TEXAS · WELLS · TERRELL COUNTY · MITCHELL 5A LEASE · API 42-443-30444 · DISTRICT 6E
Mitchell 5A #8
Terrell County · Pakenham (Wolfcamp) field · Producing · Vertical
Mitchell 5a #8 (API 42-443-30444) is a well in Terrell County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed March 15, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 16, 1994, permitted to 8,485 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 3 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, S.O.B. Shale, Sob Shale.
Its lease has reported 2.13K barrels of oil and 599K mcf of gas since November 1995, last reporting volume in 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
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.May 16, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,485
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 16, 1994
- last permit issued
- Mar 15, 1996
- completed
- 2.13K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 599K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1995 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 15, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- 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 5A G-9-158257 | Pakenham (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 2.13K | 599K | Nov 1995 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 846 · prior 12 1,422(-41%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Nov 1995 → Jul 1999
- 2Athanor Texas Inc.Nov 1999 → Dec 2002
- 3Nuevo Texas Inc.Jan 2003 → Dec 2004
- 4PXP Texas Inc.Jan 2005 → Sep 2006
- 5Vintage Petroleum, LLCOct 2006 → Mar 2008
- 6OXY USA Inc.Apr 2008 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423650-98 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Aug 9, 1995 | May 16, 1994 | Sep 8, 1995 | 9,000 |
| 423650-99 | Drill | Riata Energy, Inc. | May 5, 1994 | May 16, 1994 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 1996 | Mitchell 5A G-9-158257 | Pakenham (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 8,485 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,481 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,750 | 8,254 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.25 | 990 | 17.5 | 1,665 S |
| 9.625 | 5,115 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 8,485 | 7.875 | 500 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 | Dec 29, 1997 | Nov 25, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jun 26, 1996 | Mar 28, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 4, 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 42-443-30444 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-443-30444 → 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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