PERMITS · 557818-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Hopkins, M. A. Gas Unit #18

Expired

Shell Western E&P · Hidalgo County · Vertical · Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Final completion

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API 42-215-33312 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Feb 17, 2005: issued
15,000: permitted depth, ft
42-215-33312: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA FEB 17, 2005 · 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 Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.); the other is the district's wildcat field, the fallback for a zone no field is named for.

Field	Formation	Proposed well	Completed in it
Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas	—
Javelina (Vicksburg Cons.)45841050	Vicksburg Cons	Gas	Apr 1, 2005

Lifecycle

Feb 16, 2005Received · Application received by the RRC
Feb 17, 2005Issued · Permit approved
Mar 1, 2005Spud · Drilling began
Mar 2, 2005Surface casing · Surface string set
Apr 1, 2005Well status · Final completion
Feb 17, 2007Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 700.09
Nearest town: 19.3 mi NW of Edinburg, TX
Nearest lease line: 570 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
557818-99	Feb 16, 2005	A	Shell Western E&P	Hopkins, M. A. Gas Unit #18

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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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