PERMITS · 613339-99 · DISTRICT 4
Drill: Palafox Exploration Co "A" #9
ExpiredVirtex Petroleum Company, Inc. · Webb County · Vertical · Olmos, 5 fields · Final completion
API 42-479-39406 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Jan 31, 2006
- issued
- 7,300
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-479-39406
- API number
- 1
- version on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JAN 31, 2006 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE
Permitted fields
6 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 | Mar 8, 2006 |
| Las Tiendas (Wilcox 2600)52211100 | Wilcox 2600 | Gas | — |
| Las Tiendas (Wilcox 3050)52211500 | Wilcox 3050 | Gas | — |
| Palafox (Olmos)68509400 | olmos | Injection | — |
| Palafox (Wilcox 2400)68509500 | Wilcox 2400 | Gas | — |
Lifecycle
- Jan 31, 2006Received · Application received by the RRC
- Jan 31, 2006Issued · Permit approved
- Feb 27, 2006Surface casing · Surface string set
- Mar 8, 2006Well status · Final completion
- Jan 31, 2008Expired · 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
- 2,569 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 613339-99 | Jan 31, 2006 | A | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. | Palafox Exploration Co "A" #9 |
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/613339, documented in the API reference.