WELL · 42-003-40238 · DISTRICT 8
University 7-25 B #4
Andrews County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
University 7-25 B #4 (API 42-003-40238) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged August 23, 2016, last operated by Qep Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 7, 2007, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Qep Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Rustler, Tansill, Yates, Seven Rivers.
Its lease has reported 41.7K barrels of oil and 72K mcf of gas since January 2008, last reporting in October 2016.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 745
- Phone
- (432) 221-7400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | QEP Energy Company |
| Production reports | QEP Energy Companythrough Feb 2015 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Aug 7, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 7, 2007
- last permit issued
- Jan 8, 2008
- completed
- 41.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 72K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2008 THROUGH Oct 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 8, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 23, 2016
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 7-25 B O-10-38649 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | QEP Energy Company | 1 | 41.7K | 72K | Jan 2008 – Oct 2016 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jan 2008 → Aug 2012
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Sep 2012 → Feb 2014
- 3QEP Energy CompanyMar 2014 → Feb 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 643523-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jul 31, 2007 | Aug 7, 2007 | Nov 13, 2007 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-38649 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,940 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 2,089 | 851 |
| Tansill | 2,930 | 10 |
| Yates | 3,136 | -196 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,394 | -454 |
| Queen | 3,946 | -1,006 |
| Grayburg | 4,554 | -1,614 |
| San Andres | 4,933 | -1,993 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,650 | -3,710 |
| SpraberrySPRABERRY UPPER | 8,337 | -5,397 |
| SpraberrySPRABERRY LOWER | 8,749 | -5,809 |
| Dean | 9,564 | -6,624 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,074 | -7,134 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 845 | 8,652 | Perforated |
| 8,882 | 9,214 | Perforated |
| 9,495 | 9,641 | Perforated |
| 9,782 | 10,066 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,800 | 11 | 800 S |
| 7.875 | 10,310 | 7.875 | 525 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 2, 2008 | Feb 26, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 12, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-003-40238 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-40238 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/00340238, documented in the API reference.