PERMITS · 459301-99 · DISTRICT 13

Drill: Fred Sanders GU #3

Expired

Mitchell Energy Corporation · Denton County · Vertical · Barnett Shale, 2 fields · Final completion

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API 42-121-30647 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Feb 28, 1997: issued
8,400: permitted depth, ft
42-121-30647: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA FEB 28, 1997 · 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, the fallback for a zone no field is named for, they are all Barnett Shale fields, so the target formation is the Barnett Shale.

Field	Formation	Proposed well	Completed in it
Wildcat22001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas	—
Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas)10574520	Bend Congl Gas	Gas	—
Newark, East (Barnett Shale)65280200	Barnett Shale	Gas	Apr 30, 1997

Lifecycle

Feb 28, 1997Received · Application received by the RRC
Feb 28, 1997Issued · Permit approved
Apr 22, 1997Spud · Drilling began
Apr 22, 1997Surface casing · Surface string set
Apr 30, 1997Well status · Final completion
Nov 25, 1997Final update · Last change in RRC records
Feb 28, 1999Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 689.99
Nearest town: 2 mi NW'LY of Justin

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
459301-99	Feb 28, 1997	A	Mitchell Energy Corporation	Fred Sanders GU #3

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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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