WELL · 42-161-30877 · DISTRICT 5
S. W. University #1
Freestone County · Butler (Cotton Valley Lime) field · Not Eligible for Allowable · Vertical
S. W. University #1 (API 42-161-30877) is a well in Freestone County operated by Orbit Exploration LLC, completed July 17, 1985 and listed as not eligible for allowable on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 1, 1983, permitted to 18,000 ft.
It was permitted by Champlin Petroleum CO. and has since transferred to Orbit Exploration LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Champlin Petroleum Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Olive Branch, MS · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · (713) 703-8666
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Orbit Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P.through Apr 1997 |
| Latest permit | Champlin Petroleum Co.Dec 1, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 18,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 1, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jul 17, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.74M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 17, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. W. University G-5-117966 | Butler (Cotton Valley Lime) | Orbit Exploration LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.74M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Swift Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 1996
- 2Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P.Nov 1996 → Apr 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 222311-99 | Drill | Champlin Petroleum Co. | Mar 8, 1985 | Dec 1, 1983 | Mar 13, 1984 | 18,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-117966 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 356 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James Lime | 9,560 | -9,204 |
| Pettit | 9,810 | -9,454 |
| Travis Peak | 10,190 | -9,834 |
| Cotton Valley | 12,665 | -12,309 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 14,459 | -14,103 |
| Cotton Valley | 16,557 | -16,201 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 16,383 | 17,400 | Open hole |
| 16,710 | 16,740 | Perforated |
| 17,231 | 17,348 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 250 | 20 | 400 S |
| 10.75 | 5,993 | 14.75 | 2,380 S |
| 5.5 | 14,473 | 7.75 | 275 S |
| 7.75 | 14,790 | 9.5 | 2,525 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 4, 1990 | Oct 9, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Sep 23, 1985 | Aug 2, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 17, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-161-30877 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30877 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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