PERMITS · 88450-99 · DISTRICT 4

Drill: Sarita Field Oil & Gas Unit #159

Expired

Exxon Corp. · Kenedy County · Vertical · 2 fields named · RE-Entry · Final completion

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API 42-261-30601 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Jul 31, 1980: issued
9,650: permitted depth, ft
42-261-30601: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JUL 31, 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, they are not one formation, so no target formation is stated. The RRC files them in field-number order, not in order of intent.

Field	Formation	Proposed well	Completed in it
Wildcat8001 · the district's wildcat field	Any	Oil or gas	Sep 23, 1980
Sarita (15-S)81115675	—	Gas	—
Sarita (19-F)81115873	—	Gas	—

Lifecycle

Jul 31, 1980Received · Application received by the RRC
Jul 31, 1980Issued · Permit approved
Sep 6, 1980Spud · Drilling began
Sep 23, 1980Well status · Final completion
May 14, 1982Amended · Changed after issuance
May 14, 1983Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
Jan 24, 1984Final update · Last change in RRC records

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Surface location

Acres: 7,788
Nearest town: 2 mi NE of Sarita

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
88214-99	Jul 31, 1980	A	Exxon Corp.	Sarita Field Oil & Gas Unit #159

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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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