WELL · 42-287-30401 · DISTRICT 3
Helms P.a.et UX #3
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Helms P.A.ET UX #3 (API 42-287-30401) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged April 29, 1987, last operated by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1986, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Superior Oil Company, The and has since transferred to Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Navaro, Pecan Gap.
Operator of record
Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.
Permitted by Superior Oil Company, The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2025
- Permits on file
- 6,763
- Phone
- (346) 474-9142
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Superior Oil Company, TheJan 28, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 28, 1986
- last permit issued
- May 5, 1986
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 5, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 29, 1987
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 296409-99 | Recompletion | Superior Oil Company, The | Jan 23, 1986 | Jan 28, 1986 | — | 8,500 |
| 33422-99 | Drill | Superior Oil Company, The | Sep 26, 1978 | Sep 26, 1978 | Feb 1, 1979 | 8,500 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 435 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navaro | 5,354 | -4,919 |
| Pecan Gap | 6,780 | -6,345 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,757 | 6,784 | Perforated |
| 6,924 | 6,836 | Perforated |
| 7,706 | 7,854 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 52 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 3,649 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 3,650 | 12.25 | 1,500 S |
| 2.875 | 7,695 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,903 | 8.5 | 585 S |
| 5.5 | 7,905 | — | — |
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 | Jun 9, 1986 | May 15, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 22, 1979 | — |
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 42-287-30401 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30401 → 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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