TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · NAIL "C-12" LEASE · API 42-317-32395 · DISTRICT 7B
Nail C-12 #1
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Nail C-12 #1 (API 42-317-32395) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged January 23, 1996, last operated by Prime Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 6, 1981, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Oil & Minerals Corp. and has since transferred to Prime Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 2.66K barrels of oil and 3.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 1996.
Operator of record
Permitted by Houston Oil & Minerals Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 29, 2026
- Permits on file
- 595
- Phone
- (432) 682-5600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Prime Operating Company |
| Production reports | Prime Operating Companythrough Sep 1995 |
| Latest permit | Houston Oil & Minerals Corp.Aug 6, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 6, 1981
- last permit issued
- Oct 22, 1981
- completed
- 2.66K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 22, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 23, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nail "C-12" O-10-27045 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Prime Operating Company | 1 | 2.66K | 3.5K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1996 |
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.
- 1Houston Oil & Minerals Corp.Feb 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Prime Operating CompanyAug 1993 → Sep 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129095-99 | Drill | Houston Oil & Minerals Corp. | Aug 6, 1981 | Aug 6, 1981 | Sep 4, 1981 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 1981 | Nail C-12 O-10-27045 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Prime Operating Company | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,501 | 9,035 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 376 | 17.5 | 368 S |
| 8.625 | 4,100 | 11 | 240 S |
| 2.375 | 9,134 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 9,225 | 7.875 | 900 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 11, 1982 | — |
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 42-317-32395 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-32395 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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