If my driving was all 65 MPH highway, in moderate temperatures and light traffic, I'd have the most efficient and lightest-wear scenario possible and I would happily go 10,000 miles on a premium (not EP) filter. Under ideal conditions, most decent oil filters are able to go much longer than indicated by the manufacturer. It's the adverse conditions that many drive under that require the filter be changed more often.
The longest I have left an oil filter on any of my engines was a Toyota/Denso OEM filter on my 2006 Tacoma, I thought I had changed it at the previous service but apparently I was in a hurry and left it on, changing only the oil. So that Denso filter went over 11,000 miles and I could not tell any difference. The truck ran great the whole time and I am not worried about any wear or additional failure due to running the oil filter beyond it's "service life" (which will vary depending on conditions).
My commute is 14 miles each way with some stop-and-go city traffic, and weekend trips can be much shorter or longer. So currently I am running synthetic oil at 7,500-mile intervals (Toyota specifies conventional oil at 5,000-mile intervals for this vehicle). I don't drive it hard or in dusty conditions so this interval works great for my situation. I use premium filters such as Bosch, Purolator, Denso, etc. No need for EP filters at these intervals.
