WELL · 42-443-30391 · DISTRICT 7
Mitchell 5B #4
Terrell County · Pakenham (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Mitchell 5b #4 (API 42-443-30391) is a plugged well in Terrell County, plugged April 30, 2025, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 3, 1993, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Riata Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Cretaceous, Leonard, Wolfcamp.
Operator of record
Permitted by Riata Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,316
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Nov 2017 |
| Latest permit | Riata Energy, Inc.Dec 3, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 3, 1993
- last permit issued
- Dec 21, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 191K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1993 THROUGH Apr 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 21, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 30, 2025
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 5B G-9-148079 | Pakenham (Wolfcamp) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 0 | 191K | Dec 1993 – Apr 2025 |
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.
- 1Riata Energy, Inc.Dec 1993 → Nov 1994
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Dec 1994 → Aug 1999
- 3Athanor Texas Inc.Sep 1999 → Dec 2002
- 4Nuevo Texas Inc.Jan 2003 → Dec 2004
- 5PXP Texas Inc.Jan 2005 → Sep 2006
- 6Vintage Petroleum, LLCOct 2006 → Mar 2008
- 7OXY USA Inc.Apr 2008 → Nov 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418920-99 | Drill | Riata Energy, Inc. | Dec 3, 1993 | Dec 3, 1993 | Dec 8, 1993 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1993 | Mitchell 5B G-9-148079 | Pakenham (Wolfcamp) | OXY USA Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,470 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,973 | 8,427 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 990 | 12.25 | 680 S |
| 5.5 | 8,515 | 8.5 | 900 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 11, 1994 | Feb 11, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 25, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-443-30391 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-443-30391 → 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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