PERMITS · 559978-98 · DISTRICT 6
Drill: Viper 1 #1
ExpiredEl Paso Production Company · Rusk County · Vertical · Cotton Valley, 3 fields · Final completion
API 42-401-33534 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Apr 5, 2005
- issued
- 11,200
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-401-33534
- API number
- 2
- versions on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA APR 5, 2005 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE
Permitted fields
4 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 Cotton Valley fields, so the target formation is the Cotton Valley.
| Field | Formation | Proposed well | Completed in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat12001 · the district's wildcat field | Any | Oil or gas | — |
| Henderson, S. (Travis Peak, Up.)40361875 | Travis Peak UP | Oil or gas | — |
| Minden (Cotton Valley)61792100 | Cotton Valley | Gas | Jun 15, 2005 |
| Minden (Trans.)61792568 | — | Gas | — |
Lifecycle
- Apr 5, 2005Issued · Permit approved
- May 20, 2005Received · Application received by the RRC
- May 20, 2005Amended · Changed after issuance
- May 31, 2005Spud · Drilling began
- Jun 1, 2005Surface casing · Surface string set
- Jun 15, 2005Well status · Final completion
- Apr 5, 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
- 80
- Nearest town
- 4.9 mi SE of Henderson
- Nearest lease line
- 470 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 | El Paso Production Company | May 20, 2005 | Apr 5, 2005 | May 20, 2005 | 11,200 | Apr 5, 2005 |
| 99 | Drill | El Paso Production Company | Apr 5, 2005 | Apr 5, 2005 | — | 11,200 | Apr 5, 2005 |
Application records
Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.
| Status no. | Received | Status | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 559978-98 | May 20, 2005 | A | El Paso Production Company | Viper 1 #1 |
| 559978-99 | Apr 5, 2005 | A | El Paso Production Company | Viper 1 #1 |
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/559978, documented in the API reference.