PERMITS · 54165-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Vela #1

Expired

Good Hope Refineries, Inc. · Zapata County · Vertical · RE-Entry · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

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API 42-505-31113 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Aug 1, 1979: issued
11,000: permitted depth, ft
42-505-31113: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA AUG 1, 1979 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Aug 1, 1979Received · Application received by the RRC
Aug 1, 1979Issued · Permit approved
Aug 1, 1980Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
Jun 4, 1985Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
Jul 17, 1985Final update · Last change in RRC records

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Surface location

Acres: 582
Nearest town: 15 mi SOUTH 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.

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
53975-99	Aug 1, 1979	A	Good Hope Refineries, Inc.	Vela #1

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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