WELL · 42-227-34951 · DISTRICT 8
Evans 3 #1
Howard County · China Beach (Penn Reef) field · Vertical
Evans 3 #1 (API 42-227-34951) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged April 24, 2024, last operated by Surge Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 12, 1995, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Surge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, Clear Fork, Dean.
Its lease has reported 66.9K barrels of oil and 62.7K mcf of gas since December 1995, last reporting in May 2024.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cobra Oil & Gas 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
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Surge Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Surge Operating, LLCthrough Nov 2017 |
| Latest permit | Cobra Oil & Gas CorporationOct 12, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 12, 1995
- last permit issued
- Aug 21, 2019
- completed
- 66.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 62.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1995 THROUGH May 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 21, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 24, 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans 3 O-10-34780 | China Beach (Penn Reef) | Surge Operating, LLC | 1 | 66.9K | 62.7K | Dec 1995 – May 2024 |
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.
- 1Cobra Oil & Gas CorporationDec 1995 → May 2004
- 2Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Jun 2004 → Apr 2016
- 3Qstar Operating LLCMay 2016 → Dec 2016
- 4SM Energy CompanyJan 2017 → Jul 2017
- 5Surge Operating, LLCAug 2017 → Nov 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 440830-99 | Drill | Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation | Oct 12, 1995 | Oct 12, 1995 | Nov 1, 1995 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2019 | Evans 3 O-10-34780 | China Beach (Penn Reef) | Surge Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,725 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,762 | 8,825 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 346 | 17.5 | 415 S |
| 8.625 | 3,625 | 11 | 1,150 S |
| 5.5 | 8,762 | 7.875 | 525 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 | Oct 24, 2019 | Aug 27, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1996 | Dec 21, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 5, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-227-34951 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-34951 → 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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