PERMITS · 485917-98 · DISTRICT 13
Drill: Finlayson, O. T. "A" #2
ExpiredMitchell Energy Corporation · Wise County · Vertical · Barnett Shale, 2 fields · Final completion
API 42-497-34404 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Jul 16, 1999
- issued
- 7,800
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-497-34404
- API number
- 2
- versions on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JUL 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 | — |
| Newark, East (Barnett Shale)65280200 | Barnett Shale | Gas | Sep 24, 1999 |
| Pruitt (Viola Lime)73312500 | Viola Lime | Gas | — |
Lifecycle
- Jul 16, 1999Issued · Permit approved
- Jul 28, 1999Received · Application received by the RRC
- Jul 28, 1999Amended · Changed after issuance
- Aug 17, 1999Surface casing · Surface string set
- Sep 12, 1999Spud · Drilling began
- Sep 24, 1999Well status · Final completion
- Jan 4, 2000Final update · Last change in RRC records
- Jul 28, 2001Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
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Surface location
- Acres
- 352
- Nearest town
- 4 mi SE'LY of Rhome
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 | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Jul 28, 1999 | Jul 16, 1999 | Jul 28, 1999 | 7,800 | Jul 16, 1999 |
| 99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Jul 16, 1999 | Jul 16, 1999 | — | 7,800 | Jul 16, 1999 |
Application records
Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.
| Status no. | Received | Status | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 485917-98 | Jul 28, 1999 | A | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Finlayson, O. T. "A" #2 |
| 485917-99 | Jul 16, 1999 | A | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Johnson, L. B. Estate #2 |
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/485917, documented in the API reference.