WELL · 42-383-33065 · DISTRICT 7

University 4-A #4

Plugged

Reagan County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field  · Vertical

University 4-A #4 (API 42-383-33065) is a plugged well in Reagan County, plugged January 2, 1987, last operated by Melton Joe Drlg. CO. Inc..

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 21, 1984, permitted to 8,000 ft.

It was permitted by Melton Drilling-Hanover Energy and has since transferred to Melton Joe Drlg. CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean.

Operator of record

Melton Joe Drlg. Co. Inc.

Permitted by Melton Drilling-Hanover Energy; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 6, 2005 · 122 permits on file

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleMelton Joe Drlg. Co. Inc.
Production reportsnone
Latest permitMelton Drilling-Hanover EnergyMay 21, 1984

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

8,000
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
May 21, 1984
last permit issued
Jan 23, 1985
completed
—
cumulative oil, bbl
—
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Jan 23, 1985
Shut in
—
Plugged
Jan 2, 1987

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.

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
239488-99DrillMelton Drilling-Hanover EnergyMay 11, 1984May 21, 1984Nov 30, 19848,000

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,605 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
SpraberryTOP SPRABERRY5,764-3,159
Dean7,134-4,529

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,7646,412Perforated
6,4906,798Perforated
7,1387,306Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62572912.25295 S
4.57,4007.8751,000 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
00Apr 9, 1985Mar 25, 1985—
00Apr 4, 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.

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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