PERMITS · 912535-98 · DISTRICT 9

Drill: Benedum 3G #7H

Spudded

Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.  ·  Upton County  · Horizontal

Feb 23, 2026
issued
10,119
permitted depth, ft
42-461-43447
API number
2
versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA FEB 23, 2026 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

  1. Feb 23, 2026Issued · Permit approved
  2. Mar 9, 2026Spud · Drilling began
  3. Mar 10, 2026Surface casing · Surface string set
  4. Mar 26, 2026Received · Application received by the RRC
  5. Apr 28, 2026Amended · Changed after issuance
  6. Feb 23, 2028Expires · Unless drilled or extended before then

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Surface location

Acres
562.6
Nearest town
16.3 mi S of Midkiff
Coordinates
31.39640, -101.82435

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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
98DrillPioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Mar 26, 2026Feb 23, 2026Apr 28, 202610,119Feb 23, 2026
99DrillPioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Jan 6, 2026Feb 23, 2026—10,119Feb 23, 2026

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
912535-98Mar 26, 2026APioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Benedum 3G #7H
912535-99Jan 6, 2026APioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Benedum 3G #7H

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/912535, documented in the API reference.