WELL · 42-165-80031 · DISTRICT 8

Nichols #1

Gaines County · Hobbs East (Queen Gas) field · Vertical

Nichols #1 (API 42-165-80031) is a well in Gaines County operated by Big AL Oil And Gas, completed December 1, 1970.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 17, 2021, permitted to 4,602 ft.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Glorieta.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Big al Oil and Gas

Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 2 permits on file · (806) 778-4705

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	Big al Oil and Gas
Production reports	Big al Oil and Gasthrough Apr 2016
Latest permit	Big al Oil and GasNov 17, 2021

4,602: total depth, ft
1: permits on file
Nov 17, 2021: last permit issued
Dec 1, 1970: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
205K: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: Dec 1, 1970
Shut in: —
Plugged: —

Surface location

32.710315, -103.045439

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Gaines County.

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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

Lease	Field	Reporting operator	Wells	Oil, bbl	Gas, mcf	Reported
Nichols O-11-71183	Hobbs, East (4400)	Big al Oil and Gas	1	0	0	Nov 2019 – Jul 2026
Nichols G-11-49757	Hobbs, East (Queen Gas)	Big al Oil and Gas	1	0	205K	Jan 1993 – Apr 2024

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.

1Erwin, Ralph E.Jan 1993 → Dec 1996
2Erwin Oil & Gas, Ltd. Co., LCJan 1997 → Apr 2003
3Big al Oil and GasMay 2003 → Apr 2016

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
873643-99	Reclass	Big al Oil and Gas	Oct 13, 2021	Nov 17, 2021	Jun 19, 1973	4,602

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— G-11-49757	—	—	—	—
—	— O-11-71183	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,586 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
Clear ForkCLEARFORK LOWER	—	—
Clear ForkCLEARFORK UPPER	—	—
Glorieta	—	—

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
3,765	3,792	Perforated
3,922	3,944	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
17.5	30	13.375	30 S
13.375	254	17.25	400 S
11	1,932	8.625	700 S
7	3,024	8.75	350 S
9.625	4,420	12.25	4,800 S
7.875	7,499	4.5	500 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	Dec 9, 2021	Mar 12, 2021	—
00	Jan 12, 1984	Mar 1, 1971	—

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 42-165-80031 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-165-80031 → scanned completion filings

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Challenger 642-165-38667

0.4 KM · Fortuna Resources Dvlpment, LLC · Section with this well →

Yates	2,995	610
Seven Rivers	3,290	315
Queen	3,767	-162
San Andres	4,443	-838
Leonard	—
Glorieta	—
Wichita-Albany	—
Spraberry	—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Challenger 642-165-38732

0.6 KM · Fortuna Resources Dvlpment, LLC · Section with this well →

Yates	3,011	596
Seven Rivers	3,264	343
Queen	3,776	-169
San Andres	4,467	-860
Clear Fork	—
San Angelo	—
Leonard	—
Glorieta	—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Jones, J. S.42-165-35766

0.8 KM · Texland Petroleum Inc. · Section with this well →

Yates	2,975	609
San Andres	4,440	-856
Glorieta	5,810	-2,226
Clear Fork	6,364	-2,780

Bailey, E. B.42-165-01228

1.3 KM · Fortuna Resources Dvlpment, LLC · Section with this well →

Queen	3,741	-145
Grayburn	4,277	-681
San Andres	4,437	-841
Glorieta	5,809	-2,213
Clear Fork	6,248	-2,652

Branex/American42-165-38960

3.9 KM · Texland Petroleum, L.P. · Section with this well →

Yates	3,038	516
San Andres	4,531	-977
Glorieta	5,926	-2,372
Clear Fork	6,539	-2,985
Queen	—
Leonard	—
Wichita-Albany	—
Spraberry	—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Branex American42-165-38801

4.6 KM · Texland Petroleum, L.P. · Section with this well →

Yates	3,065	482
Seven Rivers	3,162	385
Queen	3,543	4
San Andres	4,559	-1,012
Glorieta	5,947	-2,400
Clear Fork	6,534	-2,987
San Angelo	—
Leonard	—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Turman42-165-36835

4.9 KM · Texland Petroleum, L.P. · Section with this well →

Rustler	1,905	1,642
San Andres	4,602	-1,055
San Andres	4,860	-1,313

Barracuda SWD42-165-37831

6.7 KM · Fortuna Resources Dvlpment, LLC · Section with this well →

San Andres	4,689	-1,145
Glorieta	6,103	-2,559
Clear Fork	6,522	-2,978
Tubb	7,227	-3,683
Wichita-Albany	7,947	-4,403
Wolfcamp	8,866	-5,322

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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