PERMITS · 481071-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Vela-Lopeno Minerals, Ltd #1

Expired

Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · Zapata County · Directional · Lopeno, NE (Wilcox Upper) field · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

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API 42-505-33879 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Nov 23, 1998: issued
15,400: permitted depth, ft
42-505-33879: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA NOV 23, 1998 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

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

The field the operator is after is Lopeno, NE (Wilcox Upper); the other is the district's wildcat field, the fallback for a zone no field is named for.

Field	Formation	Proposed well
Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Gas
Lopeno, NE (Wilcox Upper)54869400	Wilcox Upper	Gas

Lifecycle

Nov 23, 1998Received · Application received by the RRC
Nov 23, 1998Issued · Permit approved
Dec 27, 1998Spud · Drilling began
Dec 28, 1998Surface casing · Surface string set
Nov 23, 2000Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
Feb 14, 2001Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
Apr 4, 2001Final update · Last change in RRC records

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Surface location

Acres: 981.68
Nearest town: 2.6 mi NE of Lopeno

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.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
481071-99	Nov 23, 1998	A	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	Vela-Lopeno Minerals, Ltd #1

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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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