TEXAS · WELLS · TERRELL COUNTY · MITCHELL 4 LEASE · API 42-443-30617 · DISTRICT 6E
Mitchell 4 #4
Terrell County · Pakenham (Wolfcamp) field · Producing · Vertical
Mitchell 4 #4 (API 42-443-30617) is a well in Terrell County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed March 30, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 27, 1996, permitted to 8,430 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 Cretaceous, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 7.14K barrels of oil and 571K mcf of gas since March 1996, 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.Feb 27, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,430
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 27, 1996
- last permit issued
- Mar 30, 1996
- completed
- 7.14K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 571K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 30, 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 4 G-9-158517 | Pakenham (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 7.14K | 571K | Mar 1996 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,580 · prior 12 6,480(+17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Apr 1996 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445169-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Feb 26, 1996 | Feb 27, 1996 | Mar 4, 1996 | 8,430 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 1996 | Mitchell 4 G-9-158517 | Pakenham (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 8,430 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,242 | 8,262 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,175 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 5.5 | 8,428 | 7.875 | 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 | Jul 24, 1996 | May 9, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 27, 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 42-443-30617 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-443-30617 → 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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