WELL · 42-443-30627 · DISTRICT 7
Mitchell 9 #8H
Terrell County · South Branch (Strawn) field · Horizontal
Mitchell 9 #8H (API 42-443-30627) is a horizontal well in Terrell County operated by Chevron U. S. A. Inc., completed August 14, 1996.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 2005, permitted to 12,875 ft.
It was permitted by Pxp Texas Inc. and has since transferred to Chevron U. S. A. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Wlfcmpshale, Pakenham (Wolfcamp), Pakenham (Thrusted).
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by PXP Texas Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 9,291 permits on file · (800) 231-0623
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Jun 2018 |
| Latest permit | PXP Texas Inc.Aug 8, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,875
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Aug 8, 2005
- last permit issued
- Aug 14, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.23M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 14, 1996
- 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-9-211832 | Pakenham (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 14.2K | May 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Mitchell 9 G-9-168042 | South Branch (Wolfcamp) | PXP Texas Inc. | 1 | 0 | 4.11M | Jan 1998 – May 2005 |
| Mitchell 9 G-9-163255 | South Branch (Strawn) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 1 | 0 | 104K | Aug 1996 – Jan 1998 |
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.Aug 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 → Jun 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 604572-99 | Recompletion | PXP Texas Inc. | Aug 8, 2005 | Aug 8, 2005 | — | 9,849 |
| 461996-98 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | May 18, 1998 | May 8, 1997 | — | 12,000 |
| 461996-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | May 5, 1997 | May 8, 1997 | Aug 20, 1997 | 1,600 |
| 447564-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Apr 29, 1996 | May 3, 1996 | May 13, 1996 | 12,875 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-163255 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-9-168042 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-9-211832 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,688 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,486 | 8,496 | Perforated |
| 8,530 | 8,540 | Perforated |
| 8,652 | 8,662 | Perforated |
| 8,676 | 8,686 | Perforated |
| 10,544 | — | Perforated |
| 10,556 | — | Perforated |
| 10,830 | 11,433 | Perforated |
| 11,584 | 11,600 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,355 | 17.5 | 1,200 S |
| 9.625 | 5,187 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 7 | 12,167 | 8.5 | 1,925 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 | Feb 9, 2006 | Aug 25, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 27, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 5, 1998 | Feb 24, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 28, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 23, 1997 | Jan 31, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 1, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-443-30627 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-443-30627 → 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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