&P Inc.	M. A. Hopkins Gas Unit #12
458562-99	Feb 12, 1997	A	Shell Western E&P Inc.	M. A. Hopkins Gas Unit #12

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/458562, documented in the API reference.