WELL · 42-423-30754 · DISTRICT 6
Sherman Helen Y. #1
Smith County · Driskell Lake (Rodessa) field · Producing · Vertical
Sherman Helen Y. #1 (API 42-423-30754) is a well in Smith County operated by Double Eight Oil Company LLC, completed January 11, 1984 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 28, 1983, permitted to 10,400 ft.
It was permitted by Fender, Harris R. and has since transferred to Double Eight Oil Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Buda, Paluxy.
Its lease has reported 51K barrels of oil and 197K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fender, Harris R.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Nichols Hill, OK · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · (720) 331-5646
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Double Eight Oil Company LLC |
| Production reports | Double Eight Oil Company LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fender, Harris R.Nov 28, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 28, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jan 11, 1984
- completed
- 51K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 197K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 11, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman, Helen Y. O-6-11267 | Driskell Lake (Rodessa) | Double Eight Oil Company LLC | 1 | 51K | 197K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,445 · prior 12 5,950(+8%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 855 · prior 12 937(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Thor Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Wagner, Duer & Co.Mar 1993 → Oct 1998
- 3Samson Lone Star LPNov 1998 → Oct 2002
- 4Lehnertz-Faulkner, Inc.Nov 2002 → Feb 2018
- 5Southwest Operating, Inc.-TylerDec 2018 → Jul 2023
- 6Double Eight Oil Company LLCAug 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 221937-99 | Drill | Fender, Harris R. | Nov 28, 1983 | Nov 28, 1983 | — | 10,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-11267 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 495 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN CHALK | 4,862 | -4,367 |
| WoodbineTOP WOODBINE SAND | 5,125 | -4,630 |
| BudaTOP BUDA | 5,864 | -5,369 |
| PaluxyTOP PALUXY | 7,434 | -6,939 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)TOP MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 9,546 | -9,051 |
| RodessaTOP RODESSA | 9,820 | -9,325 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,068 | 10,074 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,798 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 10,200 | 8.75 | 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 | Feb 23, 1984 | Feb 1, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 17, 1984 | Feb 1, 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 42-423-30754 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-30754 → 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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