PERMITS · 712530-97 · DISTRICT 3

Drill: Baxter Gas Unit #1

Expired

Avalanche Oil & Gas LLC · Liberty County · Vertical

Mar 28, 2011: issued
15,450: permitted depth, ft
42-291-32847: API number
3: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA MAR 28, 2011 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Mar 28, 2011Issued · Permit approved
Jun 24, 2011Spud · Drilling began
Jun 27, 2011Surface casing · Surface string set
Mar 28, 2013Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
Jan 28, 2026Received · Application received by the RRC
Jan 28, 2026Amended · Changed after issuance

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Surface location

Acres: 320
Nearest town: 4.5 mi SW of Felicia
Coordinates: 29.95124, -94.53598

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Versions

The RRC numbers versions down from 99: 99 is the original filing, 98 the first amendment. Current version first.

Seq	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Amended	Depth	Seen
97	Drill	Avalanche Oil & Gas LLC	Jan 28, 2026	Mar 28, 2011	Jan 28, 2026	15,450	Mar 28, 2011
98	Drill	Costa Energy, LLC	Mar 11, 2024	Mar 28, 2011	Mar 14, 2024	15,450	Mar 28, 2011
99	Drill	Choice Exploration, Inc.	Mar 22, 2011	Mar 28, 2011	—	15,450	Mar 28, 2011

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
712530-97	Jan 28, 2026	A	Avalanche Oil & Gas LLC	Baxter Gas Unit #1
712530-98	Mar 11, 2024	A	Costa Energy, LLC	Baxter Gas Unit #1
712530-99	Mar 22, 2011	A	Choice Exploration, Inc.	Baxter Gas Unit #1

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.

Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/permits/tx/712530, documented in the API reference.