WELL · 42-287-31625 · DISTRICT 3
Helmer Richard #1
Lee County · Hooker Creek (Navarro A) field · Vertical
Helmer Richard #1 (API 42-287-31625) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged November 22, 2017, last operated by E P C Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 16, 1984, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by A & D Petroleum Company, Inc. and has since transferred to E P C Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Navarro.
Its lease has reported 206 barrels of oil and 29 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by A & D Petroleum Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Caldwell, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · (979) 530-8888
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | E P C Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | E P C Oil & Gas, Inc.through Aug 2015 |
| Latest permit | A & D Petroleum Company, Inc.May 16, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 16, 1984
- last permit issued
- May 21, 1984
- completed
- 206
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 29
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 21, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 22, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helmer, Richard O-3-17700 | Hooker Creek (Navarro A) | E P C Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 206 | 29 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Bar S CorporationFeb 1993 → Aug 1995
- 2Chmelar, Eugene Oil & GasMar 2009 → Feb 2013
- 3E P C Oil & Gas, Inc.Mar 2013 → Aug 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239118-99 | Drill | A & D Petroleum Company, Inc. | May 16, 1984 | May 16, 1984 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17700 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 400 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,628 | 4,670 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 182 | 12.25 | 115 sx |
| 5.5 | 4,850 | 7.875 | 825 sx |
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 | Jul 13, 1984 | Jun 12, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 4, 1984 | Jun 12, 1984 | — |
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 42-287-31625 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31625 → 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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