PERMITS · 479865-98 · DISTRICT 3
Drill: Salem OL #1H
ExpiredChesapeake Operating, Inc. · Washington County · Horizontal · Austin Chalk Gas, 3 fields · Final completion
API 42-477-30871 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Oct 2, 1998
- issued
- 16,500
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-477-30871
- API number
- 2
- versions on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA OCT 2, 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, the fallback for a zone no field is named for, they are all Austin Chalk Gas fields, so the target formation is the Austin Chalk Gas.
| Field | Formation | Proposed well | Completed in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat6001 · the district's wildcat field | Any | Oil or gas | — |
| Giddings (Austin Chalk-3)34733500 | Austin Chalk 3 | Oil | — |
| Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas)34773550 | Austin Chalk Gas | Gas | Dec 3, 1998 |
| Navasota River (Cretaceous Lwr.)64616300 | — | Gas | — |
Lifecycle
- Oct 2, 1998Issued · Permit approved
- Oct 7, 1998Spud · Drilling began
- Dec 3, 1998Well status · Final completion
- Jun 11, 1999Received · Application received by the RRC
- Jun 15, 1999Amended · Changed after issuance
- Jun 30, 1999Final update · Last change in RRC records
- Jun 15, 2001Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
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Surface location
- Acres
- 757
- Nearest town
- 2.7 mi SW of Brenham
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 | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jun 11, 1999 | Oct 2, 1998 | Jun 15, 1999 | 16,500 | Oct 2, 1998 |
| 99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Oct 2, 1998 | Oct 2, 1998 | — | 16,500 | Oct 2, 1998 |
Application records
Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.
| Status no. | Received | Status | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479865-98 | Jun 11, 1999 | A | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Salem OL #1H |
| 479865-99 | Oct 2, 1998 | A | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Salem OL #1H |
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/479865, documented in the API reference.