PERMITS · 894996-98 · DISTRICT 10

Drill: Cave Bear 50 WA F #6H

Expired

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

Nov 9, 2023
issued
13,000
permitted depth, ft
42-475-38703
API number
2
versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA NOV 9, 2023 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

  1. Nov 9, 2023Issued · Permit approved
  2. Jan 14, 2024Spud · Drilling began
  3. Jan 15, 2024Surface casing · Surface string set
  4. Sep 13, 2024Well status · Final completion
  5. Dec 30, 2024Received · Application received by the RRC
  6. Jan 3, 2025Amended · Changed after issuance
  7. Nov 9, 2025Expired · Not drilled within the permit term

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Surface location

Acres
874.42
Nearest town
14.2 mi NE of Pecos
Coordinates
31.58367, -103.34117

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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
98DrillVital Energy, Inc.Dec 30, 2024Nov 9, 2023Jan 3, 202513,000Nov 9, 2023
99DrillPoint Energy Partners Petro, LLCNov 1, 2023Nov 9, 2023—13,000Nov 9, 2023

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
894996-98Dec 30, 2024AVital Energy, Inc.Cave Bear 50 WA F #6H
894996-99Nov 1, 2023APoint Energy Partners Petro, LLCCave Bear 50 WA F #6H

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/894996, documented in the API reference.