PERMITS · 904263-97 · DISTRICT 10

Drill: Red Hulk Unit B 40-33 #5AH

Spudded

Surge Operating, LLC · Howard County · Horizontal · Final completion

Nov 26, 2024: issued
8,000: permitted depth, ft
42-227-42652: API number
3: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA NOV 26, 2024 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Nov 26, 2024Issued · Permit approved
Jan 14, 2025Spud · Drilling began
Jan 15, 2025Surface casing · Surface string set
Aug 14, 2025Well status · Final completion
Dec 15, 2025Received · Application received by the RRC
Dec 17, 2025Amended · Changed after issuance
Nov 26, 2026Expires · Unless drilled or extended before then

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Surface location

Acres: 564.18
Nearest town: 7.73 mi SW of Big Spring
Coordinates: 32.13209, -101.50959

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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
97	Drill	Surge Operating, LLC	Dec 15, 2025	Nov 26, 2024	Dec 17, 2025	8,000	Nov 26, 2024
98	Drill	Surge Operating, LLC	Apr 10, 2025	Nov 26, 2024	Apr 14, 2025	7,200	Nov 26, 2024
99	Drill	Surge Operating, LLC	Nov 25, 2024	Nov 26, 2024	—	7,200	Nov 26, 2024

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
904263-97	Dec 15, 2025	A	Surge Operating, LLC	Red Hulk Unit B 40-33 #5AH
904263-98	Apr 10, 2025	A	Surge Operating, LLC	Red Hulk Unit B 40-33 #5AH
904263-99	Nov 25, 2024	A	Surge Operating, LLC	Red Hulk Unit 40-33 #5AH

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/904263, documented in the API reference.