PERMITS · 471253-98 · DISTRICT 6

Drill: J. W. McDavid Unit 1 #5

Expired

Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler · Rusk County · Vertical · Final completion

Dec 15, 1997: issued
11,500: permitted depth, ft
42-401-32821: API number
2: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA DEC 15, 1997 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Dec 15, 1997Issued · Permit approved
Jan 7, 1998Received · Application received by the RRC
Jan 7, 1998Amended · Changed after issuance
Jan 31, 1998Spud · Drilling began
Feb 1, 1998Surface casing · Surface string set
Feb 26, 1998Well status · Final completion
Apr 28, 1998Final update · Last change in RRC records
Jan 7, 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: 646.38
Nearest town: 5 mi E of Overton
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.

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	Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler	Jan 7, 1998	Dec 15, 1997	Jan 7, 1998	11,500	Dec 15, 1997
99	Drill	Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler	Dec 15, 1997	Dec 15, 1997	—	11,500	Dec 15, 1997

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
471253-98	Jan 7, 1998	A	Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler	J. W. McDavid Unit 1 #5
471253-99	Dec 15, 1997	A	Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler	J. W. McDavid Unit 1 #5

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/471253, documented in the API reference.