WELL · 42-227-40692 · DISTRICT 8
Nichols East Unit #3LS
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Nichols East Unit #3LS (API 42-227-40692) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Diamondback E&P LLC, completed July 28, 2021 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 28, 2020, permitted to 10,685 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers.
Its lease has reported 2.64M barrels of oil and 11.8M mcf of gas since July 2019, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5,237
- Phone
- (432) 221-7400
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 | Diamondback E&P LLCApr 28, 2020 |
- 10,685
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 28, 2020
- last permit issued
- Jul 28, 2021
- completed
- 2.64M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.8M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2019 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 28, 2021
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
Surface location
32.376931, -101.676125
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Howard 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 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols East Unit O-10-53823 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 11 | 2.64M | 11.8M | Jul 2019 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,009,576 · prior 12 2,283,133(-12%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 95,718 · prior 12 161,360(-41%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Diamondback E&P LLCJul 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 863152-98 | Drill | Diamondback E&P LLC | Oct 15, 2020 | Apr 28, 2020 | Nov 6, 2020 | 10,685 |
| 863152-99 | Drill | Diamondback E&P LLC | Mar 31, 2020 | Apr 28, 2020 | — | 10,685 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-53823 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,559 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 822 | 1,737 |
| Rustler | 1,302 | 1,257 |
| Yates | 1,954 | 605 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,053 | 506 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,774 | -1,215 |
| Glorieta | 4,306 | -1,747 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,915 | -2,356 |
| Spraberry | 6,645 | -4,086 |
| Dean | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,210 | 18,489 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,172 | 17.5 | 975 S |
| 9.625 | 7,303 | 12.25 | 1,370 S |
| 5.5 | 18,579 | 8.5 | 2,315 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 | Nov 18, 2021 | Nov 2, 2021 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 1, 2021 | Mar 29, 2021 | 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 42-227-40692 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-40692 → 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
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbors, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Nichols East Unit42-227-40724
0.0 KM · Diamondback E&P LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,935 | 624 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,064 | 495 |
| San Andres | 3,751 | -1,192 |
| Glorieta | 4,383 | -1,824 |
| Clear Fork | 4,901 | -2,342 |
| Spraberry | 6,636 | -4,077 |
| Dean | 7,911 | -5,352 |
| Santa Rosa | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Nichols East Unit42-227-40693
0.0 KM · Diamondback E&P LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,935 | 624 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,064 | 495 |
| San Andres | 3,751 | -1,192 |
| Glorieta | 4,383 | -1,824 |
| Clear Fork | 4,901 | -2,342 |
| Spraberry | 6,645 | -4,086 |
| Dean | 7,911 | -5,352 |
| Rustler | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Nichols East Unit42-227-40694
0.0 KM · Diamondback E&P LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,947 | 612 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,048 | 511 |
| San Andres | 3,776 | -1,217 |
| Glorieta | 4,306 | -1,747 |
| Clear Fork | 4,915 | -2,356 |
| Spraberry | 6,648 | -4,089 |
| Canyon | — | |
| Fusselman | — |
20 TOPS · FIRST 8
Lilly 49 Unit42-227-39557
0.3 KM · Diamondback E&P LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,962 | 620 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,080 | 502 |
| San Andres | 3,771 | -1,189 |
| Glorieta | 4,376 | -1,794 |
| Clear Fork | 4,940 | -2,358 |
| Spraberry | 6,677 | -4,095 |
| Coleman Junction | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Lilly 49 Unit42-227-39558
0.3 KM · Diamondback E&P LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,955 | 607 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,074 | 488 |
| San Andres | 3,767 | -1,205 |
| Glorieta | 4,363 | -1,801 |
| Clear Fork | 4,933 | -2,371 |
| Spraberry | 6,667 | -4,105 |
| Leonard | 7,598 | -5,036 |
| Dean | 7,938 | -5,376 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Lilly 49 Unit42-227-39559
0.3 KM · Diamondback E&P LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,952 | 609 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,072 | 489 |
| San Andres | 3,763 | -1,202 |
| Glorieta | 4,376 | -1,815 |
| Clear Fork | 4,924 | -2,363 |
| Spraberry | 6,658 | -4,097 |
| Dean | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Lilly 49 Unit42-227-39560
0.3 KM · Diamondback E&P LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,954 | 611 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,075 | 490 |
| San Andres | 3,765 | -1,200 |
| Glorieta | 4,373 | -1,808 |
| Clear Fork | 4,918 | -2,353 |
| Spraberry | 6,660 | -4,095 |
| Dean | 7,940 | -5,375 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,108 | -5,543 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Nichols East Unit42-227-40227
0.3 KM · Diamondback E&P LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,953 | 609 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,058 | 504 |
| San Andres | 3,747 | -1,185 |
| Glorieta | 4,233 | -1,671 |
| Clear Fork | 4,904 | -2,342 |
| Spraberry | 6,646 | -4,084 |
| Dean | 7,888 | -5,326 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,091 | -5,529 |
16 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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