WELL · 42-443-30550 · DISTRICT 7
Mitchell 9 #5
Terrell County · South Branch (Strawn) field · Vertical
Mitchell 9 #5 (API 42-443-30550) is a well in Terrell County operated by Pxp Texas Inc., completed August 19, 1995.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued February 13, 1995, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Pxp Texas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Cretaceous, Wolfcamp, Woolfcmp Shale, Strawn.
Its 3 leases have reported 19.6K barrels of oil and 557K mcf of gas since August 1995, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2008 · 24 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | PXP Texas Inc. |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Feb 13, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 13, 1995
- last permit issued
- Aug 19, 1995
- completed
- 19.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 557K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 19, 1995
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell 9 G-9-205131 | South Branch (Strawn) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 174K | Mar 2004 – Jul 2026 |
| Mitchell "9" O-9-14440 | South Branch (Strawn) | PXP Texas Inc. | 1 | 19.6K | 383K | Aug 1995 – Feb 2005 |
| Mitchell 9 G-9-156994 | South Branch (Strawn) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 1995 – Aug 1995 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 738 · prior 12 1,493(-51%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Aug 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 → Mar 2008
- 6OXY USA Inc.Apr 2008 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 432770-97 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Feb 9, 1996 | Feb 13, 1995 | Jun 10, 1995 | 13,000 |
| 432770-98 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Jun 12, 1995 | Feb 13, 1995 | — | 13,000 |
| 432770-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Feb 10, 1995 | Feb 13, 1995 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-156994 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-9-205131 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-14440 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,676 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,091 | 11,250 | Perforated |
| 11,091 | 11,712 | Perforated |
| 11,660 | 11,712 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 1,184 | 8.75 | 2,000 S |
| 13.375 | 1,390 | 17.5 | 1,350 S |
| 9.625 | 5,300 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 11,844 | 8.75 | 2,000 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 | Mar 28, 2005 | Sep 13, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Jan 6, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 29, 1997 | Sep 25, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1997 | May 22, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 24, 1997 | Jan 5, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 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 42-443-30550 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-443-30550 → 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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