Public Notice
RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
OIL AND GAS DIVISION
DISTRICT 06 Status/Permit No. 912835
DATE OF ISSUANCE: Jan 28, 2026
NOTICE OF PROTEST DEADLINE: 5:00 PM, Feb 18, 2026
Address: Railroad Commission of Texas
ATTN: Drilling Permit Unit
P. O. Box 12967
Austin, Texas 78711-2967
Fax: (512) 463-6780
Email: SWR37@RRC.TEXAS.GOV
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION, [RRC Operator No. 742143] has made application for a spacing exception permit under the provisions of Railroad Commission Statewide Rule 37 (16 Tex. Admin. Code section 3.37). Applicant seeks exception to the lease line distance requirement because the Applicant is less than the required Rule 37 lease line distance to an unleased or non-pooled interest within the subject unit. Applicant also seeks exception to the LEASE LINE requirement because the location is less than the required Rule 37 distance to an external lease line for the NEW DRILL permit in Sec. 231, Bk. , ESPARCIA, M A Survey, A-149, GILMER (COTTON VALLEYSANDS) Field, UPSHUR County, being 8.5 miles SW direction from GILMER, Texas.
PURSUANT TO THE TERMS of Railroad Commission rules and regulations, this application may
be granted WITHOUT A HEARING if no protest to the application is received within the deadline. An affected person is entitled to protest this application. Affected persons include owners of record and the operator or lessees of record of adjacent tracts and tracts nearer to the proposed well than the minimum lease line spacing distance. If you have questions which are specific to the Application or the information set forth in this Notice, please contact the Commission’s Drilling Permit Unit at (512)463-6751. If a hearing is called, the applicant has the burden to prove the need for an exception. A Protestant should be prepared to establish standing as an affected person, and to appear at the hearing either in person or by qualified representative and protest the application with cross-examination or presentation of a direct case. The rules of evidence are applicable in the hearing. If you have any questions regarding the hearing procedure, please contact the Commission’s Docket Services Department at (512)463-6848.
IF YOU WISH TO REQUEST A HEARING ON THIS APPLICATION, AN INTENT TO APPEAR IN PROTEST MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE RAILROAD COMMISSION’S AUSTIN OFFICE AT THE ADDRESS, FAX NUMBER, OR E-MAIL ADDRESS SET OUT ABOVE BY Feb 18, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. IF NO PROTEST IS RECEIVED WITHIN SUCH TIME, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO PROTEST AND THE REQUESTED PERMIT MAY BE GRANTED ADMINISTRATIVELY.
THIS NOTICE OF APPLICATION REQUIRES PUBLICATION
The location and identity of the well is as shown below:
FIELD: GILMER (COTTON VALLEY SANDS)
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Lease/Unit Name : HILL LC-BREYER B (AW)
Lease/Unit Well No. : 2H
Lease/Unit Acres : 2936.63
Nearest Lease Line (ft) : null
Nearest Well on Lease (ft) : 601.0
Lease Lines : 1454.0 F S L, 2126.0 F E L
Survey Lines : 479.0 F N L, 2126.0 F E L
Rule 37 Status/Permit No. 912835 Page 1
Wellbore Profile(s) : Horizontal
Lateral: TH1
Penetration Point Location
Lease Lines: 2974.0 F S L
1262.0 F E L
Terminus Location
BH County: UPSHUR
Section: Block: Abstract: 197
Survey: HAZEL, S
Lease Lines: 2132.0 F NEC L
869.0 F W L
Survey Lines: 479.0 F N L
869.0 F W L
Field Rules for ALL fields on the permit application are as follows:
GILMER (COTTON VALLEY SANDS) :
GAS Special Rules 330/0, 640.0 acres.
GAS Optional Rules 330/0, 20.0 acres.
OIL Special Rules 330/0, 40.0 acres.
OIL Optional Rules 330/0, 40.0 acres.
OIL Optional Rules 100/0, 20.0 acres.
This well is to be drilled to an approximate depth of 12000 feet.
If you have questions regarding this application, please contact the Applicant’s representative, Melanie Wiggins, at (832)2429648