TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · JOHNIE -B- LEASE · API 42-227-35623 · DISTRICT 7B
Johnie -B- #4
Howard County · Big Spring (Fusselman) field · Vertical
Johnie -B- #4 (API 42-227-35623) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged January 18, 2010, last operated by Surge Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 20, 2000, permitted to 9,700 ft.
It was permitted by Southwest Royalties, Inc. and has since transferred to Surge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including U Spraberry, L Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 172K barrels of oil and 101K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2025. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Southwest Royalties, Inc.; 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 | Grenadier Energy Partners Ii,llcthrough Mar 2019 |
| Latest permit | Southwest Royalties, Inc.Nov 20, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 2000
- last permit issued
- Feb 23, 2001
- completed
- 172K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 101K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 23, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 18, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnie -B- O-10-9811 | Big Spring (Fusselman) | Surge Operating, LLC | 2 | 172K | 101K | Jan 1993 – May 2025 |
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.
- 1Southwest Royalties, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 2018
- 2Grenadier Energy Partners Ii,llcApr 2018 → Mar 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502147-99 | Drill | Southwest Royalties, Inc. | Nov 20, 2000 | Nov 20, 2000 | Dec 22, 2000 | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2001 | Johnie -B- O-10-9811 | Big Spring (Fusselman) | Surge Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,567 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| U Spraberry | 5,577 | -3,010 |
| L Spraberry | 6,216 | -3,649 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,130 | -4,563 |
| Strawn | 8,740 | -6,173 |
| Mississippian | 9,252 | -6,685 |
| Woodford | 9,460 | -6,893 |
| Fusselman | 9,526 | -6,959 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,541 | 9,557 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 321 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 8.625 | 3,200 | 11 | 1,419 S |
| 5.5 | 9,670 | 7.875 | 675 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 | Apr 26, 2001 | Feb 26, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 15, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-227-35623 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-35623 → 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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