PERMITS · 512974-99 · DISTRICT 4
Drill: McGill Bros. #563
ExpiredExxon Mobil Corporation · Brooks County · Vertical · Frio Consol, 2 fields · Final completion
API 42-047-31951 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Aug 27, 2001
- issued
- 8,500
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-047-31951
- API number
- 1
- version on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA AUG 27, 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, the fallback for a zone no field is named for, they are all Frio Consol fields, so the target formation is the Frio Consol.
| Field | Formation | Proposed well | Completed in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat2001 · the district's wildcat field | Any | Oil or gas | — |
| Kelsey (Frio Consol.)48630030 | Frio Consol | Oil or gas | Nov 19, 2001 |
| Kelsey (Vxkbg. Consol.)48630800 | — | Gas | — |
Lifecycle
- Aug 27, 2001Received · Application received by the RRC
- Aug 27, 2001Issued · Permit approved
- Nov 1, 2001Spud · Drilling began
- Nov 2, 2001Surface casing · Surface string set
- Nov 19, 2001Well status · Final completion
- Apr 30, 2002Final update · Last change in RRC records
- Aug 27, 2003Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
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Surface location
- Acres
- 30,218.7
- Nearest town
- 7.4 mi NE of Santa Elena
- Nearest lease line
- 568 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. | Received | Status | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512974-99 | Aug 27, 2001 | A | Exxon Mobil Corporation | McGill Bros. #563 |
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/512974, documented in the API reference.