WELL · 42-495-32605 · DISTRICT 8

University 43 #2

Plugged

Winkler County · War-Wink (Cherry Canyon) field  · Vertical

University 43 #2 (API 42-495-32605) is a plugged well in Winkler County, plugged May 9, 2012, last operated by Cimarex Energy CO. Of Colorado.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 17, 1996, permitted to 7,400 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 5 formation tops, including Delaware, Cherry Canyon, Base Manzanita, Postelle.

Its lease has reported 23.4K barrels of oil and 52.3K mcf of gas since November 1996, last reporting in August 2012.

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 scheduleCimarex Energy Co. of Colorado
Production reportsCimarex Energy Co. of Coloradothrough Oct 2011
Latest permitIP Petroleum Company, Inc.Oct 17, 1996

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

7,400
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Oct 17, 1996
last permit issued
Feb 4, 2002
completed
23.4K
cumulative oil, bbl
52.3K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1996 THROUGH Aug 2012

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Feb 4, 2002
Shut in
—
Plugged
May 9, 2012

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; this well is the only one on it.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
University 43 O-10-35148War-Wink (Cherry Canyon)Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado123.4K52.3KNov 1996 – Aug 2012

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.

  1. 1IP Petroleum Company, Inc.Nov 1996 → Sep 1998
  2. 2Vista Resources, Inc. (A)Oct 1998 → Feb 2000
  3. 3Prize Operating CompanyMar 2000 → Mar 2002
  4. 4Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Apr 2002 → Apr 2006
  5. 5Cimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoMay 2006 → Oct 2011

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
453968-99DrillIP Petroleum Company, Inc.Oct 17, 1996Oct 17, 1996Oct 22, 19967,400

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-10-35148————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,733 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Delaware4,943-2,210
Cherry Canyon5,907-3,174
Base Manzanita6,180-3,447
Postelle6,435-3,702
Cherry CanyonLOWER CHERRY CANYON6,882-4,149
Brushy Canyon7,156-4,423

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
6,0206,040Perforated
6,5176,570Perforated
7,0507,144Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.6251,21212.5650 S
5.57,2757.875600 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Apr 23, 2002Feb 14, 2002—
00Jan 27, 1997Dec 20, 1996Yes
00Jan 17, 1997——

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.

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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