WELL · 42-137-32030 · DISTRICT 1
Nicoson 68 #1
Edwards County · Wildcat field · Vertical
Nicoson 68 #1 (API 42-137-32030) is a plugged well in Edwards County, plugged March 31, 2021, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 16, 2009, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Mariner Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Ellenburger.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mariner Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Mariner Energy, Inc.Oct 16, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 16, 2009
- last permit issued
- Dec 21, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2009 THROUGH Oct 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 21, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 31, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicoson 68 O-1-15161 | Wildcat | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 2009 – Oct 2021 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 686226-99 | Drill | Mariner Energy, Inc. | Oct 16, 2009 | Oct 16, 2009 | Oct 25, 2009 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-15161 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,338 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 4,302 | -1,964 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,302 | 4,482 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,450 | 12.25 | 540 S |
| 4.5 | 4,825 | 7.875 | 1,000 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 | Jun 29, 2010 | Mar 18, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | May 6, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-137-32030 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-137-32030 → 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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