PERMITS · 857969-97 · DISTRICT 10

Drill: City of Pecos State 15-16 U A3 #9H

Expired

Noble Energy Inc · Reeves County · Horizontal

Oct 23, 2019: issued
10,600: permitted depth, ft
42-389-38694: API number
3: versions on file

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

Lifecycle

Oct 23, 2019Issued · Permit approved
Oct 31, 2019Spud · Drilling began
Oct 31, 2019Surface casing · Surface string set
Oct 23, 2021Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
Aug 13, 2026Received · Application received by the RRC
Oct 27, 2026Amended · Changed after issuance

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Surface location

Acres: 958.76
Nearest town: 3.5 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
97	Drill	Noble Energy Inc	Aug 13, 2026	Oct 23, 2019	Oct 27, 2026	10,600	Oct 29, 2026
98	Drill	Noble Energy Inc	Nov 7, 2019	Oct 23, 2019	Dec 6, 2019	13,000	Oct 23, 2019
99	Drill	Noble Energy Inc	Oct 10, 2019	Oct 23, 2019	—	13,000	Oct 23, 2019

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
857969-97	Aug 13, 2026	A	Noble Energy Inc	City of Pecos State 15-16 U A3 #9H
857969-98	Nov 7, 2019	A	Noble Energy Inc	City of Pecos State 15-16 U A3 #9H
857969-99	Oct 10, 2019	A	Noble Energy Inc	City of Pecos State 15-16 U A3 #9H

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/857969, documented in the API reference.