PERMITS · 72280-99 · DISTRICT 4
Drill: Vela Gas Unit #1
ExpiredMormac Oil & Gas Co. · Zapata County · Vertical · RE-Entry · Final completion
- Feb 11, 1980
- issued
- 8,510
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-505-31188
- API number
- 1
- version on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA FEB 11, 1980 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE
Lifecycle
- Feb 11, 1980Received · Application received by the RRC
- Feb 11, 1980Issued · Permit approved
- Mar 29, 1980Spud · Drilling began
- May 26, 1980Well status · Final completion
- Nov 17, 1980Amended · Changed after issuance
- Nov 17, 1981Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
A drilling permit is valid for two years from issuance unless extended. How permits work →
Surface location
- Acres
- 300
- Nearest town
- 10 mi SE of Zapata
- Nearest lease line
- 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72064-99 | Feb 11, 1980 | A | Mormac Oil & Gas Co. | Vela Gas Unit #1 |
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/72280, documented in the API reference.