TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · NITSCH LEASE · API 42-481-33977 · DISTRICT 03
Nitsch #1
Wharton County · Alwan (Frio 4315) field · Vertical
Nitsch #1 (API 42-481-33977) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged December 30, 1999, last operated by Hollimon Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 16, 1997, permitted to 5,200 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula, Frio.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Castroville, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 5, 2016
- Permits on file
- 262
- Phone
- (210) 829-8822
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hollimon Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Hollimon Oil Corporationthrough Mar 1999 |
| Latest permit | Hollimon Oil CorporationJul 16, 1997 |
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 16, 1997
- last permit issued
- Nov 26, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 275K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1997 THROUGH May 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 26, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 30, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitsch G-3-166795 | Alwan (Frio 4315) | Hollimon Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 275K | Nov 1997 – May 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.
- 1Hollimon Oil CorporationJan 1998 → Mar 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 464496-99 | Drill | Hollimon Oil Corporation | Jul 2, 1997 | Jul 16, 1997 | Oct 25, 1997 | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 1997 | Nitsch G-3-166795 | Alwan (Frio 4315) | Hollimon Oil Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 126 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 2,430 | -2,304 |
| Catahoula | 3,320 | -3,194 |
| Frio | 3,740 | -3,614 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,292 | 4,300 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 630 | 12.25 | 323 S |
| 5.5 | 4,475 | 7.875 | 730 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 13, 1998 | Feb 18, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 6, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-481-33977 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33977 → 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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