WELL · 42-291-32445 · DISTRICT 3
Mitchell Joseph #22
Liberty County · Liberty South field · Vertical
Mitchell Joseph #22 (API 42-291-32445) is a well in Liberty County operated by Delta Exploration Company Inc., completed October 5, 2002.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 14, 2002, permitted to 6,100 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Yegua, Cook Mtn. 1, Cook Mtn. 3, Cook Mtn. 5.
Its 2 leases have reported 542K barrels of oil and 494K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 18 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Delta Exploration Company Inc.
Denver, CO · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 133 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Delta Exploration Company Inc. |
| Production reports | 84 Energy LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Delta Exploration Company, Inc.Aug 14, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 14, 2002
- last permit issued
- Oct 5, 2002
- completed
- 542K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 494K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 5, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 18 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell, Joseph, Estate O-3-2676 | Liberty, South | 84 Energy LLC | 17 | 542K | 457K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Mitchell, Joseph G-3-192038 | Liberty, South | Delta Exploration Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 36.6K | Oct 2002 – Aug 2003 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,377 · prior 12 7,880(-44%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 2,194(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Josey, Lenoir M., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1995
- 2Grimes Energy CompanyFeb 1995 → Mar 1997
- 3Western Gulf Oil & Gas Inc.Apr 1997 → Feb 1998
- 4Ambrit Energy Corp.Mar 1998 → May 1999
- 5Castle Exploration Company, IncJun 1999 → May 2002
- 6Delta Exploration Company, Inc.Jun 2002 → Mar 2007
- 7Finley Resources, Inc.Apr 2007 → Mar 2022
- 8New Horizon Resources LLCApr 2022 → Oct 2024
- 984 Energy LLCNov 2024 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 522782-99 | Drill | Delta Exploration Company, Inc. | Aug 14, 2002 | Aug 14, 2002 | Aug 28, 2002 | 6,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-192038 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-2676 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 26 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,294 | 5,318 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,515 | 11 | 365 S |
| 5.5 | 6,100 | 7.875 | 427 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 20, 2003 | Oct 29, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Nov 5, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 5, 2003 | Nov 15, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 8, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-291-32445 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-291-32445 → 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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