WELL · 42-033-31324 · DISTRICT 8

Shafer #1

Shafer #1 (API 42-033-31324) is a permitted well in Borden County filed by Nichols Energy, LLC.; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 2012, permitted to 7,800 ft.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including T/Dean, T/Canyon.

Its lease has reported 23.1K barrels of oil and 25.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.

Operator of record

Nichols Energy, LLC.

Carrollton, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2019 · 3 permits on file · (214) 493-3965

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	none
Production reports	Nichols Energy, LLC.through Dec 2014
Latest permit	Nichols Energy, LLC.Aug 3, 2012

7,800: total depth, ft
2: permits on file
Aug 3, 2012: last permit issued
—: completed
23.1K: cumulative oil, bbl
25.4K: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: —
Shut in: —
Plugged: —

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 →

Lease	Field	Reporting operator	Wells	Oil, bbl	Gas, mcf	Reported
Shafer O-11-66146	Wolf (Canyon)	Nichols Energy, LLC.	1	23.1K	25.4K	Jan 1993 – Jul 2026

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.

1V-F Petroleum Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 2000
2Rasmussen, Hal J. Operating, IncDec 2000 → Jun 2004
3Platinum Exploration Inc.Jul 2004 → Jan 2006
4Nichols Energy, LLC.Jun 2012 → Dec 2014

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
738703-99	Recompletion	Nichols Energy, LLC.	Apr 20, 2012	Aug 3, 2012	—	7,360
338593-99	Drill	V-F Petroleum Inc.	Nov 9, 1987	Nov 12, 1987	—	7,800

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— O-11-66146	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,345 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
T/Dean	5,794	-3,449
T/Canyon	7,292	-4,947

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
7,293	7,314	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
8.625	2,447	11	1,750 S
5.5	—	—	100 S
5.5	—	7.875	800 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	Apr 6, 1988	Mar 22, 1988	Yes
00	Mar 26, 1988	—	—

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 42-033-31324 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-033-31324 → 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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