TEXAS · WELLS · CROCKETT COUNTY · HELBING LEASE · API 42-105-37184 · DISTRICT 6E
Helbing #3
Crockett County · Ozona NE. (Canyon Sand) field · Producing · Vertical
Helbing #3 (API 42-105-37184) is a well in Crockett County operated by Wtg Exploration, completed May 10, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 9, 1996, permitted to 6,950 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 2 barrels of oil and 540K mcf of gas since May 1996, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 269
- Phone
- (432) 682-4030
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WTG Exploration |
| Production reports | WTG Explorationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | WTG ExplorationFeb 9, 1996 |
- 6,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 9, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 10, 1996
- completed
- 2
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 540K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAY 1996 THROUGH APR 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helbing G-9-158969 | Ozona, NE. (Canyon Sand) | WTG Exploration | 1 | 2 | 540K | May 1996 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,958 · prior 12 7,319(-5%)
Wells named Helbing
WTG Exploration's other wells filed under this lease name in Crockett County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1WTG ExplorationMay 1996 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444273-99 | Drill | WTG Exploration | Jan 30, 1996 | Feb 9, 1996 | Apr 18, 1996 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1996 | Helbing G-9-158969 | Ozona NE. (Canyon Sand) | WTG Exploration | Producing | 6,950 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,510 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,279 | 6,598 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,201 | 11 | 465 S |
| 4.5 | 6,950 | 7.875 | 1,400 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 | Aug 22, 1996 | Jun 3, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 29, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-105-37184 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-105-37184 → 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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