TEXAS · WELLS · ANDREWS COUNTY · UNIVERSITY "BB" LEASE · API 42-003-37255 · DISTRICT 7B
University BB #8
Andrews County · Three Bar (Wolfcamp) field · Shut In · Vertical
University BB #8 (API 42-003-37255) is a well in Andrews County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed July 26, 2018 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 20, 1993, permitted to 8,025 ft.
It was permitted by MW Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including San Andres, Tubb, Wichita-Albany, L. Wichita.
Its lease has reported 209K barrels of oil and 179K mcf of gas since March 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by MW Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Feb 2015 |
| Latest permit | MW Petroleum CorporationMay 20, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,025
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 20, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jul 26, 2018
- completed
- 209K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 179K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 26, 2018
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2016
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 "BB" O-10-33783 | Three Bar (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 2 | 209K | 179K | Mar 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1MW Petroleum CorporationMar 1993 → Aug 1998
- 2Apache CorporationSep 1998 → Feb 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 411843-99 | Drill | MW Petroleum Corporation | May 17, 1993 | May 20, 1993 | Jun 28, 1993 | 8,025 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2018 | University BB O-10-33783 | Three Bar (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Shut In · shut in Feb 1, 2016 | 8,025 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,372 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,349 | -977 |
| Tubb | 6,261 | -2,889 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA | 6,880 | -3,508 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 6,880 | -3,508 |
| L. Wichita | 7,561 | -4,189 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,691 | -4,319 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,570 | 7,594 | Perforated |
| 7,702 | 7,822 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,518 | 17.5 | 1,250 S |
| 8.625 | 3,968 | 11 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 8,000 | 7.875 | 1,000 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 10, 2018 | Sep 17, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Mar 9, 1994 | Jan 3, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Nov 5, 1993 | Aug 11, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 16, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-003-37255 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-37255 → 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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