WELL · 42-003-38294 · DISTRICT 8
University 13-14 South #4
Andrews County · Shafter Lake (Yates) field · Horizontal
University 13-14 South #4 (API 42-003-38294) is a plugged horizontal well in Andrews County, plugged April 10, 2012, last operated by Big D Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 17, 1997, permitted to 3,300 ft.
It was permitted by Hicon Gas Producers, Inc. 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 Hicon Gas Producers, Inc.; 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 Nov 2010 |
| Latest permit | Hicon Gas Producers, Inc.Oct 17, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 17, 1997
- last permit issued
- Dec 31, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 13.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1997 THROUGH Apr 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 31, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 10, 2012
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 13-14 South G-10-168512 | Shafter Lake (Yates) | Big D Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 13.1K | Dec 1997 – Apr 2012 |
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.Jan 1998 → Aug 1999
- 2Big D Energy CompanySep 1999 → Nov 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468729-98 | Drill | Hicon Gas Producers, Inc. | Dec 4, 1997 | Oct 17, 1997 | — | 3,300 |
| 468729-99 | Drill | Hicon Gas Producers, Inc. | Oct 13, 1997 | Oct 17, 1997 | Dec 9, 1997 | 3,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-168512 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,209 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,836 | 373 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,288 | 4,000 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 348 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 7 | 2,700 | 8.75 | 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 | Jul 27, 1998 | Mar 26, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 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 42-003-38294 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-38294 → 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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