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W-1 drilling permit explained

A W-1 is one of the earliest public signals that an operator plans to drill, recomplete, re-enter, or otherwise permit work on a Texas oil or gas well.

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Linked wells1,578
Recent documents10
Recent events6
Meaning

What this document usually means

In Texas RRC records, a W-1 usually appears before a well becomes completed or producing. It can include the operator, lease name, well number, field, county, proposed depth, surface location, and whether the well is associated with directional or horizontal drilling.

On Future Wells Texas, W-1 documents are treated as permit activity. When enough information is available, we connect the document to an API number, map point, operator, field, and county page.

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What Future Wells Texas tracks

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Recent wells connected to the permitTracked
6 events

Recent W-1 permit activity

May 29, 2026Horizontal permit filed

W-1 drilling permit

Horizontal Permit FiledGaines CountyOXY USA INC.SEMINOLE (SAN ANDRES)API 42165326732 source records
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May 29, 2026New permit approved

Permit 915947 resolved from recent W-1 document.

New PermitGaines CountyOXY USA INC.SEMINOLE (SAN ANDRES)API 42165326732 source records
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May 29, 2026Horizontal permit filed

W-1 drilling permit

Horizontal Permit FiledGaines CountyOXY USA INC.SEMINOLE (SAN ANDRES)API 42165328622 source records
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May 29, 2026New permit approved

Permit 915940 resolved from recent W-1 document.

New PermitGaines CountyOXY USA INC.SEMINOLE (SAN ANDRES)API 42165328622 source records
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May 29, 2026Horizontal permit filed

W-1 drilling permit

Horizontal Permit FiledGaines CountyOXY USA INC.SEMINOLE (SAN ANDRES)API 4216532752
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May 29, 2026New permit approved

Permit 915934 resolved from recent W-1 document.

New PermitGaines CountyOXY USA INC.SEMINOLE (SAN ANDRES)API 4216532752
View wellView source documents
10 documents

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Source note

These explainers organize public and derived Texas oil and gas records for research navigation. They are not official RRC guidance and are not legal, financial, land, title, mineral ownership, or regulatory advice. Always verify important decisions against official source documents and records.

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