WELL · 42-227-38471 · DISTRICT 8
Whitaker 39-46 East #3907WA
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Whitaker 39-46 East #3907WA (API 42-227-38471) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Surge Operating LLC, completed May 13, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 28, 2015, permitted to 17,000 ft.
It was permitted by Three Rivers Operating CO II LLC and has since transferred to Surge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, San Andres, Glorieta.
Its lease has reported 495K barrels of oil and 916K mcf of gas since May 2015, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Three Rivers Operating Co II 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 | Three Rivers Operating Co II LLCJan 28, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 28, 2015
- last permit issued
- May 13, 2015
- completed
- 495K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 916K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 13, 2015
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitaker 39-46 East O-10-47526 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating, LLC | 2 | 495K | 916K | May 2015 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 14,097 · prior 12 20,108(-30%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 63,930 · prior 12 92,501(-31%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA Inc.May 2015 → Aug 2017
- 2Grenadier Energy Partners Ii,llcSep 2017 → Dec 2020
- 3Surge Operating, LLCJan 2021 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 803150-99 | Drill | Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC | Jan 23, 2015 | Jan 28, 2015 | Mar 2, 2015 | 17,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-47526 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,756 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,040 | 716 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,220 | 536 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,410 | -654 |
| Glorieta | 4,400 | -1,644 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 5,900 | -3,144 |
| Spraberry | 6,480 | -3,724 |
| Leonard | 6,680 | -3,924 |
| Dean | 7,700 | -4,944 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,820 | -5,064 |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,065 | 14,970 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 431 | 14.75 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 7,230 | 10.625 | 980 S |
| 5.5 | 15,185 | 7.875 | 640 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 3, 2016 | Feb 4, 2016 | 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 42-227-38471 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-38471 → 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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