WELL · 42-447-31478 · DISTRICT 7

Nichols A #1

Plugged

Throckmorton County · Richards Ranch (Caddo Lo.) field · Vertical

Nichols A #1 (API 42-447-31478) is a plugged well in Throckmorton County, plugged February 10, 2003, last operated by Oakridge Energy Inc..

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1981, permitted to 4,900 ft.

It was permitted by Pautsky, Noel Drlg. CO. and has since transferred to Oakridge Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Operator of record

Oakridge Energy Inc.

Permitted by Pautsky, Noel Drlg. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 6 permits on file · (940) 782-3300

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	Oakridge Energy Inc.
Production reports	none
Latest permit	Pautsky, Noel Drlg. Co.Feb 12, 1981

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

4,900: total depth, ft
2: permits on file
Feb 12, 1981: last permit issued
Nov 30, 1980: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
0: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2003

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: Nov 30, 1980
Shut in: —
Plugged: Feb 10, 2003

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 "A" G-8-91763	Richards Ranch (Caddo,lo.)	Oakridge Energy, Inc.	1	0	0	Jan 1993 – Feb 2003

No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
108313-99	Recompletion	Pautsky, Noel Drlg. Co.	Feb 12, 1981	Feb 12, 1981	—	4,500
4663-99	Drill	Pautsky, Noel Drlg. Co.	Aug 4, 1977	Aug 4, 1977	Aug 7, 1977	4,900

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— G-8-91763	—	—	—	—

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
4,326	4,336	Perforated
4,565	—	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
8.625	103	12.25	90 S
8.625	103	12.5	90 S
2.375	4,300	—	—
4.5	4,565	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	Jan 12, 1984	Jan 21, 1981	—
00	Jan 12, 1984	Sep 28, 1977	—

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 42-447-31478 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-447-31478 → 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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