PERMITS · 485257-99 · DISTRICT 13

Drill: F. M. Edwards Gas Unit #1

Expired

Mitchell Energy Corporation · Denton County · Vertical · Barnett Shale, 2 fields · Final completion

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API 42-121-30703 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Jun 16, 1999: issued
8,750: permitted depth, ft
42-121-30703: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JUN 16, 1999 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

3 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 Barnett Shale fields, so the target formation is the Barnett Shale.

Field	Formation	Proposed well	Completed in it
Wildcat22001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas	—
Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas)10574520	Bend Congl Gas	Gas	—
Newark, East (Barnett Shale)65280200	Barnett Shale	Gas	Jul 14, 1999

Lifecycle

Jun 16, 1999Received · Application received by the RRC
Jun 16, 1999Issued · Permit approved
Jun 25, 1999Spud · Drilling began
Jul 14, 1999Well status · Final completion
Oct 27, 1999Final update · Last change in RRC records
Jun 16, 2001Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 695
Nearest town: 2 mi WNW of Ponder

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
485257-99	Jun 16, 1999	A	Mitchell Energy Corporation	F. M. Edwards Gas Unit #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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