PERMITS · 61854-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Christian, Woods #24

Expired

Shell Oil Company · Hidalgo County · Vertical · Vicksburg P, 2 fields · RE-Entry · Final completion

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API 42-215-30974 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Oct 25, 1979: issued
12,340: permitted depth, ft
42-215-30974: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA OCT 25, 1979 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

3 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 Vicksburg P fields, so the target formation is the Vicksburg P.

Field	Formation	Proposed well	Completed in it
Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas	—
McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg P)58742329	Vicksburg P	Gas	May 5, 1980
McAllen Ranch (Vicksburg Q)58742376	Vicksburg Q	Gas	—

Lifecycle

Oct 25, 1979Received · Application received by the RRC
Oct 25, 1979Issued · Permit approved
Feb 15, 1980Spud · Drilling began
May 5, 1980Well status · Final completion
Oct 2, 1980Amended · Changed after issuance
Oct 2, 1981Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
Apr 28, 1992Final update · Last change in RRC records

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Surface location

Acres: 12,251
Nearest town: 6 mi SE of La Reforma

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
61654-99	Oct 25, 1979	A	Shell Oil Company	Christian, Woods #24

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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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