WELL · 42-317-35924 · DISTRICT 8

University 7-31B #3

Plugged

Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field  · Vertical

University 7-31b #3 (API 42-317-35924) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged August 8, 2023, last operated by Diamondback E&P LLC.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 26, 2010, permitted to 18,000 ft.

It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen.

Its lease has reported 165K barrels of oil and 654K mcf of gas since January 2009, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Diamondback E&P LLC

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
5,237
Phone
(432) 221-7400

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleDiamondback E&P LLC
Production reportsQEP Energy Companythrough Nov 2018
Latest permitChesapeake Operating, Inc.Mar 26, 2010

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
Mar 26, 2010
last permit issued
Sep 4, 2010
completed
165K
cumulative oil, bbl
654K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Sep 4, 2010
Shut in
—
Plugged
Aug 8, 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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
University 7-31B O-10-39191Spraberry (Trend Area)Diamondback E&P LLC7165K654KJan 2009 – 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.

  1. 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jan 2009 → Aug 2012
  2. 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Sep 2012 → Feb 2014
  3. 3QEP Energy CompanyMar 2014 → Nov 2018

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
693529-99DrillChesapeake Operating, Inc.Mar 26, 2010Mar 26, 2010May 30, 201018,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Sep 4, 2010University 7-31B O-10-39191Spraberry (Trend Area)Diamondback E&P LLCPlugged—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,931 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Rustler1,0901,841
Yates3,012-81
Seven Rivers3,277-346
Queen3,953-1,022
Grayberg4,500-1,569
San Andres4,671-1,740
Clear ForkCLEARFORK6,490-3,559
SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY8,282-5,351
SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY8,824-5,893
Dean9,556-6,625
Wolfcamp9,751-6,820

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,87410,213Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.6251,804111,000 S
5.510,3007.875690 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Aug 26, 2011Nov 3, 2010Yes
00Apr 11, 2011——

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.

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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