TEXAS · WELLS · LIMESTONE COUNTY · NICHOLAS LEASE · API 42-293-31300 · DISTRICT 05
Nicholas #1
Limestone County · Kosse SE (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Nicholas #1 (API 42-293-31300) is a plugged well in Limestone County, plugged January 25, 2003, last operated by ST. Mary Land & Exploration CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1999 and 2002, permitted to 10,100 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Operator of record
St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2009
- Permits on file
- 553
- Phone
- (303) 861-8140
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | St. Mary Land & Exploration Co. |
| Production reports | St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.through Mar 2002 |
| Latest permit | St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.May 17, 2002 |
- 10,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 17, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jan 28, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 155K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1999 THROUGH Jan 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 28, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 25, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas G-5-175038 | Kosse, SE (Cotton Valley) | St. Mary Land & Exploration Co. | 1 | 0 | 155K | Oct 1999 – Jan 2003 |
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.
- 1St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.Oct 1999 → Mar 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519931-99 | Recompletion | St. Mary Land & Exploration Co. | May 13, 2002 | May 17, 2002 | — | 8,710 |
| 485078-99 | Drill | St. Mary Land & Exploration Co. | Jun 8, 1999 | Jun 8, 1999 | Jun 20, 1999 | 10,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2001 | Nicholas G-5-175038 | Kosse SE (Cotton Valley) | St. Mary Land & Exploration Co. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 553 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkTOP AUSTIN CHALK | 2,947 | -2,394 |
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN CHALK | 3,242 | -2,689 |
| BudaTOP BUDA | 3,717 | -3,164 |
| PettitTOP PETTIT | 6,257 | -5,704 |
| Travis PeakTOP TRAVIS PEAK | 6,461 | -5,908 |
| Cotton ValleyTOP COTTON VALLEY | 8,407 | -7,854 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,760 | 8,765 | Perforated |
| 9,037 | 9,042 | Perforated |
| 9,054 | 9,057 | Perforated |
| 9,083 | 9,089 | Perforated |
| 9,207 | 9,330 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,560 | 12.25 | 465 S |
| 5.5 | 9,989 | 7.875 | 1,650 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 | Apr 18, 2001 | Feb 7, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Oct 2, 2000 | Aug 18, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Dec 22, 1999 | Nov 5, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 10, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-293-31300 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-293-31300 → 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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