WELL · 42-383-34785 · DISTRICT 7
Best University 5 #2
Reagan County · Best (Ellenburger) field · Producing · Vertical
Best University 5 #2 (API 42-383-34785) is a well in Reagan County operated by Sahara Operating Company, completed December 1, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 16, 1997, permitted to 10,700 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, Sprby, Wlfcmp.
Its lease has reported 352K barrels of oil and 131K mcf of gas since September 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 24, 2026
- Permits on file
- 44
- Phone
- (432) 697-0967
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sahara Operating Company |
| Production reports | Sahara Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sahara Operating CompanyJun 16, 1997 |
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 16, 1997
- last permit issued
- Dec 1, 1997
- completed
- 352K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 131K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 1, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best University "5" O-9-13533 | Best (Ellenburger) | Sahara Operating Company | 2 | 352K | 131K | Sep 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,261 · prior 12 1,632(-23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sahara Operating CompanySep 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 463266-99 | Drill | Sahara Operating Company | Jun 4, 1997 | Jun 16, 1997 | Oct 13, 1997 | 10,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-13533 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,778 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,175 | 10,450 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 744 | 17.5 | 740 S |
| 8.625 | 3,500 | 11 | 940 S |
| 5.5 | 10,460 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Jan 2, 1998 | Dec 10, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 17, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-383-34785 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-383-34785 → scanned completion filings
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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