WELL · 42-165-30492 · DISTRICT 8
Yellow #1
Gaines County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Yellow #1 (API 42-165-30492) is a well in Gaines County operated by Surge Operating LLC, completed July 7, 2012.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 21, 2012, permitted to 12,614 ft.
It was permitted by Opal Resources Operating CO.,LLC and has since transferred to Surge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 14 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 3.31K barrels of oil and 12.7K mcf of gas since June 2012, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 188K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through January 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Opal Resources Operating Co.,llc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 1,234 permits on file · (832) 495-6024
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Surge Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Thompson, J. Cleothrough Jan 2017 |
| Latest permit | Opal Resources Operating Co.,llcMar 21, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,614
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 21, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jul 7, 2012
- completed
- 3.31K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 7, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow O-10-42889 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating, LLC | 2 | 3.31K | 12.7K | Jun 2012 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Opal Resources Operating Co.,llcJun 2012 → Aug 2013
- 2SM Energy CompanyMar 2014 → Aug 2015
- 3Thompson, J. CleoSep 2015 → Jan 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 734035-99 | Reenter | Opal Resources Operating Co.,llc | Feb 16, 2012 | Mar 21, 2012 | Jun 9, 2012 | 12,614 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-42889 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-42889 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,097 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| YatesYATES - OVERPRESSURE, INERT GAS | 2,800 | 297 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,400 | -303 |
| Queen | 4,000 | -903 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD | 4,200 | -1,103 |
| Glorieta | 5,500 | -2,403 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,967 | -2,870 |
| San Angelo | 6,400 | -3,303 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 7,400 | -4,303 |
| Spraberry | 8,539 | -5,442 |
| Spraberry | 8,540 | -5,443 |
| Dean | 9,726 | -6,629 |
| Strawn | 11,180 | -8,083 |
| Mississippian | 11,576 | -8,479 |
| Devonian | 12,596 | -9,499 |
| Leonard | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,800 | 6,905 | Perforated |
| 9,933 | 11,227 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 354 | 17.5 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 4,394 | 11 | 1,300 S |
| 8.625 | 4,394 | 7.875 | — |
| 5.5 | 11,655 | 7.875 | 1,825 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 | Mar 15, 2017 | Aug 20, 2012 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 10, 2017 | Feb 13, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Jul 22, 2013 | Aug 20, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-165-30492 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-30492 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 188K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 5.11M
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000114612 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 15,000 | 2,000 | 5,800–7,800 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 187,678 · prior 12 267,901(-30%)
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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