PERMITS · 916349-98 · DISTRICT 10

Drill: McKnight Sand Hills Unit #7108H

Spudded

Blackbeard Operating, LLC  ·  Crane County  · Horizontal

Jun 10, 2026
issued
7,999
permitted depth, ft
42-103-37814
API number
2
versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA SEP 17, 2026 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

  1. Jun 10, 2026Issued · Permit approved
  2. Jun 17, 2026Spud · Drilling began
  3. Jun 18, 2026Surface casing · Surface string set
  4. Jul 21, 2026Received · Application received by the RRC
  5. Sep 15, 2026Amended · Changed after issuance
  6. Jun 10, 2028Expires · Unless drilled or extended before then

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Surface location

Acres
1,150
Nearest town
14.45 mi SE of Monahans
Coordinates
31.55024, -102.65317

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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
98DrillBlackbeard Operating, LLCJul 21, 2026Jun 10, 2026Sep 15, 20267,999Sep 17, 2026
99DrillBlackbeard Operating, LLCJun 9, 2026Jun 10, 2026—7,999Jun 10, 2026

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
916349-98Jul 21, 2026ABlackbeard Operating, LLCMcKnight Sand Hills Unit #7108H
916349-99Jun 9, 2026ABlackbeard Operating, LLCMcKnight Sand Hills Unit #7108H

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/916349, documented in the API reference.