WELL · 42-399-34022 · DISTRICT 7
Buffalo Nichols #1
Runnels County · Cree-Sykes (Gardner Upper) field · Vertical
Buffalo Nichols #1 (API 42-399-34022) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged March 15, 1996, last operated by Hartel Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 1994, permitted to 4,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Morris, Gardner.
Its 2 leases have reported 40 barrels of oil and 10.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 1996. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 5, 1997 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hartel Inc. |
| Production reports | Hartel, Inc.through Mar 1996 |
| Latest permit | Hartel, Inc.May 17, 1994 |
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 17, 1994
- last permit issued
- Sep 20, 1991
- completed
- 40
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 20, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 15, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Nichols O-9-13654 | Cree-Sykes (Gardner, Upper) | Hartel, Inc. | 1 | 40 | 10.9K | Feb 1994 – May 1996 |
| Buffalo Nichols O-9-13173 | Wildcat | Hartel, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 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.
- 1Hartel, Inc.Sep 1994 → Oct 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424018-99 | Recompletion | Hartel, Inc. | May 9, 1994 | May 17, 1994 | Aug 30, 1991 | 4,000 |
| 361261-99 | Drill | Texas West Drilling & Dev., Inc. | Jul 7, 1989 | Jul 14, 1989 | Jul 17, 1989 | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-13173 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-13654 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,940 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 3,330 | -1,390 |
| Palo Pinto | 3,340 | -1,400 |
| Morris | 3,620 | -1,680 |
| Morris | 3,648 | -1,708 |
| Gardner | 3,940 | -2,000 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,376 | 3,386 | Perforated |
| 3,616 | 3,620 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 160 | 12.25 | 110 S |
| 8.625 | 200 | 12.25 | 110 S |
| 5.5 | 4,000 | 7.875 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 4,000 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Mar 11, 1999 | Dec 2, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Sep 14, 1994 | Jun 29, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1994 | Nov 20, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 5, 1991 | Nov 20, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 3, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-399-34022 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-34022 → 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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