WELL · 42-003-00825 · DISTRICT 8
University -O- #5
Andrews County · Block 12 East (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
University -O- #5 (API 42-003-00825) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged October 30, 2012, last operated by Wtg Exploration.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1983, permitted to 10,118 ft.
It was permitted by Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Wtg Exploration on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Yates.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 269 permits on file · (432) 664-8876
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WTG Exploration |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp.Jun 17, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,118
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 17, 1983
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 30, 2012
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University -O- O-10-430 | Block 12, East (Ellenburger) | WTG Exploration | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2014 |
| University "O" G-10-107237 | Block 12 (Yates) | WTG Exploration | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2012 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 198711-99 | Recompletion | Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp. | Jun 17, 1983 | Jun 17, 1983 | — | 10,118 |
| 1617-99 | Recompletion | Cities Service Oil Co. | Oct 20, 1977 | Oct 20, 1977 | — | 10,118 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-107237 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-430 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,291 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,814 | 477 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,814 | 2,923 | Perforated |
| 7,680 | — | Perforated |
| — | 10,106 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,443 | 17 | 1,050 S |
| 8.625 | 4,320 | 11 | 2,100 S |
| 5.5 | 10,106 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Feb 29, 1984 | Sep 27, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Feb 27, 1984 | Sep 27, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 28, 1974 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-003-00825 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-00825 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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