Drilling Permits Online Filing User's Guide - Chapter 3

Chapter 3

3.0 QUERIES

3.1 Drilling Permit Queries (Public Query)

You can search for W-1 applications that have been approved or those in the process of being approved. You can also search for permits that were withdrawn, dismissed, denied, as well as other status conditions. The search can be done by permit number, depth, date, county, district, and filing purpose.

For any query, only one search criterion is required. However, entering more criteria narrows the search to fewer results. All criteria entered must be true for the W-1 to appear in the result list.

Note: Work in Progress W-1s do not appear in any query results except in the filing Operator’s Existing W-1 search. (See Section 2.5.)

The Search capability allows you to search for a field, lease, survey or Operator by name or by number using one of the following options:

• Containing these characters searches through the entire name record to find a match of the characters you enter.
• Beginning with these characters searches the first few characters of the name records to find a match.
• Matching this number exactly searches the field, lease, or Operator number records to find an exact match.

Enter at least 3 characters, the second or third of which can be a space, in the text box and click Submit. The more characters you know and enter, the more specific the results are.

3.2 Field Queries

This page allows you to search for fields and view the field rules associated with them.

To find fields:

Step 1. Specify one of the following types of selection criteria to use:

• Names beginning with – searches the first few letters of the field name for the letters you specify. Enter a minimum of 3 characters. Example: to find the Carthage field enter CAR and click Search.
• Names containing – this is a wildcard search. Type in whatever letters you wish to match in the query. For example, to find all fields with a reservoir of Austin chalk, enter Austin and click Search.
• Field number matching – enter the 8-digit RRC field number and click Search.

Step 2. Click the Search button. The system displays a list of all fields that match your search criteria.

Step 3. Select a field for which to view field rules.

Step 4. Click the View Field Rules button. The system displays the field rules for that field.