PERMITS · 554046-99 · DISTRICT 1
Drill: Nye Ranch #2201
ExpiredVirtex Petroleum Company, Inc. · La Salle County · Vertical · Olmos, 8 fields · Final completion
API 42-283-31858 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Nov 23, 2004
- issued
- 8,200
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-283-31858
- API number
- 1
- version on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA NOV 23, 2004 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE
Permitted fields
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat2001 · the district's wildcat field | Any | Oil or gas | — |
| Martin Heirs (Escondido)57782300 | Escondido | Oil | — |
| Stuart City, S. (Escondido)86793190 | Escondido | Gas | — |
| Sun T S H (Olmos)87251500 | Olmos | Oil or gas | Mar 26, 2005 |
| Tri Bar (Escondido)91080300 | Escondido | Gas | — |
| Tri Bar (Olmos)91080500 | Olmos | Gas | — |
| Tri Bar, North (Olmos)91082500 | Olmos | Oil | — |
| Tri Bar, North (Wilcox 4900)91082600 | Wilcox 4900 | Oil or gas | — |
| Tri Bar South (Olmos)91084500 | olmos | Gas | — |
Lifecycle
- Nov 23, 2004Received · Application received by the RRC
- Nov 23, 2004Issued · Permit approved
- Mar 13, 2005Spud · Drilling began
- Mar 13, 2005Surface casing · Surface string set
- Mar 26, 2005Well status · Final completion
- Nov 23, 2006Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
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Surface location
- Acres
- 1,230.34
- Nearest town
- 7.1 mi SE of Artesia Wells
- Nearest lease line
- 500 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 554046-99 | Nov 23, 2004 | A | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. | Nye Ranch #2201 |
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/554046, documented in the API reference.