PERMITS · 478687-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Volpe, M. B. State "2011" #7

Expired

Killam Oil Co., Ltd.  ·  Webb County  · Vertical  · 3 fields named · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

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API 42-479-37069 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

Aug 14, 1998
issued
5,500
permitted depth, ft
42-479-37069
API number
1
version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA AUG 14, 1998 · 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, they are not one formation, so no target formation is stated. The RRC files them in field-number order, not in order of intent.

FieldFormationProposed well
Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat fieldAnyGas
Pescadito (Queen City)70808100queen-cityGas
Pescadito (Wilcox 2900)70808150wilcoxGas
Pescadito SE. (Wilcox Upper)70818500Wilcox UpperGas

Lifecycle

  1. Aug 12, 1998Received · Application received by the RRC
  2. Aug 14, 1998Issued · Permit approved
  3. Aug 20, 1998Spud · Drilling began
  4. Aug 21, 1998Surface casing · Surface string set
  5. Aug 31, 1998Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
  6. Dec 30, 1998Final update · Last change in RRC records
  7. Aug 14, 2000Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres
2,560
Nearest town
14.7 mi NE of Laredo

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.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
478687-99Aug 12, 1998AKillam Oil Co., Ltd.Volpe, M. B. State "2011" #7

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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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