WELL · 42-227-37635 · DISTRICT 8
Smith 4 #1
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Smith 4 #1 (API 42-227-37635) is a well in Howard County operated by Surge Operating LLC, completed November 16, 2013 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 16, 2013, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Athlon FE Operating LLC and has since transferred to Surge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Strawn, Atoka.
Its lease has reported 175K barrels of oil and 257K mcf of gas since November 2013, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Athlon FE Operating LLC; 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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Athlon FE Operating LLCSep 16, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 16, 2013
- last permit issued
- Nov 16, 2013
- completed
- 175K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 257K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 16, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith 4 O-10-44608 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating, LLC | 3 | 175K | 257K | Nov 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,740 · prior 12 3,807(+51%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,799 · prior 12 669(+1215%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Athlon Holdings LPNov 2013 → Jan 2015
- 2Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Jan 2020
- 3Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Oct 2023
- 4Flat Top Operating, LLCNov 2023 → Jan 2025
- 5Surge Operating, LLCMar 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 769772-99 | Drill | Athlon FE Operating LLC | Sep 10, 2013 | Sep 16, 2013 | Oct 15, 2013 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-44608 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,594 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,202 | 9,920 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,810 | 17.5 | 1,400 S |
| 8.625 | 3,951 | 11 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 9,989 | 7.875 | 915 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 | Jun 13, 2014 | Jan 8, 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 42-227-37635 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37635 → 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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