PERMITS · 605165-99 · DISTRICT 4
Drill: Palafox Exploration Co -A- #8
ExpiredVirtex Petroleum Company, Inc. · Webb County · Vertical · Olmos, 3 fields · Final completion
API 42-479-39246 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Aug 19, 2005
- issued
- 7,300
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-479-39246
- API number
- 1
- version on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA AUG 19, 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 Olmos fields, so the target formation is the Olmos.
| Field | Formation | Proposed well | Completed in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field | Any | Oil or gas | — |
| Las Tiendas (Olmos)52211060 | Olmos | Gas | Sep 6, 2005 |
| Palafox (Olmos)68509400 | olmos | Gas | — |
| Palafox (Wilcox 2400)68509500 | Wilcox 2400 | Gas | — |
Lifecycle
- Aug 18, 2005Received · Application received by the RRC
- Aug 19, 2005Issued · Permit approved
- Aug 26, 2005Spud · Drilling began
- Aug 27, 2005Surface casing · Surface string set
- Sep 6, 2005Well status · Final completion
- Aug 19, 2007Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
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Surface location
- Acres
- 1,120
- Nearest town
- 27.6 mi NW of Laredo
- Nearest lease line
- 712 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 605165-99 | Aug 18, 2005 | A | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. | Palafox Exploration Co -A- #8 |
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/605165, documented in the API reference.