TEXAS · WELLS · ANDREWS COUNTY · UNIVERSITY 8-16 LEASE · API 42-003-44540 · DISTRICT 7B
University 8-16 #3
Andrews County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
University 8-16 #3 (API 42-003-44540) is a well in Andrews County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed November 29, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 26, 2012, permitted to 11,260 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Cline, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 75K barrels of oil and 150K mcf of gas since November 2011, last reporting volume in April 2026. 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
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 12, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,391
- Phone
- (720) 876-5176
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ovintiv USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Ovintiv USA Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jun 26, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,260
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 26, 2012
- last permit issued
- Nov 29, 2012
- completed
- 75K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 150K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2011 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 29, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 8-16 O-10-42271 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 2 | 75K | 150K | Nov 2011 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,566 · prior 12 1,473(+346%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,464 · prior 12 15
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Nov 2011 → Aug 2012
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Sep 2012 → Feb 2014
- 3QEP Energy CompanyMar 2014 → Mar 2017
- 4Piedra Operating, LLCApr 2017 → May 2023
- 5Ovintiv USA Inc.Jun 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 743051-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jun 18, 2012 | Jun 26, 2012 | Aug 11, 2012 | 18,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2012 | University 8-16 O-10-42271 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | Producing | 11,260 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,004 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,436 | 11,170 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,815 | 11 | 1,135 S |
| 5.5 | 11,260 | 7.875 | 750 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 25, 2014 | Feb 21, 2013 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Sep 28, 2015. Neutron. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEUTRON POROSITYSpans Wolfcamp, Cline, Strawn | TIFF | 6,000 to 11,218 | Sep 28, 2015run Sep 26, 2012 | 3.84 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-003-44540 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-44540 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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