WELL · 42-461-40163 · DISTRICT 7
University Taylor Draw 31 #1
Upton County · Sheep Mountain (Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
University Taylor Draw 31 #1 (API 42-461-40163) is a well in Upton County operated by Rrp Operating LLC, completed December 9, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued July 31, 2015, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Opus Operating II LLC and has since transferred to Rrp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 162K barrels of oil and 386K mcf of gas since December 2015, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Opus Operating II LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 4 permits on file · (713) 447-0265
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | RRP Operating LLC |
| Production reports | RRP Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Opus Operating II LLCJul 31, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 31, 2015
- last permit issued
- Dec 9, 2015
- completed
- 162K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 386K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 9, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Taylor Draw 31 O-9-19391 | Sheep Mountain (Consolidated) | RRP Operating LLC | 2 | 162K | 386K | Dec 2015 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,326 · prior 12 6,974(-24%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,860 · prior 12 18,037(-29%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Opus Operating II LLCDec 2015 → Jul 2017
- 2EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2017 → Jan 2021
- 3RRP Operating LLCFeb 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 808684-97 | Drill | Opus Operating II LLC | Feb 18, 2016 | Jul 31, 2015 | Oct 15, 2015 | 10,500 |
| 808684-98 | Drill | Opus Operating II LLC | Dec 23, 2015 | Jul 31, 2015 | Oct 15, 2015 | 10,500 |
| 808684-99 | Drill | Opus Operating II LLC | Jul 22, 2015 | Jul 31, 2015 | Oct 15, 2015 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-19391 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,772 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,100 | 1,672 |
| Grayburg | 1,600 | 1,172 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - SALTWATER FLOW | 2,500 | 272 |
| Spraberry | 6,624 | -3,852 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 7,235 | -4,463 |
| Dean | 7,548 | -4,776 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,669 | -4,897 |
| WolfcampLOWER WOLFCAMP | 9,080 | -6,308 |
| Strawn | 9,358 | -6,586 |
| PennsylvanianPENN DETRITAL | 9,510 | -6,738 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,692 | 7,697 | Perforated |
| 7,870 | 7,965 | Perforated |
| 8,080 | 8,195 | Perforated |
| 8,330 | 8,390 | Perforated |
| 8,545 | 8,670 | Perforated |
| 8,795 | 8,945 | Perforated |
| 9,089 | 9,200 | Perforated |
| 9,360 | 9,520 | Perforated |
| 9,652 | 9,672 | Perforated |
| 9,745 | 9,838 | Perforated |
| 10,070 | 10,135 | Perforated |
| 10,202 | 10,325 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 790 | 17.5 | 1,935 S |
| 8.625 | 4,703 | 11 | 2,475 S |
| 5.5 | 10,473 | 7.875 | 975 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 17, 2016 | Mar 23, 2016 | 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 42-461-40163 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-40163 → 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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