WELL · 42-003-38171 · DISTRICT 8
State University -BJ- #7
Andrews County · Cowden North field · Vertical
State University -BJ- #7 (API 42-003-38171) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged May 22, 2014, last operated by Sandridge Expl. And Prod. LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 5, 1997, permitted to 5,500 ft.
It was permitted by Sunray Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Sandridge Expl. And Prod. LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 27.4K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2015. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sunray Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (405) 429-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sandridge Expl. and Prod. LLC |
| Production reports | Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCthrough Jul 2012 |
| Latest permit | Sunray Energy, Inc.Mar 5, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 5, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jul 1, 1997
- completed
- 27.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 1, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 22, 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; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State University -BJ- O-10-14829 | Cowden, North | Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLC | 6 | 27.4K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Apr 2015 |
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.
- 1Caprock Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1994
- 2Sunray Energy, Inc.Sep 1994 → Feb 2002
- 3Robertson Resources, Inc.Mar 2002 → Aug 2009
- 4Redco Oil & Gas, Inc.Sep 2009 → Mar 2011
- 5Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCApr 2011 → Jul 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 459443-99 | Drill | Sunray Energy, Inc. | Mar 5, 1997 | Mar 5, 1997 | Mar 10, 1997 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-14829 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,445 | 4,471 | Perforated |
| 4,560 | 4,568 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,643 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 4.5 | 5,355 | 7.875 | 725 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 | Mar 25, 1998 | Sep 17, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 17, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-003-38171 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-38171 → 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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