WELL · 42-003-37792 · DISTRICT 8
University SS #3
Andrews County · Fullerton (San Andres) field · Vertical
University SS #3 (API 42-003-37792) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged December 3, 2021, last operated by Contango Resources LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 17, 1996, permitted to 4,900 ft.
It was permitted by Minihan Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Contango Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 1.37K barrels of oil and 146K mcf of gas since June 1996, last reporting in March 2022. The lease carries 4 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 | Hicon Gas Producers, Inc.through Oct 1998 |
| Latest permit | Minihan Oil & Gas CorporationJan 17, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 17, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 19, 1996
- completed
- 1.37K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 146K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1996 THROUGH Mar 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 19, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 3, 2021
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University "SS" O-10-34966 | Fullerton (San Andres) | Contango Resources, LLC | 4 | 1.37K | 146K | Jun 1996 – Mar 2022 |
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 CorporationJun 1996 → Jan 1997
- 2Hicon Gas Producers, Inc.Feb 1997 → Apr 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443796-99 | Drill | Minihan Oil & Gas Corporation | Jan 17, 1996 | Jan 17, 1996 | Jan 19, 1996 | 4,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-34966 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,338 | 4,366 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 270 | 12.25 | 160 S |
| 5.5 | 4,550 | 7.875 | 1,050 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 | Aug 26, 1996 | Jun 19, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 22, 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 42-003-37792 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-37792 → 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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