PERMITS · 68904-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Vaquillas Ranch Co., Ltd. #3

Expired

Forest Oil Corp. · Webb County · Vertical · 9800, 2 fields · RE-Entry · Final completion

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API 42-479-32593 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Jan 8, 1980: issued
11,500: permitted depth, ft
42-479-32593: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JAN 8, 1980 · 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 9800 fields, so the target formation is the 9800.

Field	Formation	Proposed well	Completed in it
Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Gas	—
Carr (Wilcox)15874500	Wilcox	Gas	—
Gato Creek (9800)34238400	—	Gas	Mar 18, 1980

Lifecycle

Jan 8, 1980Received · Application received by the RRC
Jan 8, 1980Issued · Permit approved
Jan 25, 1980Spud · Drilling began
Mar 18, 1980Well status · Final completion
May 30, 1980Amended · Changed after issuance
May 30, 1981Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 5,799
Nearest town: 14 mi NW of Oilton

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
68695-99	Jan 8, 1980	A	Forest Oil Corp.	Vaquillas Ranch Co., Ltd. #3

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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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