PERMITS · 478739-99 · DISTRICT 3

Recompletion: Melissa #1RE

Expired

U. S. Operating, Inc.  ·  Lee County  · Horizontal · Sidetrack  · Austin Chalk 3, 2 fields · Final completion

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API 42-287-30988 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

Aug 19, 1998
issued
8,900
permitted depth, ft
42-287-30988
API number
1
version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA AUG 19, 1998 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

2 fields on the W-1 · completed in one of them

They are all Austin Chalk 3 fields, so the target formation is the Austin Chalk 3.

FieldFormationProposed wellCompleted in it
Giddings (Austin Chalk-3)34733500Austin Chalk 3OilNov 19, 1998
Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas)34773550Austin Chalk GasGas—

Lifecycle

  1. Aug 14, 1998Received · Application received by the RRC
  2. Aug 19, 1998Issued · Permit approved
  3. Nov 1, 1998Spud · Drilling began
  4. Nov 19, 1998Well status · Final completion
  5. Dec 28, 1998Final update · Last change in RRC records
  6. Aug 19, 2000Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres
335.37
Nearest town
5.4 mi SE of Dime Box

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
478739-99Aug 14, 1998AU. S. Operating, Inc.Melissa #1RE

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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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