TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · NICHOLS LEASE · API 42-401-33171 · DISTRICT 06
Nichols #1
Rusk County · County Lake (Travis Peak) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Nichols #1 (API 42-401-33171) is a well in Rusk County operated by Sydri Operating LLC, completed June 15, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 12, 2002, permitted to 8,100 ft.
It was permitted by Chinn Exploration Company and has since transferred to Sydri Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Paluxy, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa.
Its lease has reported 1.63K barrels of oil and 233K mcf of gas since June 2002, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chinn Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 46
- Phone
- (214) 373-8626
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sydri Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Sydri Operating, LLCthrough Jul 2018 |
| Latest permit | Chinn Exploration CompanyApr 12, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jun 15, 2002
- completed
- 1.63K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 233K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · JUN 2002 THROUGH JUL 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 15, 2002
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2016
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 G-6-190152 | County Lake (Travis Peak) | Sydri Operating, LLC | 1 | 1.63K | 233K | Jun 2002 – Jul 2018 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Nichols
Sydri Operating LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Rusk County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chinn Exploration CompanyJun 2002 → Nov 2015
- 2Trivium Operating, LLCJan 2016 → Jul 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519059-98 | Drill | Chinn Exploration Company | Mar 28, 2007 | Apr 12, 2002 | May 9, 2002 | 8,500 |
| 519059-99 | Drill | Chinn Exploration Company | Apr 12, 2002 | Apr 12, 2002 | May 9, 2002 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2002 | Nichols G-6-190152 | County Lake (Travis Peak) | Sydri Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2016 | 8,100 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 385 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 3,460 | -3,075 |
| Paluxy | 4,770 | -4,385 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,550 | -6,165 |
| Rodessa | 6,760 | -6,375 |
| Pettit | 7,480 | -7,095 |
| Travis Peak | 7,790 | -7,405 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,010 | 8,020 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,285 | 11 | 335 S |
| 4.5 | 8,100 | 7.875 | 476 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 17, 2002 | Aug 15, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 3, 2002 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-401-33171 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-33171 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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