WELL · 42-117-30116 · DISTRICT 10
Nichols #1
Deaf Smith County · Wildcat field · Observation · Vertical
Nichols #1 (API 42-117-30116) is a well in Deaf Smith County operated by Octane Energy Operating LLC, completed June 28, 2023 and listed as observation on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 2, 2023, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including N/A.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 8 permits on file · (432) 334-4085
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Octane Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Octane Energy Operating, LLCMay 2, 2023 |
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 2, 2023
- last permit issued
- Jun 28, 2023
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2023 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 28, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
34.817839, -102.347785
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Deaf Smith County.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols O-14-9832 | Wildcat | Octane Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2023 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 889706-99 | Drill | Octane Energy Operating, LLC | Apr 11, 2023 | May 2, 2023 | May 6, 2023 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-9832 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,787 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 379 | 26 | 680 S |
| 13.375 | 1,175 | 17.5 | 910 S |
| 9.625 | 5,583 | 12.25 | 2,000 S |
| 5.5 | 9,268 | 8.75 | 1,985 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 26, 2025 | Sep 12, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Feb 20, 2024 | Dec 20, 2023 | 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 42-117-30116 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-117-30116 → 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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