WELL · 42-413-31348 · DISTRICT 7

Helmers #3

Plugged

Helmers #3 (API 42-413-31348) is a plugged well in Schleicher County, plugged October 12, 1983, last operated by Remuda Operating Company.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1991, permitted to 6,600 ft.

Completion filings report one formation top, including Canyon.

Its lease has reported 24.5K barrels of oil and 50.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2018. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Remuda Operating Company

Based in: Midland, TX
P-5 status: Delinquent (D)
P-5 last filed: Apr 4, 2025
Permits on file: 214
Phone: (432) 684-8003

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	none
Production reports	Lavanco Energy, Ltd.through Mar 2018
Latest permit	Remuda Operating CompanyJul 24, 1991

6,600: total depth, ft
2: permits on file
Jul 24, 1991: last permit issued
—: completed
24.5K: cumulative oil, bbl
50.5K: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2018

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: —
Shut in: —
Plugged: Oct 12, 1983

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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

Lease	Field	Reporting operator	Wells	Oil, bbl	Gas, mcf	Reported
Helmers O-9-13091	Kurland Bow Tye (Canyon Sand)	Lavanco Energy, Ltd.	3	24.5K	50.5K	Jan 1993 – Aug 2018

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.

1Remuda Operating CompanyJan 1993 → May 2004
2Lavanco Energy, Inc.Jun 2004 → Feb 2006
3Lavanco Energy, Ltd.Mar 2006 → Mar 2018

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
390113-99	Reenter	Remuda Operating Company	Jul 22, 1991	Jul 24, 1991	Jul 23, 1991	5,100
214225-99	Drill	High Plains Exploration, Inc.	Sep 20, 1983	Sep 22, 1983	Sep 30, 1983	6,600

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— O-9-13091	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,310 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
CanyonCANYON SAND	4,929	-2,619

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
4,929	4,932	Perforated
4,962	4,970	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
8.625	595	12.25	560 S
4.5	5,126	7.875	488 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	Nov 21, 1991	Oct 28, 1991	Yes
00	Nov 19, 1991	—	—

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 42-413-31348 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-413-31348 → scanned completion filings

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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