WELL · 42-003-05477 · DISTRICT 8

University 30 #3

Plugged

University 30 #3 (API 42-003-05477) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged May 23, 2022, last operated by Carruth, Chris.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 1993, permitted to 4,700 ft.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Grayburg, San Andres.

Its lease has reported 28.6K barrels of oil and 13.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2022. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Carruth, Chris

Andrews, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 15, 2017 · 2 permits on file · (432) 523-4653

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	none
Production reports	Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.through Apr 2022
Latest permit	Carruth, ChrisApr 26, 1993

4,700: total depth, ft
2: permits on file
Apr 26, 1993: last permit issued
—: completed
28.6K: cumulative oil, bbl
13.8K: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2022

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: —
Shut in: —
Plugged: May 23, 2022

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
University -30- O-10-27863	Emma	Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.	2	28.6K	13.8K	Jan 1993 – Oct 2022

No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

1Carruth, ChrisJan 1993 → Jan 2016
2Forge Energy, LLCFeb 2016 → Apr 2017
3Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.May 2017 → Apr 2022

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
410953-99	Reenter	Carruth, Chris	Apr 22, 1993	Apr 26, 1993	Apr 28, 1993	4,700
355365-99	Reenter	Steller Energy & Investment Corp	Jan 20, 1989	Jan 23, 1989	—	3,300

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— O-10-27863	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,174 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
Grayburg	4,102	-928
San Andres	4,290	-1,116

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
4,302	4,472	Perforated
—	10,689	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
5.5	4,700	8.75	250 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Jul 30, 1993	Jun 3, 1993	Yes
Jun 14, 1993	—	—
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 42-003-05477 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-003-05477 → 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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