WELL · 42-003-40400 · DISTRICT 8
University 6-24 #3
Andrews County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
University 6-24 #3 (API 42-003-40400) is a well in Andrews County operated by Qep Energy Company, completed June 12, 2008.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 9, 2008, 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 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 79.6K barrels of oil and 101K mcf of gas since June 2008, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 | Ovintiv USA Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Feb 9, 2008 |
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
- Feb 9, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jun 12, 2008
- completed
- 79.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 101K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 12, 2008
- 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 2 leases 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 6-24 O-10-49330 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 1 | 18.1K | 24.7K | Apr 2017 – Jul 2026 |
| University 6-24 O-10-38823 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | QEP Energy Company | 2 | 61.5K | 76.6K | Jun 2008 – Oct 2018 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,161 · prior 12 1,125(+3%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 136(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jun 2008 → Aug 2012
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Sep 2012 → Feb 2014
- 3QEP Energy CompanyMar 2014 → May 2017
- 4Piedra Operating, LLCApr 2017 → May 2023
- 5Ovintiv USA Inc.Jun 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 654420-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jan 31, 2008 | Feb 9, 2008 | Apr 11, 2008 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-38823 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-49330 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,943 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,730 | 8,939 | Perforated |
| 9,025 | 9,323 | Perforated |
| 9,442 | 9,691 | Perforated |
| 9,807 | 10,130 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,810 | 11 | 814 S |
| 5.5 | 10,221 | 7.875 | 475 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 9, 2018 | Jul 10, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 3, 2008 | Jul 10, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 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 42-003-40400 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-40400 → 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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