WELL · 42-115-31979 · DISTRICT 8
Ackerly /Dean/ Field Unit #302
Dawson County · Ackerly (Dean Sand) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Ackerly /Dean/ Field Unit #302 (API 42-115-31979) is a well in Dawson County operated by Mule Kick Operating LLC, completed May 8, 1984 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 29, 1984, permitted to 8,950 ft.
It was permitted by Superior Oil Company, The and has since transferred to Mule Kick Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including San Andres, Glorieta, Clear Fork, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 4.63M barrels of oil and 2.73M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 119 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Superior Oil Company, The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 17, 2025
- Phone
- (972) 207-9437
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mule Kick Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Mule Kick Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Superior Oil Company, TheFeb 29, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 29, 1984
- last permit issued
- May 8, 1984
- completed
- 4.63M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.73M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 8, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- 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.
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 119 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackerly /Dean/ Field Unit O-11-60521 | Ackerly (Dean Sand) | Mule Kick Operating LLC | 119 | 4.63M | 2.73M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,540 · prior 12 17,133(-68%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,545 · prior 12 27,052(-94%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Parker & Parsley Development Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → Aug 1997
- 3Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → Jan 1998
- 4Henry Petroleum Corp.Feb 1998 → Mar 2001
- 5Henry Petroleum LPApr 2001 → Dec 2008
- 6COG Operating LLCJan 2009 → Dec 2012
- 7Legacy Reserves Operating LPJan 2013 → Apr 2024
- 8Hibernia Resources IV, LLCMay 2024 → May 2025
- 9Mule Kick Operating LLCJun 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230900-99 | Drill | Superior Oil Company, The | Feb 27, 1984 | Feb 29, 1984 | Apr 5, 1984 | 8,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-60521 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,802 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 3,994 | -1,192 |
| Glorieta | 5,441 | -2,639 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,750 | -2,948 |
| Spraberry | 7,172 | -4,370 |
| Dean | 8,541 | -5,739 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,621 | 8,734 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 400 | 17.5 | 425 sx |
| 8.625 | 3,600 | 12.25 | 675 sx |
| 5.5 | 8,870 | 7.875 | 1,260 sx |
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 | Jul 11, 1984 | Jun 26, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 6, 1984 | Jun 26, 1984 | — |
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 42-115-31979 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-115-31979 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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