WELL · 42-297-35889 · DISTRICT 2
Nitsch Unit A #14H
Live Oak County · Sugarkane (Eagle Ford) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Nitsch Unit A #14H (API 42-297-35889) is a horizontal well in Live Oak County operated by Marathon Oil EF LLC, completed March 11, 2018 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 29, 2017, permitted to 19,546 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Hockley - Disposal, Jackson, Cook Mountain, Queen City.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 3,191 permits on file · (800) 332-9449
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Marathon Oil EF LLC |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil EF LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil EF LLCSep 29, 2017 |
- 19,546
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 2017
- last permit issued
- Mar 11, 2018
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.56M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2018 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 11, 2018
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
28.613706, -98.151375
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Live Oak 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitsch Unit A G-2-284510 | Sugarkane (Eagle Ford) | Marathon Oil EF LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.56M | Mar 2018 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 35,063 · prior 12 42,091(-17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil EF LLCMar 2018 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 830063-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil EF LLC | Aug 18, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | Oct 27, 2017 | 19,546 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-284510 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 286 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hockley - Disposal | 1,034 | -748 |
| JacksonJACKSON-YEGUA - DISPOSAL | 1,663 | -1,377 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,871 | -2,585 |
| Queen City | 4,016 | -3,730 |
| Wilcox | 6,249 | -5,963 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,634 | -12,348 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD - H2S | 12,682 | -12,396 |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - H2S | — | — |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| SligoSLIGO - H2S | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,785 | 18,412 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 6,329 | 12.25 | 1,940 S |
| 5.5 | 18,522 | 8.75 | 2,255 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 | Aug 16, 2018 | Apr 19, 2018 | 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 42-297-35889 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-35889 → 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 neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Nitsch Unit A42-297-35891
0.0 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 1,034 | -748 |
| Jackson | 1,663 | -1,377 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,871 | -2,585 |
| Queen City | 4,016 | -3,730 |
| Wilcox | 6,249 | -5,963 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,635 | -12,349 |
| Eagle Ford | 12,677 | -12,391 |
| Edwards | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Nitsch Unit A42-297-35890
0.0 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 1,034 | -748 |
| Jackson | 1,663 | -1,377 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,871 | -2,585 |
| Queen City | 4,016 | -3,730 |
| Wilcox | 6,249 | -5,963 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,620 | -12,334 |
| Eagle Ford | 12,663 | -12,377 |
| Frio | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Nitsch Unit A42-297-35945
0.5 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 983 | -692 |
| Jackson | 1,683 | -1,392 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,858 | -2,567 |
| Queen City | 4,048 | -3,757 |
| Wilcox | 6,346 | -6,055 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,637 | -12,346 |
| Eagle Ford | 12,676 | -12,385 |
| Sligo | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Nitsch Unit A42-297-35946
0.5 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 1,062 | -771 |
| Jackson | 1,691 | -1,400 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,899 | -2,608 |
| Queen City | 4,044 | -3,753 |
| Wilcox | 6,277 | -5,986 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,655 | -12,364 |
| Eagle Ford | 12,687 | -12,396 |
| Edwards | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Nitsch Unit a-B Psa42-297-35959
0.5 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 1,062 | -771 |
| Jackson | 1,691 | -1,400 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,899 | -2,608 |
| Queen City | 4,044 | -3,753 |
| Wilcox | 6,277 | -5,986 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,640 | -12,349 |
| Eagle Ford | 12,679 | -12,388 |
| Frio | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Free Unit42-297-35868
1.0 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 1,062 | -763 |
| Jackson | 1,691 | -1,392 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,900 | -2,601 |
| Queen City | 4,045 | -3,746 |
| Wilcox | 6,277 | -5,978 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,648 | -12,349 |
| Eagle Ford | 12,685 | -12,386 |
| Edwards | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Free Unit42-297-35911
1.3 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 1,034 | -730 |
| Jackson | 1,663 | -1,359 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,872 | -2,568 |
| Queen City | 4,017 | -3,713 |
| Wilcox | 6,249 | -5,945 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,602 | -12,298 |
| Eagle Ford | 12,636 | -12,332 |
| Frio | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Free Unit42-297-35912
1.3 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 1,034 | -731 |
| Jackson | 1,663 | -1,360 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,872 | -2,569 |
| Queen City | 4,017 | -3,714 |
| Wilcox | 6,249 | -5,946 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,594 | -12,291 |
| Eagle Ford | 12,624 | -12,321 |
| Sligo | — |
10 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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