TEXAS · WELLS · JOHNSON COUNTY · MENCHACA, NICHOLAS LEASE · API 42-251-32216 · DISTRICT 7C
Menchaca Nicholas #1H
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Menchaca Nicholas #1H (API 42-251-32216) is a plugged horizontal well in Johnson County, plugged November 21, 2022, last operated by Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 14, 2007, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Devon Energy Production CO, L.P. and has since transferred to Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Big Saline, Marble Falls, Lowr Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 1.11M mcf of gas since April 2008, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC
Permitted by Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 24, 2026
- Permits on file
- 234
- Phone
- (469) 575-3800
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC |
| Production reports | Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLCthrough Jun 2020 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Sep 14, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 14, 2007
- last permit issued
- Sep 15, 2022
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.11M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2008 THROUGH Jun 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 15, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 21, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menchaca, Nicholas G-13-239098 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.11M | Apr 2008 – Jun 2020 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 2008 → Apr 2018
- 2FDL Operating, LLCMay 2018 → Jun 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 645871-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Sep 11, 2007 | Sep 14, 2007 | Jan 24, 2008 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2022 | Menchaca Nicholas G-13-239098 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 787 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big Saline | 7,195 | -6,408 |
| Marble FallsLOWER MARBLE FALLS | 7,642 | -6,855 |
| Lowr Marble Falls | 7,642 | -6,855 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,848 | -7,061 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,091 | 9,305 | Perforated |
| 8,091 | 12,072 | Perforated |
| 9,475 | 10,688 | Perforated |
| 10,859 | 11,380 | Perforated |
| 11,551 | 12,072 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,743 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 12,149 | 8.5 | 2,355 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 11, 2023 | Nov 21, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Oct 7, 2008 | Jun 27, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 22, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-251-32216 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-32216 → 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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