PERMITS · 854441-98 · DISTRICT 10

Drill: Balmorhea State 32-15 B #8H

Expired

Noble Energy Inc · Reeves County · Horizontal

Jun 24, 2019: issued
10,507: permitted depth, ft
42-389-38427: API number
2: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA AUG 29, 2026 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Jun 24, 2019Issued · Permit approved
Jun 28, 2019Spud · Drilling began
Jun 24, 2021Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
Aug 4, 2026Received · Application received by the RRC
Aug 27, 2026Amended · Changed after issuance

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Surface location

Acres: 477.51
Nearest town: 4.7 mi SW of Pecos

No coordinates yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; permits from the historical master file never carry one.

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	Noble Energy Inc	Aug 4, 2026	Jun 24, 2019	Aug 27, 2026	10,507	Aug 29, 2026
99	Drill	Noble Energy Inc	Jun 20, 2019	Jun 24, 2019	—	13,000	Jun 24, 2019

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
854441-98	Aug 4, 2026	A	Noble Energy Inc	Balmorhea State 32-15 B #8H
854441-99	Jun 20, 2019	A	Noble Energy Inc	Balmorhea State 32-15 B #8H

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/854441, documented in the API reference.