PERMITS · 547976-98 · DISTRICT 4
Drill: James Trust 1355 #5
ExpiredVirtex Petroleum Company, Inc. · Webb County · Vertical · Olmos, 11 fields · Final completion
API 42-479-38789 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Jul 8, 2004
- issued
- 7,700
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-479-38789
- API number
- 2
- versions on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JUL 8, 2004 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE
Permitted fields
12 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 Olmos fields, so the target formation is the Olmos.
| Field | Formation | Proposed well | Completed in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field | Any | Oil or gas | — |
| Owen (Escondido)67885190 | Escondido | Gas | — |
| Owen (Escondido 2)67885200 | Escondido 2 | Gas | — |
| Owen (Olmos)67885400 | Olmos | Gas | — |
| Owen (3700)67885600 | — | Gas | — |
| Owen (3800)67885800 | — | Gas | — |
| Owen (3900)67885807 | — | Gas | — |
| Tom Walsh (Escondido)90606200 | Escondido | Oil or gas | — |
| 90606400 | — | Oil | — |
| Tom Walsh (Olmos)90606600 | Olmos | Oil or gas | Apr 12, 2005 |
| Tom Walsh (Wilcox)90606800 | Wilcox | Gas | — |
| Tom Walsh (Wilcox 4350)90606814 | wilcox | Gas | — |
A field shown by number alone has no completed well or production on record, so no RRC list Petrora holds names it.
Lifecycle
- Jul 8, 2004Issued · Permit approved
- Mar 21, 2005Received · Application received by the RRC
- Mar 21, 2005Amended · Changed after issuance
- Apr 2, 2005Spud · Drilling began
- Apr 3, 2005Surface casing · Surface string set
- Apr 12, 2005Well status · Final completion
- Jul 8, 2006Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
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Surface location
- Acres
- 640
- Nearest town
- 7.5 mi W'LY of Encinal
- Nearest lease line
- 1,750 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 | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. | Mar 21, 2005 | Jul 8, 2004 | Mar 21, 2005 | 7,700 | Jul 8, 2004 |
| 99 | Drill | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. | Jul 8, 2004 | Jul 8, 2004 | — | 7,700 | Jul 8, 2004 |
Application records
Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.
| Status no. | Received | Status | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 547976-98 | Mar 21, 2005 | A | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. | James Trust 1355 #5 |
| 547976-99 | Jul 8, 2004 | A | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. | James Trust 1355 #5 |
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/547976, documented in the API reference.