WELL · 42-247-32006 · DISTRICT 4
Hellen #1
Jim Hogg County · Houghton (Mirando Sand) field · Vertical
Hellen #1 (API 42-247-32006) is a plugged well in Jim Hogg County, plugged June 16, 1995, last operated by Regal Petroleum Services.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 3, 1993, permitted to 3,200 ft.
It was permitted by Howard Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Regal Petroleum Services on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Mirando.
Its lease has reported 201 barrels of oil and 13 mcf of gas since August 1993, last reporting in October 1995.
Operator of record
Permitted by Howard Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Euless, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2003 · 37 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Regal Petroleum Services |
| Production reports | Regal Petroleum Servicesthrough Apr 1995 |
| Latest permit | Howard Exploration, Inc.May 3, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 3, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jul 6, 1993
- completed
- 201
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 13
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1993 THROUGH Oct 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 6, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 16, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellen O-4-12234 | Houghton (Mirando Sand) | Regal Petroleum Services | 1 | 201 | 13 | Aug 1993 – Oct 1995 |
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.
- 1Howard Exploration, Inc.Aug 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Evantech Energy Corp.Aug 1994 → Feb 1995
- 3Regal Petroleum ServicesApr 1995 → Apr 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 411310-99 | Drill | Howard Exploration, Inc. | May 3, 1993 | May 3, 1993 | May 18, 1993 | 3,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-12234 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 801 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Mirando | 2,962 | -2,161 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,963 | 2,966 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 321 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 5.5 | 3,185 | 8.625 | 330 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 29, 1993 | Aug 16, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 19, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-247-32006 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-247-32006 → 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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