WELL · 42-003-46495 · DISTRICT 8
University 40 #16
Andrews County · Fuhrman-Mascho field · Vertical
University 40 #16 (API 42-003-46495) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged October 2, 2023, last operated by Montare Operating Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 10, 2014, permitted to 5,200 ft.
It was permitted by Sandridge Expl. And Prod., LLC and has since transferred to Montare Operating Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Dean, Glorieta, Holt.
Its lease has reported 2.19K barrels of oil and 560 mcf of gas since February 2014, last reporting in October 2023. The lease carries 8 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.
Flower Mound, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 21 permits on file · (800) 290-0407
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Montare Operating Ltd. |
| Production reports | Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCthrough Dec 2015 |
| Latest permit | Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCJul 10, 2014 |
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
- Jul 10, 2014
- last permit issued
- Oct 8, 2014
- completed
- 2.19K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 560
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2014 THROUGH Oct 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 8, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 2, 2023
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University 40 O-10-44675 | Fuhrman-Mascho | Montare Operating, Ltd. | 8 | 2.19K | 560 | Feb 2014 – Oct 2023 |
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.
- 1Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCFeb 2014 → Dec 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 788488-99 | Drill | Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLC | Jun 3, 2014 | Jul 10, 2014 | Aug 21, 2014 | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-44675 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,345 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | — | — |
| Dean | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Holt | — | — |
| Leon | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN DETRITAL | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
| Spraberry | — | — |
| Tubb | — | — |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,604 | 4,750 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,847 | 12.25 | 750 S |
| 5.5 | 4,822 | 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 14, 2014 | Oct 21, 2014 | 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 42-003-46495 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-46495 → 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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