WELL · 42-475-33565 · DISTRICT 8
University 18-30 #3
Ward County · Quito East (Cherry Canyon) field · Vertical
University 18-30 #3 (API 42-475-33565) is a plugged well in Ward County, plugged January 31, 2020, last operated by Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 8, 1985, permitted to 7,150 ft.
It was permitted by Gulf Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Lamar, Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 8.84K barrels of oil and 345K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2020. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP
Permitted by Gulf Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 14, 2026
- Permits on file
- 234
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP |
| Production reports | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPthrough Jun 2010 |
| Latest permit | Gulf Oil Corp.Jan 8, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 8, 1985
- last permit issued
- May 7, 1998
- completed
- 8.84K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 345K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 7, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 31, 2020
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 18-30 O-10-35388 | Quito, East (Cherry Canyon) | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP | 1 | 8.84K | 137K | Mar 1997 – Jun 2020 |
| University 18-30 G-10-116321 | Quito, East (Cherry Canyon) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 1 | 0 | 208K | Jan 1993 – Sep 1997 |
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.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1998
- 2Belco Energy Corp.Apr 2001 → Feb 2002
- 3Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPMar 2002 → Feb 2006
- 4Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Aug 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 263195-99 | Drill | Gulf Oil Corp. | Dec 3, 1984 | Jan 8, 1985 | — | 7,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1998 | University 18-30 O-10-35388 | Quito East (Cherry Canyon) | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP | Plugged | — |
| Feb 28, 1985 | University 18-30 G-10-116321 | Quito East (Cherry Canyon) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,806 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar | 5,065 | -2,259 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,096 | -2,290 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,996 | -3,190 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,032 | 6,272 | Perforated |
| 6,704 | 6,725 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 810 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 6,869 | 7.875 | 1,725 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 | Oct 14, 1998 | Sep 9, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Sep 17, 1997 | Jul 18, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | May 20, 1985 | May 9, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 17, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-475-33565 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-33565 → 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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