WELL · 42-003-44969 · DISTRICT 8
University -A-4318 #6
Andrews County · Shafter Lake N. (San Andres) field · Directional
University -A-4318 #6 (API 42-003-44969) is a well in Andrews County operated by Avalon TX Operating LLC, completed March 6, 2013.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 17, 2012, permitted to 5,200 ft.
It was permitted by Sandridge Expl. And Prod., LLC and has since transferred to Avalon TX Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 424K barrels of oil and 249K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 17 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Andrews, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 2, 2023 · (432) 290-5709
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Avalon TX Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Montare Operating, Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCDec 17, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 17, 2012
- last permit issued
- Mar 6, 2013
- completed
- 424K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 249K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 6, 2013
- 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 17 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University a 4318 O-10-42995 | Shafter Lake, N. (San Andres) | Montare Operating, Ltd. | 12 | 398K | 234K | Aug 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| University -A-4318 O-10-14172 | Shafter Lake, N. (San Andres) | Avalon TX Operating, LLC | 5 | 26.1K | 14.6K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2020 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 15,054 · prior 12 17,641(-15%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,332 · prior 12 12,375(0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Matador Drilling Corp.Apr 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCAug 2012 → Oct 2018
- 3Avalon TX Operating, LLCNov 2018 → Jul 2021
- 4Montare Operating, Ltd.Aug 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 753042-99 | Drill | Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLC | Dec 12, 2012 | Dec 17, 2012 | Jan 31, 2013 | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-14172 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-42995 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,189 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen | 3,650 | -461 |
| GrayburgLOWER GRAYBURG | 4,200 | -1,011 |
| San Andres | 4,400 | -1,211 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,786 | 4,816 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,741 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 4,997 | 7.875 | 700 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 | Dec 20, 2019 | Apr 1, 2013 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 17, 2014 | Apr 1, 2013 | 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 42-003-44969 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-44969 → 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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