WELL · 42-003-38996 · DISTRICT 8
University Southern Minerals #5
Andrews County · Vertical
University Southern Minerals #5 (API 42-003-38996) is a permitted well in Andrews County filed by Forest Oil Corporation; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2002 and 2008, permitted to 7,800 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, U. Clearfork, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 735K barrels of oil and 4.55M mcf of gas since December 2000, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 19 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 11, 2015 · 1,861 permits on file · (866) 520-0402
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Crescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Forest Oil CorporationSep 12, 2008 |
- 7,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 12, 2008
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 735K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.55M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 19 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Southern Minerals O-10-36512 | Martin (Consolidated) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 19 | 735K | 4.55M | Dec 2000 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 58,259 · prior 12 51,550(+13%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 11,372 · prior 12 6,266(+81%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Minihan Oil & Gas CorporationDec 2000 → Apr 2004
- 2Minihan Oil & Gas Ltd.May 2004 → Jul 2006
- 3Forest Oil CorporationAug 2006 → Dec 2009
- 4Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCJan 2010 → Jan 2013
- 5Sheridan Production Company, LLCFeb 2013 → Mar 2020
- 6FDL Operating, LLCApr 2020 → Nov 2021
- 7Contango Resources, Inc.Dec 2021 → Dec 2021
- 8Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Oct 2025
- 9Crescent Energy Operating, LLCNov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 669117-99 | Recompletion | Forest Oil Corporation | Aug 14, 2008 | Sep 12, 2008 | — | 7,600 |
| 523122-99 | Drill | Minihan Oil & Gas Corporation | Aug 26, 2002 | Aug 28, 2002 | Sep 21, 2002 | 7,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-36512 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,308 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,752 | 556 |
| San Andres | 4,190 | -882 |
| U. Clearfork | 5,602 | -2,294 |
| Clear ForkUPPER CLEARFORK | 5,602 | -2,294 |
| L. Clearfork | 6,194 | -2,886 |
| Clear ForkLOWER CLEARFORK | 6,194 | -2,886 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,211 | 4,400 | Perforated |
| 5,721 | 5,925 | Perforated |
| 6,202 | 6,550 | Perforated |
| 6,620 | 6,974 | Perforated |
| 7,024 | 7,350 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,519 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 7,600 | 7.875 | 1,850 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 15, 2011 | Oct 14, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Feb 13, 2003 | Nov 26, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 17, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-003-38996 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-38996 → 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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