PERMITS · 481416-99 · DISTRICT 13

Drill: Albright, A. E. "A" #5

Expired

Merit Energy Company · Wise County · Vertical · 5 fields named

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API 42-497-34332 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Jan 6, 1999: issued
6,300: permitted depth, ft
42-497-34332: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JAN 6, 1999 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

6 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.

Field	Formation	Proposed well
Wildcat22001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas
Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas)10574520	Bend Congl Gas	Gas
Boonsville (Caddo Lime)10574720	Caddo Lime	Gas
Boonsville (Consolidated Congl.)10574780	—	Oil or gas
Boonsville (Strawn)10574880	Strawn	Oil or gas
Bryson Lake (2500)12821500	Bryson Lake	Oil

Lifecycle

Dec 10, 1998Received · Application received by the RRC
Jan 6, 1999Issued · Permit approved
Jan 6, 2001Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 362
Nearest town: 5 mi E of Boonsville

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
481416-99	Dec 10, 1998	A	Merit Energy Company	Albright, A. E. "A" #5

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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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