WELL · 42-247-31828 · DISTRICT 4
Hellen Dana A #1
Jim Hogg County · Hellen (5200) field · Vertical
Hellen Dana A #1 (API 42-247-31828) is a plugged well in Jim Hogg County, plugged April 12, 2007, last operated by Hughes Dan A. Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 14, 1988, permitted to 5,400 ft.
It was permitted by Cotton, W. L. and has since transferred to Hughes Dan A. Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Catahoula, Jackson, Yegua, Cook Mountain.
Its lease has reported 81.7K barrels of oil and 1.43M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2009. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cotton, W. L.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Beeville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 5, 2010 · 448 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hughes Dan A. Company |
| Production reports | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.through Apr 2007 |
| Latest permit | Cotton, W. L.Sep 14, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 14, 1988
- last permit issued
- Sep 26, 1988
- completed
- 81.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.43M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 26, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 12, 2007
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellen, Dana "A" O-4-11657 | EL Mesquite (5200) | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P. | 8 | 81.7K | 1.43M | Jan 1993 – Feb 2009 |
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.
- 1Hughes, Dan A. CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 2006
- 2Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.Apr 2006 → Apr 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351216-99 | Drill | Cotton, W. L. | Sep 14, 1988 | Sep 14, 1988 | — | 5,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-11657 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 706 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Catahoula | 1 | 705 |
| Jackson | 2,110 | -1,404 |
| Yegua | 3,300 | -2,594 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,020 | -4,314 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,128 | 5,137 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 962 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 5,298 | 7.875 | 435 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 | Oct 11, 1989 | Oct 13, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 23, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1988 | Oct 13, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 28, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-247-31828 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-247-31828 → 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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