WELL · 42-227-37129 · DISTRICT 8
Snell #3603
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Snell #3603 (API 42-227-37129) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged February 24, 2020, last operated by Surge Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 9, 2012, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Partee Drilling Inc. and has since transferred to Surge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Spraberry, Leonard, Wolfcamp, Pennsylvanian.
Its lease has reported 21.4K barrels of oil and 99.7K mcf of gas since January 2012, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Partee Drilling Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 1,234 permits on file · (832) 495-6024
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Surge Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Surge Operating, LLCthrough Jun 2020 |
| Latest permit | Partee Drilling Inc.Aug 9, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jul 18, 2013
- completed
- 21.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 99.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 18, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 24, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snell O-10-42031 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating, LLC | 2 | 21.4K | 99.7K | Jan 2012 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Partee Drilling Inc.Jan 2012 → Oct 2013
- 2Element Petro Operating II, LLCNov 2013 → Feb 2016
- 3Surge Operating, LLCMar 2016 → Jun 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 745533-99 | Drill | Partee Drilling Inc. | Jul 30, 2012 | Aug 9, 2012 | Apr 5, 2013 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-42031 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,665 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 6,320 | -3,655 |
| Leonard | 7,405 | -4,740 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,670 | -5,005 |
| PennsylvanianPENN SHALE | 8,554 | -5,889 |
| PennsylvanianPENN LIME | 8,898 | -6,233 |
| Strawn | 9,290 | -6,625 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI | 9,854 | -7,189 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,448 | 7,486 | Perforated |
| 7,708 | 7,860 | Perforated |
| 7,946 | 8,100 | Perforated |
| 8,296 | 8,434 | Perforated |
| 8,722 | 8,860 | Perforated |
| 9,890 | 9,910 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 345 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,239 | 11 | 1,200 S |
| 5.5 | 10,085 | 7.875 | 950 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 | Feb 24, 2014 | Aug 9, 2013 | 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 42-227-37129 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37129 → 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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