PERMITS · 608486-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Volpe #1

Expired

Chesapeake Operating, Inc. · Zapata County · Vertical · Middle Wilcox Cons, 3 fields · Final completion

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API 42-505-35406 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Oct 26, 2005: issued
14,000: permitted depth, ft
42-505-35406: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA OCT 26, 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 Middle Wilcox Cons fields, so the target formation is the Middle Wilcox Cons.

Field	Formation	Proposed well	Completed in it
Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas	—
Haynes (Hinnant Cons.)39818175	—	Gas	—
Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.)39818250	Middle Wilcox Cons	Gas	Dec 17, 2005
Munoz (Lobo)63836500	—	Gas	—

Lifecycle

Oct 25, 2005Received · Application received by the RRC
Oct 26, 2005Issued · Permit approved
Nov 21, 2005Surface casing · Surface string set
Nov 26, 2005Spud · Drilling began
Dec 17, 2005Well status · Final completion
Oct 26, 2007Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 1,201.39
Nearest town: 10.1 mi E of Zapata
Nearest lease line: 654 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
608486-99	Oct 25, 2005	A	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.	Volpe #1

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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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