WELL · 42-247-31852 · DISTRICT 4
Hellen Dana #2
Jim Hogg County · EL Mesquite (5200) field · Vertical
Hellen Dana #2 (API 42-247-31852) is a plugged well in Jim Hogg County, plugged January 16, 2006, last operated by Home Petroleum Corp..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 2000, permitted to 5,500 ft.
It was permitted by Prime Operating Company and has since transferred to Home Petroleum Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Jackson, Yegua, Cook Mountain.
Its 2 leases have reported 128K barrels of oil and 951K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Prime Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Victoria, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (361) 920-0157
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Home Petroleum Corp. |
| Production reports | Home Petroleum Corp.through Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Prime Operating CompanyMay 10, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 10, 2000
- last permit issued
- Apr 4, 1989
- completed
- 128K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 951K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 4, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 16, 2006
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellen, Dana O-4-11599 | EL Mesquite (5200) | Home Petroleum Corp. | 10 | 128K | 863K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Hellen, Dana G-4-178056 | EL Mesquite (Dinn'c' Sand) | Prime Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 87.7K | Jun 2000 – May 2008 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 20 · prior 12 54(-63%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 528(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lobo Resources, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Lobo Energy, Inc.Apr 1994 → Jun 1994
- 3Lobo Operating, Inc.Jul 1994 → Apr 1996
- 4Prime Operating CompanyMay 1996 → Jul 2015
- 5Home Petroleum Corp.Aug 2015 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494751-99 | Recompletion | Prime Operating Company | May 5, 2000 | May 10, 2000 | Jun 29, 2000 | 5,410 |
| 357137-99 | Drill | Lobo Resources, Ltd. | Mar 17, 1989 | Mar 17, 1989 | — | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-178056 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-11599 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 681 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| JacksonJACKSON (COLE) | 2,102 | -1,421 |
| YeguaYEGUA (PETTUS) | 3,302 | -2,621 |
| Cook Mountain | 4,802 | -4,121 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,640 | 3,650 | Perforated |
| 5,158 | 5,168 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,105 | 12.25 | 455 S |
| 4.5 | 5,408 | 7.875 | 525 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 | Sep 21, 2000 | Jul 31, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 14, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | May 24, 1989 | Apr 18, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 26, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-247-31852 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-247-31852 → 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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