PERMITS · 557459-98 · DISTRICT 4
Drill: Villarreal #3
ExpiredChesapeake Operating, Inc. · Zapata County · Vertical · Lobo Cons., 5 fields · Final completion
API 42-505-35211 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Feb 9, 2005
- issued
- 15,000
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-505-35211
- API number
- 2
- versions on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA FEB 9, 2005 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE
Permitted fields
6 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 Lobo Cons. fields, so the target formation is the Lobo Cons..
| Field | Formation | Proposed well | Completed in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field | Any | Oil or gas | — |
| Exsun (Lobo)29801250 | — | Gas | — |
| Exsun (Lobo Cons.)29801253 | — | Gas | Mar 11, 2005 |
| Zapata (Queen City)99663426 | Queen City | Gas | — |
| Zapata (Reklaw 4300)99663568 | Reklaw 4300 | Gas | — |
| Zapata, SE. (Wilcox)99663870 | Wilcox | Gas | — |
Lifecycle
- Feb 9, 2005Issued · Permit approved
- Feb 21, 2005Spud · Drilling began
- Feb 22, 2005Received · Application received by the RRC
- Feb 22, 2005Amended · Changed after issuance
- Feb 22, 2005Surface casing · Surface string set
- Mar 11, 2005Well status · Final completion
- Feb 9, 2007Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
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Surface location
- Acres
- 217.12
- Nearest town
- 3.3 mi NE of Zapata
- Nearest lease line
- 777 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. | Feb 22, 2005 | Feb 9, 2005 | Feb 22, 2005 | 15,000 | Feb 9, 2005 |
| 99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Feb 9, 2005 | Feb 9, 2005 | — | 15,000 | Feb 9, 2005 |
Application records
Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.
| Status no. | Received | Status | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 557459-98 | Feb 22, 2005 | A | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Villarreal #3 |
| 557459-99 | Feb 9, 2005 | A | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Villarreal #3 |
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/557459, documented in the API reference.