TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · EAST VEALMOOR UNIT LEASE · API 42-227-35220 · DISTRICT 7B
East Vealmoor Unit #41A
Howard County · Vealmoor East field · Directional
East Vealmoor Unit #41A (API 42-227-35220) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged March 22, 2024, last operated by Surge Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 30, 1997, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Surge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Yates, Dean, Wolfcamp, Canyon.
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 | Surge Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Surge Operating, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.May 30, 1997 |
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
- May 30, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 12, 2022
- 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
- Aug 12, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 22, 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; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 463015-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | May 28, 1997 | May 30, 1997 | Oct 22, 1997 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2022 | East Vealmoor Unit O-10-24991 | Vealmoor East | Surge Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,542 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,255 | 7,284 | Perforated |
| 7,268 | 7,286 | Perforated |
| 7,292 | 7,298 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 408 | 12.25 | 340 S |
| 8.625 | 3,900 | 11 | 1,985 S |
| 5.5 | 7,500 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Aug 4, 2023 | May 22, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Apr 11, 2018 | Mar 15, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Oct 14, 1998 | Jul 24, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Aug 10, 1998 | Feb 9, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 22, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-227-35220 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-35220 → 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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