Petrora

PERMITS · 894271-96 · DISTRICT 10

Drill: Midnight Matador 12-24 A #1WD

Expired

Birch Operations, Inc.  ·  Martin County  · Horizontal

Oct 11, 2023
issued
9,800
permitted depth, ft
42-317-45680
API number
3
versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA OCT 11, 2023 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

  1. Oct 11, 2023Issued · Permit approved
  2. Dec 28, 2023Spud · Drilling began
  3. Dec 29, 2023Surface casing · Surface string set
  4. May 8, 2025Received · Application received by the RRC
  5. May 13, 2025Amended · Changed after issuance
  6. Oct 11, 2025Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres
1,360
Nearest town
8.64 mi SE of Lenorah
Coordinates
32.29463, -101.72304

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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
96DrillBirch Operations, Inc.May 8, 2025Oct 11, 2023May 13, 20259,800Oct 11, 2023
98DrillBirch Operations, Inc.Feb 21, 2024Oct 11, 2023Mar 4, 20249,800Oct 11, 2023
99DrillBirch Operations, Inc.Oct 3, 2023Oct 11, 2023—9,800Oct 11, 2023

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
894271-96May 8, 2025ABirch Operations, Inc.Midnight Matador 12-24 A #1WD
894271-98Feb 21, 2024ABirch Operations, Inc.Midnight Matador 12-24 B #2WD
894271-99Oct 3, 2023ABirch Operations, Inc.Midnight Matador 12-24 B #2WD

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/894271, documented in the API reference.