PERMITS · 908859-99 · DISTRICT 9

Drill: Cousin-Bessie 8E #5H

Spudded

XTO Energy Inc.  ·  Upton County  · Horizontal

Jul 28, 2025
issued
10,636
permitted depth, ft
42-461-43232
API number
1
version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JUL 28, 2025 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

  1. Jun 25, 2025Received · Application received by the RRC
  2. Jul 28, 2025Issued · Permit approved
  3. Dec 15, 2025Spud · Drilling began
  4. Dec 16, 2025Surface casing · Surface string set
  5. Jul 28, 2027Expires · Unless drilled or extended before then

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Surface location

Acres
791.57
Nearest town
24.3 mi NE of Rankin
Coordinates
31.54715, -101.77658

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Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
908859-99Jun 25, 2025AXTO Energy Inc.Cousin-Bessie 8E #5H

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/908859, documented in the API reference.