PERMITS · 96970-99 · DISTRICT 3

Drill: Amelia Oil Unit No. 43 #4

Expired

Exxon Corp. · Jefferson County · Vertical · Frio 6, 4 fields · Evaluate Other Zones · Final completion

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API 42-245-31427 · everything on file for the well this permit is for

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Oct 6, 1980: issued
7,300: permitted depth, ft
42-245-31427: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA OCT 6, 1980 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Permitted fields

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

They are all Frio 6 fields, so the target formation is the Frio 6.

Field	Formation	Proposed well	Completed in it
Amelia (Frio 2)2315320	Frio 2	Oil	—
Amelia (Frio 3)2315380	frio	Oil	—
Amelia (Frio 5 Gas)2315480	Frio 5 Gas	Gas	—
Amelia (Frio 6)2315512	Frio 6	Oil	Oct 10, 1981

Lifecycle

Oct 6, 1980Received · Application received by the RRC
Oct 6, 1980Issued · Permit approved
Oct 10, 1981Well status · Final completion
Feb 1, 1982Amended · Changed after issuance
Aug 1, 1982Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres: 10
Nearest town: 1 mi N/A of Beaumont, TX.

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Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
96719-99	Oct 6, 1980	A	Exxon Corp.	Amelia Oil Unit No. 43 #4

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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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