TEXAS · WELLS · SCHLEICHER COUNTY · HELMERS "A" LEASE · API 42-413-31845 · DISTRICT 6E
Helmers A #3
Schleicher County · Kurland Bow Tye (Strawn Sand) field · Vertical
Helmers A #3 (API 42-413-31845) is a plugged well in Schleicher County, plugged April 4, 1994, last operated by Smith Pipe Of Abilene.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 6, 1993, permitted to 6,700 ft.
It was permitted by Remuda Operating Company and has since transferred to Smith Pipe Of Abilene on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 4.3K barrels of oil and 95.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 1998. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Remuda Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 29, 2014
- Phone
- (325) 692-3903
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Pipe of Abilene |
| Production reports | Remuda Operating Companythrough Apr 1996 |
| Latest permit | Remuda Operating CompanyMay 6, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 6, 1993
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 4.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 95.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 4, 1994
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helmers "A" O-9-13360 | Kurland Bow Tye (Strawn Sand) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | 2 | 4.3K | 95.7K | Jan 1993 – May 1998 |
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 → Mar 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 411191-99 | Drill | Remuda Operating Company | Apr 29, 1993 | May 6, 1993 | May 25, 1993 | 6,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Helmers A O-9-13360 | Kurland Bow Tye (Strawn Sand) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,408 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 5,648 | -3,240 |
| StrawnSTRAWN SAND | 6,400 | -3,992 |
| StrawnSTRAWN LIME | 6,598 | -4,190 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 618 | 11 | 230 S |
| 4.5 | 6,695 | 7.875 | 450 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 23, 1993 | Sep 29, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 14, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-413-31845 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-413-31845 → 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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