PERMITS · 538824-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Munoz #9

Expired

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

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API 42-505-34873 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Nov 20, 2003: issued
15,300: permitted depth, ft
42-505-34873: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA NOV 20, 2003 · 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	Feb 10, 2004
Munoz (Lobo)63836500	—	Gas	Feb 10, 2004

Lifecycle

Nov 20, 2003Received · Application received by the RRC
Nov 20, 2003Issued · Permit approved
Jan 21, 2004Spud · Drilling began
Jan 22, 2004Surface casing · Surface string set
Feb 10, 2004Well status · Final completion
Mar 24, 2004Final update · Last change in RRC records
Nov 20, 2005Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 512
Nearest town: 14.7 mi SW of Zapata
Nearest lease line: 518 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
538824-99	Nov 20, 2003	A	Houston Exploration Company, The	Munoz #9

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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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