PERMITS · 890072-98 · DISTRICT 10
Drill: Butter Crunch N #7WB
ExpiredDiscovery Operating, Inc. · Midland County · Horizontal · Final completion
- Apr 28, 2023
- issued
- 10,000
- permitted depth, ft
- 42-329-46268
- API number
- 2
- versions on file
FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA APR 28, 2023 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE
Lifecycle
- Apr 28, 2023Issued · Permit approved
- Aug 13, 2023Spud · Drilling began
- Apr 28, 2025Expired · Not drilled within the permit term
- Apr 21, 2026Received · Application received by the RRC
- May 6, 2026Amended · Changed after issuance
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Surface location
- Acres
- 1,006.4
- Nearest town
- 17 mi SW of Midland
- Coordinates
- 31.75311, -102.06180
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 | Discovery Operating, Inc. | Apr 21, 2026 | Apr 28, 2023 | May 6, 2026 | 10,000 | Apr 28, 2023 |
| 99 | Drill | Discovery Operating, Inc. | Apr 25, 2023 | Apr 28, 2023 | — | 10,000 | Apr 28, 2023 |
Application records
Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.
| Status no. | Received | Status | Operator | Lease / well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 890072-98 | Apr 21, 2026 | A | Discovery Operating, Inc. | Butter Crunch N #7WB |
| 890072-99 | Apr 25, 2023 | A | Discovery Operating, Inc. | Butter Crunch N #7WB |
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/890072, documented in the API reference.