WELL · 42-003-38238 · DISTRICT 8
University -W- #3
Andrews County · Cowden North field · Vertical
University -W- #3 (API 42-003-38238) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged October 24, 2017, last operated by Newton Corp. The.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 25, 1997, permitted to 4,800 ft.
It was permitted by Broadway Operating Company Inc. and has since transferred to Newton Corp. The on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 11.3K barrels of oil and 2.23K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Broadway Operating Company Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 5, 2021 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Newton Corp. The |
| Production reports | Newton Corp.,thethrough Jan 2003 |
| Latest permit | Broadway Operating Company Inc.Jun 25, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 25, 1997
- last permit issued
- Sep 6, 1997
- completed
- 11.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.23K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 6, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 24, 2017
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University -W- O-10-16837 | Cowden, North | Newton Corp.,the | 3 | 11.3K | 2.23K | Jan 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.
- 1Davcro Inc.Jan 1993 → May 1997
- 2Broadway Operating Company Inc.Jun 1997 → Dec 1998
- 3Henry Petroleum Corp.Jan 1999 → Mar 2001
- 4Henry Petroleum LPApr 2001 → May 2001
- 5Core E & P Corp.Jun 2001 → Apr 2002
- 6Newton Corp.,theJun 2002 → Jan 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 464225-99 | Drill | Broadway Operating Company Inc. | Jun 25, 1997 | Jun 25, 1997 | Jul 23, 1997 | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-16837 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,116 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 4,486 | -1,370 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,662 | 4,710 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 261 | 12.25 | 125 S |
| 5.5 | 4,763 | 7.875 | 445 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 | Feb 23, 1998 | Nov 7, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 9, 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 42-003-38238 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-38238 → 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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