WELL · 42-003-43934 · DISTRICT 8
University 6-24 #8
Andrews County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
University 6-24 #8 (API 42-003-43934) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged August 21, 2018, last operated by Qep Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 10, 2012, 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 4 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 61.5K barrels of oil and 76.6K mcf of gas since June 2008, last reporting in October 2018. The lease carries 2 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 | QEP Energy Companythrough May 2017 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Feb 10, 2012 |
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 10, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jun 12, 2012
- completed
- 61.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 76.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2008 THROUGH Oct 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 12, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 21, 2018
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University 6-24 O-10-38823 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | QEP Energy Company | 2 | 61.5K | 76.6K | Jun 2008 – Oct 2018 |
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.Jun 2008 → Aug 2012
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Sep 2012 → Feb 2014
- 3QEP Energy CompanyMar 2014 → May 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 732899-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Feb 1, 2012 | Feb 10, 2012 | Mar 2, 2012 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-38823 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,992 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,560 | -3,568 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 8,490 | -5,498 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 9,046 | -6,054 |
| Dean | 9,644 | -6,652 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,876 | -6,884 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,074 | 10,218 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,815 | 11 | 750 S |
| 5.5 | 10,315 | 7.875 | 525 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 1,000 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 | Jan 11, 2013 | Jun 19, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-003-43934 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-43934 → 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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