TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · BERNIE SHAW LEASE · API 42-227-36834 · DISTRICT 7B
Bernie Shaw #1
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Bernie Shaw #1 (API 42-227-36834) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged July 25, 2024, last operated by Surge Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 1, 2011, permitted to 10,700 ft.
It was permitted by Discovery Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Surge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 15K barrels of oil and 41.2K mcf of gas since May 2012, last reporting in March 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Discovery Operating, 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 | Surge Operating, LLCthrough Jan 2018 |
| Latest permit | Discovery Operating, Inc.Dec 1, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 1, 2011
- last permit issued
- May 18, 2012
- completed
- 15K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 41.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2012 THROUGH Mar 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 18, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Shaw O-10-42832 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating, LLC | 1 | 15K | 41.2K | May 2012 – Mar 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.
- 1Discovery Operating, Inc.May 2012 → Jun 2016
- 2Surge Operating, LLCJul 2016 → Dec 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 728809-98 | Drill | Discovery Operating, Inc. | May 16, 2012 | Dec 1, 2011 | Feb 3, 2012 | 10,700 |
| 728809-99 | Drill | Discovery Operating, Inc. | Nov 22, 2011 | Dec 1, 2011 | Feb 3, 2012 | 10,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2012 | Bernie Shaw O-10-42832 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,681 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 6,200 | -3,519 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,950 | -5,269 |
| Mississippian | 9,586 | -6,905 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,299 | 10,026 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 340 | 17.5 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 4,200 | 11 | 475 S |
| 5.5 | 10,124 | 7.875 | 880 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 | Jul 2, 2013 | Jul 20, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-227-36834 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36834 → 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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