WELL · 42-447-31580 · DISTRICT 7
Nichols -C- #2
Throckmorton County · Richards Ranch (Home Creek) field · Vertical
Nichols -C- #2 (API 42-447-31580) is a plugged well in Throckmorton County, plugged February 11, 2003, last operated by Oakridge Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 11, 1978, permitted to 1,990 ft.
It was permitted by Pautsky, Noel Drlg. CO. and has since transferred to Oakridge Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Home Creek, Home Creek Sand.
Its lease has reported 87 barrels of oil and 380 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
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 | Oakridge Energy, Inc.through Sep 1993 |
| Latest permit | Pautsky, Noel Drlg. Co.Jan 11, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,990
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 11, 1978
- last permit issued
- Mar 3, 1978
- completed
- 87
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 380
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 3, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 11, 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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols -C- O-8-14167 | Richards Ranch (Home Creek) | Oakridge Energy, Inc. | 2 | 87 | 380 | Jan 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.
- 1Oakridge Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16137-99 | Drill | Pautsky, Noel Drlg. Co. | Jan 11, 1978 | Jan 11, 1978 | Jan 9, 1978 | 1,990 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-14167 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,806 | 1,809 | Perforated |
| 1,807 | 1,809 | Perforated |
| 1,807 | 1,809 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 103 | 11 | 75 S |
| 2 | 1,780 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,807 | 7.875 | 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 | Nov 6, 1987 | Oct 16, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Dec 10, 1984 | Jun 7, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 8, 1978 | — |
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 42-447-31580 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-447-31580 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 36.3K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 141K
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 1985
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000047325 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Feb 28, 2003 | 0 | 0 | 1,806–0 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 16 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 106,365
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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