TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · HAMLIN-MIDDLETON UNIT 16-21 LEASE · API 42-227-37961 · DISTRICT 7B
Hamlin-Middleton Unit 16-21 #1H
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Hamlin-Middleton Unit 16-21 #1H (API 42-227-37961) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Surge Operating LLC, completed February 8, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 9, 2014, permitted to 8,071 ft.
It was permitted by Element Petro Operating II, LLC and has since transferred to Surge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Seven Rivers, Rustler, Yates, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 2.08M barrels of oil and 4.7M mcf of gas since February 2015, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Element Petro Operating II, LLC; 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 | Element Petro Operating II, LLCMay 9, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,071
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 9, 2014
- last permit issued
- Feb 8, 2015
- completed
- 2.08M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.7M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 8, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- 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; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlin-Middleton Unit 16-21 O-10-46637 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating, LLC | 8 | 2.08M | 4.7M | Feb 2015 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 643,872 · prior 12 571,921(+13%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 76,881 · prior 12 90,209(-15%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Element Petro Operating II, LLCFeb 2015 → Feb 2016
- 2Surge Operating, LLCMar 2016 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 783741-99 | Drill | Element Petro Operating II, LLC | Apr 2, 2014 | May 9, 2014 | Nov 24, 2014 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2015 | Hamlin-Middleton Unit 16-21 O-10-46637 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating LLC | Producing | 8,071 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,638 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Seven Rivers | 1,300 | 1,338 |
| Rustler | 1,375 | 1,263 |
| Yates | 1,971 | 667 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 2,400 | 238 |
| Glorieta | 2,400 | 238 |
| Spraberry | 2,800 | -162 |
| Grayburg | 3,073 | -435 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,291 | -653 |
| Coleman Junction | 3,400 | -762 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK SHALES | 6,220 | -3,582 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,223 | 8,325 | Perforated |
| 8,374 | 8,575 | Perforated |
| 8,624 | 8,825 | Perforated |
| 8,874 | 9,075 | Perforated |
| 9,124 | 9,325 | Perforated |
| 9,379 | 9,569 | Perforated |
| 9,624 | 9,825 | Perforated |
| 9,874 | 10,075 | Perforated |
| 10,124 | 10,320 | Perforated |
| 10,374 | 10,575 | Perforated |
| 10,624 | 10,825 | Perforated |
| 10,874 | 11,075 | Perforated |
| 11,124 | 11,320 | Perforated |
| 11,374 | 11,575 | Perforated |
| 11,624 | 11,825 | Perforated |
| 11,874 | 12,075 | Perforated |
| 12,124 | 12,325 | Perforated |
| 12,379 | 12,575 | Perforated |
| 12,624 | 12,825 | Perforated |
| 12,874 | 13,075 | Perforated |
| 13,129 | 13,320 | Perforated |
| 13,374 | 13,575 | Perforated |
| 13,624 | 13,825 | Perforated |
| 13,874 | 14,075 | Perforated |
| 14,119 | 14,320 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.625 | 401 | 26 | 720 S |
| 13.375 | 4,461 | 17.5 | 2,425 S |
| 9.625 | 8,398 | 12.25 | 1,200 S |
| 5.5 | 14,758 | 8.5 | 2,500 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 | Aug 18, 2015 | May 20, 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 42-227-37961 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37961 → 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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