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Frances Gunn A #71

Plugged

Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field  · Vertical

Frances Gunn A #71 (API 42-227-34657) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged June 13, 2024, last operated by Surge Operating LLC.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1991 and 2011, permitted to 8,500 ft.

It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Surge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 13 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers, San Andres.

Its 2 leases have reported 4.05M barrels of oil and 11.3M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in March 2026. The leases carry 99 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Surge Operating LLC

Permitted by Apache Corporation; 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
Watch this operatorWatch Howard County

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleSurge Operating LLC
Production reportsSurge Operating, LLCthrough Mar 2026
Latest permitApache CorporationJun 24, 2011

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

8,500
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Jun 24, 2011
last permit issued
Aug 5, 2022
completed
4.05M
cumulative oil, bbl
11.3M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Aug 5, 2022
Shut in
—
Plugged
Jun 13, 2024

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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 99 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
East Vealmoor Unit O-10-24991Vealmoor, EastSurge Operating, LLC913.7M10.7MJan 1993 – Mar 2026
Frances Gunn A O-10-40701Spraberry (Trend Area)Surge Operating, LLC8353K568KOct 2010 – Jul 2022

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 2,718 · prior 12 4,810(-43%)

05001K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 3,632 · prior 12 895(+306%)

05001K1.5K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
  2. 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Oct 2004
  3. 3Apache CorporationNov 2004 → Jul 2021
  4. 4Surge Operating, LLCAug 2021 → Mar 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
716988-99RecompletionApache CorporationMay 23, 2011Jun 24, 2011May 23, 20117,080
391916-99DrillExxon Corp.Sep 16, 1991Nov 18, 1991Dec 30, 19918,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Aug 5, 2022Frances Gunn A O-10-40701Spraberry (Trend Area)Surge Operating LLCPlugged—
Aug 21, 2009East Vealmoor Unit O-10-24991Vealmoor EastSurge Operating LLCPlugged—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,551 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Rustler1,1651,386
RustlerRUSTLER/SALADO1,1651,386
Yates1,625926
Seven Rivers1,787764
San Andres2,740-189
Clear ForkCLEARFORK3,791-1,240
Coleman Junction4,402-1,851
Spraberry5,160-2,609
SpraberrySPRAYBERRY5,160-2,609
Spraberry5,183-2,632
Leonard5,964-3,413
Dean6,361-3,810
Wolfcamp6,495-3,944
Cisco7,101-4,550
Wolfcamp7,160-4,609
WolfcampWOLFCAMP/CISCO REEF7,160-4,609
Worlcamp/Cisco7,160-4,609
Strawn8,578-6,027

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,2105,640Perforated
5,7305,900Perforated
5,7306,240Perforated
5,9906,240Perforated
6,3756,455Perforated
6,3756,465Perforated
6,5296,863Perforated
7,1807,188Perforated
7,2207,232Perforated
7,2467,257Perforated
7,2587,268Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.37540817.5250 S
8.6254,55112.252,250 S
5.56,9877.8751,100 S
5.57,9877.8751,100 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →

SuffixRRC record dateW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jul 18, 2023May 3, 2023—
00Sep 27, 2016Aug 29, 2016—
00Apr 12, 2012Jul 20, 2011—
00Mar 23, 2010Sep 17, 2009—
00May 26, 1999Apr 16, 1999—
00May 26, 1994Mar 14, 1994—
00Dec 21, 1992Oct 27, 1992Yes
00Nov 9, 1992——

The source documents

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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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