PERMITS · 512973-99 · DISTRICT 10

Drill: Means/San Andres/Unit #5516

Expired

Exxon Mobil Corporation  ·  Andrews County  · Vertical  · 2 fields named · Final completion

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API 42-003-38874 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

Sep 24, 2001
issued
5,500
permitted depth, ft
42-003-38874
API number
1
version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA SEP 24, 2001 · 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, they are not one formation, so no target formation is stated. The RRC files them in field-number order, not in order of intent.

FieldFormationProposed wellCompleted in it
Wildcat18001 · the district's wildcat fieldAnyOil—
Means60137001—OilJan 5, 2002
Means (Queen Sand)60137500Queen SandOil—

Lifecycle

  1. Aug 27, 2001Received · Application received by the RRC
  2. Sep 24, 2001Issued · Permit approved
  3. Dec 29, 2001Spud · Drilling began
  4. Jan 2, 2002Surface casing · Surface string set
  5. Jan 5, 2002Well status · Final completion
  6. May 14, 2002Final update · Last change in RRC records
  7. Sep 24, 2003Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres
16,215.7
Nearest town
11 mi N of Andrews
Nearest lease line
741 ft

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.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
512973-99Aug 27, 2001AExxon Mobil CorporationMeans/San Andres/Unit #5516

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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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