PERMITS · 515499-99 · DISTRICT 8

Recompletion: Hester #1

Expired

L.C.S. Production Company  ·  Taylor County  · Vertical  · Merkel, East (Flippen) field · Final completion

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API 42-441-34018 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

Nov 21, 2001
issued
3,999
permitted depth, ft
42-441-34018
API number
1
version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA NOV 21, 2001 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

2 fields on the W-1 · completed in one of them

The field the operator is after is Merkel, East (Flippen); the other is the district's wildcat field, the fallback for a zone no field is named for.

FieldFormationProposed wellCompleted in it
Wildcat14001 · the district's wildcat fieldAnyOil or gas—
Merkel, East (Flippen)60667200—OilJul 10, 2001

Lifecycle

  1. Jul 3, 2001Spud · Drilling began
  2. Jul 10, 2001Well status · Final completion
  3. Nov 20, 2001Received · Application received by the RRC
  4. Nov 21, 2001Issued · Permit approved
  5. Nov 29, 2001Final update · Last change in RRC records
  6. Nov 21, 2003Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres
160
Nearest town
2 mi E of Merkel
Nearest lease line
330 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
515499-99Nov 20, 2001AL.C.S. Production CompanyHester #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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