PERMITS · 559778-97 · DISTRICT 14
Drill: Royer #5
ExpiredMerit 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
- Apr 20, 2005Issued · Permit approved
- Jul 10, 2005Spud · Drilling began
- Aug 5, 2005Well status · Final completion
- Aug 22, 2006Received · Application received by the RRC
- Oct 18, 2006Amended · Changed after issuance
- Apr 20, 2007Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
A drilling permit is valid for two years from issuance unless extended. How permits work →
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.
| Seq | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Amended | Depth | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | Aug 22, 2006 | Apr 20, 2005 | Oct 18, 2006 | 8,025 | Apr 20, 2005 |
| 98 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | Jul 7, 2005 | Apr 20, 2005 | Jul 14, 2005 | 8,025 | Apr 20, 2005 |
| 99 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | Mar 31, 2005 | Apr 20, 2005 | — | 8,025 | Apr 20, 2005 |
Application records
Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.
| Status no. | Received | Status | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 559778-97 | Aug 22, 2006 | A | Merit Energy Company | Royer #5 |
| 559778-98 | Jul 7, 2005 | A | Merit Energy Company | Royer #5 |
| 559778-99 | Mar 31, 2005 | A | Merit Energy Company | Royer #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.