WELL · 42-475-33566 · DISTRICT 8
University -1829- #8
Ward County · Quito East (Cherry Canyon) field · Vertical
University -1829- #8 (API 42-475-33566) is a plugged well in Ward County, plugged November 19, 2013, 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 2 formation tops, including Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon.
Its lease has reported 182K barrels of oil and 1.12M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2019. The lease carries 3 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 Apr 2014 |
| 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
- Feb 21, 1998
- completed
- 182K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.12M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 21, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 19, 2013
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 -1829- O-10-28468 | Quito, East (Cherry Canyon) | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP | 3 | 182K | 1.12M | Jan 1993 – Aug 2019 |
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 → Aug 1999
- 2Belco Energy Corp.Sep 1999 → Feb 2002
- 3Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPMar 2002 → Feb 2006
- 4Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Jun 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 263196-99 | Drill | Gulf Oil Corp. | Dec 3, 1984 | Jan 8, 1985 | — | 7,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1998 | University -1829- O-10-28468 | Quito East (Cherry Canyon) | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,816 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canyon | 5,120 | -2,304 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,988 | -3,172 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,028 | 6,132 | Perforated |
| 6,222 | 6,308 | Perforated |
| 6,438 | 6,720 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 770 | 12.25 | 550 S |
| 5.5 | 6,849 | 7.875 | 1,575 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 | May 13, 1998 | Apr 16, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Nov 26, 1991 | Nov 6, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jul 24, 1985 | Jun 28, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 16, 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 42-475-33566 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-33566 → 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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