WELL · 42-021-30999 · DISTRICT 3
Helwick #1
Bastrop County · Serbin (Taylor Sand) field · Vertical
Helwick #1 (API 42-021-30999) is a plugged well in Bastrop County, plugged January 25, 2005, last operated by Ernest Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 13, 1987, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Nugget Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Ernest Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Taylor.
Its lease has reported 7.59K barrels of oil and 49 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2005.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nugget Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Rockdale, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 32 permits on file · (512) 446-3855
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ernest Operating Company |
| Production reports | Ernest Operating Companythrough Jan 2004 |
| Latest permit | Nugget Oil CorporationMar 13, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 13, 1987
- last permit issued
- Apr 7, 1987
- completed
- 7.59K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 49
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 7, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 25, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helwick O-3-19630 | Serbin (Taylor Sand) | Ernest Operating Company | 1 | 7.59K | 49 | Jan 1993 – Nov 2005 |
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.
- 1D-Mil Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Crescent Exploration CompanyMar 1993 → Feb 1994
- 3Keesee, H. K.Mar 1994 → Apr 1994
- 4Ernest Operating CompanyMay 1994 → Jan 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325707-99 | Drill | Nugget Oil Corporation | Jan 22, 1987 | Mar 13, 1987 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-19630 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 421 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,437 | 5,482 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 752 | 12.25 | 265 S |
| 4.5 | 5,548 | 7.875 | 1,150 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 | Jun 5, 1987 | May 26, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 1, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-021-30999 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-021-30999 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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