TEXAS · WELLS · WARD COUNTY · UNIVERSITY "18-5A" LEASE · API 42-475-34672 · DISTRICT 7B
University 18-5A #3
Ward County · Block 17 Southeast (Delaware) field · Producing · Vertical
University 18-5a #3 (API 42-475-34672) is a well in Ward County operated by Wtg Exploration, completed November 21, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 13, 2000, permitted to 5,003 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Castile, Lamar, Ramsey.
Its lease has reported 174K barrels of oil and 302K mcf of gas since June 2000, 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
- Feb 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 269
- Phone
- (432) 682-4030
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WTG Exploration |
| Production reports | WTG Explorationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | WTG ExplorationOct 13, 2000 |
- 5,003
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 13, 2000
- last permit issued
- Nov 21, 2000
- completed
- 174K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 302K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 21, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 "18-5A" O-10-36332 | Block 17, Southeast (Delaware) | WTG Exploration | 3 | 174K | 302K | Jun 2000 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,478 · prior 12 3,093(-20%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,936 · prior 12 5,677(-48%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1WTG ExplorationJun 2000 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500561-99 | Drill | WTG Exploration | Oct 9, 2000 | Oct 13, 2000 | Oct 29, 2000 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2000 | University 18-5A O-10-36332 | Block 17 Southeast (Delaware) | WTG Exploration | Producing | 5,003 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,723 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,030 | 5,033 | Perforated |
| 5,037 | 5,060 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,132 | 11 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 5,084 | 7.875 | 380 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 | Jan 30, 2001 | Nov 30, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 14, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-475-34672 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-34672 → 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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