WELL · 42-329-31954 · DISTRICT 8
Nichols #3
Midland County · Horselot (Strawn) field · Vertical
Nichols #3 (API 42-329-31954) is a well in Midland County operated by Black Arrow Operating LLC, completed February 22, 1988.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 1999, permitted to 10,800 ft.
It was permitted by Mcfarland & Scobey, Inc. and has since transferred to Black Arrow Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Spraberry, Dean.
Its 2 leases have reported 113K barrels of oil and 277K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by McFarland & Scobey, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dennis, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (432) 349-3846
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Black Arrow Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Black Arrow Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | McFarland & Scobey, Inc.Jan 5, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 5, 1999
- last permit issued
- Feb 22, 1988
- completed
- 113K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 277K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 22, 1988
- 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 O-10-31409 | Horselot (Strawn) | Black Arrow Operating, LLC | 2 | 84.7K | 197K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Nichols O-10-35981 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Black Arrow Operating, LLC | 1 | 28.1K | 79.3K | Feb 1999 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,383 · prior 12 2,176(+10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Davis & Carr Energy Co.Jan 1993 → Jun 1994
- 2McFarland & Scobey, Inc.Jul 1994 → Aug 2006
- 3Turquoise Bay CorporationMar 2007 → May 2014
- 4Rio Oil and Gas (Permian), LLCJun 2014 → Jan 2015
- 5Rio Oil and Gas (Permian) Ii,llcFeb 2015 → Nov 2016
- 6Trail Ridge Energy Prtns II LLCDec 2016 → Feb 2017
- 7Lario Oil & Gas CompanyMar 2017 → Oct 2020
- 8Watusi Energy LLCDec 2020 → Nov 2021
- 9Black Arrow Operating, LLCDec 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481867-99 | Recompletion | McFarland & Scobey, Inc. | Jan 4, 1999 | Jan 5, 1999 | Jan 11, 1999 | 10,800 |
| 339189-99 | Drill | Davis & Carr Energy Co. | Nov 20, 1987 | Nov 20, 1987 | — | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-31409 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-35981 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,779 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,589 | 7,937 | Perforated |
| 10,422 | 10,428 | Perforated |
| 10,436 | 10,440 | Perforated |
| 10,454 | 10,457 | Perforated |
| 10,459 | 10,465 | Perforated |
| 10,475 | 10,481 | Perforated |
| 10,494 | 10,508 | Perforated |
| 10,660 | 10,678 | Perforated |
| — | 10,515 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 376 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 5,300 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 10,760 | 8.5 | 704 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 6, 1999 | Mar 26, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 19, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1988 | Mar 1, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 10, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-329-31954 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-31954 → 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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