PERMITS · 540577-98 · DISTRICT 4
Drill: Bell #3
ExpiredEl Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. · Hidalgo County · Vertical · Vicksburg Cons, 4 fields · Side one multi completion
API 42-215-33174 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Jan 12, 2004
- issued
- 15,800
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-215-33174
- API number
- 2
- versions on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JAN 12, 2004 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE
Permitted fields
5 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 Vicksburg Cons fields, so the target formation is the Vicksburg Cons.
| Field | Formation | Proposed well | Completed in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field | Any | Oil or gas | — |
| Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.)45841050 | Vicksburg Cons | Gas | Feb 20, 2004 |
| Jeffress, NE. (Cons. U\v)46091075 | — | Gas | — |
| Jeffress, NE. (T, Lo.-Fb,a)46091400 | — | Gas | — |
| Jeffress, NE. (Vicksburg T)46091500 | Vicksburg T | Gas | — |
Lifecycle
- Jan 12, 2004Issued · Permit approved
- Jan 18, 2004Spud · Drilling began
- Feb 20, 2004Well status · Side one multi completion
- Mar 23, 2004Received · Application received by the RRC
- Mar 24, 2004Amended · Changed after issuance
- Apr 14, 2004Final update · Last change in RRC records
- Jan 12, 2006Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
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Surface location
- Acres
- 108.99
- Nearest town
- 17.3 mi NW of Mission
- Nearest lease line
- 467 ft
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 | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Mar 23, 2004 | Jan 12, 2004 | Mar 24, 2004 | 15,800 | Jan 12, 2004 |
| 99 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Jan 9, 2004 | Jan 12, 2004 | — | 15,800 | Jan 12, 2004 |
Application records
Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.
| Status no. | Received | Status | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540577-98 | Mar 23, 2004 | A | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Bell #3 |
| 540577-99 | Jan 9, 2004 | A | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Bell #3 |
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/540577, documented in the API reference.