WELL · 42-461-38787 · DISTRICT 7
University 4-29 #2D
Upton County · Sheep Mountain (Consolidated) field · Vertical
University 4-29 #2D (API 42-461-38787) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged August 11, 2015, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2013 and 2024, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Iron Orchard Operating LLC and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Rustler, Tansil, Yates, Seven Rivers.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 721K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through November 2025; TexNet located 0 M2+ earthquakes within 10 km over the last two years.
Operator of record
Permitted by Iron Orchard Operating LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 9,754 permits on file · (713) 296-6400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Iron Orchard Operating LLCFeb 23, 2024 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 23, 2024
- last permit issued
- Jul 17, 2013
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 17, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 11, 2015
Surface location
31.156775, -101.800953
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Upton County.
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 4-29 O-9-22640 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Iron Orchard Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 2024 – Jul 2026 |
| University 4-29 O-9-18612 | Sheep Mountain (Consolidated) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 2013 – Aug 2015 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 897474-99 | Reenter | Iron Orchard Operating LLC | Feb 19, 2024 | Feb 23, 2024 | May 28, 2024 | 5,000 |
| 762423-98 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Jul 28, 2014 | May 13, 2013 | Jun 29, 2013 | 12,000 |
| 762423-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | May 9, 2013 | May 13, 2013 | Jun 29, 2013 | 10,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-18612 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-22640 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,825 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,910 | 4,599 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 762 | 17.5 | 2,005 S |
| 9.625 | 4,748 | 12.5 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 11,490 | 7.875 | 650 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 | Jul 23, 2024 | Jul 22, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Sep 25, 2014 | Apr 14, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-461-38787 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-38787 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
UL the Machine a 29-32-542-461-42688
0.3 KM · Iron Orchard Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,200 | 613 |
| Grayburg | 4,000 | -1,187 |
| San Andres | 4,140 | -1,327 |
| Spraberry | 6,450 | -3,637 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,870 | -5,057 |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Devonian | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
UL the Machine B 29-32-542-461-42689
0.4 KM · Iron Orchard Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,200 | 612 |
| Grayburg | 4,000 | -1,188 |
| San Andres | 4,140 | -1,328 |
| Spraberry | 6,450 | -3,638 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,870 | -5,058 |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
UL the Machine F 29-3242-461-43304
0.8 KM · Iron Orchard Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 1,380 | 1,410 |
| Yates | 2,135 | 655 |
| Grayburg | 3,961 | -1,171 |
| San Andres | 4,093 | -1,303 |
| Spraberry | 6,404 | -3,614 |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
University F 28-2142-461-42777
2.5 KM · Rockport Energy Solutions LLC · Section with this well →
| Grayburg | 3,571 | -616 |
| San Andres | 4,019 | -1,064 |
| Spraberry | 7,463 | -4,508 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,589 | -5,634 |
| Yates | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Devonian | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
University E 28-2142-461-42775
2.5 KM · Rockport Energy Solutions LLC · Section with this well →
| Grayburg | 3,573 | -618 |
| San Andres | 4,024 | -1,069 |
| Spraberry | 7,411 | -4,456 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,340 | -5,385 |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Strawn | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
University D 28-2142-461-42776
2.5 KM · Rockport Energy Solutions LLC · Section with this well →
| Grayburg | 3,580 | -625 |
| San Andres | 4,038 | -1,083 |
| Spraberry | 6,577 | -3,622 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,336 | -5,381 |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Strawn | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
University 4-3042-461-38786
2.6 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →
| Spraberry | 6,222 | -3,513 |
| UP Spraberry | 6,222 | -3,513 |
| Spraberry | 6,827 | -4,118 |
| Lo. Spraberry 6827 | 6,827 | -4,118 |
| Dean | 7,490 | -4,781 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,618 | -4,909 |
| Strawn | 9,290 | -6,581 |
| Atoka | 9,733 | -7,024 |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
University Taylor Draw 3142-461-40164
2.6 KM · Opus Operating II LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,100 | 1,692 |
| Grayburg | 1,600 | 1,192 |
| San Andres | 2,500 | 292 |
| Spraberry | 6,623 | -3,831 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,626 | -4,834 |
| Strawn | 9,290 | -6,498 |
| Devonian | 10,043 | -7,251 |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 721K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 729K
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000126513 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 10,000 | 1,950 | 3,900–4,600 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 720,795 · prior 12 8,084(+8816%)
TexNet catalog via USGS
Seismicity near this well
- 0
- M2+ events within 10 km, last 2 years
- —
- largest
A proximity count, not an attribution. How to read it →
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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