TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · NICHOLS "24" LEASE · API 42-317-37250 · DISTRICT 7B
Nichols 24 #3
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Nichols 24 #3 (API 42-317-37250) is a well in Martin County operated by Diamondback E&P LLC, completed March 6, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 12, 2011, permitted to 10,330 ft.
It was permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including U Spby, L Spby, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 69.9K barrels of oil and 60.1K mcf of gas since February 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5,237
- Phone
- (432) 221-7400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Oct 12, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,330
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 12, 2011
- last permit issued
- Mar 6, 2012
- completed
- 69.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 60.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 6, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols "24" O-10-40041 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 2 | 69.9K | 60.1K | Feb 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,464 · prior 12 1,518(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Feb 2010 → May 2017
- 2Petrolegacy Energy II, LLCJun 2017 → May 2023
- 3Ovintiv USA Inc.Jun 2023 → Feb 2025
- 4Diamondback E&P LLCMar 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 725633-99 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Oct 4, 2011 | Oct 12, 2011 | Jan 15, 2012 | 10,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2012 | Nichols 24 O-10-40041 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | Producing | 10,330 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,676 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,924 | 8,119 | Perforated |
| 8,416 | 8,608 | Perforated |
| 8,728 | 10,094 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 366 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 10,325 | 8.75 | 1,750 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 | May 21, 2013 | Apr 27, 2012 | 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 42-317-37250 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-37250 → 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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