TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · NIX 16A LEASE · API 42-227-36957 · DISTRICT 7B
Nix 16A #2
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Nix 16a #2 (API 42-227-36957) is a well in Howard County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed July 10, 2012 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 9, 2012, permitted to 9,502 ft.
It was permitted by Athlon FE Operating LLC and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Strawn, Atoka.
Its lease has reported 22.7K barrels of oil and 72.9K mcf of gas since July 2012, last reporting volume in July 2025. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Athlon FE Operating LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 12, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,391
- Phone
- (720) 876-5176
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ovintiv USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Ovintiv USA Inc.through Jul 2025 |
| Latest permit | Athlon FE Operating LLCApr 9, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,502
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 9, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jul 10, 2012
- completed
- 22.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 72.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2012 THROUGH Jul 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 10, 2012
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2020
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nix 16A O-10-42871 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 2 | 22.7K | 72.9K | Jul 2012 – Jul 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 603 · prior 12 75
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Athlon FE Operating LLCJul 2012 → Dec 2013
- 2Athlon Holdings LPJan 2014 → Jan 2015
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Jan 2020
- 4Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Aug 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 736946-99 | Drill | Athlon FE Operating LLC | Mar 27, 2012 | Apr 9, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2012 | Nix 16A O-10-42871 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | Shut In · shut in Sep 1, 2020 | 9,502 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,577 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,067 | 9,342 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 310 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 3,950 | 11 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 9,502 | 7.875 | 1,150 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 15, 2013 | Aug 14, 2012 | 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 42-227-36957 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36957 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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