PERMITS · 73973-99 · DISTRICT 10

Drill: Moss Unit #1609

Spudded

Union Oil Company of California · Ector County · Vertical · Cowden, South field · Recomplete · Final completion

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API 42-135-33334 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Feb 29, 1980: issued
4,650: permitted depth, ft
42-135-33334: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA FEB 29, 1980 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted field

One field on the W-1

The W-1 names one field, and the well must be completed in it or the operator files again.

Field	Formation	Proposed well	Completed in it
Cowden, South21292001	—	Oil	Mar 8, 1980

Lifecycle

Feb 29, 1980Received · Application received by the RRC
Feb 29, 1980Issued · Permit approved
Mar 3, 1980Spud · Drilling began
Mar 8, 1980Well status · Final completion

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Surface location

Acres: 1,885
Nearest town: 3 mi SW of Odessa

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
73756-99	Feb 29, 1980	A	Union Oil Company of California	Moss Unit #1609

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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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