WELL · 42-401-32086 · DISTRICT 6
Helvenston #1
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Helvenston #1 (API 42-401-32086) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged April 13, 2015, last operated by Memorial Production Oper. LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 24, 1986, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Arkla Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Memorial Production Oper. LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Paluxy, Ferry Lake, Dma, James Lime.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arkla Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 19, 2017
- Permits on file
- 193
- Phone
- (713) 490-8900
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Memorial Production Oper. LLC |
| Production reports | Tanos Exploration, LLCthrough Apr 2011 |
| Latest permit | Arkla Exploration Co.Jan 24, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 24, 1986
- last permit issued
- May 15, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 669K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 15, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 13, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helvenston G-6-121912 | Tatum, North (Cotton Valley) | Memorial Production Oper. LLC | 1 | 0 | 669K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2015 |
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.
- 1Arkla Exploration Co.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Seagull Mid-South, Inc.Feb 1993 → May 1998
- 3Seagull Energy E&P Inc.Jun 1998 → Oct 2000
- 4Ocean Energy, Inc.Nov 2000 → Apr 2003
- 5EOG Resources, Inc.May 2003 → Jan 2010
- 6Tanos Exploration, LLCApr 2011 → Apr 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 296392-99 | Drill | Arkla Exploration Co. | Jan 23, 1986 | Jan 24, 1986 | Mar 8, 1986 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-121912 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 333 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 3,886 | -3,553 |
| Ferry Lake | 5,616 | -5,283 |
| Dma | 5,865 | -5,532 |
| James LimeJAMES | 6,354 | -6,021 |
| Pettit | 6,614 | -6,281 |
| Travis Peak | 6,908 | -6,575 |
| Base of CV B Lime | 8,966 | -8,633 |
| CV Taylor | 10,090 | -9,757 |
| Top of CV Taylor | 10,090 | -9,757 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,172 | 10,358 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,652 | 12.25 | 1,297 S |
| 4.5 | 10,460 | 7.875 | 1,855 S |
| 4.5 | — | 7.875 | 1,855 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 | Oct 8, 1986 | Sep 19, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Oct 3, 1986 | Jul 23, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 1, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-401-32086 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32086 → 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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