WELL · 42-495-31070 · DISTRICT 8
University 21-3 #3
Winkler County · Apollo East (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
University 21-3 #3 (API 42-495-31070) is a plugged well in Winkler County, plugged October 24, 1996, last operated by Forcenergy Inc.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1979 and 1995, permitted to 17,000 ft.
It was permitted by Forcenergy Gas Exploration Inc. and has since transferred to Forcenergy Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Delaware, Bone Spring, Mississippian, Woodford.
Its 2 leases have reported 219 barrels of oil and 91.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 1996. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Forcenergy Gas Exploration Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Miami, FL · P-5 Y, filed Sep 15, 2000 · 10 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Forcenergy Inc |
| Production reports | Forcenergy Incthrough Oct 1996 |
| Latest permit | Forcenergy Gas Exploration Inc.Nov 3, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 3, 1995
- last permit issued
- Feb 16, 1996
- completed
- 219
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 91.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 16, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 24, 1996
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 21-3 O-10-34984 | Apollo, East (Wolfcamp) | Forcenergy Inc | 1 | 219 | 271 | Feb 1996 – Dec 1996 |
| University 21-3 G-10-126608 | Apollo (Atoka) | Forcenergy Gas Exploration Inc. | 1 | 0 | 91K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1996 |
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.
- 1Forcenergy Gas Exploration Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1996
- 2Forcenergy IncJun 1996 → Oct 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 441573-99 | Recompletion | Forcenergy Gas Exploration Inc. | Nov 3, 1995 | Nov 3, 1995 | Feb 8, 1996 | 12,980 |
| 341441-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Jan 15, 1988 | Jan 19, 1988 | — | 14,200 |
| 52488-99 | Drill | HNG Oil Company | Jul 10, 1979 | Jul 10, 1979 | — | 17,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-126608 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-34984 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,818 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 4,950 | -2,132 |
| Bone Spring | 8,600 | -5,782 |
| Mississippian | 14,610 | -11,792 |
| Woodford | 15,082 | -12,264 |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | 15,859 | -13,041 |
| Fusselman | 16,134 | -13,316 |
| Montoya | 16,532 | -13,714 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,238 | 11,740 | Perforated |
| 13,130 | 13,232 | Perforated |
| 16,454 | 16,533 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,255 | 17.5 | 4,800 S |
| 9.625 | 11,616 | 12.25 | 2,225 S |
| 3.5 | 14,542 | — | — |
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 | Aug 27, 1996 | Jun 6, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 30, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 23, 1988 | Mar 9, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 6, 1979 | — |
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 42-495-31070 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-31070 → 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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