PERMITS · 912691-97 · DISTRICT 9

Drill: Sandy Rexene Frances D #2621MS

Spudded

SM Energy Company · Upton County · Horizontal

Jan 15, 2026: issued
10,450: permitted depth, ft
42-461-43456: API number
3: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JAN 15, 2026 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Jan 15, 2026Issued · Permit approved
Feb 8, 2026Spud · Drilling began
Mar 12, 2026Received · Application received by the RRC
Mar 13, 2026Amended · Changed after issuance
Jan 15, 2028Expires · Unless drilled or extended before then

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Surface location

Acres: 2,006.69
Nearest town: 14.7 mi NE of Crane
Coordinates: 31.57957, -102.25322

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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	SM Energy Company	Mar 12, 2026	Jan 15, 2026	Mar 13, 2026	10,450	Jan 15, 2026
98	Drill	SM Energy Company	Jan 27, 2026	Jan 15, 2026	Feb 27, 2026	10,450	Jan 15, 2026
99	Drill	SM Energy Company	Jan 8, 2026	Jan 15, 2026	—	10,450	Jan 15, 2026

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
912691-97	Mar 12, 2026	A	SM Energy Company	Sandy Rexene Frances D #2621MS
912691-98	Jan 27, 2026	A	SM Energy Company	Sandy Rexene Frances D #2621MS
912691-99	Jan 8, 2026	A	SM Energy Company	Sandy Rexene Frances D #2621MS

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/912691, documented in the API reference.