WELL · 42-165-32839 · DISTRICT 8
Mobil Arco 376 #2
Gaines County · Bale (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Mobil Arco 376 #2 (API 42-165-32839) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged December 15, 2010, last operated by Sahara Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 11, 1984, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Sahara Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including San Andres, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 60.9K barrels of oil and 5.69K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2011. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 24, 2026
- Permits on file
- 44
- Phone
- (432) 697-0967
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sahara Operating Company |
| Production reports | Sahara Operating Companythrough Oct 2008 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationMay 11, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 11, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jul 4, 1984
- completed
- 60.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.69K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 4, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 15, 2010
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobil Arco "376" O-11-64967 | Bale (Wolfcamp) | Sahara Operating Company | 2 | 60.9K | 5.69K | Jan 1993 – May 2011 |
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.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 1994
- 2Zachry Oil and Gas PropertiesMay 1994 → Jul 2001
- 3Quay Valley, Inc.Aug 2001 → Mar 2004
- 4Sahara Operating CompanyApr 2004 → Oct 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239050-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | May 11, 1984 | May 11, 1984 | — | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-64967 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,494 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 6,502 | -3,008 |
| Spraberry | 8,792 | -5,298 |
| Dean | 9,352 | -5,858 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,823 | -6,329 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 10,543 | -7,049 |
| Strawn | 11,252 | -7,758 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,526 | 9,550 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 478 | 17.5 | 475 sx |
| 8.625 | 5,141 | 11 | 1,180 sx |
| 5.5 | 10,678 | 7.875 | 1,530 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 | Oct 3, 1984 | Aug 14, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1984 | Aug 14, 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 42-165-32839 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-32839 → 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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