WELL · 42-383-34051 · DISTRICT 7

University #223

Plugged

Reagan County · Big Lake field  · Vertical

University #223 (API 42-383-34051) is a plugged well in Reagan County, plugged May 29, 2024, last operated by Apache Corporation.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 26, 1990, permitted to 2,950 ft.

It was permitted by Marathon Oil Company and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen, Grayburg.

Its lease has reported 4.85M barrels of oil and 2.24M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 124 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Apache Corporation

Permitted by Marathon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in
Houston, TX
P-5 status
Active (A)
P-5 last filed
Dec 3, 2025
Permits on file
9,754
Phone
(713) 954-5500

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleApache Corporation
Production reportsApache Corporationthrough Dec 2024
Latest permitMarathon Oil CompanySep 26, 1990

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

2,950
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Sep 26, 1990
last permit issued
May 14, 2019
completed
4.85M
cumulative oil, bbl
2.24M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
May 14, 2019
Shut in
—
Plugged
May 29, 2024

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 124 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
University O-9-228Big LakeApache Corporation1244.85M2.24MJan 1993 – Jul 2026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 175(-100%)

0100200202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Marathon Oil CompanyJan 1993 → May 2009
  2. 2Apache CorporationJun 2009 → Dec 2024

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
378347-99DrillMarathon Oil CompanySep 24, 1990Sep 26, 1990Dec 8, 19902,950

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-9-228————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,714 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Yates1,760954
Seven Rivers1,890824
Queen2,354360
GrayburgGRAYBURG/SAN ANDRES2,62490
Queen2,65460

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
2,8602,872Open hole
2,8602,958Perforated
2,9502,958Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.62580912.25440 S
72,8608.75700 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
00Jun 28, 2019Jun 18, 2019—
00Jun 21, 1996Jun 4, 1996—
00Apr 2, 1991Mar 4, 1991Yes
00Mar 11, 1991——

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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