PERMITS · 880946-96 · DISTRICT 10

Drill: UL Empire 15-16 A #5TB

Expired

Vital Energy, Inc.  ·  Ward County  · Horizontal  · Final completion

Jun 14, 2022
issued
13,500
permitted depth, ft
42-475-38421
API number
4
versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JUN 14, 2022 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

  1. Jun 14, 2022Issued · Permit approved
  2. Sep 21, 2023Received · Application received by the RRC
  3. Sep 26, 2023Amended · Changed after issuance
  4. Sep 29, 2023Spud · Drilling began
  5. Oct 1, 2023Surface casing · Surface string set
  6. May 10, 2024Well status · Final completion
  7. Jun 14, 2024Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres
961.05
Nearest town
7 mi NW of Pyote, TX
Coordinates
31.56096, -103.24273

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Versions

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

SeqTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedAmendedDepthSeen
96DrillVital Energy, Inc.Sep 21, 2023Jun 14, 2022Sep 26, 202313,500Jun 14, 2022
97DrillVital Energy, Inc.Aug 25, 2023Jun 14, 2022Sep 8, 202313,500Jun 14, 2022
98DrillForge Energy Operating, LLCApr 3, 2023Jun 14, 2022Apr 13, 202311,350Jun 14, 2022
99DrillForge Energy Operating, LLCJun 7, 2022Jun 14, 2022—11,000Jun 14, 2022

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
880946-96Sep 21, 2023AVital Energy, Inc.UL Empire 15-16 A #5TB
880946-97Aug 25, 2023AVital Energy, Inc.UL Empire 15-16 A #5TB
880946-98Apr 3, 2023AForge Energy Operating, LLCUL Empire 18-15-16 WA3 #3H
880946-99Jun 7, 2022AForge Energy Operating, LLCUL Empire 18-15-16 WA3 #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/880946, documented in the API reference.