PERMITS · 914902-98 · DISTRICT 9

Drill: Billy Joel #2WB

Issued

Admiral Permian Operating LLC  ·  Upton County  · Horizontal

May 6, 2026
issued
10,500
permitted depth, ft
42-461-43601
API number
2
versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA MAY 6, 2026 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

  1. May 6, 2026Issued · Permit approved
  2. Jul 24, 2026Received · Application received by the RRC
  3. Jul 30, 2026Amended · Changed after issuance
  4. May 6, 2028Expires · Unless drilled or extended before then

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Surface location

Acres
320
Nearest town
6.5 mi W of Midkiff

No coordinates yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; permits from the historical master file never carry one.

Versions

The RRC numbers versions down from 99: 99 is the original filing, 98 the first amendment. Current version first.

SeqTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedAmendedDepthSeen
98DrillAdmiral Permian Operating LLCJul 24, 2026May 6, 2026Jul 30, 202610,500May 6, 2026
99DrillAdmiral Permian Operating LLCApr 14, 2026May 6, 2026—10,500May 6, 2026

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
914902-98Jul 24, 2026AAdmiral Permian Operating LLCBilly Joel #2WB
914902-99Apr 14, 2026AAdmiral Permian Operating LLCBilly Joel #2WB

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/914902, documented in the API reference.