TEXAS · WELLS · CROCKETT COUNTY · API 42-105-36173 · DISTRICT 6E
Helbing 18 #3
Crockett County · Ozona NE. (Canyon Sand) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Helbing 18 #3 (API 42-105-36173) is a well in Crockett County operated by Scout Energy Management LLC, completed March 9, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1992 and 2006, permitted to 6,854 ft.
It was permitted by Devon Energy Production CO, L.P. and has since transferred to Scout Energy Management LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp, Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 9.69K barrels of oil and 343K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 22, 2025
- Permits on file
- 483
- Phone
- (972) 277-1397
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Production reports | Epic Permian Operating, LLCthrough Jun 2022 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.May 3, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,854
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 3, 2006
- last permit issued
- Mar 9, 2006
- completed
- 9.69K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 343K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 9, 2006
- Shut in
- Apr 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helbing 18 G-9-215617 | Ozona, NE. (Canyon Sand) | Scout Energy Management LLC | 1 | 0 | 95.4K | Mar 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Helbing 18 O-9-13379 | Ozona (Canyon Sand) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 1 | 9.69K | 247K | Jan 1993 – May 2006 |
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.
- 1Kerr-McGee CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 1996
- 2Devon Energy Corporation(nevada)Jan 1997 → Mar 2000
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 2000 → Jul 2016
- 4FDL Operating, LLCAug 2016 → Oct 2018
- 5Epic Permian Operating, LLCNov 2018 → Jun 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 618585-99 | Recompletion | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | May 2, 2006 | May 3, 2006 | — | 6,854 |
| 403470-99 | Drill | Kerr-McGee Corporation | Sep 14, 1992 | Sep 16, 1992 | Oct 26, 1992 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2006 | Helbing 18 G-9-215617 | Ozona NE. (Canyon Sand) | Scout Energy Management LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 2024 | 6,854 |
| Nov 13, 1992 | Helbing 18 O-9-13379 | Ozona (Canyon Sand) | Devon Energy Production Co L.P. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,520 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,410 | 6,514 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,233 | 11 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 6,844 | 7.875 | 420 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 | Sep 27, 2006 | May 5, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Sep 25, 2006 | Mar 29, 2006 | — |
| 00 | May 3, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 8, 1993 | Jan 11, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 21, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-105-36173 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-105-36173 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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