WELL · 42-009-41016 · DISTRICT 9
Orton A #50
Archer County · Archer County Regular field · Producing · Vertical
Orton A #50 (API 42-009-41016) is a well in Archer County operated by Nichols Oil CO., completed March 15, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 21, 1996, permitted to 1,900 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Cisco.
Its lease has reported 46.7K barrels of oil and 156 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 35 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Holliday, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 14 permits on file · (940) 636-0871
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Nichols Oil Co. |
| Production reports | Nichols Oil Co.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Nichols Oil Co.Feb 21, 1996 |
- 1,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 21, 1996
- last permit issued
- Mar 15, 1996
- completed
- 46.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 156
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 15, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 35 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orton A O-13-573 | Archer County Regular | Nichols Oil Co. | 35 | 46.7K | 156 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 696 · prior 12 951(-27%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Crampton, FreddieJan 1993 → Sep 1994
- 2Nichols Oil Co.Oct 1994 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444455-99 | Drill | Nichols Oil Co. | Feb 5, 1996 | Feb 21, 1996 | Mar 15, 1996 | 1,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-573 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,008 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CiscoCISCO SERIES | 658 | 350 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 656 | 664 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 685 | 6.75 | 130 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 | Aug 29, 1996 | Jul 8, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-009-41016 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-41016 → 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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