TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · CJ BALLARD 35 LEASE · API 42-227-38268 · DISTRICT 7B
CJ Ballard 35 #3
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
CJ Ballard 35 #3 (API 42-227-38268) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged July 17, 2026, last operated by Surge Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 29, 2014, permitted to 9,900 ft.
It was permitted by Athlon Holdings LP and has since transferred to Surge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Clear Fork, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 44.1K barrels of oil and 131K mcf of gas since April 2015, last reporting in July 2026.
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 Dec 2024 |
| Latest permit | Athlon Holdings LPSep 29, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jan 11, 2025
- completed
- 44.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 131K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 11, 2025
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 17, 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Ballard 35 O-10-46881 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating, LLC | 1 | 44.1K | 131K | Apr 2015 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 2,534(-100%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 358(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Apr 2015 → Jan 2020
- 2Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Oct 2024
- 3Surge Operating, LLCNov 2024 → Dec 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 795915-99 | Drill | Athlon Holdings LP | Sep 9, 2014 | Sep 29, 2014 | Mar 22, 2015 | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2025 | CJ Ballard 35 O-10-46881 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,603 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,461 | 1,142 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,385 | -782 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,135 | -1,532 |
| Spraberry | 5,777 | -3,174 |
| Leonard | 6,816 | -4,213 |
| Dean | 6,898 | -4,295 |
| Wolfcamp | 6,983 | -4,380 |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,912 | 9,842 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,638 | 17.5 | 1,350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,045 | 11 | 880 S |
| 5.5 | 9,915 | 7.875 | 830 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 | Apr 7, 2025 | Feb 24, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Oct 14, 2015 | Oct 8, 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 42-227-38268 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-38268 → 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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