PERMITS · 917939-98 · DISTRICT 1

Drill: Next in Line-Unit #N731H

Spudded

Formentera Operations LLC  ·  Frio County  · Horizontal

Aug 19, 2026
issued
10,000
permitted depth, ft
42-163-34437
API number
2
versions on file

FIRST SEEN BY PETRORA SEP 23, 2026 · WHY THIS DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE DATE

Lifecycle

  1. Aug 19, 2026Issued · Permit approved
  2. Sep 3, 2026Spud · Drilling began
  3. Sep 5, 2026Surface casing · Surface string set
  4. Sep 17, 2026Received · Application received by the RRC
  5. Sep 21, 2026Amended · Changed after issuance
  6. Aug 19, 2028Expires · Unless drilled or extended before then

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Surface location

Acres
1,060.75
Nearest town
11.5 mi SE of Pearsall

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.

SeqTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedAmendedDepthSeen
98DrillFormentera Operations LLCSep 17, 2026Aug 19, 2026Sep 21, 202610,000Sep 23, 2026
99DrillFormentera Operations LLCAug 17, 2026Aug 19, 2026—10,000Aug 21, 2026

Application records

Status entries the RRC filed against this permit number.

Status no.ReceivedStatusOperatorLease / well
917939-98Sep 17, 2026AFormentera Operations LLCNext in Line-Unit #N731H
917939-99Aug 17, 2026AFormentera Operations LLCNext in Line-Unit #N731H

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/917939, documented in the API reference.