PERMITS · 78641-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Sanders, M. L. "B" #6

Expired

Venus Oil Company  ·  Nueces County  · Vertical  · 7 fields named · Recomplete TO DHC

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API 42-355-31451 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

Apr 14, 1980
issued
4,400
permitted depth, ft
42-355-31451
API number
1
version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA APR 14, 1980 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

8 fields on the W-1 · completed in one of them

Beside the district's wildcat field, they are not one formation, so no target formation is stated. The RRC files them in field-number order, not in order of intent.

FieldFormationProposed well
Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat fieldAnyOil or gas
Baldwin5210001—Oil
Baldwin (Baldwin, Lower)5210010—Oil
Baldwin (Oakville D)5210092Oakville DGas
Baldwin (Oakville Lower)5210115oakvilleGas
Baldwin (2900)5210254—Gas
Baldwin (3070 Lagarto)5210276—Gas
Baldwin (3150 Lagarto)5210299—Gas

Lifecycle

  1. Apr 14, 1980Received · Application received by the RRC
  2. Apr 14, 1980Issued · Permit approved
  3. Oct 14, 1981Extended · Expiry extended
  4. Apr 14, 1982Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres
110
Nearest town
12 mi WEST of Corpus Christ

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.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
78411-99Apr 14, 1980AVenus Oil CompanySanders, M. L. "B" #6

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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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