PERMITS · 553241-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Boston Texas Land & Trust #47

Expired

Shell Western E&P · Hidalgo County · Vertical · 4 fields named · Plugged dry hole (P&A)

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API 42-215-33274 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Nov 5, 2004: issued
15,000: permitted depth, ft
42-215-33274: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA NOV 5, 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, they are not one formation, so no target formation is stated. The RRC files them in field-number order, not in order of intent.

Field	Formation	Proposed well
Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas
Arrowhead Ranch (VKS 12,300)3903470	—	Gas
Arrowhead Ranch (VKS 12600 FB-2)3903500	—	Gas
Arrowhead Ranch (Vicks 13,200)3903600	—	Gas
Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.)45841050	Vicksburg Cons	Gas

Lifecycle

Nov 5, 2004Received · Application received by the RRC
Nov 5, 2004Issued · Permit approved
Dec 11, 2004Surface casing · Surface string set
Jun 24, 2005Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
Nov 5, 2006Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 10,829.4
Nearest town: 23.4 mi NW of Edinburg
Nearest lease line: 691 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
553241-99	Nov 5, 2004	A	Shell Western E&P	Boston Texas Land & Trust #47

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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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