PERMITS · 917222-98 · DISTRICT 1

Drill: Barnhart (Ef)-HFS SA9 #139H

Spudded

Ensign Natural Resources II LLC · Gonzales County · Horizontal

Jul 21, 2026: issued
17,500: permitted depth, ft
42-177-34849: API number
2: versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA SEP 25, 2026 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

Jul 21, 2026Issued · Permit approved
Jul 26, 2026Spud · Drilling began
Jul 27, 2026Surface casing · Surface string set
Sep 16, 2026Received · Application received by the RRC
Sep 23, 2026Amended · Changed after issuance
Jul 21, 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: 7,130.8
Nearest town: 12.94 mi SW of Gonzales

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	Ensign Natural Resources II LLC	Sep 16, 2026	Jul 21, 2026	Sep 23, 2026	17,500	Sep 25, 2026
99	Drill	Marathon Oil EF LLC	Jul 15, 2026	Jul 21, 2026	—	17,500	Jul 21, 2026

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.	Received	Status	Operator	Lease / well
917222-98	Sep 16, 2026	A	Ensign Natural Resources II LLC	Barnhart (Ef)-HFS SA9 #139H
917222-99	Jul 15, 2026	A	Marathon Oil EF LLC	Barnhart (Ef)-HFS SA9 #139H

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/917222, documented in the API reference.