WELL · 42-255-31711 · DISTRICT 2
Nieschwietz Unit #3H
Karnes County · Eagleville (Eagle Ford) field · Horizontal
Nieschwietz Unit #3H (API 42-255-31711) is a plugged horizontal well in Karnes County, plugged November 12, 2011, last operated by Plains Exploration & Prod. CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 23, 2010, permitted to 16,000 ft.
It was permitted by Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P. and has since transferred to Plains Exploration & Prod. CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its 2 leases have reported 846K barrels of oil and 874K mcf of gas since August 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 13 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.
Permitted by Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 12, 2012
- Permits on file
- 354
- Phone
- (713) 579-6578
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Plains Exploration & Prod. Co. |
| Production reports | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.Jul 23, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 23, 2010
- last permit issued
- Aug 24, 2010
- completed
- 846K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 874K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 24, 2010
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 12, 2011
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 13 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nieschwietz Unit O-2-9563 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 10 | 837K | 871K | Dec 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Nieschwietz Unit O-2-9506 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford) | Plains Exploration & Prod. Co. | 3 | 9.41K | 2.21K | Aug 2010 – Sep 2012 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 78,130 · prior 12 152,002(-49%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 120,717 · prior 12 126,214(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Oct 2010 → Jun 2013
- 2Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas LLCJul 2013 → Jun 2014
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jul 2014 → Jan 2020
- 4Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Apr 2021
- 5Validus NRG Aquilas Assetco LLCMay 2021 → Aug 2022
- 6Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Sep 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 699466-99 | Drill | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P. | Jul 22, 2010 | Jul 23, 2010 | Aug 3, 2010 | 16,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-9506 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-9563 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 308 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 9,673 | -9,365 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,993 | -9,685 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD UPPER | 10,269 | -9,961 |
| Eagle Ford | 10,390 | -10,082 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,400 | 12.25 | 1,510 S |
| 5.5 | 15,172 | 8.5 | 2,170 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 | Jul 13, 2011 | Dec 8, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Jun 27, 2011 | Dec 8, 2010 | — |
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 42-255-31711 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-31711 → 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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