PERMITS · 55645-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Davis, W. J. "A" #1

Expired

Shell Oil Company  ·  Hidalgo County  · Vertical  · McCook, E. (Vicksburg, Lo.-Y) field · RE-Entry · Long string casing

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API 42-215-30947 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

Aug 15, 1979
issued
16,000
permitted depth, ft
42-215-30947
API number
1
version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA AUG 15, 1979 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

2 fields on the W-1 · completed in one of them

The field the operator is after is McCook, E. (Vicksburg, Lo.-Y); the other is the district's wildcat field, the fallback for a zone no field is named for.

FieldFormationProposed wellCompleted in it
Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat fieldAnyGasNov 22, 1979
McCook, E. (Vicksburg, Lo.-Y)59076600Vicksburg LO YGasNov 22, 1979

Lifecycle

  1. Aug 15, 1979Received · Application received by the RRC
  2. Aug 15, 1979Issued · Permit approved
  3. Aug 23, 1979Amended · Changed after issuance
  4. Aug 27, 1979Spud · Drilling began
  5. Nov 21, 1979Well status · Long string casing
  6. Aug 23, 1980Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres
640
Nearest town
2 mi ESE of Mc Cook

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.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
55454-99Aug 15, 1979AShell Oil CompanyDavis, W. J. "A" #1

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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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