TEXAS · WELLS · FAYETTE COUNTY · HELENE LEASE · API 42-149-31668 · DISTRICT 03
Helene #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Helene #1 (API 42-149-31668) is a horizontal well in Fayette County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed November 20, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1997, permitted to 11,234 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Midway, Navarro, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 150K barrels of oil and 2.65M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 6, 2026
- Permits on file
- 615
- Phone
- (713) 842-9050
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanySep 15, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,234
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 15, 1997
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 1997
- completed
- 150K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.65M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 1997
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helene O-3-17464 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 150K | 2.65M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 14,898 · prior 12 13,424(+11%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,026 · prior 12 831(+23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Geosouthern Energy CorporationFeb 1993 → Apr 2024
- 2Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCMay 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 467550-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | Sep 15, 1997 | Sep 15, 1997 | Sep 29, 1997 | 12,000 |
| 221283-99 | Drill | Geosouthern Energy Corporation | Nov 18, 1983 | Nov 21, 1983 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 1997 | Helene O-3-17464 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing | 11,234 |
| Nov 20, 1997 | Helene O-3-17464 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing | 11,234 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 402 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 7,502 | -7,100 |
| Navarro | 8,364 | -7,962 |
| Pecan Gap | 9,856 | -9,454 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,454 | -10,052 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 11,138 | -10,736 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,460 | 10,461 | Perforated |
| 10,484 | 10,485 | Perforated |
| 11,010 | 13,268 | Perforated |
| 11,033 | 11,382 | Perforated |
| 11,047 | 12,642 | Perforated |
| 11,086 | 11,699 | Perforated |
| 11,138 | 10,482 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,241 | 12.5 | 625 S |
| 5.5 | 11,234 | 8.5 | 575 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 | Feb 24, 1998 | Jan 6, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 26, 1984 | Apr 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1984 | Apr 6, 1984 | — |
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 42-149-31668 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31668 → 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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