WELL · 42-227-36614 · DISTRICT 8
Nichols 17 #1
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Nichols 17 #1 (API 42-227-36614) is a well in Howard County operated by Diamondback E&P LLC, completed October 9, 2011.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 8, 2011, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 255K barrels of oil and 847K mcf of gas since July 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 1.28M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through January 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 5,231 permits on file · (855) 247-5920
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cobra Oil & Gas CorporationMar 8, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 8, 2011
- last permit issued
- Oct 9, 2011
- completed
- 255K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 847K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 9, 2011
- 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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols 17 O-10-41372 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 5 | 255K | 847K | Jul 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Nichols 17 O-10-44485 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Feb 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,020 · prior 12 4,466(-32%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 24,342 · prior 12 39,303(-38%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cobra Oil & Gas CorporationJul 2011 → May 2015
- 2Diamondback E&P LLCJun 2015 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 711223-99 | Drill | Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation | Mar 1, 2011 | Mar 8, 2011 | Mar 20, 2011 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-41372 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-44485 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,557 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 4,871 | -2,314 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 6,626 | -4,069 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 7,103 | -4,546 |
| Dean | 7,893 | -5,336 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP SHALE | 8,082 | -5,525 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 9,025 | -6,468 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,280 | 6,364 | Perforated |
| 7,508 | 9,422 | Perforated |
| 9,496 | 9,760 | Perforated |
| 9,840 | 10,311 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 322 | 17.5 | 325 S |
| 8.625 | 4,540 | 11 | 1,050 S |
| 5.5 | 10,450 | 7.875 | 1,300 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 | Feb 16, 2024 | Sep 26, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Oct 27, 2021 | Oct 26, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Sep 24, 2014 | May 23, 2014 | — |
| 00 | May 13, 2014 | May 17, 2012 | — |
| 00 | May 23, 2013 | May 17, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Apr 13, 2012 | Jul 19, 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 42-227-36614 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36614 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 1.28M
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 13.4M
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000110031 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 15,000 | 1,650 | 3,300–6,620 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 1,280,969 · prior 12 1,905,301(-33%)
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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