WELL · 42-009-40161 · DISTRICT 9
Nichols #1
Archer County · Megargel (Caddo) field · Vertical
Nichols #1 (API 42-009-40161) is a plugged well in Archer County, plugged December 19, 1997, last operated by Sky Development Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 14, 1989, permitted to 5,200 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Caddo.
Its lease has reported 25K barrels of oil and 920 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 1998. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 2, 2003 · 25 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sky Development Corporation |
| Production reports | Sky Development Corporationthrough Sep 1997 |
| Latest permit | Sky Development CorporationNov 14, 1989 |
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 14, 1989
- last permit issued
- Dec 27, 1989
- completed
- 25K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 920
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 27, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 19, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols O-13-27615 | Megargel (Caddo) | Sky Development Corporation | 3 | 25K | 920 | Jan 1993 – Mar 1998 |
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.
- 1Sky Development CorporationJan 1993 → Sep 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 366240-99 | Drill | Sky Development Corporation | Nov 9, 1989 | Nov 14, 1989 | — | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-27615 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,310 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,696 | 4,716 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 133 | 12.25 | 110 S |
| 4.5 | 5,069 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Feb 23, 1990 | Jan 17, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Feb 7, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-009-40161 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-40161 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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