WELL · 42-461-34311 · DISTRICT 7
University 15 #1
Upton County · Sheep Mountain (Consolidated) field · Horizontal
University 15 #1 (API 42-461-34311) is a plugged horizontal well in Upton County, plugged November 20, 2019, last operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2002 and 2011, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron Midcontinent, L.P. and has since transferred to Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Strawn, Barnett.
Its 2 leases have reported 17.7K barrels of oil and 421K mcf of gas since September 2002, last reporting in April 2020. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 15,619 permits on file · (972) 598-8150
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Mar 2019 |
| Latest permit | Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.Feb 10, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 10, 2011
- last permit issued
- Dec 27, 2011
- completed
- 17.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 421K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2002 THROUGH Apr 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 27, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 20, 2019
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University "15" O-9-18229 | Sheep Mountain (Consolidated) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 17.7K | 247K | Jan 2012 – Apr 2020 |
| University 15 G-9-192265 | Benedum (Devonian, Gas) | Chevron Midcontinent, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 174K | Sep 2002 – Nov 2015 |
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.
- 1Pure Resources, L.P.Sep 2002 → Mar 2006
- 2Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.Apr 2006 → Jan 2017
- 3Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.May 2018 → Mar 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 709598-99 | Recompletion | Chevron Midcontinent, L.P. | Feb 1, 2011 | Feb 10, 2011 | Nov 30, 2011 | 11,533 |
| 521145-99 | Drill | Pure Resources, L.P. | Jun 19, 2002 | Jun 20, 2002 | Jul 8, 2002 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-192265 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-18229 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,694 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,030 | 7,040 | Perforated |
| 7,255 | 7,265 | Perforated |
| 7,750 | 7,760 | Perforated |
| 8,160 | 8,170 | Perforated |
| 8,450 | 8,470 | Perforated |
| 8,670 | 8,690 | Perforated |
| 9,463 | 9,701 | Perforated |
| 9,787 | 9,967 | Perforated |
| 10,514 | 10,723 | Perforated |
| 11,575 | 14,442 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 492 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 9.625 | 4,034 | 12.25 | 1,450 S |
| 7 | 11,834 | 8.75 | 1,305 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 29, 2014 | Apr 10, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Mar 3, 2003 | Oct 4, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 22, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-461-34311 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-34311 → 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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