TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · GLASS 38E LEASE · API 42-227-38916 · DISTRICT 7B
Glass 38E #3HK
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Glass 38e #3HK (API 42-227-38916) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Surge Operating LLC, completed February 17, 2017 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 18, 2016, permitted to 7,395 ft.
It was permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc. 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 152K barrels of oil and 436K mcf of gas since February 2017, last reporting volume in March 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.; 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 | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Nov 18, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,395
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 18, 2016
- last permit issued
- Feb 17, 2017
- completed
- 152K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 436K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2017 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 17, 2017
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glass 38E O-10-49280 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating, LLC | 1 | 152K | 436K | Feb 2017 – Mar 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 7,346 · prior 12 1,027
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 19,062 · prior 12 4,190(+355%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2017 → Jan 2020
- 2Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Oct 2024
- 3Surge Operating, LLCNov 2024 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 820393-98 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Dec 5, 2016 | Nov 18, 2016 | — | 7,500 |
| 820393-99 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Nov 15, 2016 | Nov 18, 2016 | Jan 3, 2017 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2017 | Glass 38E O-10-49280 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Surge Operating LLC | Producing | 7,395 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,641 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,967 | 674 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,125 | -484 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,226 | -1,585 |
| Spraberry | 5,627 | -2,986 |
| Leonard | 6,577 | -3,936 |
| Dean | 6,727 | -4,086 |
| Wolfcamp | 6,889 | -4,248 |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,314 | 15,474 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,842 | 17.5 | 1,577 S |
| 9.625 | 6,707 | 12.25 | 664 S |
| 5.5 | 15,582 | 8.5 | 2,020 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 30, 2025 | Sep 26, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 2018 | Oct 26, 2017 | 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 42-227-38916 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-38916 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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