WELL · 42-451-32378 · DISTRICT 7
Cope Unit #97
Tom Green County · Cope field · Shut IN · Vertical
Cope Unit #97 (API 42-451-32378) is a well in Tom Green County operated by Surge Solutions Inc., completed August 6, 1997 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 2, 1997, permitted to 9,700 ft.
It was permitted by Midland Res. Oper. CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Surge Solutions Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Cope Sand, Dean, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 1.37M barrels of oil and 767K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 50 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Midland Res. Oper. Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Bandera, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 8 permits on file · (415) 497-4013
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Surge Solutions Inc. |
| Production reports | Surge Solutions, Inc.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Midland Res. Oper. Co., Inc.Jun 2, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 2, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 6, 1997
- completed
- 1.37M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 767K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 6, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 50 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cope Unit O-9-3099 | Cope | Surge Solutions, Inc. | 50 | 1.37M | 767K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 10,131 · prior 12 6,191(+64%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,064 · prior 12 3,604(-43%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Miresco, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Midland Res. Oper. Co., Inc.Apr 1994 → Oct 1998
- 3Vista Resources, Inc. (A)Nov 1998 → Feb 2000
- 4Prize Operating CompanyMar 2000 → Mar 2002
- 5Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Apr 2002 → Apr 2006
- 6Cimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoMay 2006 → Dec 2012
- 7Merit Energy CompanyJan 2013 → May 2017
- 8Rover Petroleum Operating, LLCJun 2017 → Apr 2022
- 9Robert C. Brower, LLCMay 2022 → Aug 2025
- 10Surge Solutions, Inc.Sep 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 463196-98 | Drill | Midland Res. Oper. Co., Inc. | Aug 7, 1997 | Jun 2, 1997 | Jul 1, 1997 | 9,000 |
| 463196-99 | Drill | Midland Res. Oper. Co., Inc. | Jun 2, 1997 | Jun 2, 1997 | — | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-3099 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,555 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,116 | 5,120 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 575 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 8.625 | 2,755 | 11 | 800 S |
| 5.5 | 5,300 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Oct 20, 1997 | Sep 2, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 6, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-451-32378 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-451-32378 → 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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