TEXAS · WELLS · FAYETTE COUNTY · HELWEG UNIT LEASE · API 42-149-33000 · DISTRICT 03
Helweg Unit #1H
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Producing · Horizontal
Helweg Unit #1H (API 42-149-33000) is a horizontal well in Fayette County operated by Geosouthern Operating II LLC, completed January 31, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 17, 1995, permitted to 19,954 ft.
It was permitted by Swift Energy Company and has since transferred to Geosouthern Operating II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wilcox, Midway, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Swift Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- The Woodlands, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 10, 2025
- Permits on file
- 136
- Phone
- (979) 836-5203
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Geosouthern Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Geosouthern Energy Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Swift Energy CompanyNov 17, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 19,954
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 17, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jan 31, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.38M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 31, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helweg Unit G-3-157681 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Geosouthern Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 1.38M | Jan 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,755 · prior 12 15,994(-14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Swift Energy CompanyJan 1996 → Nov 2003
- 2Geosouthern Energy CorporationDec 2003 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 442046-99 | Drill | Swift Energy Company | Nov 17, 1995 | Nov 17, 1995 | Nov 24, 1995 | 13,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 1996 | Helweg Unit G-3-157681 | Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) | Geosouthern Operating II LLC | Producing | 19,954 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 408 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 5,010 | -4,602 |
| Midway | 9,070 | -8,662 |
| Pecan Gap | 11,800 | -11,392 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,477 | -12,069 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,502 | 19,954 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,050 | 14.75 | 1,420 S |
| 7.625 | 12,502 | 9.875 | 500 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 | May 7, 1996 | Feb 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 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 42-149-33000 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-33000 → 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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