PERMITS · 538937-98 · DISTRICT 4
Drill: Rodriguez Gas Unit #11
ExpiredHouston Exploration Company, The · Zapata County · Directional · Middle Wilcox Cons, 2 fields · Final completion
API 42-505-34875 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Nov 24, 2003
- issued
- 14,100
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-505-34875
- API number
- 2
- versions on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA NOV 24, 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 | Dec 29, 2003 |
| Munoz (Lobo)63836500 | — | Gas | Dec 29, 2003 |
Lifecycle
- Nov 24, 2003Issued · Permit approved
- Nov 28, 2003Spud · Drilling began
- Dec 19, 2003Received · Application received by the RRC
- Dec 29, 2003Well status · Final completion
- Jan 28, 2004Amended · Changed after issuance
- Mar 5, 2004Final update · Last change in RRC records
- Nov 24, 2005Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
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Surface location
- Acres
- 622.75
- Nearest town
- 13.2 mi SW of Zapata
No coordinates yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; permits from the historical master file never carry one.
Versions
The RRC numbers versions down from 99: 99 is the original filing, 98 the first amendment. Current version first.
| Seq | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Amended | Depth | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | Drill | Houston Exploration Company, The | Dec 19, 2003 | Nov 24, 2003 | Jan 28, 2004 | 14,100 | Nov 24, 2003 |
| 99 | Drill | Houston Exploration Company, The | Nov 24, 2003 | Nov 24, 2003 | — | 14,100 | Nov 24, 2003 |
Application records
Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.
| Status no. | Received | Status | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 538937-98 | Dec 19, 2003 | A | Houston Exploration Company, The | Rodriguez Gas Unit #11 |
| 538937-99 | Nov 24, 2003 | A | Houston Exploration Company, The | Rodriguez Gas Unit #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/538937, documented in the API reference.