PERMITS · 538244-99 · DISTRICT 4
Drill: Tres Puertas "C" #11
ExpiredMestena Operating, Ltd. · Brooks County · Vertical · 10 fields named · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
API 42-047-32111 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Nov 5, 2003
- issued
- 2,000
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-047-32111
- API number
- 1
- version on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA NOV 5, 2003 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE
Permitted fields
10 fields on the W-1 · completed in one of them
They are not one formation, so no target formation is stated. The RRC files them in field-number order, not in order of intent.
| Field | Formation | Proposed well |
|---|---|---|
| 8000 | — | Oil or gas |
| Alta Mesa N. (600)2002070 | — | Gas |
| 2002090 | — | Gas |
| 2002099 | — | Gas |
| Alta Mesa, N. (1100)2002111 | — | Gas |
| Alta Mesa, N. (1500)2002222 | — | Gas |
| 2002285 | — | Gas |
| Alta Mesa, N. (1700)2002333 | — | Gas |
| 2002444 | — | Oil or gas |
| Alta Mesa, N. (2000)2002555 | — | Gas |
A field shown by number alone has no completed well or production on record, so no RRC list Petrora holds names it.
Lifecycle
- Nov 5, 2003Received · Application received by the RRC
- Nov 5, 2003Issued · Permit approved
- Nov 20, 2003Spud · Drilling began
- Nov 24, 2003Surface casing · Surface string set
- Apr 19, 2004Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
- May 17, 2004Final update · Last change in RRC records
- Nov 5, 2005Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
A drilling permit is valid for two years from issuance unless extended. How permits work →
Surface location
- Acres
- 40
- Nearest town
- 17.5 mi SW of Falfurrias
- Nearest lease line
- 660 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 538244-99 | Nov 5, 2003 | A | Mestena Operating, Ltd. | Tres Puertas "C" #11 |
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/538244, documented in the API reference.