WELL · 42-227-33881 · DISTRICT 8
East Vealmoor Unit #70 D
Howard County · Vealmoor East field · Vertical
East Vealmoor Unit #70 D (API 42-227-33881) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged November 22, 2022, last operated by Surge Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1994, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Surge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Base Salt, Canyon, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 3.7M barrels of oil and 10.7M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 91 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; 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 | none |
| Production reports | Surge Operating, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Nov 21, 1994 |
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 21, 1994
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 2006
- completed
- 3.7M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.7M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 22, 2022
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 91 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Vealmoor Unit O-10-24991 | Vealmoor, East | Surge Operating, LLC | 91 | 3.7M | 10.7M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,718 · prior 12 4,810(-43%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,632 · prior 12 895(+306%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Oct 2004
- 3Apache CorporationNov 2004 → Jul 2021
- 4Surge Operating, LLCAug 2021 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 430119-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Nov 16, 1994 | Nov 21, 1994 | Mar 8, 1996 | 8,800 |
| 287992-99 | Drill | Texaco Producing Inc. | Sep 3, 1985 | Oct 21, 1985 | — | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2006 | East Vealmoor Unit O-10-24991 | Vealmoor East | Surge Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
| Apr 1, 2006 | East Vealmoor Unit O-10-24991 | Vealmoor East | Surge Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,515 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Salt | 2,800 | -285 |
| CanyonCANYON REEF | 7,481 | -4,966 |
| San Andres | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,030 | 3,670 | Perforated |
| 7,481 | 7,491 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 625 | 14.75 | 680 S |
| 8.625 | 4,500 | 11 | 1,300 S |
| 5.5 | 7,631 | 7.875 | 660 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 | May 16, 2011 | Jul 21, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Mar 14, 2011 | Dec 13, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Apr 30, 2007 | Jul 21, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jul 16, 1986 | Jul 8, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-227-33881 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-33881 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 131K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 2.15M
- bbl, all reported
- Dec 2022
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000083425 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Dec 1, 2022 | 6,500 | 1,150 | 3,030–3,670 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 130,510 · prior 12 0
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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