PERMITS · 462690-98 · DISTRICT 3
Drill: Beard OL #2H
ExpiredChesapeake Operating, Inc. · Grimes County · Horizontal · Austin Chalk Gas, 3 fields · Final completion
API 42-185-30622 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- May 21, 1997
- issued
- 16,500
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-185-30622
- API number
- 2
- versions on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA MAY 21, 1997 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE
Permitted fields
4 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 Austin Chalk Gas fields, so the target formation is the Austin Chalk Gas.
| Field | Formation | Proposed well | Completed in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat6001 · the district's wildcat field | Any | Oil or gas | — |
| Giddings (Austin Chalk-3)34733500 | Austin Chalk 3 | Oil | — |
| Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas)34773550 | Austin Chalk Gas | Gas | Jul 22, 1997 |
| Navasota River (Cretaceous Lwr.)64616300 | — | Gas | — |
Lifecycle
- May 21, 1997Issued · Permit approved
- Jun 4, 1997Spud · Drilling began
- Jun 6, 1997Received · Application received by the RRC
- Jul 1, 1997Amended · Changed after issuance
- Jul 22, 1997Well status · Final completion
- Nov 3, 1997Final update · Last change in RRC records
- Jul 1, 1999Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
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Surface location
- Acres
- 935.01
- Nearest town
- 7.5 mi W of Anderson
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 | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jun 6, 1997 | May 21, 1997 | Jul 1, 1997 | 16,500 | May 21, 1997 |
| 99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | May 21, 1997 | May 21, 1997 | — | 16,500 | May 21, 1997 |
Application records
Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.
| Status no. | Received | Status | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462690-98 | Jun 6, 1997 | A | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Beard OL #2H |
| 462690-99 | May 21, 1997 | A | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Beard OL #2H |
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this permit's well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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/462690, documented in the API reference.