TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · NICHOLS 16 LEASE · API 42-227-36994 · DISTRICT 7B
Nichols 16 #1
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Nichols 16 #1 (API 42-227-36994) is a well in Howard County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed November 8, 2012 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 16, 2012, permitted to 9,635 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 14K barrels of oil and 54.2K mcf of gas since October 2012, last reporting volume in October 2025.
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 Oct 2025 |
| Latest permit | Athlon FE Operating LLCMay 16, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,635
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 16, 2012
- last permit issued
- Nov 8, 2012
- completed
- 14K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 54.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2012 THROUGH Oct 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 8, 2012
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2026
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols 16 O-10-43641 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 1 | 14K | 54.2K | Oct 2012 – Oct 2025 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 80 · prior 12 732(-89%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 596 · prior 12 2,198(-73%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Athlon FE Operating LLCOct 2012 → Dec 2013
- 2Athlon Holdings LPJan 2014 → Jan 2015
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Jan 2020
- 4Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Jun 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 739926-99 | Drill | Athlon FE Operating LLC | May 3, 2012 | May 16, 2012 | Oct 4, 2012 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2012 | Nichols 16 O-10-43641 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | Shut In · shut in Mar 1, 2026 | 9,635 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,583 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,107 | 9,475 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 314 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 3,981 | 11 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 9,635 | 7.875 | 1,050 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 | Jan 6, 2014 | Jan 3, 2013 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Nov 3, 2015. Neutron. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEUTRON POROSITYSpans Spraberry, Strawn, Atoka | TIFF | 0 to 9,590 | Nov 3, 2015run Oct 17, 2012 | 2.19 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-227-36994 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36994 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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