WELL · 42-003-10055 · DISTRICT 8
Texas University -W- #1
Andrews County · Goldsmith N. (San Andres Con.) field · Vertical
Texas University -W- #1 (API 42-003-10055) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged June 9, 2023, last operated by Royalty Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 1989, permitted to 6,300 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres, Glorieta.
Operator of record
Tomball, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 22, 1991 · 67 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Royalty Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Sheridan Production Company, LLCthrough Sep 2014 |
| Latest permit | Royalty Exploration, Inc.Feb 23, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 23, 1989
- last permit issued
- Oct 5, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 264K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 5, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 9, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas University W G-10-130616 | Embar (Yates) | Contango Resources, LLC | 1 | 0 | 264K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2023 |
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.
- 1Orbitron Operating Corp.Feb 1993 → Nov 1994
- 2Minihan Oil & Gas CorporationJul 1996 → Jan 1997
- 3Hicon Gas Producers, Inc.Feb 1997 → Sep 1999
- 4Sloan Petroleum Inc.Oct 1999 → Aug 2009
- 5OK Arena Operating CompanySep 2009 → Jul 2010
- 6Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCAug 2010 → Dec 2012
- 7Sheridan Production Company, LLCFeb 2013 → Sep 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 355989-99 | Recompletion | Royalty Exploration, Inc. | Feb 13, 1989 | Feb 23, 1989 | — | 3,300 |
| 333857-99 | Recompletion | Phillips Petroleum Company | Jul 31, 1987 | Sep 10, 1987 | — | 6,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-130616 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,212 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,695 | 517 |
| Grayburg | 3,846 | -634 |
| San Andres | 4,087 | -875 |
| GlorietaGLORIETTA | 5,209 | -1,997 |
| Clear ForkUPPER CLEARFORK | 5,490 | -2,278 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,738 | 2,902 | Perforated |
| 4,250 | 4,292 | Perforated |
| 5,642 | 5,846 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,384 | — | 320 S |
| 8.625 | 1,384 | 12.25 | 420 S |
| 2.375 | 5,789 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,300 | — | 440 S |
| 4.5 | 6,300 | 7.875 | 640 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 | May 23, 1989 | Mar 14, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | May 12, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 23, 1987 | Nov 2, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 10, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 8, 1963 | — |
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 42-003-10055 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-10055 → 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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