Permit numbers , what do they mean?

This may have been discussed before, it seems like the permit numbers are coded.  Just curious as to what they mean.

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Mosley on October 26, 2013 at 3:06am

Here is a link to the West Virginia Office  of Oil and Gas website where the codes for West Virginia permits are explained. It works similarly for the other states. 

http://www.dep.wv.gov/oil-and-gas/GI/API_Explanation/Pages/default.as

API stands for American Petroleum Institute. Probably something on their website shows how this works nationally.

Permalink Reply by Susan Lucas on October 28, 2013 at 1:27am

Thanks, We have land in Carroll county, and in looking at the well permits, it just seemed they have some sort of code.  Just curious.

Permalink Reply by James Foster on October 26, 2013 at 3:24am

Do you mean API Well #?  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API_well_number  You can read about API number and see code for your state.

OH county codes from ODNR

http://oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov/well-information/well-search-county-codes

If you are in another state just google:  (state), county oil and gas well codes and you should find

 

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