TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · UNIVERSITY 7-16 LEASE · API 42-317-35796 · DISTRICT 7B
University 7-16 #4
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 4
- Hutex (Dean) · Lacaff (Dean) · Spraberry (Trend Area) · Spraberry (Trend Area CL. Fk.)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated. The district's wildcat field is also on the permit.
University 7-16 #4 (API 42-317-35796) is a well in Martin County operated by Diamondback E&P LLC, completed February 12, 2011 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 11, 2010, permitted to 10,258 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Upr Spraberry, Lwr Spraberry, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 300K barrels of oil and 708K mcf of gas since January 2008, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 11 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
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5,254
- Phone
- (432) 221-7400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jan 11, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,258
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 11, 2010
- last permit issued
- Feb 12, 2011
- completed
- 300K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 708K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · JAN 2008 THROUGH APR 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 12, 2011
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2020
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University 7-16 O-10-38528 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 11 | 300K | 708K | Jan 2008 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,832 · prior 12 2,800(+37%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,045 · prior 12 2,188(+268%)
Wells named University 7-16
Diamondback E&P LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Martin County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jan 2008 → Aug 2012
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Sep 2012 → Feb 2014
- 3QEP Energy CompanyMar 2014 → Mar 2020
- 4Diamondback E&P LLCSep 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 689532-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jan 11, 2010 | Jan 11, 2010 | Aug 29, 2010 | 12,000 |
| 689532-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jan 8, 2010 | Jan 11, 2010 | Aug 29, 2010 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2011 | University 7-16 O-10-38528 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | Shut In · shut in Apr 1, 2020 | 10,258 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,908 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Upr Spraberry | 8,266 | -5,358 |
| LWR Spraberry | 8,813 | -5,905 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,745 | -6,837 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,953 | 10,088 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,810 | 11 | 750 S |
| 5.5 | 10,258 | 7.875 | 1,700 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. 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 | Jan 18, 2012 | Apr 19, 2011 | Yes |
Well logs
2 logs loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Oct 9, 2013. 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 Upr Spraberry, Lwr Spraberry, Wolfcamp | TIFF | 0 to 10,228 | Oct 9, 2013run Sep 21, 2010 | 3.66 |
| NEUTRON POROSITYSpans Upr Spraberry, Lwr Spraberry, Wolfcamp | TIFF | 2,500 to 10,228 | Oct 9, 2013run Sep 21, 2010 | 3.01 |
"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 42-317-35796 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-35796 → 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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