PERMITS · 505797-98 · DISTRICT 3

Drill: Welch Foundation #6

Expired

Ranger Oil Company · Brazoria County · Directional · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

Feb 28, 2001: issued
6,800: permitted depth, ft
42-039-32737: API number
2: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA FEB 28, 2001 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Feb 28, 2001Issued · Permit approved
Apr 23, 2001Received · Application received by the RRC
Apr 27, 2001Amended · Changed after issuance
Apr 27, 2001Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
Nov 19, 2001Final update · Last change in RRC records
Apr 27, 2003Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 2,500
Nearest town: 9 mi SE of Danbury
Nearest lease line: 1,120 ft

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	Ranger Oil Company	Apr 23, 2001	Feb 28, 2001	Apr 27, 2001	6,800	Feb 28, 2001
99	Drill	Ranger Oil Company	Feb 26, 2001	Feb 28, 2001	—	6,800	Feb 28, 2001

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
505797-98	Apr 23, 2001	A	Ranger Oil Company	Welch Foundation #6
505797-99	Feb 26, 2001	A	Ranger Oil Company	Welch Foundation #6

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/505797, documented in the API reference.