WELL · 42-051-33113 · DISTRICT 3
Helweg/Gerdes #1H
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Helweg/Gerdes #1H (API 42-051-33113) is a horizontal well in Burleson County operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC, completed July 21, 1995 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 1995, permitted to 10,545 ft.
It was permitted by Columbia Gas Development Corp. and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 217K barrels of oil and 166K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Columbia Gas Development Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 171 permits on file · (713) 261-3871
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Columbia Gas Development Corp.Jun 15, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,545
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 15, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jul 21, 1995
- completed
- 217K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 166K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 21, 1995
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helweg/Gerdes O-3-20909 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 217K | 166K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 16,823 · prior 12 23,955(-30%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,618 · prior 12 12,992(-26%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dynamic Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Gei Management Co., Inc.Jul 1993 → Sep 1993
- 3Hopkins Engineering, Inc.Oct 1993 → Jun 1995
- 4Columbia Gas Development Corp.Aug 1995 → May 1996
- 5Union Pacific Resources CompanyJun 1996 → Jan 2001
- 6Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 7Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Dec 2012
- 8Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCJan 2013 → Jun 2017
- 9Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCJul 2017 → May 2019
- 10Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Jun 2019 → Feb 2023
- 11Wildfire Energy Operating LLCMar 2023 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 436822-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Columbia Gas Development Corp. | Jun 13, 1995 | Jun 15, 1995 | Jun 26, 1995 | 8,000 |
| 377513-99 | Drill | Terry Resources, Inc. | Sep 4, 1990 | Sep 4, 1990 | — | 10,545 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-20909 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 417 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 6,437 | -6,020 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,135 | -6,718 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,149 | -6,732 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,327 | 11,407 | Perforated |
| 7,329 | 10,593 | Perforated |
| 7,688 | 7,720 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,029 | 14.75 | 652 S |
| 7.625 | 7,180 | 9.875 | 1,186 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 | Dec 11, 1995 | Aug 21, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 22, 1991 | Dec 17, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 22, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-051-33113 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-33113 → 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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