TEXAS · WELLS · TERRELL COUNTY · MITCHELL 8 LEASE · API 42-443-30443 · DISTRICT 6E
Mitchell 8 #3
Terrell County · Pakenham (Wolfcamp) field · Producing · Vertical
Mitchell 8 #3 (API 42-443-30443) is a well in Terrell County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed November 28, 1995 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2018.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 11, 1994, permitted to 8,125 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 628 barrels of oil and 253K mcf of gas since November 1995, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Jan 2018 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.May 11, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,125
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 11, 1994
- last permit issued
- Nov 28, 1995
- completed
- 628
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 253K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1995 THROUGH Jan 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 28, 1995
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2018
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 8 G-9-158506 | Pakenham (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 628 | 253K | Nov 1995 – Jan 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.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Dec 1995 → Aug 1999
- 2Athanor Texas Inc.Sep 1999 → Dec 2002
- 3Nuevo Texas Inc.Jan 2003 → Dec 2004
- 4PXP Texas Inc.Jan 2005 → Sep 2006
- 5Vintage Petroleum, LLCOct 2006 → Dec 2007
- 6OXY USA Inc.Apr 2008 → Jan 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423649-98 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Sep 22, 1995 | May 11, 1994 | Oct 7, 1995 | 9,000 |
| 423649-99 | Drill | Riata Energy, Inc. | May 5, 1994 | May 11, 1994 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 1995 | Mitchell 8 G-9-158506 | Pakenham (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing · shut in Feb 1, 2018 | 8,125 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,514 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE OF CRETACEOUS | 876 | 1,638 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP SHALE | 4,794 | -2,280 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP SAND | 7,690 | -5,176 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,956 | 7,988 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 995 | 12.25 | 805 S |
| 7 | 8,125 | 8.5 | 400 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Aug 22, 1996 | Jan 24, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 26, 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-443-30443 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-443-30443 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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