TEXAS · WELLS · TERRELL COUNTY · MITCHELL 68 LEASE · API 42-443-30594 · DISTRICT 6E
Mitchell 68 #8
Terrell County · Pakenham (Wolfcamp) field · Producing · Vertical
Mitchell 68 #8 (API 42-443-30594) is a well in Terrell County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed December 18, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 22, 1995, permitted to 7,775 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 Base Cretaceous (marker), Cretaceous, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 1.62K barrels of oil and 655K mcf of gas since November 1995, last reporting volume in August 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 (A)
- 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 Apr 2025 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Sep 22, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,775
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 22, 1995
- last permit issued
- Dec 18, 1996
- completed
- 1.62K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 655K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · NOV 1995 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 18, 1996
- Shut in
- May 1, 2025
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 68 G-9-157100 | Pakenham (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 1.62K | 655K | Nov 1995 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 124 · prior 12 124(+0%)
Wells named Mitchell 68
Hilcorp Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Terrell County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Nov 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 2025
- 7Hilcorp Energy CompanyMay 2026 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 440099-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Sep 21, 1995 | Sep 22, 1995 | Oct 29, 1995 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 1996 | Mitchell 68 G-9-157100 | Pakenham (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing · shut in May 1, 2025 | 7,775 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,602 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE OF CRETACEOUS | 1,024 | 1,578 |
| Cretaceous | 1,024 | 1,578 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP SHALE | 4,956 | -2,354 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP SAND | 6,910 | -4,308 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP SD | 6,910 | -4,308 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,605 | 7,625 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1,113 | 8.75 | 425 S |
| 3.5 | 7,731 | 6.125 | 250 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 | Mar 3, 1997 | Feb 11, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Mar 29, 1996 | Jan 18, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 11, 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 42-443-30594 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-443-30594 → 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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