WELL · 42-443-30806 · DISTRICT 7
Mitchell 5B #16
Terrell County · Pakenham (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Mitchell 5b #16 (API 42-443-30806) is a plugged well in Terrell County, plugged October 8, 2012, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 12, 1999, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Athanor Texas Inc. and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Wolfcamp, Top Of A2 Wolfcamp Sand.
Operator of record
Permitted by Athanor Texas Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 3,316 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Sep 2012 |
| Latest permit | Athanor Texas Inc.Oct 12, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 12, 1999
- last permit issued
- Dec 28, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 155K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1999 THROUGH Oct 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 28, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 8, 2012
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 5B G-9-175926 | Pakenham (Wolfcamp) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 0 | 155K | Dec 1999 – Oct 2012 |
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.
- 1Athanor Texas Inc.Dec 1999 → Dec 2002
- 2Nuevo Texas Inc.Jan 2003 → Dec 2004
- 3PXP Texas Inc.Jan 2005 → Sep 2006
- 4Vintage Petroleum, LLCOct 2006 → Mar 2008
- 5OXY USA Inc.Apr 2008 → Sep 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488442-99 | Drill | Athanor Texas Inc. | Oct 12, 1999 | Oct 12, 1999 | Oct 29, 1999 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-175926 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,529 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE OF CRETACEOUS | 841 | 1,688 |
| WolfcampTOP OF WOLFCAMP SHALE | 4,726 | -2,197 |
| Top of A2 Wolfcamp Sand | 7,666 | -5,137 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,018 | 8,246 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,148 | 12.25 | 840 S |
| 5.5 | 8,333 | 7.875 | 705 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 | Apr 24, 2000 | Jan 19, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 8, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-443-30806 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-443-30806 → 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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