PERMITS · 894272-96 · DISTRICT 10

Drill: Midnight Matador 12-24 E #7WD

Expired

Birch Operations, Inc. · Martin County · Horizontal

Oct 4, 2023: issued
9,700: permitted depth, ft
42-317-45681: API number
3: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA OCT 4, 2023 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

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

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Surface location

Acres: 1,440
Nearest town: 8.64 mi SE of Lenorah
Coordinates: 32.29465, -101.72298

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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
96	Drill	Birch Operations, Inc.	May 8, 2025	Oct 4, 2023	May 13, 2025	9,700	Oct 4, 2023
98	Drill	Birch Operations, Inc.	Feb 21, 2024	Oct 4, 2023	Mar 4, 2024	9,700	Oct 4, 2023
99	Drill	Birch Operations, Inc.	Oct 3, 2023	Oct 4, 2023	—	9,700	Oct 4, 2023

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
894272-96	May 8, 2025	A	Birch Operations, Inc.	Midnight Matador 12-24 E #7WD
894272-98	Feb 21, 2024	A	Birch Operations, Inc.	Superfrog 12-24 D #6WD
894272-99	Oct 3, 2023	A	Birch Operations, Inc.	Superfrog 12-24 D #6WD

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.

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