WELL · 42-145-30716 · DISTRICT 5
Helbert W. T. #3
Falls County · Satin field · Vertical
Helbert W. T. #3 (API 42-145-30716) is a plugged well in Falls County, plugged September 21, 1995, last operated by Searchers Exploration.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 19, 1991, permitted to 1,200 ft.
It was permitted by K & D Enterprises, Inc. and has since transferred to Searchers Exploration on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 6.5K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by K & D Enterprises, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Brenham, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 5, 2023
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Searchers Exploration |
| Production reports | Searchers Explorationthrough Feb 2001 |
| Latest permit | K & D Enterprises, Inc.Aug 19, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 19, 1991
- last permit issued
- Sep 6, 1991
- completed
- 6.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 6, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 21, 1995
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; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helbert, W. T. O-5-2574 | Satin | Searchers Exploration | 7 | 6.5K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1K & D Enterprises, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1998
- 2Searchers ExplorationMar 1999 → Feb 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390805-99 | Drill | K & D Enterprises, Inc. | Aug 12, 1991 | Aug 19, 1991 | Aug 21, 1991 | 1,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-2574 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 529 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SHALE | 689 |
| BudaBUDA LIMESTONE | 908 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 908 | 920 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 100 | 8 | 125 S |
| 2.875 | 908 | 5 | 70 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 | Jan 27, 1992 | Sep 27, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-145-30716 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-145-30716 → 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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