# Fred Cagle Recent Drilling Activity in Texas and Oklahoma

**TL;DR:** Fred Cagle has filed 1 drilling permit in the last 24 months (as of August 2026) in California's Monterey County, targeting the Coastal Basins formation. The operator currently shows no recent spuds (90 days), no new producing wells (6 months), and zero drilled-uncompleted (DUC) inventory. Activity data is refreshed monthly from state regulatory filings.

## Key Takeaways

- Fred Cagle filed 1 drilling permit in the 24-month lookback period, with the most recent permit dated July 22, 2026 for the Brinan A 3 well in Monterey County, California
- The operator has 0 wells spudded in the last 90 days, indicating minimal active drilling operations currently
- No new producing wells have come online in the last 6 months under Fred Cagle's operations
- The operator maintains zero drilled-uncompleted (DUC) wells in inventory as of the August 5, 2026 data refresh
- All recent activity is concentrated in Monterey County, California, targeting the Coastal Basins formation
- Despite the page title referencing Texas and Oklahoma, all documented recent activity occurs in California
- Permit data is sourced monthly from state regulator filings including Texas Railroad Commission and Oklahoma Corporation Commission records

## Page Highlights

**Activity Overview:** Fred Cagle shows minimal recent drilling activity with 1 total activity record on file across California, consisting solely of permits filed in the last 24 months with no corresponding spud or production activity.

**Geographic Focus:** All recent activity is concentrated in Monterey County, California, which represents 100% of the operator's documented recent activity across the tracked datasets.

**Formation Targets:** The operator exclusively targets the Coastal Basins formation based on recent permit filings, with 1 activity record associated with this play.

**Recent Permits:** The single drilling permit on file is for the Brinan A 3 well (API 04053211180000) filed July 22, 2026 in Monterey County, targeting the Coastal Basins formation with no lateral length specified.

**Mineral Owner Implications:** The page emphasizes that new permits, spuds, or producing wells on or near a mineral owner's tract can materially change the value of their mineral rights interest.

## Dataset Variables Tracked

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