PERMITS · 618856-98 · DISTRICT 6
Drill: Melton, Della #1
ExpiredForest Oil Corporation · Gregg County · Directional · Willow Springs (Cotton Valley) field
API 42-183-31880 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- May 8, 2006
- issued
- 11,500
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-183-31880
- API number
- 2
- versions on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA MAY 8, 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 Willow Springs (Cotton Valley); the other is the district's wildcat field, the fallback for a zone no field is named for.
| Field | Formation | Proposed well |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat12001 · the district's wildcat field | Any | Oil or gas |
| Willow Springs (Cotton Valley)97752100 | Cotton Valley | Gas |
Lifecycle
- May 8, 2006Issued · Permit approved
- Aug 6, 2007Received · Application received by the RRC
- Aug 10, 2007Amended · Changed after issuance
- May 8, 2008Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
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Surface location
- Acres
- 572.32
- Nearest town
- 1.6 mi SE of Judson
- Nearest lease line
- 681 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 | Forest Oil Corporation | Aug 6, 2007 | May 8, 2006 | Aug 10, 2007 | 11,500 | May 8, 2006 |
| 99 | Drill | Forest Oil Corporation | May 5, 2006 | May 8, 2006 | — | 10,910 | May 8, 2006 |
Application records
Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.
| Status no. | Received | Status | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 618856-98 | Aug 6, 2007 | A | Forest Oil Corporation | Melton, Della #1 |
| 618856-99 | May 5, 2006 | A | Forest Oil Corporation | Melton, Della #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/618856, documented in the API reference.