WELL · 42-173-33150 · DISTRICT 8
Corky Nix 15 #3
Glasscock County · Iva Lee (Clearfork) field · Vertical
Corky Nix 15 #3 (API 42-173-33150) is a well in Glasscock County operated by Atropos Exploration Company, completed April 8, 2005.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued January 18, 2005, permitted to 7,700 ft.
It was permitted by Atropos Production Corporation and has since transferred to Atropos Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including San Andres, Leonard.
Its 2 leases have reported 87.3K barrels of oil and 89K mcf of gas since March 2005, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Atropos Production Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 56 permits on file · (214) 695-0882
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atropos Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Atropos Exploration Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Atropos Exploration CompanyJan 18, 2005 |
- 7,700
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 18, 2005
- last permit issued
- Apr 8, 2005
- completed
- 87.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 89K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 8, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corky Nix 15 O-10-53117 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Atropos Exploration Company | 2 | 31.9K | 16.9K | Dec 2019 – Jul 2026 |
| Corky Nix 15 O-10-37816 | Iva Lee (Clearfork) | Atropos Exploration Company | 2 | 55.4K | 72.1K | Mar 2005 – Jul 2020 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,413 · prior 12 5,264(+3%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 551 · prior 12 2,156(-74%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Atropos Exploration CompanyMar 2005 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556250-97 | Drill | Atropos Production Corporation | Jul 11, 2005 | Jan 18, 2005 | Feb 5, 2005 | 7,700 |
| 556250-98 | Drill | Atropos Exploration Company | Jan 28, 2005 | Jan 18, 2005 | Feb 5, 2005 | 7,700 |
| 556250-99 | Drill | Atropos Exploration Company | Jan 14, 2005 | Jan 18, 2005 | — | 7,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-37816 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-53117 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,712 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San AndresSAN ANDRES "D" | 3,150 | -438 |
| Leonard | 5,612 | -2,900 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,922 | 5,984 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 462 | 17.5 | 500 S |
| 8.625 | 1,241 | 11 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 6,161 | 7.875 | 390 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 | Mar 12, 2020 | May 24, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 2, 2007 | May 24, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 7, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-173-33150 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-33150 → 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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