PERMITS · 4603-99 · DISTRICT 9

Drill: Welch #1

Expired

Western Petroleum Inc.  ·  Sterling County  · Vertical  · Dual · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

Aug 3, 1977
issued
7,450
permitted depth, ft
42-431-30595
API number
1
version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA AUG 3, 1977 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

  1. Aug 3, 1977Received · Application received by the RRC
  2. Aug 3, 1977Issued · Permit approved
  3. Sep 15, 1977Spud · Drilling began
  4. Aug 3, 1978Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
  5. Jan 29, 1982Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

A drilling permit is valid for two years from issuance unless extended. How permits work →

Surface location

Acres
496
Nearest town
10 mi NE of Sterling City
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.

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
4562-99Aug 3, 1977AWestern Petroleum Inc.Welch #1

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/4603, documented in the API reference.