WELL · 42-003-31868 · DISTRICT 8
University 15 B #1
Andrews County · Fullerton field · Producing · Vertical
University 15 B #1 (API 42-003-31868) is a well in Andrews County operated by Stephens & Johnson Operating CO., completed October 12, 1979 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 25, 1979, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Ram Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Stephens & Johnson Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 134K barrels of oil and 152K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.
Permitted by Ram Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 360 permits on file · (940) 781-1977
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ram Exploration Co.May 25, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 25, 1979
- last permit issued
- Oct 12, 1979
- completed
- 134K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 152K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 12, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University 15 "B" O-10-25587 | Fullerton | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | 5 | 134K | 152K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,307 · prior 12 3,538(-7%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,983 · prior 12 2,574(+16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Limark CorporationJan 1993 → Aug 1998
- 2Rust Oil Corp.Sep 1998 → Sep 1999
- 3Rust Operating Co., Inc.Oct 1999 → Feb 2000
- 4Fossil Rock Resources, Inc.Mar 2000 → May 2008
- 5Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.Jun 2008 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49330-99 | Drill | Ram Exploration Co. | May 25, 1979 | May 25, 1979 | — | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-25587 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,150 | 7,156 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,784 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 2.375 | 7,131 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,300 | 7.875 | 1,400 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 19, 1979 | — |
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 42-003-31868 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-31868 → 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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