WELL · 42-481-32275 · DISTRICT 3
Nichols #1
Wharton County · Daboval (7200) field · Vertical
Nichols #1 (API 42-481-32275) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged May 21, 2003, last operated by Ken Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 30, 1981, permitted to 7,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 27.5K barrels of oil and 52.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2003. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 9, 2018
- Permits on file
- 159
- Phone
- (214) 891-8410
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ken Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Ken Petroleum Corporationthrough Oct 2001 |
| Latest permit | Ken Petroleum CorporationNov 30, 1981 |
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 30, 1981
- last permit issued
- Mar 4, 1982
- completed
- 27.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 52.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 4, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 21, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols G-3-176004 | Daboval (7200) | Ken Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 51.5K | Jan 2000 – Sep 2003 |
| Nichols O-3-20357 | Daboval (7200) | Ken Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 27.5K | 868 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2000 |
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.
- 1Ken Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Oct 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142396-99 | Drill | Ken Petroleum Corporation | Nov 30, 1981 | Nov 30, 1981 | Dec 3, 1981 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-176004 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-20357 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 82 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,129 | 7,137 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 532 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 2.875 | 7,250 | 7.875 | 2,010 S |
| 8.625 | — | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 2.875 | — | 7.875 | 2,010 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 23, 2000 | Feb 14, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Mar 10, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 21, 1989 | Jan 27, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Feb 15, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 17, 1982 | — |
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 42-481-32275 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-32275 → 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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