TEXAS · WELLS · BORDEN COUNTY · CANON-WHATLEY "24" LEASE · API 42-033-31487 · DISTRICT 7B
Canon-Whatley 24 #3
Borden County · JO-Mill (Spraberry) field · Vertical
Canon-Whatley 24 #3 (API 42-033-31487) is a plugged well in Borden County, plugged November 23, 2016, last operated by Surge Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 6, 1990, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by EP Operating Company and has since transferred to Surge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, San Andres, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 96.1K barrels of oil and 98.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by EP Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 14, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,234
- Phone
- (832) 333-2300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Surge Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Surge Operating, LLCthrough Aug 2025 |
| Latest permit | EP Operating CompanyNov 6, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 6, 1990
- last permit issued
- Mar 14, 1991
- completed
- 96.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 98.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 14, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 23, 2016
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon-Whatley "24" O-11-66601 | JO-Mill (Spraberry) | Surge Operating, LLC | 2 | 96.1K | 98.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 76 · prior 12 153(-50%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EP Operating Limited PartnershipJan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Mar 1998
- 3Eex CorporationApr 1998 → Oct 1998
- 4Taurus Exploration U.S.A., Inc.Nov 1998 → Nov 1998
- 5Energen Resources CorporationDec 1998 → Jan 2019
- 6Diamondback E&P LLCFeb 2019 → Jun 2019
- 7Sabinal Energy Operating, LLCJul 2019 → Dec 2022
- 8Nec Operating, LLCJan 2023 → Jan 2024
- 9Surge Operating, LLCFeb 2024 → Aug 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 380689-99 | Drill | EP Operating Company | Nov 6, 1990 | Nov 6, 1990 | Nov 11, 1990 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 1991 | Canon-Whatley 24 O-11-66601 | JO-Mill (Spraberry) | Surge Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,562 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,200 | 1,362 |
| Yates | 1,826 | 736 |
| San Andres | 3,165 | -603 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 4,642 | -2,080 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 6,170 | -3,608 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 6,702 | -4,140 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,040 | 7,168 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 318 | 17.5 | 315 S |
| 8.625 | 4,267 | 11 | 125 S |
| 5.5 | 7,400 | 7.875 | 650 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 19, 1991 | Mar 29, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 4, 1991 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-033-31487 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-033-31487 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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