PERMITS · 519177-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Garza, Lauro #3

Expired

Houston Exploration Company, The · Zapata County · Vertical · Middle Wilcox Cons, 2 fields · Final completion

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API 42-505-34530 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Apr 17, 2002: issued
14,200: permitted depth, ft
42-505-34530: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA APR 17, 2002 · 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 Middle Wilcox Cons fields, so the target formation is the Middle Wilcox Cons.

Field	Formation	Proposed well	Completed in it
Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas	—
Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.)39818250	Middle Wilcox Cons	Gas	May 30, 2002
Munoz (Lobo)63836500	—	Gas	May 30, 2002

Lifecycle

Apr 17, 2002Received · Application received by the RRC
Apr 17, 2002Issued · Permit approved
May 2, 2002Spud · Drilling began
May 2, 2002Surface casing · Surface string set
May 30, 2002Well status · Final completion
Aug 20, 2002Final update · Last change in RRC records
Apr 17, 2004Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 77.33
Nearest town: 13.4 mi SW of Zapata
Nearest lease line: 524 ft

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Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
519177-99	Apr 17, 2002	A	Houston Exploration Company, The	Garza, Lauro #3

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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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