WELL · 42-227-38049 · DISTRICT 8
Tubb 39 #6
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Tubb 39 #6 (API 42-227-38049) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged May 6, 2026, last operated by Surge Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 15, 2014, permitted to 9,880 ft.
It was permitted by Athlon Holdings LP and has since transferred to Surge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 17 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Clear Fork, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 325K barrels of oil and 1.32M mcf of gas since April 2012, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Athlon Holdings LP; 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 Aug 2025 |
| Latest permit | Athlon Holdings LPJul 15, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,880
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 15, 2014
- last permit issued
- Mar 26, 2025
- completed
- 325K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.32M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 26, 2025
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 6, 2026
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubb 39 O-10-42622 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating, LLC | 7 | 325K | 1.32M | Apr 2012 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 20,437(-100%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1 · prior 12 1,690(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cobra Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2012 → Nov 2012
- 2Athlon FE Operating LLCDec 2012 → Dec 2013
- 3Athlon Holdings LPJan 2014 → Jan 2015
- 4Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Jan 2020
- 5Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Oct 2024
- 6Surge Operating, LLCNov 2024 → Aug 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 788394-99 | Drill | Athlon Holdings LP | Jun 2, 2014 | Jul 15, 2014 | Aug 5, 2014 | 9,880 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2025 | Tubb 39 O-10-42622 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,569 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,385 | 1,184 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,384 | -815 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,073 | -1,504 |
| Spraberry | 5,668 | -3,099 |
| Leonard | 6,703 | -4,134 |
| Dean | 6,806 | -4,237 |
| Wolfcamp | 6,902 | -4,333 |
| Cisco | 8,804 | -6,235 |
| Strawn | 9,303 | -6,734 |
| Atoka | 9,471 | -6,902 |
| Canyon | — | — |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPIAN-FUSSELMAN | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,798 | 9,765 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,840 | 17.5 | 1,400 S |
| 8.625 | 3,985 | 11 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 9,915 | 7.875 | 800 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 | May 6, 2026 | Apr 2, 2026 | — |
| 00 | May 12, 2015 | Jan 26, 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 42-227-38049 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-38049 → 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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