TEXAS · WELLS · WARD COUNTY · UNIVERSITY "15" LEASE · API 42-475-34229 · DISTRICT 7B
University 15 #1
Ward County · War-Wink (Cherry Canyon) field · Vertical
University 15 #1 (API 42-475-34229) is a plugged well in Ward County, plugged February 8, 2014, last operated by Cimarex Energy CO. Of Colorado.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 17, 1995, permitted to 7,300 ft.
It was permitted by IP Petroleum Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Cimarex Energy CO. Of Colorado on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Delware Lime, Cherry Canyon, Manzanita, Brushey Canyon.
Its lease has reported 30K barrels of oil and 40.4K mcf of gas since June 1995, last reporting in April 2015. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado
Permitted by IP Petroleum Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 28, 2025
- Permits on file
- 476
- Phone
- (432) 571-7800
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado |
| Production reports | Cimarex Energy Co. of Coloradothrough Mar 2013 |
| Latest permit | IP Petroleum Company, Inc.Apr 17, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 17, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jun 27, 1995
- completed
- 30K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 40.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1995 THROUGH Mar 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 27, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 8, 2014
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 "15" O-10-34549 | War-Wink (Cherry Canyon) | Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado | 2 | 30K | 40.4K | Jun 1995 – Apr 2015 |
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.
- 1IP Petroleum Company, Inc.Jun 1995 → Sep 1998
- 2Vista Resources, Inc. (A)Oct 1998 → Feb 2000
- 3Prize Operating CompanyMar 2000 → Mar 2002
- 4Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Apr 2002 → Apr 2006
- 5Cimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoMay 2006 → Mar 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434793-98 | Drill | IP Petroleum Company, Inc. | Jul 11, 1995 | Apr 17, 1995 | — | 7,300 |
| 434793-99 | Drill | IP Petroleum Company, Inc. | Apr 12, 1995 | Apr 17, 1995 | Apr 28, 1995 | 7,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1995 | University 15 O-10-34549 | War-Wink (Cherry Canyon) | Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,702 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Delware Lime | 5,006 | -2,304 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,893 | -3,191 |
| Manzanita | 6,146 | -3,444 |
| Cherry CanyonLOWER CHERRY CANYON | 6,868 | -4,166 |
| Brushey Canyon | 7,140 | -4,438 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,558 | 6,566 | Perforated |
| 6,670 | 6,685 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,215 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 7,198 | 7.875 | 525 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 19, 1995 | Jul 12, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 28, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-475-34229 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-34229 → 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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