PERMITS · 916355-99 · DISTRICT 10

Drill: Shield Maiden 47-46 6UA #348H

Spudded

Blackbeard Operating, LLC · Winkler County · Horizontal

Jun 22, 2026: issued
7,999: permitted depth, ft
42-495-35194: API number
1: version on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA JUN 22, 2026 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Jun 9, 2026Received · Application received by the RRC
Jun 22, 2026Issued · Permit approved
Jun 23, 2026Spud · Drilling began
Jun 24, 2026Surface casing · Surface string set
Jun 22, 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: 640
Nearest town: 6.84 mi NE of Monahans, TX

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

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
916355-99	Jun 9, 2026	A	Blackbeard Operating, LLC	Shield Maiden 47-46 6UA #348H

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/916355, documented in the API reference.