WELL · 42-123-30296 · DISTRICT 2
Nordheim Unit #16
DE Witt County · Nordheim (Wilcox Lower) field · Vertical
Nordheim Unit #16 (API 42-123-30296) is a plugged well in De Witt County, plugged April 27, 2015, last operated by Cougar Oil & Gas CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1995 and 1997, permitted to 11,700 ft.
It was permitted by Midstates Corporation and has since transferred to Cougar Oil & Gas CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Midstates Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2000 · 11 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cougar Oil & Gas Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Midstates Corporationthrough Dec 1996 |
| Latest permit | Midstates CorporationMay 29, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 29, 1997
- last permit issued
- Mar 24, 1976
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 33K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 24, 1976
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 27, 2015
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 3 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordheim Unit G-2-156657 | Wildcat | Sue-Ann Operating, L.C. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 1995 – Apr 2015 |
| Nordheim Unit G-2-171211 | Nordheim (Wilcox 9900) | Sue-Ann Operating, L.C. | 1 | 0 | 28.9K | Nov 1996 – Apr 2015 |
| Nordheim Unit G-2-66169 | Nordheim (Wilcox, Lower) | Cougar Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 4.12K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1995 |
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.
- 1Cougar Oil & Gas Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1995
- 2Range Production CompanyNov 1996 → Nov 1996
- 3Midstates CorporationDec 1996 → Dec 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461083-99 | Recompletion | Midstates Corporation | Apr 14, 1997 | May 29, 1997 | Jul 3, 1996 | 11,700 |
| 434324-99 | Recompletion | Cougar Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | Mar 29, 1995 | Mar 29, 1995 | Mar 30, 1995 | 1,170 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-66169 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-156657 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-171211 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,450 | 9,556 | Perforated |
| 9,540 | 9,556 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,750 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 1,751 | 14.75 | 1,055 S |
| 10.75 | 1,751 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 10,000 | 9.875 | 500 S |
| 7.625 | 10,000 | — | — |
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 | Sep 27, 2000 | May 4, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Aug 2, 1999 | Aug 11, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jul 30, 1999 | Oct 30, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 11, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | May 31, 1996 | Aug 14, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 26, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 3, 1976 | — |
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 42-123-30296 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-123-30296 → 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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