PERMITS · 639632-99 · DISTRICT 4
Drill: Minnie S. Welder #85
ExpiredAbraxas Petroleum Corporation · San Patricio County · Vertical · Frio, 6 fields · Final completion
API 42-409-32867 · everything on file for the well this permit is for
- Jun 7, 2007
- issued
- 8,600
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-409-32867
- API number
- 1
- version on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JUN 7, 2007 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE
Permitted fields
7 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 Frio fields, so the target formation is the Frio.
| Field | Formation | Proposed well | Completed in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field | Any | Oil or gas | — |
| Plymouth (7000)72043906 | — | Gas | — |
| Portilla (Frio)72484020 | Frio | Oil or gas | Sep 12, 2007 |
| Portilla (4050)72484410 | — | Gas | — |
| Portilla (5700 Sand)72484450 | — | Oil | — |
| Portilla (5700 Stray)72484500 | — | Gas | — |
| Portilla (7050 Sand)72484575 | — | Gas | — |
Lifecycle
- May 24, 2007Received · Application received by the RRC
- Jun 7, 2007Issued · Permit approved
- Aug 4, 2007Spud · Drilling began
- Aug 14, 2007Surface casing · Surface string set
- Sep 12, 2007Well status · Final completion
- Jun 7, 2009Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
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Surface location
- Acres
- 1,074
- Nearest town
- 5 mi NE of Sinton
- Nearest lease line
- 2,600 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 639632-99 | May 24, 2007 | A | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | Minnie S. Welder #85 |
Wells nearby
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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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