WELL · 42-253-34249 · DISTRICT 7
Mitchell #1
Jones County · Noodle (Strawn Upper) field · Vertical
Mitchell #1 (API 42-253-34249) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged March 23, 2018, last operated by M-Tex Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 19, 1995, permitted to 5,500 ft.
It was permitted by Heart Land Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to M-Tex Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including King, Strawn, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 2.6K barrels of oil and 7.95K mcf of gas since June 1995, last reporting in October 2018.
Operator of record
Permitted by Heart Land Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Merkel, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 23 permits on file · (325) 668-1442
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M-Tex Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Frontier Operating Corporationthrough Nov 2004 |
| Latest permit | Heart Land Petroleum CorporationApr 19, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 19, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jun 13, 1995
- completed
- 2.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.95K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1995 THROUGH Oct 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 13, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 23, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell O-8-27583 | Noodle (Strawn, Upper) | M-Tex Resources, Inc. | 1 | 2.6K | 7.95K | Jun 1995 – Oct 2018 |
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.
- 1Heart Land Petroleum CorporationJun 1995 → Jul 2000
- 2Frontier Operating CorporationOct 2003 → Nov 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 435008-99 | Drill | Heart Land Petroleum Corporation | Apr 19, 1995 | Apr 19, 1995 | Apr 21, 1995 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-27583 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,847 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| King | 3,016 | -1,169 |
| StrawnUPPER STRAWN | 4,420 | -2,573 |
| Strawn | 4,780 | -2,933 |
| Ellenburger | 5,310 | -3,463 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,420 | 4,430 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 120 | 12.25 | 75 S |
| 4.5 | 5,388 | 7.875 | 225 S |
| 4.5 | — | 7.875 | 275 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 | Nov 15, 1995 | Jun 23, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 11, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-253-34249 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34249 → 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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