PERMITS · 914940-97 · DISTRICT 6

Drill: Megalodon #1

Spudded

Caturus Energy, LLC · Cherokee County · Directional

Apr 21, 2026: issued
21,750: permitted depth, ft
42-073-31598: API number
3: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA OCT 1, 2026 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Apr 21, 2026Issued · Permit approved
Jun 13, 2026Spud · Drilling began
Jun 15, 2026Surface casing · Surface string set
Sep 22, 2026Received · Application received by the RRC
Sep 29, 2026Amended · Changed after issuance
Apr 21, 2028Expires · Unless drilled or extended before then

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Surface location

Acres: 1,010
Nearest town: 20 mi NW of Lufkin
Coordinates: 31.50731, -95.00504

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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	Caturus Energy, LLC	Sep 22, 2026	Apr 21, 2026	Sep 29, 2026	21,750	Oct 1, 2026
98	Drill	Caturus Energy, LLC	May 13, 2026	Apr 21, 2026	Jun 12, 2026	19,000	Apr 21, 2026
99	Drill	Caturus Energy, LLC	Apr 16, 2026	Apr 21, 2026	—	17,500	Apr 21, 2026

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
914940-97	Sep 22, 2026	A	Caturus Energy, LLC	Megalodon #1
914940-98	May 13, 2026	A	Caturus Energy, LLC	Megalodon #1
914940-99	Apr 16, 2026	A	Caturus Energy, LLC	Megalodon #1

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/914940, documented in the API reference.