WELL · 42-327-30816 · DISTRICT 7
Nichols J #2A
Menard County · J. Nichols (Cook Sand) field · Vertical
Nichols J #2A (API 42-327-30816) is a well in Menard County operated by Daniel Explorations Inc, completed November 25, 1997.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 1997, permitted to 2,700 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Saddle Creek, Crystal Falls, Hope Lime, Hope Lm.
Its 2 leases have reported 27.9K barrels of oil since February 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Georgetown, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 7, 2009 · 96 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Daniel Explorations Inc |
| Production reports | Concho Oilfield Serv & Oper Co.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Daniel Explorations Inc.Nov 3, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 3, 1997
- last permit issued
- Nov 25, 1997
- completed
- 27.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 25, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols, J. O-9-14548 | J. Nichols (King Sand) | Concho Oilfield Serv & Oper Co. | 2 | 27.9K | 0 | Feb 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Nichols, J O-9-14882 | J. Nichols (Cook Sand) | Daniel Explorations Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 1999 – Sep 1999 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,222 · prior 12 854(+43%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Daniel Explorations IncFeb 1997 → Apr 2002
- 2Concho Oilfield Serv & Oper Co.May 2008 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 469308-99 | Recompletion | Daniel Explorations Inc. | Oct 27, 1997 | Nov 3, 1997 | Nov 20, 1997 | 2,176 |
| 455021-99 | Drill | Daniel Explorations Inc. | Nov 12, 1996 | Dec 3, 1996 | Dec 30, 1996 | 2,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-14548 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-14882 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,329 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Saddle Creek | 1,816 | 513 |
| Crystal Falls | 2,009 | 320 |
| Hope Lime | 2,058 | 271 |
| Hope LM | 2,058 | 271 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,998 | 2,002 | Perforated |
| 2,016 | 2,028 | Perforated |
| 2,145 | 2,176 | Perforated |
| 2,145 | 2,176 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 422 | 11 | 175 S |
| 5.5 | 2,156 | 7.875 | 105 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 | Oct 8, 1999 | Aug 25, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1999 | Mar 16, 1999 | — |
| 00 | May 10, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | May 19, 1997 | Mar 24, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 30, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-327-30816 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-327-30816 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/32730816, documented in the API reference.