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42-475-34576

Final Completion

UNIVERSITY 17-40

WARD County · District 8 · SPINDLETOP DRILLING CO. · RHODA WALKER (CANYON 5900)

Permits

1

Max Depth

6,500 ft

First Permit

1998-07-22

Latest Activity

1998-07-22

Lifespan

< 1 yr

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1998-12-01

Shut-In

—

Plugged

2020-12-09

!

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: SPINDLETOP DRILLING CO. ≠ Permit: TAURUS EXPLORATION U.S.A., INC.

Resolved via: scheduling → SPINDLETOP DRILLING CO.

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1999-04

Last Production

2024-06

Injection / Disposal

WARD County disposal market →
H-1 Injection Cancelled 2016-08-17 UIC #000107435 permitted 2013-05-02

Permitted Volume

20,000 bbl/d

Max Pressure

2,550 psi

Injection Interval

5,200–6,596 ft

Injected (12mo)

—

Monthly injected volume (bbl, from H-10 filings through 2016-04-01)

Operator History

originally filed by TAURUS EXPLORATION U.S.A., INC. — asset transferred

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Oil
production & DCA →

Formation Tops (3) Elevation 2,616 ft (GR)

CSV
FormationTop Depth (MD)Subsea (+above / −below SL)
CASTILLE (Castile)3,105 ft-489 ft
DELAWARE MOUNTAIN (Delaware)4,940 ft-2,324 ft
RAMSEY SAND4,976 ft-2,360 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (1)

IntervalType
4,980–4,994 ftPerforated

Casing (2)

SizeSet DepthCement
8.625"1,364 ft650 sx
5.5"6,596 ft800 sx

Permit History (1)

#478165 Drill Final Completion

UNIVERSITY "17-40" · 6,500 ft

1998-07-22

Spud 1998-07-25

Applications (1)

#478165 A TAURUS EXPLORATION U.S.A., INC.
received 1998-07-22

Records & Logs

2 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 1999-02-08 log on file
W-2/G-1 1999-04-27
Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images and the UL library can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in WARD County.

Well Details

Well Number
2
Max Depth
6,500 ft
Drill Type
Vertical
County
WARD
District
8
Operator
SPINDLETOP DRILLING CO.
Completed
1998-12-01

Operator

Location
DALLAS
P-5 Status
Active (filed 2025-12-18)
Cum Oil (all leases)
210,027 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases)
2,915,687 mcf
Activities
OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits
5