PERMITS · 471212-98 · DISTRICT 6
Drill: Smith, Ella Unit 1 #8
ExpiredUnion Pacific Resources Company · Panola County · Vertical · Cotton Valley, 2 fields · Final completion
API 42-365-33847 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Dec 17, 1997
- issued
- 10,300
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-365-33847
- API number
- 2
- versions on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA DEC 17, 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 Cotton Valley fields, so the target formation is the Cotton Valley.
| Field | Formation | Proposed well | Completed in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat12001 · the district's wildcat field | Any | Oil or gas | — |
| Carthage (Cotton Valley)16032174 | Cotton Valley | Gas | Mar 17, 1998 |
| Carthage (Travis Peak)16032812 | Travis Peak | Gas | Mar 17, 1998 |
Lifecycle
- Dec 17, 1997Issued · Permit approved
- Jan 20, 1998Received · Application received by the RRC
- Jan 23, 1998Amended · Changed after issuance
- Feb 20, 1998Spud · Drilling began
- Feb 21, 1998Surface casing · Surface string set
- Mar 17, 1998Well status · Final completion
- Sep 22, 1998Final update · Last change in RRC records
- Jan 23, 2000Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
A drilling permit is valid for two years from issuance unless extended. How permits work →
Surface location
- Acres
- 703.32
- Nearest town
- 6.6 mi SE of Carthage
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 | Union Pacific Resources Company | Jan 20, 1998 | Dec 17, 1997 | Jan 23, 1998 | 10,300 | Dec 17, 1997 |
| 99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Dec 15, 1997 | Dec 17, 1997 | — | 10,300 | Dec 17, 1997 |
Application records
Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.
| Status no. | Received | Status | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 471212-98 | Jan 20, 1998 | A | Union Pacific Resources Company | Smith, Ella Unit 1 #8 |
| 471212-99 | Dec 15, 1997 | A | Union Pacific Resources Company | Smith, Ella Unit 1 #8 |
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/471212, documented in the API reference.