PERMITS · 772293-98 · DISTRICT 10

Drill: Abel 18A #3HF

Expired

Ovintiv USA Inc. · Howard County · Horizontal

Nov 1, 2013: issued
7,800: permitted depth, ft
42-227-37691: API number
2: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA NOV 1, 2013 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Nov 1, 2013Issued · Permit approved
Jan 4, 2014Spud · Drilling began
Nov 1, 2015Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
Feb 25, 2026Received · Application received by the RRC
Mar 3, 2026Amended · Changed after issuance

A drilling permit is valid for two years from issuance unless extended. How permits work →

Surface location

Acres: 468.12
Nearest town: 5 mi NW of Big Spring
Coordinates: 32.30875, -101.52738

View surface location on a map →

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
98	Drill	Ovintiv USA Inc.	Feb 25, 2026	Nov 1, 2013	Mar 3, 2026	7,800	Nov 1, 2013
99	Drill	Athlon FE Operating LLC	Oct 22, 2013	Nov 1, 2013	—	7,800	Nov 1, 2013

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
772293-98	Feb 25, 2026	A	Ovintiv USA Inc.	Abel 18A #3HF
772293-99	Oct 22, 2013	A	Athlon FE Operating LLC	Abel 18 (Alloc) #3H

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/772293, documented in the API reference.