WELL · 42-003-02563 · DISTRICT 8
Nix E. C. #1
Andrews County · Fuhrman-Mascho field · Vertical
Nix E. C. #1 (API 42-003-02563) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged October 11, 2013, last operated by Montare Operating Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 27, 1981, permitted to 4,800 ft.
It was permitted by Rankin Oil CO. and has since transferred to Montare Operating Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including T. Grayburg, T. Gryaburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 95.8K barrels of oil and 42.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rankin Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Flower Mound, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 17, 2026
- Permits on file
- 21
- Phone
- (469) 993-1960
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Montare Operating Ltd. |
| Production reports | Montare Operating, Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Rankin Oil Co.Apr 27, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 27, 1981
- last permit issued
- Jul 13, 1990
- completed
- 95.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 42.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 13, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 11, 2013
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nix, E. C. O-10-10701 | Fuhrman-Mascho | Montare Operating, Ltd. | 6 | 95.8K | 42.7K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,543 · prior 12 2,484(+2%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,476 · prior 12 1,023(+44%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texas Hydrogen Energy Corp.Jan 1993 → Oct 1995
- 2Compostella Oil CompanyOct 1999 → Nov 2004
- 3OK Arena Operating CompanyDec 2004 → Jul 2010
- 4Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCAug 2010 → Oct 2018
- 5Avalon TX Operating, LLCNov 2018 → Jul 2021
- 6Montare Operating, Ltd.Aug 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116030-99 | Reenter | Rankin Oil Co. | Apr 27, 1981 | Apr 27, 1981 | Jun 4, 1981 | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 1990 | Nix E. C. O-10-10701 | Fuhrman-Mascho | Montare Operating Ltd. | Plugged | — |
| — | Nix-Barb O-10-10696 | Fuhrman-Mascho | Nickell Jerry D. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,240 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T. Grayburg | 4,500 | -1,260 |
| T. Gryaburg | 4,500 | -1,260 |
| San Andres | 4,553 | -1,313 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,413 | 4,654 | Perforated |
| 4,553 | 4,586 | Perforated |
| 4,621 | 4,718 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 221 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 287 | — | 225 S |
| 5.5 | 4,575 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,621 | — | 2,100 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 12, 1990 | Aug 24, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 18, 1968 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-003-02563 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-02563 → 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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