WELL · 42-245-31791 · DISTRICT 3
McFaddin #4
Jefferson County · Vertical
Mcfaddin #4 (API 42-245-31791) is a permitted well in Jefferson County filed by Helena Laboratories Corporation; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1984 and 1987, permitted to 1,500 ft.
Its lease has reported 2.48K barrels of oil and 18 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Helena Laboratories Corporation
Beaumont, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 13, 1988 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Genesisthrough Jun 2005 |
| Latest permit | Helena Laboratories CorporationJan 21, 1987 |
- 1,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 21, 1987
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 2.48K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McFaddin O-3-12017 | Spindletop | Genesis | 10 | 2.48K | 18 | 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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325564-99 | Drill | Helena Laboratories Corporation | Jan 19, 1987 | Jan 21, 1987 | — | 1,500 |
| 247458-98 | Drill | Helena Laboratories Corporation | Jan 19, 1987 | Aug 6, 1984 | — | 1,500 |
| 247458-99 | Drill | Oceans West Inc. | Aug 6, 1984 | Aug 6, 1984 | — | 1,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-12017 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 938 | 944 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 963 | 7.875 | 112 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 | Mar 19, 1987 | Feb 27, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Mar 14, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-245-31791 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-31791 → 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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