WELL · 42-173-33690 · DISTRICT 8

Nix 16 #3

Nix 16 #3 (API 42-173-33690) is a permitted well in Glasscock County filed by Apache Corporation; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 2010 and 2018, permitted to 11,000 ft.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Dean, Spraberry, Strawn.

Its lease has reported 1.45M barrels of oil and 3.65M mcf of gas since April 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 18 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Apache Corporation

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 9,754 permits on file · (713) 296-6400

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	none
Production reports	Apache Corporationthrough Apr 2026
Latest permit	Apache CorporationMar 27, 2018

11,000: total depth, ft
4: permits on file
Mar 27, 2018: last permit issued
—: completed
1.45M: cumulative oil, bbl
3.65M: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: —
Shut in: —
Plugged: —

Surface location

31.828133, -101.524992

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Glasscock 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; they carry 18 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

Lease	Field	Reporting operator	Wells	Oil, bbl	Gas, mcf	Reported
Nix 16 O-10-41194	Spraberry (Trend Area)	Apache Corporation	18	1.45M	3.65M	Apr 2011 – Jul 2026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 14,237 · prior 12 19,052(-25%)

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 93,173 · prior 12 105,210(-11%)

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

1Apache CorporationApr 2011 → Apr 2026

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
837672-99	Recompletion	Apache Corporation	Mar 19, 2018	Mar 27, 2018	—	10,782
696719-97	Drill	Apache Corporation	Apr 25, 2011	May 28, 2010	May 2, 2011	11,000
696719-98	Drill	Apache Corporation	Apr 13, 2011	May 28, 2010	—	11,000
696719-99	Drill	Mariner Energy, Inc.	May 27, 2010	May 28, 2010	—	11,000

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— O-10-41194	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,701 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
Dean	7,339	-4,638
Spraberry	7,730	-5,029
Strawn	9,805	-7,104

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
7,798	9,771	Perforated
7,798	10,323	Perforated
7,916	9,771	Perforated
9,905	10,323	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
13.375	445	17.5	450 S
8.625	3,172	11	800 S
5.5	10,782	7.875	1,310 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Mar 28, 2018	Jan 25, 2018	—
Feb 24, 2017	Feb 15, 2017	—
Dec 13, 2016	Dec 5, 2016	—
Dec 5, 2016	Nov 8, 2016	—
Mar 25, 2013	Sep 27, 2011	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 42-173-33690 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-173-33690 → 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.

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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Cook 2142-173-34988

1.0 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Dean	7,372	-4,690
Strawn	9,708	-7,026
Fusselman	10,536	-7,854

Bell 2242-173-34915

1.8 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Dean	7,373	-4,658
Strawn	9,748	-7,033
Fusselman	10,577	-7,862

Wahoo Books B42-173-39085

2.3 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Santa Rosa	590	2,124
Rustler	1,232	1,482
Yates	1,831	883
Seven Rivers	2,104	610
Queen	2,514	200
Grayburg	3,089	-375
San Andres	3,217	-503
Glorieta	4,501	-1,787

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Wahoo Books A42-173-39084

2.3 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Santa Rosa	586	2,128
Rustler	1,236	1,478
Yates	1,828	886
Seven Rivers	2,098	616
Queen	2,512	202
Grayburg	3,091	-377
San Andres	3,215	-501
Glorieta	4,540	-1,826

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Dorado 1842-173-35258

2.6 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

San Andres	3,144	-426
San Andres	5,102	-2,384
San Andres	5,260	-2,542
Clear Fork	5,459	-2,741
Spraberry	6,149	-3,431
Jo Mill	6,731	-4,013
Dean	7,580	-4,862
Strawn	9,837	-7,119

9 TOPS · FIRST 8

Sherrod "9"42-173-32300

2.8 KM · Rangeland Exploration Company · Section with this well →

San Andres

3,865

-1,232

Weaver 2342-173-35421

3.2 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Wolfcamp	7,376	-4,711
Strawn	9,620	-6,955
Atoka	9,763	-7,098
Mississippian	9,874	-7,209
Woodford	10,101	-7,436
Fusselman	10,374	-7,709

Garden City Brine42-173-38210

4.0 KM · Tall City Brine LLC · Section with this well →

Santa Rosa	754	1,893
Rustler	1,305	1,342
Glorieta	—
Spraberry	—
Clear Fork	—
Seven Rivers	—
Grayburg	—
Queen	—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

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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