TEXAS · WELLS · LEE COUNTY · HELEN #1 UNIT LEASE · API 42-287-30340 · DISTRICT 03
Helen #1 Unit #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Vertical
Helen #1 Unit #1 (API 42-287-30340) is a well in Lee County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed July 15, 1978 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 8, 1978, permitted to 8,442 ft.
It was permitted by Humble Exploration CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 69K barrels of oil and 241K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Humble Exploration Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 6, 2026
- Permits on file
- 615
- Phone
- (713) 842-9050
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Humble Exploration Co., Inc.May 8, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,442
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 8, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jul 15, 1978
- completed
- 69K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 241K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 15, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen #1 Unit O-3-11984 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 69K | 241K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,285 · prior 12 1,450(-11%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 226 · prior 12 254(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Browning Oil Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 2019
- 2Dallas Petroleum Group, LLCApr 2019 → Jul 2025
- 3Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23720-99 | Drill | Humble Exploration Co., Inc. | May 8, 1978 | May 8, 1978 | May 22, 1978 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 1978 | Helen #1 Unit O-3-11984 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing | 8,442 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,712 | 8,442 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,930 | 12.25 | 990 S |
| 2.375 | 7,666 | — | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 14, 1978 | — |
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 42-287-30340 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30340 → 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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