PERMITS · 916186-98 · DISTRICT 9

Drill: RWT Katy 9-28 Unit #1518WB

Issued

Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · Upton County · Horizontal

Jul 2, 2026: issued
12,000: permitted depth, ft
42-461-43659: API number
2: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JUL 2, 2026 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Jul 2, 2026Issued · Permit approved
Jul 8, 2026Received · Application received by the RRC
Jul 15, 2026Amended · Changed after issuance
Jul 2, 2028Expires · Unless drilled or extended before then

A drilling permit is valid for two years from issuance unless extended. How permits work →

Surface location

Acres: 979.48
Nearest town: 27.8 mi SE of Rankin

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.

Seq	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Amended	Depth	Seen
98	Drill	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	Jul 8, 2026	Jul 2, 2026	Jul 15, 2026	12,000	Jul 2, 2026
99	Drill	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	Jun 3, 2026	Jul 2, 2026	—	12,000	Jul 2, 2026

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
916186-98	Jul 8, 2026	A	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	RWT Katy 9-28 Unit #1518WB
916186-99	Jun 3, 2026	A	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	RWT Katy 9-28 Unit #1518WB

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/916186, documented in the API reference.