TEXAS · WELLS · SCHLEICHER COUNTY · UNIVERSITY 53-21B LEASE · API 42-413-31010 · DISTRICT 6E
University 53-21B #1
Schleicher County · University 53 (Canyon) field · Producing · Vertical
University 53-21b #1 (API 42-413-31010) is a well in Schleicher County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed April 19, 1981 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 20, 1981, permitted to 8,250 ft.
It was permitted by Hanley Petroleum Inc. and has since transferred to Upp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 603 barrels of oil and 178K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hanley Petroleum Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 6, 2026
- Permits on file
- 33
- Phone
- (713) 495-5300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Upp Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Upp Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hanley Petroleum Inc.Feb 20, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 20, 1981
- last permit issued
- Apr 19, 1981
- completed
- 603
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 178K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 19, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- 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.
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University 53-21B G-9-93359 | University 53 (Canyon) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 603 | 178K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,896 · prior 12 2,431(-22%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hanley Petroleum Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1999
- 2Concho Resources Inc.Mar 1999 → Jun 2001
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2001 → Jun 2002
- 4Merit Energy CompanyJul 2002 → Nov 2003
- 5Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncDec 2003 → Dec 2007
- 6Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCJan 2008 → Sep 2014
- 7Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Oct 2014 → Mar 2019
- 8Upp Operating, LLCApr 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109102-99 | Drill | Hanley Petroleum Inc. | Feb 20, 1981 | Feb 20, 1981 | Apr 1, 1981 | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1981 | University 53-21B G-9-93359 | University 53 (Canyon) | Upp Operating LLC | Producing | 8,250 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,140 | 7,205 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,380 | 11 | 700 S |
| 2.375 | 6,740 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,242 | 7.875 | 550 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 12, 1984 | May 29, 1981 | — |
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 42-413-31010 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-413-31010 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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