TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · EASTER 5 LEASE · API 42-227-37578 · DISTRICT 7B
Easter 5 #1
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Easter 5 #1 (API 42-227-37578) is a well in Howard County operated by Surge Operating LLC, completed March 7, 2023 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 7, 2013, permitted to 7,800 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Surge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Grayburg, San Andres, Clear Fork, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 7.38K barrels of oil and 3.46K mcf of gas since January 2014, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Apache 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 Oct 2022 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationAug 7, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 7, 2013
- last permit issued
- Mar 7, 2023
- completed
- 7.38K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.46K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 7, 2023
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2023
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easter 5 O-10-45445 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating, LLC | 1 | 7.38K | 3.46K | Jan 2014 – 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.
- 1Apache CorporationJan 2014 → Jul 2021
- 2Surge Operating, LLCAug 2021 → Oct 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 767666-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Aug 5, 2013 | Aug 7, 2013 | Dec 1, 2013 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2023 | Easter 5 O-10-45445 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating LLC | Shut In · shut in Mar 1, 2023 | 7,800 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,686 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 2,925 | -239 |
| San Andres | 3,089 | -403 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 4,127 | -1,441 |
| SpraberrySPRABERRY (UPPER) | 5,582 | -2,896 |
| Dean | 6,991 | -4,305 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,157 | -4,471 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,594 | 7,436 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 374 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 8.625 | 3,240 | 11 | 850 S |
| 5.5 | 7,800 | 7.875 | 805 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 17, 2024 | Jul 29, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Dec 2, 2014 | Aug 5, 2014 | 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 42-227-37578 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37578 → 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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