PERMITS · 469516-99 · DISTRICT 13

Drill: Clingingsmith Unit #1

Expired

Ventex Operating Corp. · Montague County · Vertical · 2 fields named · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

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API 42-337-33202 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Oct 31, 1997: issued
6,700: permitted depth, ft
42-337-33202: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA OCT 31, 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, they are not one formation, so no target formation is stated. The RRC files them in field-number order, not in order of intent.

Field	Formation	Proposed well
Wildcat22001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas
Clingingsmith18977001	—	Oil
Clingingsmith, E. (Strawn, Up.)18978500	Strawn UP	Oil or gas

Lifecycle

Oct 31, 1997Received · Application received by the RRC
Oct 31, 1997Issued · Permit approved
Nov 20, 1997Spud · Drilling began
Nov 20, 1997Surface casing · Surface string set
Dec 4, 1997Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
Feb 27, 1998Final update · Last change in RRC records
Oct 31, 1999Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 40
Nearest town: 3.5 mi SW of Nocona

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
469516-99	Oct 31, 1997	A	Ventex Operating Corp.	Clingingsmith Unit #1

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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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