WELL · 42-003-38014 · DISTRICT 8
University 5-11 #3
Andrews County · Embar (Yates) field · Vertical
University 5-11 #3 (API 42-003-38014) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged February 1, 2014, last operated by Big D Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 17, 1996, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Minihan Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Big D Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Yates.
Operator of record
Permitted by Minihan Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
New Braunfels, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 7, 2019 · (432) 634-8627
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Big D Energy Company |
| Production reports | Big D Energy Companythrough Oct 2004 |
| Latest permit | Minihan Oil & Gas CorporationOct 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.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 17, 1996
- last permit issued
- Oct 17, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.72K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1996 THROUGH Jan 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 17, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 1, 2014
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 5-11 G-10-164112 | Embar (Yates) | Big D Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 2.72K | Oct 1996 – Jan 2014 |
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.
- 1Hicon Gas Producers, Inc.May 1998 → Jul 1999
- 2Big D Energy CompanyApr 2001 → Oct 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453969-99 | Drill | Minihan Oil & Gas Corporation | Oct 17, 1996 | Oct 17, 1996 | Oct 24, 1996 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-164112 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,345 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,862 | 483 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,867 | 3,067 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 266 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 5.5 | 3,245 | 7.875 | 650 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 19, 1998 | Jul 15, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1997 | Jul 9, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 5, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-003-38014 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-38014 → 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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