TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · GUARDIAN UNIT 12-22 LEASE · API 42-227-37584 · DISTRICT 7B
Guardian Unit 12-22 #3
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Guardian Unit 12-22 #3 (API 42-227-37584) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged May 8, 2023, last operated by Surge Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 8, 2013, permitted to 9,400 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Surge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Grayburg, San Andres, Glorieta, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 1.44M barrels of oil and 3.16M mcf of gas since March 2013, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationAug 8, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 8, 2013
- last permit issued
- Jan 20, 2022
- completed
- 1.44M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.16M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 20, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 8, 2023
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guardian Unit 12-22 O-10-44981 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating, LLC | 8 | 1.44M | 3.16M | Mar 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 132,581 · prior 12 271,463(-51%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 751,661 · prior 12 1,113,247(-32%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Apache CorporationMar 2013 → Jul 2021
- 2Surge Operating, LLCAug 2021 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 767759-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Aug 6, 2013 | Aug 8, 2013 | Sep 22, 2013 | 9,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2022 | Guardian Unit 12-22 O-10-44981 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,585 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 2,736 | -151 |
| San Andres | 2,858 | -273 |
| Glorieta | 3,468 | -883 |
| Clear Fork | 3,796 | -1,211 |
| Spraberry | 5,420 | -2,835 |
| Dean | 6,627 | -4,042 |
| Wolfcamp | 6,755 | -4,170 |
| Strawn | 8,490 | -5,905 |
| Atoka | 8,703 | -6,118 |
| Mississippian | 9,039 | -6,454 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,608 | 7,442 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 415 | 17.5 | 415 S |
| 8.625 | 3,197 | 11 | 1,659 S |
| 5.5 | 9,234 | 7.875 | 1,749 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 | Mar 8, 2023 | Feb 22, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Sep 10, 2015 | Aug 13, 2015 | 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 42-227-37584 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37584 → 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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