WELL · 42-095-31539 · DISTRICT 7
Nichols #1
Concho County · Live Oak (Swastika) field · Vertical
Nichols #1 (API 42-095-31539) is a plugged well in Concho County, plugged December 20, 2007, last operated by Paint Rock Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1993, permitted to 3,900 ft.
It was permitted by Verdad Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Paint Rock Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Swastika, Camar, Goen.
Its 2 leases have reported 11.8K barrels of oil and 22 mcf of gas since February 1993, last reporting in July 2010. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Verdad Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Angelo, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 285 permits on file · (508) 560-1686
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Paint Rock Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Newton Corp.,thethrough Feb 2005 |
| Latest permit | Verdad Oil & Gas CorporationOct 18, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 18, 1993
- last permit issued
- Oct 18, 1993
- completed
- 11.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 22
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1993 THROUGH Jul 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 18, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 20, 2007
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols O-9-13544 | Halloran (Goen) | Paint Rock Operating, LLC | 2 | 8.64K | 11 | Oct 1993 – Jul 2010 |
| Nichols O-9-13425 | Live Oak (Swastika) | Paint Rock Operating, LLC | 2 | 3.17K | 11 | Feb 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Verdad Oil & Gas CorporationMar 1993 → Apr 2003
- 2Newton Corp.,theOct 2004 → Feb 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 415848-99 | Recompletion | Verdad Oil & Gas Corporation | Sep 17, 1993 | Oct 18, 1993 | Oct 18, 1993 | 3,850 |
| 408473-99 | Drill | Verdad Oil & Gas Corporation | Jan 26, 1993 | Jan 27, 1993 | Feb 4, 1993 | 3,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-13425 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-13425 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-13544 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-13544 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,197 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Swastika | 2,353 | -156 |
| Camar | 3,430 | -1,233 |
| Goen | 3,717 | -1,520 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,355 | 2,363 | Perforated |
| 3,732 | 3,745 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 318 | 11 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 3,849 | 7.875 | 475 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 8, 1994 | Nov 29, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 8, 1994 | Nov 22, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 24, 1994 | Nov 29, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 24, 1994 | Nov 22, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 14, 1993 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 30, 1993 | Apr 2, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Apr 14, 1993 | — | Yes |
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 42-095-31539 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-095-31539 → 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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