WELL · 42-329-32723 · DISTRICT 8
Nichols #1
Midland County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Nichols #1 (API 42-329-32723) is a well in Midland County operated by Extex Operating Company, completed May 1, 1993 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 30, 1992, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Tmbr/Sharp Drilling, Inc. and has since transferred to Extex Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 88.1K barrels of oil and 260K mcf of gas since May 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tmbr/Sharp Drilling, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 117 permits on file · (713) 870-4327
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Extex Operating Company |
| Production reports | Legacy Reserves Operating LPthrough Sep 2020 |
| Latest permit | Tmbr/Sharp Drilling, Inc.Dec 30, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 30, 1992
- last permit issued
- May 1, 1993
- completed
- 88.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 260K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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-10-33797 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Extex Operating Company | 1 | 88.1K | 260K | May 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Tmbr/Sharp Drilling, Inc.May 1993 → Feb 2004
- 2Patterson Petroleum LPMar 2004 → May 2007
- 3BC Operating, Inc.Jun 2007 → Apr 2008
- 4Legacy Reserves Operating LPMay 2008 → Sep 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406691-99 | Drill | Tmbr/Sharp Drilling, Inc. | Dec 8, 1992 | Dec 30, 1992 | Jan 15, 1993 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-33797 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,754 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,588 | 8,456 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 300 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,350 | 11 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 8,600 | 7.875 | 1,100 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 28, 1993 | May 12, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | May 20, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-329-32723 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-32723 → 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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