TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · NIX 9 LEASE · API 42-227-38143 · DISTRICT 7B
Nix 9 #1
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Nix 9 #1 (API 42-227-38143) is a well in Howard County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed February 6, 2015 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 18, 2014, permitted to 9,905 ft.
It was permitted by Athlon Holdings LP and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Clear Fork, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 18.7K barrels of oil and 45.4K mcf of gas since February 2015, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Athlon Holdings LP; 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
- 1,390
- 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 2023 |
| Latest permit | Athlon Holdings LPAug 18, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,905
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 18, 2014
- last permit issued
- Feb 6, 2015
- completed
- 18.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 45.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 6, 2015
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nix 9 O-10-46170 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 1 | 18.7K | 45.4K | Feb 2015 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Jan 2020
- 2Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Jul 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 791220-99 | Drill | Athlon Holdings LP | Jul 8, 2014 | Aug 18, 2014 | Nov 30, 2014 | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2015 | Nix 9 O-10-46170 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | Shut In · shut in Feb 1, 2024 | 9,905 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,623 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,634 | 989 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 2,780 | -157 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 3,795 | -1,172 |
| Spraberry | 5,883 | -3,260 |
| Leonard | 7,048 | -4,425 |
| Dean | 7,111 | -4,488 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,236 | -4,613 |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,110 | 9,452 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 320 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 3,965 | 11 | 490 S |
| 5.5 | 9,905 | 7.875 | 850 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 | May 29, 2015 | May 14, 2015 | 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 42-227-38143 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-38143 → 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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