PERMITS · 559778-97 · DISTRICT 14

Drill: Royer #5

Expired

Merit Energy Company  ·  Lipscomb County  · Horizontal  · Final completion

Apr 20, 2005
issued
8,025
permitted depth, ft
42-295-32861
API number
3
versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA APR 20, 2005 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

  1. Apr 20, 2005Issued · Permit approved
  2. Jul 10, 2005Spud · Drilling began
  3. Aug 5, 2005Well status · Final completion
  4. Aug 22, 2006Received · Application received by the RRC
  5. Oct 18, 2006Amended · Changed after issuance
  6. Apr 20, 2007Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres
655
Nearest town
5 mi SW of Lipscomb, TX
Nearest lease line
1,150 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.

SeqTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedAmendedDepthSeen
97DrillMerit Energy CompanyAug 22, 2006Apr 20, 2005Oct 18, 20068,025Apr 20, 2005
98DrillMerit Energy CompanyJul 7, 2005Apr 20, 2005Jul 14, 20058,025Apr 20, 2005
99DrillMerit Energy CompanyMar 31, 2005Apr 20, 2005—8,025Apr 20, 2005

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
559778-97Aug 22, 2006AMerit Energy CompanyRoyer #5
559778-98Jul 7, 2005AMerit Energy CompanyRoyer #5
559778-99Mar 31, 2005AMerit Energy CompanyRoyer #5

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/559778, documented in the API reference.