PERMITS · 915117-97 · DISTRICT 6

Drill: Highlands D #5HB

Spudded

Rockcliff Energy Operating III  ·  San Augustine County  · Horizontal

Apr 28, 2026
issued
16,000
permitted depth, ft
42-405-30947
API number
3
versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA OCT 21, 2026 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

  1. Apr 28, 2026Issued · Permit approved
  2. May 1, 2026Spud · Drilling began
  3. May 2, 2026Surface casing · Surface string set
  4. Sep 16, 2026Received · Application received by the RRC
  5. Oct 19, 2026Amended · Changed after issuance
  6. Apr 28, 2028Expires · Unless drilled or extended before then

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Surface location

Acres
2,254.83
Nearest town
4 mi NE of San Augustine
Coordinates
31.56342, -94.05213

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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
97DrillRockcliff Energy Operating IIISep 16, 2026Apr 28, 2026Oct 19, 202616,000Oct 21, 2026
98DrillRockcliff Energy Operating IIIMay 29, 2026Apr 28, 2026Jun 5, 202616,000Apr 28, 2026
99DrillRockcliff Energy Operating IIIApr 23, 2026Apr 28, 2026—16,000Apr 28, 2026

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
915117-97Sep 16, 2026ARockcliff Energy Operating IIIHighlands D #5HB
915117-98May 29, 2026ARockcliff Energy Operating IIIHighlands D #5HB
915117-99Apr 23, 2026ARockcliff Energy Operating IIIHighlands D #5HB

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/915117, documented in the API reference.