WELL · 42-175-00169 · DISTRICT 2
Bethke Helena #1
Goliad County · Cabeza Creek S. (Yegua 4747) field · Vertical
Bethke Helena #1 (API 42-175-00169) is a plugged well in Goliad County, plugged December 22, 1999, last operated by Bowman Fred Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1986, permitted to 8,300 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Bowman Fred Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 5.71K barrels of oil and 9.71K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2000.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2013 · 4 permits on file · (214) 505-2455
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bowman Fred Inc. |
| Production reports | Bowman, Fred Inc.through Dec 1999 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyAug 11, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 11, 1986
- last permit issued
- Sep 29, 1986
- completed
- 5.71K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.71K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 29, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 22, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethke, Helena O-2-7186 | Cabeza Creek, S. (Yegua 4747) | Bowman, Fred Inc. | 1 | 5.71K | 9.71K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2000 |
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.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Atasca Resources, Inc.Apr 1993 → Jul 1998
- 3Bowman, Fred Inc.Dec 1999 → Dec 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 305085-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Jul 9, 1986 | Aug 11, 1986 | — | 8,300 |
| 269687-99 | Recompletion | American Petrofina Co. of Tex. | Feb 15, 1985 | Feb 20, 1985 | — | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-7186 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,740 | 4,744 | Perforated |
| 7,991 | 8,017 | Perforated |
| — | 8,288 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,541 | 15 | 800 S |
| 6 | 8,300 | 8.625 | 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 | Feb 19, 1987 | Oct 3, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 31, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 29, 1985 | Mar 27, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 4, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 16, 1973 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-175-00169 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-175-00169 → 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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