PERMITS · 537908-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Munoz #6

Expired

Houston Exploration Company, The · Zapata County · Vertical · Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) field · Final completion

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API 42-505-34855 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Oct 27, 2003: issued
12,300: permitted depth, ft
42-505-34855: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA OCT 27, 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 Haynes (Middle Wilcox 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	—
Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.)39818250	Middle Wilcox Cons	Gas	Nov 15, 2003

Lifecycle

Oct 27, 2003Received · Application received by the RRC
Oct 27, 2003Issued · Permit approved
Oct 30, 2003Spud · Drilling began
Oct 31, 2003Surface casing · Surface string set
Nov 15, 2003Well status · Final completion
Feb 12, 2004Final update · Last change in RRC records
Oct 27, 2005Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 512
Nearest town: 14.8 mi SW of Zapata
Nearest lease line: 1,615 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
537908-99	Oct 27, 2003	A	Houston Exploration Company, The	Munoz #6

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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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