WELL · 42-003-37713 · DISTRICT 8
University AE #4
Andrews County · Fuhrman-Mascho (Yates) field · Vertical
University AE #4 (API 42-003-37713) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged September 30, 2025, last operated by Contango Resources LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 23, 1995, permitted to 3,300 ft.
It was permitted by Minihan Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Contango Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Rustler, Tansill, Yates.
Its 2 leases have reported 39.1K barrels of oil and 537K mcf of gas since July 1995, last reporting in October 2025. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Minihan Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Andrews, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 13 permits on file · (844) 336-4716
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Contango Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Contango Resources, LLCthrough Jan 2022 |
| Latest permit | Minihan Oil & Gas CorporationAug 23, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 23, 1995
- last permit issued
- Mar 24, 2023
- completed
- 39.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 537K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1995 THROUGH Oct 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 24, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 30, 2025
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 2 leases 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 "AE" O-10-34578 | Fuhrman-Mascho (Yates) | Contango Resources, LLC | 4 | 39.1K | 513K | Jul 1995 – Oct 2025 |
| University "AE" G-10-281853 | Fuhrman-Mascho (Yates) | Contango Resources, LLC | 1 | 0 | 24.1K | Feb 2016 – Sep 2025 |
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.
- 1Minihan Oil & Gas CorporationJul 1995 → Apr 2004
- 2Hicon Gas Producers, Inc.Feb 1997 → Jun 1999
- 3Minihan Oil & Gas Ltd.May 2004 → Jul 2006
- 4Forest Oil CorporationAug 2006 → Dec 2009
- 5Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCJan 2010 → Jan 2013
- 6Sheridan Production Company, LLCFeb 2013 → Mar 2020
- 7FDL Operating, LLCApr 2020 → Dec 2020
- 8Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Jan 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439167-99 | Drill | Minihan Oil & Gas Corporation | Aug 21, 1995 | Aug 23, 1995 | Sep 18, 1995 | 3,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-281853 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-34578 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,249 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,037 | 3,148 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 250 | 12.25 | 160 S |
| 5.5 | 3,220 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Jun 20, 2023 | May 2, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Mar 14, 2017 | Feb 27, 2017 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 16, 1996 | Nov 7, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 23, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-003-37713 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-37713 → 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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