TEXAS · WELLS · ANDREWS COUNTY · MPS UNIVERSITY LEASE · API 42-003-38266 · DISTRICT 7B
MPS University #5
Andrews County · Three Bar (San Andres) field · Vertical
Mps University #5 (API 42-003-38266) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged May 19, 2014, last operated by Sheridan Production Company LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 29, 1997, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Minihan Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Sheridan Production Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 58.2K barrels of oil and 15.7K mcf of gas since April 1997, last reporting in April 2015. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sheridan Production Company LLC
Permitted by Minihan Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 23, 2020
- Permits on file
- 1,009
- Phone
- (713) 548-1000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sheridan Production Company LLC |
| Production reports | Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCthrough Sep 2011 |
| Latest permit | Minihan Oil & Gas CorporationAug 29, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 29, 1997
- last permit issued
- Oct 21, 1997
- completed
- 58.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 15.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Apr 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 21, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 19, 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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPS University O-10-35314 | Three Bar (San Andres) | Sheridan Production Company, LLC | 4 | 58.2K | 15.7K | Apr 1997 – 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.
- 1Minihan Oil & Gas CorporationApr 1997 → Apr 2004
- 2Minihan Oil & Gas Ltd.May 2004 → Jul 2006
- 3Forest Oil CorporationAug 2006 → Dec 2009
- 4Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCJan 2010 → Mar 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466384-99 | Drill | Minihan Oil & Gas Corporation | Aug 18, 1997 | Aug 29, 1997 | Oct 3, 1997 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 1997 | MPS University O-10-35314 | Three Bar (San Andres) | Sheridan Production Company LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,284 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,810 | 474 |
| San Andres | 4,312 | -1,028 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,406 | 4,444 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 262 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 5.5 | 4,603 | 7.875 | 875 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 23, 1998 | Nov 6, 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 42-003-38266 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-38266 → 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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