PERMITS · 555656-98 · DISTRICT 2

Drill: W.T. Bell Gas Unit #4

Expired

Chesapeake Operating, Inc. · DE Witt County · Vertical

Jan 4, 2005: issued
17,000: permitted depth, ft
42-123-32010: API number
2: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JAN 4, 2005 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Jan 4, 2005Issued · Permit approved
Jan 18, 2005Spud · Drilling began
Jan 20, 2005Surface casing · Surface string set
Jan 4, 2007Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
Dec 11, 2007Received · Application received by the RRC
Jan 22, 2008Amended · Changed after issuance

A drilling permit is valid for two years from issuance unless extended. How permits work →

Surface location

Acres: 704
Nearest town: 3 mi NE of Thomaston
Nearest lease line: 816 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	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.	Dec 11, 2007	Jan 4, 2005	Jan 22, 2008	17,000	Jan 4, 2005
99	Drill	Esenjay Operating, Inc.	Jan 4, 2005	Jan 4, 2005	—	17,000	Jan 4, 2005

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
555656-98	Dec 11, 2007	A	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.	W.T. Bell Gas Unit #4
555656-99	Jan 4, 2005	A	Esenjay Operating, Inc.	W.T. Bell Gas Unit #4

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/555656, documented in the API reference.