WELL · 42-025-33304 · DISTRICT 2
Helm-Arburn Unit #1ST
Bee County · Garden (Middle Wilcox) field · Directional
Helm-Arburn Unit #1ST (API 42-025-33304) is a plugged well in Bee County, plugged December 1, 2008, last operated by Hughes Dan A. Company L.P..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2004 and 2006, permitted to 13,000 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Jackson, Yegua, Cook Mtn, Queen City.
Operator of record
Beeville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 207 permits on file · (361) 358-3752
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hughes Dan A. Company L.P. |
| Production reports | Hughes, Dan A. Companythrough Aug 2005 |
| Latest permit | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.May 2, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 2, 2006
- last permit issued
- Dec 24, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 215K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2004 THROUGH Dec 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 24, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 1, 2008
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helm-Arburn Unit G-2-251164 | Wildcat | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 2007 – Dec 2008 |
| Helm-Arburn Unit G-2-207976 | Garden (Middle Wilcox) | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 215K | Dec 2004 – Nov 2008 |
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.
- 1Hughes, Dan A. CompanyDec 2004 → Aug 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 618550-99 | Recompletion | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P. | May 2, 2006 | May 2, 2006 | Jul 11, 2006 | 12,000 |
| 552651-99 | Drill | Hughes, Dan A. Company | Oct 21, 2004 | Oct 21, 2004 | Oct 28, 2004 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-207976 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-251164 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 342 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 3,190 | -2,848 |
| Yegua | 3,550 | -3,208 |
| Cook MTN | 3,940 | -3,598 |
| Queen City | 5,924 | -5,582 |
| Wilcox | 6,826 | -6,484 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,318 | 10,326 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,500 | 14.75 | 1,420 S |
| 7.625 | 9,110 | 9.875 | 495 S |
| 4.5 | 11,895 | 6.5 | 340 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 28, 2011 | Jan 12, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Dec 3, 2009 | Jan 12, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Sep 29, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 11, 2005 | Jan 13, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | May 4, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-025-33304 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-025-33304 → 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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