WELL · 42-495-31404 · DISTRICT 8
Mitchell -20- #1
Winkler County · Halley South (Penn.) field · Producing · Vertical
Mitchell -20- #1 (API 42-495-31404) is a well in Winkler County operated by U S Energy Corp. Of Amer. Inc., completed April 7, 1982 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 31, 1981, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Hendon, William E., JR. and has since transferred to U S Energy Corp. Of Amer. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 6.36K barrels of oil and 131K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
U S Energy Corp. of Amer. Inc.
Permitted by Hendon, William E., Jr.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Cisco, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 7 permits on file · (254) 631-1021
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | U S Energy Corp. of Amer. Inc. |
| Production reports | U S Energy Corp. of Amer. Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hendon, William E., Jr.Aug 31, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 31, 1981
- last permit issued
- Apr 7, 1982
- completed
- 6.36K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 131K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 7, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 -20- O-10-27259 | Halley, South (Penn.) | U S Energy Corp. of Amer. Inc. | 1 | 6.36K | 131K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,322 · prior 12 2,610(-11%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 16 · prior 12 210(-92%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1U S Energy Corp. of Amer. Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131801-99 | Drill | Hendon, William E., Jr. | Aug 31, 1981 | Aug 31, 1981 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-27259 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,296 | 8,390 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 90 | 17.5 | 125 S |
| 8.625 | 2,500 | 12.25 | 1,300 S |
| 4.5 | 8,918 | 7.875 | 1,440 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 12, 1982 | — |
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 42-495-31404 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-31404 → 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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