WELL · 42-133-33409 · DISTRICT 7

Mitcham #5

Plugged

Eastland County  · Vertical

Mitcham #5 (API 42-133-33409) is a plugged well in Eastland County, plugged November 6, 1981, last operated by Sams Energy, Inc..

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1981 and 1996, permitted to 4,000 ft.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Lake Sand.

It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 1.82K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through January 2026.

Operator of record

Sams Energy, Inc.

Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 1998 · 7 permits on file

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedulenone
Production reportsRock Operatingthrough Apr 2015
Latest permitSams Energy, Inc.Apr 8, 1996
4,000
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Apr 8, 1996
last permit issued
—
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
91.8K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
—
Shut in
—
Plugged
Nov 6, 1981

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Mitcham G-8-159521Eastland County Regular (Gas)Anderson Production1091.8KJun 1996 – 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.

  1. 1Sams Energy, Inc.Jun 1996 → May 1998
  2. 2Robinson, IrvinJun 1998 → May 1999
  3. 3Rock OperatingJun 1999 → Apr 2015

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
446713-98ReenterSams Energy, Inc.Aug 1, 1996Apr 8, 1996Apr 30, 19963,770
446713-99ReenterSams Energy, Inc.Apr 8, 1996Apr 8, 1996—3,800
137286-99DrillResource Operating CompanyOct 20, 1981Oct 20, 1981—4,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-8-159521————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,518 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Caddo3,190-1,672
Lake Sand3,630-2,112

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
3,6313,635Perforated
3,6313,651Perforated
3,6453,651Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62537112.25275 S
4.53,7647.875220 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jul 28, 2015Jul 27, 2015—
00Sep 19, 1996Jul 30, 1996Yes
00Aug 28, 1996——

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.

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

1.82K
bbl, last 12 reported months
30.3K
bbl, all reported
Jan 2026
reported through
UICKindStatusPermitted bbl/dMax psiZone ft
000112424H-1 InjectionActive3001,8153,631–3,651

MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS

Last 12 months 1,815 · prior 12 1,708(+6%)

010020030020252026

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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