TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · FRANCES GUNN LEASE · API 42-227-37734 · DISTRICT 7B
Frances Gunn #31
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Frances Gunn #31 (API 42-227-37734) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged September 16, 2024, last operated by Surge Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 18, 2013, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Surge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 19 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, San Andres, Glorieta.
Its lease has reported 201K barrels of oil and 350K mcf of gas since November 2009, last reporting in March 2025. The lease carries 9 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 Jul 2022 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationDec 18, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 18, 2013
- last permit issued
- Aug 18, 2022
- completed
- 201K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 350K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2009 THROUGH Mar 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 18, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 16, 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; they carry 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Gunn O-10-42207 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating, LLC | 9 | 201K | 350K | Nov 2009 – 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.
- 1Apache CorporationDec 2011 → Jul 2021
- 2Surge Operating, LLCAug 2021 → Jul 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 773535-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Nov 11, 2013 | Dec 18, 2013 | Feb 20, 2014 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2022 | Frances Gunn O-10-42207 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,566 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,628 | 938 |
| Seven Rivers | 1,779 | 787 |
| San Andres | 2,733 | -167 |
| Glorieta | 3,365 | -799 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 3,830 | -1,264 |
| Spraberry | 4,555 | -1,989 |
| Dean | 6,424 | -3,858 |
| Wolfcamp | 6,554 | -3,988 |
| Cisco | 6,926 | -4,360 |
| Pennsylvanian | 7,298 | -4,732 |
| Atoka | — | — |
| Canyon | — | — |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPIAN-FUSSELMAN | — | — |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN-DEVONIAN | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,360 | 6,970 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,655 | 12.25 | 1,025 S |
| 5.5 | 7,418 | 7.875 | 815 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 18, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Oct 16, 2014 | Jul 28, 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 42-227-37734 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37734 → 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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