WELL · 42-115-32544 · DISTRICT 8
East Ackerly Dean Unit #78
Dawson County · Ackerly (Dean Sand) field · Producing · Vertical
East Ackerly Dean Unit #78 (API 42-115-32544) is a well in Dawson County operated by Mule Kick Operating LLC, completed March 14, 1990 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 10, 1989, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to Mule Kick Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including San Andres, Spraberry, Jo Mill, Dean.
Its lease has reported 6.71M barrels of oil and 3.99M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 109 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · (432) 770-0845
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 | Conoco Inc.Aug 10, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 10, 1989
- last permit issued
- Mar 14, 1990
- completed
- 6.71M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.99M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 14, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 109 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Ackerly Dean Unit O-11-60687 | Ackerly (Dean Sand) | Mule Kick Operating LLC | 109 | 6.71M | 3.99M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 46,448 · prior 12 65,096(-29%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 19,620 · prior 12 33,415(-41%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Conoco Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1996
- 2Henry Petroleum Corp.Jul 1996 → Mar 2001
- 3Henry Petroleum LPApr 2001 → Dec 2008
- 4COG Operating LLCJan 2009 → Dec 2012
- 5Legacy Reserves Operating LPJan 2013 → Apr 2021
- 6Southwest Royalties, Inc.May 2021 → Feb 2024
- 7Hibernia Resources IV, LLCMar 2024 → May 2025
- 8Mule Kick Operating LLCJun 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 362581-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Aug 9, 1989 | Aug 10, 1989 | — | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-60687 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,848 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 3,500 | -652 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 7,000 | -4,152 |
| Jo Mill | 7,900 | -5,052 |
| Dean | 8,550 | -5,702 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,550 | 8,638 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 322 | 17.5 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 3,690 | 11 | 1,800 S |
| 5.5 | 8,750 | 7.875 | 1,075 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 | Apr 16, 1990 | Mar 29, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 10, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-115-32544 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-115-32544 → 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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