WELL · 42-329-31343 · DISTRICT 8
Nichols #1
Midland County · Azalea (Devonian) field · Vertical
Nichols #1 (API 42-329-31343) is a plugged well in Midland County, plugged September 13, 1994, last operated by Smith Bros. Casing Pullers Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 6, 1984, permitted to 12,600 ft.
It was permitted by Tamaray, Inc and has since transferred to Smith Bros. Casing Pullers Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including U. Sprayberry, Wolfcamp, Strawn, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 1.56K barrels of oil and 26.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 1994.
Operator of record
Smith Bros. Casing Pullers Inc.
Permitted by Tamaray, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 22, 2001
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Bros. Casing Pullers Inc. |
| Production reports | Smith Bros. Casing Pullers, Inc.through Aug 1994 |
| Latest permit | Tamaray, IncJul 6, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 6, 1984
- last permit issued
- Mar 13, 1985
- completed
- 1.56K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 26.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 13, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 13, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols O-10-29839 | Azalea (Devonian) | Smith Bros. Casing Pullers, Inc. | 1 | 1.56K | 26.8K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1994 |
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.
- 1Southwest Royalties, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244244-99 | Drill | Tamaray, Inc | Jun 20, 1984 | Jul 6, 1984 | Jul 30, 1984 | 12,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-29839 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,763 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| U. Sprayberry | 7,558 | -4,795 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,138 | -6,375 |
| Strawn | 10,476 | -7,713 |
| Mississippian | 11,354 | -8,591 |
| Devonian | 11,536 | -8,773 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,543 | 11,544 | Perforated |
| 11,558 | 11,567 | Perforated |
| 11,605 | 11,612 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 314 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,354 | 12.25 | 950 S |
| 5.5 | 11,715 | 7.875 | 1,125 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 | Jun 10, 1985 | May 3, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 25, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-329-31343 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-31343 → 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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