WELL · 42-105-31978 · DISTRICT 7
University -18- #5
Crockett County · Farmer (San Andres) field · Vertical
University -18- #5 (API 42-105-31978) is a plugged well in Crockett County, plugged September 21, 1989, last operated by Wilson Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1992, permitted to 2,700 ft.
It was permitted by Mariah Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Wilson Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 3.53K barrels of oil and 6.98K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2000. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mariah Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 15, 1990 · 143 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wilson Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | MWS Producing, Inc.through Jan 2000 |
| Latest permit | Mariah Energy Corp.Apr 27, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 27, 1992
- last permit issued
- Aug 29, 1978
- completed
- 3.53K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.98K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 29, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 21, 1989
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University 47-18 O-9-13200 | Farmer (San Andres) | MWS Producing, Inc. | 4 | 3.53K | 6.98K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2000 |
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.
- 1Mariah Energy Corp.Jan 1993 → Apr 1999
- 2MWS Producing, Inc.May 1999 → Jan 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 397471-99 | Reenter | Mariah Energy Corp. | Mar 13, 1992 | Apr 27, 1992 | Sep 24, 1992 | 2,650 |
| 27362-99 | Drill | H. & W. Enterprises | Jun 26, 1978 | Jun 26, 1978 | — | 2,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-13200 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,684 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 1,952 | 732 |
| San Andres | 2,300 | 384 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,015 | 2,080 | Perforated |
| 2,104 | 2,200 | Perforated |
| 2,106 | 2,112 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 40 | 12.25 | 15 S |
| 8.625 | 40 | 11.75 | — |
| 1.5 | 807 | — | 900 S |
| 2.375 | 2,130 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 2,650 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Apr 15, 1993 | Jan 4, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Mar 5, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 2, 1978 | — |
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 42-105-31978 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-105-31978 → 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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