PERMITS · 614438-98 · DISTRICT 11
Drill: Benson "27" #1
ExpiredGreat Western Drilling Company · Hockley County · Vertical · Linker (Clear Fork) field · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
API 42-219-36889 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Feb 27, 2006
- issued
- 8,100
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-219-36889
- API number
- 2
- versions on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA FEB 27, 2006 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE
Permitted fields
2 fields on the W-1 · completed in one of them
The field the operator is after is Linker (Clear Fork); the other is the district's wildcat field, the fallback for a zone no field is named for.
| Field | Formation | Proposed well |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat20001 · the district's wildcat field | Any | Oil or gas |
| Linker (Clear Fork)53759333 | Clear Fork | Oil |
Lifecycle
- Feb 27, 2006Issued · Permit approved
- Mar 10, 2006Received · Application received by the RRC
- Mar 21, 2006Amended · Changed after issuance
- Mar 26, 2006Spud · Drilling began
- Apr 16, 2006Well status · Plugged dry hole (P&A)
- Feb 27, 2008Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
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Surface location
- Acres
- 257.8
- Nearest town
- 4 mi S of Levelland
- Nearest lease line
- 602 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 | Great Western Drilling Company | Mar 10, 2006 | Feb 27, 2006 | Mar 21, 2006 | 8,100 | Feb 27, 2006 |
| 99 | Drill | Great Western Drilling Company | Feb 17, 2006 | Feb 27, 2006 | — | 8,100 | Feb 27, 2006 |
Application records
Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.
| Status no. | Received | Status | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 614438-98 | Mar 10, 2006 | A | Great Western Drilling Company | Benson "27" #1 |
| 614438-99 | Feb 17, 2006 | A | Great Western Drilling Company | Benson "27" #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/614438, documented in the API reference.