WELL · 42-073-30883 · DISTRICT 6
Helton #1
Cherokee County · Percy Wheeler (Travis Peak) field · Producing · Vertical
Helton #1 (API 42-073-30883) is a well in Cherokee County operated by Ursus Oil And Gas, completed January 10, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 18, 1996, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Dallas Production, Inc. and has since transferred to Ursus Oil And Gas on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including B. Austin Chalk, T. Woodbine, B. Massive Anhydrite, T. Pettit.
Its lease has reported 26.1K barrels of oil and 537K mcf of gas since January 1997, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dallas Production, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · (903) 343-7998
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ursus Oil and Gas |
| Production reports | Ursus Oil and Gasthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Dallas Production, Inc.Oct 18, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 18, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 10, 1997
- completed
- 26.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 537K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 10, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helton O-6-13624 | Percy Wheeler (Travis Peak) | Ursus Oil and Gas | 1 | 26.1K | 537K | Jan 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 69 · prior 12 132(-48%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 435 · prior 12 495(-12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dallas Production, Inc.Jan 1997 → Jan 2009
- 2Hibbard Energy, LPFeb 2009 → Sep 2020
- 3Ursus Oil and GasSep 2023 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452442-99 | Drill | Dallas Production, Inc. | Sep 10, 1996 | Oct 18, 1996 | Nov 17, 1996 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-13624 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 460 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B. Austin Chalk | 4,400 | -3,940 |
| T. Woodbine | 4,470 | -4,010 |
| B. Massive Anhydrite | 8,250 | -7,790 |
| T. Pettit | 9,010 | -8,550 |
| T. Travis Peak | 9,170 | -8,710 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,183 | 9,529 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,942 | 12.25 | 620 S |
| 5.5 | 9,910 | 7.875 | 825 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 4, 1997 | Feb 3, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 11, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-073-30883 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-073-30883 → 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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