WELL · 42-003-32178 · DISTRICT 8
University JD #4
Andrews County · Bakke (Penn.) field · Vertical
University JD #4 (API 42-003-32178) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged April 21, 2004, last operated by Morningstar Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 4, 1980, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Estoril Producing Corporation and has since transferred to Morningstar Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 79.4K barrels of oil and 276K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2004.
Operator of record
Permitted by Estoril Producing Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 12
- Phone
- (817) 334-8096
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Morningstar Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Pure Resources, L.P.through Feb 2004 |
| Latest permit | Estoril Producing CorporationJan 4, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 4, 1980
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 79.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 276K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 21, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University -5- O-10-31980 | Bakke (Penn.) | Pure Resources, L.P. | 1 | 79.4K | 276K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2004 |
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.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → May 2000
- 2Pure Resources, L.P.Jun 2000 → Feb 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68675-99 | Drill | Estoril Producing Corporation | Jan 4, 1980 | Jan 4, 1980 | Feb 27, 1980 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-31980 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,023 | 9,117 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 275 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,802 | 11 | 925 S |
| 2.375 | 9,144 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 9,200 | 7.875 | 630 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 | Oct 20, 1988 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 18, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 27, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 16, 1980 | — |
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 42-003-32178 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-32178 → 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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