PERMITS · 471080-99 · DISTRICT 9
Drill: Choat/Sorrell Unit #1
ExpiredBowerman Exploration Company · Concho County · Vertical · 2 fields named · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
API 42-095-31803 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Dec 10, 1997
- issued
- 4,000
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-095-31803
- API number
- 1
- version on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA DEC 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat16001 · the district's wildcat field | Any | Oil |
| Arena (Ivan Lime)3502425 | — | Oil |
| Lonesome Dove II (King Sand)54646300 | — | Oil |
Lifecycle
- Dec 10, 1997Received · Application received by the RRC
- Dec 10, 1997Issued · Permit approved
- Dec 22, 1997Spud · Drilling began
- Dec 23, 1997Surface casing · Surface string set
- Feb 2, 1998Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
- May 7, 1998Final update · Last change in RRC records
- Dec 10, 1999Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
A drilling permit is valid for two years from issuance unless extended. How permits work →
Surface location
- Acres
- 40
- Nearest town
- 6.5 mi SW of Eden
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 471080-99 | Dec 10, 1997 | A | Bowerman Exploration Company | Choat/Sorrell Unit #1 |
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/471080, documented in the API reference.