PERMITS · 912151-98 · DISTRICT 9

Drill: Neal Ranch 96 Unit #9601JH

Spudded

COG Operating LLC  ·  Upton County  · Horizontal  · Unperforated completion

Jan 16, 2026
issued
10,075
permitted depth, ft
42-461-43477
API number
2
versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JAN 16, 2026 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

  1. Jan 16, 2026Issued · Permit approved
  2. Feb 5, 2026Received · Application received by the RRC
  3. Feb 6, 2026Spud · Drilling began
  4. Mar 10, 2026Amended · Changed after issuance
  5. May 16, 2026Well status · Unperforated completion
  6. Jan 16, 2028Expires · Unless drilled or extended before then

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Surface location

Acres
1,292
Nearest town
20 mi W of Midkiff
Coordinates
31.47341, -102.12356

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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
98DrillCOG Operating LLCFeb 5, 2026Jan 16, 2026Mar 10, 202610,075Jan 16, 2026
99DrillCOG Operating LLCDec 9, 2025Jan 16, 2026—10,075Jan 16, 2026

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
912151-98Feb 5, 2026ACOG Operating LLCNeal Ranch 96 Unit #9601JH
912151-99Dec 9, 2025ACOG Operating LLCNeal Ranch 96 Unit #9601JH

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/912151, documented in the API reference.