WELL · 42-461-40078 · DISTRICT 7
University 3-6 #3
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
University 3-6 #3 (API 42-461-40078) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged July 3, 2025, last operated by Pitts Energy CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 14, 2015, permitted to 8,160 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 74.1K barrels of oil and 240K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 3, 2026
- Permits on file
- 234
- Phone
- (432) 682-4101
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pitts Energy Co. |
| Production reports | Pitts Energy Co.through Dec 2024 |
| Latest permit | Pitts Energy Co.Apr 14, 2015 |
- 8,160
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 14, 2015
- last permit issued
- Sep 24, 2015
- completed
- 74.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 240K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 24, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 3, 2025
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University 3-6 O-9-9173 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Pitts Energy Co. | 3 | 74.1K | 240K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 19(-100%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Snyder Oil CorporationJan 1993 → Sep 1995
- 2Coda Energy, Inc.Oct 1995 → Aug 1998
- 3Belco Energy Corp.Sep 1998 → Feb 2002
- 4Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPMar 2002 → May 2002
- 5Pitts Energy Co.Jun 2002 → Dec 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 804666-99 | Drill | Pitts Energy Co. | Mar 13, 2015 | Apr 14, 2015 | Jul 11, 2015 | 8,160 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-9173 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,655 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,092 | 563 |
| Grayburg | 3,515 | -860 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - SALTWATER FLOW | 3,710 | -1,055 |
| Spraberry | 6,530 | -3,875 |
| Dean | 7,895 | -5,240 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,080 | -5,425 |
| Devonian | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,530 | 6,758 | Perforated |
| 7,143 | 7,417 | Perforated |
| 7,617 | 7,785 | Perforated |
| 7,942 | 8,135 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 617 | 17.5 | 585 S |
| 8.625 | 4,001 | 11 | 870 S |
| 5.5 | 8,160 | 7.875 | 720 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 | Nov 23, 2015 | Oct 20, 2015 | 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 42-461-40078 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-40078 → 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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