TEXAS · WELLS · CROCKETT COUNTY · WEST, HELEN HENDERSON LEASE · API 42-105-36006 · DISTRICT 6E
West Helen Henderson #5
Crockett County · Henderson (Canyon) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
West Helen Henderson #5 (API 42-105-36006) is a well in Crockett County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed November 15, 1991 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 20, 1991, permitted to 9,184 ft.
It was permitted by American Exploration Company and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Canyon.
Its lease has reported 6.56K barrels of oil and 547K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in February 2024.
Operator of record
Permitted by American Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 28, 2025
- Permits on file
- 54
- Phone
- (713) 337-4600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Crescent Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Crescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Feb 2024 |
| Latest permit | American Exploration CompanySep 20, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,184
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 20, 1991
- last permit issued
- Nov 15, 1991
- completed
- 6.56K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 547K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 15, 1991
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2024
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West, Helen Henderson G-9-139976 | Henderson (Canyon) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 6.56K | 547K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2024 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1American Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Nov 1996
- 2Cross Timbers Operating CompanyDec 1996 → May 2000
- 3Encore Operating, L.P.Jun 2000 → Dec 2007
- 4Encore Energy Partners Oper LLCFeb 2008 → Mar 2012
- 5Vanguard Permian, LLCApr 2012 → Apr 2015
- 6Vanguard Operating, LLCMay 2015 → Aug 2019
- 7Grizzly OP of Delaware, LLCOct 2019 → Dec 2020
- 8Contango Resources, Inc.Mar 2021 → Dec 2021
- 9Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Feb 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 392025-99 | Drill | American Exploration Company | Sep 18, 1991 | Sep 20, 1991 | Oct 11, 1991 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 1991 | West Helen Henderson G-9-139976 | Henderson (Canyon) | Crescent Energy Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2024 | 9,184 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,392 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,754 | 7,817 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,227 | 11 | 410 S |
| 4.5 | 8,081 | 7.875 | 325 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 15, 1992 | Nov 22, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 9, 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 42-105-36006 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-105-36006 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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