PERMITS · 529179-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Thomas-Rife Gas Unit #16

Expired

Shell Western E&P · Starr County · Vertical · Rincon, N. (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Final completion

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API 42-427-33588 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Mar 5, 2003: issued
10,250: permitted depth, ft
42-427-33588: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA MAR 5, 2003 · 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 Rincon, N. (Vicksburg Cons.); the other is the district's wildcat field, the fallback for a zone no field is named for.

Field	Formation	Proposed well	Completed in it
Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas	—
Rincon, N. (Vicksburg Cons.)76723450	Vicksburg Cons	Gas	Apr 20, 2003

Lifecycle

Mar 5, 2003Received · Application received by the RRC
Mar 5, 2003Issued · Permit approved
Mar 25, 2003Spud · Drilling began
Mar 26, 2003Surface casing · Surface string set
Apr 20, 2003Well status · Final completion
Jun 2, 2003Final update · Last change in RRC records
Mar 5, 2005Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 640
Nearest town: 6.3 mi NE of Rincon
Nearest lease line: 1,359 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
529179-99	Mar 5, 2003	A	Shell Western E&P	Thomas-Rife Gas Unit #16

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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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