WELL · 42-321-31496 · DISTRICT 3
Nichols #1
Matagorda County · Blessing (Frio 8430) field · Vertical
Nichols #1 (API 42-321-31496) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged April 23, 1995, last operated by Dalen Resources Oil & Gas CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1994, permitted to 9,600 ft.
It was permitted by PG&E Resources Offshore Company and has since transferred to Dalen Resources Oil & Gas CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pg&e Resources Offshore Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 1995 · 15 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dalen Resources Oil & Gas Co. |
| Production reports | Pg&e Resources Offshore Companythrough Oct 1994 |
| Latest permit | Pg&e Resources Offshore CompanyMar 23, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 23, 1994
- last permit issued
- Mar 9, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 37.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 9, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 23, 1995
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols G-3-151978 | Blessing (F-16) | Dalen Resources Oil & Gas Co. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 1994 – Apr 1995 |
| Nichols G-3-121181 | Blessing (Frio 8430) | Dalen Resources Oil & Gas Co. | 1 | 0 | 37.6K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1995 |
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.
- 1Pg&e Resources Offshore CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 422215-99 | Recompletion | Pg&e Resources Offshore Company | Mar 21, 1994 | Mar 23, 1994 | Oct 15, 1994 | 9,415 |
| 292865-99 | Drill | Glacier Energy, Inc. | Dec 16, 1985 | Dec 16, 1985 | Dec 29, 1985 | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-121181 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-151978 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 32 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO F-16 | 8,270 | -8,238 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,298 | 8,328 | Perforated |
| 8,428 | 8,432 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,220 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 4.5 | 8,688 | 7.875 | 730 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 2, 1995 | Dec 9, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 23, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1986 | Apr 22, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 31, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-321-31496 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-31496 → 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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